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Teresa Winstead

@drteresa-winst.bsky.social
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Applied anthropologist, Sr Res Scientist & Affil Assoc Prof ~ PNW Med Sch. Focused on healthcare as human rt & harm reduction ❤️‍🔥 & indigenous sovereignty (& ❤️ dogs & dessert, but not dogs 4 dessert). Opinions mine, of course.

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Erika Waters @erikawatersphd.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Every $1.00 of NIH funding yields $2.46 in economic activity. Funding I received provides salary support for almost 3 dozen people who use it to pay 4 mortgages & groceries, & shop at local shops. Funding also supports local small businesses & contractors. Destroying science harm the US economy.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Major Jason P. Watson calls for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
So I hope you all have some time to relax over this long weekend. BUT before you go, please send a letter to Congress and tell them this new OMB rule will hurt Americans from coast to coast by putting Russell Vought in charge of all federal grants. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
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Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Funding Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
June 29, 2026
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June 29, 2026
“To show the importance of the Slaughter Case, 90 years of precedent has been COMPLETELY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY OVERRULED, greatly increasing Presidential Power at a time when it is most needed!” President...
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We've hit the 3,000 mark in letters to Congress on the mad power-grab by Russell Vought at OMB to take over all federal grant making with a team of political commissars reporting to him. Let's get to 4,000 letters this week. Share. Share. Share. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
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Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Funding Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for writing about the proposed OMB rule that will put ALL federal grant making under the control of political commissars. There are lots of ways to take action to stop this. See a few actions below in replies. 1/ heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-27-2026
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June 27, 2026
Observers are noting that the reflecting pool fiasco, in which Trump created the idea there was an emergency, ignored experts, bypassed normal procedures to give a wildly inflated contract to a crony,...
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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 28/06/2026
"Like one long nightmare, it can be difficult to keep track of when one day ends and the next begins. And so life goes inside the California City Detention Facility. It feels like the land of the living dead." Life inside an ICE detention facility:
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Contributor: ICE detention is as bad as it sounds. I've been living it for 2 years
The corporations running facilities have a profit incentive to cut corners at the expense of our safety.
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Teresa Winstead @drteresa-winst.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Hello gorgeous!
Rose w yellow, and salmon petal, very demure, very mindful!
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Doc @gnomeandfairy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
So…can #cocaine CONTINUE to cause coronary vasospasm AFTER cessation?? Asking for a friend, or whatever…
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Can we make it to 3000 letters to Congress today? Get a friend to send a letter, family members too. Russ Vought wants to take over all federal grant making and put his office in charge of spending at all agencies. A mad power-grab. Let's stop it in its tracks. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
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Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Funding Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...
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Josh Barocas, MD ⭕️ @jabarocas.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Opportunity 🚨! Thanks to funding from #NIDA, we have launched the Research Education for Addressing Challenges of Homelessness (REACH) Program for early-stage investigators at the #SUD, #homelessness, #HIV intersection. First cohort applications due August 31! Apply today (1/2) www.wearereach.org
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REACH
Homelessness is a major U.S. public health crisis that commonly intersects with substance use disorders, HIV, and chronic disease, yet few clinician researchers focus on this population. The REACH …
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
It's Thursday and Russell Vought is still trying to take over all federal grant making, put it under his thumb and political control. It's a mad power grab. We need to stop it. Click on this and write a letter to your members of Congress. And share, share, share. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
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Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Funding Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...
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Teresa Winstead @drteresa-winst.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
📢A brief report on SSP participant perspectives on MOUD (from analysis of qual interviews done in fall 2024). Just out on @adaiuw.bsky.social web pages today! ❤️
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
“Police remove diabetes experts from diabetes conference for critique of Trump administration” was not a headline I thought I’d have to see but here we are
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ACLU @aclu.org · 05/06/2026
Depriving people of medical care isn't a bug of ICE detention — it's a feature. As the Trump administration doubles down on its mass deportation agenda, ICE is routinely violating peoples' rights in detention.
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From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect
Immigrant detainees across at least 33 states allege in court documents that the government is failing to provide them with adequate medical care.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Growing up in Maine, Margaret Chase Smith was one of the first politicians I ever heard about. She became a local hero for standing up to Joe McCarthy. Today is the anniversary of that speech:
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
US government is missing in action and aid cuts have weakened the health system Why This Ebola Outbreak Could Be One of the Worst www.nytimes.com/video/us/100... @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
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Video: Why This Ebola Outbreak Could Be One of the Worst
An Ebola outbreak is spreading in parts of Africa with over 170 deaths and about 750 infections, according to the World Health Organization. Our global health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli explains how ...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
A proposed Trump policy would put Russ Vought in charge of American science. Its an example of the slow creep of politicization into processes that both parties traditionally understood as needing nonpartisan and expert guidance. What can you do about it? 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-creep-...
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The Creep of Politicization
A new assault on science highlights a broader pattern
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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
As horrifying as this campaign of premeditated murder is, what might be even more disturbing is the utter indifference of Congress, the public and our allies to such a shocking and unapologetic obliteration of the many laws and norms against targeting civilians. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/w...
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The U.S. Boat Strike Campaign Has Now Killed Over 200 People
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Dr David S Anderson @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
As an anthropologist, I endorse this message!
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Write to your Senators today. 2/ actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Your Senators: Vote NO on Saphier for U.S. Surgeon General!
Nicole Saphier has been nominated to serve as U.S. Surgeon General. We must speak loudly and clearly: Nicole Saphier is totally unqualified to serve as U.S. Surgeon General and must be rejected by the...
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Teresa Winstead @drteresa-winst.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Housing insecurity is at an all time high, and we still don't have federal 2025 AHAR HUD report....
