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Scott L Greer
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Political scientist in a public health school. Health policy and politics, especially in Europe. Recent books on EU health policy, federalism and social policy, co-benefits. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Opinions personal. 🚲. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5288-0471 .. more

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · May 19
I’ve been writing about the politics and impact of Donald Trump on the US and world, with special attention to Europe and the University of Michigan, and most of it is free to read. This thread, in order, brings it all together. I hope it’s useful as a resource on the different issues.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 10h
This is why domestic "shuffle" flights between ICE detention centers have skyrocketed, much moreso than ICE deportation flights.

When you are moved to a different jurisdiction, you have to refile your habeas petition all over again. They want to wear people down so they'll give up on their cases.
A chart from ICE Flight Monitor showing that while ICE deportations went up 44% yoy, domestic shuffle ICE flights went up 123%.

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 10h
[endless screaming]
US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin’s ‘Ability To Kill Cancer Cells’ - KFF Health News
At a January event organized by allies of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., National Cancer Institute Director Anthony Letai said results may be released “in a few months.” Ivermectin, used to d...
kffhealthnews.org

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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 11h
A baseline wall of defense in the Trump era has been the ability to sue when legal obligations for funding are deliberately unmet.
www.wosu.org/2026-02-09/k...
Ohio schools could lose funding if they sue over state funding
A bill introduced in the Ohio House would allow the state to claw back the money it sends to a public school district if that district sues over its state funding.
www.wosu.org

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Aaron Sojourner

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 11h
core part of the ostensible economic justification for mass deportation was that Americans would rush in to take all the jobs immigrants left, but now unemployment rates for native born Americans are rising and the admin is sending people out to do damage control
A graph of the unemployment rate by immigration status showing a rise in native born unemployment

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Andrew Jacobs

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 11h
"But if the member presidents choose the guise of institutional neutrality as a way to gain political cover, they may now be leading higher ed toward greater authoritarianism."

Well the AAU is gonna love this (miniest of threads)

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
How Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red Scares
Powerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance.
www.insidehighered.com

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 12h
I like Bangor and I like Bangor university and I don’t know why anybody listens to Isabel Oakeshott

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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 12h
😒

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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 13h
Today is Plimsoll Day, an annual celebration of the life of social reformer and MP Samuel Plimsoll (born 1824), and his radical campaign to improve ship safety and protect seafarers' lives. (1/6)
Photograph of a man sat facing to the side. He has a large bushy beard and hair pushed back from his face. He is wearing a suit and thickly knotted tie. The photograph is in an oval setting.

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Dana Howard

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 13h
NEW: The AMA and a leading public health research group focused on vaccines are teaming up to create a parallel system to review vaccine safety and effectiveness. 
The CDC’s vaccine review process has “effectively collapsed” under RFKJr. My story.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
AMA joins effort to launch vaccine science review amid CDC turmoil
The American Medical Association and a partner group are taking on a new role in reviewing vaccine safety and effectiveness as the CDC’s review process faces criticism.
www.washingtonpost.com

Reposted by Raúl Pacheco-Vega

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 23h
Linked article is very good, ties together a lot of threads from the details of WHO to estimates of the lives Trump/Musk have cost, to historical context.
drgorfinkel.bsky.social Iris Gorfinkel, M.D. @drgorfinkel.bsky.social · 1d
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025

🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year

😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition

news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Caroline T. Schroeder, Jelena Subotić

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Anthony Dean @diversetechgeek.bsky.social · 1d
Dinosaur Convention Bans All Paleontologists Named in Epstein Files

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Dinosaur Convention Bans All Paleontologists Named in Epstein Files Out of 'Safety of Our Attendees'
DinoCon issued a statement regarding the scientists and more named in the Epstein Files, noting they were officially banned from the event.
www.thewrap.com

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 1d
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.

