Andrea
@andjanlund.bsky.social
Epidemiologist & disease ecologist. Focused on health equity, data modernization and climate change as they relate to vector-borne diseases. Views are my own.
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Elites collapsed and capitulated. Regular people never did. #NoKings
Remember back in January when all these sage politics-knowers were writing about how there had been a vibe shift and now the resistance was over?
lol. lmao.
lol. lmao.
October 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Elites collapsed and capitulated. Regular people never did. #NoKings
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Any American medium that fails to cover the largest protests in American history is failing in the basic mission of informing the public about the facts.
#NoKings
#NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Any American medium that fails to cover the largest protests in American history is failing in the basic mission of informing the public about the facts.
#NoKings
#NoKings
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After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
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🖥️Most CDC data dashboards are not being updated during the shutdown. Go to your state (or local/county) health department for up to date information on respiratory viruses, food borne outbreaks, and other health information.
October 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🖥️Most CDC data dashboards are not being updated during the shutdown. Go to your state (or local/county) health department for up to date information on respiratory viruses, food borne outbreaks, and other health information.
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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If you read one story about the autism announcement, make it @amymaxmen.bsky.social's.
One detail that others miss: "Fevers can harm the mother and the developing fetus, she said, adding that fevers are more strongly associated with autism than Tylenol." kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
One detail that others miss: "Fevers can harm the mother and the developing fetus, she said, adding that fevers are more strongly associated with autism than Tylenol." kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
‘Sick to My Stomach’: Trump Distorts Facts on Autism, Tylenol, and Vaccines, Scientists Say - KFF Health News
The White House’s autism announcement exaggerates links to Tylenol, misleads on vaccines, and sets back the field by ignoring decades of research, scientists say.
kffhealthnews.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If you read one story about the autism announcement, make it @amymaxmen.bsky.social's.
One detail that others miss: "Fevers can harm the mother and the developing fetus, she said, adding that fevers are more strongly associated with autism than Tylenol." kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
One detail that others miss: "Fevers can harm the mother and the developing fetus, she said, adding that fevers are more strongly associated with autism than Tylenol." kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
September 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
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Here is my best guidance, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons nearly nine years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Here is my best guidance, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons nearly nine years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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Some hopeful reading for my climate class at Harvard. (from "Not Too Late" by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social)
September 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Some hopeful reading for my climate class at Harvard. (from "Not Too Late" by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social)
Damn the old country’s beautiful #StandWithUkraine
A beautiful patch of colors in the autumn, Ukrainian Carpathians.
Photo by: Alexander Kotenko.
#StandWithUkranie
Photo by: Alexander Kotenko.
#StandWithUkranie
September 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Damn the old country’s beautiful #StandWithUkraine
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New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
August 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
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With O'Neill (apparently) taking over CDC (if they ever get around to firing Monarez), I think it's worth looking back to Project 2025 and asking what they actually intend to *do* to CDC. So, I went to remind myself today. Here's what's in store:
August 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
With O'Neill (apparently) taking over CDC (if they ever get around to firing Monarez), I think it's worth looking back to Project 2025 and asking what they actually intend to *do* to CDC. So, I went to remind myself today. Here's what's in store:
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Thankfully transmission of T cruzi to humans is rare in the US because the species of kissing bugs we have don’t feed on people very often, and when they do, usually don’t defecate while feeding (needed to get the Protozoa into the bite wound). But cases do happen and are probably under-diagnosed.
“In the heart of Illinois, while researching wildlife disease, I made a discovery that stunned me: More than half of the raccoons I sampled were infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas’ disease… It’s here, in the United States, spreading silently in wildlife.”
A ‘tropical’ disease is spreading in American wildlife
This neglected tropical disease is no longer confined to the tropics. It’s here, in the United States, spreading silently in wildlife.
www.statnews.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Thankfully transmission of T cruzi to humans is rare in the US because the species of kissing bugs we have don’t feed on people very often, and when they do, usually don’t defecate while feeding (needed to get the Protozoa into the bite wound). But cases do happen and are probably under-diagnosed.
I was also surprised when I learned that T. cruzi infection was common in wildlife (primarily wood rats) in California, but this is not a new phenomenon. T. cruzi transmission in wildlife has been documented for decades.
“In the heart of Illinois, while researching wildlife disease, I made a discovery that stunned me: More than half of the raccoons I sampled were infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas’ disease… It’s here, in the United States, spreading silently in wildlife.”
A ‘tropical’ disease is spreading in American wildlife
This neglected tropical disease is no longer confined to the tropics. It’s here, in the United States, spreading silently in wildlife.
www.statnews.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I was also surprised when I learned that T. cruzi infection was common in wildlife (primarily wood rats) in California, but this is not a new phenomenon. T. cruzi transmission in wildlife has been documented for decades.
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As a longtime public health reporter covering the rise of anti-vaccine groups, I have seen them use personal stories to raise doubts about vaccines.
Today I saw immunization advocates push back by highlighting the stories of the toll of vaccine-preventable illness. A thread:
Today I saw immunization advocates push back by highlighting the stories of the toll of vaccine-preventable illness. A thread:
July 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
As a longtime public health reporter covering the rise of anti-vaccine groups, I have seen them use personal stories to raise doubts about vaccines.
