Nathan Myers
@nagremy1980.bsky.social
Professor, Public Administration/Public Policy/Political Science. Researcher in the area of public health preparedness and response.
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For all the very real pain caused by DOGE, it looks like federal spending this year is higher than it was last year. Check out this real-time tracker from @BrookingsInst: www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
For all the very real pain caused by DOGE, it looks like federal spending this year is higher than it was last year. Check out this real-time tracker from @BrookingsInst: www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
December 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"I knew that childhood vaccines had been reformulated without thimerosal, so part of me thought, 'Well, the incidence of autism should be coming down soon.' Except it didn't. It kept going up."
When the evidence contradicts the theory. www.voicesforvaccines.org/autism-paren...
When the evidence contradicts the theory. www.voicesforvaccines.org/autism-paren...
Autism, Parenting, and Anti-Vaccine Myths
My son was diagnosed with autism at age three. I soon found myself falling down the conspiracy rabbit hole.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
December 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
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And then we enter a finding of neglect against the birth mother that goes on a registry, creating collateral consequences for years to come.
Typical story in poor Black America: hardworking single mom asks for help, is denied, goes to work, leaves kids home alone, CPS takes kids away & gives them to a family & GOVT GIVES FOSTER FAM $ IT WOULDN’T GIVE THE MOM bsky.app/profile/nota...
Our society to adoptive parents:
Love is what makes a family.
Our society to birth parents:
Love just isn’t enough.
Love is what makes a family.
Our society to birth parents:
Love just isn’t enough.
December 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
And then we enter a finding of neglect against the birth mother that goes on a registry, creating collateral consequences for years to come.
At the risk of once again stating the obvious… effective emergency management requires timely and accurate hazards science.
The Trump administration says it will dismantle a key climate-science center, while salvaging its forecasting capabilities. “Today, predicting the weather without considering the climate would be meteorological malpractice," Michelle Nijhuis argues.
December 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Kentucky: Authorities report a confirmed case of Avian Influenza in a Jessamine County backyard poultry flock.
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Authorities report a confirmed case of Avian Influenza in a Jessamine County backyard poultry flock.
The Kentucky State Veterinarian said the National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the presence of the bird flu in samples taken from the Jessamine County premises.
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December 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I think on some level conservative NIMBYs oppose more housing because they dislike the idea of young people having more choices in how their lives are going to unfold
Is YIMBYism About Sex?
Sexual mores and housing demand, and the meaning of "pro-family housing"
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December 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In 2024, when #H5N1 #birdful was rampaging through dairy farms in the major producing states, Wisconsin never reported a case. The 2nd largest dairy producer seemed to have extraordinary luck.
Luck's over. #USDA reports milk testing has turned up a positive in WI. www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-...
Luck's over. #USDA reports milk testing has turned up a positive in WI. www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-...
December 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The White House's new National Security Strategy justifies isolationism, lacks attentions on nuclear risk, mentions climate change once, and addresses disruptive technologies mostly in terms of competition.
Alexandra Bell @atomicbell.bsky.social provides analysis: buff.ly/57fhXJj
Alexandra Bell @atomicbell.bsky.social provides analysis: buff.ly/57fhXJj
December 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
December 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Mike Coston: afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Gift of Preparedness 2025
CDC Infographic #18,976 Just over 18 years ago, in a blog called Hickory Farms Will Hate Me For This , I began promoting the idea that - i...
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December 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Mike Coston: afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
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"For decades, the liberal belief that open trade fosters peace has shaped US foreign policy. It worked while US security guarantees held the system together, but as those commitments weaken and new powers assert themselves, the multilateral trading order is rapidly coming undone," writes Benn Steil.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"For decades, the liberal belief that open trade fosters peace has shaped US foreign policy. It worked while US security guarantees held the system together, but as those commitments weaken and new powers assert themselves, the multilateral trading order is rapidly coming undone," writes Benn Steil.
Important work. Thanks to @carlbergstrom.com and others whose influence is very apparent here: www.startribune.com/more-college...
More colleges are offering classes helping students identify truth in a confusing world
From Winona State University to Augsburg University and the U, professors are helping students wrestle with misinformation and disinformation.
www.startribune.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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The Pentagon's Child Development Program is the largest employer-sponsored child care system in the country.
RAND researchers developed a project to help address challenges the program faces in recruiting and retaining qualified workers.
Initial findings: https://bit.ly/48x0kyr
RAND researchers developed a project to help address challenges the program faces in recruiting and retaining qualified workers.
Initial findings: https://bit.ly/48x0kyr
Staffing Issues in the Military's Child Development Program
In recent years, the U.S. military's Child Development Program has struggled to meet the demand for child care because of challenges in recruiting and retaining a qualified workforce. How could existi...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The Pentagon's Child Development Program is the largest employer-sponsored child care system in the country.
RAND researchers developed a project to help address challenges the program faces in recruiting and retaining qualified workers.
Initial findings: https://bit.ly/48x0kyr
RAND researchers developed a project to help address challenges the program faces in recruiting and retaining qualified workers.
Initial findings: https://bit.ly/48x0kyr
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Benjamin Popokh, a fourth-year medical student at University of Texas Southwestern, shares how he fell in love with rural family medicine during a rotation in Mineral Wells, Texas.
December 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Benjamin Popokh, a fourth-year medical student at University of Texas Southwestern, shares how he fell in love with rural family medicine during a rotation in Mineral Wells, Texas.