Dr. Cecília Tomori
@drtomori.bsky.social
🇭🇺🇺🇸 Anthropologist/Public Health Prof breastfeeding, lactation, MNCH, reproduction, public health, health policy, equity, justice 🤱🏾🤱🏽🤱 posts - my own. https://nursing.jhu.edu/faculty-research/faculty/directory/cecilia-tomori/
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Hello new followers! Time for a new intro. I am an anthropologist/public health researcher/prof. My work is about understanding the roots of inequities and how to build better systems to address them. Main focus is on breastfeeding and maternal child health, but my interests run across many topics.
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I spoke last night to a packed house at an Indivisible meeting in my neighborhood -- over 100 people crammed into the tiny senior center in Burns Park. Many asked what they can do to fight [all the things]. I said keep showing up. We have a lot of work to do, but pressure and protest do matter.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has halted plans to enforce a controversial rule that would have cut disability compensation for veterans making claims.
Veterans groups warned that the change would have disadvantaged veterans who need medication.
Veterans groups warned that the change would have disadvantaged veterans who need medication.
In rare move, Veterans Affairs pulls back on controversial disability rule
Veterans groups had warned that the change would have disadvantaged veterans who need medication.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:08 PM
I spoke last night to a packed house at an Indivisible meeting in my neighborhood -- over 100 people crammed into the tiny senior center in Burns Park. Many asked what they can do to fight [all the things]. I said keep showing up. We have a lot of work to do, but pressure and protest do matter.
For anyone who wonders why the social sciences were basically non-existent under the Soviet regime across the entire Eastern bloc, exhibit below. Same strategies. I could never have become the scholar that I am today if I didn't have the opportunity to study in the U.S....
Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it.
Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:
Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:
February 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
For anyone who wonders why the social sciences were basically non-existent under the Soviet regime across the entire Eastern bloc, exhibit below. Same strategies. I could never have become the scholar that I am today if I didn't have the opportunity to study in the U.S....
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the actual story of what happened at the National Endowment for the Humanities last year is even more infuriating than we thought
DOGE Bro’s Grant Review Process Was Literally Just Asking ChatGPT ‘Is This DEI?’
Federal grants that had been approved after a full application and review process were terminated by some random inexperienced DOGE bros based on whether ChatGPT could explain—in under 120 characters—that they were…
Federal grants that had been approved after a full application and review process were terminated by some random inexperienced DOGE bros based on whether ChatGPT could explain—in under 120 characters—that they were…
DOGE Bro’s Grant Review Process Was Literally Just Asking ChatGPT ‘Is This DEI?’
Federal grants that had been approved after a full application and review process were terminated by some random inexperienced DOGE bros based on whether ChatGPT could explain—in under 120 characters—that they were "related to DEI." That's what the newly released proposed amended complaint from the Authors Guild against the US government reveals about how DOGE actually decided which National Endowment for the Humanities grants to kill.
www.techdirt.com
February 20, 2026 at 7:32 AM
the actual story of what happened at the National Endowment for the Humanities last year is even more infuriating than we thought
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This gives you a sense of scale of the Trump admin's new refugee detention policy; they are claiming that all 100,000 of these lawfully present refugees MUST be arrested and detained for "re-vetting" and interrogation about their status.
Approximately 100,000 refugees are awaiting determinations on their applications for adjustment of status.
February 19, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This gives you a sense of scale of the Trump admin's new refugee detention policy; they are claiming that all 100,000 of these lawfully present refugees MUST be arrested and detained for "re-vetting" and interrogation about their status.
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"We Brooklyn Boys stick together," one CBP supervisor texted Epstein.
"Atta boy", Epstein responded.
In November 2016, Epstein texted the supervisor that another CBP officer had been “nasty”. “I will speak to him!” the supervisor responded. “I will handle it, formally.”
"Atta boy", Epstein responded.
In November 2016, Epstein texted the supervisor that another CBP officer had been “nasty”. “I will speak to him!” the supervisor responded. “I will handle it, formally.”
Revealed: Epstein cultivated relationship with CBP officer, causing US investigation
Guardian review of US justice department files reveals Epstein interacted with six CBP officers. The officer investigated denied any knowledge of trafficking underage girls
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 11:18 PM
"We Brooklyn Boys stick together," one CBP supervisor texted Epstein.
