Reposted by Cris Delnevoawkword @awkword.bsky.social · 07/02/2026BREAKING: Bard College President Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and hosting a visit with “girls” on campus… As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal. 651954880
Reposted by Cris DelnevoJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 07/02/2026This a word cloud from the titles of ~1100 terminated NSF grants. It is hard not to see these grant terminations as an attack on the training of the future United States scientific workforce. 1016777
Reposted by Cris DelnevoEric Walsh-Buhi (he/him) @ewabu.bsky.social · 05/02/2026I’m thrilled to learn that our work has been included in the latest HINTS® Brief, which examines the prevalence and predictors of sunburn among U.S. adults! #Cancer #SkinCancer #Sunburn #PublicHealth hints.cancer.gov/docs/Briefs/...hints.cancer.gov 011
Reposted by Cris DelnevoRutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · 03/11/2025INTS core faculty member and assistant professor, Lauren Pacek, will discuss tobacco use and cessation and harm reduction strategies among people with HIV in the USA in the webinar hosted by the AETC Program on November 5, 11 am ET. Register here ➡️ www.e2neca.org/org/AETC/Por... 175
Reposted by Cris DelnevoJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Here's my take on Vought's mass layoffs announcement talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/new-m...talkingpointsmemo.comNew Mass Layoffs?You’ve probably seen that Russ Vought went on Twitter today and said... 1621269
Reposted by Cris DelnevoRuth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · 16/09/2025In case you missed it, this is a great piece featuring my dear colleague Carol McGruder, co-founder of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council: exposetobacco.org/news/menthol...exposetobacco.orgA U.S. Menthol Ban Could Save 255,000 Black Lives - STOP45,000 Black Americans die every year from using tobacco, especially menthol. Meet the woman fighting to protect her community. 1102
Reposted by Cris DelnevoRutgers Tobacco Dependence Program @ru-tdp.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Meet Kimberly Jordan-Casarona! Dr. Jordan-Casarona will be a presenter at the Rutgers Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) virtual training, and registration is still open! To learn more and sign up, go to tobaccoprogram.org 011
Cris Delnevo @crisdelnevo.bsky.social · 15/09/2025So very excited for Rafael to join the Rutgers family!! 040
Cris Delnevo @crisdelnevo.bsky.social · 15/09/2025media.tenor.coma man with a headband on his head says one moreALT: a man with a headband on his head says one more 000
Reposted by Cris DelnevoRutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · 08/09/2025A new study led by Cristine Delnevo, Director of Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS), suggests that nicotine pouches may offer a path to reduced tobacco harm ➡️ jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.com 0105
Reposted by Cris DelnevoTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 03/09/2025More than 1,000 HHS staff call on RFK Jr. to resign thehill.com/policy/healt... 826798
Reposted by Cris DelnevoJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 03/09/2025For the serious policy wonks. The White House released an amended version of OMB Circular A-11. www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u... I have NOT been through this (it'a ~1000 pages) but I understand it asserts more authority to not spend appropriated funds. This is relevant to the FY 2027 budget.whitehouse.gov 21710
Reposted by Cris DelnevoMarch For Our Lives @marchforourlives.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Today, little kids at Annunciation Catholic School were forced into a club that no child should ever join. It’s a fucked up club, and it’s growing because our so-called leaders refuse to act. 44661282
Reposted by Cris DelnevoAlt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 13/08/2025$5M. 2/2 www.commondreams.org/news/russell...commondreams.orgVought Bills CFPB $5 Million for His Security Detail While Gutting Agency's Consumer Work | Common Dreams"At heart, these guys are all kleptocrats," wrote one critic. 36419
Reposted by Cris DelnevoAlt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Your tax dollars pay around $7 million per year for Russell Vought’s personal security detail, while he and his friends incite stochastic violence against scientists and the CDC. 1/2 15263123
Reposted by Cris DelnevoJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Updated funding curves (new format) (Data through July 18) Fraction of grant budget, all awards 1/5 77426
Reposted by Cris DelnevoDr. David Miller 🏳️🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 31/07/2025🧪 Senate appropriators say: NIH's budget gets a... boost! Rather than 40% cut, NIH gets a $400M *increase* in the Senate committee bill for FY26 (about +1%). "Congress has your back," said @murray.senate.gov. ADVOCACY MATTERS! There's still a long road (esp in the House), so keep up pressure.appropriations.senate.govFull Committee Markup of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Acts | United States Senate Committee on AppropriationsUnited States Senate Committee on Appropriations 1226582
