Jill U. Adams
@juadams.bsky.social
Science journalist covering health, biomedical research & more.
Past president of @ScienceWriters
I post my art & photos on Insta, write mini book reviews on facebook, and have gone silent on Twitter.
She/her, upstate New York.
Past president of @ScienceWriters
I post my art & photos on Insta, write mini book reviews on facebook, and have gone silent on Twitter.
She/her, upstate New York.
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NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Almost excellent thread breaking down all the details and references in Bad Bunny’s halftime show. So good (so helpful!)
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Almost excellent thread breaking down all the details and references in Bad Bunny’s halftime show. So good (so helpful!)
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February 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Absurd.
(a word that doesn't even begin to capture the sheer brazenness of this action)
(a word that doesn't even begin to capture the sheer brazenness of this action)
Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Absurd.
(a word that doesn't even begin to capture the sheer brazenness of this action)
(a word that doesn't even begin to capture the sheer brazenness of this action)
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Democracy dies in billionaire hands. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
February 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Democracy dies in billionaire hands. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
"My theory is simple: People want to tell their stories."
#chefskiss
This Is the Real Reason Susie Wiles Talked to Me 11 Times www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
#chefskiss
This Is the Real Reason Susie Wiles Talked to Me 11 Times www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Opinion | This Is the Real Reason Susie Wiles Talked to Me 11 Times
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
"My theory is simple: People want to tell their stories."
#chefskiss
This Is the Real Reason Susie Wiles Talked to Me 11 Times www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
#chefskiss
This Is the Real Reason Susie Wiles Talked to Me 11 Times www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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The graph speaks for itself:
February 5, 2026 at 5:09 AM
The graph speaks for itself:
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“TO DEFEAT YOUR ENEMY. YOU MUST KNOW THEM. MELANIA.”
I'd donate to this place simply for that advertisement alone.
I'd donate to this place simply for that advertisement alone.
Lake Oswego theater loses rights to screen 'Melania' after marquee jokes - Lake Oswego Review
Lake Theater & Cafe announced that it will no longer show “Melania,” the Amazon Studios documentary about the first lady, after Amazon revoked the theater’s rights to the film. “Got […]
lakeoswegoreview.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:07 PM
“TO DEFEAT YOUR ENEMY. YOU MUST KNOW THEM. MELANIA.”
I'd donate to this place simply for that advertisement alone.
I'd donate to this place simply for that advertisement alone.
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Truly hilarious headline from the Bezos-owned Washington Post yesterday.
Never, ever let the guys who control half the wealth in America and just got billions of dollars in tax breaks tell you we shouldn't tax the rich.
Never, ever let the guys who control half the wealth in America and just got billions of dollars in tax breaks tell you we shouldn't tax the rich.
February 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Truly hilarious headline from the Bezos-owned Washington Post yesterday.
Never, ever let the guys who control half the wealth in America and just got billions of dollars in tax breaks tell you we shouldn't tax the rich.
Never, ever let the guys who control half the wealth in America and just got billions of dollars in tax breaks tell you we shouldn't tax the rich.
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Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
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"We know enough." Gut punch.
1. Start the thread from the beginning and then listen.
2. Get a transcript of this man's speech to read at city/county council meetings if detention camps are coming to your area.
We all know enough.
h/t @hudsonette.bsky.social
1. Start the thread from the beginning and then listen.
2. Get a transcript of this man's speech to read at city/county council meetings if detention camps are coming to your area.
We all know enough.
h/t @hudsonette.bsky.social
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
"We know enough." Gut punch.
1. Start the thread from the beginning and then listen.
2. Get a transcript of this man's speech to read at city/county council meetings if detention camps are coming to your area.
We all know enough.
h/t @hudsonette.bsky.social
1. Start the thread from the beginning and then listen.
2. Get a transcript of this man's speech to read at city/county council meetings if detention camps are coming to your area.
We all know enough.
h/t @hudsonette.bsky.social
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The library? Yes, the library is hosting a series for Chicagoans to learn about Puerto Rican history ahead of Bad Bunny’s historical Super Bowl halftime show performance this weekend.
Bad Bunny's hottest local Super Bowl pregame is at the Chicago Public Library
www.wbez.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The library? Yes, the library is hosting a series for Chicagoans to learn about Puerto Rican history ahead of Bad Bunny’s historical Super Bowl halftime show performance this weekend.
