Once again Trump & Company attacks the press! This time it is medical journals that Trump doesn't like... after all the journals all say that vaccines are good! That Fluoride works! And they shoot down all the quack theories that HHS supports.
The letters began arriving at medical journals around the country over the last few weeks.
"It has been brought to my attention that more and more journals and publications … are conceding that they are partisans in various scientific debates," wrote Edward R. Martin Jr., the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, in a letter to the journal CHEST.
Martin then asks a series of questions — about misinformation, competing viewpoints and the influence of funders such as advertisers and the National Institutes of Health.
"The public has certain expectations and you have certain responsibilities," the letter adds. Martin asks for a response by May 2.
WTF! Now they are intimidating medical media.
"We were concerned because there were questions that suggested that we may be biased in the research we report," Rubin says. "We aren't. We have a very rigorous review process. We use outside experts. We have internal editors who are experts in their fields as well. And we spend a lot of time choosing the right articles to publish and trying to get the message right. We think we're an antidote for misinformation."
Rubin says the letter mentioned that the journal has tax-exempt status.
"It does feel like there's a threatening tone to the letter and it is trying to intimidate us," Rubin says.
The Trump administration has disdain toward any person, place or thing that writes against them! Scientific America takes a stand against Trump at its at their own peril! They risk the wrath of Trump!
A Trump-aligned prosecutor’s attack on medical journals is a threat to your health care—and the medical establishment should not comply
By Eric Reinhart
May 1, 2025
In April, I decided to make public a leaked letter from the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia to the editor-in-chief of CHEST, a leading pulmonology and critical care journal. I did so because the letter represents an authoritarian threat to science, and I knew it wasn’t an isolated, bizarre incident. It is a warning sign, another move in a broader campaign to exert control over research, medicine and media.
The letter asserts that “publications like CHEST Journal are conceding that they are partisans in various scientific debates.” It was written by recently appointed acting U.S. attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr., who gives no examples that might demonstrate partisanship; nor does he cite any laws or legal principles to indicate a matter that should concern the U.S. government. Instead, without justification or jurisdiction over a private medical journal based in Illinois, he simply invokes his federal office to demand that CHEST explain if it accepts “competing viewpoints,” and how it is now developing “new norms” to adjust its editorial methods in view of its alleged—by Martin—biases.
Since I publicly shared this, at least four additional journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, have confirmed receipt of similar letters, according to MedPage Today, STAT News, the New York Times and Science. Aside from Eric Rubin at the NEJM, none of the targeted editors have been willing to go on record, fearing retribution from the Trump administration. It’s likely that letters were sent to many more journals; CHEST’s was simply the first to leak.
No matter what you do, no matter who you are, no matter what you say... it Trump thinks you gave him the "evil eye" watch out!
Why CHEST? It’s a specialty outlet—not even among the top 50 medical journals. Is this a keyword-driven campaign like those we’ve seen at the CDC and NIH? Under Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., terms like “diversity,” “minority” and “equity” have been systematically flagged. This has led to elimination of federal positions and programs, cancellation of research grants, and scrubbing of government websites and statistics—all related to these words.
A search of CHEST’s archive for “transgender,” for example, returns 33 hits—articles acknowledging the clinical implications of caring for trans patients (e.g., ventilator settings may need to be adjusted). Add in other Trump-targeted terms like race, disparity, female and disability, and we can see the outlines of a new DOJ-led front in the administration’s campaign to target minorities for denial of care, legalized discrimination and bureaucratic erasure.
As I said.... they want to wipe us off the face of this earth! There hatred toward us that they want to shut down any thing that supports us.! I know that this sounds paranoid that everyone is against us... but they are!
We don’t know Martin’s, Kennedy’s or Trump’s specific motivations in sending a letter to CHEST, but it is clear that Martin’s threat to journals is not a one-off stunt. Like Trump’s actions that cut off or threaten federal research funding at Columbia, Harvard and other universities, it appears to be part of a calculated strategy to identify, isolate and intimidate researchers who, and institutions that, acknowledge realities like inequality, social differences and structural violence.
This is what the Christian Nationalist want an approved list of research subjects just like they did back in the 50s! Research in to why some men are gay...Nyet! Research in to marijuana... Nyet! You will only study what we want you to study!
And don't forget that the White House just released their "research" on trans youth... and now this comes out. Hmm...?
May 1, 2025
HHS released a review Thursday that asserts gender-affirming care for minors has significant risks with little evidence of benefit.
Why it matters: The 409-page document contrasts the policies of major medical associations including the American Academy of Pediatrics, who say gender-affirming care can be life saving for transgender adolescents.
