Gwen Chodur
@gwenchodur.bsky.social
She/they/Dr
Postdoc @ Center for Economic Justice and Action UCSC • PhD in Nutritional Biology @ UC Davis • MSPH/RD in Human Nutrition @ Hopkins Bloomberg
Formerly with: NAGPS, UCGPC, UCD GSA, UAW 2865 & UAW-SRU
Postdoc @ Center for Economic Justice and Action UCSC • PhD in Nutritional Biology @ UC Davis • MSPH/RD in Human Nutrition @ Hopkins Bloomberg
Formerly with: NAGPS, UCGPC, UCD GSA, UAW 2865 & UAW-SRU
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The posting-to-policy pipeline is real, at least when @cselmendorf.bsky.social wields his pen. We love to see it! Deepest sympathies to the oppressed homeowners in Beverly Hills...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/b...
The Housing Strategy That Has California NIMBYs in a Corner
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The posting-to-policy pipeline is real, at least when @cselmendorf.bsky.social wields his pen. We love to see it! Deepest sympathies to the oppressed homeowners in Beverly Hills...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/b...
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At @dataforprogress.org we continue to do SNAP defense work.
SNAP is *very* popular with the American electorate — 69% of Republican likely voters have a favorable view of the program.
SNAP is *very* popular with the American electorate — 69% of Republican likely voters have a favorable view of the program.
NEW: Voters have a highly favorable view of SNAP, including 71% of Independents and 69% of Republicans.
Voters trust the Democratic Party (51%) more than the Republican Party (43%) to handle SNAP.
www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/11...
Voters trust the Democratic Party (51%) more than the Republican Party (43%) to handle SNAP.
www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/11...
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
At @dataforprogress.org we continue to do SNAP defense work.
SNAP is *very* popular with the American electorate — 69% of Republican likely voters have a favorable view of the program.
SNAP is *very* popular with the American electorate — 69% of Republican likely voters have a favorable view of the program.
I am upset and disheartened by the decision by @uofcalifornia.bsky.social to discontinue this program, which helped recruit many brilliant faculty members to the University of CA system.
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates. https://bit.ly/3WFBSpb
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates. https://bit.ly/3WFBSpb
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I am upset and disheartened by the decision by @uofcalifornia.bsky.social to discontinue this program, which helped recruit many brilliant faculty members to the University of CA system.
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New data: CBPP analyzed USDA’s contingency fund spending plan & found it is only going to release 2/3 of the funding they committed to in court filings, cutting families’ SNAP benefits far more than necessary, violating USDA’s own regulations & shortchanging millions of families.
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
New data: CBPP analyzed USDA’s contingency fund spending plan & found it is only going to release 2/3 of the funding they committed to in court filings, cutting families’ SNAP benefits far more than necessary, violating USDA’s own regulations & shortchanging millions of families.
Really hope Congressional Dems are preparing to massively up their asks when Rs reach out tomorrow to try to end the shutdown.
Huge.
Trump just blamed Republican election losses on the shutdown.
Trump just blamed Republican election losses on the shutdown.
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Really hope Congressional Dems are preparing to massively up their asks when Rs reach out tomorrow to try to end the shutdown.
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BREAKING: Mamdani capped his campaign for NYC mayor with a historic win, defeating Cuomo in a contest closely watched by national Dems, Republicans and the White House.
He'll be the first Muslim mayor of NYC — and Trump's new foil ahead of the midterms. politi.co/3LthNzY
He'll be the first Muslim mayor of NYC — and Trump's new foil ahead of the midterms. politi.co/3LthNzY
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
BREAKING: Mamdani capped his campaign for NYC mayor with a historic win, defeating Cuomo in a contest closely watched by national Dems, Republicans and the White House.
He'll be the first Muslim mayor of NYC — and Trump's new foil ahead of the midterms. politi.co/3LthNzY
He'll be the first Muslim mayor of NYC — and Trump's new foil ahead of the midterms. politi.co/3LthNzY
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JUST IN: Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.
Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race, in a historic victory for progressives
Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.
n.pr
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
JUST IN: Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.
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The worst people are having a bad night. You truly love to see it.
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The worst people are having a bad night. You truly love to see it.
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NEW: NBC now calls the race for Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
NEW: NBC now calls the race for Mamdani.
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The House Reconciliation Bill—the “One Big Beautiful Bill”—would lead to millions of students opting out of higher ed, causing untold damage to the economy and curtailing opportunity for millions of low and middle-income families.
June 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The House Reconciliation Bill—the “One Big Beautiful Bill”—would lead to millions of students opting out of higher ed, causing untold damage to the economy and curtailing opportunity for millions of low and middle-income families.
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"Ours is one of the most comprehensive studies to date investigating water-to-air transfer of these pollutants."
CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow Dr. Adam Cooper was lead author on a new study in Science Advances @science.org from research at @ucsandiego.bsky.social
phys.org/news/2025-05...
CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow Dr. Adam Cooper was lead author on a new study in Science Advances @science.org from research at @ucsandiego.bsky.social
phys.org/news/2025-05...
Pollution from the Tijuana river affects air quality in San Diego, finds study
The 120-mile Tijuana River flows from Baja California into the United States and discharges millions of gallons of wastewater—including sewage, industrial waste and runoff—into the Pacific Ocean every...
phys.org
May 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Ours is one of the most comprehensive studies to date investigating water-to-air transfer of these pollutants."
CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow Dr. Adam Cooper was lead author on a new study in Science Advances @science.org from research at @ucsandiego.bsky.social
phys.org/news/2025-05...
CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow Dr. Adam Cooper was lead author on a new study in Science Advances @science.org from research at @ucsandiego.bsky.social
phys.org/news/2025-05...
I heart snarky subtweets in research papers: "The fact that η2p is often reported for One-Way ANOVAs... indicates that researchers are either very passionate about unnecessary subscript letters, or rely too much on the effect sizes as they are provided by statistical software packages."
March 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I heart snarky subtweets in research papers: "The fact that η2p is often reported for One-Way ANOVAs... indicates that researchers are either very passionate about unnecessary subscript letters, or rely too much on the effect sizes as they are provided by statistical software packages."
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In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities”.
https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It
https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
go.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities”.
https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It
https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It
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“It’s a six-month production cycle,” Dr. Offit said. “So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.” 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots (Gift Article)
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
“It’s a six-month production cycle,” Dr. Offit said. “So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.” 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
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A fake video of President Trump sucking the toes of Elon Musk briefly appeared on monitors at the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Monday, according to department employees and others familiar with what transpired.
AI Video of Trump and Musk Appears on TVs at HUD Building
The video, which appeared to be generated by artificial intelligence, was emblazoned with the message “Long Live the Real King.”
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A fake video of President Trump sucking the toes of Elon Musk briefly appeared on monitors at the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Monday, according to department employees and others familiar with what transpired.
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Maddow: I think it is a bad mistake to let Joy Reid walk out the door. It is also unnerving to see that on a network where we've got two nonwhite hosts in primetime, both of our nonwhite hosts in primetime are losing their shows, as is Katie Phang on the weekend. I do not defend it.
February 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Maddow: I think it is a bad mistake to let Joy Reid walk out the door. It is also unnerving to see that on a network where we've got two nonwhite hosts in primetime, both of our nonwhite hosts in primetime are losing their shows, as is Katie Phang on the weekend. I do not defend it.
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February 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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"If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me." -- AUSA Hagan Scotten, SDNY.
"If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me." -- AUSA Hagan Scotten, SDNY.
February 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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"If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me." -- AUSA Hagan Scotten, SDNY.
"If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me." -- AUSA Hagan Scotten, SDNY.
Trying to hold on to some shred of good news today
BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information.
open.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Trying to hold on to some shred of good news today
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Yup, now apply this logic to The Department of Education (ED).
From a colleague who worked for for USAID until he was abruptly fired last week. As he says, courts take time. If you shatter things with a hammer it doesn’t matter if the courts eventually rule in your favor. You destroy lives—of government workers and of millions of poor people around the world.
February 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Yup, now apply this logic to The Department of Education (ED).
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NEW — DOGE now has full access to HHS Payment Management System, I’ve learned.
The system distributes almost $1 trillion per year in grants (largest in the govt) and supports all of NIH, CDC + many other public health initiatives. Musk guy Luke Farritor is actively delaying payments to recipients.
The system distributes almost $1 trillion per year in grants (largest in the govt) and supports all of NIH, CDC + many other public health initiatives. Musk guy Luke Farritor is actively delaying payments to recipients.
February 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
NEW — DOGE now has full access to HHS Payment Management System, I’ve learned.
The system distributes almost $1 trillion per year in grants (largest in the govt) and supports all of NIH, CDC + many other public health initiatives. Musk guy Luke Farritor is actively delaying payments to recipients.
The system distributes almost $1 trillion per year in grants (largest in the govt) and supports all of NIH, CDC + many other public health initiatives. Musk guy Luke Farritor is actively delaying payments to recipients.
IPEDS (the postsecondary data system) from the National Center for Educational Statistics website is down, so that’s cool
February 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
IPEDS (the postsecondary data system) from the National Center for Educational Statistics website is down, so that’s cool
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Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.
January 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.
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I'm a former OMB official and this is absolutely true.
And let's also not forget that these illegal actions have direct, harmful consequences for actual people. New moms won't get help feeding their infants. Small businesses won't make payroll. People could lose their jobs, their homes.
And let's also not forget that these illegal actions have direct, harmful consequences for actual people. New moms won't get help feeding their infants. Small businesses won't make payroll. People could lose their jobs, their homes.
There is simply no plausible argument that the president has the constitutional authority to refuse to spend appropriated funds because he doesn’t like how the money is being spent.
The legality of policy impoundments is just not a close question.
The legality of policy impoundments is just not a close question.
January 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm a former OMB official and this is absolutely true.
And let's also not forget that these illegal actions have direct, harmful consequences for actual people. New moms won't get help feeding their infants. Small businesses won't make payroll. People could lose their jobs, their homes.
And let's also not forget that these illegal actions have direct, harmful consequences for actual people. New moms won't get help feeding their infants. Small businesses won't make payroll. People could lose their jobs, their homes.
This 👇🏻
And further, those same people are dead silent about racism, sexism, or classism in every single context.
And further, those same people are dead silent about racism, sexism, or classism in every single context.
My immediate assumption about anyone who complains about DEI or similar is that they actually can’t compete on a level playing field
January 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This 👇🏻
And further, those same people are dead silent about racism, sexism, or classism in every single context.
And further, those same people are dead silent about racism, sexism, or classism in every single context.