Tamara Dubowitz
@tamaradubowitz.bsky.social
Epidemiologist who studies Neighborhoods, Cities, and Communities. Mom of 3 humans and 2 dogs. Lover of nature and trees. Swimmer. Cyclist. Runner/Jogger. I like challenges.
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Hundreds of CDC employees found out on Friday night they were being fired as part of widespread layoffs across federal agencies.
But within 24 hours, roughly half were reinstated—mirroring firings at various health agencies earlier this year that were deemed a mistake and quickly reversed.
But within 24 hours, roughly half were reinstated—mirroring firings at various health agencies earlier this year that were deemed a mistake and quickly reversed.
Whiplash at CDC as hundreds of employees are terminated, then reinstated
Agency’s prestigious training programs among those spared, while other key offices are scrapped
scim.ag
October 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Hundreds of CDC employees found out on Friday night they were being fired as part of widespread layoffs across federal agencies.
But within 24 hours, roughly half were reinstated—mirroring firings at various health agencies earlier this year that were deemed a mistake and quickly reversed.
But within 24 hours, roughly half were reinstated—mirroring firings at various health agencies earlier this year that were deemed a mistake and quickly reversed.
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A painful and essential read.
“The PEPFAR Program Impact Tracker, created by a mathematical modeler and a product management leader in the wake of Trump’s PEPFAR freeze, found 56,329 adult and 5,995 child HIV-related deaths between January 24 and June 1, 2025”.
“The PEPFAR Program Impact Tracker, created by a mathematical modeler and a product management leader in the wake of Trump’s PEPFAR freeze, found 56,329 adult and 5,995 child HIV-related deaths between January 24 and June 1, 2025”.
“History Will Judge Us Harshly”: Gutting Global HIV Programs
Emily K. Abel
jackiewolf1.substack.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A painful and essential read.
“The PEPFAR Program Impact Tracker, created by a mathematical modeler and a product management leader in the wake of Trump’s PEPFAR freeze, found 56,329 adult and 5,995 child HIV-related deaths between January 24 and June 1, 2025”.
“The PEPFAR Program Impact Tracker, created by a mathematical modeler and a product management leader in the wake of Trump’s PEPFAR freeze, found 56,329 adult and 5,995 child HIV-related deaths between January 24 and June 1, 2025”.
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This is a VERY large earthquake, possibly/probably among the 10 largest ever recorded. A clear subduction zone megathrust event. And it is another M>8.5 event with a notable foreshock (the recent M7.4 in same location), like Tohoku in 2011.
July 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This is a VERY large earthquake, possibly/probably among the 10 largest ever recorded. A clear subduction zone megathrust event. And it is another M>8.5 event with a notable foreshock (the recent M7.4 in same location), like Tohoku in 2011.
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The NIH can’t award ANY grants to outside researchers under new WH restriction, reports @wsj.com.
The pause came in the form of a footnote from OMB Director Vought, in a document that doles out federal funds to the NIH.
Prelude to rescissions, especially after his comments over the weekend?
The pause came in the form of a footnote from OMB Director Vought, in a document that doles out federal funds to the NIH.
Prelude to rescissions, especially after his comments over the weekend?
Trump Administration Puts New Chokehold on Billions in Health-Research Funding
The National Institutes of Health can’t award grants to outside researchers under a new White House restriction.
www.wsj.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The NIH can’t award ANY grants to outside researchers under new WH restriction, reports @wsj.com.
The pause came in the form of a footnote from OMB Director Vought, in a document that doles out federal funds to the NIH.
Prelude to rescissions, especially after his comments over the weekend?
The pause came in the form of a footnote from OMB Director Vought, in a document that doles out federal funds to the NIH.
Prelude to rescissions, especially after his comments over the weekend?
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📣 Looking for a postdoc? Is Interdisciplinary Population Health Research your jam?
Apply NOW to the Population Health Postdoc at U of Minnesota!!
Recruiting scholars from various disciplinary social science & public health doctorates. OH Yah. Fall '25 start. Apps due July 21st lnkd.in/gUeEqEDB
Apply NOW to the Population Health Postdoc at U of Minnesota!!
Recruiting scholars from various disciplinary social science & public health doctorates. OH Yah. Fall '25 start. Apps due July 21st lnkd.in/gUeEqEDB
July 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
📣 Looking for a postdoc? Is Interdisciplinary Population Health Research your jam?
Apply NOW to the Population Health Postdoc at U of Minnesota!!
Recruiting scholars from various disciplinary social science & public health doctorates. OH Yah. Fall '25 start. Apps due July 21st lnkd.in/gUeEqEDB
Apply NOW to the Population Health Postdoc at U of Minnesota!!
