Dr. Arturo Durazo
@profedurazo.bsky.social
Asst. Professor of Public Health
University of California, Merced
University of California, Merced
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August 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services is a direct threat to public health.
"Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to remove all the members of an advisory panel that determines what cancer screenings and other preventive health measures insurers must cover."
"Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to remove all the members of an advisory panel that determines what cancer screenings and other preventive health measures insurers must cover."
Exclusive | RFK Jr. to Oust Advisory Panel on Cancer Screenings, HIV Prevention Drugs
The task force determines which preventive services insurers must cover at no cost to patients.
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July 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services is a direct threat to public health.
"Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to remove all the members of an advisory panel that determines what cancer screenings and other preventive health measures insurers must cover."
"Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to remove all the members of an advisory panel that determines what cancer screenings and other preventive health measures insurers must cover."
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When I toured the Valley w/ @figlatin.bsky.social & @fkearns.bsky.social to learn more for my book, I saw this & was thunderstruck. We passed a normal-looking standpipe, the top level w/our heads. Another knowledgeable person we were with, Megan, said, "The top of this used to be level w/the ground"
You may not feel it, but the ground beneath you may be sinking.
In fact, the surface of California’s Central Valley is nearly 30 vertical feet lower than it was a century ago.
Why is this happening? Because our planet is rapidly drying. THREAD/
In fact, the surface of California’s Central Valley is nearly 30 vertical feet lower than it was a century ago.
Why is this happening? Because our planet is rapidly drying. THREAD/
July 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
When I toured the Valley w/ @figlatin.bsky.social & @fkearns.bsky.social to learn more for my book, I saw this & was thunderstruck. We passed a normal-looking standpipe, the top level w/our heads. Another knowledgeable person we were with, Megan, said, "The top of this used to be level w/the ground"
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That any of us even feel a choice in avoiding the bad news in these moments is possible shows the subtle and insidious ways privilege works. It allows us to have urgency as an option, where for others it is a necessity.
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The White Privilege of Avoiding Bad News
Yesterday, an old friend of mine and I were catching up on each other's lives after not having spoken for a while.
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July 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
That any of us even feel a choice in avoiding the bad news in these moments is possible shows the subtle and insidious ways privilege works. It allows us to have urgency as an option, where for others it is a necessity.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-white-...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-white-...
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We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Attacks on Muslims flood mainstream after Mamdani win
Openly racist rhetoric has become normalized at the highest levels of American politics.
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June 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
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The neighborhood is getting ready for tomorrow
June 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The neighborhood is getting ready for tomorrow
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Lesson 13 of "On Tyranny": Practice corporeal politics.
Find your No Kings protest, June 14th.
Find your No Kings protest, June 14th.
June 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Lesson 13 of "On Tyranny": Practice corporeal politics.
Find your No Kings protest, June 14th.
Find your No Kings protest, June 14th.
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The WSJ’s ranking of top U.S. universities for social mobility makes the Cal State system look pretty much peerless: 7 of the top 10 are Cal State campuses. The other three are UC Merced (the newest UC), Florida International, and a CUNY campus.
September 24, 2024 at 5:13 AM
The WSJ’s ranking of top U.S. universities for social mobility makes the Cal State system look pretty much peerless: 7 of the top 10 are Cal State campuses. The other three are UC Merced (the newest UC), Florida International, and a CUNY campus.
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Robin Wall Kimmerer had me crying over pecans with her book, Braiding Sweetgrass. I’m beyond excited for her newest book to come out this Tuesday!
Her writing is a reminder on why #Landback is important. The Earth knows us and we know her.
#Indigenous #Native #Decolonize #Books
Her writing is a reminder on why #Landback is important. The Earth knows us and we know her.
#Indigenous #Native #Decolonize #Books
November 18, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Robin Wall Kimmerer had me crying over pecans with her book, Braiding Sweetgrass. I’m beyond excited for her newest book to come out this Tuesday!
Her writing is a reminder on why #Landback is important. The Earth knows us and we know her.
#Indigenous #Native #Decolonize #Books
Her writing is a reminder on why #Landback is important. The Earth knows us and we know her.
#Indigenous #Native #Decolonize #Books
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‘We’ve become distrustful of each other’: Braiding Sweetgrass author Robin Wall Kimmerer on Trump, rural America and resistance
‘We’ve become distrustful of each other’: Braiding Sweetgrass author Robin Wall Kimmerer on Trump, rural America and resistance
Her last book sold 2m copies. Now the Native American ecologist is taking on capitalism. She talks about how the ‘gift economy’ could heal divisions across the US
When the ecologist and writer Robin Wall Kimmerer is in a city for work and starts to feel…
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November 16, 2024 at 9:12 AM
‘We’ve become distrustful of each other’: Braiding Sweetgrass author Robin Wall Kimmerer on Trump, rural America and resistance
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Hoping this platform will be a little different than the ones that inspired this. lithub.com/rebecca-soln...
Rebecca Solnit: How to Comment on Social Media
1) Do not read the whole original post or what it links to, which will dilute the purity of your response and reduce your chances of rebuking the poster for not mentioning anything they might’…
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November 17, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Hoping this platform will be a little different than the ones that inspired this. lithub.com/rebecca-soln...
November 19, 2024 at 1:14 AM
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All churches should be taxed. Repost if you agree.
November 19, 2024 at 12:17 AM
All churches should be taxed. Repost if you agree.
