Jonathan Lambert
@jonlambert.bsky.social
Science journalist at NPR covering global health. Minnesotan in DC. jlambert1@npr.org. On signal @jonlambert.12
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Jonathan Lambert
@jonlambert.bsky.social
· Apr 21
Some professional news: I'm permanently joining NPR's Science Desk! (My last gig was temporary).
I'll be covering global health, with a special focus on what comes next after the US withdrawal from foreign aid, as well as environmental determinants of health.
If you have ideas or tips, reach out!
I'll be covering global health, with a special focus on what comes next after the US withdrawal from foreign aid, as well as environmental determinants of health.
If you have ideas or tips, reach out!
Moonlighting as an Olympics correspondent!
On at the end of this Up First Winter Games talking about the scandal rocking the ski jumping world. Please forgive my excessive nodding, video is a new medium for me...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrWe...
On at the end of this Up First Winter Games talking about the scandal rocking the ski jumping world. Please forgive my excessive nodding, video is a new medium for me...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrWe...
Mikaela Shiffrin, Breezy Johnson and the future of U.S. women’s skiing
YouTube video by NPR
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February 9, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Moonlighting as an Olympics correspondent!
On at the end of this Up First Winter Games talking about the scandal rocking the ski jumping world. Please forgive my excessive nodding, video is a new medium for me...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrWe...
On at the end of this Up First Winter Games talking about the scandal rocking the ski jumping world. Please forgive my excessive nodding, video is a new medium for me...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrWe...
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My friends at Niemanreports.org asked me to write about the experience of being a journalist on the ground in Minneapolis right now. I knew I wanted to tell reporters elsewhere how even this most hopeless of times has been clarifying and, in some ways, energizing. (1) share.google/ms1wKDQZmgep...
Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
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February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
My friends at Niemanreports.org asked me to write about the experience of being a journalist on the ground in Minneapolis right now. I knew I wanted to tell reporters elsewhere how even this most hopeless of times has been clarifying and, in some ways, energizing. (1) share.google/ms1wKDQZmgep...
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Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙
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The White House has to approve all voucher recipients, and Trump officials have used the promise of speedier reviews to reward companies that help them advance political priorities. The episode involving Compass underscores the ways in which political pressure has shaped the voucher program.
Trump administration officials blocked FDA effort to fast-track review of psychedelic treatment
Trump administration officials vetoed the FDA's plan to fast-track the review of a psychedelic treatment for severe depression, STAT has learned.
www.statnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The White House has to approve all voucher recipients, and Trump officials have used the promise of speedier reviews to reward companies that help them advance political priorities. The episode involving Compass underscores the ways in which political pressure has shaped the voucher program.
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"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Citing fear of ICE, pregnant immigrants in Minnesota are
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
Fear of ICE is keeping pregnant immigrants in Minnesota from critical care
Health care providers in Minnesota said pregnant patients are having more complications linked to stress. But fear of immigration agents is keeping them from prenatal care.
19thnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Citing fear of ICE, pregnant immigrants in Minnesota are
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
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I'm at the Willard Hotel where I've been denied entry and kicked out of the Reclaiming Science event with NIH director Bhattacharya & other top agency leaders.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
January 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I'm at the Willard Hotel where I've been denied entry and kicked out of the Reclaiming Science event with NIH director Bhattacharya & other top agency leaders.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
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EXCLSUVIE: The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules and shared them with the companies they're meant to regulate, without making the new rules publicly available.
We've obtained a copy of the new rules and here's what we found.
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
We've obtained a copy of the new rules and here's what we found.
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules
The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
EXCLSUVIE: The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules and shared them with the companies they're meant to regulate, without making the new rules publicly available.
We've obtained a copy of the new rules and here's what we found.
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
We've obtained a copy of the new rules and here's what we found.
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
More than 10,000 STEM PhD's have left or been fired from the federal workforce since Trump took office again.
NSF, EPA, DOE and USFS hardest hit.
www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF, EPA, DOE and USFS hardest hit.
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 PM
More than 10,000 STEM PhD's have left or been fired from the federal workforce since Trump took office again.
NSF, EPA, DOE and USFS hardest hit.
www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF, EPA, DOE and USFS hardest hit.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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and while you’re here, ready my story today: 8 weeks under siege in Minnesota minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/23/8...