Recruiting scholars from various disciplinary social science & public health doctorates. OH Yah. Fall '25 start. Apps due July 21st lnkd.in/gUeEqEDB
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Republicans want to rip healthcare away from 17 million Americans with Trump’s Tax Scam.
July 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Republicans want to rip healthcare away from 17 million Americans with Trump’s Tax Scam.
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The GOP bill would take healthcare from 17 million people. Big numbers can be hard to understand - 17 million is the same as the *entire* population of:
Wyoming
Vermont
Alaska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Delaware
Rhode Island
Montana
Maine
New Hampshire
Hawaii
West Virginia
Idaho
Nebraska
COMBINED
Wyoming
Vermont
Alaska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Delaware
Rhode Island
Montana
Maine
New Hampshire
Hawaii
West Virginia
Idaho
Nebraska
COMBINED
Trump's Tax Scam is a disaster.
We need GOP senators’ phones to be ringing off the hooks: indivisible.org/reso...
And when their voicemails fill up, use this tool to send an email: act.indivisible.org/...
We need GOP senators’ phones to be ringing off the hooks: indivisible.org/reso...
And when their voicemails fill up, use this tool to send an email: act.indivisible.org/...
June 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The GOP bill would take healthcare from 17 million people. Big numbers can be hard to understand - 17 million is the same as the *entire* population of:
Wyoming
Vermont
Alaska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Delaware
Rhode Island
Montana
Maine
New Hampshire
Hawaii
West Virginia
Idaho
Nebraska
COMBINED
Wyoming
Vermont
Alaska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Delaware
Rhode Island
Montana
Maine
New Hampshire
Hawaii
West Virginia
Idaho
Nebraska
COMBINED
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46 states have fewer people than the number who will die because Trump, Elon, and Rubio illegally destroyed USAID.
I really don’t understand how anyone in this administration, or anyone who supports them, sleep at night.
USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say
An analysis published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet projects that cuts to the agency will lead to more deaths from diseases like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
www.nbcnews.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
46 states have fewer people than the number who will die because Trump, Elon, and Rubio illegally destroyed USAID.
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An act of war weeks in planning but unauthorized by Congress against a country that Trump's own director of intelligence testified under oath was not close to getting a nuclear weapon.
BREAKING: U.S. strikes Iran's nuclear facilities
U.S. strikes Iran's nuclear facilities
Trump's direct intervention marks a historic escalation in the Middle East.
www.axios.com
June 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
An act of war weeks in planning but unauthorized by Congress against a country that Trump's own director of intelligence testified under oath was not close to getting a nuclear weapon.
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This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
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I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.
May 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.
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13588 comments yesterday...now 14393. Let's get this over 15000 today!
May 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
13588 comments yesterday...now 14393. Let's get this over 15000 today!
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"We cannot allow the fight against antisemitism to be twisted into a wedge issue, used to justify policies that target immigrants and other minorities, suppress free speech, or erode democratic norms," the letter read.
religionnews.com/2025/04/28/5...
religionnews.com/2025/04/28/5...
550 US rabbis sign letter condemning Trump's antisemitism policy
(RNS) — The letter comes after a poll found that most American Jews oppose the way President Donald Trump is handling antisemitism.
religionnews.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"We cannot allow the fight against antisemitism to be twisted into a wedge issue, used to justify policies that target immigrants and other minorities, suppress free speech, or erode democratic norms," the letter read.
religionnews.com/2025/04/28/5...
religionnews.com/2025/04/28/5...
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I really wish reporters would stop saying that there is an effort by the Trump administration to combat antisemitism. It is quite the opposite. There is an effort to foment antisemitism.
forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com/fast-forward...
Columbia staff receive texts asking if they're Jewish, as government hunts antisemitic harassment on campus
Barnard employees received the text as Columbia University students plan a new tent encampment to protest the Israel-Hamas war.
forward.com
April 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I really wish reporters would stop saying that there is an effort by the Trump administration to combat antisemitism. It is quite the opposite. There is an effort to foment antisemitism.
forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com/fast-forward...
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🧪 UPDATE: NSF just opened itself even further to lawsuit.
Yesterday, it doubled down on the false claim that its 1,000+ grant terminations are "not subject to appeal."
See question 16 here, published Friday afternoon: www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
A brief thread... 🧵
Yesterday, it doubled down on the false claim that its 1,000+ grant terminations are "not subject to appeal."
See question 16 here, published Friday afternoon: www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
A brief thread... 🧵
🧪 Tip: You have the right to contest a grant termination, even though NSF says you don't. 🧵
On Friday, NSF terminated 402 grants (per Musk's DOGE).
The notification letters had one of the most egregious violations of fed regulations I've seen so far in these cases:
"not subject to appeal"
On Friday, NSF terminated 402 grants (per Musk's DOGE).
