Patty Skuster
@pattyskuster.bsky.social
Public health law, abortion. Teaching faculty at University of Pennsylvania MPH Program
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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These are two grown men.
But you want us to wonder about the crisis of men and boys. What examples are you putting before them? Is this manhood?
But you want us to wonder about the crisis of men and boys. What examples are you putting before them? Is this manhood?
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
These are two grown men.
But you want us to wonder about the crisis of men and boys. What examples are you putting before them? Is this manhood?
But you want us to wonder about the crisis of men and boys. What examples are you putting before them? Is this manhood?
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JAMA study: NIH grant terminations disrupted 3.5% of active clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 patients and resulting in a $1.81 billion funding loss. More than 115 active cancer trials were disrupted. www.ajmc.com/view/nih-gra...
NIH Grant Terminations Disrupt 1 in 30 Clinical Trials, Impacting Over 74,000 Participants | AJMC
Infectious disease was hit hardest by funding cuts to NIH grant for clinical trials that did not align with the Trump administration's priorities.
www.ajmc.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
JAMA study: NIH grant terminations disrupted 3.5% of active clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 patients and resulting in a $1.81 billion funding loss. More than 115 active cancer trials were disrupted. www.ajmc.com/view/nih-gra...
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Criminal practitioners don’t astonish easily.
This is astonishing.
This is astonishing.
The facts are complicated, but here’s a summary of what appears to have happened based on the filings and today’s hearing:
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Criminal practitioners don’t astonish easily.
This is astonishing.
This is astonishing.
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Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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I think democrats should push for a thorough review of all Elon Musk govt contracts as part of their 2026-8 portfolio. Why are taxpayers financing the work of a racist near-trillionaire? Leaving that unexamined was one of the biggest failures of the last Dem majority.
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I think democrats should push for a thorough review of all Elon Musk govt contracts as part of their 2026-8 portfolio. Why are taxpayers financing the work of a racist near-trillionaire? Leaving that unexamined was one of the biggest failures of the last Dem majority.
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At this point, anyone—a university, a law firm, a corporation, a Democrat—bending the knee to Trump is doing it because they want to, not because of any political reality.
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
At this point, anyone—a university, a law firm, a corporation, a Democrat—bending the knee to Trump is doing it because they want to, not because of any political reality.
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1/ Thrilled to announce that @pennmehp.bsky.social is recruiting for our NHGRI-funded postdoctoral fellowship in the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics. Please share widely.
Details at medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/elsipostdoc
Details at medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/elsipostdoc
Penn Medical Ethics and Health Policy | ELSI Genomics Postdoctoral Training Program
About the Fellowship
The mission of the 3-year Penn Postdoctoral Training Program in the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genetics and Genomics, supported by a training grant from...
medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu
October 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
1/ Thrilled to announce that @pennmehp.bsky.social is recruiting for our NHGRI-funded postdoctoral fellowship in the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics. Please share widely.
Details at medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/elsipostdoc
Details at medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/elsipostdoc
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October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Let me help you with that, Speaker Johnson.
This is what we documented.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
This is what we documented.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
October 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Let me help you with that, Speaker Johnson.
This is what we documented.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
This is what we documented.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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if you dont stop calling us nazis we will have the secret police disappear you to a slave labor camp
September 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
if you dont stop calling us nazis we will have the secret police disappear you to a slave labor camp
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Chris Rabb, my state House rep, is running to be my Congressional rep. Not bashfully!
(For context, this is Philadelphia, for the congressional district that Cook calls the most heavily Dem-leaning district in the US. In 2024, Trump got 11% here.)
(For context, this is Philadelphia, for the congressional district that Cook calls the most heavily Dem-leaning district in the US. In 2024, Trump got 11% here.)
I come from generations of freedom fighters who taught us to fight oppressive forces. Whether it’s fighting for a livable wage, to make housing affordable for all, or stopping the genocide – I’m answering the call of my forbearers. I'm Chris Rabb, and I’m running for Congress.