Reposted by Cris DelnevoSarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Concerns have been raised that vaping has created a 'new generation of nicotine addicts'. We examined changes in the proportion of US high-school students reporting symptoms of nicotine dependence, in the context of changing patterns of nicotine product use. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....onlinelibrary.wiley.comChanging patterns of nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among United States high‐school students: The National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2014–2023Background and aim Concerns have been raised that e-cigarettes have created a new generation of people addicted to nicotine. This study aimed to measure changes in the proportion of US high-school s... 152
Reposted by Cris DelnevoRutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · 25/06/2025@crisdelnevo.bsky.social & Andrea Villanti are coauthors of a new study published in Tobacco Control examining trends in U.S. cigarette consumption—specifically comparing menthol & non-menthol cigarettes—since the enactment of the Tobacco Control Act in 2009. tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...tobaccocontrol.bmj.comTrends in menthol and non-menthol cigarette consumption in the US: 2009–202413 years after the Tobacco Control Act tasked Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) with studying the removal of menthol in cigarettes, FDA proposed a product standard in 2022 that would prohibit menthol ... 021
Cris Delnevo @crisdelnevo.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Donate to @trevorproject.bsky.social here. give.thetrevorproject.org/give/696138/...give.thetrevorproject.orgThe Trevor Project{{MetaTags.description}} 010
Reposted by Cris DelnevoAlt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Not every decision requires an RCT (and no RCT is infinitely generalizable). Scientists would do well to incorporate power and wealth and their agendas into their thinking about scientific progress. Science is political by its nature, but for pro-democracy parties, it should not be partisan. 2176
Reposted by Cris DelnevoPolitico @politico.com · 11/06/2025RFK Jr. wants to Make America Healthy Again. But he's ignoring the country's leading cause of preventable deaths: smoking.politico.comThere’s one vice RFK Jr. isn’t talking aboutThe health secretary, who wants Americans to make healthier choices, rarely mentions smoking. 73659831331
Cris Delnevo @crisdelnevo.bsky.social · 11/06/2025In 2021 Democratic turnout in NJ. 383,000. At 10pm today with 77% of the vote in —> 656,460 😱🤯🙊 020
Cris Delnevo @crisdelnevo.bsky.social · 06/06/2025From the makers of Zyn. How is this Rocket Pop Cigar ok? Who knew summer could taste like a carcinogen? 033
Reposted by Cris DelnevoJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 02/06/2025JAMA Forum on the proposed NIH budget… jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comCutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care CatastropheThis JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha... 27151
Reposted by Cris DelnevoThe Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids @tobaccofreekids.bsky.social · 22/05/2025The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids applauds today’s announcement by the FDA that they seized nearly two million units of unauthorized e-cigarette products, with an estimated retail value of nearly $34 million, during a joint enforcement operation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). 112
Reposted by Cris DelnevoAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/05/2025🚨REMINDER CDC AND ALLIES!🚨 We have power together. To see our strength and build community, we ask that you wear something 💚green💚 to work TOMORROW to show solidarity and readiness to defend public health. Please spread the word! #courageiscontagious #wearthecolor #spreadthecolormedia.tenor.coma person in a green power ranger costume is standing on a deckALT: a person in a green power ranger costume is standing on a deck 317333
Reposted by Cris DelnevoCathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025 181459598
Reposted by Cris DelnevoJonathan Foulds PhD @jonathanfoulds.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Why the FDA is right about Zyn. "It may seem like authorizing another nicotine product- especially one with its own youthful cultural cachet- is a risky decision. But when evaluating all the factors (e g 2.4% youth use after 10y), it actually makes sense." www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...msnbc.comOpinion | Why the FDA is right about ZynZyn has proven to be an especially controversial nicotine product. But there is some good news. 032
Reposted by Cris DelnevoAddiction journal @addictionjournal.bsky.social · 13/05/2025How much does the absence of the ‘hidden population’ from United Kingdom household surveys underestimate smoking prevalence? buff.ly/cCYCYMC Emma Beard @lionshahab.bsky.social @jamiebrown.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social 068
Reposted by Cris DelnevoAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11/05/2025As federal civil servants, we have anxiety about accepting a branded water bottle at a conference... lest we trigger an ethics review. Meanwhile, Trump’s out here getting a $400M sky palace from Qatar. Cool cool.theguardian.comTrump reportedly prepared to accept ‘palace in the sky’ as gift from QatarNews of present from royal family ignited accusations of bribery and corruption, as well as criticism against president 42664120