“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
www.mprnews.org

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Iris Gorfinkel, M.D. @drgorfinkel.bsky.social · 1d
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025

🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year

😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition

news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 1d
Or, they vanish (back) into a lucrative alternative world of wellness grifting? Probably a lot easier than an apology tour around their old institutions (ask Redfield or Birx if it’s worth trying to rebuild a normal career, and they arguably did more professional jobs).
Redfield Joins Big Ass Fans, Which Promotes Controversial Covid-Killing Technology - KFF Health News
Dr. Robert Redfield, Trump’s CDC director, lends his scientific credibility to its Clean Air Systems subsidiary, which touts a “virus-killing ion technology” added to its fans. But indoor air quality ...
kffhealthnews.org

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 1d
We knew the administration is vindictive and doesn’t care much for public health funding. What I’m interested in: whether congressional R tolerance for impoundment might diminish. It’s their budget, they just passed it, are they happy to see Trump/Vought/MAHA immediately disregard it?
bachynski.bsky.social Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d
“Dr. Deb Houry, who served as the C.D.C.’s chief medical officer before she resigned in August, noted that Congress had already appropriated the funds.

“It is concerning that H.H.S. is cutting public health funding to local communities that cover core functions in the middle of a measles outbreak”
apoorvanyt.bsky.social Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 1d
The Trump administration plans to rescind $600 million in public health funds from four states led by Democrats because it finds the grants “inconsistent with agency priorities,” according to documents reviewed by the NYT

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 1d
Looking good there boss
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d
“Dr. Deb Houry, who served as the C.D.C.’s chief medical officer before she resigned in August, noted that Congress had already appropriated the funds.

“It is concerning that H.H.S. is cutting public health funding to local communities that cover core functions in the middle of a measles outbreak”
apoorvanyt.bsky.social Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 1d
The Trump administration plans to rescind $600 million in public health funds from four states led by Democrats because it finds the grants “inconsistent with agency priorities,” according to documents reviewed by the NYT

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States
www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 1d
Very sad to hear of the death of our @umichsph.bsky.social colleague Barbara Israel. She was a wonderful colleague and her scholarship advanced health equity and community-based participatory research methods

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 1d
I would like to know the effects if more Americans were regularly exposed to two minute clips of Trump speaking
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d
Reporter: The WH says a staffer sent that video. Are you going to fire the staffer?

Trump: No. I looked at it. I didn’t see the whole thing. I gave it to the people, they posted it.

Reporter: Are you going to apologize?

Trump: No, I didn’t make a mistake. It was a take off The Lion King.

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Luc Rocher @rocher.lc · 1d
⚠️ Despite all the hype, chatbots still make terrible doctors. Out today is the largest user study of language models for medical self-diagnosis. We found that chatbots provide inaccurate and inconsistent answers, and that people are better off using online searches or their own judgment.
Banner image with screenshot of scientific article from nature Medicine, as well as two panels from the study method and results

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 1d
Tesla is the least-trusted company in Germany, after Meta, Temu, Shein, Nestlé, and *shudder* Deutsche Bahn

ecomento.de/2026/02/06/t...
Studie: Tesla ist das Unternehmen mit dem schlechtestem Ruf in Deutschland
Laut einer in sechs Ländern durchgeführten Studie ist US-Elektroautobauer Tesla das am wenigsten angesehenste Unternehmen in Deutschland.
ecomento.de

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Citizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn @citizencohn.bsky.social · 1d
NEW at @thebulwark.com

A dispatch from Miami about some of those “shithole country” refugees Trump keeps talking about

And the indispensable, downright inspiring work they do caring for our elderly

www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-atta...
Why Trump’s Attack on Refugees Could Hurt Grandma
It’s immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries who care for our elderly, and nobody’s lining up to take their place.
www.thebulwark.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation

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Brent Staples @bstaples.bsky.social · 1d
Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 1d
and on any reasonable scenario you'd have very competitive house districts as well

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 1d
The more I look at this the worse it looks (as a poll)

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 1d
So how did they get the Dem numbers?

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d
lol

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 2d
¡Dame la gasolina!
sundersays.bsky.social Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2d
Andre Ventura of Chega (change) running on anti-immigratiom slogans like "this isn't Bangladesh" and "Portugal is ours" has lost the Portugal presidential election in a landslide.

He was second on 23% to 31% in the first round but losing about 30-70 in the run-off to socialist António José Seguro