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I'm a data scientist but political violence threatens my job. I am struggling to support my family financially but hold two graduate degrees. What the hell happened?

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
In normal times, the fact that government officials at HHS blatantly lied to the public and got caught would be a scandal of unusual size. Everyone involved in this disinformation scheme against the people of the United States should be held accountable.
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No child deaths definitively linked to Covid shots, FDA says
The agency’s analysis contradicts claims made by former vaccine chief Dr. Vinay Prasad.
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We Are CASA @wearecasa.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is once again able to walk out of court and return to his family. Federal Judge Xinis’ protections remain in place for Kilmar. This victory is thanks to the power of community organizing and all of you who have stood up for justice. #Fight4Kilmar
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Maryland Department of Human Services @mdhumanservices.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Approximately 3,800 children and teens in Maryland are currently in out-of-home, or foster care. During National Foster Care Month, we recognize the critical role foster parents play in supporting children, strengthening family connections, and helping families reunify safely whenever possible.
This is a DHS graphic with a black background with a blue banner titled: "National Foster Care Month" with the following facts stated on a blue rectangle with white and yellow-colored Montserrat font:

"more than 331,700 children in foster care nationwide." And in smaller font, "As of Sept. 30. 2025."
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Brigitte...'dissident' @brigitteatyale.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Those Democrats inciting violence must stop.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 27/04/2026
The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country. www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi... Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
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semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Melania - Your husband was gleeful about the deaths of Robert Mueller & Rob Reiner, he yells at & demeans female reporters on a weekly basis, he encouraged a mob to endanger the life of his former Vice President. And on and on. . . So, Melania, America is asking you to kindly f*ck all the way off.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 14/04/2026
Tylenol in pregnancy not linked with autism, Danish study finds reut.rs/480pjLd
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Tylenol in pregnancy not linked with autism, Danish study finds
The use of Tylenol by women during pregnancy was not associated with autism in their children, according to results of a nationwide ​study in Denmark published on Monday.
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grimace14.bsky.social @grimace14.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Andy Harris is a fascist www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
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Hutzell: Andy Harris ♥ Viktor Orbán. Here’s why that’s bad.
COLUMN | Why does Rep. Andy Harris love Viktor Orban? If you want to know who Maryland’s lone Republican in Congress is, take a look at the Hungarian strongman facing a tough reelection Sunday.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Defend Public Health’s full policy platform can be found below. We’ll be holding candidates’ feet to the fire on whether or not they support this platform and if they plan to fight for the public’s health.
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The People's Health Platform | Defend Public Health
After a year of relentless attacks on the health of Americans from the highest levels of government, Defend Public Health believes it is critical to not just fight back against those attacks, but to a...
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grimace14.bsky.social @grimace14.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
It's almost like this could have been avoided if we listened to experts rather than con men... www.npr.org/2026/04/03/n...
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Penalties stack up as AI spreads through the legal system
Early scandals have not slowed lawyers' adoption of AI tools, even as court sanctions over fake legal briefs continue to rise.
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𝓛𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓡𝓮𝔂 🦋 My emotions identify as Sɪɢʜ﹗Gᴜʟᴘ﹗Hᴀʜᴀ﹗Sᴏʙ﹗ @lindarey.com · 02/04/2026
IT'S TIIIIIIMMMMMMEEEEEEEE!! Drastic times call for drastic measures. If you can stay home, AWESOME. If you can't, please consider NOT BUYING anything that day. The POINT is the pressure of OUR POWER. #MAYDay #May1st #GeneralStrike #NOBusinessAsUSUAL www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...
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Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer | Common Dreams
Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin announces nationwide general strike on May 1 in next No Kings mass action.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 28/03/2026
Marylanders flooded public spaces Saturday with homemade signs, inflatable crowns and chants of “No Kings.” buff.ly/Ke9q7sz
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grimace14.bsky.social @grimace14.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Holy shit, Larry David shops at H Mart too! www.sfgate.com/food/article...
sfgate.com
10,000 people lined up for opening of highly anticipated Bay Area H Mart
Morning lines were so long that it took an hour just to get inside the store.
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
COVID vaccines during pregnancy protect newborns for 5 months, study finds : NPR www.npr.org/2026/03/25/n...
