Jung Choi "not going back!"
@jung-gt.bsky.social
Retired Biology faculty from Georgia Tech. Headed up the MS Bioinformatics program until 2022. PULSE Fellow, promoting student-centered pedagogies and departmental transformation in undergrad life science ed. Ballroom dancer, bicyclist, avid reader.
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Neighbor watched as two women were apprehended by Border Patrol in Charlotte, NC. The agents smashed their car window and zip tied them. Both are US citizens. Their crime was honking the horns of their vehicles to alert their community that ICE was in the area. How is that a crime? Crazy! 🤬
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Neighbor watched as two women were apprehended by Border Patrol in Charlotte, NC. The agents smashed their car window and zip tied them. Both are US citizens. Their crime was honking the horns of their vehicles to alert their community that ICE was in the area. How is that a crime? Crazy! 🤬
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Trump appointed Harmeet Dhillon to the Justice Department so she could own the libs and sue DEI out of existence. But she is a bad lawyer! And her utter incompetence is the main reason why a conservative Trump judge just struck down the racist Texas gerrymander. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump’s Scheme to Gift the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face
The opinion, written by a Trump appointee, cites Chief Justice John Roberts right up top.
slate.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Trump appointed Harmeet Dhillon to the Justice Department so she could own the libs and sue DEI out of existence. But she is a bad lawyer! And her utter incompetence is the main reason why a conservative Trump judge just struck down the racist Texas gerrymander. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Can't go a mile in Tucker County, WV, without seeing a "No Data Center" sign.
New report indicates a growing public resistance to data centers [via @wired.com]
New report indicates a growing public resistance to data centers
The facilities suck up land, water, and power—driving up prices for all—and many locals are fed up.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Can't go a mile in Tucker County, WV, without seeing a "No Data Center" sign.
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The misery embedded in this bill will immiserate millions for as far as the eye can see. Like the ACA, you really gotta pass it to see what’s in it. And it’s not going to have a 60% approval rating 16 years from now.
The reconciliation package — the sweeping bill passed by Republicanslast summer — has set in motion some of the most significant changes to SNAP in decades. Via @NOTUS.com
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SNAP Is Funded Again. States Still Have to Deal With Trump’s New Eligibility Restrictions.
The biggest anti-hunger program in the U.S. is set to lose over $187 billion between now and 2034.
www.thecity.nyc
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The misery embedded in this bill will immiserate millions for as far as the eye can see. Like the ACA, you really gotta pass it to see what’s in it. And it’s not going to have a 60% approval rating 16 years from now.
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jon is right, of course, and at some point, the rest of the country will need to get in the fight if they want to have the benefits of public health, like not dying a lot. our workers are burned out after a decade of abuse, turmoil, & violence. we don’t grow on trees, and we can’t do this alone
I hope people can understand that we have no power unless we organize.
If the people invested in justice-oriented public health practice and policy do not organize themselves with a strategy rooted in analysis of power, it's game over for the field.
If the people invested in justice-oriented public health practice and policy do not organize themselves with a strategy rooted in analysis of power, it's game over for the field.
This is designed to tank public health & primary care by excluding public health professions, advanced nursing practice, physical & occupational therapy from loans that can cover the cost of education. This is going to make an existing workforce crisis worse.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
jon is right, of course, and at some point, the rest of the country will need to get in the fight if they want to have the benefits of public health, like not dying a lot. our workers are burned out after a decade of abuse, turmoil, & violence. we don’t grow on trees, and we can’t do this alone
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If this stupid bill actually passes, we are even more doomed than I thought. Note that it also includes Russia. U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If this stupid bill actually passes, we are even more doomed than I thought. Note that it also includes Russia. U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
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This has gotten lost: Abigail Spanberger won big after vowing to RESCIND Glenn Youngkin's executive order directing local cooperation with ICE and voting AGAINST the anti-immigrant Laken Riley Act. Yet she gained bigly with working class.
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This has gotten lost: Abigail Spanberger won big after vowing to RESCIND Glenn Youngkin's executive order directing local cooperation with ICE and voting AGAINST the anti-immigrant Laken Riley Act. Yet she gained bigly with working class.
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
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Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are officially on strike on Red Cup Day at corporate stores across the country!
All 15 million members of America’s unions stand in solidarity with them in their fight for a fair contract with fair wages and better scheduling.
All 15 million members of America’s unions stand in solidarity with them in their fight for a fair contract with fair wages and better scheduling.
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are officially on strike on Red Cup Day at corporate stores across the country!
All 15 million members of America’s unions stand in solidarity with them in their fight for a fair contract with fair wages and better scheduling.
All 15 million members of America’s unions stand in solidarity with them in their fight for a fair contract with fair wages and better scheduling.
Isn't there a nation-wide shortage of commercial truck drivers? "Under the new rules [that Transportation Secretary Duffy announced in September], only 10,000 of the 200,000 noncitizens who have commercial licenses would qualify for them" www.npr.org/2025/11/13/g...
