Erik
@erikrmph.bsky.social
#PublicHealth nerd, married co-dad to 2 cats, #RVa, always a little sleepy
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Just a reminder that even while being Putin’s petulant stooge and shaming our country Trump is also inevitably a liar.
Zelenky stood in front of the American government, in the seat of our democracy, and thanked our entire nation. Every farmer, teacher, engineer, nurse, and cop. Thanked us on behalf of his entire country. youtu.be/7gjwlCe5T6M?...
Watch Zelenskyy's Full Address To Congress
YouTube video by NBC News
youtu.be
February 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Just a reminder that even while being Putin’s petulant stooge and shaming our country Trump is also inevitably a liar.
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This is going to be another rough week for our colleagues in government & for all of us. Vast cuts of govt scientists hurts everyone’s health.
Let’s talk about what this will do to vaccines.
This is the process. Here’s how they’re going to undermine it:
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/bas...
Let’s talk about what this will do to vaccines.
This is the process. Here’s how they’re going to undermine it:
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/bas...
How Vaccines are Developed and Approved for Use
Learn how vaccines are developed and approved for use.
www.cdc.gov
February 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This is going to be another rough week for our colleagues in government & for all of us. Vast cuts of govt scientists hurts everyone’s health.
Let’s talk about what this will do to vaccines.
This is the process. Here’s how they’re going to undermine it:
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/bas...
Let’s talk about what this will do to vaccines.
This is the process. Here’s how they’re going to undermine it:
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/bas...
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More class in his pinky than Trump has shown his entire life.
February 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
More class in his pinky than Trump has shown his entire life.
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No, the meeting did not go badly for Ukraine. It exposed in the most undeniable, unequivocal way possible the pro-Putin commitments of the president and vice president. That was information Americans and allies needed to have clear before them.
February 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
No, the meeting did not go badly for Ukraine. It exposed in the most undeniable, unequivocal way possible the pro-Putin commitments of the president and vice president. That was information Americans and allies needed to have clear before them.
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Grateful for Vanessa Wills’ perspective here. It also reminds me to question my learned inner cop voice. If I don’t have anything constructive to say, it’s maybe time for me to listen and learn.
February 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Grateful for Vanessa Wills’ perspective here. It also reminds me to question my learned inner cop voice. If I don’t have anything constructive to say, it’s maybe time for me to listen and learn.
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Here’s a site that tracks how much of Project 2025 has been implemented. Currently at 34%. (via @jennileder.bsky.social) [project2025.observer]
February 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Here’s a site that tracks how much of Project 2025 has been implemented. Currently at 34%. (via @jennileder.bsky.social) [project2025.observer]
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More of this.
It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
February 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
More of this.
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so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky
February 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky
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New and only on Assigned Media:
Wikipedia editor Pax Ahimsa Gethen writes about transphobic harassment, defacement, and attempts to turn Wikipedia into a source of anti-trans disinformation, and of the determination of trans editors to preserve the site as a vital source of unbiased, truthful info.
Wikipedia editor Pax Ahimsa Gethen writes about transphobic harassment, defacement, and attempts to turn Wikipedia into a source of anti-trans disinformation, and of the determination of trans editors to preserve the site as a vital source of unbiased, truthful info.
On Trans Issues, Wikipedia is a Bulwark Against Disinformation — Assigned
In the wake of the anti-trans legislation by the Trump Administration, Wikipedia stands as a reliable source for information on trans topics.
www.assignedmedia.org
February 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
New and only on Assigned Media:
Wikipedia editor Pax Ahimsa Gethen writes about transphobic harassment, defacement, and attempts to turn Wikipedia into a source of anti-trans disinformation, and of the determination of trans editors to preserve the site as a vital source of unbiased, truthful info.
Wikipedia editor Pax Ahimsa Gethen writes about transphobic harassment, defacement, and attempts to turn Wikipedia into a source of anti-trans disinformation, and of the determination of trans editors to preserve the site as a vital source of unbiased, truthful info.
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Broader reminder of what happens when attacks come and we stay silent about them because we don't perceive them as affecting our specific group.
February 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Broader reminder of what happens when attacks come and we stay silent about them because we don't perceive them as affecting our specific group.
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The state has accumulated a $5B
tax surplus while squeezing local governments to cover the rising costs of (and need for) support staff. Your AP, your HVAC tech, your counselor, etc. They’re all working so much harder bc the state abdicated their responsibility to students and staff. 🪴
tax surplus while squeezing local governments to cover the rising costs of (and need for) support staff. Your AP, your HVAC tech, your counselor, etc. They’re all working so much harder bc the state abdicated their responsibility to students and staff. 🪴
"...the cap was put in place in 2009 as a cost-cutting measure and limits the number of support staff — a broad category that includes most administrative, technical, clerical, maintenance and instructional aide jobs — the state will fund." www.richmonder.org/state-budget...
