Sarah B. Andrea
@sarahbandrea.bsky.social
Assistant professor at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. Social epidemiologist at the nexus of employment quality, social policy, & health. Firstgen & queer scholar. Cat enthusiast. Thoughts are my own.
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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“In 38 states, health care is now the biggest employer. Some former manufacturing hubs, like Cleveland and Pittsburgh, have transitioned to health care as a core driver of the local economy. And hospitals are often the largest employers in small towns and rural places”
July 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“In 38 states, health care is now the biggest employer. Some former manufacturing hubs, like Cleveland and Pittsburgh, have transitioned to health care as a core driver of the local economy. And hospitals are often the largest employers in small towns and rural places”
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The entirety of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health was wiped out last night in a form letter sent by RFK Jr.
NIOSH is an agency in the CDC that investigates workplace hazards and finds solutions. It protects workers, so it’s gone. Even firefighters.
NIOSH is an agency in the CDC that investigates workplace hazards and finds solutions. It protects workers, so it’s gone. Even firefighters.
May 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The entirety of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health was wiped out last night in a form letter sent by RFK Jr.
NIOSH is an agency in the CDC that investigates workplace hazards and finds solutions. It protects workers, so it’s gone. Even firefighters.
NIOSH is an agency in the CDC that investigates workplace hazards and finds solutions. It protects workers, so it’s gone. Even firefighters.
BEEM is a powerful study on #guaranteedincome & Black young adult health that unjustly received notice of #NIH terminations. This project matters to our participants, #healthequity, & the future of evidence-based policy. We’re not giving up but need your help! tinyurl.com/yc4v8ah8
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April 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
BEEM is a powerful study on #guaranteedincome & Black young adult health that unjustly received notice of #NIH terminations. This project matters to our participants, #healthequity, & the future of evidence-based policy. We’re not giving up but need your help! tinyurl.com/yc4v8ah8
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📢 Update!📢
I'm sharing my recent op-ed in @thehill.com, a platform I chose to reach policymakers, judges, & key decision-makers 🌟
I explain the reasons behind my lawsuit against #RFKJr at #HHS for the reckless &—I believe—illegal terminations of #NIH research contracts
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I'm sharing my recent op-ed in @thehill.com, a platform I chose to reach policymakers, judges, & key decision-makers 🌟
I explain the reasons behind my lawsuit against #RFKJr at #HHS for the reckless &—I believe—illegal terminations of #NIH research contracts
🔗 👇
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thehill.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
📢 Update!📢
I'm sharing my recent op-ed in @thehill.com, a platform I chose to reach policymakers, judges, & key decision-makers 🌟
I explain the reasons behind my lawsuit against #RFKJr at #HHS for the reckless &—I believe—illegal terminations of #NIH research contracts
🔗 👇
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I'm sharing my recent op-ed in @thehill.com, a platform I chose to reach policymakers, judges, & key decision-makers 🌟
I explain the reasons behind my lawsuit against #RFKJr at #HHS for the reckless &—I believe—illegal terminations of #NIH research contracts
🔗 👇
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Showing up in Portland, Or! #handsoff #handsoff2025
April 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Showing up in Portland, Or! #handsoff #handsoff2025
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We are saving as much public data as we can. The other thing you can do is speak out. Tell everyone you know about what is happening (here, IRL, everywhere). We need people to know the consequences of these actions.
Ohhh look! People care about our work! Come find out how to help.
Petabytes of critical government research that is marked for possible deletion cannot be archived because of technical and legal restrictions, meaning it is very likely to be lost forever:
www.404media.co/nih-archives...
www.404media.co/nih-archives...
April 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
We are saving as much public data as we can. The other thing you can do is speak out. Tell everyone you know about what is happening (here, IRL, everywhere). We need people to know the consequences of these actions.
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For the people who used to ask 'Why do you have to be so political?' I hope that it's now obvious why.
Healthcare is political. Housing is political. Education is political. The air we breathe, the water we drink —it's all shaped by policy and power.
Ignoring that is a political choice.
Healthcare is political. Housing is political. Education is political. The air we breathe, the water we drink —it's all shaped by policy and power.
Ignoring that is a political choice.
February 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
For the people who used to ask 'Why do you have to be so political?' I hope that it's now obvious why.
Healthcare is political. Housing is political. Education is political. The air we breathe, the water we drink —it's all shaped by policy and power.
Ignoring that is a political choice.
Healthcare is political. Housing is political. Education is political. The air we breathe, the water we drink —it's all shaped by policy and power.
Ignoring that is a political choice.
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🚀 Big reveal! Introducing our interactive table on NIH grant terminations, supercharged from the original Google tracker! 📊👇
Help us uncover which NIH grants are tagged for termination and why! 🕵️🔍
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#HealthEquity #MedSky #PublicHealth
Help us uncover which NIH grants are tagged for termination and why! 🕵️🔍
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#HealthEquity #MedSky #PublicHealth
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March 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🚀 Big reveal! Introducing our interactive table on NIH grant terminations, supercharged from the original Google tracker! 📊👇
Help us uncover which NIH grants are tagged for termination and why! 🕵️🔍
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#HealthEquity #MedSky #PublicHealth
Help us uncover which NIH grants are tagged for termination and why! 🕵️🔍
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#HealthEquity #MedSky #PublicHealth
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These contracts, constitutionally grounded, are binding agreements between scientists & government
Their cancellation risks making scientific inquiry vulnerable to political influence, threatening public health policy & the well-being of vulnerable communities
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Their cancellation risks making scientific inquiry vulnerable to political influence, threatening public health policy & the well-being of vulnerable communities
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April 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
These contracts, constitutionally grounded, are binding agreements between scientists & government
Their cancellation risks making scientific inquiry vulnerable to political influence, threatening public health policy & the well-being of vulnerable communities
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Their cancellation risks making scientific inquiry vulnerable to political influence, threatening public health policy & the well-being of vulnerable communities
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🚨 BREAKING: I'm suing #RFKJr @ #HHS & #JayBhattacharya @ #NIH
Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸
Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social
Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇
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Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸
Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social
Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇
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April 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
🚨 BREAKING: I'm suing #RFKJr @ #HHS & #JayBhattacharya @ #NIH
Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸
Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social
Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇
1/
Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸
Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social
Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇
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The New Deal and Reconstruction were both born of a nation fallen to chaos and misery because of evil shitheads seeking to enrich themselves through human suffering. This is our chance to take that torch and run with it in a way that *endures*, and that can be our legacy.