California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver's licenses given to immigrants
The announcement follows harsh criticism from the Trump administration about California and other states granting licenses to people in the country illegally.
www.npr.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Isn't there a nation-wide shortage of commercial truck drivers? "Under the new rules [that Transportation Secretary Duffy announced in September], only 10,000 of the 200,000 noncitizens who have commercial licenses would qualify for them" www.npr.org/2025/11/13/g...
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2/ First up, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is standing up for science. The AAP is suing HHS Sec. RFK Jr., arguing that his vaccine advisory panel (ACIP) should be dissolved. The lawsuit also seeks to overturn the panel’s recent decisions.
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
2/ First up, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is standing up for science. The AAP is suing HHS Sec. RFK Jr., arguing that his vaccine advisory panel (ACIP) should be dissolved. The lawsuit also seeks to overturn the panel’s recent decisions.
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I do think this is a point of radicalization because a lot of angry, angry normal people were ready to dig in and suffer a lot in order to make fascists suffer a little, and their resolution was sold out and made into a mockery
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I do think this is a point of radicalization because a lot of angry, angry normal people were ready to dig in and suffer a lot in order to make fascists suffer a little, and their resolution was sold out and made into a mockery
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Well now I'm pondering - what is the best Introductory Biostats book out there that folk have had success with. I used to like Whitlock & Schluter, but have come to find it too test-based and not enough thinking-based (to use a term of art?).
False. There is no such thing as an introductory statistics textbook
What intro stats textbook to use?
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November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Well now I'm pondering - what is the best Introductory Biostats book out there that folk have had success with. I used to like Whitlock & Schluter, but have come to find it too test-based and not enough thinking-based (to use a term of art?).
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I've been a supporter of @kaine.senate.gov since I was eligible to vote.
I've been confused by some of his votes this year, but he also fought some good fights.
This "rogue" vote, squandering our leverage & energy immediately following our historic Virginia election was the last straw.
I'm done.
I've been confused by some of his votes this year, but he also fought some good fights.
This "rogue" vote, squandering our leverage & energy immediately following our historic Virginia election was the last straw.
I'm done.
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I've been a supporter of @kaine.senate.gov since I was eligible to vote.
I've been confused by some of his votes this year, but he also fought some good fights.
This "rogue" vote, squandering our leverage & energy immediately following our historic Virginia election was the last straw.
I'm done.
I've been confused by some of his votes this year, but he also fought some good fights.
This "rogue" vote, squandering our leverage & energy immediately following our historic Virginia election was the last straw.
I'm done.
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NEWS: House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The legislation would prohibit taxpayer dollars for any type of gender-affirming care for transgender people. This would include programs like Medicaid
September 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
NEWS: House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The legislation would prohibit taxpayer dollars for any type of gender-affirming care for transgender people. This would include programs like Medicaid
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These goddamned motherfuckers. No more Italian pasta on store shelves. Gummies and THC chocolates recriminalized. More cash handouts to MAGA criminals in the Senate. And no money for ACA subsidies or SNAP. This is what America gets because Democrats couldn't hold the line on the shudown. Assholes.
More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
oh the paul amendment is going down 78-22
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
These goddamned motherfuckers. No more Italian pasta on store shelves. Gummies and THC chocolates recriminalized. More cash handouts to MAGA criminals in the Senate. And no money for ACA subsidies or SNAP. This is what America gets because Democrats couldn't hold the line on the shudown. Assholes.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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We just launched the biggest primary program in Indivisible’s history. Help us (literally) send Schumer and the surrender caucus a message. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
Democratic leaders failed us again. Time to get some new leaders.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We just launched the biggest primary program in Indivisible’s history. Help us (literally) send Schumer and the surrender caucus a message. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
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After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
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ERISA won't save you. The ACA market entering a death spiral will cause massive failures in the health care delivery system. Even more hospitals will close. Rural clinics will go under. Entire practices will be sold to venture capital.
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
ERISA won't save you. The ACA market entering a death spiral will cause massive failures in the health care delivery system. Even more hospitals will close. Rural clinics will go under. Entire practices will be sold to venture capital.
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They all just gave unanimous consent to fast track, so it’s definitely dishonest.
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They did. My god. They are fast tracking the vote.
Every single one of them.
Every single one of them.
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
They all just gave unanimous consent to fast track, so it’s definitely dishonest.
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Why is the "we must be united!" hectoring directed at people who are mad at the Cavers and not to the Cavers? Everyone who's mad was united, then the Cave Caucus walked across the aisle and betrayed what the public had been told was the Dem position.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Why is the "we must be united!" hectoring directed at people who are mad at the Cavers and not to the Cavers? Everyone who's mad was united, then the Cave Caucus walked across the aisle and betrayed what the public had been told was the Dem position.
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By the way, this has been the Democrats party for decades. They’ve skated by for years on this “at least we’re not republicans” bullshit, meanwhile enabling them at every turn.
This is just the time during which you can ill afford their feckless ways.
This is just the time during which you can ill afford their feckless ways.
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
By the way, this has been the Democrats party for decades. They’ve skated by for years on this “at least we’re not republicans” bullshit, meanwhile enabling them at every turn.
This is just the time during which you can ill afford their feckless ways.
This is just the time during which you can ill afford their feckless ways.