Gregg Gonsalves
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social
Epidemiologist. AIDS Activist. Dog lover. New Haven.
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Many thanks as always to @jamescdownie.bsky.social for the opportunity to write this, and for the superb editing eye/making me look good!
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Many thanks as always to @jamescdownie.bsky.social for the opportunity to write this, and for the superb editing eye/making me look good!
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Here is my latest for @msnbc.com, on Trump's ill-advised concept of a plan for health care, which entails repealing the ACA, and redistributing private insurers' tax breaks to the people for what would essentially amount to an HSA, which is unhelpful if not wealthy. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Trump’s new plan for Obamacare leaves Americans to fend for themselves
We finally know what “concepts of a plan” looks like – and it’s not good.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Here is my latest for @msnbc.com, on Trump's ill-advised concept of a plan for health care, which entails repealing the ACA, and redistributing private insurers' tax breaks to the people for what would essentially amount to an HSA, which is unhelpful if not wealthy. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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As long as NYT is asking “Did women ruin the workplace” can they also ask:
•Did men ruin safe workplaces?
•Did men ruin domestic safety?
•Did men ruin public safety?
•Did men ruin global peace?
Or is a clear “YES” to all these questions just too difficult for fragile men to accept—so NYT avoids it?🤔
•Did men ruin safe workplaces?
•Did men ruin domestic safety?
•Did men ruin public safety?
•Did men ruin global peace?
Or is a clear “YES” to all these questions just too difficult for fragile men to accept—so NYT avoids it?🤔
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
As long as NYT is asking “Did women ruin the workplace” can they also ask:
•Did men ruin safe workplaces?
•Did men ruin domestic safety?
•Did men ruin public safety?
•Did men ruin global peace?
Or is a clear “YES” to all these questions just too difficult for fragile men to accept—so NYT avoids it?🤔
•Did men ruin safe workplaces?
•Did men ruin domestic safety?
•Did men ruin public safety?
•Did men ruin global peace?
Or is a clear “YES” to all these questions just too difficult for fragile men to accept—so NYT avoids it?🤔
From @zeblarson.bsky.social.
From Liberal Currents: "Propaganda, Rather than Pandemic Policies, Caused the War on Public Health--The backlash narrative ignores basic facts of the case."
www.liberalcurrents.com/propaganda-r...
From Liberal Currents: "Propaganda, Rather than Pandemic Policies, Caused the War on Public Health--The backlash narrative ignores basic facts of the case."
www.liberalcurrents.com/propaganda-r...
Propaganda, Rather than Pandemic Policies, Caused the War on Public Health
The backlash narrative ignores basic facts of the case.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
From @zeblarson.bsky.social.
From Liberal Currents: "Propaganda, Rather than Pandemic Policies, Caused the War on Public Health--The backlash narrative ignores basic facts of the case."
www.liberalcurrents.com/propaganda-r...
From Liberal Currents: "Propaganda, Rather than Pandemic Policies, Caused the War on Public Health--The backlash narrative ignores basic facts of the case."
www.liberalcurrents.com/propaganda-r...
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
Dems cave. Once again. They got little for their efforts. More importantly, Americans get NO support on health care costs. Why even bother with these people? You win big last week and you capitulate the next.
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Dems cave. Once again. They got little for their efforts. More importantly, Americans get NO support on health care costs. Why even bother with these people? You win big last week and you capitulate the next.
“To my brothers, and my sisters, I say, ¡Pa’lante!”
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Hurray For The Riff Raff - Pa'lante (Official Video)
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November 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“To my brothers, and my sisters, I say, ¡Pa’lante!”
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4. In any case, made worse by a stupid clickbait initial headline that vaguely matches an gets changed to make it even worse.
Overall: Flaccid nonsense by thoughtless clowns. But they got negative attention they can use to be professionally indignant over.
Overall: Flaccid nonsense by thoughtless clowns. But they got negative attention they can use to be professionally indignant over.
