Heather McKay
@hsmckay.bsky.social
Assoc Research Prof/Epidemiologist/Public Health | JohnsHopkins Epi CC Columbia alum | all views my own
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Hey @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov: compromising with fascists is compliance. Read the room. Do your jobs. Protect your constituents.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Hey @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov: compromising with fascists is compliance. Read the room. Do your jobs. Protect your constituents.
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Listen to @bradleywhitford.bsky.social
Pregnant Women, DON’T TAKE PARENTING ADVICE FROM A CONVICTED FELON WHO OWNED A TEENAGE BEAUTY PAGEANT AND HAS SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT TO HIDE THE FACT THAT HE WAS BEST FRIENDS WITH THE MOST NOTORIOUS CHILD RAPIST IN MODERN HISTORY.
October 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Listen to @bradleywhitford.bsky.social
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The government shutdown is especially tough on men, who are losing $1.00 for every 75¢ a woman loses.
October 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The government shutdown is especially tough on men, who are losing $1.00 for every 75¢ a woman loses.
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Doing studies to make the proof. Reverse engineering a conclusion is not how science or medicine work
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Doing studies to make the proof. Reverse engineering a conclusion is not how science or medicine work
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Where are the commanding officers of those sailors in the background. How are they letting this happen?
Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."
October 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Where are the commanding officers of those sailors in the background. How are they letting this happen?
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I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
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Same guy who lied that immigrants were eating pets. Actual statistics show he's lying here, too.
Vance: “People on the left are much likelier to defend and celebrate political violence. This is not a both sides problem. If both sides have a problem, then one side has a much bigger and malignant problem and that is the truth.”
September 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Same guy who lied that immigrants were eating pets. Actual statistics show he's lying here, too.
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The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
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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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This should be the lead story in all major national news outlets. Public health people prefer to stay out of the limelight unless there is no other choice. I can’t overstate how bad things have to be for 9 former CDC directors to band together and pen an op-ed in the NYT warning the entire country.
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This should be the lead story in all major national news outlets. Public health people prefer to stay out of the limelight unless there is no other choice. I can’t overstate how bad things have to be for 9 former CDC directors to band together and pen an op-ed in the NYT warning the entire country.
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I’m so grateful that I have tenure and the academic freedom to call it like I see it. “Dr. Kathleen Bachynski, a professor of public health at Muhlenberg College, described Kennedy’s comments as “absolute gibberish” and slammed the HHS secretary as a “dangerous buffoon” who is “threatening us all.”
RFK Jr. targets CDC with a ridiculous complaint as chaos grips the agency
As Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. targets the CDC with nonsense, a growing number of Senate Democrats are demanding his resignation.
www.msnbc.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I’m so grateful that I have tenure and the academic freedom to call it like I see it. “Dr. Kathleen Bachynski, a professor of public health at Muhlenberg College, described Kennedy’s comments as “absolute gibberish” and slammed the HHS secretary as a “dangerous buffoon” who is “threatening us all.”
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RFK Jr. lackey Vinay Prasad single-handedly decided to restrict access to the COVID19 vaccine.
In part, he used the more restrictive European vaccine guidelines as justification.
But those countries also have nationalized healthcare. Their citizens won’t go broke for a hospital stay.
In part, he used the more restrictive European vaccine guidelines as justification.
But those countries also have nationalized healthcare. Their citizens won’t go broke for a hospital stay.
August 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
RFK Jr. lackey Vinay Prasad single-handedly decided to restrict access to the COVID19 vaccine.
In part, he used the more restrictive European vaccine guidelines as justification.
But those countries also have nationalized healthcare. Their citizens won’t go broke for a hospital stay.
In part, he used the more restrictive European vaccine guidelines as justification.
But those countries also have nationalized healthcare. Their citizens won’t go broke for a hospital stay.
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Oh and we need to amp this up, fire up people to fight now. Don't let a three-day-weekend approaching cool your anger. Channel it, focus it. RFK Jr. needs to go. Make it your mission starting today.
August 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Oh and we need to amp this up, fire up people to fight now. Don't let a three-day-weekend approaching cool your anger. Channel it, focus it. RFK Jr. needs to go. Make it your mission starting today.
