Lindsay Mallick, Ph.D.
@marmelinz.bsky.social
Public health scientist studying US & global maternal & child health, repro rights+justice, health care, health disparities. @univofmaryland; @AvenirHealth (On-call); RPCV. https://lindsaymallick.owlstown.net
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… and Molly is not alone. More than $2.6B of ongoing research has been canceled (with much more this week, at Harvard).
With each cancellation: We are losing so much knowledge. Losing the next generation of scientists. Losing our ability to protect our health, both now & for the future. 🧪🩺😷
With each cancellation: We are losing so much knowledge. Losing the next generation of scientists. Losing our ability to protect our health, both now & for the future. 🧪🩺😷
All 4 of my NIH research grants are terminated. These were grants on MDR-TB treatment & strategies for supporting adolescents living w/ HIV. This is a massive waste of resources. I am heartbroken for my Harvard team, my partners in Peru, the next generation of scientists & our country. Shame.
May 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
… and Molly is not alone. More than $2.6B of ongoing research has been canceled (with much more this week, at Harvard).
With each cancellation: We are losing so much knowledge. Losing the next generation of scientists. Losing our ability to protect our health, both now & for the future. 🧪🩺😷
With each cancellation: We are losing so much knowledge. Losing the next generation of scientists. Losing our ability to protect our health, both now & for the future. 🧪🩺😷
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1. What explains the paralysis that seems to have overcome us, as we watch the most powerful nation of Earth spiralling towards fascist dictatorship? Well, a large part of it, I feel, is the surreal, astonishing uselessness of the Democratic Party. 🧵
March 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
1. What explains the paralysis that seems to have overcome us, as we watch the most powerful nation of Earth spiralling towards fascist dictatorship? Well, a large part of it, I feel, is the surreal, astonishing uselessness of the Democratic Party. 🧵
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Job loss can be a major form of trauma. If you’re in shock, feeling untethered, or worried about your life situation, finances, etc. please reach out to a friend, family member, someone in the community, or a hotline/chat to connect and talk about it. Dialing 988 is a good place to start.
On the HHS Leadership call today: 1 employee from CMS (Center for Medicare/Medicaid Service) and 2 employees from SSA (Social Security Administration) have died by suicide after their firing.
February 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Job loss can be a major form of trauma. If you’re in shock, feeling untethered, or worried about your life situation, finances, etc. please reach out to a friend, family member, someone in the community, or a hotline/chat to connect and talk about it. Dialing 988 is a good place to start.
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If anyone at the Gates Foundation cared what I think, my advice would be to pivot away from shiny “innovations” and invest in helping to preserve the basic infrastructure of global health, starting with the Demographic and Health Surveys program.
February 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
If anyone at the Gates Foundation cared what I think, my advice would be to pivot away from shiny “innovations” and invest in helping to preserve the basic infrastructure of global health, starting with the Demographic and Health Surveys program.
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
This is an informative thread and I’m feeling a little slice of hope. Not too much, but maybe like I can take a little sip of air…
Some good news on the foreign aid funding freeze fight! As many have seen, the DC District Court has just issued a TRO against USG. A big initial victory, but there's a long road ahead. Some initial thoughts on the ruling, but first, here is the @nytimes.com writeup:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u...
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Resume Foreign Aid Spending
The judge faulted the logic of a blanket freeze on foreign aid spending and found that groups that depend on the aid had made a strong initial showing of “irreparable harm.”
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is an informative thread and I’m feeling a little slice of hope. Not too much, but maybe like I can take a little sip of air…
If you need some hope, @tiffanylgreen.bsky.social has some to share ⤵️
This is all really hard and you're not a robot you're a human. A few ways that I hold onto hope: 1) Staying in community. I touch base with my people to see how they're doing and celebrating wins however small (did you exercise or have a good meal today) 2) Discipline my news intake (I need to 1/
February 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
If you need some hope, @tiffanylgreen.bsky.social has some to share ⤵️
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McConnell being the lone no vote on any of this is like Godzilla offering to repaint a window sill after destroying Tokyo
February 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
McConnell being the lone no vote on any of this is like Godzilla offering to repaint a window sill after destroying Tokyo
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Health workers, policymakers, students, educators, & researchers who use data, methods & findings from USAID-funded DHS Program published a preprint calling for restoration of access to data & continued operation of DHS Program website. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... cc @stephanienolen.bsky.social
When Health Data Go Dark: A Call to Restore DHS Program Funding
<span>The suspension and threatened closure of USAID has severe short- and long-term negative impacts on the health of people worldwide.</span><span> We dr
papers.ssrn.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Health workers, policymakers, students, educators, & researchers who use data, methods & findings from USAID-funded DHS Program published a preprint calling for restoration of access to data & continued operation of DHS Program website. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... cc @stephanienolen.bsky.social
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Tesla's stock is ridiculously overvalued, and even a modest consumer boycott could tank the company, which accounts for the majority of Elon Musk's wealth.
