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Many US #health agencies are operating with interim heads.
Among the vacant positions are the director of the #InfectiousDisease agency; #SurgeonGeneral; head of the Food & Drug Administration [#FDA]; deputy health secretary; & head of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention [#CDC] — a leadership vacuum that observers say is unprecedented.
#Trump #nationalism #BrainDrain #medicine #science #research #PublicHealth #NIAID #WHO
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If you haven't done it yet, tell your senators to vote NO on #NicoleSaphier for #SurgeonGeneral https://www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/tell-your-senators-vote-no-saphier-us-surgeon-general
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Attn: all in the U.S.! Have you told your senators yet to oppose the latest quack nominated by #Trump to be #SurgeonGeneral? It takes just 2 minutes! Details here: https://www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/tell-your-senators-vote-no-saphier-us-surgeon-general
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@wellborn.net She's a terrible #SurgeonGeneral nominee. Time to tell our senators: NO https://www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/tell-your-senators-vote-no-saphier-us-surgeon-general
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Trump Reshuffles Surgeon General Pick Amid Senate Stalemate
Donald Trump chose Dr. Nicole Saphier as Surgeon General nominee on April 30, 2026, after Dr. Casey Means's nomination stalled in the Senate.
#SurgeonGeneral, #NicoleSaphier, #TrumpNominee, #SenateConfirmation, #HealthPolicy
https://newsletter.tf/trump-names-nicole-saphier-surgeon-general-nominee/
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Dr. Nicole Saphier is the third nominee for Surgeon General after the previous pick, Dr. Casey Means, faced Senate delays. This is a change from the earlier nomination.
#SurgeonGeneral, #NicoleSaphier, #TrumpNominee, #SenateConfirmation, #HealthPolicy
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Trump Shifts Surgeon General Nominee Amid Senate Hurdles
President Trump withdraws Dr. Casey Means nomination for Surgeon General, names Dr. Nicole Saphier. What happens next for the role?
#SurgeonGeneral, #NicoleSaphier, #DonaldTrump, #SenateConfirmation, #HealthPolicy
https://newsletter.tf/trump-names-dr-nicole-saphier-surgeon-general-nominee/
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President Trump has changed his pick for Surgeon General for the third time. Dr. Nicole Saphier is now nominated after Dr. Casey Means' nomination stalled in the Senate.
#SurgeonGeneral, #NicoleSaphier, #DonaldTrump, #SenateConfirmation, #HealthPolicy
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Trump’s Surgeon General Search: Casey Means Out, Casey Means In Groucho Glasses & Mustache In!
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fat cunt chooses someone off the telly for 'surgeon general' What a fucking fiasco!
#NicoleSaphier #Trump 's #SurgeonGeneral Pick, tried to trademark #MAHA!
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Trump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General
President Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. Casey Me…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #AppointmentsandExecutiveChanges #Bill(1957-) #Calley #Casey(1987-) #Cassidy #DonaldJ #Headlines #HealthandHumanServicesDepartment #kennedy #means #MemorialSloan-KetteringCancerCenter #NicoleB #RobertFJr #Saphier #SurgeonGeneral(US) #TopStories #Trump #UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #VaccinationandImmunization
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https://www.europesays.com/news/22738/ Trump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General #AppointmentsAndExecutiveChanges #Bill(1957) #Calley #Casey(1987) #Cassidy #DonaldJ #Headlines #HealthAndHumanServicesDepartment #kennedy #Means #MemorialSloanKetteringCancerCenter #News #NicoleB #RobertFJr #Saphier #SurgeonGeneral(US) #TopStories #trump #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment #VaccinationAndImmunization
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#CaseyMeans is out as #SurgeonGeneral nominee. In now is #NicoleSaphier, another conspiracy theorist and liar.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/10/19/covid-vaccines-children-cdc-disinformation/
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The Casey Means Surgeon General Nomination Appears To Be In Trouble
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Trump's #MAHA pick for surgeon general flounders amid #GOP doubts
President Trump's pick for surgeon general, #CaseyMeans , is in jeopardy, as at least four #Republican senators have expressed misgivings over her #medical qualifications, views on #vaccines , and some dubious advice she's given as a wellness #influencer , according to reporting from The Washington Post.