"Atta boy", Epstein responded.
In November 2016, Epstein texted the supervisor that another CBP officer had been “nasty”. “I will speak to him!” the supervisor responded. “I will handle it, formally.”
"Atta boy", Epstein responded.
In November 2016, Epstein texted the supervisor that another CBP officer had been “nasty”. “I will speak to him!” the supervisor responded. “I will handle it, formally.”
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“When Liu, 20, decided to return to skating, she did so with conditions. She’d wear what she wants. Dance to the music she wants. Eat what she wants. Take breaks when she wants…. [Skating] would be the vehicle through which she displayed the real Alysa.”
she did it! her! way!!
she did it! her! way!!
Alysa Liu’s Olympic run came with terms. Her choreographer helps her express them
Liu is the best U.S. hope for an Olympic medal in women's figure skating, which would be the country's first in the competition since 2006.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“When Liu, 20, decided to return to skating, she did so with conditions. She’d wear what she wants. Dance to the music she wants. Eat what she wants. Take breaks when she wants…. [Skating] would be the vehicle through which she displayed the real Alysa.”
she did it! her! way!!
she did it! her! way!!
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ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts say the vast majority of observers are exercising their constitutional rights. n.pr/4qPmLGr
The Trump administration is increasingly trying to criminalize observing ICE
ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts say the vast majority of observers are exercising their constitutional rights.
n.pr
February 18, 2026 at 11:39 PM
ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts say the vast majority of observers are exercising their constitutional rights. n.pr/4qPmLGr
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SHE’S SO GOLDEN 🥇
Alysa Liu wins GOLD and becomes the first U.S. woman to medal in figure skating since 2002.
Alysa Liu wins GOLD and becomes the first U.S. woman to medal in figure skating since 2002.
February 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
SHE’S SO GOLDEN 🥇
Alysa Liu wins GOLD and becomes the first U.S. woman to medal in figure skating since 2002.
Alysa Liu wins GOLD and becomes the first U.S. woman to medal in figure skating since 2002.
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Sheer joy. Sheer gold.
CONGRATS ALYSA LIU, OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING CHAMPION!
CONGRATS ALYSA LIU, OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING CHAMPION!
February 19, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Sheer joy. Sheer gold.
CONGRATS ALYSA LIU, OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING CHAMPION!
CONGRATS ALYSA LIU, OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING CHAMPION!
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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein cultivated relationships with CBP officers at the airports he frequented.
Epstein emailed and texted with six CBP officers, invited them to his island, visited with them at the airport, and frequently sought to determine who was going to be on duty when he was traveling
Epstein emailed and texted with six CBP officers, invited them to his island, visited with them at the airport, and frequently sought to determine who was going to be on duty when he was traveling
Revealed: Epstein cultivated relationship with CBP officer, causing US investigation
Guardian review of US justice department files reveals Epstein interacted with six CBP officers. The officer investigated denied any knowledge of trafficking underage girls
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein cultivated relationships with CBP officers at the airports he frequented.
Epstein emailed and texted with six CBP officers, invited them to his island, visited with them at the airport, and frequently sought to determine who was going to be on duty when he was traveling
Epstein emailed and texted with six CBP officers, invited them to his island, visited with them at the airport, and frequently sought to determine who was going to be on duty when he was traveling
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It was my privilege to discuss the latest version of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)'s maternal immunization guidance with Contemporary OB/GYN earlier this week.
#ObGynSky + #IDSky + #ReproSky.
www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/kevin-a...
#ObGynSky + #IDSky + #ReproSky.
www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/kevin-a...
Kevin Ault, MD, comments on ACOG's updated maternal immunization guidance | Contemporary OB/GYN
“ACOG has been in the business of maternal immunization guidelines for about 15 years. It’s nice to have all those maternal immunization guidelines in one place," said Kevin Ault, MD.
www.contemporaryobgyn.net
February 19, 2026 at 11:07 PM
It was my privilege to discuss the latest version of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)'s maternal immunization guidance with Contemporary OB/GYN earlier this week.
#ObGynSky + #IDSky + #ReproSky.
www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/kevin-a...
