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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 23h

I hope every single one of them sues for unlawful termination.

Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 23h

maybe the Qataris know what's in the Epstein files?

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 23h

why can't a federal judge swear in Adelita Grijalva? Does it have to be done by the Speaker? and why aren't Dems screaming louder about this? They should be all over the media! I'm in NY and only see news about this on Bsky.

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 1d

correction: "kidnapped Ukrainian children." they were kidnapped.

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 1d

This is a sobering wake up call: my latest for @healthjournalism.org looks at the impact of poverty on longevity

healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10...

Poverty costs older Americans nearly a decade of life

Older adults living in the bottom 20% of income die nine years sooner than those in the top 20%, new research finds.

healthjournalism.org

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 1d

read this important article from my colleague @tarahaelle.bsky.social we can't trust the CDC or NIH any longer to provide accurate information. But she shares where to find it.

Tara Haelle @tarahaelle.bsky.social · 1d

Don't count on the #CDC for evidence-based information about #vaccines these days. But there still remain plenty of other resources for getting that information. Here's where to start.

Where to find accurate vaccine information amidst the CDC’s ongoing collapse

With the CDC no longer a trustworthy source, use these resources to find reliable, accurate, evidence-based information about vaccines.

healthjournalism.org

Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 3d

Call for Applications: @womenjournos.bsky.social JAWS 2026 Health Reporting Fellowship! This unique opportunity includes a $4,000 stipend, workshops, mentoring & more! Open to US-based individuals who identify as women with 2-7 years’ professional journalism experience. www.jaws.org/apply-here

2026 Application & Overview — JAWS

www.jaws.org

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 4d

…becoming weaponized? Folks we are well past becoming.

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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 7d

Without them, premiums will increase for more than 20 million people next year, and an estimated two million people are expected to lose coverage. The magnitude of the change depends on where people live, how old they are, and what they earn.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

At Stake in the Shutdown Fight: Obamacare Prices That Could Rise by Thousands of Dollars

Here’s where Affordable Care Act premiums could increase the most.

www.nytimes.com

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 13d

WTAF?

Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 14d

I’m guessing they’ll go to the other Portland.

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 14d

What do new vaccine recommendations mean for older adults? My colleague @jburns18.bsky.social and I took a look

healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/09...

New COVID-19 vaccine guidance fuels confusion, uncertainty for older adults

ACIP’s new recommendation leaves many patients and providers unsure about current advice and whether they can obtain a COVID-19 vaccine.

healthjournalism.org

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 17d

How can anyone be this dumb?

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17d

Preach

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 21d

Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.

And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 18d

Art Caplan pulls no punches.

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 18d

He’s sincerely the dumbest man to ever occupy the office.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18d

Trump: "It's too much liquid. Too many different things are going into that baby at too big a number. The size of this thing when you look at it. It's like 80 different vaccines and beyond vaccines."

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John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 19d

Acetaminophen/paracetamol use in pregnancy doesn't cause autism, no matter what RFK says this week. This is not an unsettled question. Evidence summarized here: sciencebasedmedicine.org/tylenol-and-...

Tylenol and Autism

Earlier this year, HHS secretary RFK Jr. predicted that, "By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we'll be able to eliminate those exposures." Scientists have been researc

sciencebasedmedicine.org

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 19d

I’m not a fan of this update Text on lock screen is harder to read and very few other tweaks add real value.

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 20d

They probably work for Fox News

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 20d

We told @time.com that journalists shouldn’t trade their independence for access to Pentagon spin.

“Agreeing not to look where the government doesn’t want you to look and, by extension, not to print what it doesn’t want you to print, is propaganda, not journalism.”

Pentagon Accused of ‘Intimidation’ With New Restrictions For Journalists

The Pentagon released new rules for journalists that prevents them from reporting on unauthorized information.

time.com

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 22d

Journalist here. That’s literally our fucking job.

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 24d

Thrilled to share my article on amyloid busting drugs in the October issue of @sciam.bsky.social for their special section on Alzheimer's disease

www.scientificamerican.com/article/cont...

Doctors Are Torn over Controversial New Alzheimer’s Treatments. Here’s Why

New Alzheimer’s drugs known as anti-amyloid therapies may slow disease progression—but they also carry serious risks, including brain bleeds and strokelike symptoms

www.scientificamerican.com

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 29d

And he was willing to sacrifice innocent people to do it. Collateral damage. Like a mob boss.

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 29d

He’s getting people used to the idea of the president deploying troops in the states. Soon it won’t seem like that big of a deal

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 29d

Way to go NY!

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