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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Last year, I got a text from a friend in public health. They were checking into a hotel in West Texas to help contain a measles outbreak that would eventually grow to more than 900 known cases, likely a fraction of the true number. This once eliminated disease had already killed one child.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026
dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Maggie Fox @maggiefox.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
He liked talking to the media long before it was glamorous. Long before it was fun. Long before it got him the attention of movie stars. open.substack.com/pub/maggiefo...
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Why I Always Trusted Tony Fauci
Hint: He never lied to me
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The @nejm.org comes out swinging against OMB's new proposed rule putting all federal grant making including science under political control. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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The OMB and the Politicization of Science | NEJM
The Editors highlight three aspects of OMB’s recently proposed rule changes as particularly striking: that decisions on research funding would be made by political appointees, that funding could be...
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Quintessential Trump: In 2025, Trump axed the program to combat New World Screwworm, stating that they had "saved" $1.5 million a year. In 2026, the Trump announces a $1 billion emergency program to combat the Screwworm outbreak. $1 billion would have funded the old program for 667 years.
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Andrew @andrewshihnyc.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I grew up in Chicago in the 80s and 90s disliking the Knicks. John Starks - asshole. James Dolan - monumental p.o.s. But that was a long time ago, and a team is more than its owner. A title would be so nice for the people in the city I’ve called home 27 years. Wait, am I Knicks fan now? Oh shit.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n
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Andrew @andrewshihnyc.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I love it when journalists show me the inside workings of something I've never thought about before, especially when the subject matter is dry as dust. Which is why I loved this fantastic article about IRS Direct File by @mattribel.bsky.social. defector.com/free-easy-de...
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Free, Easy, Dead: The Difficult Birth And Predictable Death Of IRS Direct File | Defector
Like the universe itself, the United States tax code is ever-expanding, and no one can claim to know its exact size. There are statutes enacted by Congress; implementing regulations issued by the Trea...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/04/2026
Trump and Elon Musk destroyed most of the global H.I.V. program that saved hundreds of thousands of lives in Zambia. Now the US is threatening to cut remaining support, unless Zambia gives access to the country’s mineral resources. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...
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AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance
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Sarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
When people say lower drug prices will harm innovation, it is important to ask if our current system incentivizes the innovation we truly need... "The findings highlight a mismatch between business incentives and public health needs." #healthpolicy www.statnews.com/2026/03/10/d...
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Large drugmakers are developing fewer antibiotics, analysis finds
The number of potential antimicrobial treatments being developed by the world’s largest drugmakers nosedived by 35% over the past five years, according to a new analysis.
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Andrew @andrewshihnyc.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🥌✊
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 04/02/2026
can’t not hear and see:
photograph of David Wojnarowicz’s black leather  jacket, reading: If I die of AIDS, forget burial – drop my body on the steps of the FDA” (courtesy The David Wojnarowicz Papers, The Downtown Collection, Fales Library, New York University) via https://wojfound.org/timeline_event/1988-july-if-i-die-of-aids/
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Andrew @andrewshihnyc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Hey, it's Fred Korematsu Day. Fred was an American who resisted our racist internment policies during World War 2. He would be pretty pissed that we're fighting the same battle decades later, but his birthday is a good opportunity to remember that fighting back matters, even when you're losing.
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Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The scramble for Africa redux/continued. The U.S. is using PEPFAR funding and other health aid as leverage extract control of the mining sector in Zambia. www.lusakatimes.com/2026/01/25/z...
Zambia is nearing the signing of a confidential memorandum of understanding with the United States that would link health sector support to expanded access for American interests in the country’s mineral resources, including copper, gold, and cobalt.

