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"On the other hand, precisely because one million additional votes would create a changed electorate, the voting patterns of that electorate cannot be easily estimated from the voting patterns of the electorate in which Black lifespans are cut short." www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Three Ways of Looking at Black–White Mortality Differences in the United States
Everyone agrees that US Black deaths happen earlier than white deaths on average, but it is surprisingly challenging to find the best ways to summarize, quantify, and compare this gap. This review arg...
www.annualreviews.org
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Reposted by: Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Philip N. Cohen, Valerie Mueller , and 1 more

drjenndowd.bsky.social
The acting CDC director has now approved ACIP recs allowing anyone 6 months+ to receive an updated Covid-19 shot after discussing w/ their provider. If you are on the fence about getting an updated shot, read my in-depth take on the evidence we've accumulated on these vaccines. #publichealth
Do additional COVID vaccines really help?
We've accumulated a lot of scientific evidence in the last few years.
open.substack.com
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Reposted by: Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Caroline Krafft, Julia Lynch , and 2 more

wrigleyfield.bsky.social
New podcast episode where I talk about what's going on with mortality in the US

A wide-ranging discussion of what happened before the pandemic & what's happened since then; racial disparities and how to get our heads around their scope; why things might be going so badly for Millennials & Gen Zers
Prof. Elizabeth Wrigley-Field Discusses Excess Deaths
Because the US death rate has exceeded that of 21 other high income countries for over four decades, an estimated 14.7 million US lives have been lost since1980.
www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com
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by Karen Benjamin Guzzo

karenguzzo.bsky.social
Research by @uncpopcenter.bsky.social Fellow Ross Boyce!
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NPR @npr.org · 18h
Inspired by a military strategy to ward off disease-carrying mosquitoes, researchers see if the technique will help cut malaria infections in little ones. n.pr/3IwwWQc
Babies take a lesson from soldiers in the war against malaria
Inspired by a military strategy to ward off disease-carrying mosquitoes, researchers see if the technique will help cut malaria infections in little ones.
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Reposted by: Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Jennifer Bussell

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Inspired by a military strategy to ward off disease-carrying mosquitoes, researchers see if the technique will help cut malaria infections in little ones. n.pr/3IwwWQc
Babies take a lesson from soldiers in the war against malaria
Inspired by a military strategy to ward off disease-carrying mosquitoes, researchers see if the technique will help cut malaria infections in little ones.
n.pr
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by Karen Benjamin Guzzo

karenguzzo.bsky.social
“You’re a vampire??? Really? And you sparkle in the sun. Huh. Sparkle, not combust. That’s a new one.” #legokaren
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christinajcross.bsky.social
Why do Black kids in nuclear families struggle to succeed while white kids in these families flourish?

What do these inequalities tell us about the power & limits of the two-parent family?

Check out my new piece in @harpersbazaar.com.web.brid.gy to learn more www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
Why Black Families Fall Through the Safety Net
For most of the last 20 years, policymakers and researchers have stressed the importance of a two-parent home for children’s success. New research complicates conventional wisdom.
www.harpersbazaar.com
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by Karen Benjamin Guzzo

karenguzzo.bsky.social
The real trick of billionaires isn't how they get wealthy - it's what they do to maintain & growth their wealth by engaging w/ the "wealth defense industry," buying political influence to protect against systemic changes, & using private equity funds to buy out businesses to extract more wealth.
Boom time for US billionaires: why the system perpetuates wealth inequality
As the super rich grow even richer, inequality expert Chuck Collins says the system is broken – but it can be fixed
www.theguardian.com
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by Karen Benjamin Guzzo

karenguzzo.bsky.social
Museum Monday! What interesting little trinkets might the tour guide introduce LEGO Karen to?
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by Karen Benjamin Guzzo

karenguzzo.bsky.social
“For some military spouses, a part-time job is the best route for I.V.F. coverage when the government is unwilling to cover the procedure. One option is to turn to Starbucks… [because it] covers up to $25,000 in fertility care for employees who work 20 hours a week or more.”
Push for Military Coverage of I.V.F. Faces Challenge in Congress
www.nytimes.com
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itsafronomics.bsky.social
lol society hates moms and then gets mad and surprised when women are like "nah, motherhood ain't for me". 🤷🏿‍♀️
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All 45 staffers at the "Department of Government Efficiency" were apparently too valuable to lose, as the agency was completely unscathed by the temporary employment suspension. trib.al/xPElaZu

Meanwhile, he furloughed 89% of the EPA, 87% Dept. of Ed, and 71% of HUD.
Trump Sure Picked Some Interesting People Not to Furlough for Shutdown
A key team will stay up and running during the shutdown.
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by Karen Benjamin Guzzo

karenguzzo.bsky.social
Adulthood, to me, is seeing some issue (big or small), thinking “someone should do something about that,” and realizing that *you’re* that someone. And then having to figure it out even when you have no clue bc no one will do it for you.
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by Karen Benjamin Guzzo

karenguzzo.bsky.social
Watch out behind you, LEGO Karen!!!
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Reposted by: Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Megan L. Ranney, Cathy N. Davidson , and 1 more

washingtonpost.com
Exclusive: The Trump administration is preparing a plan that will make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul that could result in hundreds of thousands of people losing benefits.
Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans
Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.
wapo.st
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Reposted by: Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Anders Nilsson

propublica.org
In the spring, the Trump administration abruptly cut $500 million from an emergency food assistance program that delivered meat, dairy, eggs and produce to food banks across the country.

Thousands of planned deliveries were canceled without warning.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
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Reposted by: Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Cas Mudde, Jan W. Mueller , and 12 more

conradhackett.bsky.social
About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported, according to a June @pewresearch.org survey.
About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported
About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.
www.pewresearch.org
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Reposted by: Karen Benjamin Guzzo

conradhackett.bsky.social
You can find all @pewresearch.org openings here pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...