September 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Chris Rabb, my state House rep, is running to be my Congressional rep. Not bashfully!
(For context, this is Philadelphia, for the congressional district that Cook calls the most heavily Dem-leaning district in the US. In 2024, Trump got 11% here.)
(For context, this is Philadelphia, for the congressional district that Cook calls the most heavily Dem-leaning district in the US. In 2024, Trump got 11% here.)
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This is bonkers. FDA is going to change leucovorin's label based on a lit review with data on 40 patients w/ cerebral folate deficiency and comparisons to "known natural history."
www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/f...
FDA brings back GSK's leucovorin drug that RFK Jr. touted as autism treatment
The Trump administration is touting leucovorin as a treatment for autism.
www.statnews.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This is bonkers. FDA is going to change leucovorin's label based on a lit review with data on 40 patients w/ cerebral folate deficiency and comparisons to "known natural history."
www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/f...
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Pretty clear illustration of "you may as well stand up for what you believe in, they're coming for you anyway."
So, a university president fired a professor because they taught a course that discussed there being more than two genders, and now the university president is being fired for not having fired the professor quickly enough, is where we're at. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...
Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over ‘Gender Ideology’
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Pretty clear illustration of "you may as well stand up for what you believe in, they're coming for you anyway."
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I’m sorry, Sens. Fetterman and McCormick say you can’t compare Trump to Nazis so please put $1 in the Nazi Jar
September 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I’m sorry, Sens. Fetterman and McCormick say you can’t compare Trump to Nazis so please put $1 in the Nazi Jar
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The meeting of CDC vaccine advisers is getting underway soon. Meet the new members, some of whom have said we need to stop giving Covid vaccines and reexamine the childhood immunization schedule.
“As Christians, we should not fear death,” one new adviser said.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“As Christians, we should not fear death,” one new adviser said.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Vaccine ‘skeptics’ among new advisers joining CDC committee
Some have little to no documented experience with vaccines while others have undermined their safety
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The meeting of CDC vaccine advisers is getting underway soon. Meet the new members, some of whom have said we need to stop giving Covid vaccines and reexamine the childhood immunization schedule.
“As Christians, we should not fear death,” one new adviser said.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“As Christians, we should not fear death,” one new adviser said.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Ta-Nehasi Coates is doing a lot of things with this essay, but one of the most important is fearlessly using examples of anti-trans hate to describe Charlie Kirk's politics.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Ta-Nehasi Coates is doing a lot of things with this essay, but one of the most important is fearlessly using examples of anti-trans hate to describe Charlie Kirk's politics.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
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Good morning America. Happy Monday. And #RFKJr still needs to go. Now. My piece in @thenation.com last week. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
RFK Jr., American Psycho
He needs to go. Now.
www.thenation.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Good morning America. Happy Monday. And #RFKJr still needs to go. Now. My piece in @thenation.com last week. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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PRO PUBLICA: “.. at least three of Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages.
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..
* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..
* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
September 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
PRO PUBLICA: “.. at least three of Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages.
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..
* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..
* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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I've lived through two epidemics (HIV in the US in the 80s/90s and in South Africa in the 2000s) and through COVID with the rest of us. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing has been as terrible as what is happening now. 8/
August 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I've lived through two epidemics (HIV in the US in the 80s/90s and in South Africa in the 2000s) and through COVID with the rest of us. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing has been as terrible as what is happening now. 8/
Also looking for course content more generally on use and misuse of evidence in public health policy—vaccines, gun violence, quackery, wellness…
I'm putting together an MPH course on anti-science in public health law & policy--including many areas new to me. What should I cover? Topics, papers, articles, guest speakers?
August 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Also looking for course content more generally on use and misuse of evidence in public health policy—vaccines, gun violence, quackery, wellness…
I'm putting together an MPH course on anti-science in public health law & policy--including many areas new to me. What should I cover? Topics, papers, articles, guest speakers?
August 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I'm putting together an MPH course on anti-science in public health law & policy--including many areas new to me. What should I cover? Topics, papers, articles, guest speakers?