Rocio Lopez
@rocio-lopez.bsky.social
Research scientist. Data analyst.
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." - John Adams
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." - John Adams
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Representation without taxation for a handful of billionaires, taxation without representation for the rest of us.
February 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Representation without taxation for a handful of billionaires, taxation without representation for the rest of us.
By @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social "Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him."
Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
youtu.be
February 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
By @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social "Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him."
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I’ve unfortunately needed to add more material to my post from yesterday. The re-election of Donald Trump is looking like the biggest act of American self-destruction since the Civil War.
Same link, new title and some updates.
Same link, new title and some updates.
Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
www.science.org
February 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I’ve unfortunately needed to add more material to my post from yesterday. The re-election of Donald Trump is looking like the biggest act of American self-destruction since the Civil War.
Same link, new title and some updates.
Same link, new title and some updates.
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This is not a time to panic and catastrophize. It's a time to fight for the rule of law -- and the fight is already notching victories.
jaymichaelson.substack.com/p/the-fight-...
jaymichaelson.substack.com/p/the-fight-...
The Fight for the Rule of Law is On
Don't be deceived by carnival hucksterism. The Trump Train is already derailing.
jaymichaelson.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This is not a time to panic and catastrophize. It's a time to fight for the rule of law -- and the fight is already notching victories.
jaymichaelson.substack.com/p/the-fight-...
jaymichaelson.substack.com/p/the-fight-...
Limiting the sharing of scientific discoveries goes against basic ethical values that are essential to science. We can't trust these groups to give us accurate information anymore. We independent researchers must step up and fill the gap.
US CDC orders pullback of new scientific papers involving its researchers, source says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking to withdraw all papers involving its researchers that are being considered for publication by external scientific journals to allow for a review by the Trump administration, a federal official told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Limiting the sharing of scientific discoveries goes against basic ethical values that are essential to science. We can't trust these groups to give us accurate information anymore. We independent researchers must step up and fill the gap.
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DOGE is a trojan horse for Elon to gut labor, consumer, and environmental protections.
If he actually wanted to cut waste, he'd look at the massive tax loopholes, government contracts, and subsidies that benefit the wealthy and large corporations.
Watch my latest video: youtu.be/2hVMghqarHY?...
If he actually wanted to cut waste, he'd look at the massive tax loopholes, government contracts, and subsidies that benefit the wealthy and large corporations.
Watch my latest video: youtu.be/2hVMghqarHY?...
The REAL Waste That DOGE Should Cut
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
DOGE is a trojan horse for Elon to gut labor, consumer, and environmental protections.
If he actually wanted to cut waste, he'd look at the massive tax loopholes, government contracts, and subsidies that benefit the wealthy and large corporations.
Watch my latest video: youtu.be/2hVMghqarHY?...
If he actually wanted to cut waste, he'd look at the massive tax loopholes, government contracts, and subsidies that benefit the wealthy and large corporations.
Watch my latest video: youtu.be/2hVMghqarHY?...
"The changes also show that, while thousands of government datasets are disappearing from the internet, even ones that remain are having parts of their utility deprecated or broken in a way that may not be visible to those outside the government."
‘Forbidden Words’: Github Reveals How Software Engineers Are Purging Federal Databases
A project called "Remove-DEI" shows the tweaks used to remove "forbidden words" from a database about childhood school readiness.
www.404media.co
February 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"The changes also show that, while thousands of government datasets are disappearing from the internet, even ones that remain are having parts of their utility deprecated or broken in a way that may not be visible to those outside the government."
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At the newsletter right now:
The Trump administration has scrubbed information about HIPAA protections for reproductive rights from the Department of Health and Human Services website.
The Trump administration has scrubbed information about HIPAA protections for reproductive rights from the Department of Health and Human Services website.
Breaking: Trump is Scrubbing HIPAA Info off HHS Website
The White House is deleting information on reproductive health privacy and discrimination at pharmacies
jessica.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
At the newsletter right now:
The Trump administration has scrubbed information about HIPAA protections for reproductive rights from the Department of Health and Human Services website.
The Trump administration has scrubbed information about HIPAA protections for reproductive rights from the Department of Health and Human Services website.
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This at an essential point. If Republicans want to abolish USAID they're as free to do that as with any other part of the government - through Congress. (i.e., follow the constitution) There's a budget process starting right now. Go for it. Doing it this way is illegal.
Conservative budget wonks (Manhattan Instiutte, Tax Foundation) confirming that this is a consittutional crisis. Not liberal hysteria. Happening right now.
February 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This at an essential point. If Republicans want to abolish USAID they're as free to do that as with any other part of the government - through Congress. (i.e., follow the constitution) There's a budget process starting right now. Go for it. Doing it this way is illegal.
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Donald Trump’s new State Department appointee.
February 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Donald Trump’s new State Department appointee.
"...Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup.”
DOGE has simply taken over government systems. Musk, using President Donald Trump’s name, is personally deciding what he thinks should be cut from the U.S. government.
DOGE has simply taken over government systems. Musk, using President Donald Trump’s name, is personally deciding what he thinks should be cut from the U.S. government.
February 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"...Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup.”
DOGE has simply taken over government systems. Musk, using President Donald Trump’s name, is personally deciding what he thinks should be cut from the U.S. government.
DOGE has simply taken over government systems. Musk, using President Donald Trump’s name, is personally deciding what he thinks should be cut from the U.S. government.
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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
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