Today I saw immunization advocates push back by highlighting the stories of the toll of vaccine-preventable illness. A thread:
Today I saw immunization advocates push back by highlighting the stories of the toll of vaccine-preventable illness. A thread:
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Talked to so many people who were at the first protests of their lives today. Ex-Republicans, introverts, 90-year-olds and 3-year-olds. This was at an intersection in a 60,000 person town. Haven’t felt hope like this in my life.
June 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Talked to so many people who were at the first protests of their lives today. Ex-Republicans, introverts, 90-year-olds and 3-year-olds. This was at an intersection in a 60,000 person town. Haven’t felt hope like this in my life.
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Fill this out and contribute information! It’s especially important for the smaller protests happening outside big metros.
I will not be attending #NoKingsDay protests today, but I will be helping @gelliottmorris.com and colleagues with data gathering to understand how many Americans have shown out today.
Please reply in the comments with estimated attendance numbers from reputable news sources; no city is too small!
Please reply in the comments with estimated attendance numbers from reputable news sources; no city is too small!
No Kings Day protests unofficial attendance crowdsourcing
docs.google.com
June 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Fill this out and contribute information! It’s especially important for the smaller protests happening outside big metros.
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“The hand-seeding exceeded my wildest expectations." - Yurok Fisheries Department Senior Riparian Ecologist Joshua Chenoweth @fastcompany.com
www.fastcompany.com/91333804/the...
www.fastcompany.com/91333804/the...
These stunning photos show how nature came back after the world’s largest dam removal project
Four dams and three large reservoirs were removed from the Klamath River in a project that finished last year. Acres of native wildflowers are now in bloom along the river’s edge.
www.fastcompany.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“The hand-seeding exceeded my wildest expectations." - Yurok Fisheries Department Senior Riparian Ecologist Joshua Chenoweth @fastcompany.com
www.fastcompany.com/91333804/the...
www.fastcompany.com/91333804/the...
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The Episcopal Church is ending its nearly 40-year partnership with the federal government for refugee resettlement. This decision stems from moral opposition to the Trump administration's classification of South African Afrikaners as refugees, despite them not meeting the official definition.
May 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Episcopal Church is ending its nearly 40-year partnership with the federal government for refugee resettlement. This decision stems from moral opposition to the Trump administration's classification of South African Afrikaners as refugees, despite them not meeting the official definition.
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🚨 We’re hearing the crypto-friendly bill that would enable Trump’s corruption could get another Senate vote on Thursday. Democrats can block this bill, but that’s not going to happen unless they hear from a lot of us. Let’s get to work: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
May 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🚨 We’re hearing the crypto-friendly bill that would enable Trump’s corruption could get another Senate vote on Thursday. Democrats can block this bill, but that’s not going to happen unless they hear from a lot of us. Let’s get to work: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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The dude with the red lightsaber is trying to tell us he's not a Sith. Sith, please.
May 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The dude with the red lightsaber is trying to tell us he's not a Sith. Sith, please.
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We are looking for a great colleague @mcgill.ca
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Global and Public Health
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Global and Public Health
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
May 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We are looking for a great colleague @mcgill.ca
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Global and Public Health
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Global and Public Health
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
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Harvard rejected policy changes demanded by Trump — becoming the first university to directly refuse to comply with the regime’s demands.
Other universities should take note.
Every institution, group, firm, or individual that surrenders to Trump’s tyranny invites more of it.
Other universities should take note.
Every institution, group, firm, or individual that surrenders to Trump’s tyranny invites more of it.
April 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Harvard rejected policy changes demanded by Trump — becoming the first university to directly refuse to comply with the regime’s demands.
Other universities should take note.
Every institution, group, firm, or individual that surrenders to Trump’s tyranny invites more of it.
Other universities should take note.
Every institution, group, firm, or individual that surrenders to Trump’s tyranny invites more of it.
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These measles deaths are not medical errors. This sits squarely on the back of antivaccine voices that have continued to spread disinformation.
Kennedy Attends Funeral of Texas Girl Who Died of Measles
The health secretary has faced harsh criticism for his handling of the outbreak, embrace of alternative treatments and tepid endorsement of vaccination.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
These measles deaths are not medical errors. This sits squarely on the back of antivaccine voices that have continued to spread disinformation.
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An atrocious gutting of our collective public health present and future. For detail on #NIH grants cancelled, see our AirTable.
airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJ...
Numbers different than HHS because of how we handle supplements/subprojects. Unlike DOGE mf'rs, we care about details. Details mean lives.
airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJ...
Numbers different than HHS because of how we handle supplements/subprojects. Unlike DOGE mf'rs, we care about details. Details mean lives.
March 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
An atrocious gutting of our collective public health present and future. For detail on #NIH grants cancelled, see our AirTable.
airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJ...
Numbers different than HHS because of how we handle supplements/subprojects. Unlike DOGE mf'rs, we care about details. Details mean lives.
airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJ...
Numbers different than HHS because of how we handle supplements/subprojects. Unlike DOGE mf'rs, we care about details. Details mean lives.