“It’s like you’re in fight mode...The stress is high. The anxiety is high. And then all of a sudden, ‘Oh, it’s magically better.’ But then you’re trying to come down off of it … and you’re like, ‘Well, what’s going to happen the next time?’” indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/04/p... #Medicaid

'Powerless': Indiana families describe the toll of losing Medicaid access • Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana families describe delayed care, confusion and financial strain as Medicaid coverage lapses ripple across the state's health system.

indianacapitalchronicle.com

Seeing the abuse Dr. Fauci is being subjected to is appalling. I've said before, but worth repeating: I've had the good fortune to be in the audience for many of his talks. I listen to a lot of scientists- he is unparalleled in his ability to explain complex topics. Also kind, decent, and genuine.

Actual thing i just said to a colleague “if you are looking for something from a federal court that just happened yesterday, check out @chrisgeidner.bsky.social he provides links to everything he discusses.” Thank you for your work!

The ongoing investigation into the cyclospora outbreak is evidence of the dangers of gutting public health agencies. Unfortunately, we knew this was coming. Watch this clip from 2025 when APHA’s Georges Benjamin, MD, spoke with the @lastweektonight.com team.

A very good question apnews.com/article/hegs... questions difference between Hegseth's testosterone policy and transgender care for troops

Judge questions difference between Hegseth's testosterone policy and transgender care for troops

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new initiative to test and treat troops for low testosterone is facing scrutiny from a federal judge.

apnews.com

Children enter foster care because adults have already failed them. LGBTQ+ kids are disproportionately represented in foster care and are also more likely to experience rejection, homelessness, depression, and suicide after family rejection.

RFK Jr. rolls back rule protecting LGBTQ+ kids in foster care from hostile parents

The Biden-era policy that would have protected queer kids in the child welfare system, advocates say.

advocate.com

I hope people will read this article and truly take in the way anti-trans policies are impacting real people. This is not some academic debate.

Evan Urquhart@evanurquhart.bsky.social · 3w ago

I don't think we should mince words. Transphobia and hatred killed May Pollard. The Idaho legislature killed her as surely as if they'd pointed a gun at her head and pulled the trigger. Anti-trans laws were the gun. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Good grief. I have no words that this is so predictable these days.

Jason Scott@textfiles.com · last mo.

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

Today's bonus issue of "One First" argues that one of the real unifying themes of #SCOTUS's October 2025 Term is the numerous opportunities the justices *missed* to appear to be above politics—and the (entirely unnecessary) wounds they inflicted on the Court's credibility along the way:

Bonus 236: A Term of Self-Inflicted Wounds

The Supreme Court had numerous opportunities during OT2025 to act (and appear to be acting) above politics. One key theme of the term is how many it squandered.

stevevladeck.com

Comment on the government's proposal to regulate science grants: summary and links in the post. www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap... via @skepticalraptor.bsky.social

Comment on the government's proposal to regulate science grants

The article discusses the Trump administration's proposed regulations on federal grants, which could severely impact science research.

skepticalraptor.com

Good post on the BOJ/Hecox case.

ElieNYC@elienyc.bsky.social · last mo.

All right, let's get this over with, America

Information on birthright citizenship case including a link to the full decision.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · last mo.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court holds that the Fourteenth Amendment protects birthright citizenship, blocking Donald Trump's executive order to end it. Roberts has the opinion for the court, which is 5-4 on the constitutional question and 6-3 on whether federal law protects birthright citizenship.

Important distinction re Title IX and Equal protection.

Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · last mo.

One clarification: It's 6-3 on equal protection (the big question); it's actually unanimous on Title IX, but on *very* different grounds.

First decision impacts trans youth. We keep working. Will be reading full decision - and following for @chrisgeidner.bsky.social full analysis.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · last mo.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court upholds West Virginia and Idaho's laws banning trans girls and women from women's sports. Justice Kavanaugh has the opinion for the court, holding that states "may" make sports eligibility based on "biological sex." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

🚨 LAST DAY: SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT NOW! 🚨

Submit a comment on the Federal Register!

action.transequality.org

Jessica Kant@jessdkant.bsky.social · last mo.

