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Mark Mather
@mmather.bsky.social
Demographer based in Washington, DC.
Please try to do better than the donut producer

"The nationwide class action lawsuit accuses the donut producer of not adequately protecting its workers’ private information."
www.yahoo.com/news/krispy-...
Krispy Kreme faces class action lawsuit after data breach impacting more than 160,000
NEW YORK (PIX11) — A former Krispy Kreme employee has filed a class action lawsuit against the company claiming it failed to protect the personal information of its current and former workers. The nat...
www.yahoo.com
July 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I asked Claude ai to help me visualize what 14 million looks like www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
July 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A friendly oystercatcher
May 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Traveling abroad this fall? You might want to get your Covid shot while you’re there www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/h...
F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Reposted by Mark Mather
Taking steps to prevent falls may be **life-saving** for older adults with vision problems. An ISR study by Shu Xu & Josh Ehrlich et al investigates mortality risk, highlighting the risk of recurrent falls. @um-src.bsky.social @micda-umisr.bsky.social

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Seeing better, living longer: Eye care and fall prevention may extend lifespan in older adults
Older adults with vision problems face a heightened risk of falls and premature death, according to a new University of Michigan study.
news.umich.edu
May 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Our Cardinal eggs are multiplying
April 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Our wren family has started their annual nest building.
April 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I needed this morsel of joy today
April 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The agingstats.gov site is "down for maintenance"? This site provided a large collection of measures on the well-being of older adults, from over a dozen federal agencies.
March 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Without immigration, hundreds of counties across the United States would be shrinking.
March 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Science supporters at the Lincoln Memorial
March 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Tomorrow, explore the latest findings on virtual connection in an aging world with three expert researchers:
🔹 Karen Fingerman (The University of Texas at Austin)
🔹 Nell Compernolle (NORC at the University of Chicago)
🔹 Steve Cole (UCLA)

🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3ESkZSA
March 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Reposted by Mark Mather
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"For families already struggling to pay the bills, a hospital visit can be the difference between housing and homelessness." @prbdata.bsky.social
www.prb.org/articles/hos...
From the Emergency Room to Eviction?
From the Emergency Room to Eviction?
www.prb.org
February 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I was thinking about this passage from Slaughterhouse-Five over the weekend, apropos of nothing.
February 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"Our declining capability to produce social and economic statistics will directly undermine economic growth and the goal of widely shared prosperity."
@amstatnews.bsky.social

www.amstat.org/news-listing...
News Listing
The American Statistical Association is the world’s largest community of statisticians, the “Big Tent for Statistics.
www.amstat.org
February 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Removing access to taxpayer funded public data from the public domain is unethical and contrary to the principle that these data are for the public and public good." @apduorg.bsky.social
apdu.org?p=5812583
APDU Statement on Public Data – Association of Public Data Users
apdu.org
February 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Great turnout at the #AmericanCommunitySurvey on the Road workshop in NYC! @prbdata.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🚨 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 🚨: PRB and the U.S. Census Bureau are inviting abstracts for presentation at the 2025 ACS Data Users Conference!

🔗 Submit by January 24: bit.ly/2RFZNXl
January 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Testing Bluesky with snow geese migrating in a blue sky
December 4, 2024 at 6:43 PM