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Andrew Yockey, PhD

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Assistant Professor of Public Health at UIUC. Stats and Methods Editor, J Surgery Medicine and Public Health; Stats Editor, J of Addiction Medicine 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Views my own. He/him.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22h
NEWS: Eight major U.S. allies—including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—have issued a joint rebuke of the Trump regime’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They vow “unwavering support” for the ICC’s independence.
A vertical graphic on a white background displays an October 9, 2026, joint statement from the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The full statement, presented in black serif text, reaffirms unwavering support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), strongly opposes U.S. sanctions against the Court, warns of their impact on its work, staff, and families, and pledges continued support for international justice, accountability, and the rules-based international system.Marco Rubio, mouth agape, as he announces sweeping sanctions on the ICC to try to punish them for acknowledging Bibi Netanyahu’s war crimes
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The Hastings Center for Bioethics @hastingscenter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
📣 We’re hiring! Join The Hastings Center for Bioethics team. We’re seeking a Manager of Grants and Project Support. 📍 Garrison, NY | Hybrid 💼 Full-time 💰Salary range: $70,000–$85,000 📅 Apply by October 31, 2026 🔗, bit.ly/3TFPV0c
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Real wage growth was negative for the fifth month in a row in August.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Job creation numbers: "The blue columns point to Biden’s presidency, while the red columns point to Trump’s..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Conservative Cuban Americans have long made S. Florida GOP-friendly. But Trump has deported a record number of Cubans. Older Cubans who lived in the US for decades were deported to Mexico, where they've struggled to get by. Some have been deported to Africa..." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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How Trump’s Deportation Policies Have Rocked a South Florida House Race
Representative María Elvira Salazar, a Republican, ran an ad criticizing the Trump administration. It may have jolted other Republicans — and drawn attention to her Democratic opponent.
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Andrew Yockey, PhD @yockeyandrew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"“Imagine losing a third of a city’s firefighters and then wondering why downtown is burning...” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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Andrew Yockey, PhD @yockeyandrew.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Kennedy Keeps Finding New Ways to Undermine Trust in Vaccines www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o...
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Opinion | Kennedy Keeps Finding New Ways to Undermine Trust in Vaccines
Four are dead in Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak. But the C.D.C. isn’t yet convinced.
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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 22/09/2026
🖊️ "Deaths from alcohol-related liver disease remain high. More concerning still, many of those dying had not been in hospital care in the year before their death." - Our latest blog, by eoguzman.bsky.social of oxpop.bsky.social 🔗 www.ias.org.uk/2026/09/22/a...
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Alcohol-related liver disease deaths remain high. Many die without recent inpatient care - Institute of Alcohol Studies
More than 5,500 excess alcohol-related liver disease deaths have occurred in England since 2020, with many people dying without any hospital admission in their final year of life, raising concerns…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A 76-year-old green card holder with stage 4 cancer was arrested at his citizenship application interview and has been held by ICE for two months. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Loreto Javar, a green card holder who’s lived in the United States for over three decades and is being treated for Stage 4 prostate cancer, has been held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma for more than two months. 

A 76-year-old retired hotel worker who lives in Fife with his wife and daughter, Javar was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials June 23 during an interview for his U.S. citizenship application in Tukwila. He was receiving ongoing cancer treatment when he was taken into ICE custody, his family said, and has missed several medical appointments since his arrest.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Welp, there it is. The CDC is now officially manipulating data and their count of measles deaths in 2026 now stands at ZERO. My understanding of reportable diseases is that the CDC would usually use a state health department’s determination as the final say. The new CDC Director is failing us.
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The CDC left two measles-associated Pa. deaths out of its latest count after RFK Jr. sparred with Gov. Shapiro
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused Pennsylvania of not cooperating with the CDC in its handling of a measles outbreak.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/08/2026
so according to the CDC, *foodborne illness* is responsible for about 930 deaths a year. "food-induced illness" is a made up term RFK is using for basically every cause of mortality minus suicide.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/08/2026
Come on. This is too much. First Dolly Parton, now Tim Curry. 😞 www.tmz.com/2026/08/26/t...
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Actor Tim Curry Dead at 80
Tim Curry -- the legendary film and TV actor best known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Jon Batiste with a gorgeous rendition of "I Will Always Love You" for Dolly Parton 🥺🙏
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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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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22/08/2026
The CDC said 55 people across 15 states — the majority in Minnesota and Wisconsin — have gotten sick with salmonella or E. coli, which was linked to alfalfa sprouts. Affected products were sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands.
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E. coli, salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts, CDC says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert Friday warning people not to eat potentially contaminated alfalfa sprouts.
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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Fire services stretched as residents still not home. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fire services 'under pressure' as evacuated residents still not home
Major incidents are declared across the UK including in Stourbridge, Sandwell and Pershore.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"This is based on what I feel" sort of summarizes the whole era.
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
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Gayle Kaufman @gaylekaufman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
📣 We are hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in sociology at Davidson College! Could this be your dream job? I'm open to chatting about teaching at a liberal arts college and this position. Just message or email me : ) careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311603/...
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Tenure Track Assistant Professor - Sociology - Davidson, North Carolina job with Davidson College | 1311603
Tenure Track Assistant Professor - Sociology   The Sociology department at Davidson College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Profe...
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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Yaaas! Good news on a Sunday! The senate moves to temporarily ban the OMB proposal that would allow political appointees in charge of approving federal grants, especially #NIH grants. Recall that the OMB rule yielded 500k comments, 95% of them against it. 🧪 www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
politico.com
Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul
Language is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval.
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Andrew Yockey, PhD @yockeyandrew.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Check out my new piece!
