Roselie Bright, ScD
@roseliebrightscd.bsky.social
Doctoral epidemiologist with emphases in medical products and enviro health. Master in food science. Retired. Advocate for public health science and practice. Live in USA.
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I need to brag that my children respect my public health practice at home! #HappyMothersDay #epidemiology #publichealth
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“70 other human cases of bird flu have been reported in the US as part of the outbreak, according to the CDC. Another elderly person… died in January after a bird flu infection.”
There’s a bird vax but US farmers are forbidden from vaccinating their flocks. A human vax for bird flu is not available
There’s a bird vax but US farmers are forbidden from vaccinating their flocks. A human vax for bird flu is not available
heartbreaking & really frightening with the people leading our cdc drumming up anti vaccine sentiment & spreading falsehoods about vaccines www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/h...
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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At a time when solar and wind are the cheapest forms of new energy in the world, Trump wants to open a BILLION acres of US water to oil drilling.
Why? To line the pockets of his fossil fuel billionaire friends.
The rest of the world moves forward, we get left behind.
Why? To line the pockets of his fossil fuel billionaire friends.
The rest of the world moves forward, we get left behind.
Breaking News: President Trump plans to open 1.3 billion acres of U.S. waters to drilling. It is one of Trump’s most significant steps yet to increase the production of fossil fuels, as dozens of countries have been calling for a phaseout of oil, gas and coal.
November 22, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Before IDEA, more than 1.8 million disabled children were denied education altogether. The Trump administration plans to allow history to repeat itself. #IDEA50
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Before IDEA, more than 1.8 million disabled children were denied education altogether. The Trump administration plans to allow history to repeat itself. #IDEA50
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We have the bill AND the bipartisan support to restore union rights for 1 million federal workers!
It’s time to get it done.
Tell your representatives: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
It’s time to get it done.
Tell your representatives: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
We have the bill AND the bipartisan support to restore union rights for 1 million federal workers!
It’s time to get it done.
Tell your representatives: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
It’s time to get it done.
Tell your representatives: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
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Sign up at March2Testify.org to stand up in person for Your Rights as an artist, creator on December 8th at Stanford U
9am
We have one chance to get this right.
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Sign up at March2Testify.org to stand up in person for Your Rights as an artist, creator on December 8th at Stanford U
9am
We have one chance to get this right.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Sign up at March2Testify.org to stand up in person for Your Rights as an artist, creator on December 8th at Stanford U
9am
We have one chance to get this right.
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Sign up at March2Testify.org to stand up in person for Your Rights as an artist, creator on December 8th at Stanford U
9am
We have one chance to get this right.
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$335 billion = cost over the next 10 years if we extended the enhanced ACA subsidies permanently. (KFF)
$2.3 TRILLION = cost over the next 10 years of the tax cuts for the rich in the Republican budget (aka Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill). (CAP)
Here’s how that shakes out IRL:
#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
$2.3 TRILLION = cost over the next 10 years of the tax cuts for the rich in the Republican budget (aka Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill). (CAP)
Here’s how that shakes out IRL:
#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
$335 billion = cost over the next 10 years if we extended the enhanced ACA subsidies permanently. (KFF)
$2.3 TRILLION = cost over the next 10 years of the tax cuts for the rich in the Republican budget (aka Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill). (CAP)
Here’s how that shakes out IRL:
#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
$2.3 TRILLION = cost over the next 10 years of the tax cuts for the rich in the Republican budget (aka Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill). (CAP)
Here’s how that shakes out IRL:
#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
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Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
The National Institutes of Health has canceled funding for at least 383 clinical trials in the last year, affecting some 74,000 participants
www.scientificamerican.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Cost to deploy 4000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles is estimated at $135 million.
In Illinois, 200 Texas troops have been sent to Elwood and have spent about 30 days so far, costing taxpayers nearly $3.5 million.
Cost to deploy 4000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles is estimated at $135 million.
In Illinois, 200 Texas troops have been sent to Elwood and have spent about 30 days so far, costing taxpayers nearly $3.5 million.
Texas National Guard troops remain stationed in Elwood, Illinois, costing taxpayers millions
In Illinois, 200 Texas troops have been sent to Elwood and have spent about 30 days so far, costing taxpayers nearly $3.5 million.
www.cbsnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Cost to deploy 4000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles is estimated at $135 million.
