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Cake day: January 2nd, 2026

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  • tldr: A CDC-funded, Danish research group. To study if withholding the Hepatitis B vaccine for 6 weeks after birth is detrimental (as opposed to at birth, as is standard). This research group already has a history of controversy about poor and misleading research practices leading to unusable science (also in Guinea-Bissau, also on thousands of children). They were awarded $1.6 mil in a non-compete proposal under CDC’s RFK Jr; who you might remember is an antivaxxer.

    The article contains many links and more details.






  • The posted article is excellent and everyone should read it [techdirt always writes great stuff]. The story’s primary source is [this NYT article via archive.is. Every secondary source fail to mention “collateral aliens”, and I’m here to rectify that.

    ICE is already arresting people just because an officer is suspicious. the NYT article is 2 things:

    1. the director changing the justification of why it’s ok. That being: “the person might not be here later, so we have to arrest them now” … In reality they call this “likely to escape” (same difference).

    2. The new thing is using this justification to arrest anyone who is nearby, who they call “collateral aliens”, in group round-ups.

    In summary: A single ICE officer can think a dude on the corner looks wrong; can arrest him because he might not be there later; then arrest you just because you’re nearby. Now you’re a “collateral alien”, and have no due process and cannot plead your case.



  • Link is a summary of this NYT article (archive.is link). The TLDR is: officers are given the authority to arrest anyone they personally suspect is an illegal immigrant who they think might not be “at the scene” later (e.g. a street corner).

    Link fails to mention this:

    The memo tells agents who make warrantless arrests to fill out a form afterward that documents the factors they considered in determining that someone was “likely to escape.” That includes situations in which agents set out to arrest a particular person and then take others in the vicinity into custody. Mr. Lyons called that group “collateral aliens.”

    This should terrify every American. Group round-ups based on one officer’s vibes that day.





  • Basically, if his gun isn’t holstered they can claim all kinds of things like he reached for his gun, or an accidental discharge, or all kinds of excuses for shooting a guy. It helps them frame the situation as dangerous and chaotic.

    The broader goal? imo: For the officers: To hurt a guy. The way they treat people makes me think they like hurting people. For the feds: to ‘raise the temperature’ and agitate, presumably to incite retribution.

    Im aware the 2nd paragraph reads like classic tinfoil hat stuff. But I’m not alone in thinking it’s true.