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
There's an obscure $40 billion lawsuit against the government, among the largest in history. The plaintiff is a bankrupt satellite company backed by private equity giant Cerberus, whose founder Steven Feinberg is #2 at the Defense Dept—the agency being sued. Feinberg stands to make a mint.
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Top Defense Official Could Reap Windfall From DOD Settlement - The American Prospect
Stephen Feinberg founded private equity giant Cerberus. A Cerberus-owned firm is poised to settle one of the largest government lawsuits ever—against the very agency Feinberg now helps lead.
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Andrew Yockey, PhD @yockeyandrew.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
There’s Now No Place for Me in America, the Only Country I’ve Ever Known www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/o...
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Opinion | There’s Now No Place for Me in America, the Only Country I’ve Ever Known
Children of authorized visa holders in the United States have few means to remain after they age out of their parents’ work protections.
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Illinews @illinews.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Cyclosporiasis outbreak continues to spread in Illinois, 161 cases reported
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Cyclosporiasis outbreak continues to spread in Illinois, 161 cases reported
If anyone is experiencing symptoms, the CDC recommends visiting your local healthcare provider.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 09/07/2026
Today, Illinois has broken another record with its highest-ever ranking in CNBC’s Top States for Business at 12th. We're tied for the largest improvement of any state since 2019, thanks to eight balanced budgets and 10 credit upgrades. And our state will keep building on this.
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The USA celebrates its 251st anniversary
Scene from Planet of the Apes where humans find the Statue of Liberty mostly buried in sand on a beach
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Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs @jsadjournal.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Social Media Portrayals of Nitrous Oxide Normalize Use and Encourage Youth Exposure (just accepted in @jsadjournal.bsky.social) by R. Andrew Yockey, Bria Singleton, et al. @yockeyandrew.bsky.social @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social @news.illinois.edu @olemiss.bsky.social www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Social Media Portrayals of Nitrous Oxide Normalize Use and Encourage Youth Exposure: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Vol 0, No ja
Background: Recreational nitrous oxide use is an emerging public health concern in the U.S., particularly among adolescents and young adults. Given its status as legal marketable product and varying l...
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SC Daily Gazette @scdailygazette.com · 12/06/2026
SC law bans recreational sales of nitrous oxide, or ‘whippets’ scdailygazette.com/2026/06/12/s... by @sky-latte.bsky.social
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SC law bans recreational sales of nitrous oxide, or 'whippets' • SC Daily Gazette
The gas, which is used in medical procedures and whipped cream canisters, became popular among teens after a social media trend.
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
OB-GYNs release their own vaccine schedule, rejecting RFK Jr.'s meddling arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
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OB-GYNs release their own vaccine schedule, rejecting RFK Jr.'s meddling
Thirteen other medical groups have already endorsed the independent schedule.
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Andrew Yockey, PhD @yockeyandrew.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
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WHO @who.int · 07/06/2026
It's #WorldFoodSafetyDay Unsafe food causes around 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually. You can reduce your risk of illness, incl. by: ✅ Cooking meat all the way through ✅ Washing fruit and vegetable with safe water ✅ Keeping food at safe temperatures bit.ly/4vvECoi
Declining global cases of foodborne illnesses from 1.3 billion in 2000 to 866 million in 2021, highlighting effective food safety actions.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Happy Pride Month. If you're a gay man, please remember your power. People often think that gay men are innately fashionable, which means if you wear some stupid shit for long enough, straight people, including homophobes, will copy you and then you can laugh at them.
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Andrew Yockey, PhD @yockeyandrew.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Make America Read Again www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/o...
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Opinion | Make America Read Again
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 29/05/2026
It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 29/05/2026
NEW: A lot of bad has happened to American science over the last year but nothing comes even close to what’s about to happen if we don’t speak out in opposition to the OMB rule changes and I hope @aaas-socsci.bsky.social @apsphysics.bsky.social and others will launch public campaigns about this. 🧪🔭⚛️
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It's the End of American Science As We Know It
We have 45 days to express our opposition to catastrophic changes.
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Andrew Yockey, PhD @yockeyandrew.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an “alarming” rate, investigation finds - The Associated Press
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
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Johns Hopkins University @jhu.edu · 26/05/2026
NIH has allocated just 33% of its normal budget this year, putting critical medical breakthroughs at risk. Johns Hopkins President Ron Daniels and University of Kansas Chancellor Dr. Douglas Girod are calling on the government to release it before the damage becomes permanent. bit.ly/4f3GuzR
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President Daniels in WSJ op-ed: Get the federal science money flowing
JHU president, University of Kansas chancellor urge federal agencies to release congressionally appropriated funds to fuel America's research engine
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CNN @cnn.com · 24/05/2026
BREAKING: Two people were shot in an encounter with Secret Service near the White House, a law enforcement official says cnn.it/4tYHBEN
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Two people shot in encounter with Secret Service near the White House | CNN Politics
Two people were shot in an encounter with Secret Service near the White House on Saturday, according to a law enforcement official.
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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 22/05/2026
This MFer said “I don’t mind being called a brilliant total tyrant dictator”
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 21/05/2026
Guys is it bad that the National Science Foundation has been offline since last night?
NSF website: NSF systems and services unavailabe.
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Aaron Fisher @aaronjfisher.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
We just got approved to hire a teaching professor in Quantitative Methods! This is the *very* rare tenure track teaching position at Berkeley. I'll be chairing the search committee. Official job ad coming later this summer!
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Andrew Yockey, PhD @yockeyandrew.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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Andrew Yockey, PhD @yockeyandrew.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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Fascinating News 🇺🇸 @fascinating-us.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
More than half a million American teens are using inhalants. A doctor explains the dangers fascinating.news/r/FueApjmJ
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More than half a million American teens are using inhalants. A doctor explains the dangers
CNN wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen explains why some teenagers are turning to inhalant use and why this trend can be dangerous.
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