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...
minnesotareformer.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:28 PM
and while you’re here, ready my story today: 8 weeks under siege in Minnesota minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/23/8...
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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WHO removing Us Flag
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
WHO removing Us Flag
The Trump administration is exporting it's domestic war on "woke" abroad.
In an expansion of the Mexico City policy, US foreign aid now won't flow to organizations that promote "gender ideology" and DEI, in addition to abortion.
www.npr.org/2026/01/23/n...
In an expansion of the Mexico City policy, US foreign aid now won't flow to organizations that promote "gender ideology" and DEI, in addition to abortion.
www.npr.org/2026/01/23/n...
Trump expands policy banning aid to groups abroad that discuss or provide abortions
In addition to adding to the list of groups that will lose funding for providing or discussing abortion, the policy now also calls for ending aid to groups that embrace DEI.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2026 at 12:24 AM
The Trump administration is exporting it's domestic war on "woke" abroad.
In an expansion of the Mexico City policy, US foreign aid now won't flow to organizations that promote "gender ideology" and DEI, in addition to abortion.
www.npr.org/2026/01/23/n...
In an expansion of the Mexico City policy, US foreign aid now won't flow to organizations that promote "gender ideology" and DEI, in addition to abortion.
www.npr.org/2026/01/23/n...
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This is the week that the US withdrawal from the WHO is supposed to be finalized
I spoke with @npr.org about how damaging the withdrawal will be, especially since RFK Jr has greatly weakened US national capacity to tackle health emergencies
www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g...
I spoke with @npr.org about how damaging the withdrawal will be, especially since RFK Jr has greatly weakened US national capacity to tackle health emergencies
www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g...
The divorce between the U.S. and WHO is final this week. Or is it?
The U.S. is the only country allowed to withdraw from the World Health Organization. And Jan. 22 is the day when Trump's pullout announcement should go into effect. But ... it's complicated.
www.npr.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:40 PM
This is the week that the US withdrawal from the WHO is supposed to be finalized
I spoke with @npr.org about how damaging the withdrawal will be, especially since RFK Jr has greatly weakened US national capacity to tackle health emergencies
www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g...
I spoke with @npr.org about how damaging the withdrawal will be, especially since RFK Jr has greatly weakened US national capacity to tackle health emergencies
www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g...
The US is supposed to officially leave the WHO this week. WHO is saying it can't leave since it's not paid all it's dues.
Inside the "messy divorce" that's already having profound consequences for the health of Americans and the rest of the globe.
www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g...
Inside the "messy divorce" that's already having profound consequences for the health of Americans and the rest of the globe.
www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g...
The divorce between the U.S. and WHO is final this week. Or is it?
The U.S. is the only country allowed to withdraw from the World Health Organization. And Jan. 22 is the day when Trump's pullout announcement should go into effect. But ... it's complicated.
www.npr.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The US is supposed to officially leave the WHO this week. WHO is saying it can't leave since it's not paid all it's dues.
Inside the "messy divorce" that's already having profound consequences for the health of Americans and the rest of the globe.
www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g...
Inside the "messy divorce" that's already having profound consequences for the health of Americans and the rest of the globe.
www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g...
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Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Fear factor: Intimidation becomes a calling card as Twin Cities ICE surge widens
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, observers say there are signs that federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citiz...
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Trump has previously said that journalists should be jailed until they reveal the source of confidential leaks.
He suggested that the threat of prison sexual assault would lead reporters to cooperate with leak investigations.
He suggested that the threat of prison sexual assault would lead reporters to cooperate with leak investigations.
January 14, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Trump has previously said that journalists should be jailed until they reveal the source of confidential leaks.
He suggested that the threat of prison sexual assault would lead reporters to cooperate with leak investigations.
He suggested that the threat of prison sexual assault would lead reporters to cooperate with leak investigations.
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Really working their way through the ol' First Amendment.
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Documents
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Really working their way through the ol' First Amendment.
Powerful reporting from my colleagues at NPR on the 5 year anniversary of the attack on the Capitol.
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
apps.npr.org
January 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Powerful reporting from my colleagues at NPR on the 5 year anniversary of the attack on the Capitol.