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New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
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Deepak Chopra, who has always impressed me as a "spiritualist" hustler, to Jeffrey Epstein: "God is a construct Cute girls are real"
February 4, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Deepak Chopra, who has always impressed me as a "spiritualist" hustler, to Jeffrey Epstein: "God is a construct Cute girls are real"
Writers -- amiright? 👏👏👏
How a Judge Weaponized Wit to Free the 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How a Judge Weaponized Wit to Free the 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Writers -- amiright? 👏👏👏
How a Judge Weaponized Wit to Free the 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How a Judge Weaponized Wit to Free the 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Since a lot of the coverage is omitting this detail: The Kennedy Center HAD a $250 million renovation and expansion just a few years ago, in 2019.
February 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Since a lot of the coverage is omitting this detail: The Kennedy Center HAD a $250 million renovation and expansion just a few years ago, in 2019.
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I know 2m20s is a fairly big commitment for a Bluesky video - but I do think this is top 0.001% output from a local news station.
I watch it at least once a year, every February. Take a look.
I watch it at least once a year, every February. Take a look.
Happy worst month of the year to all those who observe
February 1, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I know 2m20s is a fairly big commitment for a Bluesky video - but I do think this is top 0.001% output from a local news station.
I watch it at least once a year, every February. Take a look.
I watch it at least once a year, every February. Take a look.
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My latest for NPR from Milan Milan protesters call for U.S. ICE agents to leave Italy as Winter Games approach www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
Milan protesters call for U.S. ICE agents to leave Italy as Winter Games approach
An ICE unit from the US Department of Homeland Security is playing a role providing security at the Winter Games. At past Olympics, their involvement would have been unremarkable. But after the viole...
www.npr.org
January 31, 2026 at 8:07 PM
My latest for NPR from Milan Milan protesters call for U.S. ICE agents to leave Italy as Winter Games approach www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
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For years, the FDA had a webpage for parents warning them of the dangers of bogus autism treatments, some promoted by antivax activists & wellness co.'s. It cited specific scams and their health risks.
But under HHS Sec. RFK Jr. (who has many ties to the wellness industry) that webpage is now gone.
But under HHS Sec. RFK Jr. (who has many ties to the wellness industry) that webpage is now gone.
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
For years, the FDA had a webpage for parents warning them of the dangers of bogus autism treatments, some promoted by antivax activists & wellness co.'s. It cited specific scams and their health risks.
But under HHS Sec. RFK Jr. (who has many ties to the wellness industry) that webpage is now gone.
But under HHS Sec. RFK Jr. (who has many ties to the wellness industry) that webpage is now gone.
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re: that reskeet of the Tarrant County, TX election results…I'm *from* Tarrant County, pre-Portland. I was involved in activism & government in Fort Worth. I can personally attest that a 31-point swing toward a Democrat in Tarrant County TX state senate is absolutely bonkers banana pants.
February 1, 2026 at 5:53 AM
re: that reskeet of the Tarrant County, TX election results…I'm *from* Tarrant County, pre-Portland. I was involved in activism & government in Fort Worth. I can personally attest that a 31-point swing toward a Democrat in Tarrant County TX state senate is absolutely bonkers banana pants.
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Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
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Important thread: for a long time I have been waiting to see a clear critique of vendor influence over the safety net space. This maps out the political economy of vendor capture of safety net systems.
Corporations are extracting billions from America’s safety net and their payday is about to be supercharged by new rules.
I lay out how programs like Medicaid have become vulnerable to corporate capture and what we need to build to stop it.
@lpeblog.bsky.social
lpeproject.org/blog/the-mea...
I lay out how programs like Medicaid have become vulnerable to corporate capture and what we need to build to stop it.
@lpeblog.bsky.social
lpeproject.org/blog/the-mea...
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Important thread: for a long time I have been waiting to see a clear critique of vendor influence over the safety net space. This maps out the political economy of vendor capture of safety net systems.
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I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
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So true.
"Our ability to participate in witnessing, to corroborate each other's commonsense... is a threat to the administration's assumption of total power, not only over events but over how those events are interpreted." www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t... — Vinson Cunningham in the New Yorker
"Our ability to participate in witnessing, to corroborate each other's commonsense... is a threat to the administration's assumption of total power, not only over events but over how those events are interpreted." www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t... — Vinson Cunningham in the New Yorker
Witnessing Another Public Killing in Minneapolis
Videos of Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting, rapidly disseminated on social media, reveal a brazen display of brute power.
www.newyorker.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:52 PM
So true.
"Our ability to participate in witnessing, to corroborate each other's commonsense... is a threat to the administration's assumption of total power, not only over events but over how those events are interpreted." www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t... — Vinson Cunningham in the New Yorker
"Our ability to participate in witnessing, to corroborate each other's commonsense... is a threat to the administration's assumption of total power, not only over events but over how those events are interpreted." www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t... — Vinson Cunningham in the New Yorker