A4TE has put together this excellent social media toolkit to gather signatures and comments, please take a minute to send one and then share.

Just for the record, I've worked on stigma, inequalities, and pain for 20 years, & the evidence is utterly overwhelming that women are vastly less likely to have their pain adequately diagnosed and treated than men. And of course WoC are less likely than white women. Etc. cc @maybell.bsky.social

Happy Pride! Every day for Pride 2026, I will be highlighting a Black, Brown, or Indigenous queer person, because we're not whitewashing Pride this year. Today is @angelicaross.com, an amazing actress and activist and a personal inspiration to me. Please follow her and support her work!

"The Court’s behavior in the Louisiana and Alabama cases over the past six weeks can’t be reconciled with or explained by any coherent understanding of what Purcell supposedly stands for. ... The overall pattern reveals justices behaving in a way that has no obvious explanation other than politics."

231. The Death of Purcell's "Principle"

There is no coherent defense of the "Purcell principle" that can be rationalized with the Supreme Court's recent behavior in the AL and LA redistricting cases.

stevevladeck.com

ICE just reported the 19th death in immigration detention. Staff at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana found 43-year-old Mamuka Artmeladze unresponsive the night of June 4. He died less than an hour later.

ICE detainee passes away in Louisiana

Mamuka Artmeladze, a 43-year-old illegal alien from the country of Georgia, passed away in ICE custody June 4.

ice.gov

To the leadership of the American Diabetes Association: Dear Mr. Henderson and Dr. Kalyani, By now, you have probably received plenty of missives about the police action against scientists and clinicians with your own organization at your national meeting. 1/

I cannot explain how much joy I got from attending #HLP26. The health law profs are some of the best humans around. And the sessions are amazing! Sad it is over.

Day 2 of #hlp26 is here and first up are @kellygillespie.bsky.social & @profwaltermac.bsky.social on the shared politics of bodily autonomy. This afternoon @robgatter.bsky.social presents on trends in health care financialization. And tonight #SidneyWatson will announce our 25th class of scholars!

#BREAKING: Over public dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS grants stay of district court injunction in Alabama redistricting cases, clearing the way for Alabama to use its 2023 map.

The US is now spending more on construction for data centers than public transportation infrastructure. Data centers contribute to higher electricity costs and air pollution —all while enriching a handful of Big Tech CEOs. Is it any wonder communities are organizing to stop them?

Please see below and submit comments.

Defend Public Health@defendpublichealth.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We must block the new federal grants rule! Defend public health’s statement:

Looking forward to #HLP2026

SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies@sluhealthlaw.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Find us at the #HealthLaw Professors Conference in Atlanta next week! @kellygillespie.bsky.social @drsinhaesq.bsky.social @amynsanders.bsky.social @robgatter.bsky.social @pelfreyduryea.bsky.social @profwaltermac.bsky.social @jlme-journal.bsky.social @slu-official.bsky.social #hlpc2026

Find us at the #HealthLaw Professors Conference in Atlanta next week! @kellygillespie.bsky.social @drsinhaesq.bsky.social @amynsanders.bsky.social @robgatter.bsky.social @pelfreyduryea.bsky.social @profwaltermac.bsky.social @jlme-journal.bsky.social @slu-official.bsky.social #hlpc2026

Again, please share. In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people. It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day. time.com/5836444/blac...

The Forgotten Black History of How Memorial Day Started

Historians like the Pulitzer Prize winner David Blight have tried to raise awareness of freed slaves who decorated soldiers' graves in 1865

time.com

Kennedy v. Braidwood upheld the constitutionality of the USPSTF. There businesses argued, in part, that requiring PrEP coverage under their insurance plans promoted homosexuality & violated their 1st Amend. rights. Thus, an anti-public health argument has given us another anti-public health moment.

Kennedy fires two leaders on preventive services task force

Kennedy will have broad latitude to remake the panel, which advises the government on types of preventive care that should be covered by health insurance.

statnews.com