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Alex Bates, MD, MPH

@alexjbates.bsky.social

Epidemiology PhD candidate @umnsph.bsky.social | MD @rcsi.bsky.social | Social epidemiologist
Research: LGBTQIA+ health inequities, structural stigma, discrimination, health equity
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Alex Bates, MD, MPH

@alexjbates.bsky.social

Sounds familiar

#Tariffs #Stocks #Economy

A screenshot of a social media post from Donald J. Trump dated June 13, 2022 at 7:12 AM. The post reads: “The Stock Market(s) are literally crashing. There was no reason for this, all self inflicted!” The post has 14k ReTruths and 39.8k Likes.

April 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM

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Tina Smith

@smith.senate.gov

From the White House website: President Donald J. Trump and his administration continue racking up major wins for the American people at lightning speed - and his cabinet is a major driving force.

March 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM

Alex Bates, MD, MPH

@alexjbates.bsky.social

In other science-dumpster fire news:
-NIH axed ~400 grants (tracker: tinyurl.com/36ctaaxk)
-CDC cutting $11.4B in COVID funds as hundreds die weekly (nbc: tinyurl.com/huyrd58m)
-MN losing $226M. Putting MDH jobs at risk.

Science vanishing in real time.

#PublicHealth #NIH #CDC #AcademicSky

CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S.

“Now that the pandemic is over, the grants and cooperative agreements are no longer necessary," federal health authorities wrote to funding recipients this week.

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March 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM

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Pete Buttigieg

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social

Well, they lied. Obviously.

March 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM

Alex Bates, MD, MPH

@alexjbates.bsky.social

Unbelievable. In just one week, both NIH grants I worked on as a graduate assistant—an R01 and a U01—have been terminated. Their "reasoning" is beyond infuriating. These cuts are going to set back vital research by years, if not decades. #NIHFunding #AcademicSky #LGBTQIA+ #Equity

NIH reasoning for terminating the R01 grant: "Research programs based on gender identity are often unscientific, have little identifiable return on investment, and do nothing to enhance the health of many Americans. Many such studies ignore, rather than seriously examine, biological realities."

NIH reasoning for terminating the U01 grant: "Research programs based primarily on artificial and non-scientific categories, including amorphous equity objectives, are antithetical to the scientific inquiry, do nothing to expand our knowledge of living systems, provide low returns on investment, and ultimately do not enhance health, lengthen life, or reduce illness. Worse, so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) studies are often used to support unlawful discrimination on the basis of race and other protected characteristics, which harms the health of Americans."

March 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM

Alex Bates, MD, MPH

@alexjbates.bsky.social

I know the constant headlines have made us numb, but the fact that the administration is openly claiming the judicial branch can’t question them is insane. That means they can do anything...no questions. Insane. www.axios.com/2025/03/18/j...

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March 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM

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Senator Bernie Sanders

@sanders.senate.gov

Not surprisingly, Trump’s overall tax and tariff proposals would make the very rich much richer and working families poorer.

If you earn less than $360,000 a year, your taxes are going to go way up.

If you’re in the top 1%? Don’t worry. You’ll save big.