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
Don’t Buy a Tesla. Sell Your Tesla. Refuse a Tesla at the Rental Counter. Yes—It Will Help.
Elon Musk’s car company is in a precarious spot.
slate.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Tesla's stock is ridiculously overvalued, and even a modest consumer boycott could tank the company, which accounts for the majority of Elon Musk's wealth.
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
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If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
February 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
Does cutting Medicaid align with a pro-life approach?
As Congress & the President mull huge cuts to Medicaid, know this:
Medicaid finances 41% of births in the U.S.
Cutting Medicaid will increase maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.
Receipts below.
Medicaid finances 41% of births in the U.S.
Cutting Medicaid will increase maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.
Receipts below.
February 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Does cutting Medicaid align with a pro-life approach?
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CFPB - closed
USAID - closed
Medicaid - under attack
NIH cancer funding - frozen
Department of Education - under attack
But do you know who just got a NEW government contract for $38,858,978 literally today?
SpaceX — owned by Elon Musk
USAID - closed
Medicaid - under attack
NIH cancer funding - frozen
Department of Education - under attack
But do you know who just got a NEW government contract for $38,858,978 literally today?
SpaceX — owned by Elon Musk
February 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
CFPB - closed
USAID - closed
Medicaid - under attack
NIH cancer funding - frozen
Department of Education - under attack
But do you know who just got a NEW government contract for $38,858,978 literally today?
SpaceX — owned by Elon Musk
USAID - closed
Medicaid - under attack
NIH cancer funding - frozen
Department of Education - under attack
But do you know who just got a NEW government contract for $38,858,978 literally today?
SpaceX — owned by Elon Musk
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What seems missing is guidance on how evidence-based folks should talk to those whose brains marinated in RW propaganda for decades. Many TRIED & failed to “get our people”, maybe b/c we find facts compelling. Could guidance, more specific/rapidly responsive than Lakoff’s broad framing stuff, help?
February 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
What seems missing is guidance on how evidence-based folks should talk to those whose brains marinated in RW propaganda for decades. Many TRIED & failed to “get our people”, maybe b/c we find facts compelling. Could guidance, more specific/rapidly responsive than Lakoff’s broad framing stuff, help?
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“No American can be proud of a govt that carries out change in this way. Neither can these actions be rationalized by discussion of past grievances or appeals to efficiency. Everything can be more efficient, but adherence to the rule of law is paramount” www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
The ABA supports the rule of law
It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...
www.americanbar.org
February 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“No American can be proud of a govt that carries out change in this way. Neither can these actions be rationalized by discussion of past grievances or appeals to efficiency. Everything can be more efficient, but adherence to the rule of law is paramount” www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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My God, 600 trials at Hopkins now in jeopardy from Trump's draconian cuts to health research, including trials for cancer, pediatrics, & cardiovascular disease
I guess cancer, children's health, and heart health are now too "woke" to address?
I guess cancer, children's health, and heart health are now too "woke" to address?
Johns Hopkins officials said the NIH funding cut puts at risk approximately 600 current and ongoing clinical trials at Hopkins, including open clinical trials in cancer, pediatrics and children’s health, heart and vascular studies and the aging brain. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
Johns Hopkins sues federal government over NIH funds
Johns Hopkins University joined several universities in a lawsuit on Monday evening suing the federal government over NIH funding.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My God, 600 trials at Hopkins now in jeopardy from Trump's draconian cuts to health research, including trials for cancer, pediatrics, & cardiovascular disease
I guess cancer, children's health, and heart health are now too "woke" to address?
I guess cancer, children's health, and heart health are now too "woke" to address?
Not confirmed yet, but The DHS Program, which has operated for 40+ years collecting data in over 90+ countries and is the primary source of data for monitoring global health, is on the list of contracts to be cut. This is devastating on so many levels.
