Shawna Follis Delgado
@shawnafollis.bsky.social
▪️ Epidemiology @StanfordMed ▪️ @NIH_NHLBI K99/R00
🔁 Stanford Propel & NHLBI T32 Postdoc
▪️ PhD Epidemiology ▪️MS Anthropology
🔁 Stanford Propel & NHLBI T32 Postdoc
▪️ PhD Epidemiology ▪️MS Anthropology
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President Trump just told U.S. military leaders they’ll be tasked with responding to the “enemy within”
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September 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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President Trump just told U.S. military leaders they’ll be tasked with responding to the “enemy within”
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Next up: multistate organizations to mirror the functions of the former NIH, CDC, and FDA that can review newly developed vaccines and treatments.
Important: Gavin Newsom just announced that California, Oregon, Hawaii and Washington State released unified west coast vaccine recommendations expressly designed to counterprogram Trump/RFK's destruction of our public health system.
This will gain momentum in blue states (see thread below).
This will gain momentum in blue states (see thread below).
September 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Next up: multistate organizations to mirror the functions of the former NIH, CDC, and FDA that can review newly developed vaccines and treatments.
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What the Supreme Court majority did today was endorse ethnic cleansing as legal in the United States.
Someone in the mainstream media better fucking say that. That is what it is.
Someone in the mainstream media better fucking say that. That is what it is.
September 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
What the Supreme Court majority did today was endorse ethnic cleansing as legal in the United States.
Someone in the mainstream media better fucking say that. That is what it is.
Someone in the mainstream media better fucking say that. That is what it is.
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Statement from LA Mayor Bass regarding the Supreme Court decision
“I want the entire nation to hear me when I say this isn’t just an attack on the people of Los Angeles, this is an attack on every person in every city in this country.“
(Full statement in photo below)
“I want the entire nation to hear me when I say this isn’t just an attack on the people of Los Angeles, this is an attack on every person in every city in this country.“
(Full statement in photo below)
September 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Statement from LA Mayor Bass regarding the Supreme Court decision
“I want the entire nation to hear me when I say this isn’t just an attack on the people of Los Angeles, this is an attack on every person in every city in this country.“
(Full statement in photo below)
“I want the entire nation to hear me when I say this isn’t just an attack on the people of Los Angeles, this is an attack on every person in every city in this country.“
(Full statement in photo below)
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Caroline Kennedy warned us about her cousin #RFKJr, "a predator" presiding over "perverse scenes" of "despair and violence." His youth was the origin story of a new American Psycho. Now he is the position to inflict pain and suffering on millions. He has to go now. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
RFK Jr., American Psycho
He needs to go. Now.
www.thenation.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Caroline Kennedy warned us about her cousin #RFKJr, "a predator" presiding over "perverse scenes" of "despair and violence." His youth was the origin story of a new American Psycho. Now he is the position to inflict pain and suffering on millions. He has to go now. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Powerful thread...
August 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Powerful thread...
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The @NYTimes has done a fantastic job on explaining what the Trump administration’s savage
cuts to biomedical research mean: cures that won’t happen. Please share this widely. This is a catastrophe. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
cuts to biomedical research mean: cures that won’t happen. Please share this widely. This is a catastrophe. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The @NYTimes has done a fantastic job on explaining what the Trump administration’s savage
cuts to biomedical research mean: cures that won’t happen. Please share this widely. This is a catastrophe. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
cuts to biomedical research mean: cures that won’t happen. Please share this widely. This is a catastrophe. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
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There are two organizations that I care most deeply about: Stanford University, where I grew up, went to college, learned to do science, and met my wife; and NIH, where is spent the most satisfying years of my professional life.
Bhattacharya has managed to become an embarrassment to both.
Bhattacharya has managed to become an embarrassment to both.
August 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
There are two organizations that I care most deeply about: Stanford University, where I grew up, went to college, learned to do science, and met my wife; and NIH, where is spent the most satisfying years of my professional life.
