World Writer
@ekann.bsky.social
Writer and consultant living in DC
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An epidemiologist at Columbia said the research article RFK Jr. cited with her name is fake.
The paper itself does not exist.
Fake scientific papers used by the government to influence policy is fascism.
The paper itself does not exist.
Fake scientific papers used by the government to influence policy is fascism.
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
An epidemiologist at Columbia said the research article RFK Jr. cited with her name is fake.
The paper itself does not exist.
Fake scientific papers used by the government to influence policy is fascism.
The paper itself does not exist.
Fake scientific papers used by the government to influence policy is fascism.
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I swear I care, I'm just the group chat cryptid. I see it all, I just have nothing to contribute.
Like a thing that lives in your walls, but instead of trying to drain you of your sanity and will to live, I just leave emojis on things.
Like a thing that lives in your walls, but instead of trying to drain you of your sanity and will to live, I just leave emojis on things.
May 17, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I swear I care, I'm just the group chat cryptid. I see it all, I just have nothing to contribute.
Like a thing that lives in your walls, but instead of trying to drain you of your sanity and will to live, I just leave emojis on things.
Like a thing that lives in your walls, but instead of trying to drain you of your sanity and will to live, I just leave emojis on things.
I really liked her, not just because she was the alternative to weaponized chaos. I hope to see a lot more of Harris. And I also really hope to not have to choose between her and Porter as leaders. We need them both.
March 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I really liked her, not just because she was the alternative to weaponized chaos. I hope to see a lot more of Harris. And I also really hope to not have to choose between her and Porter as leaders. We need them both.
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February 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
What the actual….?
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/fe...
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/fe...
Trump signs executive orders limiting power of agencies, expanding IVF access
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president, instead of federal regulators or bureaucrats, can speak for the U.S. when interpreting t...
www.washingtontimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
What the actual….?
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/fe...
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/fe...
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On Feb 15, a critical line of defense was eliminated: the CDC's Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS). This program trained highly skilled scientists to be "disease detectives," deploying them to respond to public health threats & test for everything from viruses to toxins.
www.cdc.gov/lls/php/our-...
www.cdc.gov/lls/php/our-...
Fellows' Stories
Fellows' Stories
www.cdc.gov
February 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
On Feb 15, a critical line of defense was eliminated: the CDC's Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS). This program trained highly skilled scientists to be "disease detectives," deploying them to respond to public health threats & test for everything from viruses to toxins.
www.cdc.gov/lls/php/our-...
www.cdc.gov/lls/php/our-...
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Public education is the backbone of American democracy.
In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.
In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.
February 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Public education is the backbone of American democracy.
In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.
In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.
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“Chaos is central to his deployment of unchecked executive power. But chaos has to be tended like a fire. It needs the right amount of constant oxygen to keep it going.”
The distraction is by design. Focus denies the chaos fire oxygen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...
The distraction is by design. Focus denies the chaos fire oxygen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...
Opinion | Look Past Elon Musk’s Chaos. There’s Something More Sinister at Work.
Everything is content.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“Chaos is central to his deployment of unchecked executive power. But chaos has to be tended like a fire. It needs the right amount of constant oxygen to keep it going.”
The distraction is by design. Focus denies the chaos fire oxygen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...
The distraction is by design. Focus denies the chaos fire oxygen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...
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⚠️ Measles and long-term effects: What you need to know ⚠️
🧵:
There are multiple measles outbreaks across the country right now, so we’d like to give an overview and talk about the long-term effects, which can include severe complications or death.
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There are multiple measles outbreaks across the country right now, so we’d like to give an overview and talk about the long-term effects, which can include severe complications or death.
February 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
⚠️ Measles and long-term effects: What you need to know ⚠️
🧵:
There are multiple measles outbreaks across the country right now, so we’d like to give an overview and talk about the long-term effects, which can include severe complications or death.
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There are multiple measles outbreaks across the country right now, so we’d like to give an overview and talk about the long-term effects, which can include severe complications or death.
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These stories are not from Substackers, or newsletter writers, or pundits (as wonderful and valuable as they are.) They are from the NYTimes, the WaPo, NPR and Politico, major news institutions that have the resources to investigate this. Again, I urge you, support them however you can.
“If the rules are such that you can’t make progress, then you have to fight the rules.”
- Elon Musk, 2015
#CFPB @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @npr.org @politico.com
- Elon Musk, 2015
#CFPB @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @npr.org @politico.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
These stories are not from Substackers, or newsletter writers, or pundits (as wonderful and valuable as they are.) They are from the NYTimes, the WaPo, NPR and Politico, major news institutions that have the resources to investigate this. Again, I urge you, support them however you can.
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Goodnight friends. Today was the Mondayest of Mondays. See you on Tuesday. 🥄
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.
― Mary Anne Radmacher
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.
― Mary Anne Radmacher
February 11, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Goodnight friends. Today was the Mondayest of Mondays. See you on Tuesday. 🥄
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.
― Mary Anne Radmacher
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.