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Please copy and paste into the form on the website of your Senators and share with friends. https://www.congress.gov/contact-us
Dear Senator:
Please vote no on the nomination of Casey Means as surgeon general, should that nomination come out of committee.
I want my surgeon general to have completed a residency, hold an active medical license, and have practiced medicine for at least a decade. The surgeon general should also have public health expertise.
Casey Means meets none of these standards.
I do not want my surgeon general to be someone who profits from unregulated health products sold online.
I do not want my surgeon general to be a vaccine skeptic, and Means repeatedly refused to answer a direct question about whether she would encourage mothers to vaccinate their children against measles.
Herd immunity is a public good, one that helps ensure the health of every American. We need a surgeon general who understands and honors this.
Tell your colleagues on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to vote no on her nomination. Should the committee nominate her for surgeon general, then I expect you to loudly and actively oppose that nomination.
I look forward to your response.
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DO NOT CONFIRM CASEY MEANS!
The US doesn’t need a surgeon general who is sideways on science
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5763257-vaccine-skeptic-surgeon-general/#CaseyMeans #SurgeonGeneral #GOPQuack #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
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Casey Means dropped out of her residency program.
She’s not a practicing physician.
She’s a “wellness influencer”.
She wants you to vibe your way to better health.
She’s skeptical of birth control, Advil and vaccines.
She’s not just unqualified, she’s dangerous.
The wellness to eugenics pipeline is well documented:
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/why-the-new-surgeon-general-pick
#uspol #wellness #eugenics #ableism #disability #surgeongeneral
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Surprise, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, has nominated a kook to be surgeon-general of the US:
"In one of her newsletters, Means once said, 'When it comes to a question like raw milk, I want to be free to form a relationship with a local farmer, understand his integrity, look him in the eyes, pet his cow, and then decide if I feel safe to drink the milk from his farm.' While this is perhaps not the best test for listeria anyone has ever come up with, I can honestly say that after trying to understand Casey Means’s integrity, looking her in the eye and (metaphorically) petting her cow, I would not feel safe with her as the Surgeon General of the United States." -- Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
https://www.wonkette.com/p/surgeon-general-nominee-casey-means
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Email I wrote to my US Senators:
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Comparison of #CaseyMeans specific achievements with surgeons general going back to the year 2000.
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Comparison of #CaseyMeans qualifications compared with surgeons general back to the year 2000.
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Casey Means, trump's nominee for Surgeon General, faced Senate's questions at her nomination hearing.
Means has cast doubt on vaccines, birth control, and anti-depressants, rejecting evidence based research findings.
Has been criticized for conflicts of interest. She's also a fan of magic mushrooms, spirit guides, and full moon ceremonies. Says that the US is sick "from a broken heart".
#surgeongeneral
#senate
#maha
#quackhttps://www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/health/casey-means-surgeon-general-senate-hearing
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LIVE: Surgeon General nominee Casey Means testifies before Senate
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions holds a confirmation hearing for Casey Means, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. surgeon general and an ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. #SurgeonGeneral #CaseyMeans #Senate #ConfirmationHearing #Trump #PublicHealth #USPolitics #Healthcare #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:
https://fllics.com/en/video/live-surgeon-general-nominee-casey-means-testifies-before-senate/
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Casey Means is an MD who never finished a residency, and who does not have a current medical license in any state. She endorses drinking raw milk (if she can meet the farmer and pet the cow). Yet she is being considered for the post of US Surgeon General.
As of Wednesday morning Feb 25, her confirmation hearing by the US Senate is in progress.
Casey refuses to say if she'll recommended the MMR vaccine.
I remember that during his confirmation hearing, RFK Jr said that he wouldn't do anything to weaken vaccinations or public health -- and I've seen how that worked out.
I've called both my senators and urged them to block her appointment.
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In late summer, #HHS instructed #CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health to prepare research about #WindFarms’ impact on fishing businesses…. #RFKJr has personally met with #NIOSH director John Howard about the issue & listed particular experts for Howard’s team to contact. The office of the #US #SurgeonGeneral has also been involved…, which HHS leadership…had aimed to have completed within a couple months.