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Yep, a mom's COVID shot during pregnancy protects her baby, a large study finds
A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
If states ban fluoride, kids with cavities and Medicaid costs could spike, study finds www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
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If states ban fluoride, more kids will get cavities and Medicaid costs could soar, study finds
If five states ban fluoride in drinking water, 132,572 additional children would need a cavity filled or a tooth pulled.
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Governing real-world health data as a public utility. The utility model offers a framework for ethical stewardship, patient empowerment, and distributed innovation. | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Governing real-world health data as a public utility
The utility model offers a framework for ethical stewardship, patient empowerment, and distributed innovation
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
N. Adam Brown: The Doctors Are Not Alright — Something is deeply misaligned when clinicians can't even voice their despair www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/pres...
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Opinion | The Doctors Are Not Alright
Something is deeply misaligned when clinicians can't even voice their despair
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
That's right. Worse than Pointless www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 25/02/2026
I sat down with Dr. Jenna Norton, an NIH employee & my guest at the People’s State of the Union. She was put on leave by the Trump Admin after speaking truth to power. Dr. Norton told me Trump’s actions risked creating a super-bug that would endanger us all.
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
See also: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: International Vaccine Access Center | US Measles Tracker - publichealth.jhu.edu/ivac/resourc...
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U.S. Measles Tracker | International Vaccine Access Center
Measles outbreaks have hit multiple U.S. states, vaccination & rapid reporting are critical to limit the spread & hospitalizations
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
A lot of people, including me, were wondering how an IRB could ever approve this study. The answer is that no IRB did. The person who “signed off” on approval from the only ethics board that reviewed it had resigned three years earlier. His signature was used without his knowledge.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
We were told to scrub "biodiversity" from our websites because of this shit.
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grimace14.bsky.social @grimace14.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Gov. Moore says he’ll sign bill banning immigration enforcement agreements
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he plans to sign emergency legislation banning working agreements between federal immigration agencies and local jurisdictions.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 06/02/2026
Have no fear! Four more cities are joining our national March 7th rallies! Want to host a local rally? Visit standupforscience/march7 to get started!
Top of the photo in black text reads: "MARCH 7th, 2026". Below that in black text reads: "NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION". Below that in black text reads: "WASHINGTON, DC". Below that in black text in a yellow box that goes diagonally across the photo reads: "ADDITIONAL RALLIES ANNOUNCED!". Below that in black text reads: "BIRMINGHAM, AL, SANTA CRUZ, CA, ATHENS, GA, CORNWALL, NY." To the bottom right of that is a yellow box with black text in it reading: "HOST YOUR OWN!", with a yellow arrow pointing to the bottom of the photo at a link in white text reading: "standupforscience.net/march7". In the center bottom of the photo is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo.
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Ben Conarck @conarck.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
News: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has inked a deal to purchase a warehouse just outside Hagerstown for $102.4 million, fueling concerns of its potential conversion into an immigration detention facility. For @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Feds purchase warehouse near Hagerstown, fueling talk of detention center
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has inked a deal to purchase a warehouse just outside Hagerstown for $102.4 million.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 27/01/2026
Are you ready to Help America Vote? Signing up to be a poll worker is a great opportunity to ensure that we have accessible and efficient midterm elections this November. Answer the call at HelpAmericaVote.gov #HelpAmericaVote
Graphic promoting signing up to be a poll worker and celebrating Help America Vote Day
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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 22/01/2026
I just thought everyone should see this
Dr Kareem Carr
man: i wish to publish
@kareem_carr
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reviewer 2: your paper is no good
man: i'll do anything to improve
reviewer 2: it's simple. you must read the work of the great scientist Pagliarini
man: *bursts into tears* but i am Pagliarini
Andre Pagliarini
@apagliar
Jan 21
a first: in rejecting an article I submitted to a journal, reviewer 2 noted I failed to engage the work of one Andre Pagliarini
Jan 21, 2026 • 3:47 PM UTC
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 06/01/2026
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Meningitis can kill kids within hours.  CDC data shows meningococcal vaccines reduced U.S. cases by over 75% since 2005 with effectiveness exceeding 90%in young children.  It was just dropped from the routine schedule.  RFK Jr acting out his anti vax fantasy.  Kids will die.
