Ally Whelan
@amwhelan.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Georgia State College of Law
Reproductive Justice Scholar/Advocate + all things Health law, FDA, social justice, and dogs. 🐶
Views are my own.
Reproductive Justice Scholar/Advocate + all things Health law, FDA, social justice, and dogs. 🐶
Views are my own.
Apparently I’m Grover and I’m not mad about that.
Happy 56th Birthday Sesame Street!
Happy 56th Birthday Sesame Street!
Which 'Sesame Street' Character You Are, Based on Your Zodiac Sign — People
As 'Sesame Street' turns 55 on Nov. 10, find out which of the bright-eyed muppets best resembles your zodiac sign
apple.news
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Apparently I’m Grover and I’m not mad about that.
Happy 56th Birthday Sesame Street!
Happy 56th Birthday Sesame Street!
“I don't know if we're quite ready to replace psychiatrists with a bot," said Ray Dorsey, of Atria Health and Research Institute in New York.
No, we’re not “quite ready.” We aren’t even “close” to ready, and maybe we probably shouldn’t ever be.
No, we’re not “quite ready.” We aren’t even “close” to ready, and maybe we probably shouldn’t ever be.
FDA Advisors Explore a Possible Future With Chatbot Mental Health Care
Digital tools could address gaps in care but may not be safe, experts said
www.medpagetoday.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
“I don't know if we're quite ready to replace psychiatrists with a bot," said Ray Dorsey, of Atria Health and Research Institute in New York.
No, we’re not “quite ready.” We aren’t even “close” to ready, and maybe we probably shouldn’t ever be.
No, we’re not “quite ready.” We aren’t even “close” to ready, and maybe we probably shouldn’t ever be.
Is there anything better on a chilly night than cuddling up with an electric blanket, your pup, and some writing?
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Is there anything better on a chilly night than cuddling up with an electric blanket, your pup, and some writing?
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BREAKING: Hormone-based drugs used to treat hot flashes and other menopause symptoms will no longer carry a bold warning label about stroke, heart attack, dementia, and other serious risks, the FDA announced Monday.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/118416?trw=no
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/118416?trw=no
FDA to Pull Boxed Warning on Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Labeling warns of risk for stroke, heart attack, dementia, and other serious risks
www.medpagetoday.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BREAKING: Hormone-based drugs used to treat hot flashes and other menopause symptoms will no longer carry a bold warning label about stroke, heart attack, dementia, and other serious risks, the FDA announced Monday.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/118416?trw=no
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/118416?trw=no
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New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
Get your coats out ATL!
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Get your coats out ATL!
A wide-ranging review into paracetamol (acetaminophen) use by pregnant women has found no convincing link b/t the painkiller and the chances of children being diagnosed w/ autism and ADHD.
Publication of the work was fast-tracked after the Trump administration urged pregnant women to avoid its use
Publication of the work was fast-tracked after the Trump administration urged pregnant women to avoid its use
No link between paracetamol in pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children, review finds — Guardian US
Wide-ranging review finds no convincing connection after Trump said women should ‘fight like hell’ to avoid painkiller
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A wide-ranging review into paracetamol (acetaminophen) use by pregnant women has found no convincing link b/t the painkiller and the chances of children being diagnosed w/ autism and ADHD.
Publication of the work was fast-tracked after the Trump administration urged pregnant women to avoid its use
Publication of the work was fast-tracked after the Trump administration urged pregnant women to avoid its use
Sign in my neighbor’s yard. No notes.
November 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Sign in my neighbor’s yard. No notes.
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I asked Georgetown law prof David Super wtf is going on with this latest demand for states to claw back benefits already sent out.
He says the law doesn't allow for this, and if the USDA is mad that states already sent out SNAP money, too bad—they were following USDA's own guidance. Full comments:
He says the law doesn't allow for this, and if the USDA is mad that states already sent out SNAP money, too bad—they were following USDA's own guidance. Full comments:
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I asked Georgetown law prof David Super wtf is going on with this latest demand for states to claw back benefits already sent out.
He says the law doesn't allow for this, and if the USDA is mad that states already sent out SNAP money, too bad—they were following USDA's own guidance. Full comments:
He says the law doesn't allow for this, and if the USDA is mad that states already sent out SNAP money, too bad—they were following USDA's own guidance. Full comments:
Again, the logistical nightmare of this is second only to the real-world, day-to-day nightmare for those who rely on SNAP
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Again, the logistical nightmare of this is second only to the real-world, day-to-day nightmare for those who rely on SNAP
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
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Long investigative piece in @wsj.com on human embryo editing firms by Emily Glazer, Katherine Long & Amy Dockser Marcus. www.wsj.com/tech/biotech... Like my quote on human embryo editing to make babies: “Responsible adults agree we can’t do it now because it’s unreasonably unsafe,” said Stanford
Genetically Engineered Babies Are Banned. Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway.
