Debbie Berkowitz
@debbieberkowitz.bsky.social
Worker safety policy expert. Former OSHA COS and Senior Policy Advisor 2009-2015. Fellow at Georgetown’s Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor.
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New paper looks at Indiana Covid vaccine effects. Six month gap between 11 & 12-yr-old eligibility gives us out natural experiment. Result: Large spillover among households, but not for schools.
December 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
New paper looks at Indiana Covid vaccine effects. Six month gap between 11 & 12-yr-old eligibility gives us out natural experiment. Result: Large spillover among households, but not for schools.
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Devastating. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
How Trump Broke Corporate America’s Most Valuable Consultant
Businesses are begging the White House and RFK Jr. to rethink their massive cuts to Niosh, a workplace research agency that saves the US billions of dollars a year.
www.bloomberg.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Devastating. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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The U.S. Department of Labor boasting about firing over a quarter of a million workers.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer is the Elon Musk of Jack Welches.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer is the Elon Musk of Jack Welches.
December 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The U.S. Department of Labor boasting about firing over a quarter of a million workers.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer is the Elon Musk of Jack Welches.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer is the Elon Musk of Jack Welches.
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The Trump administration had adopted policies condemning a sizable group of its core MAGA supporters — miners, firemen, manufacturing workers — to slow deaths from diseases that cut off their ability to breathe.
Make America Healthy Again? More like how many people can we kill?
Thanks, Tom Edsall.
Make America Healthy Again? More like how many people can we kill?
Thanks, Tom Edsall.
Opinion | Trump’s War on Public Health Is a Battle to the Death
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Trump administration had adopted policies condemning a sizable group of its core MAGA supporters — miners, firemen, manufacturing workers — to slow deaths from diseases that cut off their ability to breathe.
Make America Healthy Again? More like how many people can we kill?
Thanks, Tom Edsall.
Make America Healthy Again? More like how many people can we kill?
Thanks, Tom Edsall.
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Here's the segment that Bari Weiss and Donald Trump didn't want you to see www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Here's the segment that Bari Weiss and Donald Trump didn't want you to see www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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Here is a gift link to the NYT article about Weiss killing a fact-checked story because it was not sympathetic enough to an presidential administration in the midst of deciding about another corporate merger that CBS's owners are trying to win.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Here is a gift link to the NYT article about Weiss killing a fact-checked story because it was not sympathetic enough to an presidential administration in the midst of deciding about another corporate merger that CBS's owners are trying to win.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers.
A Mysterious Death of a Teen Worker at a Nebraska Hog Farm
A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers.
nyti.ms
December 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers.
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Welcome to A New Era, Julie Su!
December 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Welcome to A New Era, Julie Su!
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The Kennedy Center is the Kennedy Center, and I am sure there are many people like me who will never set a foot inside it until Trump's highjacking of the place has been undone.
Thankfully, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Company has moved its DC run to the Warner Theatre, where we will see them.
Thankfully, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Company has moved its DC run to the Warner Theatre, where we will see them.
December 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The Kennedy Center is the Kennedy Center, and I am sure there are many people like me who will never set a foot inside it until Trump's highjacking of the place has been undone.
Thankfully, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Company has moved its DC run to the Warner Theatre, where we will see them.
Thankfully, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Company has moved its DC run to the Warner Theatre, where we will see them.
Meatpacking workers face dangerous and harsh conditions to put food on our table. JBS is the world’s largest meat and poultry company. A multi billion $ company. This lawsuit is about the same plant and company where there was illegal child labor and other safety violations.
We're representing Haitian slaughterhouse workers in a suit against meatpacking giant JBS. Haitians were trained in languages they did not speak and assigned to work up to 20% faster than other employees. Read more about JBS' illegal discrimination ➡️https://buff.ly/Ar0FZIL
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Meatpacking workers face dangerous and harsh conditions to put food on our table. JBS is the world’s largest meat and poultry company. A multi billion $ company. This lawsuit is about the same plant and company where there was illegal child labor and other safety violations.
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"Mothers had to choose which of their kids to feed...Pregnant women with life-threatening anemia were so desperate for calories that they ate mud. Out of options and mortally afraid, refugees began fleeing...They said they’d rather risk being shot or dying on the perilous route than slowly starving"
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"Mothers had to choose which of their kids to feed...Pregnant women with life-threatening anemia were so desperate for calories that they ate mud. Out of options and mortally afraid, refugees began fleeing...They said they’d rather risk being shot or dying on the perilous route than slowly starving"
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It matters to workers who is President: @goodjobsfirst.org reports that 2025 has witnessed a dramatic drop in federal enforcement of wage and workplace safety regulations. goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It matters to workers who is President: @goodjobsfirst.org reports that 2025 has witnessed a dramatic drop in federal enforcement of wage and workplace safety regulations. goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...
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This is quite remarkable. Wiles makes herself a witness for Letitia James, tanks Comer’s pursuit of the Clintons, criticizes ICE deportations of non-criminals, admits a land attack on Venezuela requires Congress to declare war, and compares Trump to an alcoholic.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This is quite remarkable. Wiles makes herself a witness for Letitia James, tanks Comer’s pursuit of the Clintons, criticizes ICE deportations of non-criminals, admits a land attack on Venezuela requires Congress to declare war, and compares Trump to an alcoholic.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
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Today is the last day for Americans to sign up for January marketplace coverage.
Over the next two weeks, millions will see skyrocketing premium amounts deducted from their bank account.
