Julie Parsonnet
@julieparsonnet.bsky.social
Infectious diseases doctor, epidemiologist, gun injury prevention advocate, Stanford professor, and penguin enthusiast.
“If universities oppose the actions of the administration, they need to say so quickly so that their constituents aren’t left wondering whether there’s a plan. The alternative is a community of university scientists adrift and grasping for a lifeline.” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
University science in the US needs a coherent plan
The Trump administration continues to degrade America’s scientific establishment, causing widespread harm to the country’s broader interests and well-being. Last week, the Association of American Univ...
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It's amazing to me how little the press knows about public health. Time for those of us in the field to speak up and not let MAHA act as if a focus on "environmental health", "safe foods" and "free primary care" is something new. #publichealth #publichealthsky
Walker Bragman@walkerbragman.bsky.social · 2w agoAbsolutely fucking not
The wild eyed radical communist continues to destroy capitalism www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘I’m over the moon’: New York’s small business owners rejoice as Mamdani cuts red tape
Initiatives including cutting permits just to serve ice-cream amount to a sweeping program of deregulation
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We read 927 pages of Trump's own filings. They tell one ugly story: a president running the government like a personal bank account.
We Read Trump’s Filings. They Tell One Ugly Story.
A $13 million bet fined $200. $2 million from a company he’s about to tax. Millions missing from his library. And that’s before the Epstein survivors.
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Thank you, @IDSA, for this compelling statement to OMB. #IDsky #infectionsky #publichealthsky #publichealth www.idsociety.org/globalassets...
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“The nation that will insist upon drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking by cowards.” William Butler, 1889 wapo.st/3QWtBy1
Opinion | I’m an Army general. My education shouldn’t be unexpected.
Elite universities and the military should be friends, not foes.
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Mat Bell’s eye-catching photograph is one of the shortlisted entries for the Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year 2026 . An Adélie penguin to propel itself from the water to the safety of an iceberg. Photograph: Mat Bell/Australian Geographic
After losing about 4000 employees in 2025, CDC has had only 38 new hires this year despite: ebola, measles, cyclospora, listera outbreaks, screwworm, hantavirus..... www.cidrap.umn.edu/viral-hemorr...
Ebola workers strike as CDC head says agency’s response will last months
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THE US HAVING A WHITES-ONLY REFUGEE POLICY SHOULD BE A MUCH BIGGER STORY
Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 4w agoBREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.
The survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the elderly is about 5%. The survival without significant brain damage is considerably lower, especially if CPR is delayed 6 minutes.
#ICYMI: The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the National Shooting Sports Foundation about New York’s gun-related public nuisance statute.
The Supreme Court just left New York's gun accountability law in place
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the National Shooting Sports Foundation about New York’s gun-related public nuisance statute, which allows the state or victims of gun v…
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America Broke Something When It Gave Trump a Second Chance www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/o...
Opinion | America Broke Something When It Gave Trump a Second Chance
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"The time to act is now. The scientific community needs to flood OMB with responses during the public comment period, open until 13 July. Universities and associations must speak out as a united front to mobilize Congress and be ready to file lawsuits once the regulations are finalized." 2/
I so agree with this in spades. If I were a journalist there, I would have done it years ago (ask my friends).
They stole the internet’s knowledge and all the work that went into it and they want to sell it back to us for a fee. What a business model.
Alicia Ault@aliciaault.bsky.social · 2mo agoCDC rule would make permanent the ability to bar US entry to anyone, including legal permanent residents, during outbreaks. This is not informed by science, human or viral behavior. It does acknowledge the strain on CDC. #IDsky #healthpolicy #Ebola #quarantine #virology #immunology #publichealth
Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health–Lancet Commission on health, conflict, and forced displacement: health in a world of crises and impunity "Both health and human rights are being dismantled globally in plain sight and with escalating impunity" www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health–Lancet Commission on health, conflict, and forced displacement: health in a world of crises and impunity
For the French, Spanish and Arabic translations of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section.
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Nothing new here. He has always been a "kiss my ring or sleep with the fishes" kind of guy. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/o...
Opinion | Has Trump Gone Full ‘Mob Boss’?
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Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.
Another must-read by Jake Scott.
Jake Scott, MD@jakescottmd.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe @fda.gov withdrew its scientists’ COVID and shingles vaccine studies from publication last fall. My new @cidrap.bsky.social piece walks through what those studies actually found, and why their suppression matters. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cid...
Quelle surprise! thehill.com/business/585...
BP doubles its profits as Iran war elevates oil prices
BP earned $3.2 billion in the first quarter, the energy giant reported Tuesday — an exponential increase in its profits that beat market projects amid the rising cost of oil due to the Iran war.&nb…
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Deaths in ICE custody. See any trends? Thanks, Sanjay, @mathewkiang.com and @jasonandrews.bsky.social and the rest of the team for being watchdogs and pulling together this information. bit.ly/4vNOhHU
Mortality in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention
This study estimates annual mortality rates among individuals detained in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities and summarizes age and cause of death patterns from 2004 through January 202...
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Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. We decided to illustrate it.
The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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