John Bianchi
@jnobianchi.bsky.social
Writer, editor & PR pro; bandleader & clarinetist; husband & dad; Parkinson's warrior & marathoner. No DMs.
To blunt Trump administration efforts to freeze or cut funding for government research, scientists must become better communicators and storytellers. My essay in O'Dwyer's public relations news:
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To Save Vital Research, Scientists Must Become Better Storytellers
The Trump administration’s recent proposals to slash potentially life-saving research are a reminder of the importance of science advocates to communicate the value of their work in terms that everyon...
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February 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
To blunt Trump administration efforts to freeze or cut funding for government research, scientists must become better communicators and storytellers. My essay in O'Dwyer's public relations news:
www.odwyerpr.com/story/public....
www.odwyerpr.com/story/public....
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Caroline Kennedy wrote a scathing letter to senators, calling her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a “predator” addicted to attention from airing dangerous views on vaccinations and someone who is unfit to be the U.S. health secretary. nyti.ms/40Oyb3o
January 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Caroline Kennedy wrote a scathing letter to senators, calling her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a “predator” addicted to attention from airing dangerous views on vaccinations and someone who is unfit to be the U.S. health secretary. nyti.ms/40Oyb3o
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Michael Tisserand @tisserand.bsky.social 's wonderful 75 minute interview with the just passed JULES FEIFFER from 2020, followed by a panel discussion with @lizadonnelly.bsky.social @keithknight.bsky.social and Matt Wuerker.
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Improv New Orleans: A Festival of Ideas
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January 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Michael Tisserand @tisserand.bsky.social 's wonderful 75 minute interview with the just passed JULES FEIFFER from 2020, followed by a panel discussion with @lizadonnelly.bsky.social @keithknight.bsky.social and Matt Wuerker.
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💥BREAKING: An "overwhelming margin" of 98% of shares voted against the anti- #DEI measure in the preliminary results, Costco said.
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Costco shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal
Costco shareholders voted down an anti-DEI proposal just days after President Trump issued sweeping new rules for federal agencies.
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January 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
💥BREAKING: An "overwhelming margin" of 98% of shares voted against the anti- #DEI measure in the preliminary results, Costco said.
www.businessinsider.com/costco-share...
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Hoo boy, the irony is so damned thick...
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Opinion | Standing Up to Donald Trump’s Fear Tactics
There is a real risk that the nation’s institutions will succumb to Trump’s campaign of intimidation and not do their jobs.
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January 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Hoo boy, the irony is so damned thick...
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Looking for leaders!
January 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Looking for leaders!
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The Laken Riley Act allows MAGA to indefinitely detain people in federal prisons w/o trials. Our leaders must block this blatant attempt to advance the MAGA agenda of peddling fear, sowing hatred, and grabbing power. Call your reps (script below) and demand they vote no. Vote will be on Tuesday.
January 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The Laken Riley Act allows MAGA to indefinitely detain people in federal prisons w/o trials. Our leaders must block this blatant attempt to advance the MAGA agenda of peddling fear, sowing hatred, and grabbing power. Call your reps (script below) and demand they vote no. Vote will be on Tuesday.
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He wants so desperately to be profound, but instead this stuff comes across as super weird and uncomfortable.
January 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
He wants so desperately to be profound, but instead this stuff comes across as super weird and uncomfortable.
"Gregg Gonsalves, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health, likened having Mr. Kennedy lead the federal health agencies to “putting a flat earther in charge of NASA.”
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RFK Jr. Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.
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January 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"Gregg Gonsalves, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health, likened having Mr. Kennedy lead the federal health agencies to “putting a flat earther in charge of NASA.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/h...
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Joining @stuartpstevens.bsky.social at 7pm ET live to talk about Trump's very bumpy start, Hegseth and the other ridiculous nominees and turning our pro-democracy coalition into an effective opposition. Join us - will be a good one!