April 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The New Deal and Reconstruction were both born of a nation fallen to chaos and misery because of evil shitheads seeking to enrich themselves through human suffering. This is our chance to take that torch and run with it in a way that *endures*, and that can be our legacy.
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I've created a shareable document with a list of the HHS offices gutted today that I'll be updating as often as possible. Have something to add? Message marisakabas.04 on Signal or email MKwrites4000@proton.me
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
April 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I've created a shareable document with a list of the HHS offices gutted today that I'll be updating as often as possible. Have something to add? Message marisakabas.04 on Signal or email MKwrites4000@proton.me
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Aside from limited materials, corporations manufacture abroad because of child labor and worker rights laws, as well as OSHA and the federal minimum wage. As poorly conceived as it is, the tariff plan would never have been proposed at all if it didn't also include a plan to repeal those protections.
April 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Aside from limited materials, corporations manufacture abroad because of child labor and worker rights laws, as well as OSHA and the federal minimum wage. As poorly conceived as it is, the tariff plan would never have been proposed at all if it didn't also include a plan to repeal those protections.
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As near as I can tell, RFK Jr’s plan to Make America Healthy Again is to simply stop collecting any information on health.
If there’s no data, the data can’t look bad, I guess?
If there’s no data, the data can’t look bad, I guess?
April 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
As near as I can tell, RFK Jr’s plan to Make America Healthy Again is to simply stop collecting any information on health.
If there’s no data, the data can’t look bad, I guess?
If there’s no data, the data can’t look bad, I guess?
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it was never about money, this was always an ideological battle following fascist playbooks
Less than 1% of the US budget.
Liquidating federal health agencies is not about saving money.
Dismissing these workers will dismantle these agencies and cost American lives and our economy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/h...
Liquidating federal health agencies is not about saving money.
Dismissing these workers will dismantle these agencies and cost American lives and our economy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/h...
Federal Health Workers Make Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests that laying off thousands of federal workers would tame a massive budget. But nearly all of the agency’s money goes to hospitals, doctors and nursing ho...
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
it was never about money, this was always an ideological battle following fascist playbooks
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Who was fired?
HIV office? Gone.
Environmental health (like heat risk to children with asthma)? Gone.
Gun violence office? Gone.
Injury prevention? Gone.
Communications? Gone.
Worker safety? Gone.
Division of reproductive health? Gone.
Disability health? Gone.
TB prevention? Gone.
HIV office? Gone.
Environmental health (like heat risk to children with asthma)? Gone.
Gun violence office? Gone.
Injury prevention? Gone.
Communications? Gone.
Worker safety? Gone.
Division of reproductive health? Gone.
Disability health? Gone.
TB prevention? Gone.
April 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Who was fired?
HIV office? Gone.
Environmental health (like heat risk to children with asthma)? Gone.
Gun violence office? Gone.
Injury prevention? Gone.
Communications? Gone.
Worker safety? Gone.
Division of reproductive health? Gone.
Disability health? Gone.
TB prevention? Gone.
HIV office? Gone.
Environmental health (like heat risk to children with asthma)? Gone.
Gun violence office? Gone.
Injury prevention? Gone.
Communications? Gone.
Worker safety? Gone.
Division of reproductive health? Gone.
Disability health? Gone.
TB prevention? Gone.
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Less than 1% of the US budget.
Liquidating federal health agencies is not about saving money.
Dismissing these workers will dismantle these agencies and cost American lives and our economy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/h...
Liquidating federal health agencies is not about saving money.
Dismissing these workers will dismantle these agencies and cost American lives and our economy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/h...
Federal Health Workers Make Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests that laying off thousands of federal workers would tame a massive budget. But nearly all of the agency’s money goes to hospitals, doctors and nursing ho...
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Less than 1% of the US budget.
Liquidating federal health agencies is not about saving money.
Dismissing these workers will dismantle these agencies and cost American lives and our economy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/h...
Liquidating federal health agencies is not about saving money.
Dismissing these workers will dismantle these agencies and cost American lives and our economy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/h...
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This is a pre-meditated intentional assault on, and in many cases the murder of, hundreds of millions of innocents.
Look at it that way, and you’ll see who RFKjr really is.
Look at it that way, and you’ll see who RFKjr really is.
10,000 Health and Human Services employees are being laid off.
These are the people who track diseases, conduct research, make sure our food and medicine is safe, and administer health insurance for nearly half the country.
Tell me how this will "make America healthy again."
These are the people who track diseases, conduct research, make sure our food and medicine is safe, and administer health insurance for nearly half the country.
Tell me how this will "make America healthy again."
Mass layoffs are underway at the nation's public health agencies
Employees across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have begun receiving notices of dismissal in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
apnews.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This is a pre-meditated intentional assault on, and in many cases the murder of, hundreds of millions of innocents.
Look at it that way, and you’ll see who RFKjr really is.
Look at it that way, and you’ll see who RFKjr really is.