Emily Somers, PhD ScM 💚🌻
@emsomers.bsky.social
Prof @UMich.edu | Epidemiologist
Alum @LSHTM.bsky.social 🇬🇧 + @JohnsHopkinsSPH.bsky.social
autoimmune, musculoskeletal, lupus, scoliosis, women’s health, COVID-19
👧👧👧+🐕mom | 🌱urban gardener
Alum @LSHTM.bsky.social 🇬🇧 + @JohnsHopkinsSPH.bsky.social
autoimmune, musculoskeletal, lupus, scoliosis, women’s health, COVID-19
👧👧👧+🐕mom | 🌱urban gardener
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When lawmakers refuse to take action on gun violence, we run for office and take their jobs.
Voters chose former Virginia Moms volunteer Abigail Spanberger as their next governor, and 13 of our Virginia volunteers were elected to the Virginia House—constituting 20% of the historic House majority.
Voters chose former Virginia Moms volunteer Abigail Spanberger as their next governor, and 13 of our Virginia volunteers were elected to the Virginia House—constituting 20% of the historic House majority.
Beyond Spanberger, women fuel a Democratic resurgence in Virginia
In Tuesday’s election, women made history in the executive branch, set records in the House of Delegates — and evoked pride from female leaders of generations past.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
When lawmakers refuse to take action on gun violence, we run for office and take their jobs.
Voters chose former Virginia Moms volunteer Abigail Spanberger as their next governor, and 13 of our Virginia volunteers were elected to the Virginia House—constituting 20% of the historic House majority.
Voters chose former Virginia Moms volunteer Abigail Spanberger as their next governor, and 13 of our Virginia volunteers were elected to the Virginia House—constituting 20% of the historic House majority.
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It was a HUGE night for our volunteers in Virginia! Not only did Virginians elect the first woman and Moms Demand Action volunteer — Abigail Spanberger — to the governor’s office, 13 of our volunteers were elected to the state assembly! 🧵 #DemandASeat
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It was a HUGE night for our volunteers in Virginia! Not only did Virginians elect the first woman and Moms Demand Action volunteer — Abigail Spanberger — to the governor’s office, 13 of our volunteers were elected to the state assembly! 🧵 #DemandASeat
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if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
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"AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat" is something from a Final Destination pre-production brainstorming session www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright - Dexerto
The AWS outage caused chaos for owners of Eight Sleep’s Pod3 mattresses as they had no offline mode and were stuck at high temperatures.
www.dexerto.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat" is something from a Final Destination pre-production brainstorming session www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
October 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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After a week on service I’m reminded that the world is full of indescribable sadness but also full of unbounded hope and the best we can do is be kind and love those around us.
October 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
After a week on service I’m reminded that the world is full of indescribable sadness but also full of unbounded hope and the best we can do is be kind and love those around us.
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I am really glad that @jeremymberg.bsky.social wrote this. Everybody who cares about science, and about knowledge generation and civil society generally, should read and share with their favorite administrator.
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
Leaders are underestimating the risks of not fighting back
open.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I am really glad that @jeremymberg.bsky.social wrote this. Everybody who cares about science, and about knowledge generation and civil society generally, should read and share with their favorite administrator.
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
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Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
October 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
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These attacks on vaccines, tylenol, fluoridation of water, masks, etc is to keep everyone so distracted that nobody has the energy to ask
- why are so many lacking access to medical care?
- why is gun violence #1 cause of death in kids?
- why is life expectancy falling?
- why are meds unaffordable?
- why are so many lacking access to medical care?
- why is gun violence #1 cause of death in kids?
- why is life expectancy falling?
- why are meds unaffordable?
September 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
These attacks on vaccines, tylenol, fluoridation of water, masks, etc is to keep everyone so distracted that nobody has the energy to ask
- why are so many lacking access to medical care?
- why is gun violence #1 cause of death in kids?
- why is life expectancy falling?
- why are meds unaffordable?
- why are so many lacking access to medical care?
- why is gun violence #1 cause of death in kids?
- why is life expectancy falling?
- why are meds unaffordable?
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I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition.
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
September 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition.
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
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My daughter’s 5th grade class outside her school, protesting gun violence and the Anunciation shooting, and getting lots of love!
September 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
My daughter’s 5th grade class outside her school, protesting gun violence and the Anunciation shooting, and getting lots of love!
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You could literally just toss meth in any (open) fire, or destroy it even more easily without using fire at all, but for some reason the FBI used an animal carcass incinerator in a negatively pressurized animal shelter to smoke 2 pounds of meth with all the staff and animals in the building
A cloud of smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine incinerated inside a Montana animal shelter sent its workers to the hospital, city officials in Billings said.
Meth burn by FBI smokes out Montana animal shelter | CNN
A cloud of smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine seized by the FBI and incinerated inside a Montana animal shelter sent its workers to the hospital, city officials in Billings said.
www.cnn.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
You could literally just toss meth in any (open) fire, or destroy it even more easily without using fire at all, but for some reason the FBI used an animal carcass incinerator in a negatively pressurized animal shelter to smoke 2 pounds of meth with all the staff and animals in the building
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I'm surprised how many people are quick to make a defense of violence in my replies. For them it's necessary, foreclosing on its use is a privilege. For me, non-violence is a powerful tool. It is the lesson of one of my heroes, Bayard Rustin. 1/ wagingnonviolence.org/2022/08/reme...
Remembering the genius of Bayard Rustin
Thirty-five years after his death, the man who mentored Martin Luther King Jr. still has much to teach movements.
wagingnonviolence.org
September 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I'm surprised how many people are quick to make a defense of violence in my replies. For them it's necessary, foreclosing on its use is a privilege. For me, non-violence is a powerful tool. It is the lesson of one of my heroes, Bayard Rustin. 1/ wagingnonviolence.org/2022/08/reme...
