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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 1d

This precisely outlines the reasons he should resign.

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 1d

“It’s imperative that we remove officials with conflicts of interest and catastrophically bad judgment, and political agendas,” HHS Secretary Kennedy said

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 1d

“The administration did not like that CDC data did not support their narrative, so they got rid of them. They didn’t like that CDC policy groups would not rubber stamp their unscientific ideas, so they got rid of them"

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 1d

I like the mockumentary style camera work! 😹

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 1d

CDC Office of Rural Health still standing (for now at least).

“Still Standing” message from the Director of the CDC Office of Rural Health.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 1d

Damn.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 1d

Same!

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 2d

As a lefty, I'm obligated to point out that the WNBA first-team is 80% left handed! 👏

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 2d

As a lefty, I'm obligated to point out that the WNBA first-team is 80% left handed! 👏

WNBA @wnba.com · 2d

The all WNBA First-Team hooped all szn long and earned the honors for their grit and elite play on the floor 👏

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 3d

If you torture the data long enough, it will confess to anything.

🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 3d

gold standard science baby!!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 4d

Describe your Bluesky account with a single image

A woman sitting comfortably in a chair and reading while surrounded by cats

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 4d

He is so good at these!

ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 4d

Totem Inschrift, by Carl Heidenreich, 1963, 📸 by @GoslingPhoto

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 4d

And this administration is going to stop collecting data on food insecurity.

Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 4d

Food insecurity rates are rising faster in farm-dependent counties than almost anywhere else in the nation

barnraisingmedia.com/these-rural-...

These Rural Counties Grow Crops for the World. They’re Also Going Hungry.

Food insecurity rates are rising faster in farm-dependent counties than almost anywhere else in the nation.

barnraisingmedia.com

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 5d

Finger lickin’ good health policy analysis.

Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 5d

With KFF getting mixed up with KFC, it's better than with our old name (Kaiser Family Foundation), where we got mixed up with Kaiser Permanente. We have no connection at all to the HMO.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 5d

Writers—we use em dashes without wasting water.

Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 5d

Here’s the thing I wish everyone could hold in their minds about writers—we love em dashes. We use em dashes. We are humans and not AI. We will not be deleting our em dashes just because AI uses them too. We were here first. You can pry my em dashes from my cold dead hands. F*ck AI.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 5d

This framing of the environmental impact of inhalers is terrible.

CNN @cnn.com · 6d

The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to the problem, new research finds. https://cnn.it/4pWQMoh

Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 9d

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 10d

As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 10d

"Red" states tend to be more rural, but I wish the media would characterize hospitals by their geography, not the voting patterns of the states they happen to be in.

Politico @politico.com · 10d

Hospitals and medical groups warn Trump's new $100K visa fee could pummel red state hospitals.

Trump's new $100K visa fee could pummel red state hospitals

Rural areas that overwhelmingly voted for the president employ a high concentration of doctors on H-1B visas.

www.politico.com

Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 10d

*deletes paragraph*

I was about to be mad.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 11d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 11d

Did you see this? 🥹 bsky.app/profile/mike...

mikefan.bsky.social @mikefan.bsky.social · 11d

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 11d

AHA, AMA warn steep H-1B visa fee will exacerbate clinician shortages, hit underserved areas hardest www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/ah...

AHA, AMA warn steep H-1B visa fee will exacerbate clinician shortages, hit underserved areas hardest

Major medical groups are urging the Trump administration to exempt foreign healthcare workers from new H1-B visa application fees, saying the steep charge will exacerbate a clinician shortage and h | ...

www.fiercehealthcare.com

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 11d

That's our Dean! 👏👏

aspph.bsky.social @aspph.bsky.social · 11d

Dr. Edith Parker from the University of Iowa reflects on the powerful impact of academic public health. While the field tends to be humble, it plays a critical role in training the public health workforce and conducting cutting-edge research that drives policy change. #WeAreAcademicPublicHealth

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 11d

A true hero... She changed how we think about so many things...

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 11d

BREAKING

Dr. Jane Goodall has died. She was 91.

It is impossible to sum up the impact she has had on our world and on science in a social media post.

She lived a long and incredible life but I am devastated.

Full Story: bit.ly/4pPcNFH

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 12d

This is amazing! For MLB fans out there, this is Curt Flood type stuff, but potentially more impactful.

Not equating professional sports with colonialism, but her grandpa, who negotiated Sierra Leone's independence from Great Britain, has to be proud!

Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 12d

Incredibly brave of Napheesa Collier to call out the flaws she sees in the W’s leadership in this way. She established herself as one of the most powerful voices and leaders in the league with Unrivaled and this is further proof of her willingness to publicly demand better.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 12d

This is amazing! For MLB fans out there, this is Curt Flood type stuff, but potentially more impactful.

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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 13d

That $54.2 million– more than twice as much as it spent to provide health care to enrollees.

Stateline @stateline.org · 13d

Georgia spent $54.2 million in less than five years to administer the country’s only Medicaid program with work rules, according to a new analysis.

Shalina Chatlani reports:

https://stateline.org/2025/09/26/federal-report-on-georgia-suggests-implementing-medicaid-work-rules-will-be-expensive/

Federal report on Georgia suggests implementing Medicaid work rules will be expensive • Stateline

Georgia spent $54.2 million in less than five years to administer the country’s only Medicaid program with work requirements – more than twice as much as it spent to provide health care to enrollees, according to an analysis released earlier this month by the Government Accountability Office. The report suggests it will be expensive to […]

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