Richard M. Carpiano

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH

@rmcarpiano.medsky.social

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Professor, University of California, Riverside School of Public Policy. Public health scientist & sociologist keen on population health & community issues. Sometimes in the news, often for troubling and frustrating topics. Opinions my own. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 .. more

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · Nov 9

Welcome new followers! About me beyond my profile: I post on a range of public health, sociological, & policy topics in my expertise areas (e.g., vaccinations, misinformation, health disparities) & other stuff I find important, intriguing, or fun/funny. Journalists: happy to chat (part of my job).

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 20h

Examples of "the best government that money can buy" are becoming more depressing. Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted accepted more than $115,000 in campaign contributions from Les Wexner, one of 6 people listed as Epstein's co-conspirators, and then voted against releasing the Epstein files.

Husted took donations from Epstein co-conspirator Les Wexner, then voted to block file release

Campaign records show Sen. Jon Husted took $116,892 from Les Wexner since 2001, including months before voting to block release of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents.

tiffinohio.net

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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 1d

This move, based on long-debunked climate-change denialism, will throw gasoline on America's home-insurance and health-insurance fires

Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 1d

Truth...

Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 1d

Welcome to Choosing a Mug

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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 1d

Welcome to Choosing a Mug

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Chris J Fisher @c-j-fisher.bsky.social · 1d

Hey look, yet another dangerous and blatantly un-scientific policy move from this administration!

There's an outrageous amount of evidence supporting human-driven #ClimateChange, and it's very real risks to #PublicHealth.

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apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change

The Environmental Protection Agency has revoked a key scientific finding that supported U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.

apnews.com

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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 1d

Pam Bondi
For @rawstory.com
Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 1d

Dr. Oz invited Epstein to his home for a Valentine’s Party in 2016, 8 years after Epstein was registered as a sex offender for attemtpting to procure a child.

Epstein’s sex offender status was no impediment to his social return and acceptance by the extremely wealthy members of this administration

Dr. Oz Becomes the Latest Trump Official in the Epstein Files

The Trump administration is full of people with ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

newrepublic.com

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 1d

George Clooney, which is why I have never understood why he gets the level of acclaim he has as an actor.

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Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social · 1d

WSJ editorial board hits FDA: It’s hard to recall a regulator who has done as much damage to medical innovation in as little time as Vinay Prasad who rejected Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine without even a cursory review.
www.wsj.com/opinion/vina...

Opinion | Vinay Prasad’s Vaccine Kill Shot

Does the White House know the harm he’s doing to public health?

www.wsj.com

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 1d

Wow... that was fast... Still more intriguing than the mens' ski jumping scandal, though I still have questions about that too.
people.com/olympain-stu...

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 1d

If I had to bet, I wouldn't be taking the odds of a happily ever after story here. And I'm an optimist.

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 1d

🙋I have questions:
1. What would he have done if he hadn't medalled?
2. Does winning the bronze (versus gold or silver) give him less "take me back" cachet?

Norway Olympic athlete wins bronze, then admits cheating on girlfriend

A biathlete from Norway won a bronze medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics and then made a bizarre, emotional confession about his girlfriend afterwards.

www.usatoday.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 2d

Sure, I was jesting the other day when I pondered aloud whether RFK Jr. recommendations for perineum and testicular tanning are all that far off, but based on this... 🤷 /s 🤦

404 Media @404media.co · 2d

Please... do not do any of this...

@evystadium.bsky.social has more. full story by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/rfk-jrs-nutr...

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 2d

sociology

Donald Trump ruined Olympic patriotism for Team USA

Olympic patriotism for Team USA just isn’t the same anymore.

www.sbnation.com

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 2d

So grandma, when authoritarianism came, what did the media do?

Well, honey, they framed everything as a battle between two sides, and never actually said one side was undermining the rule of law, damaging institutions, and creating a new Fash Tech Oligarchy™️ that was unaccountable to the people.

CNN homepage: headline says Bondi Democrats trade insults during combative hearing

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

The Atlantic’s profile of Bondi has some wow.

@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 2d

If you saw today's headline that Gallup will stop measuring presidential approval, they did the same thing in 2018. They do it whenever Trump is president.

The Hill: Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years
by Dominick Mastrangelo - 02/11/26 10:38 AM ET

Politico: Gallup retreats from political polling , again under new leadership

Gallup will announce friday that it plans to measure President Donald Trump's job approval rating only on a monthly basis.