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In 60 minutes: @simonwdc.bsky.social joins @stuartpstevens.bsky.social
to break down on today's Hegseth confirmation hearings, the release of the Jack Smith report and preview the inauguration. Tune in tonight at 7pm ET live.resolutesquare.com?channel=Kb8s... YouTube: youtube.com/live/Ai7szIr...
to break down on today's Hegseth confirmation hearings, the release of the Jack Smith report and preview the inauguration. Tune in tonight at 7pm ET live.resolutesquare.com?channel=Kb8s... YouTube: youtube.com/live/Ai7szIr...
Strategy Session: Simon Rosenberg
Confirmation hearings for the Unacceptable Four and all their incompetent friends kicked off today with Secretary of Defense nominee and Christian nationalist Pete Hegseth. Where does his nomination s...
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January 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Joining @stuartpstevens.bsky.social at 7pm ET live to talk about Trump's very bumpy start, Hegseth and the other ridiculous nominees and turning our pro-democracy coalition into an effective opposition. Join us - will be a good one!
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Breaking News: U.S. securities regulators sued Elon Musk in an enforcement action arising from his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, now called X.
S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations
Regulators filed a lawsuit in federal court stemming from Mr. Musk’s $44 billion purchase of the social media company now called X.
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January 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Breaking News: U.S. securities regulators sued Elon Musk in an enforcement action arising from his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, now called X.
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We are a new national coalition of more than 1500 public health professionals, has led an effort to send >3500 letters to U.S. Senators to oppose RFK Jr.’s nomination to HHS Secretary. Concerns include his unfounded beliefs about vaccines, raw milk, and HIV.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/u...
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RFK Jr. Would ‘Significantly Undermine’ Public Health, a Group of Experts Says
A coalition opposing the nominee for health secretary includes faculty members from leading U.S. academic institutions, including public health schools at Yale and Havard.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We are a new national coalition of more than 1500 public health professionals, has led an effort to send >3500 letters to U.S. Senators to oppose RFK Jr.’s nomination to HHS Secretary. Concerns include his unfounded beliefs about vaccines, raw milk, and HIV.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/u...
I worked for RFK, jr. and there is something wrong with him. I urge you to call your senators to reject his nomination.
I just called my senators and begged them to reject his nomination.
Here’s the script I wrote (largely based on committeetoprotect.org/RFK-ACTION/). So if, like me, making a phone call is anxiety-inducing to you, please feel free to use it.
Read it on faster side because of voicemail length limit.
Here’s the script I wrote (largely based on committeetoprotect.org/RFK-ACTION/). So if, like me, making a phone call is anxiety-inducing to you, please feel free to use it.
Read it on faster side because of voicemail length limit.
January 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I worked for RFK, jr. and there is something wrong with him. I urge you to call your senators to reject his nomination.
Thanks to @mpopov.com for this handy script! Call your Senators. Tell them to vote no on RFK Jr. Capitol Switchboard number below.
I just called my senators and begged them to reject his nomination.
Here’s the script I wrote (largely based on committeetoprotect.org/RFK-ACTION/). So if, like me, making a phone call is anxiety-inducing to you, please feel free to use it.
Read it on faster side because of voicemail length limit.
Here’s the script I wrote (largely based on committeetoprotect.org/RFK-ACTION/). So if, like me, making a phone call is anxiety-inducing to you, please feel free to use it.
Read it on faster side because of voicemail length limit.
January 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Safety reminder: Don’t livestream and drive fast on an icy road like these J6 “Freedom Corner” Trumpers did today.
Don’t worry; they all said they were ok. Their Hyundai, on the other hand, that’s a different story.
Video: @anarchyprincess.bsky.social
Don’t worry; they all said they were ok. Their Hyundai, on the other hand, that’s a different story.
Video: @anarchyprincess.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Safety reminder: Don’t livestream and drive fast on an icy road like these J6 “Freedom Corner” Trumpers did today.
