Andrea Waner
@andreawaner.bsky.social
Pizza Enthusiast. Public Health Nerd. Wife. Mama. Deputy Director, @healthjournalism.org. Former City Councilwoman. RT≠endorsement, opinions are my own.
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Dear journalists: please do not make it sound like he was coherent.
September 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Dear journalists: please do not make it sound like he was coherent.
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Proposed restrictions on visas for reporters show the U.S. “becoming less open and welcoming to foreign journalists…It is antithetical to the core values of American society as embodied in the First Amendment.”
Proud to join @rsf.org and others in this statement.
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Proud to join @rsf.org and others in this statement.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Proposed restrictions on visas for reporters show the U.S. “becoming less open and welcoming to foreign journalists…It is antithetical to the core values of American society as embodied in the First Amendment.”
Proud to join @rsf.org and others in this statement.
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Proud to join @rsf.org and others in this statement.
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Uh... White House to Announce ‘TrumpRx’ Drug-Buying Website, and Deal With Pfizer
Natalie Andrews & Liz Essley Whyte / WSJ
🎁: www.wsj.com/health/pharm...
Natalie Andrews & Liz Essley Whyte / WSJ
🎁: www.wsj.com/health/pharm...
Exclusive | White House to Announce ‘TrumpRx’ Drug-Buying Website, and Deal With Pfizer
President Trump is expected to unveil the measures with Pfizer’s CEO on Tuesday
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September 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Uh... White House to Announce ‘TrumpRx’ Drug-Buying Website, and Deal With Pfizer
Natalie Andrews & Liz Essley Whyte / WSJ
🎁: www.wsj.com/health/pharm...
Natalie Andrews & Liz Essley Whyte / WSJ
🎁: www.wsj.com/health/pharm...
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Go to www.hud.gov right now. Just trust me.
September 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Go to www.hud.gov right now. Just trust me.
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If you have a question about Trump's autism announcement ... it's probably answered somewhere here
September 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If you have a question about Trump's autism announcement ... it's probably answered somewhere here
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former CDC official Dr. Houry: "I first learned that the secretary had changed our CDC covid vaccine guidance on an X social media post. CDC scientists have still not seen the scientific data or justification for this change. That is not gold standard science."
September 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
former CDC official Dr. Houry: "I first learned that the secretary had changed our CDC covid vaccine guidance on an X social media post. CDC scientists have still not seen the scientific data or justification for this change. That is not gold standard science."
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The meeting of RFK Jr.’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) starts in less than 24 hours.
The materials still haven’t been posted, which is highly unusual.
They want to ambush the American public with false claims about COVID19 vaccines.
The materials still haven’t been posted, which is highly unusual.
They want to ambush the American public with false claims about COVID19 vaccines.
September 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The meeting of RFK Jr.’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) starts in less than 24 hours.
The materials still haven’t been posted, which is highly unusual.
They want to ambush the American public with false claims about COVID19 vaccines.
The materials still haven’t been posted, which is highly unusual.
They want to ambush the American public with false claims about COVID19 vaccines.
Kennedy asserted that “there are no cuts to Medicaid.” In fact, the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that Medicaid provisions would increase the number of people without health insurance by 7.8 million in 2034. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Update from Sheryl Gay Stolberg
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Kennedy asserted that “there are no cuts to Medicaid.” In fact, the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that Medicaid provisions would increase the number of people without health insurance by 7.8 million in 2034. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
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WARNER: Do you accept the fact that 1 million Americans died from covid?
RFK Jr: I don't know how many died
W: You're the secretary of health and human services. You don't have any idea how many Americans died from covid?
RFK Jr: I don't think anybody knows that
W: How can you be that ignorant?
RFK Jr: I don't know how many died
W: You're the secretary of health and human services. You don't have any idea how many Americans died from covid?
RFK Jr: I don't think anybody knows that
W: How can you be that ignorant?
September 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
WARNER: Do you accept the fact that 1 million Americans died from covid?
RFK Jr: I don't know how many died
W: You're the secretary of health and human services. You don't have any idea how many Americans died from covid?
RFK Jr: I don't think anybody knows that
W: How can you be that ignorant?
RFK Jr: I don't know how many died
W: You're the secretary of health and human services. You don't have any idea how many Americans died from covid?
RFK Jr: I don't think anybody knows that
W: How can you be that ignorant?
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Bennet runs out of patience with RFK Jr and yells at him that "I'm asking the questions on behalf of parents and schools and teachers all over the United States of America who deserve so much better than your leadership! That's what this conversation is about."
September 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Bennet runs out of patience with RFK Jr and yells at him that "I'm asking the questions on behalf of parents and schools and teachers all over the United States of America who deserve so much better than your leadership! That's what this conversation is about."