In Illinois, 200 Texas troops have been sent to Elwood and have spent about 30 days so far, costing taxpayers nearly $3.5 million.
Cost to deploy 4000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles is estimated at $135 million.
In Illinois, 200 Texas troops have been sent to Elwood and have spent about 30 days so far, costing taxpayers nearly $3.5 million.
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NEW: The exodus of corrections officers from federal prisons to ICE comes amid shortages of critical supplies, from food to personal hygiene items, for both staff and inmates.
It threatens to make the already grim conditions in these prisons even worse.
It threatens to make the already grim conditions in these prisons even worse.
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: The exodus of corrections officers from federal prisons to ICE comes amid shortages of critical supplies, from food to personal hygiene items, for both staff and inmates.
It threatens to make the already grim conditions in these prisons even worse.
It threatens to make the already grim conditions in these prisons even worse.
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HK disease-control authorities have warned doctors and schools about an increase in hand, foot, and mouth disease after recording dozens of outbreaks in recent weeks. In full: buff.ly/N1d6iH8
HK health authorities warn of rise in hand, foot, and mouth disease
HK disease-control authorities have warned doctors and schools about an increase in hand, foot, and mouth disease after recording dozens of outbreaks in recent weeks.
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Big Tech is plotting a multi-million dollar lobbying blitz to oppose AI regulation at the state and federal level.
Now, House Republicans are reportedly looking to resurrect a ban on all state-level AI regulation.
Always follow the money. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UdbOMihC-XQ
Now, House Republicans are reportedly looking to resurrect a ban on all state-level AI regulation.
Always follow the money. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UdbOMihC-XQ
What Big Tech Doesn't Want You to Know About AI
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Big Tech is plotting a multi-million dollar lobbying blitz to oppose AI regulation at the state and federal level.
Now, House Republicans are reportedly looking to resurrect a ban on all state-level AI regulation.
Always follow the money. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UdbOMihC-XQ
Now, House Republicans are reportedly looking to resurrect a ban on all state-level AI regulation.
Always follow the money. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UdbOMihC-XQ
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A single-mom of two and Kentuckian, Crystal relies on the ACA to keep her family's health insurance premiums affordable.
Now, because of Republicans in Congress, her premiums will increase by more than $500 per month.
Now, because of Republicans in Congress, her premiums will increase by more than $500 per month.
November 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A single-mom of two and Kentuckian, Crystal relies on the ACA to keep her family's health insurance premiums affordable.
Now, because of Republicans in Congress, her premiums will increase by more than $500 per month.
Now, because of Republicans in Congress, her premiums will increase by more than $500 per month.
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We need to follow the money.
JP Morgan CEO Jaime Dimon and those Wall Street bankers must testify under oath about their financing of Jeffrey Epstein.
JP Morgan CEO Jaime Dimon and those Wall Street bankers must testify under oath about their financing of Jeffrey Epstein.
We need to follow the money.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We need to follow the money.
JP Morgan CEO Jaime Dimon and those Wall Street bankers must testify under oath about their financing of Jeffrey Epstein.
JP Morgan CEO Jaime Dimon and those Wall Street bankers must testify under oath about their financing of Jeffrey Epstein.
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I’ve been REALLY reticent to use the term “disappear” to refer to people arrested by immigration enforcement, even when there’s now routinely a lag of hours or days before loved ones know where they’re being held.
This is an actual literal disappearance. www.ms.now/msnbc/news/i...
This is an actual literal disappearance. www.ms.now/msnbc/news/i...
A man missing for weeks and the immigration system that lost him
Vicente Ventura Aguilar got picked up last month, but his family doesn’t know if he’s dead or alive. ICE says he’s not in their system, so they say they can’t help.
www.ms.now
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I’ve been REALLY reticent to use the term “disappear” to refer to people arrested by immigration enforcement, even when there’s now routinely a lag of hours or days before loved ones know where they’re being held.
This is an actual literal disappearance. www.ms.now/msnbc/news/i...
This is an actual literal disappearance. www.ms.now/msnbc/news/i...
