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Kristen Sager Cincotta

@kscincotta.bsky.social
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👩🏻‍🔬Science nerd in public health (American Cancer Society now, ICF and CDC previously) 🔬 Research advocate 📷 Loves photography, #Yankees, coffee, hiking 👨‍👩‍👦 #KidMom Opinions my own, not my employer.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Perhaps the most insulting part of this whole affair was him saying "I'll be criticized for this vote–what's new?" without an ounce of self-reflection about why Cassidy, a doctor, received such harsh criticism for voting to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I’m going to guess the answer is NOT “sign your kid up for day camp at the aquarium across the street from the Fan Fest area for the whole first week of the tournament”, which, alas, is the choice we have made and now must live with.
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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
“We have a strong ethical commitment to care for them with the best possible care in the U.S.,” [Inglesby] said. This is awful. We have the facilities and the transportation to bring them back. Trump just doesn’t want them in the country.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
And they will fully deserve it.
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
A🧵 This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds. The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful. THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die. 1/n
The New York Times
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Without proof, vaccine denialists leading
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children's Deaths to Covid Vaccines
The agency's top vaccine regulaith said hui deniew had found
that the children were likely to have died "because of" the shots.
But public health experts want to examine the data.
are skeptical given his established anti-vaccine agenda.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/05/2026
Hey, Mitch. You could have prevented ALL THIS by voting to convict him and bar him from holding office again. Asshole.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
This is a great video. Democrats should be blasting this on primetime network tv every single night, in every single state. But they won’t.
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 21/05/2026
Meanwhile … www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say
Hundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceled
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I cannot overstate how desperately we need @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social in Congress.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This is insane. We are so far beyond “no one is above the law”.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
This man has never taken a child to a doctor’s office. He has no earthly idea what the vaccination process is.
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Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Let’s not bury the lede here. The President of the United States thinks vaccines cause autism. We are going to pay dearly for this. But he doesn’t care. Your baby getting meningitis ain’t his problem. It’s your problem.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
We don’t want Geoff Duncan.
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 04/05/2026
do think one of the big problems of the era is that a lot of mainstream politicians have forgotten that you just can't convince everyone; the point of successful electoral politics is to convince the people you can convince and to *defeat the rest*
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I know we get inured to stuff, but it is hard to fathom the cruelty here. At a time of tax cuts for the most powerful, they are trying to remove basic supports for the most vulnerable. The Trump administration's war on people with disabilities continues.
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Sarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Say it with me now... RFK has not changed his position on vaccines. Politico: RFK Jr. is holding up $600 million in vaccines for poor countries The distributor of the shots said it would cost tens of thousands of lives. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
politico.com
RFK Jr. is holding up $600 million in vaccines for poor countries
The distributor of the shots said it would cost tens of thousands of lives.
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Alicia Ault @aliciaault.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Only 124 researchers remain at EPA. More than 1500 were laid off or fired. Those who are left must hew to the administration line, and be overseen by political appointees. How does this make America healthy? or great? #climatechange #publichealth #science #pollution #toxic #cancer #lunghealth
nytimes.com
How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Please god no.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
If only we cared as much about the non-political figures, especially those too young to even vote.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Absolutely wild that people on that stage stood there and watched the guys in military attire evacuate Vance and left Trump just sitting there until the military guys came back.
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Anti-Fascist Translator Monkey @translatormonkey.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/04/2026
it is important to emphasize that this was *the point*. this was *intentional*. elon musk is a vicious white supremacist who thinks poor african children ought to die, so that the world can be whiter
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Russell Vought is easily the most pernicious man in the entire Trump administration.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
ACIP's new charter seems innocuous but focuses on vaccine adverse events. Sec Kennedy's anti-vax advocacy has always implied that CDC hides vaccine injuries but vaccines are studied extensively & are safe & effective. Instead of promoting vaccines, RFK, Jr is sowing doubt
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 02/04/2026
I do think it is noteworthy that the first two cabinet-level firings were both 1) women 2) doing everything possible to do what he wanted. I mean, Trump’s a misogynist, news at 11, but still.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Dr. Clark would be an ENORMOUS step up for Georgia but also for the House in general. We need more scientists!
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Nora Verlaine @noraverlaine.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I’m proud, and also sad, to be quoted in Science News about how the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (aka AHRQ) has been effectively disbanded, with no research funding being disbursed, while Congress continues to fund its (my!) work It hurts me, but more, it hurts patients
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
THIS. You may feel passionate about left toe cancer but if you restrict your donation to only that research & the only person in the country studying it doesn’t apply for our funding, your $ is just sitting there unused. PLEASE trust us to direct your $ most effectively.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The absolute nonsense we just went through to find this damn game.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
My tween has had an old school cd player in his room for almost two years. No algorithms, no ads, no subscription fees!
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Feeling very weird about missing the #NoKings protests today (especially since we’re missing to go cheer on the #USMNT in their friendly!) but rest assured: We remain steadfastly and adamantly #NoKings.
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Indivisible ATL @indivisibleatl.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
More photos to come, but this kid from our Beltline stroll’s poster is on point! “Donald Trump go to jail” “We don’t like Trump”
A child (face hidden) holds a  poster with a child’s sketch of Donald Trump. (You can tell it’s Trump because the figure is orange.)

The poster reads “Trump go to jail” and “We don’t like Trump.”
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This is literally the first time I’ve heard Thurmond’s name. I can name four other Democrats in this race off the top of my head, so it’s not like I’m not paying attention. This just feels wildly out of NOWHERE.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This has been the GOP's "starve-the-beast" scheme for nearly 50 years. Meanwhile, millions suffer and struggle to get ahead as the rich get richer. See the problem here?
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I need all Democrats to internalize this deeply: “Trump promised to do X and didn’t!” = BAD MESSAGING “It’s Trump’s fault that X bad thing is happening!” = GOOD MESSAGING The issue isn’t that he’s breaking promises. It’s that he’s doing EXTREMELY DAMAGING THINGS.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Read the whole thread.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I mean, I don’t either and yet, here we are.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Wait, the guy who wrote all these songs was Jon Voight’s brother?!
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
There was a NYC local radio commercial a bunch of years back where a woman is giving birth and asks her husband why there’s a Yankees player in the room. And the player responds “I’m Dellin Betances.” in a completely deadpan voice. My brain has regularly spit out “I’m Dellin Betances!” ever since.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
If we’re going to push live sports onto streamers, can we at least get better cameras? I know some of this haze was fog but it looked SO bad.
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New York Yankees @yankeesbot.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Rise & Shine. #OpeningDay | #RepBX
Aaron Judge on deck at Oracle Park: 

Yankes vs Giants
Rise & Shine. 

Opening Day 2026 Presented by Adobe.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
It's just unreal how little thought or planning went into starting a new massive war in the Middle East.
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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
A normal Congress would simply pass the bill, have the President veto it, and then override the veto
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
It’s about damn time.
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Bethany Mannon @drbethany.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
There are too many people trying to make a living by finding things to say on the internet
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Sean Duffy should be impeached and removed from his cabinet post.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I have three trips in 18 days starting on April 6th, so it would be really great if y’all could sort all this out before then. Also before more people die, please.
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Kristen Sager Cincotta @kscincotta.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Nothing about this is going to end well.
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Nigel Goldenfeld @nigelgoldenfeld.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
🧪Typically, the NIH approves roughly $5.3 billion in cancer research funding every fiscal year. The amount that’s been distributed so far this year has alarmed researchers. At just under six months into the current fiscal year, only $541 million in cancer research grants have been delivered. 👇👇👇👇
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