― Mary Anne Radmacher
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We can help feed each other and clothe each other. We can take each other in and provide shelter. We can raise money. We can know our rights when it comes to ICE, etc.
But I can’t fly a fucking plane.
“We’re all we have” has its limits. We need government regulations for a reason.
But I can’t fly a fucking plane.
“We’re all we have” has its limits. We need government regulations for a reason.
January 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We can help feed each other and clothe each other. We can take each other in and provide shelter. We can raise money. We can know our rights when it comes to ICE, etc.
But I can’t fly a fucking plane.
“We’re all we have” has its limits. We need government regulations for a reason.
But I can’t fly a fucking plane.
“We’re all we have” has its limits. We need government regulations for a reason.
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Donald Trump has orchestrated a show of force with a barrage of executive actions. Much of the media bought into this narrative of political strength, yet Trump's actions mask a politically weak lame duck with low approval ratings and an unpopular agenda. www.messageboxnews.com/p/what-every...
What Everyone is Getting Wrong About Trump's First Week
Trump has convinced the press, the GOP, the business community, and some Dems that he is a political force, the polls say otherwise
www.messageboxnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Donald Trump has orchestrated a show of force with a barrage of executive actions. Much of the media bought into this narrative of political strength, yet Trump's actions mask a politically weak lame duck with low approval ratings and an unpopular agenda. www.messageboxnews.com/p/what-every...
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I missed this entirely:
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
FAA Chief Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign
Michael Whitaker had only been in the role for a year but the SpaceX chief accused him of “harassment.”
www.thedailybeast.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I missed this entirely:
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
It’s starting to look like I’ll get the tragic opportunity to cover that as a journalist instead. The past week’s events and the doctrines we know to be supporting them are categorically the basis for that eventuality. We are not immune. (3/3)
January 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It’s starting to look like I’ll get the tragic opportunity to cover that as a journalist instead. The past week’s events and the doctrines we know to be supporting them are categorically the basis for that eventuality. We are not immune. (3/3)
that foreign governments would “let in” and bestow with financial/employment support and protection from their violent government or rogue/empowered armed militias. (2/3)
January 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
that foreign governments would “let in” and bestow with financial/employment support and protection from their violent government or rogue/empowered armed militias. (2/3)
As a former refugee resettlement worker (forced to rebuild my nascent career when that program was dismantled the first time), I used to jot down notes for a fictional book idea about Americans forced to flea across borders and desperately hope to be one of the lucky few…(1/?)
January 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
As a former refugee resettlement worker (forced to rebuild my nascent career when that program was dismantled the first time), I used to jot down notes for a fictional book idea about Americans forced to flea across borders and desperately hope to be one of the lucky few…(1/?)
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Trump doesn't care if the economy crashes and communities suffer. His goal is to force you and your family to accept a lower standard of living while he and his friends get richer. Cutting support for law enforcement, schools, small businesses and firefighters is chaos by design.
President Trump’s order freezing trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans sent officials at schools, hospitals, nonprofit organizations and many others into a frantic scramble to understand the extent of the directive. Here's what to know.
Order to pause federal spending creates deep uncertainty for schools, nonprofits and companies.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Trump doesn't care if the economy crashes and communities suffer. His goal is to force you and your family to accept a lower standard of living while he and his friends get richer. Cutting support for law enforcement, schools, small businesses and firefighters is chaos by design.
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Beta Cell Action has a really great script if you’re diabetic and you want to call your senator and basically scream NOOOO in advance of RFK’s hearing tomorrow. betacellaction.org/take-action/...
Stop RFK Jr.’s Nomination to HHS — Beta Cell Action
RFK Jr.'s nomination as HHS Secretary threatens public health due to his history of spreading medical misinformation and undermining evidence-based healthcare. With no relevant experience and a record...
betacellaction.org
January 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Beta Cell Action has a really great script if you’re diabetic and you want to call your senator and basically scream NOOOO in advance of RFK’s hearing tomorrow. betacellaction.org/take-action/...
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The president can veto or support legislation. He can make recommendations to Congress. But he doesn't have the unilateral right to change laws.
Trump has very little respect for the rule of law & our Constitution. He is moving us toward authoritarianism.
We must stop him.
Trump has very little respect for the rule of law & our Constitution. He is moving us toward authoritarianism.
We must stop him.
January 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The president can veto or support legislation. He can make recommendations to Congress. But he doesn't have the unilateral right to change laws.
Trump has very little respect for the rule of law & our Constitution. He is moving us toward authoritarianism.
We must stop him.
Trump has very little respect for the rule of law & our Constitution. He is moving us toward authoritarianism.
We must stop him.
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If you want to understand what’s happening today, this clear-eyed @propublica.org report from November is a great place to start.
“We can simply choke off the money.”
How Donald Trump Plans to Take Spending Control From Congress by @mtredden.bsky.social (from November)
How Donald Trump Plans to Take Spending Control From Congress by @mtredden.bsky.social (from November)
How Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse From Congress
The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches. If successful, he could wield the po...
www.propublica.org
January 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If you want to understand what’s happening today, this clear-eyed @propublica.org report from November is a great place to start.