Silicon Valley startups are pushing the boundaries of reproductive genetics, hoping to prevent diseases as well as improve chances for a high IQ and other traits.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Long investigative piece in @wsj.com on human embryo editing firms by Emily Glazer, Katherine Long & Amy Dockser Marcus. www.wsj.com/tech/biotech... Like my quote on human embryo editing to make babies: “Responsible adults agree we can’t do it now because it’s unreasonably unsafe,” said Stanford
POV: the cold-called student when they didn’t do the reading
“I don’t know about that.”
“I just saw a headline as I walked in.”
“I didn’t see it.”
“I was a little busy.”
“I just saw a headline as I walked in.”
“I didn’t see it.”
“I was a little busy.”
Mike Johnson Wants You to Believe He Lives Under a Rock
House Speaker Mike Johnson has made a habit of pretending not to know about Trump-related news events when asked to comment by reporters.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
POV: the cold-called student when they didn’t do the reading
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I saw someone on my timeline shaming someone else for posting about college football in a time like this.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I saw someone on my timeline shaming someone else for posting about college football in a time like this.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
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Hey kids the Trump Healthcare
Plan just dropped!
Plan just dropped!
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Hey kids the Trump Healthcare
Plan just dropped!
Plan just dropped!
If a human therapist talked to a patient like this, they would absolutely face civil and/or criminal liability. We cannot let this continue. AI cannot be beyond the law and medical ethics
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:59 AM
If a human therapist talked to a patient like this, they would absolutely face civil and/or criminal liability. We cannot let this continue. AI cannot be beyond the law and medical ethics
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Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling?
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling?
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
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🚨⚖️ Outrageous, SCOTUS. If you want to help feed people in meantime here's one of many charities trying to fill the gap left by the government shut down and the absence of SNAP: donate.wck.org/give/738604/... ✅🍞💵
November 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
🚨⚖️ Outrageous, SCOTUS. If you want to help feed people in meantime here's one of many charities trying to fill the gap left by the government shut down and the absence of SNAP: donate.wck.org/give/738604/... ✅🍞💵
Setting aside any of the legal issues… the chaos this is causing at a logistical level is tremendous. No one knows whether, when, and how they will be getting SNAP benefits
#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Setting aside any of the legal issues… the chaos this is causing at a logistical level is tremendous. No one knows whether, when, and how they will be getting SNAP benefits
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LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR: DOJ DID ALL OF THIS TO TRY AND STOP PAYMENTS TO PEOPLE UNDER AN ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM.
Oh, this is wild.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR: DOJ DID ALL OF THIS TO TRY AND STOP PAYMENTS TO PEOPLE UNDER AN ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM.
The 1st Circuit denied a last-minute attempt by the Trump administration to halt food stamp funding during the federal shutdown, prompting the government almost immediately to challenge that decision at the Supreme Court.
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Appeals to Supreme Court After Losing Bid to Curtail Food Stamp Aid
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The 1st Circuit denied a last-minute attempt by the Trump administration to halt food stamp funding during the federal shutdown, prompting the government almost immediately to challenge that decision at the Supreme Court.
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Even as USDA began paying out SNAP benefits while DOJ tried to get a stay, DOJ today filed a notice of appeal in the case over the Trump administration's efforts to force many other federally funded public services to require ID checks for immigration purposes.
From the 9/10 prelim injunction:
From the 9/10 prelim injunction:
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Even as USDA began paying out SNAP benefits while DOJ tried to get a stay, DOJ today filed a notice of appeal in the case over the Trump administration's efforts to force many other federally funded public services to require ID checks for immigration purposes.
From the 9/10 prelim injunction:
From the 9/10 prelim injunction:
Get out your parkas, ATL! 😂 apple.news/AOsG_fW22Tc6...
Arctic blast bringing cold shot to metro Atlanta, snow possible in mountains — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Temperatures across North Georgia will plunge early next week and could even bring a taste of snow to the state’s tallest mountains.
apple.news
November 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Get out your parkas, ATL! 😂 apple.news/AOsG_fW22Tc6...