Eileen Clancy 🧿
@clancyny.bsky.social
Studying and researching History of Science, Technology, and Computing. Video archivist. Earnest poster. Degree: Digital Humanities. Cis lesbian.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿
@clancyny.bsky.social
· Feb 3
No Elon, No Coup, No Fascist Shiba Inu!
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NEW paper on SSI youth transitioning to adulthood:
More than 4 in 10 low-income disabled children receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits lose eligibility when they turn 18, even though many continue to have work-limiting health conditions. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
More than 4 in 10 low-income disabled children receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits lose eligibility when they turn 18, even though many continue to have work-limiting health conditions. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
Low-Income Disabled Youth Face Significant Challenges Upon Coming of Age
More than 4 in 10 SSI youth lose their benefits when they turn 18 because they have not demonstrated that they meet SSI’s stringent adult definition of disability, even if they continue to have health...
www.cbpp.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW paper on SSI youth transitioning to adulthood:
More than 4 in 10 low-income disabled children receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits lose eligibility when they turn 18, even though many continue to have work-limiting health conditions. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
More than 4 in 10 low-income disabled children receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits lose eligibility when they turn 18, even though many continue to have work-limiting health conditions. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
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Gift link!
RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Advisers Plan Biggest Change Yet To Childhood Schedule
By Lena H. Sun
The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.
RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Advisers Plan Biggest Change Yet To Childhood Schedule
By Lena H. Sun
The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.
RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule
The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Advisers Plan Biggest Change Yet To Childhood Schedule
By Lena H. Sun
The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.
RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Advisers Plan Biggest Change Yet To Childhood Schedule
By Lena H. Sun
The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.
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NEW: In an interview w/ me, new chair of ACIP says they are planning to vote on ending practice of vaccinating all newborns for hepatitis B and to examine whether childhood immunization schedule is behind rise of allergies and autoimmune disorders.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule
The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
NEW: In an interview w/ me, new chair of ACIP says they are planning to vote on ending practice of vaccinating all newborns for hepatitis B and to examine whether childhood immunization schedule is behind rise of allergies and autoimmune disorders.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Over a long enough timeline, Bluesky will relitigate all foreign policy debates
Who's got next? Boxer Rebellion? US governance of the Philippines?
Who's got next? Boxer Rebellion? US governance of the Philippines?
December 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Over a long enough timeline, Bluesky will relitigate all foreign policy debates
Who's got next? Boxer Rebellion? US governance of the Philippines?
Who's got next? Boxer Rebellion? US governance of the Philippines?
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Asia Russell – executive director of Health GAP, a global HIV advocacy organization ... says the decision not to mark the day was reminiscent of the early days of the HIV/AIDS fight when the disease was highly stigmatized.
"What's missing is political will ... It's truly depraved and outrageous."
"What's missing is political will ... It's truly depraved and outrageous."
December 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Asia Russell – executive director of Health GAP, a global HIV advocacy organization ... says the decision not to mark the day was reminiscent of the early days of the HIV/AIDS fight when the disease was highly stigmatized.
"What's missing is political will ... It's truly depraved and outrageous."
"What's missing is political will ... It's truly depraved and outrageous."
Asia Russell – executive director of Health GAP, a global HIV advocacy organization ... says the decision not to mark the day was reminiscent of the early days of the HIV/AIDS fight when the disease was highly stigmatized.
"What's missing is political will ... It's truly depraved and outrageous."
"What's missing is political will ... It's truly depraved and outrageous."
December 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Asia Russell – executive director of Health GAP, a global HIV advocacy organization ... says the decision not to mark the day was reminiscent of the early days of the HIV/AIDS fight when the disease was highly stigmatized.
"What's missing is political will ... It's truly depraved and outrageous."
"What's missing is political will ... It's truly depraved and outrageous."
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the government's comment is next level trolling and they know it: "an awareness day is not a strategy."
So, are lawless cuts to lifesaving HIV programs an HIV strategy?
Comments from me on #WorldAIDSDay in a time of Trump, from @npr.org:
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
So, are lawless cuts to lifesaving HIV programs an HIV strategy?
Comments from me on #WorldAIDSDay in a time of Trump, from @npr.org:
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
For the first time since 1988, the U.S. is not officially commemorating World AIDS Day
Noting the decision not to mark the day, the State Department stated: "An awareness day is not a strategy." Activists in the fight to end the ongoing AIDS epidemic disagree.
www.npr.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
the government's comment is next level trolling and they know it: "an awareness day is not a strategy."
