Roselie Bright, ScD
@roseliebrightscd.bsky.social
Doctoral epidemiologist with emphases in medical products and enviro health. Master in food science. Retired. Advocate for public health science and practice. Live in USA.
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Lake Powell is now
51 ft. from
Effective Deadpool.
That's the level at which
Water ceases to flow
Over the turbines.
It has gone down 3 ft.
In the last two weeks.
At this rate it will reach
Effective Deadpool
In 34 weeks.
That's about 8 months.
Let's hope the spring thaw
Is a substantial one.
51 ft. from
Effective Deadpool.
That's the level at which
Water ceases to flow
Over the turbines.
It has gone down 3 ft.
In the last two weeks.
At this rate it will reach
Effective Deadpool
In 34 weeks.
That's about 8 months.
Let's hope the spring thaw
Is a substantial one.
December 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Lake Powell is now
51 ft. from
Effective Deadpool.
That's the level at which
Water ceases to flow
Over the turbines.
It has gone down 3 ft.
In the last two weeks.
At this rate it will reach
Effective Deadpool
In 34 weeks.
That's about 8 months.
Let's hope the spring thaw
Is a substantial one.
51 ft. from
Effective Deadpool.
That's the level at which
Water ceases to flow
Over the turbines.
It has gone down 3 ft.
In the last two weeks.
At this rate it will reach
Effective Deadpool
In 34 weeks.
That's about 8 months.
Let's hope the spring thaw
Is a substantial one.
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Republicans gave $132 billion in tax breaks to the top 1% in 2027.
With that money, we could have extended ACA tax credits for over 20 million people next year and still have $100 billion left over.
With that money, we could have extended ACA tax credits for over 20 million people next year and still have $100 billion left over.
December 13, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Join NFHA & @warren.senate.gov in sounding the alarm on the Trump Admin's plan to gut the law that gave women access to credit without the need of a male co-signer. This Admin is trying to set us back generations. We only have until 12/15 to act. Make your voice heard: bit.ly/4pwy1aD.
December 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Join NFHA & @warren.senate.gov in sounding the alarm on the Trump Admin's plan to gut the law that gave women access to credit without the need of a male co-signer. This Admin is trying to set us back generations. We only have until 12/15 to act. Make your voice heard: bit.ly/4pwy1aD.
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‼️Ukraine Aid how much money stays in the US economy?
‼️2023, 60% of the $113 billion in US Ukraine-related spending remained within US borders (CSIS). $67.8 billion retained domestically, which flows into factories, laboratories, industrial facilities & defence contractors across 30 plus US states.
‼️2023, 60% of the $113 billion in US Ukraine-related spending remained within US borders (CSIS). $67.8 billion retained domestically, which flows into factories, laboratories, industrial facilities & defence contractors across 30 plus US states.
December 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
‼️Ukraine Aid how much money stays in the US economy?
‼️2023, 60% of the $113 billion in US Ukraine-related spending remained within US borders (CSIS). $67.8 billion retained domestically, which flows into factories, laboratories, industrial facilities & defence contractors across 30 plus US states.
‼️2023, 60% of the $113 billion in US Ukraine-related spending remained within US borders (CSIS). $67.8 billion retained domestically, which flows into factories, laboratories, industrial facilities & defence contractors across 30 plus US states.
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Meta is doing the far right’s dirty work, killing accounts with #abortion, reproductive health and LGBTQ care www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Meta is doing the far right’s dirty work, killing accounts with #abortion, reproductive health and LGBTQ care www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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The drop in Canadian tourism to the US in response to Trump's actions is hurting American businesses. In 2024, Canadian tourism contributed $20.5 bn to the US economy and supported 140,000 American jobs. The negative impacts of Trump's tariff policies have been particularly stark along the border."
Canadian boycott of U.S. hitting border states hard: Congressional report | CBC News
The drop in Canadian tourism to the United States in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions is hurting American businesses in several border states, a new report by a congressional committe...
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The drop in Canadian tourism to the US in response to Trump's actions is hurting American businesses. In 2024, Canadian tourism contributed $20.5 bn to the US economy and supported 140,000 American jobs. The negative impacts of Trump's tariff policies have been particularly stark along the border."
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In response to recent posts about fabricated citations, someone was telling me how awesome Gemini is, and implied that because it's Google there's some kind of secondary checking of sources happening.
Anyway I asked for recent books about AI published by academic presses. This was quite a ride. 🧵
Anyway I asked for recent books about AI published by academic presses. This was quite a ride. 🧵
December 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In response to recent posts about fabricated citations, someone was telling me how awesome Gemini is, and implied that because it's Google there's some kind of secondary checking of sources happening.
Anyway I asked for recent books about AI published by academic presses. This was quite a ride. 🧵
Anyway I asked for recent books about AI published by academic presses. This was quite a ride. 🧵
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Of 111 people infected, 105 were unvaccinated.
Public health experts and pediatricians overwhelmingly agree: the measles vaccine is safe, effective, and essential to preventing outbreaks—despite what Trump and Secretary Kennedy claim.
Get vaccinated.
Public health experts and pediatricians overwhelmingly agree: the measles vaccine is safe, effective, and essential to preventing outbreaks—despite what Trump and Secretary Kennedy claim.
Get vaccinated.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Of 111 people infected, 105 were unvaccinated.
Public health experts and pediatricians overwhelmingly agree: the measles vaccine is safe, effective, and essential to preventing outbreaks—despite what Trump and Secretary Kennedy claim.
Get vaccinated.
