@darford.bsky.social
PSA: sparing the doctors and nurses while firing many people they depend on to keep exam rooms clean, stock supplies, sterilize equipment, schedule patients, keep the EMR running and secure, etc... That isn't actually sparing us. That staff isn't government bloat. They're hard-working Americans.
Rep. Lisa McClain on mass firings of federal workers: "I don't think the Americans want perfection ... you know what? Democracy is messy. I wish it was perfect. Unfortunately we don't like in a perfect world. But it is gonna take unconventional wisdom."
March 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I’m having trouble finding the voting record for the censure of Rep. Green. Has it been posted yet?
March 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I’m having trouble finding the voting record for the censure of Rep. Green. Has it been posted yet?
An epidemiologist discusses the impact of disrupting USAID. For every day PEPFAR cannot function, 10 babies die. The “waiver” isn’t bringing staff back or getting in country contractors paid - there are still many obstacles.
emilysmith.substack.com/p/neighbor-t...
emilysmith.substack.com/p/neighbor-t...
Neighbor Tuesday: USAID update
Do the waivers even matter? And, a conversation with my boss.
emilysmith.substack.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
An epidemiologist discusses the impact of disrupting USAID. For every day PEPFAR cannot function, 10 babies die. The “waiver” isn’t bringing staff back or getting in country contractors paid - there are still many obstacles.
emilysmith.substack.com/p/neighbor-t...
emilysmith.substack.com/p/neighbor-t...
I am really concerned by this report that ongoing cancer studies may be halted because they cannot purchase supplies.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/h...
Scientists at NIH can’t purchase supplies for their studies after Trump administration pauses outside communications | CNN
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing, including supplies f...
www.cnn.com
January 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I am really concerned by this report that ongoing cancer studies may be halted because they cannot purchase supplies.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/h...
If you are
1) a federal civil servant/contractor ordered not to release scheduled data or reports, or
2) an academic who has lost access to government data in the past week
...please get in touch. I'm happy to keep our conversations confidential.
crampell[@]washpost[dot]com
1) a federal civil servant/contractor ordered not to release scheduled data or reports, or
2) an academic who has lost access to government data in the past week
...please get in touch. I'm happy to keep our conversations confidential.
crampell[@]washpost[dot]com
January 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
January 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I am
skeptical that I am newsworthy enough that legit news organizations would be following me instead of the other way around.
skeptical that I am newsworthy enough that legit news organizations would be following me instead of the other way around.
December 8, 2024 at 10:04 PM
I am
skeptical that I am newsworthy enough that legit news organizations would be following me instead of the other way around.
skeptical that I am newsworthy enough that legit news organizations would be following me instead of the other way around.
I see that there’s a ChatGPT bot following me on Blue Sky…
November 29, 2024 at 4:12 PM
I see that there’s a ChatGPT bot following me on Blue Sky…
Wandering around under the blue sky to see who’s here…
November 17, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Wandering around under the blue sky to see who’s here…