The notification letters had one of the most egregious violations of fed regulations I've seen so far in these cases:
"not subject to appeal"
Here's a copy of an NSF grant termination notice that went out today. "NSF is issuing this termination to protect the interests of the government pursuant...on the basis that they no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities." Not subject to appeal. #HigherEd #AcademicSky
April 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🧪 UPDATE: NSF just opened itself even further to lawsuit.
Yesterday, it doubled down on the false claim that its 1,000+ grant terminations are "not subject to appeal."
See question 16 here, published Friday afternoon: www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
A brief thread... 🧵
Yesterday, it doubled down on the false claim that its 1,000+ grant terminations are "not subject to appeal."
See question 16 here, published Friday afternoon: www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
A brief thread... 🧵
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ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS
We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
1/n
We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
1/n
a cartoon of a man holding a frying pan and a spoon with red alert written above him
ALT: a cartoon of a man holding a frying pan and a spoon with red alert written above him
media.tenor.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS
We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
1/n
We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
1/n
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BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
April 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
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Per source, NIH has been instructed to hold off from issuing ALL awards to Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, and Northwestern (including med schools)
Agency staff have also been instructed to not speak about this funding freeze to grantees and applicants
Agency staff have also been instructed to not speak about this funding freeze to grantees and applicants
April 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Per source, NIH has been instructed to hold off from issuing ALL awards to Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, and Northwestern (including med schools)
Agency staff have also been instructed to not speak about this funding freeze to grantees and applicants
Agency staff have also been instructed to not speak about this funding freeze to grantees and applicants
This is a profound loss to science and to anyone who cares about our food system.
After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology.
April 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This is a profound loss to science and to anyone who cares about our food system.
"Participate in protests to find and share solidarity, but above all, remember: your work is an act of resistance. Every experiment, every line of code, every collaboration defies those who would silence science. Keep going."
Hey, US scientists: break the outrage addiction, says this Brazilian researcher. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dear US researchers: break the outrage addiction. I survived the besieging of science. So can you
As I watch US researchers respond to threats against science, I’m reminded of when scientists in Brazil navigated a similar storm.
www.nature.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
"Participate in protests to find and share solidarity, but above all, remember: your work is an act of resistance. Every experiment, every line of code, every collaboration defies those who would silence science. Keep going."
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This video shows the fire damage inside the Pennsylvania Governor’s mansion.
Governor Shapiro’s reaction to the arson attack is on my timeline.
Governor Shapiro’s reaction to the arson attack is on my timeline.
April 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This video shows the fire damage inside the Pennsylvania Governor’s mansion.
Governor Shapiro’s reaction to the arson attack is on my timeline.
Governor Shapiro’s reaction to the arson attack is on my timeline.
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Faculty, staff, students, trainees, alumni of #Pittsburgh:
We’ve written a letter calling on #Pitt leadership to protect academic freedom, research, and inclusion.
This is our moment to stand together.
Sign here: tinyurl.com/PittLetter
We’ve written a letter calling on #Pitt leadership to protect academic freedom, research, and inclusion.
This is our moment to stand together.
Sign here: tinyurl.com/PittLetter
Defend intellectual freedom, scientific discovery, and community safety at the University of Pittsburgh
An open letter from University of Pittsburgh faculty, students, and staff mobilizing in response to threats to intellectual freedom, research funding, and democracy, calling upon Pitt leadership to st...
tinyurl.com
April 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Faculty, staff, students, trainees, alumni of #Pittsburgh:
We’ve written a letter calling on #Pitt leadership to protect academic freedom, research, and inclusion.
This is our moment to stand together.
Sign here: tinyurl.com/PittLetter
We’ve written a letter calling on #Pitt leadership to protect academic freedom, research, and inclusion.
This is our moment to stand together.
Sign here: tinyurl.com/PittLetter
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Weekly reminder that Republicans in Congress are trying to cut vital health insurance to give tax cuts to the billionaires
More than 400000 people in #Allegheny and surrounding counties are on #Medicaid per pa.gov
Call your representatives, this WILL affect us
Weekly reminder that Republicans in Congress are trying to cut vital health insurance to give tax cuts to the billionaires
More than 400000 people in #Allegheny and surrounding counties are on #Medicaid per pa.gov
Call your representatives, this WILL affect us
How Billions in Medical Cuts Would Hurt Pittsburgh
Podcast Episode · City Cast Pittsburgh · 04/08/2025 · 30m
podcasts.apple.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id16...
Weekly reminder that Republicans in Congress are trying to cut vital health insurance to give tax cuts to the billionaires
More than 400000 people in #Allegheny and surrounding counties are on #Medicaid per pa.gov
Call your representatives, this WILL affect us
Weekly reminder that Republicans in Congress are trying to cut vital health insurance to give tax cuts to the billionaires
More than 400000 people in #Allegheny and surrounding counties are on #Medicaid per pa.gov
Call your representatives, this WILL affect us