Reposted by Cris DelnevoDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 09/05/2025Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate in the 2024 North Carolina state Supreme Court election, finally conceded six months after losing the race to incumbent Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz discuss. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpOx...youtube.comIT’S OVER: Republican Jefferson Griffin Concedes in North Carolina Supreme Court RaceJefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate in the 2024 North Carolina state Supreme Court election, finally conceded six months after losing the race to inc... 32809108
Reposted by Cris DelnevoAnonymous #OpMentalHealth @opmentalhealth.bsky.social · 08/05/2025This IS a privacy violation of Autistic persons. RFK jr can not just conduct "research" on Autism by pillaging people's Medicaid or Medicare records. They still need consent from the individuals to use their data for something it's not intended for. It's infuriating, he has NO right. #MentalHealthindependent.co.ukRFK Jr. announces plan to research autism with Medicare and Medicaid dataComes as Kennedy continues his efforts to find the cause of the ‘autism epidemic’ 612538
Reposted by Cris DelnevoJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 08/05/2025I listened to a hearing today in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Kennedy, Jr. (1:25-cv-10814) (Grant Terminations) I found Judge Young, a Reagan appointee, to be on top of the issues. He clearly wanted to understand the potential impacts of the case. 1/n 1275
Reposted by Cris DelnevoGo Birds!💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Prince would’ve ate this theme UP! RIP. #MetGalamedia.tenor.comprince is wearing a blue suit and a scarf around his neck and making a funny face .Alt: prince is wearing a blue suit and a scarf around his neck and making a funny face . 1250356
Reposted by Cris DelnevoAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 06/05/2025Destroying NIOSH without congressional approval is illegal. It is also stealing from you. You pay taxes to the federal gov with the expectation that it will provide services to you including making sure workplaces are safe. That is the purpose of NIOSH. And RFKJ just fired 90% of the staff. 128070
Reposted by Cris DelnevoAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 06/05/2025Huge thank you to the states suing over cuts to HHS. RFKJ quietly fired the rest of the staff at CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Friday evening. NIOSH was established by congress with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. apnews.com/article/laws...apnews.com20 attorneys general ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human ServicesAttorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging cuts to the U.S. Health and Human Services agency. 18930232
Reposted by Cris DelnevoAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 05/05/2025CDC REJOICE!!! We just got an email saying we no longer have to send in those stupid 5 bullets emails. About time since they've been coming back undeliverable for weeks. Waste and abuse found and eliminated 🤺 thanks DOGE 🖕 961647
Reposted by Cris DelnevoJenny Cornacchione Ross @jencornacc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025I spend a lot of my free time sending cigar-related Instagram posts back and forth with Ollie, and we published a paper from it! @otg2014.bsky.social with @kevinrjschroth.bsky.social @crisdelnevo.bsky.social & Andrea Villanti @ru-ints.bsky.social 063
Cris Delnevo @crisdelnevo.bsky.social · 30/04/2025I reread the memorials to John. I noticed the absence of posts from some (self included). TC community should know, this is a testament to how profound the loss was. some of us couldn’t quite articulate in the moment the magnitude of his passing. Just hope we made him proud. #WWSD 121
Reposted by Cris DelnevoJoe Gitchell @jgitchell.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Tagging chums at @ru-ints.bsky.social and others who will appreciate the shout-out to the late and truly great, Dr John Slade. @crisdelnevo.bsky.social @jonathanfoulds.bsky.social Words can Harm, Words can Heal open.substack.com/pub/sensible...open.substack.comJoe Gitchell on Sensible MedicineThank you--this was so cool. And it reminds me of two of my favorite and sadly departed physicians I've had the privilege of encountering: my old man, Dr Bob Gitchell, and dear colleague and friend, ... 031
Reposted by Cris DelnevoDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/04/2025New at Can We Still Govern: An anonymous NIH employee maps out the GOP budget gameplan to permanently gut our most important science agency. Impoundment, delay and red tape will create artificial "savings" that become the new benchmark for NIH budgets. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...donmoynihan.substack.comThe NIH budget is on a fast track to disasterAn NIH insider explains what Republicans are likely to do next, and what we can do 18992476
Reposted by Cris DelnevoAlt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Important!! 🚨 “Using the rescission process, which requires only a simple majority in the Senate, the Republican majorities can vote to return the unspent funds. That will lop billions off the NIH budget.” 1/2 25632
