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Ryan McNeil

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Associate Professor (Medicine/Public Health/Anthro) at Yale | opinions own

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Hannah Harris Green @whatsitlike.me · 28/09/2026
When I set out to fact check “The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs” which argues that harm reduction may increase overdoses, I expected some cherry picking and misdirection. But not to find basic math errors and debunked right wing talking points asserted as fact in the Atlantic’s print edition.
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Atlantic's anti-harm reduction screed riddled with errors
A close read of "The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs" found errors in basic arithmetic as well as more deliberately misleading elements
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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
After a long time, Frog said “Toad, it is getting dark. We should be going to sleep now.”
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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Alert to Canadian Academics: The parliamentary committee report on criteria for grants (i.e. EDI) is out. It’s not good. So not a time to get too comfortable with how things are going here compared to elsewhere. Need to push back on this. EDI makes for better science. It’s not a tradeoff
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What's behind this tidal wave of epidemics? In the largest study ever conducted on emerging infectious diseases, we show that the popular explanation - "our relationship with nature is out of balance" - doesn't hold up. Out now in Nature, after half a decade of work: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The anthropogenic fingerprint on emerging infectious diseases - Nature
Emerging infectious disease outbreak risks are ubiquitous worldwide, and highest in landscapes where people, livestock and fragmented natural ecosystems coexist, but detection and data ...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Ryan McNeil @ryanmcneil.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Come work with me in Canada (when I relocate next year): Tenure-track faculty opening at the University of Ottawa - focus on health equity. Part of Emerging Leader recruitment that comes with generous federal research support. uottawa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uOttaw...
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Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader in Epidemiology and/or Applied Health Research
Job Type: Academic Regular Faculty/Department: SEPH Professors The University of Ottawa (uOttawa) invites applications for a tenure-track Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader position in epidemiology and/or...
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@RossWBermanIV

I’m a REAL MAN:

I’m SCARED OF CITIES

I’m MAD at the LITTLE MERMAID

My truck is TALL and I have to crawl into it like a BABY

Do not get me STARTED on women’s sports
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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
i support the first amendment but bari deserves this
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Doctors for Safer Drug Policy @dsdp.ca · 18/09/2026
Next week! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The substance use health network is hosting a dope webinar series on hospital based ops/scs. Moderator Dr. Tommy Brothers. Drs. Jess Wilder and Ryan Herriot will be presenting on insanctuoned ops on Vancouver island. September 2. 9 am pacific.
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Ryan McNeil @ryanmcneil.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Come work with me in Canada (when I relocate next year): Tenure-track faculty opening at the University of Ottawa - focus on health equity. Part of Emerging Leader recruitment that comes with generous federal research support. uottawa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uOttaw...
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Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader in Epidemiology and/or Applied Health Research
Job Type: Academic Regular Faculty/Department: SEPH Professors The University of Ottawa (uOttawa) invites applications for a tenure-track Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader position in epidemiology and/or...
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Zohran’s Mommy Dommey @loridiletto.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
At least twice a week I think about how Toni Morrison used to get up early to write, before she had to take her kids to school and go to work— and how these days she’d almost certainly be using that time to work a second job to afford groceries instead.
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Ryan McNeil @ryanmcneil.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
People *really* need to remember to include data collection dates in their papers. I've read a surprising number of papers recently that have left this information out.
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Cristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Join us on 28th Sept in Manchester for a talk by @ryanmcneil.bsky.social on Slow Violence and North America's Overdose Crisis. Details in the attached. @healthierfutures.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social @cperguom.bsky.social
Please join us for the next seminar co-sponsored by the Department of Geography and the Health and Health Systems in the Global Context (HHSGC) seminar series, with support from Healthier Futures, which will take place on Monday 28 September 2026, 15.00–16.30 in University Place 1.218. University of Manchester
We are delighted to welcome Dr Ryan McNeil, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Harm Reduction Research at Yale School of Medicine, who will speak on “Slow violence and North America’s overdose crisis.”
Dr McNeil’s research examines how social, structural, and environmental forces shape risk and harm among people who use drugs. His work focuses on harm reduction, addiction treatment, supervised consumption services, housing and overdose prevention, and approaches to managing stimulant use disorders. His research has informed policy and practice as harm reduction interventions, including supervised consumption services and safe supply, have expanded.
The seminar is in person only and no registration is required.
Seminar details
Speaker: Dr Ryan McNeil
Title: Slow violence and North America’s overdose crisis
Date and time: Monday 28 September 2026, 15.00–16.30
Location: University Place 1.218
The HHSGC seminar series brings together researchers interested in broadening understanding of, and responding to, pressing challenges faced by health systems globally. It provides a forum for interdisciplinary exchange, showcasing theoretical and empirical research, policy analysis, and implementation insights from diverse regional, disciplinary, and methodological perspectives.
Please do share this announcement with colleagues, students, and networks who may be interested.
Supported by:
Health and Health Systems in the Global Context (HHSGC), Cities, Politics & Economies Research Group, Department of Geography, Healthier Futures Research Platform
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Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Rough week to tell people that your application to join the FBI finally went through.
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No Cartridge Trev @nocartridge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I’m Ross Douthat. I’m cat turd 2. I’m Rob Schneider. I’m the ghost of the little person kid rock toured with. I’m MuricaFirst1776. And I’m Austin Tyler Harper. All this and Dean Cain, on 60 Minutes.
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
underrated part of El-Sayed’s messaging strategy seems to be shaming journalists who ask dumb questions that play into right-wing frames. you can’t answer these in a way that satisfies them, but you can make it embarrassing enough that you impose a toll on asking.
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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Sridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Every goddamn thing is spam and frauds. Every phone call, every email, every mail, every website, every post. You can't use anything without being on guard for almost all of it to be malicious junk. Even the messages I am beamed directly from God have turned out to be fraudulent.
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Shishiqiushi @shishiqiushi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Was looking for aca subsidies news and this is what I got.... The news is completely completely complicit in Trump's crimes
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 12/09/2026
Honestly, "big-name studios can't agree on the premise of the Muppet Show" sounds like the premise of the Muppet Show
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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
One of the definitions of the "surveillance state" that I operate under is when a government turns *all* methods of data and information collection---no matter what purpose it was supposed to serve, into surveillance intended for punishment.
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Iva Cheung @ivacheung.com · 11/09/2026
UBC researchers are seeking Lower Mainland–based South Asian youth & young adults 19–35 who use substances to participate in a photovoice and interview study: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #ParticipateInResearch
Are you a South Asian youth or young adult using drugs in BC?
You are eligible for the South Asian Photovoice (SAP) research study. Join a paid photovoice research project where you'll take photos of your daily life and participate in two individual interviews, two focus groups (optional), and photography to help us better understand substance use among South Asian young people. Interviews will take 1–1.5 hours and focus groups will take 1.5–2 hours. This is a UBC study.
You may qualify for this study if you:
•are South Asian between 19–35 and live in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia
•are currently using drugs (i.e., opioids, stimulants, benzos, aprty drugs)
•can communicate in English