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information | Canada | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
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The Verge @theverge.com · 25/11/2025
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it. Read more from @benjaminriley.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Verge headline: Is language the same as intelligence? The Al industry desperately needs it to be
by Benjamin Riley

Illustration of a polygonal persons face in profile, laid out a bit like a heat map. The person has an empty speech bubble where their brain should be
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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Representatives speaking outside HHS: Herb Conaway, Maxine Dexter, Sen. Ron Wyden, Sen. Chris Van Hollen
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 29/10/2025
U.S. House Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, told voters worried about rising health-care costs that costs are “just going back to what it was like before COVID."
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Republicans Face Voter Anger Over Rising Health Care Premiums
Notices of rising health insurance premiums are landing in voters' mailboxes and sending some to Republican town halls to vent their frustration.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 19/10/2025
On Nov 5 at 4 PM, join and support members of the healthcare, public health, and scientific communities in a march from the APHA Rally for the Public’s Health to the Capitol to deliver petitions to Congress demanding the resignation or removal of RFK Jr. www.911forhealthandscience.org
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Monique 🔵📚🎗️ @fngrs132.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Let’s start figuring out who we want. Praying that we can make it there.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 16/10/2025
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more. Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper
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grimace14.bsky.social @grimace14.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Every small victory should be felt in a big way. This woman's story should be shared nationally. It was a crime to detain her after being victimized for so long. www.thebanner.com/western-mary...
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Hagerstown nail salon owner freed after five months in ICE custody
Melissa Tran, a Hagerstown mom and nail salon owner, was freed five months after being detained by ICE and jailed in Washington state. A federal judge ruled that U.S. officials had no basis for prolon...
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
“… just days after a gunman sprayed over 500 bullets across the CDC campus, the government fired over 150 violence and injury prevention specialists”
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 04/09/2025
Before the hearing begins, a reminder…
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Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines
The number of infected people, measured over 70-some years and across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, generally declined after vaccines were introduced.
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GwenieThinks 🤔 @gwenie.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
We Ran the CDC: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health. | The authors previously led in the CDC, either as directors or acting directors under Republican and Democratic administrations. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 17/08/2025
Late last night I mapped crime rates for cities in OH, SC and WV to show how often they exceeded the rate in DC — where those states’ governors are sending National Guard troops to “combat crime.” www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
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More people in Ohio need protection from violent crime than there are people in D.C.
Governors of three states — Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia — are sending members of their state National Guards to D.C. to … well, theoretically to combat crime but, if the past week is any in...
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grimace14.bsky.social @grimace14.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
People ask why I'm so bearish on the whole "Ai is changing everything" rhetoric. Part of that is my conviction that much of what's out there is poorly calibrated for real world tasks. Here is a delightful article on one such practice that causes problems in translation. doi.org/10.1093/jami...
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The harm of class imbalance corrections for risk prediction models: illustration and simulation using logistic regression
AbstractObjective. Methods to correct class imbalance (imbalance between the frequency of outcome events and nonevents) are receiving increasing interest f
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Elizabeth F Mattera @lizmattera.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Moral Injury and Brain Drain Are Destroying Our Public Health Workforce — How much more do we have to endure? by Katie Suleta, DHSc, MPH, MS www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
medpagetoday.com
Opinion | Moral Injury and Brain Drain Are Destroying Our Public Health Workforce
How much more do we have to endure?
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Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
With the @nws.noaa.gov issuing a Flood Watch for much of our state, I’m asking Marylanders to prepare for potential flash flooding, heavy rains, and damaging winds. Please watch for any emergency alerts. Visit mdready.maryland.gov for more information or to sign-up for emergency text alerts.
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Free Speech For People @fsfp.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
BREAKING: More than 750,000 people across the country have now joined us in demanding our Members of Congress do their job and impeach + remove Trump from public office for his multiple abuses of power. Help us reach one million and beyond. Add your name today at ImpeachTrumpAgain.org.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Woman sees a video on Instagram extolling the virtues of an herbal supplement, turmeric. She begins taking the supplement and is ultimately hospitalized for a week because it caused liver damage. Dietary and herbal supplements are largely unregulated but RFK Jr. doesn’t care about that.
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Woman says NBC News report helped her recognize liver damage from turmeric supplements
"I had essentially poisoned my liver": The 57-year-old's daily high dose of turmeric pills caused stomach pain, nausea and fatigue.
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grimace14.bsky.social @grimace14.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Return of the Jedi is the perfect July 4th movie. I think we can all appreciate the end of a tyrant being celebrated with fireworks and ewoks
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