#Trump #ConspiracyTheories #ClimateChange
https://archive.ph/2025.10.28-194544/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/rfk-jr-orders-cdc-to-study-alleged-harms-of-offshore-wind-farms -
The #Senate hearing for #Trump’s nominee for #SurgeonGeneral & #RFKJr ally, #CaseyMeans, postponed as she has gone into labor with her first child, according to a Senate Health, Education Labor and Pension Committee spokesperson and a person familiar with Means.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/health/casey-means-surgeon-general-hearing-delayed-labor?cid=ios_app
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6 Former Surgeons General Across 6 Administrations Publicly Warn Of The Danger Of RFK Jr.
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6 Former Surgeons General Say RFK Jr. Is Endangering the Health of the Nation
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DeSantis to make Florida first state to end all vaccine mandates for schools
Under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida will be the first state to end all vaccine mandates,…
#NewsBeep #News #Health #CA #Canada #Florida #FloridaDepartmentofHealth #JosephLadapo #Kindergarten #preventablediseases #RonDeSantis #surgeongeneral #VaccinationRates #vaccinemandate #vaccinemandates
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Classy!
How Trump's surgeon general pick uses her online following to make money
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#CaseyMeans’ use of affiliate marketing & other methods of making money from her recommendations for supplements, medical tests & other health & dietary products raise questions about the extent to which she is influenced by a different set of #SpecialInterests: those of the #WellnessIndustry.
Means earned her MD from Stanford, but she dropped out of her residency program in Oregon in 2018, & her #license to practice is inactive.
#Trump #SurgeonGeneral #law #science #medicine #PublicHealth
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Though scientists debate whether continuous glucose monitors are beneficial for people WITHOUT diabetes, US *#Health* Secy #RFKJr has promoted their use as a precursor to making certain weight-loss drugs available to patients.
The aspiring #Trump #SurgeonGeneral has built her own brand in part by criticizing #doctors, #scientists & government officials for being “bought off” or “corrupt” because of ties to industry.
#ConflictOfInterests #corruption #law #USpol #science #medicine #PublicHealth
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The nomination, which comes amid a whirlwind of #Trump admin actions to dismantle the government’s #PublicIntegrity [legal depts charged w/combating #political #corruption] guardrails, also has raised questions about whether Levels, a company #CaseyMeans co-founded that sells subscriptions for devices that continuously monitor users’ glucose levels, could #profit from the admin’s health guidance & policy.
#SurgeonGeneral #ConflictOfInterests #hypocrisy #law #science #medicine #PublicHealth
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Still, #legal & #ethics experts said those #business entanglements raise concerns about conflicting interests for a #SurgeonGeneral, a role responsible for giving Americans the best scientific information on how to improve their #health.
“I fear that she will be cultivating her next employers & her next sponsors or business partners while in office,” said Jeff Hauser, exec dir of Revolving Door Project, a progressive ethics watchdog monitoring #ExecutiveBranch appointees.
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#CaseyMeans, 37, has said she recommends products that she has personally vetted & uses herself. She is far from the only online creator who doesn’t always follow federal #transparency rules that require #influencers to #disclose when they have a “material connection” to a product they promote.
#Trump #SurgeonGeneral #ConflictOfInterests #corruption #hypocrisy #law #USpol #science #medicine #PublicHealth
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Yet as Dr. #CaseyMeans has criticized #scientists, #MedicalSchools & #regulators for taking money from the food & #pharmaceutical industries, she has promoted dozens of #health & wellness products—including specialty basil seed supplements, a blood testing service & a prepared meal delivery service—in ways that put money in her pocket.
#Trump #SurgeonGeneral #ConflictOfInterests #corruption #hypocrisy #law #USpol #science #medicine #PublicHealth
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#Trump's #SurgeonGeneral pick criticizes others' conflicts but #profits from *wellness* product sales
Trump’s pick to be the next US Surgeon General has repeatedly said the nation’s #medical, #health & #food systems are corrupted by #SpecialInterests & people out to make a #profit at the expense of Americans’ health.
#hypocrisy #law #USpol #PublicHealth #science #medicine
https://apnews.com/article/surgeon-general-trump-casey-means-affiliate-conflicts-8d8cb29defa07028dbd97fc24a72c474
