@kooskoosy.bsky.social
Almost-PhD in public health. I’ll make a real account when they can’t strip my funding and stop me from finishing.
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The proposed Trump budget is brutal, unless you’re the military or Homeland Security.
Here’s what gets cut:
- State Department: -84%
- National Science Foundation: -56%
- EPA: -54%
- HUD (housing): -44%
- Labor: -35%
- Interior: -30%
- Health & Human Services: -26%
- NASA: -24%
- Education: -15%
Here’s what gets cut:
- State Department: -84%
- National Science Foundation: -56%
- EPA: -54%
- HUD (housing): -44%
- Labor: -35%
- Interior: -30%
- Health & Human Services: -26%
- NASA: -24%
- Education: -15%
May 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The proposed Trump budget is brutal, unless you’re the military or Homeland Security.
Here’s what gets cut:
- State Department: -84%
- National Science Foundation: -56%
- EPA: -54%
- HUD (housing): -44%
- Labor: -35%
- Interior: -30%
- Health & Human Services: -26%
- NASA: -24%
- Education: -15%
Here’s what gets cut:
- State Department: -84%
- National Science Foundation: -56%
- EPA: -54%
- HUD (housing): -44%
- Labor: -35%
- Interior: -30%
- Health & Human Services: -26%
- NASA: -24%
- Education: -15%
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If you are a social scientist or trainee, please sign and share this open letter calling on the Trump admin to reinstate global health funding and programs. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Open Letter from Social Scientists Condemning the Trump Administration’s Disastrous Actions on Foreign Aid
To sign this letter, please fill out this form. To: Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State Rep. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader Sen. John Thune, Senate ...
docs.google.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
If you are a social scientist or trainee, please sign and share this open letter calling on the Trump admin to reinstate global health funding and programs. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
April 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
V good v interesting
my buddy @resnikoff.bsky.social off the top rope with some actual class analysis www.thenation.com/article/soci...
A YIMBY Theory of Power
Pro-housing advocates offer an analysis of class relations that is more sophisticated and has more explanatory power than the one held by many critics of the “abundance agenda.”
www.thenation.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
V good v interesting
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NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
April 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
On today’s episode of me googling “Did the Nazis [fill in the blank]”…
…yes, they did. In 1933.
…yes, they did. In 1933.
The FBI has *ARRESTED* a sitting judge in Milwaukee, over allegations it obstructed immigration enforcement.
abcnews.go.com/US/judge-han...
abcnews.go.com/US/judge-han...
Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by FBI for allegedly helping undocumented immigrant 'evade arrest'
A Milwaukee County circuit judge has been arrested by the FBI over allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant "evade arrest," according to FBI Director Kash Patel.
abcnews.go.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
On today’s episode of me googling “Did the Nazis [fill in the blank]”…
…yes, they did. In 1933.
…yes, they did. In 1933.
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⚠️ A few important pieces of health news this week:
1. The longest-running longitudinal study of women's health (which has helped us figure out how to prevent cancer, reduce osteoporosis, reduce perimenopause symptoms, and more) has essentially been shuttered.
www.npr.org/2025/04/23/n...
1. The longest-running longitudinal study of women's health (which has helped us figure out how to prevent cancer, reduce osteoporosis, reduce perimenopause symptoms, and more) has essentially been shuttered.
www.npr.org/2025/04/23/n...
Funding cut for landmark study of women's health
The Women's Health Initiative, begun in the 1990s, has made many important discoveries. Now funding to collect more research data will end in September.
www.npr.org
April 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
⚠️ A few important pieces of health news this week:
1. The longest-running longitudinal study of women's health (which has helped us figure out how to prevent cancer, reduce osteoporosis, reduce perimenopause symptoms, and more) has essentially been shuttered.
www.npr.org/2025/04/23/n...
1. The longest-running longitudinal study of women's health (which has helped us figure out how to prevent cancer, reduce osteoporosis, reduce perimenopause symptoms, and more) has essentially been shuttered.
www.npr.org/2025/04/23/n...
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It’s totally fine to say, “hey I don’t accept the convenience costs of AI’s economic and ecological disruptions and I value the inefficiency of human creativity so we will pass on collaborations that accept that trade off!”
April 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
AND data analytics lmao
Gov. DeWine just signed SB1, a law ending “DEI” in Ohio public higher ed.
Now that it’s law, U of Toledo just killed the following BA programs:
• Africana Studies
• Asian Studies
• Disability Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Women's/Gender Studies
And…
• Spanish
Now that it’s law, U of Toledo just killed the following BA programs:
• Africana Studies
• Asian Studies
• Disability Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Women's/Gender Studies
And…
• Spanish
April 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
AND data analytics lmao
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Federal research cuts impact local economies, and stall progress.
Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public.
#McClintockLetters
blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public.
#McClintockLetters
blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
April 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Federal research cuts impact local economies, and stall progress.
Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public.
#McClintockLetters
blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
Publish an opinion piece in your hometown paper on June 16th to SPREAD THE WORD about how scientific research contributes to the everyday health and wealth of the general public.