State budget proposals include two key RPS priorities: more funding for staff and school construction
Both proposals will still have to make it through what are likely to be difficult budget negotiations.
www.richmonder.org
February 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The state has accumulated a $5B
tax surplus while squeezing local governments to cover the rising costs of (and need for) support staff. Your AP, your HVAC tech, your counselor, etc. They’re all working so much harder bc the state abdicated their responsibility to students and staff. 🪴
tax surplus while squeezing local governments to cover the rising costs of (and need for) support staff. Your AP, your HVAC tech, your counselor, etc. They’re all working so much harder bc the state abdicated their responsibility to students and staff. 🪴
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I'm downtown at the Virginia Capitol in Richmond. I'm with the Resist Libs. This is one of the 50501 protests. I'll be here for as long as I can take it.
February 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I'm downtown at the Virginia Capitol in Richmond. I'm with the Resist Libs. This is one of the 50501 protests. I'll be here for as long as I can take it.
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Legal challenges are an important part, but only part, of what Democrats need to be doing.
Legal challenges, procedural delays in Congress, protests to draw attention to the crisis ... it all matters, and the component parts will strengthen each other.
Legal challenges, procedural delays in Congress, protests to draw attention to the crisis ... it all matters, and the component parts will strengthen each other.
Dems are fighting back in the courts!
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced that there are currently more than 20 lawsuits challenging 11 of Donald Trump’s executive orders.
More of this!
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced that there are currently more than 20 lawsuits challenging 11 of Donald Trump’s executive orders.
More of this!
February 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Legal challenges are an important part, but only part, of what Democrats need to be doing.
Legal challenges, procedural delays in Congress, protests to draw attention to the crisis ... it all matters, and the component parts will strengthen each other.
Legal challenges, procedural delays in Congress, protests to draw attention to the crisis ... it all matters, and the component parts will strengthen each other.
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We are here today to shine a light on the crime that is unfolding before our eyes and support our tremendous civil servants at U.S. AID.
Follow live on C-SPAN here:
www.c-span.org/event/news-c...
Follow live on C-SPAN here:
www.c-span.org/event/news-c...
February 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We are here today to shine a light on the crime that is unfolding before our eyes and support our tremendous civil servants at U.S. AID.
Follow live on C-SPAN here:
www.c-span.org/event/news-c...
Follow live on C-SPAN here:
www.c-span.org/event/news-c...
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seeing takes about the aid institutions and their role in imperialism. correct. If someone said "investor-owned hospitals exploit the vulnerable to benefit shareholders" I'd nod. If their followup was "and that's why I'm turning off your mom's dialysis machine" I'd...have some followup questions
But when it comes to cutting aid budgets no one says “let’s spend less money on Israeli or Egyptian military capacity”. Instead you want to start by taking healthcare and education away from people who have been made vulnerable by the structural injustices you create and benefit from.
February 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
seeing takes about the aid institutions and their role in imperialism. correct. If someone said "investor-owned hospitals exploit the vulnerable to benefit shareholders" I'd nod. If their followup was "and that's why I'm turning off your mom's dialysis machine" I'd...have some followup questions
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Elon Musk's mother moved to South Africa in the year Apartheid was created, and she and Elon left the year it ended. The last Apartheid Prime Minister, a man who refused to testify at the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, was a family friend who stayed at their home. This is not a crazy theory.
February 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Elon Musk's mother moved to South Africa in the year Apartheid was created, and she and Elon left the year it ended. The last Apartheid Prime Minister, a man who refused to testify at the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, was a family friend who stayed at their home. This is not a crazy theory.
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Congressman @beyer.house.gov will be going to USAID today with colleagues to shine a light on what is happening there, I think others will join us. Figuring out details now and will share but flagging now for press and public in the area
February 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Congressman @beyer.house.gov will be going to USAID today with colleagues to shine a light on what is happening there, I think others will join us. Figuring out details now and will share but flagging now for press and public in the area
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did it with students in our last class today, & when they plugged in 'rude' & 'mean' their jaws dropped open
December 10, 2024 at 8:54 PM
did it with students in our last class today, & when they plugged in 'rude' & 'mean' their jaws dropped open
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New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇
November 28, 2024 at 7:07 PM
New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇
September 3, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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As with many ProPublica stories, this is worth your time. It is about 3M's role in "forever chemicals." While it is not a new line of thought, there is a lot to consider about how corporate america is run.
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
www.propublica.org/article/3m-f...
www.propublica.org/article/3m-f...
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...
www.propublica.org
May 20, 2024 at 2:22 PM
As with many ProPublica stories, this is worth your time. It is about 3M's role in "forever chemicals." While it is not a new line of thought, there is a lot to consider about how corporate america is run.