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
4. In any case, made worse by a stupid clickbait initial headline that vaguely matches an gets changed to make it even worse.
Overall: Flaccid nonsense by thoughtless clowns. But they got negative attention they can use to be professionally indignant over.
Overall: Flaccid nonsense by thoughtless clowns. But they got negative attention they can use to be professionally indignant over.
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3. Paper thin overall on a topic — battling wokeness — that has been so macerated into tasteless cud that this point in the game.
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
3. Paper thin overall on a topic — battling wokeness — that has been so macerated into tasteless cud that this point in the game.
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2. Insecure interviewer (I have to talk to two people at once, oh my!) who makes a not zero, but very minimal effort to push back, all while wearing out his contrarian circus attack with a dollop of lame humor
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
2. Insecure interviewer (I have to talk to two people at once, oh my!) who makes a not zero, but very minimal effort to push back, all while wearing out his contrarian circus attack with a dollop of lame humor
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Ok I listened to whole thing to be fair. Conclusions:
1. Lightweight guests with jazz hands insights who style themselves to be bold tellers of truth and are simply reductive nincompoops.
Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
1. Lightweight guests with jazz hands insights who style themselves to be bold tellers of truth and are simply reductive nincompoops.
Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Opinion | Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace?
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Ok I listened to whole thing to be fair. Conclusions:
1. Lightweight guests with jazz hands insights who style themselves to be bold tellers of truth and are simply reductive nincompoops.
Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
1. Lightweight guests with jazz hands insights who style themselves to be bold tellers of truth and are simply reductive nincompoops.
Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
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If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
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🚨 NEW: The majority holder of the world's genetic sequence data is a bad actor who can cut off access to critics and competing services. We've tolerated this for years, and now it threatens the pandemic treaty. Time for WHO to step in. With @ctrlalttim.com: www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/to-f...
To Finish the Pandemic Agreement, WHO Needs a Trustworthy Viral Database | Think Global Health
Online platforms for sharing virus sequences are in disarray. The World Health Organization has a chance to build something new
www.thinkglobalhealth.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🚨 NEW: The majority holder of the world's genetic sequence data is a bad actor who can cut off access to critics and competing services. We've tolerated this for years, and now it threatens the pandemic treaty. Time for WHO to step in. With @ctrlalttim.com: www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/to-f...
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A good summary of why Cornell's capitulation to authoritarian extortion is an affront to democracy and academic freedom. aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/s...
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A good summary of why Cornell's capitulation to authoritarian extortion is an affront to democracy and academic freedom. aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/s...
Unbelievable. NIH has posted 6 open NIH directorships in the middle of a shutdown. What a circus. And an opportunity for more cronyism from RFKJr and Bhattacharya. hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
hr.nih.gov
November 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Unbelievable. NIH has posted 6 open NIH directorships in the middle of a shutdown. What a circus. And an opportunity for more cronyism from RFKJr and Bhattacharya. hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
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It funded science too. Grand Rapids pertussis vaccine trials moved forward in the 1930s because of WPA funding for nurses and technicians.
you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
It funded science too. Grand Rapids pertussis vaccine trials moved forward in the 1930s because of WPA funding for nurses and technicians.
And when you give into a bully, they are just going to punch you in the face again later. This is not a long-term strategy.
pathetic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
And when you give into a bully, they are just going to punch you in the face again later. This is not a long-term strategy.
And let's name names. #ElonMusk #MarcoRubio #RussellVought and #DonaldTrump (with help from #JohnRoberts). This is premeditated murder--of children. You can spin it anyway you like but you cannot escape this fact.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
And let's name names. #ElonMusk #MarcoRubio #RussellVought and #DonaldTrump (with help from #JohnRoberts). This is premeditated murder--of children. You can spin it anyway you like but you cannot escape this fact.
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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Perhaps I need to introduce him to some "Gold Standard Leadership" principles.
