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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 7h
This is the kind of quiet behind the scenes policy work that my center at Duke does Our research lead, & my Deputy Director, Dr Osondu Ogbuoji, is Nigerian & he has been spending much time (even over Xmas 2025!) with the Nigerian government sharing our analytic work ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...
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Nigeria moves to own its health financing evidence
Nigeria should decide for itself which questions its health financing research answers, participants at a new national forum argued this week, as shrinking development assistance puts the institutions...
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 7h
It's *incredibly striking* how closely the rhetoric matches the MAGA/MAHA Administration's rhetoric....same nasty playbook
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 7h
Yes it will, this is deliberate, he's driven by eugenics talkingpointsmemo.com/news/rfk-jrs...
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RFK Jr’s Relentless Anti-Vax Push Will Disproportionately Hurt Children on Medicaid
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has already demonstrated his Department of Health and...
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 6h
Always good for one’s soul
I hope you see a dog today
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 5h
If all goes well and there is justice, compassion, and kindness, the Blue wave will be massive
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 5h
The measles surge that RFK Jr happily drove has infected at least 50 pregnant women in PA "Doctors in outbreak areas are making changes to how they care for pregnant patients & their babies, offering a glimpse of what may be in store across the nation as cases spread" 19thnews.org/2026/10/penn...
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What Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak could mean for pregnancy care across America
It's raising new questions about immunity testing before pregnancy, early vaccinations for babies and the many complications that could rise from infection.
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SusanB @susanb2010.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
All hail the civic servant heroes
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Donna Blackmond @donnablack.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He told us this before with "The Fifth Risk" under Trump 1.0. Now it's so much worse.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 22h
He spoke to the DOGE team members to get the plan of attacks
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Published today, there's a lot in Michael Lewis's new book we didn't know about. Including the NIH, unbridled assertion of power, cruelty, and many civil servant heroes (the "blockers") erictopol.substack.com/p/michael-le...
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Michael Lewis: The NIH “Murder Mystery,” DOGE, and Our Government Immune System
Our conversation on his new book BORDERS
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h
anyway remember that tim carney is one of the “reasonable” conservatives
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h
interesting that conservatives were militantly “we must reward hustle” when the target was affirmative action at elite universities and now, when faced with the success of south asians and other groups, it is “i think we are too meritocratic”
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22h
Artificial, the new movie about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman leading an unstable company down a dangerous path, goes after our Silicon Valley overlords—just not very well. The film’s goofy caricatures of Altman and Elon Musk do little to convey how—or why—they’re so dangerous.
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Artificial goes after our Silicon Valley overlords—just not very well
The film's goofy caricatures of Sam Altman and Elon Musk do little to convey how—or why—they're so dangerous.
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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 21h
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 21h
What Happened to the Children of Pregnant Women Who Got a COVID Vaccine? We are tracking them in multiple ways. So far, after many studies? "no evidence of adverse developmental effects from getting a COVID vaccine during pregnancy." open.substack.com/pub/stopanti... via @aboutpediatrics.bsky.social
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What Happened to the Children of Pregnant Women Who Got a COVID Vaccine?
While Dawn Michael is just asking questions about COVID vaccines in pregnancy, she will be surprised by the answers!
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 21h
Death penalty states are incredibly secretive about every step of the lethal injection process. Why? According to @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social, it’s because lethal injection has the best political optics—as long as people don’t know much about what’s happening behind the scenes.
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Everything you've been told about lethal injection is a lie
Death by drugs is brutal—and designed for political optics. Christa Pike's failed execution pulled back the curtain.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h
More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
Today in Politics, Bulletin 475. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 475. 10/6/26
… A new Gallup poll shows that more Americans now identify as Democrats than at any point since 2009.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 21h
Joining @arimelber.bsky.social in studio on MSNOW at around 6:40PM (ET) to talk about AI, data centers and the economy
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 21h
The vital vaccine shield America cannot afford to lose: a program designed to both assure fair, generous compensation of those with colorable claims of vaccine harms, and to protect the vaccine supply. thehill.com/opinion/heal...
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The vital vaccine shield America cannot afford to lose
Since 1989, the U.S. government has run a program that has distributed more than $5.5 billion to individuals who have suffered adverse consequences from vaccines. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to des…
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 21h
"As flu season begins, Emory Healthcare employees have until Nov. 1 to get vaccinated. Emory Healthcare says those who miss the deadline without an approved exemption will be suspended without pay." www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
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Emory Healthcare enforces annual flu shot requirement as respiratory illness season begins
As flu season begins, Emory Healthcare employees have until Nov. 1 to get vaccinated. Emory Healthcare says those who miss the deadline without an approved exemption will be suspended without pay.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 21h
Pioneering neuropsychologist Dr. Muriel Lezak revolutionized how we understand & treat brain trauma. Her landmark textbook "Neuropsychological Assessment" (1976) became is widely regarded as the foundational text in clinical #neuropsychology. She died #OTD in 2021 at the age of 94. #WomenInSTEM
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Muriel Lezak, Leading Authority on Brain Injuries, Dies at 94 (Gift Article)
A neuropsychologist, she wrote a textbook that became an essential guide to describing and evaluating brain damage and dysfunction.