#McClintockLetters
blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
Kitten update bc too cute to handle
April 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Kitten update bc too cute to handle
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they want you sick and preferably dead www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
they want you sick and preferably dead www.reuters.com/business/hea...
This is great but can we define constructive engagement? Do you mean university mutual defense pacts like Michigan State and other faculty senates recently voted for? Bc that is the ~constructive engagement~ we need.
200 university presidents signed: www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
200 university presidents signed: www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U
A Call for Constructive Engagement
www.aacu.org
April 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is great but can we define constructive engagement? Do you mean university mutual defense pacts like Michigan State and other faculty senates recently voted for? Bc that is the ~constructive engagement~ we need.
200 university presidents signed: www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
200 university presidents signed: www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
@msnbc.com @npr.org @washingtonpost.com @nytimes.com @science.org @politico.com @salonnewsroom.bsky.social I know there’s a lot going on but we’re even more screwed than we already are if we stop training a generation of scientists
My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.
NSF Award Search: Award # 2240343 - Constructing Credible Knowledge and Expertise in Air Pollution Regulation and Monitoring: The Problem of Quantification Lock
www.nsf.gov
April 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
@msnbc.com @npr.org @washingtonpost.com @nytimes.com @science.org @politico.com @salonnewsroom.bsky.social I know there’s a lot going on but we’re even more screwed than we already are if we stop training a generation of scientists
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As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it could spiral into a possible pandemic. https://cbsn.ws/4ionCJG
As bird flu hits cattle herds in U.S., scientists say these H5N1 factors worry them most
Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible pandemic.
cbsn.ws
April 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it could spiral into a possible pandemic. https://cbsn.ws/4ionCJG
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For no particular reason, here is a link to a PDF of "Foodborne Illness-Causing Organisms in the US," a handy chart listing organism, common name, time to onset, usual symptoms & sequelae, duration, and likely sources. #FoodSafety
www.fda.gov
April 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
For no particular reason, here is a link to a PDF of "Foodborne Illness-Causing Organisms in the US," a handy chart listing organism, common name, time to onset, usual symptoms & sequelae, duration, and likely sources. #FoodSafety
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You saw the video of the ICE agent breaking a car window near the border, right? He wasn’t an ICE agent. He’s the founder of Veterans on Patrol, a FAR-RIGHT MILITIA patrolling the border for migrants. They’re basically deputizing militias to act as federal agents. This is dangerously out of control
April 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
You saw the video of the ICE agent breaking a car window near the border, right? He wasn’t an ICE agent. He’s the founder of Veterans on Patrol, a FAR-RIGHT MILITIA patrolling the border for migrants. They’re basically deputizing militias to act as federal agents. This is dangerously out of control
Not where I expected to get the deets on what happened at NLRB but happy to have them bc holy shit!
We apologize for the length of this post, but we felt it was important to share the full details with you.
April 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Not where I expected to get the deets on what happened at NLRB but happy to have them bc holy shit!
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It certainly looks like Elon Musk’s henchmen stole all the data from the agency which protects workers rights, tried to cover it up, and then threatened to kill the guy who blew the whistle on it.
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It certainly looks like Elon Musk’s henchmen stole all the data from the agency which protects workers rights, tried to cover it up, and then threatened to kill the guy who blew the whistle on it.
Serious question: is there ANY good reason why the front page of NYT does not say “CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS”
April 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Serious question: is there ANY good reason why the front page of NYT does not say “CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS”
Hell yeah
🏆 @rollingstone.com wins the Headline of the Day Award
This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Hell yeah
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Trumpism is anti-science. Here's frightening proof of what happens when his #DOGE hackers gut the #CDC as he installs a dangerously unqualified #RFKJr to run #HHS - kids die.
www.cbsnews.com/news/milwauk...
www.cbsnews.com/news/milwauk...
CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs
The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.
www.cbsnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Trumpism is anti-science. Here's frightening proof of what happens when his #DOGE hackers gut the #CDC as he installs a dangerously unqualified #RFKJr to run #HHS - kids die.
www.cbsnews.com/news/milwauk...
www.cbsnews.com/news/milwauk...
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Just a reminder that Germany led the world in science until the Nazis came to power and fired, exiled, and/or killed all the non-Nazi scientists, which was most of the scientists 🧪 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Documents reveal Trump’s plan to gut funding for Nasa and climate science
Critics say Nasa faces ‘extinction-level event’ with budget plan, with climate research funding also to be slashed
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Just a reminder that Germany led the world in science until the Nazis came to power and fired, exiled, and/or killed all the non-Nazi scientists, which was most of the scientists 🧪 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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This is all on Rubio & Trump. These expulsions--and that's what they are--have been subject to no due process or verification of claims of the Secretary of State that these young people are "lunatics." This is autocracy in action--whims that destroy lives. www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
Where Students Have Had Their Visas Revoked
The Trump administration has quietly revoked hundreds of student visas across the country, wreaking havoc on the system.
www.insidehighered.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This is all on Rubio & Trump. These expulsions--and that's what they are--have been subject to no due process or verification of claims of the Secretary of State that these young people are "lunatics." This is autocracy in action--whims that destroy lives. www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...