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
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Teenage me who decided to become an oil reporter in '03 because of the Iraq war 🤝 this moment
Here's NPR's explainer about Venezuela's oil industry🇻🇪 🛢️ (and Guyana's too 🇬🇾 🛢️)
Featuring @paashamahdavi.com @fmonaldi.bsky.social and more
Here's NPR's explainer about Venezuela's oil industry🇻🇪 🛢️ (and Guyana's too 🇬🇾 🛢️)
Featuring @paashamahdavi.com @fmonaldi.bsky.social and more
Trump wants U.S. oil companies in Venezuela. Here's what to know
President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to "go in" to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy. Here's what you need to know about oil in Venezuela...
www.npr.org
January 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Teenage me who decided to become an oil reporter in '03 because of the Iraq war 🤝 this moment
Here's NPR's explainer about Venezuela's oil industry🇻🇪 🛢️ (and Guyana's too 🇬🇾 🛢️)
Featuring @paashamahdavi.com @fmonaldi.bsky.social and more
Here's NPR's explainer about Venezuela's oil industry🇻🇪 🛢️ (and Guyana's too 🇬🇾 🛢️)
Featuring @paashamahdavi.com @fmonaldi.bsky.social and more
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In a heroic data journalism effort involving scores of records requests, The Washington Post made it possible to search MMR vaccination rates at individual schools in much of the country.
Gift link to look up schools and learn about the post-pandemic plunge in vaccination rates: wapo.st/49zDc43
Gift link to look up schools and learn about the post-pandemic plunge in vaccination rates: wapo.st/49zDc43
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
In a heroic data journalism effort involving scores of records requests, The Washington Post made it possible to search MMR vaccination rates at individual schools in much of the country.
Gift link to look up schools and learn about the post-pandemic plunge in vaccination rates: wapo.st/49zDc43
Gift link to look up schools and learn about the post-pandemic plunge in vaccination rates: wapo.st/49zDc43
It's shaping up to be a rough flu season.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Flu cases are surging and rates will likely get worse, new CDC data shows
Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here's what you need to know.
www.npr.org
December 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
It's shaping up to be a rough flu season.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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NEW — Bethany Kozma has called gender-affirming care “absolutely infuriating," said “the idea that gender is fluid is evil,” and likened abortion to murder.
This week, she became America's top health diplomat.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
This week, she became America's top health diplomat.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
America's new top health diplomat has strong opinions on abortion and gender
Bethany Kozma leads a key global health office at the Department of Health and Human Services. In past experience in the public eye, she's campaigned against abortion and gender-affirming care.
www.npr.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
NEW — Bethany Kozma has called gender-affirming care “absolutely infuriating," said “the idea that gender is fluid is evil,” and likened abortion to murder.
This week, she became America's top health diplomat.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
This week, she became America's top health diplomat.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
NEW — Bethany Kozma has called gender-affirming care “absolutely infuriating," said “the idea that gender is fluid is evil,” and likened abortion to murder.
This week, she became America's top health diplomat.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
This week, she became America's top health diplomat.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
America's new top health diplomat has strong opinions on abortion and gender
Bethany Kozma leads a key global health office at the Department of Health and Human Services. In past experience in the public eye, she's campaigned against abortion and gender-affirming care.
www.npr.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
NEW — Bethany Kozma has called gender-affirming care “absolutely infuriating," said “the idea that gender is fluid is evil,” and likened abortion to murder.
This week, she became America's top health diplomat.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
This week, she became America's top health diplomat.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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As the planet warms, global infrastructure is increasingly imperiled by extreme weather it was never designed to handle.
The fight over a mysterious 130-year-old dam in India -- which one community sees as its salvation and another fears will be its doom -- shows what's at stake.
wapo.st/4qbE70a
The fight over a mysterious 130-year-old dam in India -- which one community sees as its salvation and another fears will be its doom -- shows what's at stake.
wapo.st/4qbE70a
One dam shapes the fate of millions. Extreme rain puts it at risk.
Climate change threatens to push the world’s infrastructure to a breaking point.
wapo.st
December 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
As the planet warms, global infrastructure is increasingly imperiled by extreme weather it was never designed to handle.
The fight over a mysterious 130-year-old dam in India -- which one community sees as its salvation and another fears will be its doom -- shows what's at stake.
wapo.st/4qbE70a
The fight over a mysterious 130-year-old dam in India -- which one community sees as its salvation and another fears will be its doom -- shows what's at stake.
wapo.st/4qbE70a