So, are lawless cuts to lifesaving HIV programs an HIV strategy?
Comments from me on #WorldAIDSDay in a time of Trump, from @npr.org:
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
So, are lawless cuts to lifesaving HIV programs an HIV strategy?
Comments from me on #WorldAIDSDay in a time of Trump, from @npr.org:
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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These dispatches focus on the biggest issue students have seen/covered facing their campus this year. If you're an early career journalist or student journalist in the region who is interested in pitching other stories, too, please feel free to get in touch: [email protected]
December 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
These dispatches focus on the biggest issue students have seen/covered facing their campus this year. If you're an early career journalist or student journalist in the region who is interested in pitching other stories, too, please feel free to get in touch: [email protected]
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If you know a student journalist in Appalachia, we're looking for a 1-2 more dispatches for a project for 100 Days in Appalachia, an independent nonprofit newsroom. 400ish words, $150, not a big reporting lift. Deadline is tight (Dec. 8th) but would love to get folks published/paid! DM for details.
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
If you know a student journalist in Appalachia, we're looking for a 1-2 more dispatches for a project for 100 Days in Appalachia, an independent nonprofit newsroom. 400ish words, $150, not a big reporting lift. Deadline is tight (Dec. 8th) but would love to get folks published/paid! DM for details.
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Thanks for sharing.
Change /= better outcomes is a pretty good distillation of the moment.
Change /= better outcomes is a pretty good distillation of the moment.
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Thanks for sharing.
Change /= better outcomes is a pretty good distillation of the moment.
Change /= better outcomes is a pretty good distillation of the moment.
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Again, petitions written with AI access were stylistically different (e.g. longer), but did not seem to have higher chances of positive outcomes (e.g. signatures). 7/
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Again, petitions written with AI access were stylistically different (e.g. longer), but did not seem to have higher chances of positive outcomes (e.g. signatures). 7/
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Excited to share a new working paper!
What happened when Change.org integrated an AI writing tool into their platform? We provide causal evidence that petition text changed significantly while outcomes did not improve. 1/
arxiv.org/abs/2511.13949
What happened when Change.org integrated an AI writing tool into their platform? We provide causal evidence that petition text changed significantly while outcomes did not improve. 1/
arxiv.org/abs/2511.13949
Introducing AI to an Online Petition Platform Changed Outputs but not Outcomes
The rapid integration of AI writing tools into online platforms raises critical questions about their impact on content production and outcomes. We leverage a unique natural experiment on Change$.$org...
arxiv.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Excited to share a new working paper!
What happened when Change.org integrated an AI writing tool into their platform? We provide causal evidence that petition text changed significantly while outcomes did not improve. 1/
arxiv.org/abs/2511.13949
What happened when Change.org integrated an AI writing tool into their platform? We provide causal evidence that petition text changed significantly while outcomes did not improve. 1/
arxiv.org/abs/2511.13949
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Happy #GivingTuesday! Got space in your heart for fearless local journalism? Support our nonprofit NYC news site. We report on City Hall, immigration, NYCHA, transit — and share “how-to” guides to help New Yorkers survive (and thrive!) in the Big Apple.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Happy #GivingTuesday! Got space in your heart for fearless local journalism? Support our nonprofit NYC news site. We report on City Hall, immigration, NYCHA, transit — and share “how-to” guides to help New Yorkers survive (and thrive!) in the Big Apple.
donorbox.org/thecityeoy25....
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There is really an unsustainable level of bigoted gutter trash in the United States.
Cammack: "Look no further than Minnesota and the disaster there where the Somalian community has been really the root of all of the waste, fraud, and abuse that we've seen in the last several years."
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
There is really an unsustainable level of bigoted gutter trash in the United States.
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On Nov. 22, @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social tracked a GlobalX charter flight from Harlingen, TX to San Pedro Sula, Honduras–we believe this was the flight carrying Ms. Lopez.
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
On Nov. 22, @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social tracked a GlobalX charter flight from Harlingen, TX to San Pedro Sula, Honduras–we believe this was the flight carrying Ms. Lopez.
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Hot on the heels of the Scottish Languages Act (Scots and Gàidhlig) coming into force on St Andrew’s day comes this report from Belfast. 👇
As more speak Irish in Northern Ireland, some Brits bite their tongues
By Steve Hendrix and Amanda Ferguson
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
@amanda.ie Gift link!
