Liza Dawson
@lefty-l.bsky.social
Interested in public health, bioethics, social justice, clinical trials, and community engagement in research, among other things.
And dogs.
And dogs.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Jamie Raskin with the "We shall fight on the beaches..." energy that smart Dems are taking into the second 100 days.
Whole (short!) statement is here, and worth reading:
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/news/documen...
Whole (short!) statement is here, and worth reading:
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/news/documen...
April 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Jamie Raskin with the "We shall fight on the beaches..." energy that smart Dems are taking into the second 100 days.
Whole (short!) statement is here, and worth reading:
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/news/documen...
Whole (short!) statement is here, and worth reading:
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/news/documen...
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Two of the companies that DOGE staffer Gavin Kliger is invested in — Apple and Tesla — are on the CFPB’s list of prohibited holdings.
The other two aren’t on the list but are nevertheless barred under agency guidance.
The other two aren’t on the list but are nevertheless barred under agency guidance.
A DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From the Cuts
Gavin Kliger helped oversee mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while holding stock in companies that experts say likely stand to benefit from dismantling that agency — a…
www.propublica.org
April 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Two of the companies that DOGE staffer Gavin Kliger is invested in — Apple and Tesla — are on the CFPB’s list of prohibited holdings.
The other two aren’t on the list but are nevertheless barred under agency guidance.
The other two aren’t on the list but are nevertheless barred under agency guidance.
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A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond.
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly.
Political science professor Hakeem Jefferson argues for DEI's importance to de-monopolizing universities.
stanforddaily.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond.
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
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I’m honestly feeling a little broken and unmoored by all these new developments 🫤.
NSF Sets New Priorities
After a change in priorities, NSF says it won’t fund programs that promote DEI or combat misinformation, among others. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4jjEuma
After a change in priorities, NSF says it won’t fund programs that promote DEI or combat misinformation, among others. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4jjEuma
NSF Terminates Grants Focused on DEI or Misinformation
After a change in priorities, NSF says it won’t fund programs that promote DEI or combat misinformation, among others.
bit.ly
April 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I’m honestly feeling a little broken and unmoored by all these new developments 🫤.
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In lieu of a web story from NOAA about annual atmospheric CO2 trends, please enjoy and share this post from my esteemed former NOAA colleague @tdiliberto.bsky.social !
Earlier in April, NOAA released the global concentration of CO2 for 2024 which was 422.7 ppm.
CO2 concentrations grew by 3.7 ppm which was far and away the biggest increase on record.
Why? Well, usually there is a story at NOAA that explains...Not this year though.
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/...
CO2 concentrations grew by 3.7 ppm which was far and away the biggest increase on record.
Why? Well, usually there is a story at NOAA that explains...Not this year though.
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/...
April 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
In lieu of a web story from NOAA about annual atmospheric CO2 trends, please enjoy and share this post from my esteemed former NOAA colleague @tdiliberto.bsky.social !
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Further politicization of NIH...
I received this email from numerous folks from within NIH with new appointments (some of which are actually a month or more old)
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I received this email from numerous folks from within NIH with new appointments (some of which are actually a month or more old)
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April 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Further politicization of NIH...
I received this email from numerous folks from within NIH with new appointments (some of which are actually a month or more old)
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I received this email from numerous folks from within NIH with new appointments (some of which are actually a month or more old)
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Yet another horrible, wasteful decision…
Let’s dream up to ways to shit on women. Oh hey, let’s cancel the largest clinical trial ever for women www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Yet another horrible, wasteful decision…
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NEW: Per a source with knowledge, the entire HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, or OIDP, was just fired.
March 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
NEW: Per a source with knowledge, the entire HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, or OIDP, was just fired.
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Breaking: The FDA's top vaccine official was pushed out and resigned today from the agency, @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social reports
Exclusive | Top Vaccine Official Out at FDA
In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks cited ‘misinformation and lies’ from Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr.
www.wsj.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Breaking: The FDA's top vaccine official was pushed out and resigned today from the agency, @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social reports
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Here we go! Let's see this every day from state and local authorities, please.
Joint Statement from Thirteen State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot Be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with the attorneys general of New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Ve...
oag.ca.gov
January 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Here we go! Let's see this every day from state and local authorities, please.
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“They don’t treat any other club this way. We see very clearly the ‘Palestine exception’ being applied here.”
From Campus to the Courts, the “Palestine Exception” Rules University Crackdowns
Students protesters against Israel’s was on Gaza say the “Palestine exception” means they are being treated more harshly than other groups.
interc.pt
November 18, 2024 at 7:32 PM
“They don’t treat any other club this way. We see very clearly the ‘Palestine exception’ being applied here.”
Anyone got a bioethics starter pack on BSKY?
November 17, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Anyone got a bioethics starter pack on BSKY?
From the Maggie Phair Institute
November 17, 2024 at 3:56 PM
From the Maggie Phair Institute
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The only Palestinian American member of Congress has called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign after he refused to hold Israel accountable for failing to allow U.S. aid into Gaza.
Rashida Tlaib Calls on Blinken to Resign for Violating U.S. Laws on Aid and Arms Trade
Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American member of Congress, has called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign after he refused to hold Israel accountable for failing to allow U.S. aid…
www.democracynow.org
November 15, 2024 at 7:15 PM
The only Palestinian American member of Congress has called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign after he refused to hold Israel accountable for failing to allow U.S. aid into Gaza.
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