The draft agreement, referred to in official circles as the Zambia US Health Deal, is expected to formalise a long term health financing framework while opening pathways for greater American participation in Zambia’s extractive industries. The arrangement has not yet been confirmed publicly by the government, and key elements remain undisclosed.
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Andrew @andrewshihnyc.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Congratulation to my friends at @tabletapasgames.bsky.social on the launch of their new game, Stellar Ventures! It's been amazing to see this evolve. For a general sense of the game, see the pic below. I'm seated just out-of-frame, laughing uncontrollably. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tab...
Three people seated at a table, playing the board game Stellar Ventures. The one on the left is laughing. The one in the middle is studying the board intently. The one on the right is screaming in mock outrage.
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
i can think of maybe a handful—like, five—people who have saved more human lives than bill foege. he deserves a couple minutes of your time to read about and remember.
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William Foege - Wikipedia
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Andrew Green @theandrewgreen.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
It has now been one year since President Trump shut down all U.S. foreign aid and began wrecking the global AIDS response. I have spent that year collecting testimonies from the communities most affected by these cuts: www.forsaken.life
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FORSAKEN
Forsaken is a living archive of interviews with the witnesses to the Trump administration’s ongoing disruption of the global AIDS response.
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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 04/01/2026
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
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Andrew @andrewshihnyc.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
The month that I was born, DC published a comic book cover asking, "Has he come to SAVE the Earth - or DESTROY it?" I haven't decided yet.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20/12/2025
rfk will not rest until your kid is dead wapo.st/4s2l2zn
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U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
This about sums it up, folks. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Andrew @andrewshihnyc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
I just finished the final (?) episode of 52 Pickup, the oddball podcast about the landmark DC comics series 52. You know, the one with Booster Gold and Sobek the talking crocodile. If, like me, you've been away from superhero comics a while, 52 Pickup is a funny and nostalgiac trip home.
Three panels from the comic book 52, showing Renee Montoya gradually opening her eyes. The text boxes on the panels read, "That's right, that's it...", "Just open your eyes...", "...what do you see?"
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Andrew @andrewshihnyc.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
It's Christmas movie season.
Movie poster for the 1992 film Batman Returns, showing the faces of Batman, Catwoman, and the Penguin.
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King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying. teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
If we would reach a degree of civilization higher and grander than any yet attained, we should welcome to our ample continent all the nations, kindreds, tongues and peoples, and as fast as they learn our language and comprehend the duties of citizenship, we should incorporate them into the American body politic. The outspread wings of the American eagle are broad enough to shelter all who are likely to come.
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Andrew @andrewshihnyc.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
House Harkonnen is messaging me on LinkedIn. Should I be A) worried about how this reflects on my character; or B) excited about a lucrative off-world employment opportunity?
LinkedIn message from someone with the last name Härkönen. The first name and profile picture have been obscured. The message reads: "Sponsored: Join 100+ voices urging real action on..."
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Get on the wire, tell them how to bring those sons of bitches down.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Halloween hangover: waking up on Nov 1 to the GOP Congress having canceled SNAP benefits for millions of Americans. Most SNAP beneficiaries are kids & seniors. Of the rest, most work in crappy private sector jobs that don’t pay enough to feed their families. www.thehandbasket.co/subscribe?re...
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The Handbasket
100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Please join us tonight, rain or shine, for a mass mobilization to make clear: We want ICE out of New York City. We won’t stop showing up until they stop abducting our neighbors.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
I wanted to remind everyone about the "Save AIDS Research" livestream that will go live on YouTube this Tuesday (9/16) at 11:00am EDT. We have an amazing program of 70+ speakers who will be sharing their latest research. Get all the details at www.saveaidsresearch.org.
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24 Hours to Save AIDS Research
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Andrew @andrewshihnyc.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
R.I.P. to a legend. And thank you to my parents for making sure I grew up with a steady diet of Tom Lehrer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcS3...
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Tom Lehrer - The Elements - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Care about #PEPFAR? Get on the phone. All we have to do is delay a vote until after July 18th. #medsky #episky 5calls.org/issue/hr4-re...
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Oppose H.R. 4: Trump's Budget Rescissions Package ⭑ 5 Calls
The Trump administration’s rescission package, H.R. 4, has passed in the House and now awaits a vote in the Senate where it will only need 50 votes to …
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James North @jamesnorth7.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Emily Bass has spent decades working on and writing about the extraordinarily successful U.S. effort to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa and elsewhere. Her article on the current crisis in funding is indispensable and eloquent. #PEPFAR @gregggonsalves.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...
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Opinion | Trump Canceled Their Salaries. These Health Workers in Uganda Showed Up Anyway.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Let’s be absolutely clear. This decision, based on fringe conspiracy theories, will kill children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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RFK Jr. says U.S. will stop funding global vaccine alliance Gavi
Gavi works to expand access to vaccines for children in some of the world’s poorest countries. Health experts say the move could have deadly consequences.
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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
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Andrew @andrewshihnyc.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Molly Pitcher had strong opinions about kings. Happy Flag Day.
A painting of Molly Pitcher on the front lines in the American Revolution.
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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Sneak peak at all of America tomorrow for “No Kings Day” 🍊🦅🇺🇸
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 10/06/2025
This WSJ story about the decline in search traffic because of AI summaries is so grim. Every single outlet spent 15+ years contorting their coverage to cover the same things as everyone else trying to grab SEO, only for Google to rugpull them, just like social networks did. tinyurl.com/bdpzc399
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News Sites Are Getting Crushed by Google’s New AI Tools
Chatbots are replacing Google’s traditional search, devastating traffic for some publishers.
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Andrew @andrewshihnyc.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Amazing.
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Andrew @andrewshihnyc.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Food pantries are wonderful and (unfortunately) necessary. I'm very proud to have this one in my neighborhood.
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AVAC @avac.org · 29/05/2025
"We don’t need to rearrange deck chairs. We need political courage. Lives depend on it." A must-read by our ED, Mitchell Warren. #HIV #PEPFAR #HIVprevention @gappdc.bsky.social
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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
How to write about fascism (1939)
STUPID NAZI CLAIMS

ALTHOUGH damage to the battleship was not serious, stupid Nazi broadcasts sought to magnify the results into a propaganda victory similar to the sinking of the Ark Royal and half the rest of the British navy.

In this is detected the inherent weakness of propaganda which is allowed ot run riot and pays no attention to the truth.

A stage is soon reached when even the wish to believe is undermined.

--The Sunday People, 31 Dec 1939
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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world. Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization
Since 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region. We estimate that EPI has provided the single greatest contribution to improved infant survival over the past 50...
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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Weird seeing people talk about the "first they came for" poem in a way that shows they don't understand we're well into the "then they came for" lines at this point
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The absolute brutality of this move is stunning. This will kill. Kill lots of people. Trump/Musk/Vought/Rubio are sociopaths who think nothing of pushing millions of people into the maw of death. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
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U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
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Jonathan Feingold @jpygold.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
new memo out today from leading law professors. upshot: DEI remains lawful & universities should protect their DEI policies, knowing law & moral principle is on their side. LINK: app.box.com/s/2me4mszr6p...
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades. Envy of the world. Poof! www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
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CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
"Any prolonged pause in funding could disrupt HIV treatment programs, leading to treatment interruptions, rise of drug-resistant HIV. That’s playing with fire, risking progress that we’ve made over decades to control the HIV epidemic” -@jirairratevosian.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
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Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide (Gift Article)
Pepfar, which is estimated to have delivered lifesaving treatment as many as 25 million people in 54 countries, faces a funding delay of as long as 180 days.
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