All thanks to Donald Trump and Republicans who are refusing to extend the ACA tax credits.
Over the next two weeks, millions will see skyrocketing premium amounts deducted from their bank account.
All thanks to Donald Trump and Republicans who are refusing to extend the ACA tax credits.
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Today is the last day for Americans to sign up for January marketplace coverage.
Over the next two weeks, millions will see skyrocketing premium amounts deducted from their bank account.
All thanks to Donald Trump and Republicans who are refusing to extend the ACA tax credits.
Over the next two weeks, millions will see skyrocketing premium amounts deducted from their bank account.
All thanks to Donald Trump and Republicans who are refusing to extend the ACA tax credits.
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Honored by these awards from SF Press Club for
features on Musk's war on the NLRB - bloomberg.com/news/feature... - and subminimum wage pay for workers with disabilities - bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Grateful to all who make this work possible.
Wherever you work, please bring me your stories!
features on Musk's war on the NLRB - bloomberg.com/news/feature... - and subminimum wage pay for workers with disabilities - bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Grateful to all who make this work possible.
Wherever you work, please bring me your stories!
December 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Honored by these awards from SF Press Club for
features on Musk's war on the NLRB - bloomberg.com/news/feature... - and subminimum wage pay for workers with disabilities - bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Grateful to all who make this work possible.
Wherever you work, please bring me your stories!
features on Musk's war on the NLRB - bloomberg.com/news/feature... - and subminimum wage pay for workers with disabilities - bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Grateful to all who make this work possible.
Wherever you work, please bring me your stories!
meatingplace.com/ag-accuses-g... Thank you for standing up to Tyson- the largest meat and poultry company in the US.
AG Accuses Governor of Being 'Bought and Paid For' Amid Poultry Dispute
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond escalated his feud with Gov. Kevin Stitt, accusing him of being “bought and paid for by out-of-state Big Poultry corporations” amid ongoing litigation over p...
meatingplace.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
meatingplace.com/ag-accuses-g... Thank you for standing up to Tyson- the largest meat and poultry company in the US.
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Within the scientific community, the idea there is a safe threshold for carcinogenic exposures is not widely accepted.
But the idea of a threshold is a holy grail for industry, because if you can claim a threshold, then you don’t need to protect people at levels below that threshold.
Hiroko Tabuchi
But the idea of a threshold is a holy grail for industry, because if you can claim a threshold, then you don’t need to protect people at levels below that threshold.
Hiroko Tabuchi
Starting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Risks
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Within the scientific community, the idea there is a safe threshold for carcinogenic exposures is not widely accepted.
But the idea of a threshold is a holy grail for industry, because if you can claim a threshold, then you don’t need to protect people at levels below that threshold.
Hiroko Tabuchi
But the idea of a threshold is a holy grail for industry, because if you can claim a threshold, then you don’t need to protect people at levels below that threshold.
Hiroko Tabuchi
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Previously:
I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Previously:
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Once again, LLMs can’t believe reality is real.
December 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Once again, LLMs can’t believe reality is real.
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Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine vetoed a bill that would have seriously weakened child labor laws. I hope more of his GOP governor peers also stand up for common sense and for keeping children safe. And congrats to labor advocates in Ohio who pressed for this veto. www.daytondailynews.com/local/dewine...
DeWine vetoes bill allowing workers under 16 to work until 9 p.m. during school year
An effort to expand the hours 14- and 15-year-old employees in Ohio can work was stymied Wednesday after Republican Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill passed with overwhelming GOP support.
www.daytondailynews.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine vetoed a bill that would have seriously weakened child labor laws. I hope more of his GOP governor peers also stand up for common sense and for keeping children safe. And congrats to labor advocates in Ohio who pressed for this veto. www.daytondailynews.com/local/dewine...
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SCOOP: Tyson Foods Moves to Block Shareholder Vote on Deportation Risks
The meat giant is fighting to keep investors from demanding a report on how mass deportations could devastate its workforce — 35% of which is immigrants.
migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-tyso...
The meat giant is fighting to keep investors from demanding a report on how mass deportations could devastate its workforce — 35% of which is immigrants.
migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-tyso...
SCOOP: Tyson Foods Moves to Block Shareholder Vote on Deportation Risks
The meat giant is fighting to keep investors from demanding a report on how mass deportations could devastate its workforce — 35% of which is immigrants.
migrantinsider.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
SCOOP: Tyson Foods Moves to Block Shareholder Vote on Deportation Risks
The meat giant is fighting to keep investors from demanding a report on how mass deportations could devastate its workforce — 35% of which is immigrants.
migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-tyso...
The meat giant is fighting to keep investors from demanding a report on how mass deportations could devastate its workforce — 35% of which is immigrants.
migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-tyso...
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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If the TN 07 special election ends up with a 14-point shift in margin toward the Democrat compared to the 2024 presidential election, it is worth noting that there are 50 Republicans currently serving in the House in districts that Trump won by 14 points or less.
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
If the TN 07 special election ends up with a 14-point shift in margin toward the Democrat compared to the 2024 presidential election, it is worth noting that there are 50 Republicans currently serving in the House in districts that Trump won by 14 points or less.
Starbucks to Pay $39 Million in Landmark N.Y.C. Labor Law Settlement www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
Starbucks to Pay $39 Million in Landmark N.Y.C. Labor Law Settlement
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December 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Starbucks to Pay $39 Million in Landmark N.Y.C. Labor Law Settlement www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...