MC White
@bighairyjoe.bsky.social
Epidemiologist and writer, interested in chronic disease prevention, healthy environments, and social justice. Year 2 #PublicVoices fellow at Academy Health, in partnership with The OpEd Project. #episky #epidemiology #publichealth
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MC White
@bighairyjoe.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Healthy Aging is Relevant for Young People, Too | Opinion
We can ill afford to remain complacent about the worsening U.S. health disadvantage.
www.newsweek.com
I wrote this op-ed for @newsweek.com to draw attention to the worsening in US life expectancy driven by preventable deaths among young people. Thanks to The OpEd Project and AcademyHealth for their support. #publicvoices #publichealth
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Is It Cold, Flu or Covid? What to Know About Symptoms and Testing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
Is It Cold, Flu or Covid? What to Know About Symptoms and Testing.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Is It Cold, Flu or Covid? What to Know About Symptoms and Testing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
We Ain’t Buying It
indivisible.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, the federal agency behind mass deportation and surveillance of immigrant communities. Cancel your Spotify subscription. #DontStreamFascism app.sosha.ai/s/f9ljviKU
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
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November 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, the federal agency behind mass deportation and surveillance of immigrant communities. Cancel your Spotify subscription. #DontStreamFascism app.sosha.ai/s/f9ljviKU
In an Upset, Democrats Oust Two Republicans on Georgia’s Utility Board www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
In an Upset, Democrats Oust Two Republicans on Georgia’s Utility Board
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
In an Upset, Democrats Oust Two Republicans on Georgia’s Utility Board www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
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Really interesting explainer about the PSC election in Georgia. Check it out and GO VOTE!
#PSCElection #GAPSC #GeorgiaPSC
#PSCElection #GAPSC #GeorgiaPSC
I Need 1% of Georgia to Watch This Video
YouTube video by Hank Green
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October 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Really interesting explainer about the PSC election in Georgia. Check it out and GO VOTE!
#PSCElection #GAPSC #GeorgiaPSC
#PSCElection #GAPSC #GeorgiaPSC
We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon newrepublic.com/article/1998... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon
Illinois’s JB Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, we’ll make sure public health systems remain strong.
newrepublic.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon newrepublic.com/article/1998... via @newrepublic.com
I Was Inside CDC During the Shooting. I Can Still Hear the Bullets. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | I Was Inside CDC During the Shooting. I Can Still Hear the Bullets.
Attacks on public health will continue until federal rhetoric changes
www.medpagetoday.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I Was Inside CDC During the Shooting. I Can Still Hear the Bullets. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
A Dangerous Escalation of the Science Wars www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/o...
Opinion | A Dangerous Escalation of the Science Wars
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A Dangerous Escalation of the Science Wars www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/o...
After Years of Anger Directed at C.D.C., Shooting Manifests Worst Fears www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/u...
After Years of Anger Directed at C.D.C., Shooting Manifests Worst Fears
www.nytimes.com
August 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
After Years of Anger Directed at C.D.C., Shooting Manifests Worst Fears www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/u...
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Fired But Fighting’s statement on Friday’s shooting at CDC. For the full statement, visit firedbutfighting.org. Stay tuned for more info.
August 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Fired But Fighting’s statement on Friday’s shooting at CDC. For the full statement, visit firedbutfighting.org. Stay tuned for more info.
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Four CDC buildings shot up. Employees under lockdown and in fear for hours. Public health is physically under attack, and the silence from the administration is deafening.
August 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Four CDC buildings shot up. Employees under lockdown and in fear for hours. Public health is physically under attack, and the silence from the administration is deafening.
Why Trump’s War on Solar Power Will Fail www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
Opinion | Why Trump’s War on Solar Power Will Fail
www.nytimes.com
July 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Why Trump’s War on Solar Power Will Fail www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
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USAID’s experience is a warning: US capacity for health, humanitarian, & developmental impact has been largely dismantled, with severe consequences for millions abroad; now the destruction will have severe consequences for millions here as well—if it’s not stopped. www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
Hundreds of Thousands Will Die
The writer, surgeon, and former U.S.A.I.D. senior official Atul Gawande on the Trump Administration’s decimation of foreign aid and the consequences around the world.
www.newyorker.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
USAID’s experience is a warning: US capacity for health, humanitarian, & developmental impact has been largely dismantled, with severe consequences for millions abroad; now the destruction will have severe consequences for millions here as well—if it’s not stopped. www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...