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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 11h

An interesting tidbit about the new director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) I stumbled across.

Kyle Walsh apparently consults (or has consulted) for BP America.

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The title page from a paper entitled "Counting what counts: Registry completeness and the epidemiology of nonmalignant meningioma" by Kyle M. Walsh noting a conflict of interest with BP America.

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Nellie Kassebaum @wellnellwell.bsky.social · 1d

KU alumni—sign here!

Nellie Kassebaum @wellnellwell.bsky.social · 5d

University of Kansas alumni, sign this letter to Chancellor Girod. Tell him to reject the federal compact! forms.gle/v3EyYyybrHhe...

University of Kansas Alumni Letter

Chancellor Girod, The University of Kansas was built on a challenge. If the community could gather enough money and enough land, the state said Lawrence would be the home of the flagship institution o...

forms.gle

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 1d

UPDATE: More donors funding the demolition of the East Wing for Trump's $250M ballroom have been identified

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Nellie Kassebaum @wellnellwell.bsky.social · 2d

They found some asbestos in the east wing demo

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 2d

President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him.

Whether he gets paid will ultimately be up to DOJ's second-in-command, who was recently his personal lawyer.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

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Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 2d

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

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Nellie Kassebaum @wellnellwell.bsky.social · 3d

I’m trying to reach KU alumni too: forms.gle/TEM4S7i6VhJD...

University of Kansas Alumni Letter

Chancellor Girod, The University of Kansas was built on a challenge. If the community could gather enough money and enough land, the state said Lawrence would be the home of the flagship institution o...

forms.gle

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Nellie Kassebaum @wellnellwell.bsky.social · 5d

Read more about what’s happening here: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

White House Meets With Universities Regarding Compact

The meeting follows increasingly forceful pushback to the wide-ranging proposal, including a joint statement from 36 higher ed groups.

www.insidehighered.com

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Nellie Kassebaum @wellnellwell.bsky.social · 5d

University of Kansas alumni, sign this letter to Chancellor Girod. Tell him to reject the federal compact! forms.gle/v3EyYyybrHhe...

University of Kansas Alumni Letter

Chancellor Girod, The University of Kansas was built on a challenge. If the community could gather enough money and enough land, the state said Lawrence would be the home of the flagship institution o...

forms.gle

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Nellie Kassebaum @wellnellwell.bsky.social · 6d

This is important context I’m not seeing in a lot of posts. *One type* of insulin being more accessible in CA =/= insulin is cheap in CA.

Nellie Kassebaum @wellnellwell.bsky.social · 6d

Just a point about the CA insulin program: it’s awesome! But it doesn’t include insulin aspart. The only insulin it covers is insulin glargine, which is long-acting. Lack of access to fast-acting insulin is what kills type one diabetics and still costs hundreds to thousands without insurance.

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Daniel S. Goldberg @profgoldberg.bsky.social · 9d

Wow. NHANES js incredibly for population health surveillance, and is nationally representative as well. What a loss.

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 9d

Ugh... This study has existed for decades, providing valuable health data for all sorts of topics and publications. This is just more awful news. 🛟😷 Sociology medsky

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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Zach Schermele @zachschermele.bsky.social · 11d

NEW: These are all the Education Dept. offices that staffers and managers say have been impacted by layoffs since Friday, according to the union for the agency’s employees.

They include workers that supported HBCUs, tribal colleges, charter schools, civil rights reviews, special ed & more.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 13d

It looks like they're trying to kill the Epidemic Intelligence Service. I maintain this "rif" is unlawful.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 13d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15d

it’s all just a grift

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Nellie Kassebaum @wellnellwell.bsky.social · 15d

I, for one, am shocked that the same Trump who selected the CEO of Eli Lilly to serve as his HHS Secretary is now unconcerned with health insurance affordability. Shocked!

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16d

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Nellie Kassebaum @wellnellwell.bsky.social · 16d

@marisakabas.bsky.social omg Kansas queen 🌻

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 20d

Oh my god they arrested Eman.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 22d

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

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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 23d

Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva hasn't been sworn in, so she has to roam Congress with an escort

I saw her this morning going through security along visitors — something lawmakers don't need to do when walking into the Capitol

More on her limbo status here:
www.notus.org/congress/ade...

Voters Elected Her to Congress. Mike Johnson Is Making Her Wait.

“At this point, I can’t hire staff. We don’t have an office. I can’t get around without being escorted,” Arizona’s incoming House Democrat, Adelita Grijalva, said Tuesday.

www.notus.org

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Nellie Kassebaum @wellnellwell.bsky.social · Sep 23

and past 30 days, lol

Google Trends search for “preempt” over past 30 days. There is a major spike today.

Nellie Kassebaum @wellnellwell.bsky.social · Sep 23

:)

Google Trends graph of interest over time in the term “preempt.” The graph shows a current spike in searches for this term.

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Nellie Kassebaum @wellnellwell.bsky.social · Sep 21

For your data collection: the first time I got COVID was November 2023. The second time is now.

Still not just a cold.

Nellie Kassebaum @wellnellwell.bsky.social · Sep 20

I again promise that the answer to winning in Kansas is not more moderation :’) you couldn’t create more moderate candidates in a lab.

Sam @samd.bsky.social · Sep 20

should we run more moderate candidates in red states to boost our shot of winning? sure!

but the idea that we should run pro life candidates in those three states specifically is just so funny to me when you have real world data directly contradicting the strategy

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