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We need well organized, well coordinated mass demonstrations across the land - 20 mil. at a pop
Universal work stoppages
Resistance flags and attire EVERYWHERE
Everyone trolling trump and the GOP like Newsom
All-in from entertainers, artists, athletes, public figures
Unrelenting good trouble
Universal work stoppages
Resistance flags and attire EVERYWHERE
Everyone trolling trump and the GOP like Newsom
All-in from entertainers, artists, athletes, public figures
Unrelenting good trouble
August 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
We need well organized, well coordinated mass demonstrations across the land - 20 mil. at a pop
Universal work stoppages
Resistance flags and attire EVERYWHERE
Everyone trolling trump and the GOP like Newsom
All-in from entertainers, artists, athletes, public figures
Unrelenting good trouble
Universal work stoppages
Resistance flags and attire EVERYWHERE
Everyone trolling trump and the GOP like Newsom
All-in from entertainers, artists, athletes, public figures
Unrelenting good trouble
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DC statehood is now an imperative. No more dicking around. Next Dem majority, get it done immediately.
August 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
DC statehood is now an imperative. No more dicking around. Next Dem majority, get it done immediately.
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I feel horrible for the excellent faculty, staff and students there, not just because their ostensible leadership has sold them out but because their actions will put the university into a death spiral.
What families will pay a fortune to subject their children to a school like this?
What families will pay a fortune to subject their children to a school like this?
A complete and total capitulation of an institution, a brand, the commitment to free speech, academic freedom, and dignity. This is unimaginably terrible.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/n...
Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I feel horrible for the excellent faculty, staff and students there, not just because their ostensible leadership has sold them out but because their actions will put the university into a death spiral.
What families will pay a fortune to subject their children to a school like this?
What families will pay a fortune to subject their children to a school like this?
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In the novel The Handmaid’s Tale, one of the Commanders says of women, “Our big mistake was teaching them to read. We won't do that again."
Remember that as the Trump regime dismantles the Department of Education and attacks colleges and universities.
Remember that as the Trump regime dismantles the Department of Education and attacks colleges and universities.
July 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In the novel The Handmaid’s Tale, one of the Commanders says of women, “Our big mistake was teaching them to read. We won't do that again."
Remember that as the Trump regime dismantles the Department of Education and attacks colleges and universities.
Remember that as the Trump regime dismantles the Department of Education and attacks colleges and universities.
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New York City had free college tuition at all CUNY schools for 130 years
Democratic congressman Tom Suozzi slams Zohran Mamdani as "a bad example" who made "lofty, utopian promises: free public transit, free college tuition, more public housing"
July 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
New York City had free college tuition at all CUNY schools for 130 years
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Such a dramatic difference
July 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Such a dramatic difference
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For the life of me I don’t understand going to the effort - time, money, everything - of running for Congress, winning, and then just rolling over. It makes no sense.
July 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
For the life of me I don’t understand going to the effort - time, money, everything - of running for Congress, winning, and then just rolling over. It makes no sense.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked vaccine advisory committee has chosen to entertain a classic anti-vaccine talking point; in its first meeting it will show how willing it is to disregard evidence, too. @katherinejwu.com reports:
The U.S. Is Going Backwards on Vaccines, Very Fast
America’s vaccine advisory committee is now taking seriously a baseless anti-vaccine flashpoint.
bit.ly
June 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked vaccine advisory committee has chosen to entertain a classic anti-vaccine talking point; in its first meeting it will show how willing it is to disregard evidence, too. @katherinejwu.com reports:
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I love that a politician can say something like “I believe mice naturally spawn out of grain” and the news will now just treat that as a legitimate line of thought
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.
Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.
n.pr
June 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I love that a politician can say something like “I believe mice naturally spawn out of grain” and the news will now just treat that as a legitimate line of thought
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I worry that it’s too much to expect careers military officers to speak up about this, but Jess is right: this is a shocking breach of American traditions. George Washington is rolling in his grave.
Candidly, as a civ-mil watcher, this scene at Bragg is freaking me out more than anything else that's happened so far. Just an absolute collapse of professional military norms.
June 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I worry that it’s too much to expect careers military officers to speak up about this, but Jess is right: this is a shocking breach of American traditions. George Washington is rolling in his grave.