Olivia Nuzzi is a dangerous idiot. I'm super happy she could help RFK, Jr. become HHS Secretary. "They spoke often and were intimate enough for her to see him flossing his teeth, his dopp kit overflowing with prescriptions." RFK also said he's sober: He isn't.

People deserve a living wage and health benefits and shouldn't have to worry about affording rent when corporate executives have MULTIPLE homes and concierge health care.

On that note, if anyone would like my view on whether my own university has a good case to make against the Trump administration for illegally freezing $790 million in funds ... dailynorthwestern.com/2025/10/29/o...

I was able to publish numerous pieces in the AMA Journal of Ethics during my time in the Ethics Group at AMA. They've always had a dedicated team of editors interested in advancing important discussions in medical ethics and public health ethics. What an unfortunate, wrong-headed decision.

Need and/or want to feel good? I suggest Dopamine. Robyn's first solo single in seven years. youtu.be/vitil9qMN6A?...

“'My heart and my pain is with the Epstein victims,' shrieks Rep. Nancy Mace at airport security and staff"

I can't properly summarize just how incredible this book is. @juliaioffe.bsky.social has woven a punishing tale of the survival & grit of so many Russian & Soviet women. Some scenes left me physically ill, but those parts of history are important to know. This is a classic that I will read again.

Want to know more about the Supreme Court’s decision not to revisit the constitutionality of same-sex marriage prohibitions? I spoke with @MPRnews. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

"Alberta’s top government doctor was stopped from speaking publicly about [the escalating measles outbreak], according to interviews. Emails obtained through a public records request show the doctor urging the government to ramp up its messaging weeks before the virus arrived."

"Both fears roused by Dobbs — about classification analysis and standard of review — have been vindicated by Skrmetti."

It is such a stain on this nation that people are still contracting HIV through injection drug use. And to make matters worse, the federal government has now abandoned local communities in their efforts to address this public health crisis.

Another story that directly mirrors my life. "She’s a Millennial Baroness, but There’s More to Her Story" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/s...

Today, I don a label previously anathema to me: Weather Coward.

"Argentina has emerged as a surprisingly prominent, if geographically distant, haven for L.G.B.T.Q. Russians escaping President Vladimir V. Putin’s escalating anti-gay crackdown."

Just sayin': This might have been prevented if there were more bathrooms available. youtu.be/Was0csZwHgg?...

Did I buy a bottle of @lastweektonight.com Cabernet SauvignJohn? Indeed I did.

Pelosi's "reputation was shaped by how she stepped forward at the earliest and most terrifying moment of a local crisis and how she fought to help her constituents deal with the AIDS epidemic and fight for L.G.B.T.Q. rights."

The killjoys on the Fifth Circuit have upheld Texas's ban on drag shows--a ban clearly aimed at speech

In this Stanford Law School podcast with Michelle Mello, the professor of law and of health policy says the amount of chaos introduced into the federal health policy landscape is unprecedented, leaving major gaps in expertise, trust, and leadership. The states are now are rushing to fill the void.

What a powerful testament to public health, biomedical research, civil rights, emergency services, labor, environmentalism, feminism, urbanism, and most of all, the importance of government working for the people. youtu.be/xE4DFdxheqM?...

Voters in Maine approved a “red flag” law on Tuesday, giving families the option to petition a judge to order weapons removed temporarily from a troubled relative. nyti.ms/4oyMMJF

What an incredible night!* *I'm guessing because I have yet to watch tonight's episode of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.

I‘m here for @profmmurray.bsky.social’s rant against hurricanes with her name. In line with: www.tiktok.com/@binge/video...

FDA has fallen so far, so quickly. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/h...

"Paduchowski’s journey into unproven and sometimes risky treatments highlights how parents of autistic children frequently navigate a confounding mix of conflicting advice, purported 'miracle' treatments and false hope in a bid to improve symptoms of a mostly genetic disorder that has no cure."

"We'd like a second home, in the same area we currently live, and we definitely don't want a mortgage." Just a typical American story!

