David Mandell
@dsmandell.bsky.social
Trying to make care better for people with psychiatric and developmental disabilities
1 in 7 students receives help in school because of a disability. This can include extra time on tests, tutoring, or an aide to help them. Schools receiving federal $ (all public schools) has to provide this help. 17 states are suing, saying this requirement is unconstitutional (Texas v Becerra) 1/2
February 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
1 in 7 students receives help in school because of a disability. This can include extra time on tests, tutoring, or an aide to help them. Schools receiving federal $ (all public schools) has to provide this help. 17 states are suing, saying this requirement is unconstitutional (Texas v Becerra) 1/2
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What should Democrats be doing? They should be legislatively opposing everything Republicans do, grinding down their operation so it can barely operate. They should be on constant attack, berating and deriding their actions - on social media, in the press, and on air.
February 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
What should Democrats be doing? They should be legislatively opposing everything Republicans do, grinding down their operation so it can barely operate. They should be on constant attack, berating and deriding their actions - on social media, in the press, and on air.
Medicaid pays for healthcare for 1/5 Americans. Most Medicaid $ go to the disabled or elderly, who can’t get private insurance. Feds match states’ Medicaid payments. Poorer states get a bigger Fed match. Biggest match? AL, AR, GA, ID, KY, MS, OK, WV. Medicaid cuts hurt poor red states the most 1/2
February 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Medicaid pays for healthcare for 1/5 Americans. Most Medicaid $ go to the disabled or elderly, who can’t get private insurance. Feds match states’ Medicaid payments. Poorer states get a bigger Fed match. Biggest match? AL, AR, GA, ID, KY, MS, OK, WV. Medicaid cuts hurt poor red states the most 1/2
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If any parents of children with disabilities received similar emails like this, message me on Signal at emgarcia.85
the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs
February 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If any parents of children with disabilities received similar emails like this, message me on Signal at emgarcia.85
Stimulants help kids w ADHD focus & manage impulsive behaviors that get them in trouble. Side effects include loss of appetite or nausea, but go away when the child stops taking them. Kids w/ ADHD who take stimulants do better in school and are LESS likely to smoke, or become depressed, or suicidal
February 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Stimulants help kids w ADHD focus & manage impulsive behaviors that get them in trouble. Side effects include loss of appetite or nausea, but go away when the child stops taking them. Kids w/ ADHD who take stimulants do better in school and are LESS likely to smoke, or become depressed, or suicidal
So many problems with "wellness farms.” Here are 2: 1) taking someone out of community for treatment doesn’t work because they go back to the same situations and settings, and don't have skills to deal with them, leading to more problems. 2) The US has a history of awful institutional care. 1/2
February 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
So many problems with "wellness farms.” Here are 2: 1) taking someone out of community for treatment doesn’t work because they go back to the same situations and settings, and don't have skills to deal with them, leading to more problems. 2) The US has a history of awful institutional care. 1/2
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On the first day of RFK Jr: 5200 HHS workers got fired; the director and much of the staff of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) got fired. At the NIH directors learned of the imminent firings - about 1500 people. At the CDC 1300 people are about to be fired.
As a result...
As a result...
🛟 That last-ditch chemo trial your family member was hoping to be in
🥙 The investigation of a food-borne illness outbreak in the next town over
🧠The study looking for preventable causes of Alzheimer’s
🧪The assurance that TAXPAYER-PAID-FOR studies & data collection see the light of day
🥙 The investigation of a food-borne illness outbreak in the next town over
🧠The study looking for preventable causes of Alzheimer’s
🧪The assurance that TAXPAYER-PAID-FOR studies & data collection see the light of day
February 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
On the first day of RFK Jr: 5200 HHS workers got fired; the director and much of the staff of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) got fired. At the NIH directors learned of the imminent firings - about 1500 people. At the CDC 1300 people are about to be fired.
As a result...
As a result...
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🛟 That last-ditch chemo trial your family member was hoping to be in
🥙 The investigation of a food-borne illness outbreak in the next town over
🧠The study looking for preventable causes of Alzheimer’s
🧪The assurance that TAXPAYER-PAID-FOR studies & data collection see the light of day
🥙 The investigation of a food-borne illness outbreak in the next town over
🧠The study looking for preventable causes of Alzheimer’s
🧪The assurance that TAXPAYER-PAID-FOR studies & data collection see the light of day
February 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
🛟 That last-ditch chemo trial your family member was hoping to be in
🥙 The investigation of a food-borne illness outbreak in the next town over
🧠The study looking for preventable causes of Alzheimer’s
🧪The assurance that TAXPAYER-PAID-FOR studies & data collection see the light of day
🥙 The investigation of a food-borne illness outbreak in the next town over
🧠The study looking for preventable causes of Alzheimer’s
🧪The assurance that TAXPAYER-PAID-FOR studies & data collection see the light of day
Now we know the prequel to The Road www.npr.org/2025/02/14/n...
Trump firings cause chaos at agency responsible for America's nuclear weapons
The National Nuclear Security Administration is a semi-autonomous agency within the Department of Energy that oversees the U.S. stockpile of thousands of nuclear weapons. Officials were given hours to...
www.npr.org
February 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Now we know the prequel to The Road www.npr.org/2025/02/14/n...
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🧵 US states that implemented abortion bans saw higher than expected infant mortality rates, with larger increases among Black infants and those in southern states, according to this analysis of US national vital statistics data from 2012–2023.
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#MedSky
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#MedSky
February 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🧵 US states that implemented abortion bans saw higher than expected infant mortality rates, with larger increases among Black infants and those in southern states, according to this analysis of US national vital statistics data from 2012–2023.
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#MedSky
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#MedSky
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
February 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
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The Chiefs can still be named Super Bowl champions if Mike Pence has the courage.