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Continuing the spotlight on #CalBridge women faculty mentors, meet Dr. Suzanne Sindi, a Professor at UC Merced in #mathematics and the Cal-Bridge Co-Director for Math. She earned her undergrad degree from CSU Fullerton and her doctorate from University of Maryland. #WomensHistory
November 18, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Continuing the spotlight on #CalBridge women faculty mentors, meet Dr. Suzanne Sindi, a Professor at UC Merced in #mathematics and the Cal-Bridge Co-Director for Math. She earned her undergrad degree from CSU Fullerton and her doctorate from University of Maryland. #WomensHistory
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Is it realistic to demand divestment, worries PBS
UC Merced professor Charlie Eaton, economic sociologist: Of COURSE it’s realistic! “Any endowment can be managed to grow and to serve the university community even while being managed in a way that's socially and environmentally responsible.”
UC Merced professor Charlie Eaton, economic sociologist: Of COURSE it’s realistic! “Any endowment can be managed to grow and to serve the university community even while being managed in a way that's socially and environmentally responsible.”
The challenge colleges face with student demands for Israeli divestment
Protests show no signs of letting up and universities are handling their respective situations differently. Columbia University warned of mass temporary suspensions, state troopers were called in at T...
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April 30, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Is it realistic to demand divestment, worries PBS
UC Merced professor Charlie Eaton, economic sociologist: Of COURSE it’s realistic! “Any endowment can be managed to grow and to serve the university community even while being managed in a way that's socially and environmentally responsible.”
UC Merced professor Charlie Eaton, economic sociologist: Of COURSE it’s realistic! “Any endowment can be managed to grow and to serve the university community even while being managed in a way that's socially and environmentally responsible.”
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Check out this recent interview published by the UC Climate Change Review, featuring IGCC steering committee member Paul Almeida and dissertation fellow Luis Rubén González, both of UC Merced, discussing their work on climate and environmental social movements: bit.ly/4aZdqEP
The Study of Environmental and Climate Movements at UC Merced
Professor Paul Almeida (left) and Luis Rubén González (right).In this interview, we talk to Professor Paul Almeida and Ph.D. candidate Luis Rubén González about their work regarding climate and enviro...
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May 3, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Check out this recent interview published by the UC Climate Change Review, featuring IGCC steering committee member Paul Almeida and dissertation fellow Luis Rubén González, both of UC Merced, discussing their work on climate and environmental social movements: bit.ly/4aZdqEP
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Hello 👋🏾 to the new followers.
To reintroduce myself, I’m a Professor of #soil biogeochemistry (nature-based #ClimateChange solutions) at UC Merced, former Director of the DOE Office of Science (#Team46), and advocate for #InclusiveExcellence in the academy.
To reintroduce myself, I’m a Professor of #soil biogeochemistry (nature-based #ClimateChange solutions) at UC Merced, former Director of the DOE Office of Science (#Team46), and advocate for #InclusiveExcellence in the academy.
November 11, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Hello 👋🏾 to the new followers.
To reintroduce myself, I’m a Professor of #soil biogeochemistry (nature-based #ClimateChange solutions) at UC Merced, former Director of the DOE Office of Science (#Team46), and advocate for #InclusiveExcellence in the academy.
To reintroduce myself, I’m a Professor of #soil biogeochemistry (nature-based #ClimateChange solutions) at UC Merced, former Director of the DOE Office of Science (#Team46), and advocate for #InclusiveExcellence in the academy.
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Problem: People don’t want to lose farmland, habitat or views to giant wind and solar farms.
Solution: UC Merced researchers helped launch a new project to build solar panels over canals that minimizes effect on farmland and habitat, and also saves water by preventing evaporation.
Solution: UC Merced researchers helped launch a new project to build solar panels over canals that minimizes effect on farmland and habitat, and also saves water by preventing evaporation.
November 15, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Problem: People don’t want to lose farmland, habitat or views to giant wind and solar farms.
Solution: UC Merced researchers helped launch a new project to build solar panels over canals that minimizes effect on farmland and habitat, and also saves water by preventing evaporation.
Solution: UC Merced researchers helped launch a new project to build solar panels over canals that minimizes effect on farmland and habitat, and also saves water by preventing evaporation.
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Hey, Bluesky! We're UC Merced – the newest UC campus! Top 60 and youngest with an R2 Carnegie classification. Just 90 miles from Yosemite, we offer groundbreaking research and a community that’s second to none. Catch the Bobcat spirit as we push forward, supporting the Central Valley and beyond! 💛💙
November 18, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Hey, Bluesky! We're UC Merced – the newest UC campus! Top 60 and youngest with an R2 Carnegie classification. Just 90 miles from Yosemite, we offer groundbreaking research and a community that’s second to none. Catch the Bobcat spirit as we push forward, supporting the Central Valley and beyond! 💛💙
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The board members have used ethically dubious means to implement Clean Up Alabama-approved library policies discriminate against minority groups, violate the Constitution, and are outright unAmerican.
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STOP Book Bans at Autauga-Prattville Public Library!
The board members have used ethically dubious means to implement Clean Up Alabama-approved library policies discriminate against minority groups, violate the Constitution, and are outright unAmerican.
www.fightforthefirst.org
February 20, 2024 at 2:37 PM
The board members have used ethically dubious means to implement Clean Up Alabama-approved library policies discriminate against minority groups, violate the Constitution, and are outright unAmerican.
www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/st...
www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/st...
Author of Boys and Oil, Taylor Brorby, at UC Merced
November 19, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Author of Boys and Oil, Taylor Brorby, at UC Merced