12/21/2018

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Lance Ellisor @ellisor.net · 2d

seems almost certain we’ll later find out they were coerced

thehill.com/homenews/med...

Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2d

Folks look at you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then Cabinet secretaries don't get immediately impeached & removed for behaving like this in front of the legislature that oversees them.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

holy shit -- Bondi's new tactic is refusing to answer Democratic questions, then using time during the next Republican questioner to smear the previous Democratic member and accuse them of being complicit in violence crimes

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 2d

I don't watch reality TV, but I would watch reality TV about biathlon stars

Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 2d

THE OLYMPICS OF BIATHLON MESS CONTINUES

GOLD MEDAL FOR THE WOMAN WHO STOLE HER TEAMMATE'S CREDIT CARDS

French biathlete Julia Simon crossing the finish line and holding a "shhhh" finger to her mouth

headline: French biathlon star Juilia Simon found guilty of theft and credit card fraud
Olympic medallist admitted using teammate's bank card

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 2d

Holy Contrarians and snake oil peddlers, Batman!

Have you seen the 2026 Time 100 Health roster?

RFK Jr., Makary, Callie Means, and Dr. Oz, along w/ real deal scientists and public health/medical innovators, leaders, advocates, & champions (e.g., Michael Osterholm, Jean Twenge, Susan Monarez).

TIME100 Health 2026

In today's changing health landscape, these leaders are advancing care, shaping policy, and driving innovations that transform lives.

time.com

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 2d

It always is w/ those types. Also, if history has told us anything, it's that nothing sells music, books, film tix like adults/authority figures saying it's bad/obscene. How many acts in the 80s alone got extra royalties & gold records due to some not insig. role of moral entrepreneurship & panics?

a group of cartoon characters holding a sign that says won 't somebody please think of the children

ALT: a group of cartoon characters holding a sign that says won 't somebody please think of the children

media.tenor.com

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 2d

Guess who foots the bill for most of those costs: you, the taxpayer.

Any govt efforts to relax/86 vaccination requirements could be easily framed as efforts to waste your tax dollars. We knew the public health costs wld add up & they have in the last 12 mos. (& that's just part of the total costs).

Indiana Immunization Coalition @vaccinatein.bsky.social · 10d

Rising measles cases lead to more hospitalizations, deaths, and a greater toll on the public health system. Estimates suggest that the average cost of a measles outbreak is $43,000 per case, with costs escalating to well over $1 million for outbreaks of 50 cases or more.
www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...

The U.S. will likely lose its measles elimination status. Here's what that means

The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.

www.npr.org

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 2d

(cont'd) More here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kin...

The Kingsmen - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 2d

🤦History repeats itself: The Kingsmen's 1963 hit "Louie Louie" got FBI & FCC scrutiny bc of its popularity & alleged obscene lyrics that ppl cldn't make out. They were cleared (but no one seemed to catch their drummer yelling "Fuck!" at 0:54 after a drum fill mess-up). vault.fbi.gov/louie-louie-...

GOP lawmakers urge FCC probe after Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance

Many of the lyrics cited by critics are translations of Bad Bunny's songs but were not actually performed.

www.axios.com

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 2d

Sigh... Couldn't bring myself to include the Truth Social post on this (linked in the article anyway).

Trump's threat to block Gordie Howe bridge divides Michigan leaders

Some warn a delay could hamper progress on trade, jobs and border security.

www.axios.com

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 2d

Terrible news out of British Columbia...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

Live Updates: 10 Dead and 25 Injured in Shooting at School and Home in Canada

www.nytimes.com

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Ambassador Greg Delawie @gregdelawie.bsky.social · 2d

Under GOP leadership the U.S. has dropped further on the #Corruption Perceptions Index. Hey, at least we are still ahead of Brunei! www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2025/...

2025 Corruption Perceptions Index - Explore United States’s results

How does United States measure up in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index?

www.transparency.org

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 2d

Arizona state Senator seems to envy Utah's recent law and aspires to make her state follow suit.
🛟😷 medsky polisky health policy

Arizona Senate Bill targets fluoride in Tucson's water systems

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A significant move by the Senate Committee on Government is shaking up Arizona's public water systems. The committee has passed Senate Bill 1019, a bill aiming

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