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Paul Sax @paulsaxmd.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
It took 6+ years, but will likely soon have a preventive strategy for Covid that actually works. Full story here: | NEJM Voices #IDSky #Medsky voices.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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An Oral Preventive Strategy for Covid-19 that Actually Works
Ensitrelvir reduced Covid-19 incidence 67% in household contacts of active cases.
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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
In bookstores in the UK on May 21 Very much looking forward to this
We Need to Tax Billionaires -- Gabriel Zucman
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Copalis Beach @copalisbeach.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Icymi: WHO declared last night that the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern 🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/w...
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W.H.O. Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency
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Maia Szalavitz @maiasz.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Trump's latest attack on harm reduction funds only tactics that help after someone's drug use has caused harm— so, yes, overdose antidotes; no, test strips to see if you're about to shoot fentanyl.... again, the cruelty is the point, my latest www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/o...
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Opinion | Overdose Deaths Are Dropping. Maybe Not for Long.
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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“We are watching, in real time, the creation of a one-party state in the American South.” NC elected Democrats as gov., lt gov., & AG, but 10 of 14 House reps are Republicans, & thanks to a gerrymandered legislature, it may be 11-3 after the midterms. Republicans choose their voters.
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Teresa Winstead @drteresa-winst.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
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Teresa Winstead @drteresa-winst.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
📣Paper just out! 💥 It was delightful to be in collaboration & conversation with fellow ~anthro in public health colleagues on this piece! ✨❤️ Re distinctions about how we use and think about theory in our work. www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
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Frontiers | “Using theories” and “doing theory”: tool and action orientations to theory at the interface of public health and anthropology
The use of “theory” is a common concern in public health and anthropology. However, the term can have quite distinct meanings. In this piece, we seek to name...
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Teresa Winstead @drteresa-winst.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Fav quote from rewatching documentary about Dave Purchase/ Syringe service history: "You can get over being stupid, but you can't get over being dead." -Dave Purchase #harmreductionsaveslives
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Teresa Winstead @drteresa-winst.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Intellectual bankruptcy 😭
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Cannonball Adderall @echoloop.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
I was at a dog-friendly bar in NW Portland tonight and a table behind me started singing Happy Birthday and then I realized it wasn’t for a person but a really old dog who was wearing a crown and he was old and fucking adorable and I love this city
Photo I took of these wonderful people (the faces of whom I’ve blacked out) singing happy Birthday to their lovely old dog at a bar I was at tonight in Portland
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CounterPunch @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
According to Israel’s new death penalty law, Palestinian children, like adults, could, in practice, find themselves facing the gallows. This might take some by surprise, or even be dismissed as an exaggeration. Sadly, it is neither.
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Israel Moves Toward Executing Palestinian Children
According to Israel’s new death penalty law, Palestinian children, like adults, could, in practice, find themselves facing the gallows. This might take some by surprise, or even be dismissed as an exa...
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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Now seems like a good time to stop researching how people behave, respond to incentives, and build institutions to solve others' problems.🫠 Former Rep. Jeff Flake's dream come true.
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Tiffany C. Li @tiffanycli.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
When the birthright citizenship decision comes out, people will say it could never have gone any other way, that the law was obvious. But the mere fact that SCOTUS took on the case is evidence enough that we are living in a time of democratic precarity.
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Teresa Winstead @drteresa-winst.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
For real
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
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Maia Szalavitz @maiasz.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
I lived through the bad old days of AIDS. Why are we even thinking of bringing them back? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/o...
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Opinion | Do We Really Need a Reminder of What the AIDS Crisis Was Like?
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Things are not okay.
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Shabana Mir @shabana.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Same for Evanston, IL woman, dropped somewhere in Wisconsin at 5am
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Teresa Winstead @drteresa-winst.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Same thing to WA man released in the 35' night in rural GA, no Uber would pick him up. A 5 mile walk to the nearest hotel. We found a way to get him there, but this is late capitalism callous inhumane bullshit.
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Teresa Winstead @drteresa-winst.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
“And so these disruptions [brought by AI] are gonna disrupt every aspect of our society. And to make this work, we have to come to an agreement of what it is we’re going to do with the technology; how are we gonna explain to people who are likely gonna have less good, and less interesting jobs.”
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
My latest for @thenation.com. For those of us in healthcare, public health, science resisting is a duty born of our commitment to serve, make the world a better place. But our institutions don't make it easy. But we still have to do it in large and small ways. www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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A Motto for All Health Workers: Resist, Resist, Resist
Doing our work and keeping our heads down isn’t a victory. We need to fight this regime every day, in every way.
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
AI is not magic. It's human labor. The opening anecdote in this story made my jaw fall on the floor. www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...
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'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back
Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 12/03/2026
every quantitative measure is actually a stack of qualitative assumptions in a trenchcoat
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
This is a two way race.
Graph showcasing the latest poll by Evanston Roundtable, with a photo of Kat covering her mouth so excited about what she sees. Copy reads: 

WE HAVE THE JUICE!

Daniel Biss: 24% (no change)
Kat Abughazaleh: 20% (+3 since last poll)
Laura Fine: 14% (-2 since last poll)
All others: 10% or less
Undecided: 17% (-5 since last poll) 

March 9-10, 2026 survey of 741 likely Democratic primary voters using text-to-web and IVR phone, commissioned by the Evanston RoundTable.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We're spending $1 billion per day on war as millions of working people struggle to get by. Meanwhile, America's ultra-rich have never been richer.
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Capping credit card interest rates would save families $100 billion a year. Keeping rates high helps pay the salaries and bonuses of credit card company executives. By not capping credit card rates, Trump is choosing corporate CEOs over the American people.
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