[1] Integrity: The Foundation of Trust
[2] Decisiveness: Cutting Through Complexity
[3] Empathy: The Human Side of Leadership
[4] Adaptability: Leading Through Uncertainty
[5] Vision: Guiding Teams Toward the Future
[1] Integrity: The Foundation of Trust
[2] Decisiveness: Cutting Through Complexity
[3] Empathy: The Human Side of Leadership
[4] Adaptability: Leading Through Uncertainty
[5] Vision: Guiding Teams Toward the Future
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Perhaps I need to introduce him to some "Gold Standard Leadership" principles.
[1] Integrity: The Foundation of Trust
[2] Decisiveness: Cutting Through Complexity
[3] Empathy: The Human Side of Leadership
[4] Adaptability: Leading Through Uncertainty
[5] Vision: Guiding Teams Toward the Future
[1] Integrity: The Foundation of Trust
[2] Decisiveness: Cutting Through Complexity
[3] Empathy: The Human Side of Leadership
[4] Adaptability: Leading Through Uncertainty
[5] Vision: Guiding Teams Toward the Future
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So how did it go?
NIH made 43 DP2 awards, the lowest number in a decade.
I really wish Director Bhattacharya would spend doing his actual job rather than badmouthing the agency he is charged to lead and spouting platitudes on podcasts and elsewhere.
6/7
NIH made 43 DP2 awards, the lowest number in a decade.
I really wish Director Bhattacharya would spend doing his actual job rather than badmouthing the agency he is charged to lead and spouting platitudes on podcasts and elsewhere.
6/7
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
So how did it go?
NIH made 43 DP2 awards, the lowest number in a decade.
I really wish Director Bhattacharya would spend doing his actual job rather than badmouthing the agency he is charged to lead and spouting platitudes on podcasts and elsewhere.
6/7
NIH made 43 DP2 awards, the lowest number in a decade.
I really wish Director Bhattacharya would spend doing his actual job rather than badmouthing the agency he is charged to lead and spouting platitudes on podcasts and elsewhere.
6/7
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Director Bhattacharya "Let's fund emerging investigators"
Yeah, who's the idiot running NIH who allowed 15% or few fewer early stage investigators be funded in FY2025 compared to FY2024?
(Estimate: The official numbers are not yet available (at least publicly)
Yeah, who's the idiot running NIH who allowed 15% or few fewer early stage investigators be funded in FY2025 compared to FY2024?
(Estimate: The official numbers are not yet available (at least publicly)
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Director Bhattacharya "Let's fund emerging investigators"
Yeah, who's the idiot running NIH who allowed 15% or few fewer early stage investigators be funded in FY2025 compared to FY2024?
(Estimate: The official numbers are not yet available (at least publicly)
Yeah, who's the idiot running NIH who allowed 15% or few fewer early stage investigators be funded in FY2025 compared to FY2024?
(Estimate: The official numbers are not yet available (at least publicly)
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Hundreds of doctors, concerned citizens, public health professionals, and science allies joined us in Washington DC to let the world know: RFK Jr. has got to go! #ImpeachtheQuack
@apha.org @moveon.org @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social @pnhpnymetro.bsky.social @drsforamerica.bsky.social and more
@apha.org @moveon.org @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social @pnhpnymetro.bsky.social @drsforamerica.bsky.social and more
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Hundreds of doctors, concerned citizens, public health professionals, and science allies joined us in Washington DC to let the world know: RFK Jr. has got to go! #ImpeachtheQuack
@apha.org @moveon.org @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social @pnhpnymetro.bsky.social @drsforamerica.bsky.social and more
@apha.org @moveon.org @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social @pnhpnymetro.bsky.social @drsforamerica.bsky.social and more
It’s time for us to reconnect with the radical, system-changing spirit that was once at the heart of our field. #publichealth #episky #medsky #activism www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Public Health Was a Place for Warriors Once. It Needs to Be Again.
It's time for us to reconnect with the radical, system-changing spirit that was once at the heart of our field.
www.thenation.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It’s time for us to reconnect with the radical, system-changing spirit that was once at the heart of our field. #publichealth #episky #medsky #activism www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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