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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

This newsletter will feature my writing and Q&As, but I'll also be soliciting (and editing/paying for!) writing by contributors. Looking for journalists, essayists, experts, past fed. employees, and regular people who can tell us what is happening in their fields and communities. porchpartynews.com

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

For me, this is the highlight of the meeting. A basic rule of clinical trials was asked of the acting director for the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, who is also an epidemiologist, and she got it completely wrong. That is about as good a summary of the situation as can be offered.

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Alright, pals: ACIP meeting is beginning. Here is the link to the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/LpthhPB... The updated agenda: www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa... And the prebunk from TEC/Your Local Epidemiologist: open.substack.com/pub/yourloca... Anticipated votes: www.cdc.gov/acip/meeting...

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Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - December 4, 2025 - Day 1 of 2

YouTube video by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Celeste LeCompte @celrae.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Running in Red Hook is going to be the literal death of me, thanks to the endless racetrack of speeding Sprinter vans on last mile delivery routes. He's the one that almost squashed me today: #NY_HYX8197 with 49 violations via @howsmydrivingny.bsky.social: howsmydrivingny.nyc/wnq1wh82

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How's My Driving NY

Search New York City parking & camera violations.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Major props to @propublica.org for landing this big, complicated piece of international reporting suggesting that, contrary to cleaning house of Latin American gangs, Trump is effectively working hand in hand with them against hardworking, noncriminal US residents www.propublica.org/article/buke...

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“Delay, Interfere, Undermine”

President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a U.S....

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Marisa Donnelly, PhD @marisadonnelly.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

It’s a big day for YLE New York! 1. Our community just hit 10k subscribers! I’m blown away by this milestone and beyond grateful for the support 🫶🫶 2. We published our first health policy voter guide. Voting for the NYC Mayoral Primary starts Saturday. Guide here: open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

"Caught in this culling were projects to curb stillbirths, child suicides and infant brain damage." -->the damage is unfathomable. Such important work by @anniewaldman.bsky.social @asiafields.bsky.social @ashleyclarkejourno.bsky.social @zisiga.bsky.social and photographer Bethany Mollenkof

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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

yes indeed! you, too, can get our election newsletter: www.thecity.nyc/newsletter-m...

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

1/ RFK Jr. started touring nationwide to Make America Health Again ( #MAHA). Chronic disease is a big problem in the U.S.—but his claims that “scientists in the health agencies represent an utter failure,” don’t match the data. Let’s break down what’s true, what’s not, and what really needs fixing.👇

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Reuven Blau @reuvenblau.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

“Honking-mad motorists are laying off the horn in the core of Manhattan since the January launch of congestion pricing, data reveals — with New Yorkers’ beefs about blaring horns plummeting nearly 70% from the same time last year.” www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/11/t...

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Honking Complaints Plunge 69% Inside Congestion Pricing Zone

In the first two months of the Manhattan vehicle tolls that Trump wants to nix, gripes over blasting horns sunk when compared to 2024.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 06/03/2025

BREAKING: The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University has reneged on their commitment to host the @sciencewriters.org annual conference and withdrew their entire financial support. The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

"Seven cases of bird flu were detected in poultry during routine inspections at live bird markets in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens in the past week, officials said. The shutdown order for live bird markets is effective from Friday through Feb. 14, and will impact about 80 markets across the state."

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Hochul Shutters Live Bird Markets in NYC After Bird Flu Detected in Poultry

Seven cases of bird flu were found during routine inspections of live bird markets in The Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens.

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Association of Health Care Journalists @healthjournalism.org · 31/01/2025

An urgent message from the nation's health journalists:

To Acting Secretary Fink and Acting Director Monarez:

We are writing on behalf of the 1,400 members of the Association of Health Care Journalists, to protest the removal of vital public health data from the CDC website, including survey results from the Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System, the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index, and AtlasPlus, an interactive CDC tool with years of data on social determinants of health and diseases including HIV, TB, and STDs.

These data are used by journalists every day to report stories about public health.

At a time when the rise in chronic illnesses and harmful behaviors among young people is at the top of the national agenda, the YRBS data on smoking, vaping, drinking, eating, exercise, and sexual behavior are crucial for reporters trying to inform the public about these issues. The county-level Social Vulnerability Index data is important to inform reporting on communities’ resilience and ability to respond when faced with disasters such as wildfires and severe weather.

Even the temporary removal of such data will impair our members’ ability to give the public essential and timely health information. We request the immediate restoration of sites that have been taken down in recent days, and that the agency not take down other pages with critical health data.

Sincerely,

Felice J. Freyer, president
Gideon Gil, vice president
Andrea Waner, interim executive director
Association of Health Care Journalists

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Celeste LeCompte @celrae.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

In case you didn't notice (ha), working in journalism is getting weird. CNTI has some questions — and we want to hear from 100 journalists in every country. Help us find out what makes a "journalist," what online life is like for us, and how tech (esp AI) is changing our work(places). bit.ly/3YV2eEj

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CNTI International Journalist Survey 2024

The primary objective of the survey is to capture the perceptions and experiences of practicing journalists across the world regarding the role of journalism today, uses of technology, experiences wit...

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Celeste LeCompte @celrae.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

The team at @thecity.bsky.social finally convinced me to try hanging out here after setting up this account ages ago. Blame/thanks to these wonderful people: go.bsky.app/HwQf98r

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