“I feel like so much of the coverage of Vought is about how he’s some evil genius, . . . . But all he’s doing is just breaking the law. All he’s doing is saying 'I’m just not going to follow the law.' You don’t have to be a genius to say ‘I don’t think the law counts anymore.’” @jamellebouie.net

"[I]mmigration raids are scaring away workers at dairy and poultry farms who might otherwise seek help for their symptoms. And the nation is on the cusp of the fall flu season, which may further complicate efforts to distinguish cases of bird flu, some experts said."

My parents live just outside Charleston, so I know this airport well. It is so small and convenient that I can't think of a time that I've had to wait in a security line, even during the busiest travel days. www.wired.com/story/nancy-...

I just heard someone say "the golden days of Gchat" and I'm telling ya, I went--for but a moment--to a beautiful place.

Gov. Pritzker asked to suspend “Operation Midway Blitz” during Halloween. "He made the request just days after ICE conducted a raid on the Northwest side that saw federal agents tackle detainees to the ground & deploy tear gas near children who were on their way to a Halloween parade." Noem: "No."

There are two food banks in my neighborhood (a middle and upper middle class part of town, BTW!) and the lines everyday are already so so long. dhttps://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/30/food-pantries-brace-for-huge-increase-in-need-as-feds-cut-off-snap-funding/

"Congress has never let funding for these vulnerable populations lapse, even during previous shutdowns." Luckily, we won't see the rise in hungry families because the Trump administration has announced it will no longer gather data on and track food insecurity in America

This is some Kushner-level shit! "Federal officials have charged Maryland state Sen. Dalya Attar with extortion in a plot that prosecutors say involved surreptitious recordings of a political foe in bed with a romantic partner."

Quiz: Where does this quote come from? “He’s planning to end our world. And he’s not gonna stop until we’re drained of every last ounce of suffering.” Answer options: A. News story about President Trump B. Trailer for Stranger Things 5 C. Unauthorized biography about me.

"[A]ddiction stigma reinforces the notion that health is impacted by almost all legal domains, from employment, to housing, to criminal law, etc. . . . , ameliorating such stigma through law and policy is a critical tool for advancing health equity among vulnerable populations."

Indiana (right next to Illinois) just recorded its first flu-related death of this season, and unfortunately, more are to come. But, state health official are encouraging residents to get vaccinated and to take other steps to prevent getting sick. www.wfyi.org/news/article...

75% of U.S. researchers (who participated in a poll conducted by Nature) are considering leaving the country.

@jboothhistory.bsky.social Perhaps of interest! www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

"After a long fight by advocates, . . . Congress passed the measure three years ago, making it easier for veterans poisoned by Agent Orange and other toxic substances to get benefits. [Now] male veterans who get breast cancer will no longer be able to benefit from that easier path for coverage."

"It's among the diseases that were relics of prevaccine days but have resurged ... , with mass displacement driven by climate change & war. The disruptions in routine immunization that came with Covid & its stress on global health systems, & the rise in vaccine hesitancy, have fueled their spread."

Brent’s only risk factor for severe flu was that he hadn’t received a flu shot. His parents reminded Brent, 29, to get his flu shot a couple of weeks before his passing. Brent “said he had it on to-do list, but he just never got around to it.” www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...

Chicago Transit Authority: You can never go home.

Another Tuesday, another Mack truck running straight into my brain and nervous system.

Correlation ≠ causation "Pregnant women who take acetaminophen may differ in important ways from those who don’t, including in their genetics. One major study . . . found that, when accounting for the mother’s genetics, there was no association between acetaminophen & neurodevelopmental disorders."

I donate each month to Feeding America, and if you can, please please do so as well.

Sometimes I check back into Twitter and I'm reminded that social media can be extremely funny.

On this day in 1916, police raided Margaret Sanger’s birth control clinic in Brooklyn, the first such clinic in the U.S. The clinic purportedly violated the Comstock Act of 1873, which prohibits circulation of “obscene” or “indecent” information. That act remains in place to date. #WeTheMen