Goleen Samari
@goleensamari.bsky.social
Demographer. Reproductive & Population Health. Health Equity. Immigrant Health. MENA and Muslim Population Health. Associate Professor at USC Population and Public Health Sciences. She/her. Views own.
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Texas’s total abortion ban is associated with an increase in bleeding related severe morbidity among people experiencing pregnancy loss. My coauthors and I analyzed data from all hospitals in Texas from 2017-2023. Read more here: doi.org/10.2105/AJPH...
AJPH
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
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October 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Texas’s total abortion ban is associated with an increase in bleeding related severe morbidity among people experiencing pregnancy loss. My coauthors and I analyzed data from all hospitals in Texas from 2017-2023. Read more here: doi.org/10.2105/AJPH...
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As an Iranian American, it feels like I need to help explain something:
A friend recently expressed confusion as to why those in the Iranian diaspora (liked myself), who hate the regime, would be opposed to the attacks on Iran.
I’ll try to explain my thoughts/feelings.
🧵
A friend recently expressed confusion as to why those in the Iranian diaspora (liked myself), who hate the regime, would be opposed to the attacks on Iran.
I’ll try to explain my thoughts/feelings.
🧵
June 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
As an Iranian American, it feels like I need to help explain something:
A friend recently expressed confusion as to why those in the Iranian diaspora (liked myself), who hate the regime, would be opposed to the attacks on Iran.
I’ll try to explain my thoughts/feelings.
🧵
A friend recently expressed confusion as to why those in the Iranian diaspora (liked myself), who hate the regime, would be opposed to the attacks on Iran.
I’ll try to explain my thoughts/feelings.
🧵
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God my absolute heart is with the people of Iran, who’ve fought so steadfastly for their own liberation, and are getting fucked half a dozen ways by a whole pantheon of geriatric war criminals while being told they should be grateful for it
June 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
God my absolute heart is with the people of Iran, who’ve fought so steadfastly for their own liberation, and are getting fucked half a dozen ways by a whole pantheon of geriatric war criminals while being told they should be grateful for it
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it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
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Hit the streets tomorrow.
Be nonviolent.
Be joyfully defiant.
Be defiantly joyful.
Ridicule him.
Condemn fascism.
Oppose I.C.E.
Affirm diversity.
Embody America.
Love your neighbor.
Refuse to be intimidated.
Be safe.
Be loud.
Be encouraged.
#NoKingsDay
Be nonviolent.
Be joyfully defiant.
Be defiantly joyful.
Ridicule him.
Condemn fascism.
Oppose I.C.E.
Affirm diversity.
Embody America.
Love your neighbor.
Refuse to be intimidated.
Be safe.
Be loud.
Be encouraged.
#NoKingsDay
June 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hit the streets tomorrow.
Be nonviolent.
Be joyfully defiant.
Be defiantly joyful.
Ridicule him.
Condemn fascism.
Oppose I.C.E.
Affirm diversity.
Embody America.
Love your neighbor.
Refuse to be intimidated.
Be safe.
Be loud.
Be encouraged.
#NoKingsDay
Be nonviolent.
Be joyfully defiant.
Be defiantly joyful.
Ridicule him.
Condemn fascism.
Oppose I.C.E.
Affirm diversity.
Embody America.
Love your neighbor.
Refuse to be intimidated.
Be safe.
Be loud.
Be encouraged.
#NoKingsDay
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I am so sick of seeing people respond to anti-war posts with "so you want Iran to have nuclear weapons?"
Believe it or not, there are lots of ways to prevent nuclear proliferation that don't include starting wars. The choices are not limited to "bomb residential buildings" or "nuclear armageddon."
Believe it or not, there are lots of ways to prevent nuclear proliferation that don't include starting wars. The choices are not limited to "bomb residential buildings" or "nuclear armageddon."
June 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I am so sick of seeing people respond to anti-war posts with "so you want Iran to have nuclear weapons?"
Believe it or not, there are lots of ways to prevent nuclear proliferation that don't include starting wars. The choices are not limited to "bomb residential buildings" or "nuclear armageddon."
Believe it or not, there are lots of ways to prevent nuclear proliferation that don't include starting wars. The choices are not limited to "bomb residential buildings" or "nuclear armageddon."
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The racist calls by those on the far-right for a “ban on third-world immigration” is grotesquely bigoted & a part of the project to gut the gains of the Civil Rights Movement. The 1965 Immigration & Nationality Act ended explicit racism in U.S. immigration policy. www.lbjlibrary.org/news-and-pre...
June 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The racist calls by those on the far-right for a “ban on third-world immigration” is grotesquely bigoted & a part of the project to gut the gains of the Civil Rights Movement. The 1965 Immigration & Nationality Act ended explicit racism in U.S. immigration policy. www.lbjlibrary.org/news-and-pre...
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I just have to say for those of you not in LA that in the days before the horrible raids started, there was no crisis or whatever they would let you believe. It wasn't like something was escalating out of control and somebody had to step in. THEY are creating the problems.
June 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I just have to say for those of you not in LA that in the days before the horrible raids started, there was no crisis or whatever they would let you believe. It wasn't like something was escalating out of control and somebody had to step in. THEY are creating the problems.
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People in Los Angeles rising up against ICE.
June 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
People in Los Angeles rising up against ICE.
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It’s not the rhetoric. It’s that ICE is causing irreparable harm and acting with impunity and people can see that. When you act like fascists, people are going to treat you like fascists.
June 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It’s not the rhetoric. It’s that ICE is causing irreparable harm and acting with impunity and people can see that. When you act like fascists, people are going to treat you like fascists.
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Horrific murder of two Israeli embassy staffers in the middle of DC. This kind of violence is illegal, immoral, inexcusable and of course - if the chant of ‘free Palestine’ by the alleged shooter is true - solves nothing and helps zero Palestinians.
Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Washington DC Jewish museum
Police said a suspect was in custody after the shooting near the Capital Jewish Museum
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Horrific murder of two Israeli embassy staffers in the middle of DC. This kind of violence is illegal, immoral, inexcusable and of course - if the chant of ‘free Palestine’ by the alleged shooter is true - solves nothing and helps zero Palestinians.
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Utterly vile and a profound betrayal to the 9,000 Afghans living in the US who had been protected from deportation.
In a statement as cruel as it is absurd, Kristi Noem claimed that allowing Afghan nationals to stay temporarily in the U.S. is 'contrary to the national interest.'
In a statement as cruel as it is absurd, Kristi Noem claimed that allowing Afghan nationals to stay temporarily in the U.S. is 'contrary to the national interest.'
Noem revokes temporary deportation protections for some Afghans in the U.S. • Wisconsin Examiner
About 9,000 Afghans living in the United States who had been protected from deportation will no longer be shielded as of mid-July.
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May 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Utterly vile and a profound betrayal to the 9,000 Afghans living in the US who had been protected from deportation.
In a statement as cruel as it is absurd, Kristi Noem claimed that allowing Afghan nationals to stay temporarily in the U.S. is 'contrary to the national interest.'
In a statement as cruel as it is absurd, Kristi Noem claimed that allowing Afghan nationals to stay temporarily in the U.S. is 'contrary to the national interest.'
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So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street
May 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street
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She’s out!! They have released Ozturk from ICE custody!
May 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
She’s out!! They have released Ozturk from ICE custody!
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Faculty members Goleen Samari, PhD, MPH, MA and Daniel Soto, EdD, MPH, are on a mission to provide the kind of group mentorship and community-building program that would have benefitted them as students.
@goleensamari.bsky.social @keck.usc.edu @rnbluthenthal.bsky.social
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@goleensamari.bsky.social @keck.usc.edu @rnbluthenthal.bsky.social
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Faculty bring first-of-its-kind mentoring and community-building program to USC
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April 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Faculty members Goleen Samari, PhD, MPH, MA and Daniel Soto, EdD, MPH, are on a mission to provide the kind of group mentorship and community-building program that would have benefitted them as students.
@goleensamari.bsky.social @keck.usc.edu @rnbluthenthal.bsky.social
keck.usc.edu/news/faculty...
@goleensamari.bsky.social @keck.usc.edu @rnbluthenthal.bsky.social
keck.usc.edu/news/faculty...