We currently have searches for term-limited LLM analytics lead & assistant audience editor positions.

Salary info is included in all our job ads.

Please share this with anyone who might be interested!
The LLM Analytics Lead is a member of Pew Research Center’s digital team. One of the main goals of this position will be to assess the visibility of Pew Research Center’s brand and content across tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, as well as Google’s AI Overviews/AI Mode. For example, when users ask LLMs questions about public opinion on climate change, how often is our data cited in the results? Another key goal is to explore ways to evaluate and quantify the accuracy and tone with which our work is summarized by these platforms. Based on those learnings, the analytics lead will develop best practices, suggest content experiments and recommend new publishing techniques for the team to improve the visibility and accuracy of our content on external LLMs. This is a term-limited, grant-funded position expected to extend 15 months. This is a term-limited, grant-funded position expected to extend 15 months. The Assistant Audience Editor will help connect Pew Research Center’s work with the public by supporting content creation, community engagement, and the day-to-day execution of our audience strategy. This junior role will focus on producing and adapting research content to text, graphics and short-form video for a variety of digital platforms and ensuring that the Center’s findings reach and resonate with broad and diverse audiences. The position will also play a key role in moderating conversations, fostering respectful engagement, and spotting opportunities to bring the Center’s research into discussions of current events. This position reports to the associate director, digital outreach. The ideal candidate is an adaptable, curious, and detail-oriented collaborator with strong communication and task management skills, driven by a passion for providing nonpartisan information to the public.
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by Karen Benjamin Guzzo — Reposted by: Benjamin Mason Meier, Diane Ravitch, Peter Jacobs

karenguzzo.bsky.social
I missed this earlier this week, but the Directors of NIAID, NICHD, NIMHD, & NINR were all fired. The NIAID Director, Mazzaro, was likely fired in retaliation for speaking out against the anti-vaccine moves made by the administration.
Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint
www.nytimes.com
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by Karen Benjamin Guzzo

karenguzzo.bsky.social
How about we stop covering the White House in gold foil?

Could we *not* build a White House ballroom?

Maybe we shouldn’t have flown hundreds of military brass to Quantico for a pep rally?

Stopping the National Guard deployment to Democrat cities to score political points?
npr.org
NPR @npr.org · 3d
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the Trump administration has to look at ways to "save money in a responsible way that respects the American taxpayer's money" during shutdown.
Karoline Leavitt says White House must cut spending due to shutdown
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the Trump administration has to look at ways to "save money in a responsible way that respects the American taxpayer's money" during shutdown.
n.pr
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by Karen Benjamin Guzzo

karenguzzo.bsky.social
“It’s unclear how states are supposed count the number of deported immigrants, when in some cases that figure is changing daily. In states with large populations, it’s also unclear if that number would make a meaningful change in the overall size of a grant amount.”
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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 3d
The Trump administration’s racist, cruel, and illegal immigration agenda is making us all less safe.

The EMPG grant has been stopped again and is one of the single most important disaster funding sources for state and local governments.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/c...
FEMA Withholds $300 Million in Grants Until States Account for Deportations
www.nytimes.com
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npr.org
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the Trump administration has to look at ways to "save money in a responsible way that respects the American taxpayer's money" during shutdown.
Karoline Leavitt says White House must cut spending due to shutdown
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the Trump administration has to look at ways to "save money in a responsible way that respects the American taxpayer's money" during shutdown.
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Reposted by: Karen Benjamin Guzzo

samlmontano.bsky.social
The Trump administration’s racist, cruel, and illegal immigration agenda is making us all less safe.

The EMPG grant has been stopped again and is one of the single most important disaster funding sources for state and local governments.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/c...
FEMA Withholds $300 Million in Grants Until States Account for Deportations
www.nytimes.com
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by Karen Benjamin Guzzo

karenguzzo.bsky.social
Got an anti-union mailer today. “Freedom Foundation,” my a$$.

I’m a member of @aaup.org to protect my academic and 1st amendment freedoms against attacks from within and outside the government.
Postcard from Freedom Foundation advocating that I quit AAUP so I can “retire well”
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by Karen Benjamin Guzzo

karenguzzo.bsky.social
"Raw Egg Nationalist" was a speaker at this year's NatalCon, the pronatalist conference.

So, yeah, when prominent pronatalists - who also spoke at that conference - claim "there's nothing racist about the U.S. pronatalist movement," you probably shouldn't believe them.
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onion person @junlper.beer · 4d
they’re intenionally advertising to and recruiting far right loyalists. they post and reply to explicit groyper memes. they’re not super subtle about what this government is
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by Karen Benjamin Guzzo

karenguzzo.bsky.social
Holy crap, the racial subtext here is undeniable and thick. Wow.
jessicacalarco.com
Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 3d
Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.
Tweet from the VP: Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most. Yet she oozes with contempt. My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much happier person if you showed a little gratitude
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Reposted by: Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Timothy Snyder, Steve Peers , and 16 more

jessicacalarco.com
Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.
Tweet from the VP: Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most. Yet she oozes with contempt. My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much happier person if you showed a little gratitude
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by Karen Benjamin Guzzo

karenguzzo.bsky.social
When you hate your kids’ toys…and they REALLY hate you back. #legokaren
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Reposted by: Karen Benjamin Guzzo, David R. Miller, Anne Norton , and 2 more

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Oh he can just unilaterally pass unconstitutional laws now huh ok
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Reposted by: Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Scott A. Imberman

junlper.beer
they’re intenionally advertising to and recruiting far right loyalists. they post and reply to explicit groyper memes. they’re not super subtle about what this government is
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