Paja Faudree
@pajaf.bsky.social
Professor @BrownUniversity. Mom, writer, runner, soccer coach. Professional smartass.
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Paja Faudree
@pajaf.bsky.social
· Jun 4
He needed air. The price was $539.
When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky
When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky
22-year-old dies after being unable to afford asthma inhaler
In our new series “The Cost of Denial,” NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports on the young man who went to refill his asthma inhaler only to find it unaffordable because it was no longer covered by his insu...
www.nbcnews.com
Reposted by Paja Faudree
“It’s extortion, plain and simple,” said Paja Faudree, an anthropology and linguistics professor at Brown. “There will be no end to the demands he makes of our university, and of other universities. This compact violates all of our values as a community.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/09/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/09/m...
‘It’s extortion’: Brown faculty resist White House bid to reshape higher education - The Boston Globe
If Brown signed the compact, one professor said, “We’d become an instrument of the state.”
www.bostonglobe.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“It’s extortion, plain and simple,” said Paja Faudree, an anthropology and linguistics professor at Brown. “There will be no end to the demands he makes of our university, and of other universities. This compact violates all of our values as a community.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/09/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/09/m...
There is a shooter still at large, some of our students are dead, others fighting for their lives, and our jackass president is posting bad art vanity pix?! #BrownUniversity #DonaldTrump
December 14, 2025 at 5:48 AM
There is a shooter still at large, some of our students are dead, others fighting for their lives, and our jackass president is posting bad art vanity pix?! #BrownUniversity #DonaldTrump
Reposted by Paja Faudree
Ron Smith
@Ronxyz00
Trump awkwardly stands on stage and has to be asked to leave. Imagine if this was Biden?
TrumpParade
@Ronxyz00
Trump awkwardly stands on stage and has to be asked to leave. Imagine if this was Biden?
TrumpParade
June 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Ron Smith
@Ronxyz00
Trump awkwardly stands on stage and has to be asked to leave. Imagine if this was Biden?
TrumpParade
@Ronxyz00
Trump awkwardly stands on stage and has to be asked to leave. Imagine if this was Biden?
TrumpParade
Yay Brown. Low bar but still...
All Ivy League Universities are supporting Harvard's lawsuit--except Columbia and Cornell.
www.masslive.com/news/2025/06...
www.masslive.com/news/2025/06...
All Ivy League schools are supporting Harvard lawsuit — except these 2
As over two dozen universities are publicly supporting Harvard in its fight against the federal administration, two Ivy League institutions are notably absent.
www.masslive.com
June 11, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Yay Brown. Low bar but still...
Reposted by Paja Faudree
But we can build Banana Republics in the US
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
June 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
But we can build Banana Republics in the US
Reposted by Paja Faudree
The Trump administration does not control accreditation--the real question is whether the Middle States Commission on Higher Education bows to Trump's pressure or not. (I'd also add that Trump's Ed Dept has never made its "findings" public--no doubt on purpose.)
www.cnbc.com/2025/06/04/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/06/04/t...
Education Department says Columbia University fails to meet accreditation standards
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said that Columbia University's purported failure to protect Jewish students from harassment was "immoral" and "unlawful."
www.cnbc.com
June 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Trump administration does not control accreditation--the real question is whether the Middle States Commission on Higher Education bows to Trump's pressure or not. (I'd also add that Trump's Ed Dept has never made its "findings" public--no doubt on purpose.)
www.cnbc.com/2025/06/04/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/06/04/t...
My last week: trying to solve the mystery of why my daughter's glucose monitors for her type 1 diabetes suddenly cost 4x more. The answer? OptumRX now excludes all CGMs. No 30 day notice. No affordable alternative.
#diabetes, #t1d, #Optum, #Dexcom, #CGM, #healthcare, #benefit, #pharmacy
#diabetes, #t1d, #Optum, #Dexcom, #CGM, #healthcare, #benefit, #pharmacy
He needed air. The price was $539.
When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky
When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky
22-year-old dies after being unable to afford asthma inhaler
In our new series “The Cost of Denial,” NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports on the young man who went to refill his asthma inhaler only to find it unaffordable because it was no longer covered by his insu...
www.nbcnews.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hi, everybody! Bailing on the toxic cesspool of X/Twitter so this is my first post.
June 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Hi, everybody! Bailing on the toxic cesspool of X/Twitter so this is my first post.