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Steve Kerr’s father was president of the University of Beirut and was murdered by extremists. Almost no one better to speak on our political moment.
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Steve Kerr’s father was president of the University of Beirut and was murdered by extremists. Almost no one better to speak on our political moment.
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To go further, it's not possible to square pronatalism with reproductive justice
the left was absent at the "pro-natalism conference" because pro natalism without reproductive justice and work against state violence is just the soft gentle foyer of a eugenics conference full of nazis
April 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
To go further, it's not possible to square pronatalism with reproductive justice
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This is why you never capitulate. This would be the end of Columbia university. It would be a testing ground for the direct fascist takeover of private universities by a dictator.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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April 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is why you never capitulate. This would be the end of Columbia university. It would be a testing ground for the direct fascist takeover of private universities by a dictator.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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Dr. Diana Bianchi, director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, was fired this morning at 10AM EDT. Part of the NIH “reorg” (whatever that means)? Or the start of an NIH leadership bloodbath. Guess we will find out.
April 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Dr. Diana Bianchi, director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, was fired this morning at 10AM EDT. Part of the NIH “reorg” (whatever that means)? Or the start of an NIH leadership bloodbath. Guess we will find out.
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NIH has rescinded its scientific integrity policy. Hard to see this as anything other than clearing the way for shoddy research on things like vaccines. Regardless of the rationale, it's bad news for public health.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-080: Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health NOT-OD-25-080. OD
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March 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
NIH has rescinded its scientific integrity policy. Hard to see this as anything other than clearing the way for shoddy research on things like vaccines. Regardless of the rationale, it's bad news for public health.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Columbia isn't getting that $400 million back.
To the surprise of everyone who has ever dealt with a middle school bully, or watched a movie about one...
To the surprise of everyone who has ever dealt with a middle school bully, or watched a movie about one...
March 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Columbia isn't getting that $400 million back.
To the surprise of everyone who has ever dealt with a middle school bully, or watched a movie about one...
To the surprise of everyone who has ever dealt with a middle school bully, or watched a movie about one...
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They are not playing 3-dimensional chess. They pulled the rug out from under their fellow Democrats from progressives to the Blue Dogs and showed the GOP their willingness to capitulate. 1/
March 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
They are not playing 3-dimensional chess. They pulled the rug out from under their fellow Democrats from progressives to the Blue Dogs and showed the GOP their willingness to capitulate. 1/
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This letter, written to cater to the interest of a foreign, Israeli, state, goes against every shred of academic integrity, imposing dictatorial process & adopting a false definition of antisemitism & practically shuttering Middle East studies dept.
And there’s no doubt Columbia will comply. 1/
And there’s no doubt Columbia will comply. 1/
March 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This letter, written to cater to the interest of a foreign, Israeli, state, goes against every shred of academic integrity, imposing dictatorial process & adopting a false definition of antisemitism & practically shuttering Middle East studies dept.
And there’s no doubt Columbia will comply. 1/
And there’s no doubt Columbia will comply. 1/
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Our editorial board is committed to these principles & will continue to publish high-quality manuscripts that reflect the most current scientific ideas & language, regardless of if they appear on banned lists or other edicts that are incongruent w/academic freedom www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
What Health Equity Journal Stands For | Health Equity
Health Equity
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March 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Our editorial board is committed to these principles & will continue to publish high-quality manuscripts that reflect the most current scientific ideas & language, regardless of if they appear on banned lists or other edicts that are incongruent w/academic freedom www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
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“Whether one is concerned about democracy, how scientific research can continue to position the U.S. as a global leader, how to solve global issues such as disease and climate change, or how to maintain a competitive edge with other nations…we need our universities.” @theatlantic.com
Academia Needs to Stick Up for Itself
American higher education would be in a much stronger position today if it had made a proactive case to the public for its own importance—and taken steps to address its very real shortcomings.
www.theatlantic.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“Whether one is concerned about democracy, how scientific research can continue to position the U.S. as a global leader, how to solve global issues such as disease and climate change, or how to maintain a competitive edge with other nations…we need our universities.” @theatlantic.com