By Steve Hendrix and Amanda Ferguson
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
@amanda.ie Gift link!
As more speak Irish in Northern Ireland, some Brits bite their tongues
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Hot on the heels of the Scottish Languages Act (Scots and Gàidhlig) coming into force on St Andrew’s day comes this report from Belfast. 👇
Reposted by Eileen Clancy 🧿
As more speak Irish in Northern Ireland, some Brits bite their tongues
By Steve Hendrix and Amanda Ferguson
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
@amanda.ie Gift link!
By Steve Hendrix and Amanda Ferguson
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
@amanda.ie Gift link!
As more speak Irish in Northern Ireland, some Brits bite their tongues
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
As more speak Irish in Northern Ireland, some Brits bite their tongues
By Steve Hendrix and Amanda Ferguson
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
@amanda.ie Gift link!
By Steve Hendrix and Amanda Ferguson
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
@amanda.ie Gift link!
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Siri what is praeteritio
Trump: "Countries were ripping off for years, including allies. I won't use the names. I won't mention Japan. I will refuse to mention South Korea. I will not mention names."
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Siri what is praeteritio
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She has the moral clarity that a lot of elected Dems could use: what is happening today is evil.
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using her song ‘Juno’ for a pro-ICE video:
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
She has the moral clarity that a lot of elected Dems could use: what is happening today is evil.
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
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Got my first pass pages!!! It’s coming!
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Got my first pass pages!!! It’s coming!
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EXCLUSIVE: Pacific island office enabling sanctions-busting 'shadow fleets'
Dozens of oil tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside office in the Cook Islands to cover their tracks, an AFP analysis of sanctions data reveals
u.afp.com/ShR8
Dozens of oil tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside office in the Cook Islands to cover their tracks, an AFP analysis of sanctions data reveals
u.afp.com/ShR8
December 2, 2025 at 6:52 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Pacific island office enabling sanctions-busting 'shadow fleets'
Dozens of oil tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside office in the Cook Islands to cover their tracks, an AFP analysis of sanctions data reveals
u.afp.com/ShR8
Dozens of oil tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside office in the Cook Islands to cover their tracks, an AFP analysis of sanctions data reveals
u.afp.com/ShR8
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Even Hegseth's old Fox News colleagues are calling him out for throwing his subordinate under the bus.
December 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Even Hegseth's old Fox News colleagues are calling him out for throwing his subordinate under the bus.
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It's very surprising to learn of an Irish language primary school in East Belfast. Created by the sister-in-law of Davey Ervine (PUP). It would've had to come from within loyalism or the school would've been attacked.
Now, kids on all sides can learn the special language that's all around them.
Now, kids on all sides can learn the special language that's all around them.
December 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
It's very surprising to learn of an Irish language primary school in East Belfast. Created by the sister-in-law of Davey Ervine (PUP). It would've had to come from within loyalism or the school would've been attacked.
Now, kids on all sides can learn the special language that's all around them.
Now, kids on all sides can learn the special language that's all around them.
As more speak Irish in Northern Ireland, some Brits bite their tongues
By Steve Hendrix and Amanda Ferguson
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
@amanda.ie Gift link!
By Steve Hendrix and Amanda Ferguson
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
@amanda.ie Gift link!
As more speak Irish in Northern Ireland, some Brits bite their tongues
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
As more speak Irish in Northern Ireland, some Brits bite their tongues
By Steve Hendrix and Amanda Ferguson
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
@amanda.ie Gift link!
By Steve Hendrix and Amanda Ferguson
In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.
@amanda.ie Gift link!
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Charles Whitaker et al are making people mad for wasting money. They have paid me NOT to teach for 3 yea & have pissed away the Renberg Chair, taking $3 million from the late Gene Kapaloski (RIP) for LGBTQ journalism courses while not allowing me to teach them. Meanwhile, they give $75 mil to Trump
Yes, Northwestern and @medillschool.bsky.social, go hide in shame. You realize that no one will want to give you money to turn around and give it to Donald Trump. My alma mater is dead to me.
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Charles Whitaker et al are making people mad for wasting money. They have paid me NOT to teach for 3 yea & have pissed away the Renberg Chair, taking $3 million from the late Gene Kapaloski (RIP) for LGBTQ journalism courses while not allowing me to teach them. Meanwhile, they give $75 mil to Trump