Kennedy says he does not know how many people died of Covid and whether the vaccines prevented Covid deaths. “The problem is they didn’t have the data,” he said.
In fact, the data are readily available.
In fact, the data are readily available.
Update from Apoorva Mandavilli
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Kennedy says he does not know how many people died of Covid and whether the vaccines prevented Covid deaths. “The problem is they didn’t have the data,” he said.
In fact, the data are readily available.
In fact, the data are readily available.
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"You're a charlatan. That's what you are." -- Cantwell to RFK Jr
September 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"You're a charlatan. That's what you are." -- Cantwell to RFK Jr
In case you were curious, a charlatan is someone who falsely claims to have knowledge or skill, particularly in medicine or business, to decieve others for personal gain. #cdc
September 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In case you were curious, a charlatan is someone who falsely claims to have knowledge or skill, particularly in medicine or business, to decieve others for personal gain. #cdc
He is intentionally avoiding a huge swath of his constituents because their county is democratic-leaning. Going to a town with 200 people, without also going to a town in the county that has 30k+ constituents, doesn’t deserve applause.
At a time when Congressional Republicans are generally opting against town halls, Missouri Rep. Mark Alford is embarking on a four-day, 15-stop tour to meet with constituents.
The GOP is shying away from town halls. This Missouri congressman is doing 15 of them
At a time when Congressional Republicans are generally opting against town halls, Missouri Rep. Mark Alford is embarking on a four-day, 15-stop tour to meet with constituents.
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August 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
He is intentionally avoiding a huge swath of his constituents because their county is democratic-leaning. Going to a town with 200 people, without also going to a town in the county that has 30k+ constituents, doesn’t deserve applause.
How are homelessness advocates responding, and could other cities follow? Join AHCJ to learn how reporters can cover this story locally, with insights from a national reporter, an addiction researcher, a veteran activist and a journalist who spent a year investigating homelessness.
August 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
How are homelessness advocates responding, and could other cities follow? Join AHCJ to learn how reporters can cover this story locally, with insights from a national reporter, an addiction researcher, a veteran activist and a journalist who spent a year investigating homelessness.
We the People of the United States [...] establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
July 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We the People of the United States [...] establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Ah yes, taking away health care from 17 million people is super "immaterial."
July 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Ah yes, taking away health care from 17 million people is super "immaterial."
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We don't have updated and detailed CBO scores and the final language for the just-passed Senate reconciliation bill isn't yet available. But the devastating impact will likely be about $1 trillion/10 years in #Medicaid cuts and about 17 million more uninsured.
July 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We don't have updated and detailed CBO scores and the final language for the just-passed Senate reconciliation bill isn't yet available. But the devastating impact will likely be about $1 trillion/10 years in #Medicaid cuts and about 17 million more uninsured.
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Now it goes back to the House.
Senate narrowly passes Trump's "big, beautiful bill" after 11th-hour panic. www.axios.com/2025/07/01/s...
Senate passes Trump's "big, beautiful bill" after 11th-hour panic
The taxes, border and defense package still has to clear the House.
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July 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Now it goes back to the House.
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Nearly 12 million people would lose their health insurance under President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," an erosion of the social safety net that would lead to more unmanaged chronic illnesses, higher medical debt and overcrowding of hospital emergency departments.
"Big, beautiful bill" pushes millions away from social safety net. www.axios.com/2025/07/01/b...
GOP spending bill slashes social safety net, cuts taxes for higher earners
Experts say the cuts could unleash a tidal wave of pain.
www.axios.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Nearly 12 million people would lose their health insurance under President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," an erosion of the social safety net that would lead to more unmanaged chronic illnesses, higher medical debt and overcrowding of hospital emergency departments.
Budget reconciliation bill passed the Senate 51-50 with Vance casting the tie breaker. The bill goes back to the House.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
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Senate Narrowly Passes Trump’s Policy Bill Amid Deep G.O.P. Divisions
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July 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Budget reconciliation bill passed the Senate 51-50 with Vance casting the tie breaker. The bill goes back to the House.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
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As #SCOTUS opinions are rolling in today - particularly around transgender care for minors - this is relevant.
June 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
As #SCOTUS opinions are rolling in today - particularly around transgender care for minors - this is relevant.
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We stand with the journalists working tirelessly to report on the events unfolding in Los Angeles. A free press is essential to a functioning democracy, and any use of unlawful force against reporters is unacceptable.
June 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We stand with the journalists working tirelessly to report on the events unfolding in Los Angeles. A free press is essential to a functioning democracy, and any use of unlawful force against reporters is unacceptable.
