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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 8h

Full house for a thought provoking conversation with Ruby Bridges —largest crowd ever for the University lecture series!

The stage of Hancher Auditorium with two chairs in preparation for a conversation with Ruby Bridges.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19h

Kennedy is suddenly bullish on artificial intelligence—so we asked some AI assistants to rate his vaccine claims. A fun, but serious, edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social:

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RFK Jr. Wants to AI-ify Health Care. Claude Says He’s Full of Sh*t.

Kennedy is suddenly bullish on artificial intelligence—so we asked some AI assistants to rate his vaccine claims.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

When someone starts the Q and A portion of a conference session with “this is more of a comment than a question.”

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Well said, @mcbridetd.bsky.social! A fitting tribute to Dr. Keith Mueller.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A bit of a flourish from a student to end an essay question response —healthcare models or healthcare MOOdels? 🐄

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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is a story of rurality, more than a story of political parties. Rural areas have older populations & more outmigration among young adults due to shifts in economic opportunities. Fewer young adults means fewer births.

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Half of All Rural Counties Are Losing Population. What Is Contributing to Those Declines? | The Daily Yonder

Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Iowa's got 99 problems and Kossuth County is the one stopping it from being a nice round 100! More about the state: brilliantmaps.com/us-maps/i...

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Crazy that an Atlanta Hawks player is taking out a full page ad for their new shoes in the independent student newspaper at Iowa!

Full page ad in a student newspaper for Caitlin Clark’s new shoes

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

That was 2018 Notre Dame Arike!

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I knew Raygun would be on it! 😂

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Google and Apple immediately update their maps.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

" the [USPSTF] has been blocked from publishing even a single recommendation since July 2025. This means that primary care providers across the country may be following cancer, heart disease, or other prevention guidelines that are based on outdated evidence..." www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

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Strong Science Needs Strong Defenders: What I Learned From My Colleagues on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force | Annals of Internal Medicine

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Then I log into my phone to enter the Duo code so I can access said page that I log into.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hey, hey, hey what is going on here?! 😢

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain."

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Love that our pharmacy school is giving flu shots at their tailgate for the Iowa/Ohio State game later this week!

Flyer for a tailgate that shows information about pharmacy students giving flu shots.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Very sad to share the news of the quite sudden passing of my colleague and mentor, Dr. Keith Mueller, a giant in rural health policy and an even better human being. His shoes can never be filled, but I hope we can maintain his legacy. rupri.org/2026/09/27/i...

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In Memory of Keith Mueller - Rural Policy Research Institute

It is with profound sadness that the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) shares the news that Keith Mueller, one of the nation’s most respected and influential leaders in rural health research and...

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Are the AI themed cocktails just gallons and gallons of clean water?

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Entire divisions have been shuttered, including teams that worked on smoking, sexual violence, child abuse and falls among older adults." "One senior official said it felt as though the agency was being held together with bubble gum and duct tape..."

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

IOWA - on the final play of the game!

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Need a GIF of Herky after that false start and missed field goal. I could get a lot of use out of it.

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Illinois Football Focus @illinifb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

College Football, the only sport that plays games to see who can take home a psychotic wooden turtle that use to be a live turtle when Illinois and Ohio State played 100 years ago.

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Alan Wessman @alanwessman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This piece reinforces a couple of thoughts I’ve been mulling over: 1. “Thou shalt not bear false witness” is far more important than our society values it 2. We are committing untold acts of friendly fire by not being careful when taking our verbal shots at people, wounding those whom we’d protect

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Professors proctor students’ exams; professors’ cats proctor the professors while they’re writing the exams. #caturday

A tabby cat peers at a woman from her perch on a chair

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If you are overwhelmed by all the cruelty and tempted into hopelessness, you are a good person and on the right side of history. Those in power want nothing more than to steal your hope and drive you into apathy. Keeping your empathy and hope alive is an act of resistance.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It’s officially venison chili szn! 😋

A bowl of venison chili sits on a countertop

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Aallyah Wright @aallyahpatrice.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Congress created an advisory committee to give farmers of color a voice. Since Trump took office, it's gone silent. The admin has reportedly "operationally frozen" the committee. It's intact "on paper" but effectively neutralized, sources say. capitalbnews.org/trump-usda-m...

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A Key Voice for Farmers of Color at USDA Has Gone Silent Under Trump

Growers are calling on congressional leaders to hold the USDA accountable for ignoring the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sometimes I think about how the admin. wants to cut people from their ACA coverage because they don’t use their health insurance, treating that as evidence of fraud, while touting high-deductible, low-coverage, risky plans for people who don’t use their insurance & treating them as savvy consumers.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Curt Flood of the WNBA—what a career!

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Such a sad and awful situation. Thoughts with the families and the school.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Roughly twice as many rural voters say Trump’s health care policies have had a negative rather than a positive impact on Medicaid (44% vs. 24%) and Medicare (44% vs. 21%). www.kff.org/public-opini...

Graph showing rural voters' views on the impact of Trump's health care policies--largely negative.

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Liz Essley Whyte @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

NEW exclusive from me: Health officials moved money out of the Office of Minority Health to help pay for the ballooning costs of RFK Jr.'s security gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office

The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"[Marketplace] Enrollment fell more than twice as much in rural areas — by 10 percent (roughly 300,000 people) — as in non-rural areas, which declined by 4 percent."

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The Gazette @thegazette.com · 22/09/2026

‘Vote of no confidence’ in Center for Intellectual Freedom prompts advisory council mass resignation: www.thegazette.com/news/vote-of-no-…

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It is mind boggling that we have a CMS administrator who doesn't understand how insurance works. Should we kick people off of homeowners' insurance because their house has never caught on fire?

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So pumped about this first week of fall forecast—gotta continue to find the small joys! 🍂

Screenshot of a late September forecast of pleasant fall temps

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Short on primary care; heavy on antivax sympathizers, as expected. 🙄

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

May we all grow old surrounded by woods and tabbies.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

New life goal unlocked: old woman who suddenly appears by the edge of the forest holding her cat. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Black and white photo of a woman wearing a long dark dress. She is standing on the far side of a wire fence in front of a wall of snowy trees. She looks at the camera with a smile and holds up a beautiful striped tabby cat.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Wow. Also, 1000% and 600% increases in non-Senate confirmed political appointees to NIH and CDC, respectively.

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The cuts in staff across federal health agencies are staggering. Great analysis from @ourpublicservice.bsky.social. 1 in 5 people gone from NIH. More than 1 in 4 gone from CDC. Nearly 7 in 10 gone from AHRQ. ourpublicservice.org/resource/the...

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The Cost of Cutting American Science: How Federal Cuts Diminish Public Health Capacity

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