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Christian nationalists are attacking American Muslims in FL and MI. Corporate media is ignoring it entirely. Here's my documentation of the hate that's rising. Subscribe to my Substack to stand strong together against it: www.qasimrashid.com/p/anti-muslim-hate-is-at-critical-levels?r=fyvxf
Anti-Muslim Hate Is At Critical Levels And Corporate Media Is Ignoring It
Social and governmental attacks on American Muslims are increasing rapidly—here's what you need to know
www.qasimrashid.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Christian nationalists are attacking American Muslims in FL and MI. Corporate media is ignoring it entirely. Here's my documentation of the hate that's rising. Subscribe to my Substack to stand strong together against it: www.qasimrashid.com/p/anti-muslim-hate-is-at-critical-levels?r=fyvxf
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CNN: If a sailor in the Caribbean is given an order they think possibly could be illegal, what are they to do?
HOULAHAN: If you receive an order you're not sure of, you have a duty to question your commander, the person next in your chain of command. You have a duty to go up the chain of command
HOULAHAN: If you receive an order you're not sure of, you have a duty to question your commander, the person next in your chain of command. You have a duty to go up the chain of command
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
CNN: If a sailor in the Caribbean is given an order they think possibly could be illegal, what are they to do?
HOULAHAN: If you receive an order you're not sure of, you have a duty to question your commander, the person next in your chain of command. You have a duty to go up the chain of command
HOULAHAN: If you receive an order you're not sure of, you have a duty to question your commander, the person next in your chain of command. You have a duty to go up the chain of command
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Kelly: "My family has suffered from political violence. My wife, Gabby, was nearly assassinated, shot in the head at a political event. Even the president -- 2 assassination attempts -- he should understand his words have significant weight and people react to things that he says."
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Kelly: "My family has suffered from political violence. My wife, Gabby, was nearly assassinated, shot in the head at a political event. Even the president -- 2 assassination attempts -- he should understand his words have significant weight and people react to things that he says."
🩺🧪🛟 People (states, cities, healthcare providers, individuals, etc) have to start doing the “verify” part of “Trust, but verify” for everything on the CDC site. This is stupidly inefficient.
I had terrifying conversations with four former CDC officials, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Dr. Debra Houry, Dr. Dan Jernigan, and Dr. Nikki Romanik, about the formerly prestigious public health agency.
All of them told me that any information coming out of the CDC can no longer be trusted.
All of them told me that any information coming out of the CDC can no longer be trusted.
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
🩺🧪🛟 People (states, cities, healthcare providers, individuals, etc) have to start doing the “verify” part of “Trust, but verify” for everything on the CDC site. This is stupidly inefficient.
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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We've updated our Study.
New stats (jaw-dropping imho):
1. DOJ noncompliance with court orders:
26 cases
2. Courts’ distrust of government information and representations:
Over 60 cases
3. Court findings of arbitrary and capricious government conduct:
68 cases
New stats (jaw-dropping imho):
1. DOJ noncompliance with court orders:
26 cases
2. Courts’ distrust of government information and representations:
Over 60 cases
3. Court findings of arbitrary and capricious government conduct:
68 cases
The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation
Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."
www.justsecurity.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We've updated our Study.
New stats (jaw-dropping imho):
1. DOJ noncompliance with court orders:
26 cases
2. Courts’ distrust of government information and representations:
Over 60 cases
3. Court findings of arbitrary and capricious government conduct:
68 cases
New stats (jaw-dropping imho):
1. DOJ noncompliance with court orders:
26 cases
2. Courts’ distrust of government information and representations:
Over 60 cases
3. Court findings of arbitrary and capricious government conduct:
68 cases
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We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
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snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
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snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War
Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine
snyder.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
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Really important article about how the White House's anti-DEI crusade is cutting off data for new potential breakthroughs for African-Americans who disproportionately suffer from end-stage kidney disease. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
The Trump Admin’s War on Data Is Compromising Major Health Advancements for Black Americans
Thanks to a 2009 medical breakthrough, researchers could be on the precipice...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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JUST IN: A federal judge says one of the Venezuelan men — illegally deported to El Salvador in March before he was swapped back to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange — is now missing, possibly a victim of the violence he was seeking asylum from. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge says one of the Venezuelan men — illegally deported to El Salvador in March before he was swapped back to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange — is now missing, possibly a victim of the violence he was seeking asylum from. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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This is the true scandal. Covid is airborne and we are still being told to wash our hands for a predominantly airborne vascular virus!
Here is Dr Barry Jones explaining that they knew from ‘day 1’ it was airborne and a virus of some consequence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cpR...
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.