Participation is voluntary
You will receive $240 for your participation over the course of the study.
For more information, please contact Saranee Fernando or scan the QR code.
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Researchers across the country are turning to side hustles to fund their work. Behind the cuts sits a bigger shift: whether American science can still sustain durable research capacity. @lindseydcameron.bsky.social and I examine the stakes in a new piece @science.org: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The wrong platform for science
Daniel Blumstein recently sat in a Colorado meadow waiting for yellow-bellied marmots to appear, as the ecologist and evolutionary biologist had done many times before, the New York Times reported. Bu...
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
john fetterman is the first rat in history to climb onto a sinking ship.
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P.O.W.E.R. @policeoversight.ca · 09/09/2026
🚨 NEW study: ​​Reports of drug seizures by police rose during first year of decriminalization in Vancouver via @sfu-fhs.bsky.social: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor... @drugdatadecoded.ca @readthemaple.com
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​​Reports of drug seizures by police rose during first year of decriminalization, SFU study finds​
People in Vancouver experienced an increase in police drug seizures during the first year of British Columbia's drug decriminalization pilot project, according to a Simon Fraser University study. D...
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J. Michael Mull @jmichaelmull.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
even now, she's still teaching us
screen on car radio reading:
Dolly Parton
Love is Like A Butt
(it should be Butterfly but the last part couldn't fit on the screen)
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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We had a wonderful ‘Democratize Yale’ teach-in last week on the Yale campus organized by students, faculty and alumni. It went off without a hitch (though Yale threw the press off campus) and we had a special guest from the Class of 1962, actor Sam Waterston, join us. 1/
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More Perfect University on Instagram: "“The answer to any kind of restriction on free speech is just more speech.” Hundreds of Yale students, faculty, and alumni gathered to demand Yale abandon its s...
20K likes, 308 comments - moreperfectuniversity on September 7, 2026: "“The answer to any kind of restriction on free speech is just more speech.” Hundreds of Yale students, faculty, and alumni gathe...
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Patrick Sauer @pjsauer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
In 1917, Frank Little man was lynched in Butte Montana for organizing miners and lumberjacks. Swung from a trestle on the Milwaukee Bridge, an unsolved murder to this day. He should be on the $20 bill. And American labor history should be required in high school. Slainte, Frank 🥃
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lowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
what's baffling about "maha" is - in terms of actual vote-moving - it is a niche thing. if it were a serious thing, rfk wouldn't poll at 2%. you don't have to pander to it
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Alan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Tetris has openly commented on this propaganda gaming project hosted by the White House.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just remember, there were a handful of useful idiots in academia and elsewhere that championed Jay Bhattacharya for NIH director.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 04/09/2026
HHS is canceling infant mortality and postpartum grants to focus instead on research related to what the department says are “root causes” like sperm counts and erectile dysfunction. www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-ca…
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HHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, ED
Officials at the Office of Minority Health told grantees that they’re prioritizing “root causes” of infertility and promoting exercise.
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/09/2024
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day. On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
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Alexandra Almond @alexandraalmond.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I'm laughing and crying at the same time
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Thank you to @saulausterlitz.bsky.social for this piece. Students, faculty and alumni at Yale are doing a teach-in on democratizing the university today. This piece is perfectly timed. @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/bending-the-...
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Bending the Knee at Yale
Why is it that Maurie McInnis and her fellow elites crumbled so instantaneously?
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Ohio Todd @lettucewrangler.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Sometimes i think about how, in the late 90s, USPS was moving to set up a secure email address for every US resident and how congress prevented it.
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Tuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
Image of Sundar Pichai and the Gmail logo
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly made times less hard for a lot of people thoughtcatalog.com/nicolestawia...
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Dolly Parton Funded an Oscar-Winning AIDS Documentary in the 1980s When the Reagan Administration Wouldn’t Act
Parton lost friends to AIDS in the 1980s and put her production company Sandollar behind Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, the documentary about the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt that wen…
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TarZangief @tarzangief.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Neutral in the culture war"
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Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Republicans have spent the last year trying to defund Dolly Parton
article about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Indianaarticle about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Kentuckyarticle about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Missouriiarticle about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Washington
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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Russell Vought has been deleting some of your comments on the proposed OMB rule to politicize grantmaking. Particularly ones that mention him by name and that his daughter was treated for CF with an NIH-funded therapeutic.
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Comments on OMB research rule mysteriously removed from federal website
Some comments on a proposed OMB research rule have been mysteriously removed from a public-facing government webpage.
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Ross Johnson @rosserford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 24/08/2026
The real "administrative bloat" in education is the money that schools are being forced to fork over to tech vendors that can just keep jacking up their prices year after year, because it would cost even more to rebuild the systems and retrain the people that were built/trained on that tech.
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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One more great thing about Dolly. She was a paid-up union member — American Federation of Musicians, Local 257, Nashville. And she had been for 58 years. www.afm.org/2026/08/afm-...
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AFM Statement on the Passing of Dolly Parton
Today, the entire community of professional musicians mourns the loss of an irreplaceable icon and a generous heart: Dolly Parton. While the world knows her as a global superstar and philanthropist…
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.
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Encephalophatass (Any pronouns) @encephalophatass.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Rest in peace, queen 👑
Tweet by @seanbparsons

Dolly Parton could have written The Communist Manifesto, but Karl Marx could NOT have clacked his acrylic nails together like a washboard and written 9 to 5.

A picture of Dolly in a gorgeous white dress writing on a typewriter. She's radiant
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[toyota carroll] (6,5,,) @iamtherog.com · 25/08/2026
It straight up pisses me off that Dolly Parton was doing this stuff for the past 30 years while the biggest assholes in the world became billionaires whose only charitable contributions are to their own tax-exempt organizations (that they receive tax benefits for donating to & "volunteering with".)
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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly did what other disaster nonprofits are too chicken shit to do — she gave the families affected by a wildfire a universal basic income. www.bpr.org/news/2018-12...
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How Dolly Parton Gave $12.5 Million And Unprecedented Research To Sevier County
It’s been two years since wildfires burned Western North Carolina and devastated the town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Country music superstar Dolly Parton…
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🌈Tyranny🫧Sparkles🏳️‍🌈 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared.
Black and white photo of Dolly Parton with gay artist Keith Haring.
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