Public health experts and pediatricians overwhelmingly agree: the measles vaccine is safe, effective, and essential to preventing outbreaks—despite what Trump and Secretary Kennedy claim.
Get vaccinated.
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NEW @nejm.org: We synthesized 511 recent studies on Covid-19, RSV & flu vaccines for 2025-26. With federal advisory processes disrupted, clinicians & the public need rigorous, independent evidence synthesis.
Here's what we found: 🧵
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Here's what we found: 🧵
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Updated Evidence for Covid-19, RSV, and Influenza Vaccines for 2025–2026 | NEJM
Changes in the vaccine advisory process in the United States have disrupted immunization
guidance, which reinforces the need for independent evidence review to inform decisions
regarding immunizati...
www.nejm.org
December 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Measles outbreaks are surging again, this time in South Carolina.
In normal times, we’d be hearing anticipatory guidance to the public on what to look out for and to encourage vaccination.
These are highly abnormal times and we are filling the void.
@msnowreports.bsky.social
In normal times, we’d be hearing anticipatory guidance to the public on what to look out for and to encourage vaccination.
These are highly abnormal times and we are filling the void.
@msnowreports.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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My spreadsheet of #COVID19 studies has reached 2,900. It:
- Damages immunity for 20 months
- Raises risks of thrombosis by 75%.
- Causes more severe & frequent neurological impairment in kids
- Raises pro-inflammatory cytokines know to drive tumor cell proliferation.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
- Damages immunity for 20 months
- Raises risks of thrombosis by 75%.
- Causes more severe & frequent neurological impairment in kids
- Raises pro-inflammatory cytokines know to drive tumor cell proliferation.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Studies
docs.google.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Get in, Dorks. We need to call our reps and tell them to co-sponsor the RFK Jr. Articles of Impeachment.
Your homework:
1. Sign the petition
2. Share with everyone you know
3. Call you Rep
4. Send them a Quack-o-gram
🐥 OK GO!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
Your homework:
1. Sign the petition
2. Share with everyone you know
3. Call you Rep
4. Send them a Quack-o-gram
🐥 OK GO!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
SUFS Campaign to Impeach and Remove RFK Jr — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
RFK Jr. is endangering our families, threatening our health, and destroying our place as the world leader in biomedical research. Impeachment is an extreme option, but Bobby is an extreme threat and m...
www.standupforscience.net
December 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Get in, Dorks. We need to call our reps and tell them to co-sponsor the RFK Jr. Articles of Impeachment.
Your homework:
1. Sign the petition
2. Share with everyone you know
3. Call you Rep
4. Send them a Quack-o-gram
🐥 OK GO!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
Your homework:
1. Sign the petition
2. Share with everyone you know
3. Call you Rep
4. Send them a Quack-o-gram
🐥 OK GO!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
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COVID-19 vaccines prevented 76% of healthy kids ages 9 monthss to 4yr visit to ER or urgent care, 56% among children and adolescents aged 5–17 years, compared with those who did not receive a 2024–2025 vaccine. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Effectiveness of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Children...
This report describes COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among children ages 9 months to 17 years.
www.cdc.gov
December 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
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The campaign to prevent and treat tropical diseases has seen great success thanks to a USAID program. Now that program is gone.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
The fight to beat neglected tropical diseases was going well. 2025 could change that
The campaign to prevent and treat these diseases has seen great success thanks to a USAID program. Now that program is gone.
www.npr.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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“The change would almost double the amount of formaldehyde that is considered safe to inhale, compared with an assessment adopted by the Biden administration, health experts said. In addition to cancer, formaldehyde is linked to severe respiratory problems.”
Starting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Risks
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
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NHS ‘facing worst-case scenario’ as hospital flu cases jump 55% in a week
NHS ‘facing worst-case scenario’ as hospital flu cases jump 55% in a week
Number of people in England being treated remains at record level for this time of year with daily average of 2,660
The number of people in hospital in England with flu remains at a record level for this time of year and has increased by 55% in a week, NHS figures show.
An average of 2,660 flu patients were in hospital each day last week, up from 1,717 the previous week. At this point last year the number stood at 1,861 patients, while in 2023 it was just 402. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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If you still think ICE is only after illegal immigrants, I present to you this story about a middle-aged American-born white woman who was tackled, cuffed, arrested, and had her wedding band cut off. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If you still think ICE is only after illegal immigrants, I present to you this story about a middle-aged American-born white woman who was tackled, cuffed, arrested, and had her wedding band cut off. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was taken to a detention center and held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care
December 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was taken to a detention center and held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care
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Due to the absence
of reliable data
it can be difficult to know
exactly how bad
flu and Covid and RSV
rates are at the moment,
but considering
that NYC’s department of health
is urging people
to wear a mask
it seems safe to assume
that the current situation
is pretty bad.
of reliable data
it can be difficult to know
exactly how bad
flu and Covid and RSV
rates are at the moment,
but considering
that NYC’s department of health
is urging people
to wear a mask
it seems safe to assume
that the current situation
is pretty bad.
December 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Due to the absence
of reliable data
it can be difficult to know
exactly how bad
flu and Covid and RSV
rates are at the moment,
but considering
that NYC’s department of health
is urging people
to wear a mask
it seems safe to assume
that the current situation
is pretty bad.
of reliable data
it can be difficult to know
exactly how bad
flu and Covid and RSV
rates are at the moment,
but considering
that NYC’s department of health
is urging people
to wear a mask
it seems safe to assume
that the current situation
is pretty bad.
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
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Mark Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana that will use 3x more electricity than all of New Orleans.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Mark Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana that will use 3x more electricity than all of New Orleans.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.