#ObGynSky + #IDSky + #ReproSky.
www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/kevin-a...
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I received notification of yet another death at an ICE facility, meaning 38 people have died in custody since Trump returned to office.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
February 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I received notification of yet another death at an ICE facility, meaning 38 people have died in custody since Trump returned to office.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
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Masnick: "This is what so many of us kept pointing out throughout the 'Twitter Files' hysteria: the 'free speech' grift was never about protecting individuals from the state. It was about protecting a specific type of speaker from the social consequences of their speech."
In the midst of the most aggressive and alarming federal assault on the First Amendment since the Palmer raids, the Biden-era free speech warriors have focused their outrage on . . . the injustice of releasing the Epstein files.
What Are Heterodox Free Speech Warriors Doing About Trump's Censorship-Industrial Complex? Nada
Trump is issuing subpoenas demanding social media platforms hand over data about ICE protesters but the 'Twitter Files' agitators couldn't care less
www.theunpopulist.net
February 19, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Masnick: "This is what so many of us kept pointing out throughout the 'Twitter Files' hysteria: the 'free speech' grift was never about protecting individuals from the state. It was about protecting a specific type of speaker from the social consequences of their speech."
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This article misses two key purposes of this effort. It will enable the US to provide alternative data/expertise and try to erode WHO's legitimacy. And it will be used to avoid inconvenient facts, like an emerging pandemic and associated death (remember Trump hated those numbers). Gift link👇🏽
After leaving WHO, Trump officials propose more expensive replacement to duplicate it
HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the U.S. accessed through the WHO at a fraction of the cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.
wapo.st
February 19, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This article misses two key purposes of this effort. It will enable the US to provide alternative data/expertise and try to erode WHO's legitimacy. And it will be used to avoid inconvenient facts, like an emerging pandemic and associated death (remember Trump hated those numbers). Gift link👇🏽
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I am awaiting the start of the U.H.A. v. Bondi preliminary injunction hearing. Credentialed media have remote access, but Law Dork's request for a public-access line was denied by the magistrate judge yesterday.
Background:
Background:
Exclusive: Senior DHS officials double down on arresting and detaining refugees in new memo
Hours after DOJ filed the new memo in court in Minnesota, a magistrate judge denied Law Dork's request for greater public access in the case — including remote electronic docket access.
www.lawdork.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I am awaiting the start of the U.H.A. v. Bondi preliminary injunction hearing. Credentialed media have remote access, but Law Dork's request for a public-access line was denied by the magistrate judge yesterday.
Background:
Background:
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“Now, rather than largely ignoring the actual operations of one agency, he can largely ignore the actual operations of two.”
"It seems the one qualification for this job is rubber-stamping RFK Jr’s agenda."
"I wonder if Jay will now do twice as many podcasts."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"It seems the one qualification for this job is rubber-stamping RFK Jr’s agenda."
"I wonder if Jay will now do twice as many podcasts."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Experts warn NIH director now leading CDC will push ‘RFK Jr’s agenda’
RFK Jr ally Jay Bhattacharya was named acting director of the CDC and will be fourth leader in a year to head agency
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:06 PM
“Now, rather than largely ignoring the actual operations of one agency, he can largely ignore the actual operations of two.”
"It seems the one qualification for this job is rubber-stamping RFK Jr’s agenda."
"I wonder if Jay will now do twice as many podcasts."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"It seems the one qualification for this job is rubber-stamping RFK Jr’s agenda."
"I wonder if Jay will now do twice as many podcasts."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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It is a tragedy for public health & health research that the MAGA/MAHA hero Jay Bhattacharya, an author of the Great Barrington Declaration, runs the NIH & CDC
“It seems the one qualification for this job is rubber-stamping RFK Jr’s agenda. He has already proven himself very capable of doing so.”
“It seems the one qualification for this job is rubber-stamping RFK Jr’s agenda. He has already proven himself very capable of doing so.”
“Now, rather than largely ignoring the actual operations of one agency, he can largely ignore the actual operations of two.”
"It seems the one qualification for this job is rubber-stamping RFK Jr’s agenda."