- The report stems from an executive order President Trump issued in January and does not include legislative or policy recommendations.
- HHS said it fills a gap in medical literature and clinical practice reviews on the ethical aspects of pediatric medical transition.
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Why it matters: The 409-page document contrasts the policies of major medical associations including the American Academy of Pediatrics, who say gender-affirming care can be life saving for transgender adolescents.
- The report stems from an executive order President Trump issued in January and does not include legislative or policy recommendations.
- HHS said it fills a gap in medical literature and clinical practice reviews on the ethical aspects of pediatric medical transition.
They are trying to stifle any opposition to their policies of hate against us! They are following the tried and true strategy of dictators everywhere... the path that Joseph Goebbels laid down in 1930s. In the footsteps of Putin, Xi, Kim Jong-un, Lukashenko, Nayib Bukele, and Nicolas Maduro. Those are Trump's idols. Control the media and attack minorities by making them the villains, the root of all that is wrong... it is their fault!
Reality check: The overwhelming majority of youth who receive gender-affirming care report high levels of satisfaction and low levels of regret, research shows.
- Less than 0.1% of adolescents in the U.S. received gender-affirming care drugs between 2018 and 2022, per a recent JAMA Pediatrics study.
- Puberty blockers are reversible and also used for non-trans youth who experience early onset puberty. Gender-affirming surgery is rare in adolescents and considered on a case-by-case basis.
This whole administration is lost in their own little reality of hate and bitterness toward the world... they see the battle in terms them against us... if you are not with us you are against us. For them the First Amendment means nothing. They are intimidating the courts by arresting judges, they are intimidating the media by threating them with regulatory investigations, they are threating television networks and shows, they are intimidating the collages and universities by threating them with withholding funding, and now they are intimidating the research by threating them with legal and regulatory investigations!
There is only one message and that is ours!
Trump just signed an Executive Order cutting the funding to PBS and NPR!
BBC News
By Yasmin Rufo
May 2, 2025
US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for all federal funding to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR) to be blocked.
On Thursday evening, Trump alleged that both organisations have engaged with "biased and partisan news coverage".
The order instructs the board of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB), which distributes funding to PBS and NPR stations, to "cease direct funding" to the "maximum extent allowed by law".
PBS called the order "blatantly unlawful", while CPB said the organisation is not "a federal executive agency subject to the President's authority".
Meanwhile, Radio Free Asia, which receives funding from the government, said on Friday it was shutting down most of its news broadcasts and letting most staff go.
CEO Bay Fang said the cuts were due to the Trump administration withholding congressionally allocated funding, even though a federal judge sided with the broadcaster last week.
There is only one message and that is ours!
WPATH just issued a statement:
WPATH AND USPATH RESPONSE TO THE
HHS REPORT ON GENDER DYSPHORIA
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 2, 2025
East Dundee, IL/ USA - The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and the US Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH) are deeply concerned about the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report released yesterday. This report misrepresents existing research and disregards the expertise of professionals who have been working with transgender and gender-diverse youth for decades.
Transgender young people deserve healthcare that is informed by science, compassion, and respect. Gender-affirming care is backed by rigorous research, expert consensus, and patient-centered values. Studies consistently show its positive impact, including improved mental health and overall quality of life.
The HHS report fails to meet established scientific standards. Authored anonymously, it relies on discredited narratives and selectively compiles prior systematic reviews, omitting critical findings from recent studies that support treatment interventions for appropriately identified individuals. Instead of conducting a new systematic review, the report dismisses multiple international clinical guidelines and disregards the prevailing medical consensus on gender-affirming care.
The HHS report claims that psychotherapy is the only viable treatment for youth with gender dysphoria—a position we firmly reject. Moreover, it misrepresents WPATH by suggesting that it equates conversion therapy with psychotherapy, a notion we unequivocally oppose. WPATH supports a comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment, ensuring that mental health professionals evaluate and address any co-occurring mental health conditions in youth who are exploring their gender identity and options for treatment.
Clinical practice guidelines, including WPATH’s Standards of Care Version 8 (SOC8), are developed thorough evaluation of evidence, clinical expertise, patient values and preferences, and cultural and contextual considerations. SOC8 emphasizes ongoing research into outcomes for transgender youth while advocating for developmentally appropriate clinical services. Efforts to halt research funding and ban gender-affirming interventions threaten the health and dignity of transgender individuals and hinder medical progress.
Healthcare decisions should remain in the hands of patients, their families, and qualified clinicians—not politicians.
We urge policymakers to engage in meaningful dialogue grounded in scientific integrity. Policies affecting transgender health must be informed by recognized experts and guided by clinical evidence, not ideology.
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