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Alan M. MacEachren

H-index: 57
Computer science 74%
Environmental science 6%
warren.senate.gov
Because of Republicans' health care cuts, families will be forced to the brink of bankruptcy from one bad medical diagnosis.

That's what this shutdown fight is about.

Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress own this government shutdown.
warren.senate.gov
Under Donald Trump, 688 prescription drugs have gotten MORE EXPENSIVE.

And last night, he shut down the government to avoid lowering Americans’ health care costs.

Donald Trump is making your life more expensive.
erosalie.infoepi.com
If I were a US adversary right now, I would see the US rapidly disarming itself. One bad variant would devastate the US because we will soon have no infrastructure to respond. We can be sure this is an invitation to both state and non-state actors to exploit this.
elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
On his decision to end $500M worth of research on mRNA vaccines, RFK Jr. said:

“The the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu”.

These vaccines saved 3.2M lives in the U.S.

He is running a disinformation op against Americans.

Reposted by: Alan M. MacEachren

dukepress.bsky.social
One of our new and exciting titles out this May is "Ice Geographies" by Jen Rose Smith @sprucehen.bsky.social . #EnvironmentalStudies #Geography
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Cover of Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race & Indigeneity in the Arctic. The cover features an abstract art piece by Darcie Bernhardt. The piece is titled Beluga Hunting and depicts a light pink, green, and blue marbled pattern. Forked green and white lines within the pattern evoke topographic striations.
warren.senate.gov
Netanyahu's government has created an epic disaster in Gaza. 6,000 food trucks are lined up at the border, children are starving, and still Netanyahu blocks help.

History will remember this moment.
aoc.bsky.social
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.

I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

Reposted by: Alan M. MacEachren

benmullin.bsky.social
New: I spoke with Bill Siemering, who co-founded NPR a half-century ago, on what might be lost if public radio gets defunded
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/b...
A Founding Father of NPR Worries About Its Fate
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by: Alan M. MacEachren

jayapal.house.gov
Democrats worked to remove medical debt from credit reports — because getting cancer or going to the ER doesn’t make you financially irresponsible.

A Trump judge just threw out our rule, hurting millions who have debt just from getting sick. apnews.com/article/cfpb...
Federal judge reverses rule that would have removed medical debt from credit reports
A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era finalized ruled by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have removed medical debt from credit reports.U.S.
apnews.com
warren.senate.gov
With costs already out of control, the Trump Administration is choosing to restart interest charges for 8 MILLION student loan borrowers.

I'm pushing Secretary McMahon to stop throwing working people under the bus and reverse course immediately.
Warren slams Trump policy restarting interest on millions of student-loan borrowers
Borrowers enrolled in the SAVE repayment plan are set to see their balances start growing again in August
www.marketwatch.com
nytimes.com
At the very beginning of their professional lives, some young people have had their summer internships derailed by the Department of Government Efficiency.
Collateral Damage in Federal Work Force Cuts: Summer Interns
www.nytimes.com

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drdind.bsky.social
Ahem. @aoc.bsky.social was an Intel Science Fair National Prize Winner. She studied the influence of antioxidants on aging in C. Elegans.

qz.com/1481551/alex...

Reposted by: Alan M. MacEachren

timstebbins.bsky.social
Carlos Santana passes Earl Averill for sole possession of fifth in franchise history in HR with a two-run laser beam to left-center.

109.3 mph. 4-2 Guardians.

Reposted by: Alan M. MacEachren

pamkeithdc.bsky.social
In one fell-swoop, TACO turned DOJ into his personal law firm.

It’s job now is to defend him personally, and go after his enemies.

How on earth can ANYONE be shocked that DOJ is coving for him in the Epstein thing?

That is precisely why he picked a spineless sycophant to be AG!

Reposted by: Alan M. MacEachren

benadida.com
One thing that's misunderstood is that voter lists are known, so it is easy to investigate claims of non-citizen voting. Laramie County in Wyoming just did that, and found 0 cases of non-citizen voting and 2 cases of people with felonies voting, out of 35,000.

www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_n...
Investigation reveals two cases of voter fraud in Laramie County
CHEYENNE — Out of 24 individuals flagged by the Laramie County Clerk’s Office for potential voting violations, two were found to have voted illegally last year, according to the Laramie
www.wyomingnews.com
geographers.bsky.social
Yesterday, July 8th, House Democrats held a science fair of canceled grants in D.C., to call attention to research projects that the Trump administration has defunded. Hear from AAG Member & professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Julie Cidell, on her defunded research with the EPA.
luckytran.com
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
warren.senate.gov
Donald Trump just signed a bill into law that'll kick 17 million people off their health care and make it harder for families to put food on the table.

Republicans sold you out so billionaires can get even richer.

We won't let them forget.

Reposted by: Alan M. MacEachren

science.org
Hundreds of employees at the EPA released a “Declaration of Dissent” today, accusing EPA officials of politicizing the agency and undermining its core mission to “protect human health and the environment.” scim.ag/4lB937S
EPA employees accuse Trump officials of undermining the agency’s mission
“Declaration of Dissent” denounces partisan messaging, rollback of environmental regulations, and dismantling of science office, among other concerns
scim.ag
nytimes.com
Senate Republicans have quietly inserted provisions in President Trump’s domestic policy bill that would not only end federal support for wind and solar energy but would impose an entirely new tax on future projects, a move that industry groups say could devastate the renewable power industry.
G.O.P. Bill Adds Surprise Tax That Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power
Wind and solar companies were already bracing for Congress to end federal subsidies. But the Senate bill goes even further and penalizes those industries.
trib.al
warren.senate.gov
The Senate Republican budget policy:

Tax breaks for billionaires are FREE!

But health care costs money, so CUT!

It’s magic math — and cruel hypocrisy.
taniel.bsky.social
Shock announcement: NC Senator Thom Tillis just announced he is retiring, less than 24 hours after he opposed starting debate on his party’s mega bill.

His seat is up in 2026, and having it be an open seat sure changes the calculus and Democratic chances of flipping it.

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haileyrobertson.bsky.social
A bit different from my usual writing, but excited (despite the circumstances) to share my op-ed in the Topeka Capital-Journal! I discuss recent NSF funding cuts and what they mean for Kansans, both now and in the future.

🌻 www.cjonline.com/story/opinio...
Topeka scientist says NSF funds critical to infectious disease forecasting | Opinion
Planned budget cuts for 2026 would deepen damage to STEM education, jobs, and public access to taxpayer-funded data.
www.cjonline.com
warren.senate.gov
BREAKING: 1 in 4 nursing homes say they will be forced to close if Republicans pass Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.

No grandma should be kicked out of her nursing home so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island.

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