"I wonder if Jay will now do twice as many podcasts."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"It seems the one qualification for this job is rubber-stamping RFK Jr’s agenda."
"I wonder if Jay will now do twice as many podcasts."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Experts warn NIH director now leading CDC will push ‘RFK Jr’s agenda’
RFK Jr ally Jay Bhattacharya was named acting director of the CDC and will be fourth leader in a year to head agency
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
It is a tragedy for public health & health research that the MAGA/MAHA hero Jay Bhattacharya, an author of the Great Barrington Declaration, runs the NIH & CDC
“It seems the one qualification for this job is rubber-stamping RFK Jr’s agenda. He has already proven himself very capable of doing so.”
“It seems the one qualification for this job is rubber-stamping RFK Jr’s agenda. He has already proven himself very capable of doing so.”
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Another Trump SCAM on the American people!
Not only did we lose access to critical health data by pulling out of the WHO, Trump is now going to spend BILLIONS to recreate these systems.
Keep your eye out for the next Trump-flunky getting a massive taxpayer-funded contract here.
Not only did we lose access to critical health data by pulling out of the WHO, Trump is now going to spend BILLIONS to recreate these systems.
Keep your eye out for the next Trump-flunky getting a massive taxpayer-funded contract here.
After leaving WHO, Trump officials propose more expensive replacement to duplicate it
HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the U.S. accessed through the WHO at a fraction of the cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Another Trump SCAM on the American people!
Not only did we lose access to critical health data by pulling out of the WHO, Trump is now going to spend BILLIONS to recreate these systems.
Keep your eye out for the next Trump-flunky getting a massive taxpayer-funded contract here.
Not only did we lose access to critical health data by pulling out of the WHO, Trump is now going to spend BILLIONS to recreate these systems.
Keep your eye out for the next Trump-flunky getting a massive taxpayer-funded contract here.
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Quite a good article by @desmog.com about the DOE Climate Working Group report. Well done, @sharonkelly.bsky.social.
www.desmog.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.desmog.com/2026/02/13/t...
Trump EPA Abandons Climate Working Group Report in Endangerment Finding Repeal
Emails from the hand-picked, secretive group of climate crisis deniers revealed flaws in their methods and “animus” toward leading scientists.
www.desmog.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Quite a good article by @desmog.com about the DOE Climate Working Group report. Well done, @sharonkelly.bsky.social.
www.desmog.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.desmog.com/2026/02/13/t...
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How it started / how it's going
February 19, 2026 at 2:20 PM
How it started / how it's going
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MPH student Carolyn Graham worked with @fhcq.bsky.social to develop a toolkit that helps health care professionals assess and protect patients' health amidst extreme heat and smoke events. Learn how our #PublicHealth students lead research to implementation at the MPH Practicum Symposium on Apr 8.
New tool helps health providers protect patients from extreme heat and wildfire smoke | UW School of Public Health
MPH student practicum turned public health research into innovative tool.
sph.washington.edu
February 19, 2026 at 5:54 PM
MPH student Carolyn Graham worked with @fhcq.bsky.social to develop a toolkit that helps health care professionals assess and protect patients' health amidst extreme heat and smoke events. Learn how our #PublicHealth students lead research to implementation at the MPH Practicum Symposium on Apr 8.
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Vaccines are critical to protecting pregnant women and their infants. ACOG’s newly updated guidance urges ob-gyns to review patients’ immunization status, recommend needed vaccines, and address barriers such as misinformation. Read the full press release for more: https://bit.ly/4ro56GZ
February 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Vaccines are critical to protecting pregnant women and their infants. ACOG’s newly updated guidance urges ob-gyns to review patients’ immunization status, recommend needed vaccines, and address barriers such as misinformation. Read the full press release for more: https://bit.ly/4ro56GZ
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A 9-year old girl traveled to Florida for a vacation at Disney.
Then, she spent four months imprisoned in Texas.
Gutting story:
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Then, she spent four months imprisoned in Texas.
Gutting story:
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
www.propublica.org
February 19, 2026 at 8:27 PM
A 9-year old girl traveled to Florida for a vacation at Disney.
Then, she spent four months imprisoned in Texas.
Gutting story:
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Then, she spent four months imprisoned in Texas.
Gutting story:
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
