Daphne Michalsen Tsallis
@daphnetsallis.bsky.social
Data scientist, previously epidemiological analysis on NHS COVID-19 App. Interested in infectious disease epidemiology. Love mountains & animals. Currently living in Ecuador 🦙⛰️
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I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
September 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
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🚨1000 authoritarian actions. 7 months🚨
I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.
In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
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I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.
In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
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Grand Designs: the loss of American freedom
Exactly seven months into Trump's second term, we have reached 1000 authoritarian actions. Here I lay out the enormity of what has happened.
christinapagel.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
🚨1000 authoritarian actions. 7 months🚨
I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.
In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
1/2
I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.
In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
1/2
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Support services always seem to become an afterthought when medicine 💊 is available.
But these services save lives, create friendships, educate, build self-love. Something a pill could never do.
We must save them.
Decades-old HIV charity's fear over future funding www.bbc.com/news/article...
But these services save lives, create friendships, educate, build self-love. Something a pill could never do.
We must save them.
Decades-old HIV charity's fear over future funding www.bbc.com/news/article...
London HIV charity Positively UK could close over funding crisis
Positively UK, which has supported thousands of people with HIV since 1986, is struggling financially.
www.bbc.com
August 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Support services always seem to become an afterthought when medicine 💊 is available.
But these services save lives, create friendships, educate, build self-love. Something a pill could never do.
We must save them.
Decades-old HIV charity's fear over future funding www.bbc.com/news/article...
But these services save lives, create friendships, educate, build self-love. Something a pill could never do.
We must save them.
Decades-old HIV charity's fear over future funding www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Thoughtful post by @daisychristo.bsky.social on learning to write in an era of AI: substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-is-th...
July 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Thoughtful post by @daisychristo.bsky.social on learning to write in an era of AI: substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-is-th...
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My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Queen’s Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative | School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral AffairsDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown...
Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.
www.queensu.ca
June 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
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He's right. "Nothing short of devastating"
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
June 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
He's right. "Nothing short of devastating"
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Study finds after Burundi abolished school fees in 2005, girls gained 1.22 more years of education. For very-low income girls, 1 additional year of school reduced teenage motherhood by 7%. Wealthier households likely already ensured education for daughters. theconversation.com/does-free-sc...
Does free schooling give girls a better chance in life? Burundi study shows the poorest benefited most
Education policies can be highly effective, but not necessarily for everyone in the same way.
theconversation.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Study finds after Burundi abolished school fees in 2005, girls gained 1.22 more years of education. For very-low income girls, 1 additional year of school reduced teenage motherhood by 7%. Wealthier households likely already ensured education for daughters. theconversation.com/does-free-sc...
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1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️
May 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️
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We interviewed @chrischirp.bsky.social to better understand the recent cuts to funding in the US and why diversity is important in science. TLDR: Diverse teams produce more impactful work and we need to study diversity to improve healthcare. Listen now: www.scienceorfiction.co.uk/p/why-is-div...
Why is diversity important in science?
Watch now | Diversity, equity and inclusion programmes have been cut and research grants are being pulled in the US. We discuss why diversity is needed in science.
www.scienceorfiction.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
We interviewed @chrischirp.bsky.social to better understand the recent cuts to funding in the US and why diversity is important in science. TLDR: Diverse teams produce more impactful work and we need to study diversity to improve healthcare. Listen now: www.scienceorfiction.co.uk/p/why-is-div...
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“There are hundreds of thousands of deaths that we are projected to be facing in the course of the next year,” says @ariadnelabs.bsky.social's Atul Gawande, who served as assistant administrator for USAID’s Bureau of Global Health during the Biden administration.
Gawande: Federal cuts could mean loss of life, harm to U.S. science enterprise | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Physician, writer, and public health researcher Atul Gawande has been speaking out about the ramifications of cuts to federal health agencies including the U.S. Agency for International Development an...
hsph.harvard.edu
April 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“There are hundreds of thousands of deaths that we are projected to be facing in the course of the next year,” says @ariadnelabs.bsky.social's Atul Gawande, who served as assistant administrator for USAID’s Bureau of Global Health during the Biden administration.
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The White House has turned COVID.gov from a public health resource into a politically charged platform promoting the lab-leak theory and attacking specific scientists and the pandemic response in general. Let’s fact check its 5 headline claims… 🧵
April 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The White House has turned COVID.gov from a public health resource into a politically charged platform promoting the lab-leak theory and attacking specific scientists and the pandemic response in general. Let’s fact check its 5 headline claims… 🧵
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NIH grant applications often run to well over 100 pages, and if awarded there is a contract to receive funding so researchers can deliver the science in the grant proposal.
It’s not ‘entitlement’ to want that agreement to be honoured.
It’s not ‘entitlement’ to want that agreement to be honoured.
There is a PR narrative quickly emerging about “entitlement” of elite universities, as if this $ is some sort of subsidy
Harvard & others must counter this quickly
The $ doesn’t flow into Harvard’s coffers - this is grant money, most of which goes to research the govt has agreed has social value
Harvard & others must counter this quickly
The $ doesn’t flow into Harvard’s coffers - this is grant money, most of which goes to research the govt has agreed has social value
April 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
NIH grant applications often run to well over 100 pages, and if awarded there is a contract to receive funding so researchers can deliver the science in the grant proposal.
It’s not ‘entitlement’ to want that agreement to be honoured.
It’s not ‘entitlement’ to want that agreement to be honoured.
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What does global poverty look like if we rely on the notions of poverty in rich countries like Denmark, the US, or Germany?
And how should this perspective inform our aspirations for the future of global poverty?
And how should this perspective inform our aspirations for the future of global poverty?
