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Jessie Seiler

@jessieish.bsky.social
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MPH, PhD in epidemiology | she/her | science writer focused on health misinformation at Center for Science in the Public Interest | affiliate faculty, U. Washington School of Public Health | opinions my own but I'm sure we all agree that my cat is cute

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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Closing day. "It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops." mason.gmu.edu/~rmatz/giama...
A baseball field, with the sun on the infield and the shade in the outfield
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm reviewing the sketchy science claims supplement companies make for an upcoming article. These websites are full of bonkers claims (oh, your pill slows aging? oh, muscle growth without exercise?) but also SO MANY ZOOMED IN MOUTH PHOTOS. I should get hazard pay, it's so gross
A picture of what appears to be a white guy shoving pills into his mouth, why do they show this, it's disgusting
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Center for Science in the Public Interest @cspinet.org · 16/09/2026
Today, CSPI’s Litigation Department and co-counsel at the @aclu.org, @protectdemocracy.org, and others filed a class action lawsuit challenging the National Institutes of Health’s policy of blocking grants in order to censor views it disagrees with. We're unafraid to take this admin to court again.
cspi.org
Researchers challenge NIH screening of grants for disfavored viewpoints
Class action lawsuit seeks to stop NIH censorship and termination of federally funded scientific research
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 16/09/2026
Happy Baby Safety Month.
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Mookie please I need to prep the new scores before rehearsal
The backside of a tortie cat planted right on top of a stack of scores. Most of the page is obscured by her butt
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Any accounting of this day that doesn't include the resulting violence and discrimination experienced by Arab Americans (and the global effects of the war on terror) is straight up propaganda for a white supremacist vision of the United States.
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Now in Gunmetal Grey!
A person in the background carrying a bag over their shoulder. In the foreground, a large gray cat sits beside a cardboard box labeled "CATS FOR MEN." The text above reads "Introducing CATS FOR MEN™," and below the box, it says "The first feline designed for real, masculine men."
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
At the vet for Mookie’s annual exam. No cat has ever been so betrayed.
A tortie cat with wide yellow eyes staring in alarm from a cat backpack.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 01/09/2026
This pelican is a liar and a charlatan.
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Dr. Leonard Bright @drleonardbright.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Professors across the South: We still need your voice. There’s still time to complete the survey and share your experiences in higher education. Please participate—and encourage your faculty colleagues to do the same. Every response helps. Make your voice heard. #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 26/08/2026
And as I've been tracking, it's been eight months since Trump admitted a single refugee into the United States (Biden admitted 100,060 in 2024; white people from South Africa don't count.) There is now no longer a legal path for non-white people to become a U.S. permanent resident or citizen.
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Really loved the latest Vibe Check pod on the death of Jason Arday and the dangers of being isolated in elite spaces. Thank you, @theferocity.bsky.social! Also if folks haven't seen the website Arday's former students put together, please give it a read. leilacancode.github.io/everythinggo...
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Vibe Check | iHeart
A weekly podcast where Saeed Jones and Zach Stafford make sense of what’s going on in news and culture – and how it all feels. Vibe Check is your favorite group chat, come to life. Subscribe to Sirius...
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A site created by his former students
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I’m on Shengruo’s committee and it’s been a privilege to see her work develop! Come cheer her on while she presents some great work, including qualitative research, on this really important topic!
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is excellently done and I suggest all my colleagues in public health give it a read. .... I read this and Emily Wilson's response to Nolan's Odyssey last night and had a dream that combined them, I do not suggest this specific thing to my colleagues in public health. Or anyone else.
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Maybe it will happen today! You don’t have to get ready if you stay ready so stick that bottle of champagne in the fridge now.
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Things are bad, so may I recommend developing parasocial relationships with foster cats who live half a world away as a way of sparking some joy? Yay for Ernie! Yay for his very own personal tail!
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
helpful coverage from @elpais.com english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-...
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In the heart of the Miccosukee, the Native American tribe that shut down Alligator Alcatraz
The community found refuge from white persecution deep in the Everglades swamps centuries ago. Together with environmental groups, they succeeded in forcing the closure of the immigration detention ce...
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I’m not there this year, but y’all, why is John Ioannidis being paid to talk at #SER2026? Was RFK Jr unavailable? Yikes.
A screenshot of The agenda for this morning’s plenary session at SER.
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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
i do find the imagery of pouring endless, unnecessary money into a corroded mirror of rancid water a little heavy handed
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
NY-10 is, according to the Jewish Electorate Institute, the second most Jewish Congressional district in the US. (www.jewishelectorateinstitute.org/p6611) It voted overwhelmingly for a candidate who says Israel is committing genocide. That should challenge assumptions about what American Jews want.
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adam whalen, mph 🐳 @awhale.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
for the billionth time, everyone who worked for USAID knew it was a tool of soft power, but accepted it because the tradeoff is you get to materially improve people’s lives that otherwise would die. hoarding the fruits of imperialism for the core and letting the world starve is not better.
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Jesus Lizard Superstar 🖤 🐀🐀🐀 @acekatana.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
At a certain point you gotta say the signs have spoken and sacrifice the king
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Rachel Ernst @rachelernst.myatproto.social · 17/06/2026
This entire thread is wild & demonstrates what teachers have been screaming about: AI dependence not only completely discredits the user, it makes the user feel worthless. It's a psychologically manipulative tool that causes one to doubt their actual knowledge & then creates a shame loop.
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Shawon is so great! We got to celebrate her at graduation recently, so it's time for this final step. I'll be there!
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
There are lovers you forget and sandwiches that haunt you for the rest of your life.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
“I think one of the best investments you can make as a new graduate is understanding that the most adult thing you can do is ask questions. Do not be afraid to ask how things work. The wisest investment you can make is curiously and openness to knowledge from other people.”
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/06/2026
Let's Streisand-effect these people. Here's the editorial that somehow merited calling the cops. Read and share.
diabetesjournals.org
Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This was a fun one to write. If you like mushroom coffee, hey, that's great! But supplements companies shouldn't get to use shaky science to separate you from your money.
cspi.org
Do mushroom supplements live up to the hype?
From gut health to mental focus, there’s a mushroom gummy or coffee out there for any health need. Here’s the science behind the questionable claims.
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Ruby!! This is going to be so great!
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This was a fun one to write. If you like mushroom coffee, hey, that's great! But supplements companies shouldn't get to use shaky science to separate you from your money.
cspi.org
Do mushroom supplements live up to the hype?
From gut health to mental focus, there’s a mushroom gummy or coffee out there for any health need. Here’s the science behind the questionable claims.
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
"I just cannot accept a future where all the trans kids of today and tomorrow have to live like this, walking on eggshells, uncertain if the next morning will be even more hostile. I never want to walk past another Pokemon-covered memorial for a murdered child from my community." 💔
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
A student, a trans woman who was just 19 years old, was stabbed to death in off-campus housing on mother's day. The UW response has been a reminder that the institution doesn't care about our trans students enough. Nobody warned me that being a professor means being so scared for our students.
dailyuw.com
In the day following the fatal stabbing of a UW student, here’s what we know
In the day following the fatal stabbing of a UW student, here’s what we know
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
This is going to be a great dissertation defense!
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Actor Mel Gibson appeared on Joe Rogan’s show on January 9, 2025, and made the evidence-free claim that ivermectin and fenbendazole would cure cancer. For the subsequent 6 months, prescriptions for the drugs doubled. Misinformation is powerful, and it is killing us from several different angles.
Graphic showing that overall and among cancer patients, prescriptions of these two drugs doubled from January-June 2025 compared to 2024.
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Liz Essley Whyte @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
NEW from me and Josh Dawsey- Inside Marty Makary's downfall at the FDA Lots of juicy detail in here Gift link: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Inside Marty Makary’s Downfall at the FDA
Senior administration officials concluded that the Food and Drug and Administration commissioner was out of step with President Trump’s priorities.
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Eric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Dodgers Pride Night is June 5 against the Angels, and they are putting up a permanent display in the centerfield plaza at Dodger Stadium honoring Glenn Burke and Billy Bean
This year, the Dodgers will be installing a tribute to LGBTQ+ trailblazers Billy Bean and Glenn Burke, who both played for L.A. and were among the first professional athletes to identify as gay. The permanent display will be housed in the Centerfield plaza and feature pictures and memorabilia from their careers and text explaining the duo’s contributions to Major League Baseball and professional sports.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
You’ll find the names and stories of the victims as best as we at L.A. TACO could research them. We hope this list offers a moment to remember these individuals. The full list: lataco.com/ice-death-tr... By Memo Torres, Aisha Wallace-Palomares, Izzy Ramirez, and Odessa Hairapetian
Art of two skeleton hands in red handcuffs holding on to cell bars.

