EBD
@elleninin.bsky.social
Scientist, humanitarian, reluctant Midwesterner, avid reader. 💙
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What to make of POTUS's attempt to fire the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)?
Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...
Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...
August 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What to make of POTUS's attempt to fire the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)?
Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...
Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...
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From the perspective of a former prosecutive who worked on trafficking cases, the loss of this office can only be intended to make it easier for the traffickers. There is literally no rationale for doing this.
From the perspective of a former prosecutive who worked on trafficking cases, the loss of this office can only be intended to make it easier for the traffickers. There is literally no rationale for doing this.
July 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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From the perspective of a former prosecutive who worked on trafficking cases, the loss of this office can only be intended to make it easier for the traffickers. There is literally no rationale for doing this.
From the perspective of a former prosecutive who worked on trafficking cases, the loss of this office can only be intended to make it easier for the traffickers. There is literally no rationale for doing this.
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1/9🧵 Fired But Fighting gives RFK Jr.’s new committee in charge of vaccine approvals (AKA: ACIP) an overall F rating. It is filled with the people who touted mis/dis-information throughout the COVID pandemic.
More on each person in the thread below.
#ACIP #Publichealth #vaccines
More on each person in the thread below.
#ACIP #Publichealth #vaccines
June 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
1/9🧵 Fired But Fighting gives RFK Jr.’s new committee in charge of vaccine approvals (AKA: ACIP) an overall F rating. It is filled with the people who touted mis/dis-information throughout the COVID pandemic.
More on each person in the thread below.
#ACIP #Publichealth #vaccines
More on each person in the thread below.
#ACIP #Publichealth #vaccines
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Cost estimate of the House-passed "Big Beautiful Bill" is out
It'd be the largest cut to Medicaid+CHIP and SNAP in history while still increasing deficits by $2.4 trillion due to $3.8 trillion in tax cuts
This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
It'd be the largest cut to Medicaid+CHIP and SNAP in history while still increasing deficits by $2.4 trillion due to $3.8 trillion in tax cuts
This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
June 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Cost estimate of the House-passed "Big Beautiful Bill" is out
It'd be the largest cut to Medicaid+CHIP and SNAP in history while still increasing deficits by $2.4 trillion due to $3.8 trillion in tax cuts
This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
It'd be the largest cut to Medicaid+CHIP and SNAP in history while still increasing deficits by $2.4 trillion due to $3.8 trillion in tax cuts
This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
This seems like something worthy of calling Braun over.
He genuinely thought it was a good idea when he posted this.
April 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This seems like something worthy of calling Braun over.
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Hmmmmmmm it’s almost like someone fucking told you this a few god damn months ago…
Steve Usdin writing in BioCentury: “It’s official: FDA says its cuts are delaying drug regulation — Layoffs, lack of access to journals slow response FDA says”
April 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Hmmmmmmm it’s almost like someone fucking told you this a few god damn months ago…
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Just so you know what's going on in the House. Hardliners there want to cut $4,000,000,000,000 from the poorest while shoveling trillions to the richest and Senate Republicans just want to cut $1,500,000,000,000 from the poorest while shoveling trillions to the richest.
4/10/25 ☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Reality strikes House Republicans. Here’s what they will do now Lawmakers sweat Trump’s impact on ‘safe haven’ Treasuries
punchbowl.news
April 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Just so you know what's going on in the House. Hardliners there want to cut $4,000,000,000,000 from the poorest while shoveling trillions to the richest and Senate Republicans just want to cut $1,500,000,000,000 from the poorest while shoveling trillions to the richest.
Must read. Please @chrismurphyct.bsky.social and other Dems, start getting on TV, using social media, buy some commercial time to reach people effectively. We need to have learned something from this disaster.
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Must read. Please @chrismurphyct.bsky.social and other Dems, start getting on TV, using social media, buy some commercial time to reach people effectively. We need to have learned something from this disaster.
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Former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf calls RFK's massacre at HHS "a huge mistake."
Among those fired - the top vet working on bird flu, and senior staff regulating food safety, tobacco and medical devices.
Among those fired - the top vet working on bird flu, and senior staff regulating food safety, tobacco and medical devices.
April 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf calls RFK's massacre at HHS "a huge mistake."
Among those fired - the top vet working on bird flu, and senior staff regulating food safety, tobacco and medical devices.
Among those fired - the top vet working on bird flu, and senior staff regulating food safety, tobacco and medical devices.
BRB, purchasing a subscription to @theatlantic to reward courage and integrity in this terrible chapter of our history. Nothing here for the DNC.
March 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
BRB, purchasing a subscription to @theatlantic to reward courage and integrity in this terrible chapter of our history. Nothing here for the DNC.
This is entirely preventable and just tragic.
Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
propub.li
March 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This is entirely preventable and just tragic.