Not only has survey preparation, collection, and data processing stopped, but so has the ability to request and download #DHSProgram data because the requests are handled by my colleagues who are furloughed. If (when?) USAID is permanently dismantled, this tremendous global good will be lost. 💔
The Demographic Health Surveys Program is on pause. This is not surprising, but it's devastating on many levels. dhsprogram.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Not confirmed yet, but The DHS Program, which has operated for 40+ years collecting data in over 90+ countries and is the primary source of data for monitoring global health, is on the list of contracts to be cut. This is devastating on so many levels.
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New: We are suing Trump to reverse the foreign aid freeze, on behalf of AVAC @hivpxresearch.bsky.social and the Journalism Development Network.
Act up, fight back.
www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
Act up, fight back.
www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration to Reverse Freeze on Foreign Aid Funding - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against…
www.citizen.org
February 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
New: We are suing Trump to reverse the foreign aid freeze, on behalf of AVAC @hivpxresearch.bsky.social and the Journalism Development Network.
Act up, fight back.
www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
Act up, fight back.
www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
Where is the real Robin Hood? You know, that D0GE mole with access to everyone’s bank accounts?!! Come on, just ~ 5% of Mu$k’s net worth would end homelessness in the US.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk's strategy:
1) Install cronies at key agencies
2) Gain access to critical systems
3) Take from the needy
4) Give massive tax cuts to the rich
A Reverse Robin Hood.
1) Install cronies at key agencies
2) Gain access to critical systems
3) Take from the needy
4) Give massive tax cuts to the rich
A Reverse Robin Hood.
February 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Where is the real Robin Hood? You know, that D0GE mole with access to everyone’s bank accounts?!! Come on, just ~ 5% of Mu$k’s net worth would end homelessness in the US.
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Pfizer’s cancer drug commercial was beautiful, but their breast cancer drug Ibrance costs $10k per month and their prostate cancer drug Xtandi costs $22k per month.
Beautiful commercials don’t change the fact that 42% of cancer patients exhaust their life savings in 2 years.
Beautiful commercials don’t change the fact that 42% of cancer patients exhaust their life savings in 2 years.
February 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Pfizer’s cancer drug commercial was beautiful, but their breast cancer drug Ibrance costs $10k per month and their prostate cancer drug Xtandi costs $22k per month.
Beautiful commercials don’t change the fact that 42% of cancer patients exhaust their life savings in 2 years.
Beautiful commercials don’t change the fact that 42% of cancer patients exhaust their life savings in 2 years.
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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The data not expressed here includes the number of deliveries that are paid for by Medicaid (44.7 % in 2023) and the percentage of funding for Children’s of Alabama which comes from Medicaid (50-57% depending on the year). Medicaid is critical to the healthcare of Alabamians.
🚨 How many Americans rely on Medicaid or CHIP in *your* Congressional District? #HandsOffOurMedicaid
#Alabama: 952,000 (19% of total pop)
#Alaska: 250,000 (34% of total pop)
#Arizona: 1.96 million (26% of total pop)
#Arkansas: 821,000 (27% of total pop)
acasignups.net/25/01/29/how...
#Alabama: 952,000 (19% of total pop)
#Alaska: 250,000 (34% of total pop)
#Arizona: 1.96 million (26% of total pop)
#Arkansas: 821,000 (27% of total pop)
acasignups.net/25/01/29/how...
February 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The data not expressed here includes the number of deliveries that are paid for by Medicaid (44.7 % in 2023) and the percentage of funding for Children’s of Alabama which comes from Medicaid (50-57% depending on the year). Medicaid is critical to the healthcare of Alabamians.
Not only has survey preparation, collection, and data processing stopped, but so has the ability to request and download #DHSProgram data because the requests are handled by my colleagues who are furloughed. If (when?) USAID is permanently dismantled, this tremendous global good will be lost. 💔
The Demographic Health Surveys Program is on pause. This is not surprising, but it's devastating on many levels. dhsprogram.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Not only has survey preparation, collection, and data processing stopped, but so has the ability to request and download #DHSProgram data because the requests are handled by my colleagues who are furloughed. If (when?) USAID is permanently dismantled, this tremendous global good will be lost. 💔
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keep it up
Murkowski says call volume to the Senate is now 40x higher than normal:
February 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
keep it up