marissacheng.bsky.social
@marissacheng.bsky.social
Director of Planning at UC Berkeley. Always in search of creative ways to tell people they can't just do whatever they want; proud public employee; hobbyist baker and pianist. Views are my own.
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We’re proud to be included in @forbes.com’s Top 2025 Charities list! Thank you for your continued support and generosity as we advance our momentum of discovery to improve cancer care and expand access in our community and for patients around the world.
View the full list: bit.ly/4rS4E47
View the full list: bit.ly/4rS4E47
Forbes Top Charities 2025 List - Rankings of Best Charities to Donate To
Forbes’ America’s Top Charities 2025 list ranks the 100 biggest charities in the U.S. based on private contributions received, and offers key financial metrics to guide donor giving.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We’re proud to be included in @forbes.com’s Top 2025 Charities list! Thank you for your continued support and generosity as we advance our momentum of discovery to improve cancer care and expand access in our community and for patients around the world.
View the full list: bit.ly/4rS4E47
View the full list: bit.ly/4rS4E47
Yes please
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has filed a federal lawsuit to halt President Trump’s plan to build a massive new ballroom on White House grounds. The administration sidestepped multiple federal laws by advancing the project without required reviews.
December 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Yes please
Time to mask up if you don't want respiratory illnesses! (And hand washing against norovirus)
December 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Time to mask up if you don't want respiratory illnesses! (And hand washing against norovirus)
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Do yourself a favor and click through to read the comments. Gotta at least get the laughs we are entitled to on this timeline.
The NIH is seeking leadership via Facebook ad. The comments are spectacular.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Do yourself a favor and click through to read the comments. Gotta at least get the laughs we are entitled to on this timeline.
Gross
It's a whole new world for Mickey, Simba, Stitch and more as Disney brings hundreds of its characters to Sora, the short-form video platform from OpenAI, as part of a three-year licensing agreement. n.pr/44ph9KC
Billion-dollar OpenAI deal allows users to make content with Disney characters
It's a whole new world for Mickey, Simba, Stitch and more as Disney brings hundreds of its characters to Sora, the short-form video platform from OpenAI, as part of a three-year licensing agreement.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Gross
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Polling: "Do you think the rich have too much political power in the U.S.?"
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
Independent voters are 81%/6% on this; even Trump voters are 68%/18%.
Maybe a political party could lead on this issue.
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
Independent voters are 81%/6% on this; even Trump voters are 68%/18%.
Maybe a political party could lead on this issue.
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
December 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Polling: "Do you think the rich have too much political power in the U.S.?"
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
Independent voters are 81%/6% on this; even Trump voters are 68%/18%.
Maybe a political party could lead on this issue.
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
Independent voters are 81%/6% on this; even Trump voters are 68%/18%.
Maybe a political party could lead on this issue.
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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The “free speech” and “anti-cancel culture” party lets the mask slip a bit further…
SCOOP: The Trump administration may revoke the visas of critics of Elon Musk's Twitter.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
SCOOP: Trump Admin Is Preparing to Revoke Visas of Critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter
Trump officials are considering revoking the visas of former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and Imran Ahmed, of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
zeteo.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The “free speech” and “anti-cancel culture” party lets the mask slip a bit further…
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When your health insurance premiums increase next year, thank MAGA Republicans. Donald Trump promised to “lower costs on Day One,” but he spends his days tinkering with plans for his vanity project White House ballroom. Let them eat crypto and pardons for dictators.
December 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
When your health insurance premiums increase next year, thank MAGA Republicans. Donald Trump promised to “lower costs on Day One,” but he spends his days tinkering with plans for his vanity project White House ballroom. Let them eat crypto and pardons for dictators.
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Commercial health insurance markets are highly concentrated, but the individual market, which consist mostly of ACA Marketplaces, has attracted more insurers and seen more insurer competition since expansion of the premium tax credits.
See our latest analysis: https://on.kff.org/4aGzTsP
See our latest analysis: https://on.kff.org/4aGzTsP
December 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Commercial health insurance markets are highly concentrated, but the individual market, which consist mostly of ACA Marketplaces, has attracted more insurers and seen more insurer competition since expansion of the premium tax credits.
See our latest analysis: https://on.kff.org/4aGzTsP
See our latest analysis: https://on.kff.org/4aGzTsP
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A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
COVID Vaccines Slashed Kids’ ER Visits by 76 Percent, Study Finds
A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
www.scientificamerican.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
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The measles outbreak in South Carolina is getting worse. This is yet another horrifying consequence of Trump and RFK Jr.'s Make America Sick Agenda.
December 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is getting worse. This is yet another horrifying consequence of Trump and RFK Jr.'s Make America Sick Agenda.
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If there’s anyone who understands the importance of viral marketing, it’s “Wicked: For Good” director Jon M. Chu.
At WIRED’s Big Interview event, Chu said that working with acts like Justin Bieber taught him the value of connecting with fans online during the creation process.
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At WIRED’s Big Interview event, Chu said that working with acts like Justin Bieber taught him the value of connecting with fans online during the creation process.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If there’s anyone who understands the importance of viral marketing, it’s “Wicked: For Good” director Jon M. Chu.