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Incredible. Gift version of article: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Incredible. Gift version of article: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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March 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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#Measles is reported in 15 states: TX, NM, CA, GA, KY, NY, NJ, RI, AK, VT, PA, FL, WA, MD and OK. @todayshow.com
www.today.com/video/measle...
www.today.com/video/measle...
Measles outbreak spreads to 15 states with cases on the rise
New numbers show the measles virus continuing to spread across the United States with cases now being reported in at least 15 states and health officials say the crisis is only getting worse. NBC’s Li...
www.today.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM
#Measles is reported in 15 states: TX, NM, CA, GA, KY, NY, NJ, RI, AK, VT, PA, FL, WA, MD and OK. @todayshow.com
www.today.com/video/measle...
www.today.com/video/measle...
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The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
restoredcdc.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
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Warning: Trump can have his Social Sec administrator purge millions from program without an act of Congress. He will claim people are "frauds." Then it falls on you or family member to make case there is no fraud. But given mass layoffs at Soc Sec Admin no one will respond. That is Trump/Musk plan
Trump is 100% laying the ground work to Purge millions from the Social Security rolls to justify a tax cut for his oligarchs and corporations. He did it again in his speech Tuesday - I updated my article from two weeks ago to address Trump's repeated lies. deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/twice-this...
Twice this week Trump vowed to end Social Security for “millions”—believe him.
Democrats need to fight this LOUDLY!
deanobeidallah.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Warning: Trump can have his Social Sec administrator purge millions from program without an act of Congress. He will claim people are "frauds." Then it falls on you or family member to make case there is no fraud. But given mass layoffs at Soc Sec Admin no one will respond. That is Trump/Musk plan
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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More tragic news about NIH and NIH science. Grant system is frozen and intramural program is being slashed. All will claw back on treatments and cures for cancer and other human diseases. This can’t be what the public wants. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
www.science.org
February 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
More tragic news about NIH and NIH science. Grant system is frozen and intramural program is being slashed. All will claw back on treatments and cures for cancer and other human diseases. This can’t be what the public wants. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
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"Memoli had no choice, he insisted: He was following the direction of three HHS officials—Dorothy Fink, then the acting secretary; Heather Flick Melanson, chief of staff; and Hannah Anderson, deputy chief of staff of policy—who told him, in no uncertain terms, that the pause was to continue..."
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Inside the Collapse at the NIH
Administration officials pressured the NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.
www.theatlantic.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"Memoli had no choice, he insisted: He was following the direction of three HHS officials—Dorothy Fink, then the acting secretary; Heather Flick Melanson, chief of staff; and Hannah Anderson, deputy chief of staff of policy—who told him, in no uncertain terms, that the pause was to continue..."
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donald trump has ordered the IRS to hand over all of your personal information to a Holocaust denier who works for the richest man on Earth, who is a Nazi
February 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
donald trump has ordered the IRS to hand over all of your personal information to a Holocaust denier who works for the richest man on Earth, who is a Nazi
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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Costco, which has come out saying it supports DEI, will make no changes to its existing programs, AND pays workers a minimum of $30/hour, is up 15% YTD.
Target, which announced it is ending all DEI programs and has a minimum wage of $15-$24/hour, is down over 4%.
Keep voting with your wallet.
Target, which announced it is ending all DEI programs and has a minimum wage of $15-$24/hour, is down over 4%.
Keep voting with your wallet.
February 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Costco, which has come out saying it supports DEI, will make no changes to its existing programs, AND pays workers a minimum of $30/hour, is up 15% YTD.
Target, which announced it is ending all DEI programs and has a minimum wage of $15-$24/hour, is down over 4%.
Keep voting with your wallet.
Target, which announced it is ending all DEI programs and has a minimum wage of $15-$24/hour, is down over 4%.
Keep voting with your wallet.
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This concise and informative excerpt from the New Republic’s Alex Shephard should get everybody caught up on the government coup currently in progress. Required reading.
February 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This concise and informative excerpt from the New Republic’s Alex Shephard should get everybody caught up on the government coup currently in progress. Required reading.
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Trump upends decades-old global air safety investigatory norms theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @jonostrower.com and @willguisbond.com and @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
Trump upends decades-old global air safety investigatory norms
A rush towards speculation and blame could compromise the vital work of the NTSB
theaircurrent.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Trump upends decades-old global air safety investigatory norms theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @jonostrower.com and @willguisbond.com and @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
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"Trump is right there, always comforting: You’re not really mediocre, and even if you are mediocre, it shouldn’t matter. You’re a white man in the greatest country on earth. You’re entitled to all your heart’s desires. I, alone, will make you happy."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-things...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-things...
The Things They Hate and Acts of God
The New American Normal
charlotteclymer.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"Trump is right there, always comforting: You’re not really mediocre, and even if you are mediocre, it shouldn’t matter. You’re a white man in the greatest country on earth. You’re entitled to all your heart’s desires. I, alone, will make you happy."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-things...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-things...