April 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
What does global poverty look like if we rely on the notions of poverty in rich countries like Denmark, the US, or Germany?
And how should this perspective inform our aspirations for the future of global poverty?
And how should this perspective inform our aspirations for the future of global poverty?
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Bring every one of them back to the US.
If they are criminals, let them face due process and incarceration here or deportation to their country of origin.
If they are criminals, let them face due process and incarceration here or deportation to their country of origin.
‘Alien Enemies’ or Innocent Men? Inside Trump’s Rushed Effort to Deport 238 Migrants (Gift Article)
The Trump administration sent them to a prison in El Salvador under a wartime act, calling them members of a Venezuelan gang. But a New York Times investigation found little evidence of criminal backg...
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Bring every one of them back to the US.
If they are criminals, let them face due process and incarceration here or deportation to their country of origin.
If they are criminals, let them face due process and incarceration here or deportation to their country of origin.
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I’d like to tell you a story about planets, and what it means for a scientific theory to be wrong… 🧵
April 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I’d like to tell you a story about planets, and what it means for a scientific theory to be wrong… 🧵
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NEW 🧵
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
April 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NEW 🧵
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
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my website for searching all SAGE Covid-related documents is now complete: sagesearch.info
Contains over 900 documents from Jan 2020 to Feb 2022, filterable by document type, categories covered and date.
There are AI-generated summaries of every doc.
You can also free-text search summaries
Contains over 900 documents from Jan 2020 to Feb 2022, filterable by document type, categories covered and date.
There are AI-generated summaries of every doc.
You can also free-text search summaries
April 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
my website for searching all SAGE Covid-related documents is now complete: sagesearch.info
Contains over 900 documents from Jan 2020 to Feb 2022, filterable by document type, categories covered and date.
There are AI-generated summaries of every doc.
You can also free-text search summaries
Contains over 900 documents from Jan 2020 to Feb 2022, filterable by document type, categories covered and date.
There are AI-generated summaries of every doc.
You can also free-text search summaries
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A second child, an 8 yo girl, has died of measles in Texas. Some have asked "could this actually be RFK Jr's or Trump's fault? They've barely been in charge. Vaccination has been falling since before".
It's a valid question, with a clear answer.
Yes. They have ignored the standard of care
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It's a valid question, with a clear answer.
Yes. They have ignored the standard of care
1/
A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas
It is the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade. If the outbreak continues at the current pace, the nation may lose its “elimination” status.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A second child, an 8 yo girl, has died of measles in Texas. Some have asked "could this actually be RFK Jr's or Trump's fault? They've barely been in charge. Vaccination has been falling since before".
It's a valid question, with a clear answer.
Yes. They have ignored the standard of care
1/
It's a valid question, with a clear answer.
Yes. They have ignored the standard of care
1/
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No more occupational health research.
No more HIV research. Or tuberculosis. Or sexually transmitted infections.
No environmental health & science research.
No chronic disease research & prevention.
The CRUELTY is the point.
This won’t make anyone healthier.
It will do the exact opposite.
No more HIV research. Or tuberculosis. Or sexually transmitted infections.
No environmental health & science research.
No chronic disease research & prevention.
The CRUELTY is the point.
This won’t make anyone healthier.
It will do the exact opposite.
April 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
No more occupational health research.
No more HIV research. Or tuberculosis. Or sexually transmitted infections.
No environmental health & science research.
No chronic disease research & prevention.
The CRUELTY is the point.
This won’t make anyone healthier.
It will do the exact opposite.
No more HIV research. Or tuberculosis. Or sexually transmitted infections.
No environmental health & science research.
No chronic disease research & prevention.
The CRUELTY is the point.
This won’t make anyone healthier.
It will do the exact opposite.
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NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
April 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
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The U.S. is ending funding that provided contraception to nearly 50 million women, many in the world’s poorest countries. The change stands to have enormous implications, including more maternal deaths and an overall increase in poverty.
Trump Aid Cuts End Contraception Access for Millions of Women
The United States was a key supplier of contraceptives in many developing countries. The Trump administration has ended that support.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The U.S. is ending funding that provided contraception to nearly 50 million women, many in the world’s poorest countries. The change stands to have enormous implications, including more maternal deaths and an overall increase in poverty.
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Sagaing Earthquake in Myanmar: Situation Report - the health needs are soaring and WHO is ready to respond.
www.who.int/southeastasi...
www.who.int/southeastasi...
Sagaing Earthquake in Myanmar: Situation Report - 1st Edition
Situation Report. 1st Edition, 29 March 2025, as of 19:00 IST
WHO Health Emergencies Programme
1st Edition, 29 March 2025, as of 19:00 IST
WHO Health Emergencies Programme
Situation summary
• Areas a...
www.who.int
March 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Sagaing Earthquake in Myanmar: Situation Report - the health needs are soaring and WHO is ready to respond.
www.who.int/southeastasi...
www.who.int/southeastasi...
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Colleagues are cancelling their US work trips. I worry that international colleagues in the US are at risk if they collaborate with us on certain topics.
I've written a new post about the increasing danger of being a foreign scientist in the US.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/trumps-att...
I've written a new post about the increasing danger of being a foreign scientist in the US.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/trumps-att...
Trump's attacks on universities get ever darker, with the shadows reaching our shores
The US has become a hostile and authoritarian state to foreign scientists and is choosing ideology over science.
christinapagel.substack.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Colleagues are cancelling their US work trips. I worry that international colleagues in the US are at risk if they collaborate with us on certain topics.
I've written a new post about the increasing danger of being a foreign scientist in the US.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/trumps-att...
I've written a new post about the increasing danger of being a foreign scientist in the US.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/trumps-att...