Liz Seegert
@lizseegert.bsky.social
health journalist. Focus on aging, caregiving, policy, and more. Grandma. Dog mom. Partial to strong coffee, dark chocolate, red wine. AHCJ, ASJA, JAWS.
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More attack on vaccine from RFK Jr.
CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back.
“I have heard that they are planning to ‘update it’ and shudder to think what that will mean,” Demetre Daskalakis, a former member of CDC leadership, told NOTUS.
www.notus.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
More attack on vaccine from RFK Jr.
I never thought there were so many horrible people in this country.
No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I never thought there were so many horrible people in this country.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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🧪Let’s set the record straight. AGAIN
Andrew Wakefield’s paper was RETRACTED by The Lancet in Feb 2010.
Andrew Wakefield’s paper was RETRACTED by The Lancet in Feb 2010.
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
🧪Let’s set the record straight. AGAIN
Andrew Wakefield’s paper was RETRACTED by The Lancet in Feb 2010.
Andrew Wakefield’s paper was RETRACTED by The Lancet in Feb 2010.
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Live your life so you’re not the only living president and vice president not to be invited to a former vice president’s funeral
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Live your life so you’re not the only living president and vice president not to be invited to a former vice president’s funeral
REMINDER: application deadline for the JAWS Health Journalism Fellowship is approaching! stipend, mentoring, ongoing education and trip to annual conference in fall. US based women journalists w/2-7 years experience eligible.
DEADLINE DECEMBER 5!
#journalism #fellowship
DEADLINE DECEMBER 5!
#journalism #fellowship
JAWS
jaws.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
REMINDER: application deadline for the JAWS Health Journalism Fellowship is approaching! stipend, mentoring, ongoing education and trip to annual conference in fall. US based women journalists w/2-7 years experience eligible.
DEADLINE DECEMBER 5!
#journalism #fellowship
DEADLINE DECEMBER 5!
#journalism #fellowship
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Three cheers for Bloomberg journalist @catherinelucey.bsky.social for maintaining professionalism in the face of sweaty absurdity.
Your question rattled him and he showed the world how close he is to snapping. Well done.
Your question rattled him and he showed the world how close he is to snapping. Well done.
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Three cheers for Bloomberg journalist @catherinelucey.bsky.social for maintaining professionalism in the face of sweaty absurdity.
Your question rattled him and he showed the world how close he is to snapping. Well done.
Your question rattled him and he showed the world how close he is to snapping. Well done.
@lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social praising ABC News’ Mary Bruce for doing her job questioning Trump and bin Salman about Khashogg’s murder. I wish other reporters had picked up on this and pushed harder.
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
@lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social praising ABC News’ Mary Bruce for doing her job questioning Trump and bin Salman about Khashogg’s murder. I wish other reporters had picked up on this and pushed harder.
@lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social is giving yet another master class in the hypocrisy of the @senategop.govpeeps.us since 49 of them reversed their vote on releasing the #Epsteinfiles from September. And Mike Johnson has been thoroughly called out as the liar and weasel he is.
November 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
@lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social is giving yet another master class in the hypocrisy of the @senategop.govpeeps.us since 49 of them reversed their vote on releasing the #Epsteinfiles from September. And Mike Johnson has been thoroughly called out as the liar and weasel he is.
Both House and Senate approved the Epstein bill today in just hours. I don’t ever want to hear again how things can’t get done in Congress. When the motivation is there, things can move as quickly as they want. Any delays are created by people not processes.
November 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Both House and Senate approved the Epstein bill today in just hours. I don’t ever want to hear again how things can’t get done in Congress. When the motivation is there, things can move as quickly as they want. Any delays are created by people not processes.
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Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?
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Over 1,000 young girls were raped, sexually abused, & victimized by very powerful men. Over many years. Those young girls are the ONLY victims in this horrible story.
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Over 1,000 young girls were raped, sexually abused, & victimized by very powerful men. Over many years. Those young girls are the ONLY victims in this horrible story.
There are tens of thousands of Epstein pages we already know about. Dems could release a handful of pages every day between now and the midterms just to continually keep this in the news cycle. Just sayin’
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM
There are tens of thousands of Epstein pages we already know about. Dems could release a handful of pages every day between now and the midterms just to continually keep this in the news cycle. Just sayin’
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But his emails… open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
But His Emails...
Before he was elected in 2016, Donald Trump bragged about grabbing women by the pu**y and barging into rooms of partially dressed young pageant contestants.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
But his emails… open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
@maddow.msnbc.com excoriated the @senatedemocrats.bsky.social for caving on the CR. @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com had a different explanation of the compromise. Reminder that two very smart people can have different views and both be right. Also, thx for a terrific lesson on Senate inner workings.
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com excoriated the @senatedemocrats.bsky.social for caving on the CR. @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com had a different explanation of the compromise. Reminder that two very smart people can have different views and both be right. Also, thx for a terrific lesson on Senate inner workings.
