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Charlotte B.

@drfunkenstein.bsky.social

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Sarcastic epidemiologist. Gamer - board/card, PS (drfunkenstein787) & Steam (plannedobsolesence). LEGO. Fan of #CountVonCount. Charlotte Baker Data Consulting turns research a reality through coaching, teaching, & #DataStorytelling. https://bakerdrph.com

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 8d

Amid the chaos—some nerdy science joy ✨

Our 2023 CDC EIS & LLS fellows are fundraising for Middle of Everything—a kids’ animated series that makes science an adventure 🧬🦠

A creative way to share public health with everyone.
Please support! 💚

Middle of Everything @middleofeverything.bsky.social · 9d

Our Kickstarter has officially launched! 🎉👩🏽‍🔬🧬Help us bring excitement and joy back into science education.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/874770918/middle-of-everything

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Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · 7d

does any local shop in baltimore have spice apple cider yet?

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 7d

“Experts also warn that when coverage falls below 90%, the risk of outbreaks rises sharply. Children who are immunocompromised or too young to be vaccinated rely on community immunity, they say.

Today, about 63% of counties meet that minimum threshold, compared to 84% before the pandemic.”

New vaccination maps reveal outbreak risks. Is your county protected?

New data shows widespread erosion in vaccination coverage in over 75% of U.S. counties, leaving many without immunity from outbreaks.

www.usatoday.com

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 7d

Happy fall y'all

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 7d

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹

This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨

Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
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No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko

YouTube video by Kidzuko

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Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · 7d

that’s awesome!

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 7d

The Vice President of the United States used his social media page to tell Joy Reid, a private citizen with no connection to the government, that she should express "gratitude" for how this country has treated her.

Black women remain the most consistent targets in all of this.

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Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · 7d

is this from the top of the world observation deck?

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Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · 7d

I was a beta user for Hulu for a few years before it came out and after. I think the downfall started when they got rid of the cool ass ahead of its time desktop app AND further when Disney acquired them. geekspin.co/disney-offic...

Disney officially shuts down Hulu after 20 years

After more than two decades as one of the key names in streaming, Hulu’s days as a standalone platform are officially numbered.

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NPR @npr.org · 10d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · 11d

definitely should. no one wants to watch 30 min of ads

Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · 11d

i wait to get to theater until about 15 min after “showtime”

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 11d

Ok, please school me. I can take it. I need a better way to do this:

data |>
group_by(x) |>
mutate(n = n()) |>
ungroup() |>
mutate(x = reorder(factor(x), n))

#rstats

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11d

Actual HUD website right now: 🔗 hud.gov
⁉️😵‍💫

AND here’s the Hatch Act 👇

"The Hatch Act generally prohibits federal employees
from engaging in partisan political activity while on
duty, in a federal facility, or using federal property."

🚨 For those in power: yes, it applies to you. 🚨

www.justice.gov

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Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · 11d

i don’t care about the effect of A given introduction of B. i care about the effect of B given the introduction of B to formerly A patients in observational rwe data. any hints? #biostatistics #epidemiology #stats

Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · 11d

used google to look for literature showing how to use marginal structurally models with the ps smr weighting (probably ATC) rather than iptw or ipcw. google gave me conflicting responses in that stupid top ai box every time and suggested refs that clearly did not include the words i asked for. smh

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Donna Ladd said what she said. 😘 @donnerkay.bsky.social · 23d

Or, of course, @mississippifreepress.org 🙂

John Yuda 🥄 @yuda.org · 23d

When y’all cancel your Disney+ subs, please consider giving some of that money to your local NPR or PBS station, or other independent media like @boltsmag.org or @propublica.org

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Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · 23d

@duanemyers.bsky.social 😳

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Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · 23d

i did the same thing last night. i would much rather hang with the xenomorphs

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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · 24d

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.
As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree.
Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich.
Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
The WA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

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Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · 23d

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Celebrating 15 years of IFTTT

2010 is the year IFTTT founder Linden Tibbets publishes the first beta announcement for ifttt - the beginning. Envisioning the key to unlocking the creative...

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Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · Sep 9

if i see one more study that only uses t-tests when they have more than enough to go beyond them OR they have nonparametric data, i'm screaming. oh wait, i just did.

Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · Sep 8

same folks tho that would be (and have been) mad when there is an outbreak that harms them or their kid. and a worse for today? they’ve cut back on foodborne illness tracking and investigations. good luck getting that recall now…

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Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · Sep 8

they just tell us it’s not real. it’s all made up. the diseases i learn about and work with are not to be fucked with. even the chronic ones like diabetes that people weirdly just accept as normal

Charlotte B. @drfunkenstein.bsky.social · Sep 8

have i ever touched my phone in traffic? yeah, mostly when my phone decides to cancel navigation. but that group chat can wait, the sexting can wait, the game can wait.