Bhattacharya has managed to become an embarrassment to both.
Bhattacharya has managed to become an embarrassment to both.
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Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪
August 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪
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Not the point of the article but gentrification is making our spicy food less spicy and it kills me. Long live picante spice!
August 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Not the point of the article but gentrification is making our spicy food less spicy and it kills me. Long live picante spice!
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The paper highlights actionable steps to help improve these double standards, including more RESEARCH RELATED LANGUAGE in P &T letters for Black, Hispanic and Indigenous women to improve their outcomes.
Underrepresented minority faculty in the USA face a double standard in promotion and tenure decisions - Nature Human Behaviour
Masters-Waage et al. report that underrepresented minority (URM) faculty in the USA face barriers in the promotion and tenure process, receiving more negative votes and fewer unanimous positive decisi...
www.nature.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The paper highlights actionable steps to help improve these double standards, including more RESEARCH RELATED LANGUAGE in P &T letters for Black, Hispanic and Indigenous women to improve their outcomes.
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@defendpublichealth.bsky.social issued its report today:
"Improving the Health of Americans Together: An evidence-based framework for addressing the root causes of illness in the U.S." Oh and we call for #RFKJr to go! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Improving the Health of Americans Together: An evidence-based framework for addressing the root causes of illness in the U.S." Oh and we call for #RFKJr to go! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Distracting the public’: group of health professionals call for RFK Jr to be removed
Ahead of the second Maha report, grassroots Defend Public Health warns that everything HHS is doing is ‘horrifying’
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social issued its report today:
"Improving the Health of Americans Together: An evidence-based framework for addressing the root causes of illness in the U.S." Oh and we call for #RFKJr to go! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Improving the Health of Americans Together: An evidence-based framework for addressing the root causes of illness in the U.S." Oh and we call for #RFKJr to go! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"DOGE's control of Notice of Funding Opportunities, or NOFOS, functioned by requiring federal agencies to send any new grant or award postings to a DOGE- controlled mailbox.
At least 30 funding opportunities piled up and languished in the DOGE-controlled mailbox," WaPo reports.
At least 30 funding opportunities piled up and languished in the DOGE-controlled mailbox," WaPo reports.
June 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"DOGE's control of Notice of Funding Opportunities, or NOFOS, functioned by requiring federal agencies to send any new grant or award postings to a DOGE- controlled mailbox.
At least 30 funding opportunities piled up and languished in the DOGE-controlled mailbox," WaPo reports.
At least 30 funding opportunities piled up and languished in the DOGE-controlled mailbox," WaPo reports.
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The "References" section of my next paper will just say:
"All of the foundational assertions are accurate."
"All of the foundational assertions are accurate."
RUIZ: Did you read the report & fact-check its sources prior to publication?
RFK JR: I did not fact check
RUIZ: It included citations to sources that don't exist. How does that happen?
RFK JR: All of the foundational assertions are accurate
RUIZ: They did not exist. How can they be accurate?
RFK JR: I did not fact check
RUIZ: It included citations to sources that don't exist. How does that happen?
RFK JR: All of the foundational assertions are accurate
RUIZ: They did not exist. How can they be accurate?
June 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The "References" section of my next paper will just say:
"All of the foundational assertions are accurate."
"All of the foundational assertions are accurate."
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This is oligarchy. This is obscene.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is oligarchy. This is obscene.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
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After the judge deemed the NIH grant terminations illegal, he noted that the government’s practices were discriminatory:
“This represents racial discrimination, and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. … I would be blind not to call it out.”
“This represents racial discrimination, and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. … I would be blind not to call it out.”
Federal Judge Deems Trump Administration’s Termination of NIH Grants Illegal
In a ruling issued Monday, the judge called the government’s directives “arbitrary and capricious” and ordered funding for some of the NIH grants, including many profiled by ProPublica in recent…
www.propublica.org
June 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
After the judge deemed the NIH grant terminations illegal, he noted that the government’s practices were discriminatory:
“This represents racial discrimination, and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. … I would be blind not to call it out.”