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This is pure, unadulterated evil.
The president of the United States is deliberately trying to starve millions of people.
The president of the United States is deliberately trying to starve millions of people.
Any food which has gotten to poor families the states must send agents to reclaim the food before it is eaten or face new federal penalties
“.. The Agriculture Department issued the command in a late-night Saturday memo .. That guidance threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not “comply” quickly with the government’s new orders.”
@tonyromm.bsky.social #SNAP
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
@tonyromm.bsky.social #SNAP
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
November 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is pure, unadulterated evil.
The president of the United States is deliberately trying to starve millions of people.
The president of the United States is deliberately trying to starve millions of people.
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The wording of this is highly unusual, and suggests that Justice Jackson is expecting the First Circuit to rule on a stay pending appeal (a longer pause of the district court's order) in the next few days.
I'll have more to say about this in "One First" as soon as I can write it up.
I'll have more to say about this in "One First" as soon as I can write it up.
November 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The wording of this is highly unusual, and suggests that Justice Jackson is expecting the First Circuit to rule on a stay pending appeal (a longer pause of the district court's order) in the next few days.
I'll have more to say about this in "One First" as soon as I can write it up.
I'll have more to say about this in "One First" as soon as I can write it up.
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It’s important to note this was a procedural action, not a ruling on the merits of the underlying case. Justice Jackson wasn’t siding with the Trump administration; she was making sure the legal process unfolded correctly and fairly.
apnews.com/article/snap...
apnews.com/article/snap...
Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s important to note this was a procedural action, not a ruling on the merits of the underlying case. Justice Jackson wasn’t siding with the Trump administration; she was making sure the legal process unfolded correctly and fairly.
apnews.com/article/snap...
apnews.com/article/snap...
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begging people to actually read the story about Ketanji Brown Jackson issuing the SNAP administrative stay before ranting about the Supreme Court Did It Again
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 AM
begging people to actually read the story about Ketanji Brown Jackson issuing the SNAP administrative stay before ranting about the Supreme Court Did It Again
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Spoken like a true billionaire.
Trump: "I don't want to hear about the affordability, because right now we're much less. If you look at energy, we're getting close to $2 a gallon gasoline."
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Spoken like a true billionaire.
just a reminder, @nytimes.com has had "issues" with qualified women in the workplace before. 50 years later, it seems they still haven't learned
www.nytimes.com/1978/11/21/a...
www.nytimes.com/1978/11/21/a...
The Times Settles Sex‐Bias Suit Filed by Female Workers in U.S. Court (Published 1978)
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
just a reminder, @nytimes.com has had "issues" with qualified women in the workplace before. 50 years later, it seems they still haven't learned
www.nytimes.com/1978/11/21/a...
www.nytimes.com/1978/11/21/a...
the real question now is what is anyone -- including the court -- going to do about it? How this plays out will be very telling.
In a shocking reversal, Trump said federal food benefits won’t be distributed during the shutdown, despite a court order
Trump Says He’ll Defy Court Order And Won’t Give Out SNAP Benefits
The president appears to want to ignore a court order to pay the benefits.
www.huffpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
the real question now is what is anyone -- including the court -- going to do about it? How this plays out will be very telling.
I recently spoke with Helen Osborne, host of the #HealthLiteracy Out Loud podcast about using narrative journalism approaches in public health. Hear the interview here
www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/2025/11/01/n...
www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/2025/11/01/n...
Narrative Journalism: Stories to Make Points Clear and Compelling (HLOL #265) - Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast
Liz Seegert is an award-winning, independent journalist. Liz has written about health for more than 30 years. Her main beats include aging, women’s health, social determinants of health, and health po...
www.healthliteracyoutloud.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I recently spoke with Helen Osborne, host of the #HealthLiteracy Out Loud podcast about using narrative journalism approaches in public health. Hear the interview here
www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/2025/11/01/n...
www.healthliteracyoutloud.com/2025/11/01/n...
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American parents, please ignore Trump’s recent reiteration of nonsense about Tylenol and vaccines, as well as anything the man ever says about the health of your children. Please talk with your medical professionals.
October 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
American parents, please ignore Trump’s recent reiteration of nonsense about Tylenol and vaccines, as well as anything the man ever says about the health of your children. Please talk with your medical professionals.
a new report shows huge gaps among states when it comes to Medicare benficiary access, quality and affordability. My latest, with colleague #JoeBurns for @healthjournalism.org
healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10...
healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10...
New report reveals major gaps in Medicare access, quality and affordability
A new scorecard from The Commonwealth Fund ranks states on how easily beneficiaries can access Medicare services in their area.
healthjournalism.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
a new report shows huge gaps among states when it comes to Medicare benficiary access, quality and affordability. My latest, with colleague #JoeBurns for @healthjournalism.org
healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10...
healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10...