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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 21h
3.75 of 5 stars to Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi
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Frankenstein in Baghdad
From the rubble-strewn streets of US-occupied Baghdad, …
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 21h
Morocco: Two diphtheria clusters detected in Souss-Massa; two deaths so far, one in an unvaccinated 12 years old. @outbreaknewstoday.substack.com.web.brid.gy outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/morocco-tw...
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Morocco: Two diphtheria clusters detected in Souss-Massa
The Morocco Ministry of Health and Social Protection reported the detection of two small family clusters of diphtheria in the Souss-Massa region.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 21h
Talked to @jimacosta.bsky.social youtu.be/jCNrFMIC-TY?...
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The “Desperation Stage” Making Trump FREAK OUT! w/ Jim Acosta
YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 21h
popping in quickly to post the new toon: tinyview.com/this-modern-...
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A modest proposal
TMW cartoon for Oct. 6, 2026.
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James Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 21h
I know it’s Tuesday, please just go with the reference
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James Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 21h
I will gladly pay you on Tuesday for a self celebratory political ad today www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u... 
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Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads (Gift Article)
A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.
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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 21h
Goodnight, Eva.
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Remy Michaels @remyscameraeye.bsky.social · 21h
Strike a pose... Early morning. Gigi The Canada Jay, showing me her best side pose, as she enjoys the fresh crisp air, of the Great White North. So beautiful. 📸🇨🇦 #AlgonquinPark #CanadaJay #GrayJay #WhiskyJack #Birds #Photography #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Nature #OntarioParks #Canada
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SandyLee🍁 @leeram.bsky.social · 23h
How bout this? www.readthemaple.com/national-def...
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National Defence Has Doubled New Contracts With U.S. Tech Giants
DND has signed new contracts worth a total of $67.7 million with Microsoft, Amazon, Google and their Canadian subsidiaries.
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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'm not ok with the flood of US firearms being smuggled into Canada. I'm not ok with an American AI assisting a Canadian mass shooter at Tumbler Ridge, BC. I'm not ok with an American remotely guiding and assisting the Canadian shooter. I'm not ok with any of this.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 20h
Gang rape, which I do not support, and snorting ketamine off the bodies of naked incapacitated teenagers, which I also do not support, is very mild compared to what the M$DNC shitlibs did to Donald Trump, who I also do not support. by Glen Greenwald
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 20h
Requiring people with print disabilities to obtain assistance to vote “denies them meaningful access to the vote by mail program,” a federal judge wrote.
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California’s mail ballot system excludes disabled voters, court rules
Requiring people with print disabilities to obtain assistance to vote “denies them meaningful access to the vote by mail program,” a federal judge wrote.
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NPR @npr.org · 20h
Saint won an Oscar for her portrayal of Edie, a Catholic schoolgirl whose longshoreman brother is murdered. She went on to star in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest. n.pr/4zo45Cp
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Actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102
Saint won an Oscar for her portrayal of Edie, a Catholic schoolgirl whose longshoreman brother is murdered. She went on to star in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h
Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 20h
I don't know why we are paying for this office. I called on the commissioner's office over the meeting between Alberta separatists and State Department and a $500 mil slush fund. I was blown off and told to send concerns to "general inquiries." ie. the dead letter office. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Past Alberta separatist meetings in U.S. don't fall under foreign influence registry: watchdog | CBC News
Meetings between advocates of Alberta separation and American government officials don't have to be included in Canada's new foreign influence registry because they took place before the registry went...
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 20h
Taikonaut Dr. Liu Yang was the first Chinese woman to travel into space, 2012. #WorldSpaceWeek🚀 In 2022, Liu returned to orbit on Shenzhou 14, helping build the Tiangong Space Station & performing a historic spacewalk. She is also a military transport pilot. She was born #OTD in 1978. #WomenInSTEM
A portrait of Chinese taikonaut Dr. Liu Yang (born 1978), historic space pioneer and the first Chinese woman in space, appearing in her formal spacesuit assembly. The medium close-up shot focuses on her face as she glances off-camera to the left with a subtle, serene smile and clear, focused eyes, creating a calm and determined mood. She is securely fitted into her white intravehicular spacesuit, which features a heavy metal helmet locking ring resting on her collarbones, complete with metal clasps and a blue name badge reading "刘洋 / Yang Liu". Wrapped tightly over her head is a dark, functional communication cap fitted with earphones and an integrated black adjustable boom microphone positioned directly in front of her mouth. The background is a solid, warm brown wooden paneling that isolates the subject, drawing total attention to the tech-heavy gear and her calm demeanor. The composition highlights her historical significance as a symbol of human spaceflight exploration and a trailblazer for women in science and aviation.
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