Lorna Collier
@lornacollier.bsky.social
Journalist and author: health, education, government and good stories. Recent work: Congressional Quarterly Researcher, WebMD, NCTE Chronicle. Author: www.mythoughtsarefree.com. Member AHCJ, ASJA. www.lornacollier.com Chicago area
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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In Sydney Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Ahmed al-Ahmed, and described him as “the best of our country."
December 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
In Sydney Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Ahmed al-Ahmed, and described him as “the best of our country."
The assault weapons ban expired in 2004
after 10 years. What other factors are behind the huge rise in US mass shootings compared to other countries, especially in the past decade, depicted in this graphic?
after 10 years. What other factors are behind the huge rise in US mass shootings compared to other countries, especially in the past decade, depicted in this graphic?
December 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The assault weapons ban expired in 2004
after 10 years. What other factors are behind the huge rise in US mass shootings compared to other countries, especially in the past decade, depicted in this graphic?
after 10 years. What other factors are behind the huge rise in US mass shootings compared to other countries, especially in the past decade, depicted in this graphic?
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We are failing our kids
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are failing our kids
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Ok this is important. A big myths
out there is that studies show masks don’t work. When you look at what the studies measured, what they actually show is masks don’t work *if you don’t wear them.* They didn’t measure the tool, they measured the wearers behavior. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
out there is that studies show masks don’t work. When you look at what the studies measured, what they actually show is masks don’t work *if you don’t wear them.* They didn’t measure the tool, they measured the wearers behavior. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Does wearing a face mask stop you catching flu? Experts give verdict
Wearing a mask is inconvenient, but not as inconvenient as lockdowns
www.independent.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Prasad, Makary and others who claim that COVID19 vaccines killed 10 children are not telling the truth.
According to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, the committee that worked on this question reported that there were ZERO deaths that they were certain were caused by the vaccines.
Well worth reading.
According to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, the committee that worked on this question reported that there were ZERO deaths that they were certain were caused by the vaccines.
Well worth reading.
Scoop: FDA vaccine chief’s memo cited 10 pediatric Covid-19 vaccine deaths—but the agency’s own analysis found 0–7.
Dr. Vinay Prasad circulated a memo before FDA scientists finished their work. His conclusions overshot what the agency’s own analysts ultimately found.
insidemedicine.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Prasad, Makary and others who claim that COVID19 vaccines killed 10 children are not telling the truth.
According to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, the committee that worked on this question reported that there were ZERO deaths that they were certain were caused by the vaccines.
Well worth reading.
According to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, the committee that worked on this question reported that there were ZERO deaths that they were certain were caused by the vaccines.
Well worth reading.
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By throwing millions off their insurance, the GOP thinks people will finally support repealing the ACA. They're underestimating how many people are paying attention. They want us to suffer, physically and financially, to "own the libs." I'm so fucking angry. People will die. People will go bankrupt.
Ossoff: "She's gonna have to give up her insurance in the middle of chemotherapy while she's fighting breast cancer. What are people supposed to do when they lose health insurance in the middle of a cancer battle? ... this is life or death"
December 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
By throwing millions off their insurance, the GOP thinks people will finally support repealing the ACA. They're underestimating how many people are paying attention. They want us to suffer, physically and financially, to "own the libs." I'm so fucking angry. People will die. People will go bankrupt.
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In incident after incident, experts said, immigration and Border Patrol agents routinely took actions that not only infuriated civil libertarians and everyday residents but broke urban policing protocols meant to limit danger for suspects, protesters, passersby and even officers themselves.
Immigration agents’ poor tactics in Chicago made for needless safety risks, experts say
A Tribune review found immigration agents in Chicago routinely broke urban policing protocols meant to limit danger to themselves and others.
trib.al
December 10, 2025 at 5:09 AM
In incident after incident, experts said, immigration and Border Patrol agents routinely took actions that not only infuriated civil libertarians and everyday residents but broke urban policing protocols meant to limit danger for suspects, protesters, passersby and even officers themselves.
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Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
Based on the current forecast for the rest of the year, it's looking like 2025 will likely end up being the 3rd warmest year in the last 120,000+ years:
2023: 1.48°C
2024: 1.60°C
2025 (thru Dec. 7): 1.47°C
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Code Yikes!
Based on the current forecast for the rest of the year, it's looking like 2025 will likely end up being the 3rd warmest year in the last 120,000+ years:
2023: 1.48°C
2024: 1.60°C
2025 (thru Dec. 7): 1.47°C
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
2025 ‘virtually certain’ to be second- or third-hottest year on record, EU data shows
Copernicus deputy director says three-year average for 2023 to 2025 on track to exceed 1.5C of heating for first time
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
Based on the current forecast for the rest of the year, it's looking like 2025 will likely end up being the 3rd warmest year in the last 120,000+ years:
2023: 1.48°C
2024: 1.60°C
2025 (thru Dec. 7): 1.47°C
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Code Yikes!
Based on the current forecast for the rest of the year, it's looking like 2025 will likely end up being the 3rd warmest year in the last 120,000+ years:
2023: 1.48°C
2024: 1.60°C
2025 (thru Dec. 7): 1.47°C
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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If the Sep. 2 boat really had "narco-terrorists" on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc. But this isn't a counter-terrorism campaign. It's a shooting gallery with helpless targets.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If the Sep. 2 boat really had "narco-terrorists" on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc. But this isn't a counter-terrorism campaign. It's a shooting gallery with helpless targets.