The headline reads “Here’s Every Single Death Linked to Immigration Enforcement Since Trump’s Raids Began”
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Don Yee @mosquitolab.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
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Ron Swanson: Nature is Amazing
ALT: Ron Swanson: Nature is Amazing
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I just want to add, since this is breaking containment, that this can't be made right. these people, each one a whole universe, are gone. there can only be justice for the perpetrators; public remorse & restitution; & reform to ensure future aid systems are more just and less prone to imperial whims
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
People still get shit for saying "eat the rich" when the rich are actually, literally, absolutely fine with delaying care for critically ill or wounded kids. Tax these assholes out of existence.
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This right here
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Hipster Vampire Amy @lasrina.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Doctor: I’m sorry to tell you that the best option for you is a hysterectomy. Middle-aged cis woman, hope slowly dawning in her eyes: …Yeeterus? Middle-aged cis woman’s friends, leaping out from behind the furniture and dangling from the ceiling: YEETERUS! YEETERUS! YEETERUS! YEETERUS!
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Doctors & researchers close to UCSF are circulating a petition to block Vinay Prasad's return to the university. They cite: -suppression of scientific findings -allegations of abuse -harmful rhetoric attacking public health -conflicts of interest form.jotform.com/260836126659...
form.jotform.com
OPEN PETITION TO UCSF LEADERSHIP
Please click the link to complete this form.
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
happy may day! every right you have as a worker was written in blood ❤️
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
A win for public health!
theguardian.com
Trump withdraws nomination of Casey Means for US surgeon general
US president said he was instead nominating radiologist and Fox News contributor Dr Nicole Saphier for the post
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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
This is a great intro to why nutrition guidance feels like it changes all the time. It's not the science! It's industry influence and media coverage. Also, they make a crunchwrap, so you know it's a good time.
youtube.com
We Investigated the Most Convincing Food Lies
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I am begging people looking to make major donations to universities to either 1) care as much about academics as they do sports, or 2) make unrestricted gifts instead. Signed, A faculty member at a university with brand new athletic facilities and crumbling teaching and research infrastructure
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
CRITICS SAY?????????
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