“This represents racial discrimination, and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. … I would be blind not to call it out.”
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New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a rancid bigot.
www.publicnotice.co
June 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
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Former NIH director Francis Collins speaks out about why he left NIH:
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
Former NIH chief calls research cuts “careless” and “heartless”
Francis Collins, MD, PhD, lauds lifesaving research supported by the National Institutes of Health, explains why he left, and warns of scientific brain drain.
www.aamc.org
June 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Former NIH director Francis Collins speaks out about why he left NIH:
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
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The list of grants covered in the APHA/UAW lawsuit has been posted. See links below.
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June 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The list of grants covered in the APHA/UAW lawsuit has been posted. See links below.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Judge Young's order has come in. Grant terminations in the plaintiff states or to the plaintiff orgs (APHA, UAW) are officially void and illegal.
It also says that the "Challenged Directives" are arbitrary and capricious — and thus illegal as well.
Now what exactly are are these directives? 🧵
It also says that the "Challenged Directives" are arbitrary and capricious — and thus illegal as well.
Now what exactly are are these directives? 🧵
June 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Judge Young's order has come in. Grant terminations in the plaintiff states or to the plaintiff orgs (APHA, UAW) are officially void and illegal.
It also says that the "Challenged Directives" are arbitrary and capricious — and thus illegal as well.
Now what exactly are are these directives? 🧵
It also says that the "Challenged Directives" are arbitrary and capricious — and thus illegal as well.
Now what exactly are are these directives? 🧵
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Because on this record anyway, I don't see anyone pushing back against it.
Take a look at the people who have been named as defendants here. One of them is a cabinet-level officer. The other is not the same individual, but is now the director of the National Institutes of Health [Jay Bhattacharya].
Take a look at the people who have been named as defendants here. One of them is a cabinet-level officer. The other is not the same individual, but is now the director of the National Institutes of Health [Jay Bhattacharya].
June 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Because on this record anyway, I don't see anyone pushing back against it.
Take a look at the people who have been named as defendants here. One of them is a cabinet-level officer. The other is not the same individual, but is now the director of the National Institutes of Health [Jay Bhattacharya].
Take a look at the people who have been named as defendants here. One of them is a cabinet-level officer. The other is not the same individual, but is now the director of the National Institutes of Health [Jay Bhattacharya].
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After ruling the NIH grant cuts were illegal yesterday, Judge Young, a Reagan appointee on the bench since 1985, ended the hearing with a blistering 15-minute speech.
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
Judge rules against NIH grant cuts — and calls them discriminatory
The decision means that the US biomedical agency has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects, but the government will likely appeal.
www.nature.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
After ruling the NIH grant cuts were illegal yesterday, Judge Young, a Reagan appointee on the bench since 1985, ended the hearing with a blistering 15-minute speech.
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
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Wondering if your grant will be reinstated from Monday's ruling? Check here.
Plaintiffs have uploaded a list of 848 (of the ~2400 total terminated) they say are covered because they're to institutions in the states aforementioned or a part of APHA/UAW.
The judge must approve the list first.
Plaintiffs have uploaded a list of 848 (of the ~2400 total terminated) they say are covered because they're to institutions in the states aforementioned or a part of APHA/UAW.
The judge must approve the list first.
storage.courtlistener.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Wondering if your grant will be reinstated from Monday's ruling? Check here.
Plaintiffs have uploaded a list of 848 (of the ~2400 total terminated) they say are covered because they're to institutions in the states aforementioned or a part of APHA/UAW.
The judge must approve the list first.
Plaintiffs have uploaded a list of 848 (of the ~2400 total terminated) they say are covered because they're to institutions in the states aforementioned or a part of APHA/UAW.
The judge must approve the list first.