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A post on what parents need to know after the CDC vaccine committee's vote on hepatitis B vaccine, from @judysquirrels.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
Hepatitis B Birth Dose: What Parents Should Know About New Guidelines
As an infectious disease doctor and mother, these are my recommendations for how parents might think about the new CDC advisory committee Hepatitis B vaccine guidelines.
www.forbes.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
A post on what parents need to know after the CDC vaccine committee's vote on hepatitis B vaccine, from @judysquirrels.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
This is happening to my elderly mom. It’s maddening!
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Medicare Scammers Are Calling Seniors 50 Times a Day, Trying to Trap Them Into Scams
There has to be a way to stop this. Telephone companies? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Medicare Scammers Are Calling Seniors 50 Times a Day, Trying to Trap Them Into Scams
There has to be a way to stop this. Telephone companies? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Medicare Scammers Are Calling Seniors 50 Times a Day, Trying to Trap Them
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This is happening to my elderly mom. It’s maddening!
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NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
“How big a threat is AI to quality children’s publishing, and does it also threaten children’s learning?”
AI is coming for your toddler's bedtime story
AI is coming for your toddler's bedtime story
Artificial intelligence poses an increasingly real threat to children’s literature—and children’s learning.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“How big a threat is AI to quality children’s publishing, and does it also threaten children’s learning?”
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absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Salient info to share from Moody's: Every dollar spent on #SNAP food stamps generates $1.74 in economic growth.
But every Federal dollar lost on rolling tax rates back to Bush-era levels only creates 0.32 in economic growth -- that's a 68-cent loss on investment govtbenefits.org/why-do-food-...
But every Federal dollar lost on rolling tax rates back to Bush-era levels only creates 0.32 in economic growth -- that's a 68-cent loss on investment govtbenefits.org/why-do-food-...
Why Do Food Stamps Boost Economic Growth? - Govt Benefits
Discover how food stamps can have a surprising impact on economic growth. Uncover the hidden benefits and explore the potential.
govtbenefits.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Salient info to share from Moody's: Every dollar spent on #SNAP food stamps generates $1.74 in economic growth.
But every Federal dollar lost on rolling tax rates back to Bush-era levels only creates 0.32 in economic growth -- that's a 68-cent loss on investment govtbenefits.org/why-do-food-...
But every Federal dollar lost on rolling tax rates back to Bush-era levels only creates 0.32 in economic growth -- that's a 68-cent loss on investment govtbenefits.org/why-do-food-...
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A Tennessee man spent five weeks in jail for posting a meme quoting Donald Trump. Not threatening violence. Not spreading lies. Just using the former president’s own words.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Man jailed for quoting Trump is free after 5 weeks behind bars
As it turns out, you can’t toss a man in jail for posting a meme.� Felony charges were dropped Wednesday against Larry Bushart,�a Tennessee man who spent the past five weeks behind bars after ...
www.dailykos.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A Tennessee man spent five weeks in jail for posting a meme quoting Donald Trump. Not threatening violence. Not spreading lies. Just using the former president’s own words.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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#Medsky🧪 Be wary of what you read. A 🇰🇷 study did not claim that #COVID19 💉 causes cancer. However, SoMe ‘influencers’ misused its results to spread misinformation widely.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202....
science.feedback.org/review/south....
biomarkerres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
www.aljazeera.com/features/202....
science.feedback.org/review/south....
biomarkerres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Did a South Korean study really claim that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer?
No it did not, but social media ‘influencers’ misused its results to spread misinformation far and wide.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/10/11/did-a-south-korean-study-really-claim-that-covid-19-vaccines-cause-cancer#:~:text=Who%20claimed%20the%20study%20showed,proof”%20of%20a%20direct%20risk
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#Medsky🧪 Be wary of what you read. A 🇰🇷 study did not claim that #COVID19 💉 causes cancer. However, SoMe ‘influencers’ misused its results to spread misinformation widely.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202....
science.feedback.org/review/south....
biomarkerres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
www.aljazeera.com/features/202....
science.feedback.org/review/south....
biomarkerres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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hi portland oregon here. my property taxes are more than my mortgage. i don't mind that except that we can't pay that tax and also pay for medical insurance.
how does this make sense?
how does this make sense?
Retired couple (teacher & union carpenter) on ACA premiums skyrocketing — from $443/month to $2,224/month: “It's like buying another house and trying to pay for two houses at the same time… without the subsidy we honestly don’t know what we’re gonna do.” #TrumpShutdown
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
hi portland oregon here. my property taxes are more than my mortgage. i don't mind that except that we can't pay that tax and also pay for medical insurance.
how does this make sense?
how does this make sense?
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Fact Check: Truth Of JB Pritzker Dispute Over Fox Saying Chicago Has Worst 'Big City' Murder Rate Depends On How Big 'Big' Is
Fact Check: Truth Of JB Pritzker Dispute Over Fox Saying Chicago Has Worst 'Big City' Murder Rate Depends On How Big 'Big' Is
Was Fox News host Brett Baier correct when he declared Chicago has "the highest murder rate of all the big cities" during an interview with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker? Yes, if you compare US cities with official populations over 1...
leadstories.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Fact Check: Truth Of JB Pritzker Dispute Over Fox Saying Chicago Has Worst 'Big City' Murder Rate Depends On How Big 'Big' Is
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Lynda Barry on How the Smartphone Is Endangering Three Ingredients of Creativity: Loneliness, Uncertainty & Boredom
Lynda Barry on How the Smartphone Is Endangering Three Ingredients of Creativity: Loneliness, Uncertainty & Boredom
The phone gives us a lot but it takes away three key elements of discovery: loneliness, uncertainty and boredom.
www.openculture.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Lynda Barry on How the Smartphone Is Endangering Three Ingredients of Creativity: Loneliness, Uncertainty & Boredom
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A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
(Published June)
(Published June)
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
www.propublica.org
October 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
(Published June)
(Published June)