At WIRED’s Big Interview event, Chu said that working with acts like Justin Bieber taught him the value of connecting with fans online during the creation process.
wrd.cm/495J1pM
At WIRED’s Big Interview event, Chu said that working with acts like Justin Bieber taught him the value of connecting with fans online during the creation process.
wrd.cm/495J1pM
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You might have heard the CDC's vaccine advisers bring up immigration as a disease threat. Actually, outbreaks often start when unvaccinated Americans bring back diseases. My latest:
The Racist Worldview Behind the New Vaccine Recommendations
ACIP’s recent decision to scrap hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for infants is inextricable from its advisers’ apparent belief that immigrants bring disease.
newrepublic.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
You might have heard the CDC's vaccine advisers bring up immigration as a disease threat. Actually, outbreaks often start when unvaccinated Americans bring back diseases. My latest:
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"Why shouldn’t I have a ballroom to throw snowtastic parties in? I’m effing Santa Claus. I work my ass off all year, deciding who is nice and who I need to investigate, denigrate, and destroy."
Why I, Santa, Am Demolishing My Workshop and Replacing It with an Enormous Ballroom
As your Santa, it is my right to run the North Pole exactly how I want to, and I have to say, it’s about time we made some changes to this dump. An...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Why shouldn’t I have a ballroom to throw snowtastic parties in? I’m effing Santa Claus. I work my ass off all year, deciding who is nice and who I need to investigate, denigrate, and destroy."
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NEW: Christopher Dawson won hundreds of millions in federal contracts, promising to help Native Hawaiians.
Documents suggest he pocketed the profits to invest in a beachfront horse farm and luxury homes.
With @civilbeat.bsky.social
Documents suggest he pocketed the profits to invest in a beachfront horse farm and luxury homes.
With @civilbeat.bsky.social
He Spent Funds Meant for Native Hawaiians on Polo and Porsches. The Federal Government Failed to Stop Him.
A small business program allowed Christopher Dawson to win big contracts if he promised to uplift Native Hawaiians. Instead, federal prosecutors allege, he used the money to line his own pockets.
www.propublica.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Christopher Dawson won hundreds of millions in federal contracts, promising to help Native Hawaiians.
Documents suggest he pocketed the profits to invest in a beachfront horse farm and luxury homes.
With @civilbeat.bsky.social
Documents suggest he pocketed the profits to invest in a beachfront horse farm and luxury homes.
With @civilbeat.bsky.social
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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"What was I saying? Right. I want your kids dead. And it’s not just me—I have the full-fledged support of the entire GOP and the president to make sure we find a way to kill your kids. Shit, vaccines. Kill vaccines. That’s what we’re doing. Ignore the other thing I said."
I’m Robert F. Kennedy and I Hate Your Kids—I Mean, Um, Vaccines
“A federal vaccine committee took a major step toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of remaking the childhood vaccine schedule, vot...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
"What was I saying? Right. I want your kids dead. And it’s not just me—I have the full-fledged support of the entire GOP and the president to make sure we find a way to kill your kids. Shit, vaccines. Kill vaccines. That’s what we’re doing. Ignore the other thing I said."
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#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
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A 5-month-old baby died, & 3 surviving children, ages 2, 4, & 5, had to be hospitalized with rickets, osteopenia, vitamin D deficiency, & significant developmental delays bc their parents put them on “alkaline diets.”
Anyone saying alkalization has health benefits is a murderous liar & a charlatan.
Anyone saying alkalization has health benefits is a murderous liar & a charlatan.
December 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
A 5-month-old baby died, & 3 surviving children, ages 2, 4, & 5, had to be hospitalized with rickets, osteopenia, vitamin D deficiency, & significant developmental delays bc their parents put them on “alkaline diets.”
Anyone saying alkalization has health benefits is a murderous liar & a charlatan.
Anyone saying alkalization has health benefits is a murderous liar & a charlatan.
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This guy gets it
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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December 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This guy gets it
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Finland ended homelessness with a housing first strategy that gave people apartments before they secured employment
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
December 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Finland ended homelessness with a housing first strategy that gave people apartments before they secured employment
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
I'm sure this is going to turn out great for regular people
The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case about President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. At stake is a 90-year precedent limiting the president's power over independent agencies. n.pr/44VrHkJ
Supreme Court to hear case that could vastly expand presidential powers
The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case about President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. At stake is a 90-year precedent limiting the president's power over independent agencies.
n.pr
December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm sure this is going to turn out great for regular people
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This is the most dangerous court in the history of this nation.
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This is the most dangerous court in the history of this nation.
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One of the things I was most excited about 1yr ago was joining 1 of the MOSIAC UE5s as a project scientist to work with those ECRs assigned to it. The opportunity to serve our greater communities.
Truly a program that supported people across broad institutions, unlike the parent.
Truly a program that supported people across broad institutions, unlike the parent.
December 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
One of the things I was most excited about 1yr ago was joining 1 of the MOSIAC UE5s as a project scientist to work with those ECRs assigned to it. The opportunity to serve our greater communities.
Truly a program that supported people across broad institutions, unlike the parent.
Truly a program that supported people across broad institutions, unlike the parent.