Inclined to agree. I find myself shocked when people send me drafts without citations. Just vibes-based claims that have yet to cohere as an argument.

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social has filed an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit against RFK Jr. by five medical and public health organizations, including @apha.org, for his dismantling of science-based vaccine policy. This man must be stopped!

Just listen to Flavor Flav

We must stop tinkering around the edges of a broken healthcare system. Yes, let's extend the ACA tax credits to prevent a huge spike in healthcare costs for millions. Then, let's finally create a system that puts your health over corporate profits. We need Medicare for All.

Mamdani grew up navigating Desi uncles at dinner parties. He was well prepared. IYKYK

I just had my daughter watch Mamdanu’s victory speech with me, and then we danced to Dhoom Machale. Very overjoyed

Public confession of using the phrase “chai tea”

A Bard College student was kidnapped by ICE and Bard’s administration is advocating for his release and has created a website to assist the rest of the community in joining them. That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...

In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.

And I am integrating Saja Boys into my PhD seminars!

Remember when RFK Jr. challenged Senator Wyden to a mailbag size contest? Defend Public Health has a new campaign. You can help prove that scientists and healthcare workers do not, in fact, support RFK Jr.’s agenda by sending Senator Wyden a postcard. Click on the link below to get started.

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Shoutout to Huntrx and Saja Boys for helping get my daughter up early for middle school. Thanks to neighbors for welcoming her belting out K-pop Demon Hunters lyrics at 7:30 as she waits for the bus

Congrats to Lisa Murkowski on voting for a bill that she herself admitted was not ready in hopes that the House would change it. Now it’ll become law. She had the power to stop it, and instead chose to become complicit. That’s her legacy.

As a brown person living in Manhattan when 9/11 happened I know racism and Islamophobia never went away but boy is it not great to log on every day and see politicians being so gleefully awful toward a guy who looks like me and my family

These people are Nazis. I know that's well-understood by many people at this point, but not enough. They are Nazis and we need to keep saying it.

There are two kinds of people we’re fighting in public health — antivaxxers and minimizers. And minimizers are almost worse than antivaxxers. With antivaxxers, bad is clearly bad — they lie, twist facts, push grifts, and spread disinformation. They do what we expect them to do.

I considered his mother’s film, “Mississippi Masala” one of thee greatest credits to him because that film is a Black famous and an absolutely classic.

Wow. I have never seen something like this in Bangla. “Hashi Kusshi” and “Karap na”. Nailed it.

9 months is entirely too long for a manuscript to be under review. I will email the editor weekly until there be a movement

Think having a LGBTQ+ child means you failed as a parent? Actually, disowning that child means you failed as a parent!

2025 “non-commercial” is 2021 “MPH crowd”

If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.

I have been stigmatized for many reasons over my life. But the social death of not being an AI booster right now is 🔥🔥

This needs to be amplified by everyone everywhere all at once 🧪

Tip for PhD applicants reaching out to prospective advisors: Don’t use an LLM to write these emails. It’s not a great first impression to express your admiration for a recent paper the faculty member published if that paper does not exist.

Hey scientific journals 👋 Would you consider waiving publication fees for work partially funded by NIH awards that have since been terminated?

I'm a health reporter at The Washington Post looking to talk to people who do not qualify under these narrowed criteria about why coronavirus vaccination matters to you If you're comfortable sharing your experiences for an article, please email me at [email protected]

My child decided to use paprika for blush. How is your morning?

People are still out here trying to say that RFK Jr. might have some “good ideas”. There are no pros to this con.

“You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say, ‘Give me your papers,’” U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer L. Thurston said at a hearing challenging recent immigration sweeps.

The Department of Justice has restored two previously canceled grants supporting victims of violent crimes, including domestic violence, following a Mother Jones report on Thursday that highlighted the critical roles the programs played for survivors.

Lots of people I know that were furious about kids having to wear masks are real quiet about a two year old citizen being wrongfully deported

When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.

If I see a single school of public health invite this guy to a single panel when this is all over, I swear to god

Same for health equity

We live in a country where people would vote to have their neighbors sent to a concentration camp in exchange for a free entree from Steak and Shake.

After 3.5 hours (are we great yet?!?), I finally spoke to a human—who was super helpful. Appointment made for early June! Are

Trying to call social security on my mom’s behalf. Wait time is 110 minutes. I finished a webinar and a slide deck and am still waiting. I went to the local office last week. They told me I need an appointment that can be made by phone 😫

Some people *should* have imposter syndrome.

Can we get more of this? “The Japanese American National Museum will ‘scrub nothing,’ Fujioka said, and instead will highlight the importance of DEI. “Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.

Elementary school principals going where university presidents fear to tread...

I don’t trust anyone who can look around on a day like today and robotically state “it’s not unusual for policies at HHS to change with a new administration”