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Report of the 2024 #marburg outbreak in #rwanda. The response successfully treated two patients in the icu, simultaneously ran vaccine and treatment trials and effectively contained the outbreak. 15/66 cases died. They gave the world a lesson in outbreak response.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Marburg Virus Disease in Rwanda, 2024 — Public Health and Clinical Responses | NEJM
On September 27, 2024, Rwanda reported an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD),
after a cluster of cases of viral hemorrhagic fever was detected at two urban hospitals.
We report key aspects of ...
www.nejm.org
September 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Report of the 2024 #marburg outbreak in #rwanda. The response successfully treated two patients in the icu, simultaneously ran vaccine and treatment trials and effectively contained the outbreak. 15/66 cases died. They gave the world a lesson in outbreak response.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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OLIVER: "While I do get the appeal of thinking just 'one more concession, one more payoff' might safeguard your independence or let you live to fight another day, it's worth asking: At what point have you compromised so much that the thing you're supposed to be defending is gone?"
September 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
OLIVER: "While I do get the appeal of thinking just 'one more concession, one more payoff' might safeguard your independence or let you live to fight another day, it's worth asking: At what point have you compromised so much that the thing you're supposed to be defending is gone?"
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Amazingly enough I am on this list *multiple times* because of scholarly articles I coauthored. You should really check and see if you’re on it too.
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Amazingly enough I am on this list *multiple times* because of scholarly articles I coauthored. You should really check and see if you’re on it too.
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Best comment from this #townhall "I'd like a President who is a champion for the humanities. Quoting the 19th century playwright, writer and persecuted homosexual Oscar Wilde: "A cynic is someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing" UM must avoid becoming a cynical place..."
September 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Best comment from this #townhall "I'd like a President who is a champion for the humanities. Quoting the 19th century playwright, writer and persecuted homosexual Oscar Wilde: "A cynic is someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing" UM must avoid becoming a cynical place..."
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Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):
September 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):
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My quote of the day
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
September 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
My quote of the day
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
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One more #FedWorkerFriday post. Dr Daniel Jernigan addressing a crowd near CDC on Aug 28, 2025.
He resigned 8/8/2025 as CDC's director of National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases.
CDC staff will miss his expertise. We are excited to work with him to #savepublichealth & #saveCDC.
He resigned 8/8/2025 as CDC's director of National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases.
CDC staff will miss his expertise. We are excited to work with him to #savepublichealth & #saveCDC.
August 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
One more #FedWorkerFriday post. Dr Daniel Jernigan addressing a crowd near CDC on Aug 28, 2025.
He resigned 8/8/2025 as CDC's director of National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases.
CDC staff will miss his expertise. We are excited to work with him to #savepublichealth & #saveCDC.
He resigned 8/8/2025 as CDC's director of National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases.
CDC staff will miss his expertise. We are excited to work with him to #savepublichealth & #saveCDC.
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#FedWorkerFriday meet @drdemetre.bsky.social as he addresses a crowd across from CDC, Aug 28.
He resigned 8/28/25 as Director of National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases at CDC.
He will be missed. We are excited to have him fighting along side us to #savepublichealth & #saveCDC.
He resigned 8/28/25 as Director of National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases at CDC.
He will be missed. We are excited to have him fighting along side us to #savepublichealth & #saveCDC.
August 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
#FedWorkerFriday meet @drdemetre.bsky.social as he addresses a crowd across from CDC, Aug 28.
He resigned 8/28/25 as Director of National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases at CDC.
He will be missed. We are excited to have him fighting along side us to #savepublichealth & #saveCDC.
He resigned 8/28/25 as Director of National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases at CDC.
He will be missed. We are excited to have him fighting along side us to #savepublichealth & #saveCDC.
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Look who made the cover of AJC?
CDC heroes; our heroes.
They are heartbroken. We are heartbroken.
We will work together to #saveCDC and #savepublichealth.
@drdemetre.bsky.social @drdebhoury.bsky.social
Thanks @ajc.com for the coverage.
CDC heroes; our heroes.
They are heartbroken. We are heartbroken.
We will work together to #saveCDC and #savepublichealth.
@drdemetre.bsky.social @drdebhoury.bsky.social
Thanks @ajc.com for the coverage.
August 31, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Look who made the cover of AJC?
CDC heroes; our heroes.
They are heartbroken. We are heartbroken.
We will work together to #saveCDC and #savepublichealth.
@drdemetre.bsky.social @drdebhoury.bsky.social
Thanks @ajc.com for the coverage.
CDC heroes; our heroes.
They are heartbroken. We are heartbroken.
We will work together to #saveCDC and #savepublichealth.
@drdemetre.bsky.social @drdebhoury.bsky.social
Thanks @ajc.com for the coverage.
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Your ability to get access to a COVID vaccine this fall is in jeopardy, whether or not you fit the new, restricted eligibility criteria. Please send a letter to your members of Congress today and help spread the word. actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...
Write members of Congress - Will COVID-19 vaccines be available this fall?
It is clear that HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is on a dangerous and fast-moving path to make COVID-19 vaccines totally unavailable here in the U.S. With COVID-19 cases on the rise in many parts of the US an...
actionnetwork.org
August 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Your ability to get access to a COVID vaccine this fall is in jeopardy, whether or not you fit the new, restricted eligibility criteria. Please send a letter to your members of Congress today and help spread the word. actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...
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On one hand, reducing car use reduces urban pollution.
But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable
But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable
August 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
On one hand, reducing car use reduces urban pollution.
But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable
But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable
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Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.
The end of an era.
insidemedicine.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...