Don’t worry; they all said they were ok. Their Hyundai, on the other hand, that’s a different story.
Video: @anarchyprincess.bsky.social
Don’t worry; they all said they were ok. Their Hyundai, on the other hand, that’s a different story.
Video: @anarchyprincess.bsky.social
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X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Look what you people made me do!
You made me write out PREDICTIONS!
… these include my thoughts on the Trump-Musk bromance, the Russian economy, and more.
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You made me write out PREDICTIONS!
… these include my thoughts on the Trump-Musk bromance, the Russian economy, and more.
nataliaantonova.substack.com/p/the-shape-...
The shape of things to come
I hate making predictions. Here they are anyway.
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January 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Look what you people made me do!
You made me write out PREDICTIONS!
… these include my thoughts on the Trump-Musk bromance, the Russian economy, and more.
nataliaantonova.substack.com/p/the-shape-...
You made me write out PREDICTIONS!
… these include my thoughts on the Trump-Musk bromance, the Russian economy, and more.
nataliaantonova.substack.com/p/the-shape-...
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Of course, @annesosin.bsky.social was here before I was and really gets it right: Rachael Bedard is allying herself with grifters not communities--it's particularly noxious as Bedard wraps herself in the mantle of health and human rights. Such garbage from @theatlantic.com.
We need to make common ground with communities, not with grifters. Understanding the complex social, economic, and cultural landscape fueling "anti-science" views doesn't mean clearing landing strips for actors seeking to exploit communities for their advancement.
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The Case for Finding Common Ground With RFK
A pro-vaccine doctor argues that the left should engage with Americans skeptical of public-health rules.
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January 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Of course, @annesosin.bsky.social was here before I was and really gets it right: Rachael Bedard is allying herself with grifters not communities--it's particularly noxious as Bedard wraps herself in the mantle of health and human rights. Such garbage from @theatlantic.com.
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December 23, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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From Hopium:
- The threat of Trumpism to our country, our economy and the West came into much clearer focus this week
- After Trump’s extraordinary missteps, we should be more optimistic that we can limit the chaos and danger of his Presidency
More 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-ver...
- The threat of Trumpism to our country, our economy and the West came into much clearer focus this week
- After Trump’s extraordinary missteps, we should be more optimistic that we can limit the chaos and danger of his Presidency
More 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-ver...
Trump's Very Bad Week, Part II
Let's head into the Holidays a bit more optimistic about our ability to limit the damage and chaos of the coming Trump Presidency
www.hopiumchronicles.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:27 PM
From Hopium:
- The threat of Trumpism to our country, our economy and the West came into much clearer focus this week
- After Trump’s extraordinary missteps, we should be more optimistic that we can limit the chaos and danger of his Presidency
More 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-ver...
- The threat of Trumpism to our country, our economy and the West came into much clearer focus this week
- After Trump’s extraordinary missteps, we should be more optimistic that we can limit the chaos and danger of his Presidency
More 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-ver...
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“The Committee determined there is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress” cc: Donald Trump
FLASH: Matt Gaetz ethics report says his drug use and sex with a minor violated state laws
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Matt Gaetz ethics report says his drug use and sex with a minor violated state laws
A report by the House Ethics Committee found former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid multiple women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex.
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December 23, 2024 at 12:33 PM
“The Committee determined there is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress” cc: Donald Trump
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After reading Charles Blow’s column this week, I wrote about his call to rest and reenergize and about how I hope to focus for the fight to come—despite the zone being flooded with shit.
Singularly Resolved
Focus amidst the chaos in the new year
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December 22, 2024 at 11:54 AM
After reading Charles Blow’s column this week, I wrote about his call to rest and reenergize and about how I hope to focus for the fight to come—despite the zone being flooded with shit.
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New Orleans steps up. We need to support them.
December 20, 2024 at 10:58 PM
New Orleans steps up. We need to support them.