February 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The Chiefs can still be named Super Bowl champions if Mike Pence has the courage.
A prayer for the birds: may the Eagles offensive line part the Chiefs like Moses parting the Red Sea.
February 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A prayer for the birds: may the Eagles offensive line part the Chiefs like Moses parting the Red Sea.
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October 19, 2023 at 8:40 PM
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Hello friends!
Come work with wonderful Public Health colleagues at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, in beautiful O'ahu.
4 faculty openings (3 TT) in social & behavioral sciences, health policy, epidemiology, & public health:
bit.ly/ophs_jobs
Please share!
Come work with wonderful Public Health colleagues at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, in beautiful O'ahu.
4 faculty openings (3 TT) in social & behavioral sciences, health policy, epidemiology, & public health:
bit.ly/ophs_jobs
Please share!
October 9, 2023 at 11:37 PM
Hello friends!
Come work with wonderful Public Health colleagues at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, in beautiful O'ahu.
4 faculty openings (3 TT) in social & behavioral sciences, health policy, epidemiology, & public health:
bit.ly/ophs_jobs
Please share!
Come work with wonderful Public Health colleagues at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, in beautiful O'ahu.
4 faculty openings (3 TT) in social & behavioral sciences, health policy, epidemiology, & public health:
bit.ly/ophs_jobs
Please share!
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👀
Hello friends!
Come work with wonderful Public Health colleagues at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, in beautiful O'ahu.
4 faculty openings (3 TT) in social & behavioral sciences, health policy, epidemiology, & public health:
bit.ly/ophs_jobs
Please share!
Come work with wonderful Public Health colleagues at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, in beautiful O'ahu.
4 faculty openings (3 TT) in social & behavioral sciences, health policy, epidemiology, & public health:
bit.ly/ophs_jobs
Please share!
February 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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I study how to improve health care for people with psychiatric disorders and developmental disabilities. NIH funds almost all my research. WHAT IT COVERS: my effort on the study, staff working on the study, participant recruitment, any clinical care specific to the study. WHAT IT DOESN’T COVER: 1/2
February 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I study how to improve health care for people with psychiatric disorders and developmental disabilities. NIH funds almost all my research. WHAT IT COVERS: my effort on the study, staff working on the study, participant recruitment, any clinical care specific to the study. WHAT IT DOESN’T COVER: 1/2
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The hiring of thousands of federal firefighters has stalled amid a governmentwide freeze ordered by President Trump, just as agencies were beginning to ramp up staffing for the summer wildfire season, according to a firefighters’ union.
Firefighter Hiring Stalls at Federal Agencies After Trump’s Freeze
Job offers have been rescinded and start dates pushed back just as firefighting staffing for the summer wildfire season was beginning, a union said.
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February 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The hiring of thousands of federal firefighters has stalled amid a governmentwide freeze ordered by President Trump, just as agencies were beginning to ramp up staffing for the summer wildfire season, according to a firefighters’ union.
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The removal of the Department of Health and Human Services Reproductive Rights site, and with it the erasure of accurate and timely info on reproductive health care, rights, and resources, is a clear attack on reproductive rights. You can find the archived site here:
ReproductiveRights.gov - Know Your Rights: Reproductive Health Care
While Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion remains legal in many states, and other reproductive health care services remain protected by law.
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February 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The removal of the Department of Health and Human Services Reproductive Rights site, and with it the erasure of accurate and timely info on reproductive health care, rights, and resources, is a clear attack on reproductive rights. You can find the archived site here:
A Diversity F31 is a prestigious NIH fellowship for doctoral students designed to increase diversity in the sciences. The 100s of brilliant students who were waiting for the reviews of their applications all just got an email stating that their apps had been pulled and the program shut down 1/2
February 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
A Diversity F31 is a prestigious NIH fellowship for doctoral students designed to increase diversity in the sciences. The 100s of brilliant students who were waiting for the reviews of their applications all just got an email stating that their apps had been pulled and the program shut down 1/2
Shabbat shalom friends
February 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Shabbat shalom friends
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More than 160 Jewish leaders, including the head of the largest U.S. Jewish movement, call for advertisers and app stores to drop Musk’s X over concerns of antisemitism.
X has “become a platform that promotes hate, antisemitism, and societal division.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
X has “become a platform that promotes hate, antisemitism, and societal division.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Some Jewish leaders renew calls for X boycott as Musk’s power grows
Citing “Nazi salute” and antisemitic content, rabbis break with ADL in pressing advertisers, app stores to drop X
www.washingtonpost.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
More than 160 Jewish leaders, including the head of the largest U.S. Jewish movement, call for advertisers and app stores to drop Musk’s X over concerns of antisemitism.
X has “become a platform that promotes hate, antisemitism, and societal division.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
X has “become a platform that promotes hate, antisemitism, and societal division.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
That charlatan grifter made it out of committee. A bird flu epidemic is coming. If he is appointed DHHS, people will die because of it. Please call your senators to tell them to vote no on RFK Jr’s confirmation.
February 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
That charlatan grifter made it out of committee. A bird flu epidemic is coming. If he is appointed DHHS, people will die because of it. Please call your senators to tell them to vote no on RFK Jr’s confirmation.
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Calling all college students! Apply now for our Autism Campus Inclusion summer leadership training! Equip yourself with the tools to engage in disability advocacy on your campuses:
Autism Campus Inclusion - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Applications for the 2025 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Leadership Academy are now open. This year’s program will be held from July 14th to July 20th, 2025. This year’s program will be held…
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February 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Calling all college students! Apply now for our Autism Campus Inclusion summer leadership training! Equip yourself with the tools to engage in disability advocacy on your campuses: