Nilesh Shah
@needogg.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Dental Public Health and Biostatistics at University of Pittsburgh. Improviser. TGIF enthusiast. Opinions are my own.
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Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli aren't bringing "gold standard science" to the #NIH, they are gutting research slowly but surely. When this time is over, they should be hauled before Congress, and shunned for the rest of their lives. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli aren't bringing "gold standard science" to the #NIH, they are gutting research slowly but surely. When this time is over, they should be hauled before Congress, and shunned for the rest of their lives. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
June 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
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Get white men to understand they have an identity and have done nothing but talk to us about their identities and how to politically and culturally accommodate their identities for all of history challenge: impossible
This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
November 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Get white men to understand they have an identity and have done nothing but talk to us about their identities and how to politically and culturally accommodate their identities for all of history challenge: impossible
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All I have to say about the Nuzzi profile is that at the end of it she jokes about how she destroyed her life. In fact she did not do that. She has a book, a magazine job, this lovely profile. People’s lives are being destroyed by this administration, however, including by -well, you know.
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
All I have to say about the Nuzzi profile is that at the end of it she jokes about how she destroyed her life. In fact she did not do that. She has a book, a magazine job, this lovely profile. People’s lives are being destroyed by this administration, however, including by -well, you know.
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Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
great world series. ICC women's cricket championship starts in about 4.5 hours. more bats hitting balls please.
November 2, 2025 at 4:57 AM
great world series. ICC women's cricket championship starts in about 4.5 hours. more bats hitting balls please.
ESPN hockey broadcasts are absolutely dreadful.
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
ESPN hockey broadcasts are absolutely dreadful.
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Donovan Mitchell, sheesh.
October 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Donovan Mitchell, sheesh.
These signs should say stuff like, "Fund mRNA Research" and "Vaccinate your kids for HPV"
they don't even have the courage to let fans write out their own stand up to cancer messages, the cards in the stands are pre-printed with stuff like "survivors" and "kids in the fight"
October 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
These signs should say stuff like, "Fund mRNA Research" and "Vaccinate your kids for HPV"
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It sounds like due to the gov shutdown, SNAP isn't going to be available for folks next month. But, there are plenty of weekly distros you can get a free meal (and not just if you are on SNAP!) And if you are looking for help or looking to help reach out to us! Let's take care of each other!
October 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
It sounds like due to the gov shutdown, SNAP isn't going to be available for folks next month. But, there are plenty of weekly distros you can get a free meal (and not just if you are on SNAP!) And if you are looking for help or looking to help reach out to us! Let's take care of each other!
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There’s a plain desire and belief that there’s a path towards political power through white solidarity and we are seeing so many people reach for this.
Establishment Democrats spent a full year complaining the Left forced them to be “woke.”
But then a left populist, Graham Platner, threatened to win in Maine, so they went right back to trying to cancel someone over old internet posts.
But then a left populist, Graham Platner, threatened to win in Maine, so they went right back to trying to cancel someone over old internet posts.
Democrats Cynically Wield “Wokeness” Against Graham Platner
Establishment Democrats spent a full year complaining the Left forced them to be “woke.” But then a left populist, Graham Platner, threatened to win in Maine, so they went right back to trying to cancel someone over old internet posts.
jacobin.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
There’s a plain desire and belief that there’s a path towards political power through white solidarity and we are seeing so many people reach for this.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
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The way Dems treat Mamdani versus Platner... hm
"Not one senator said Platner’s tattoo or other controversies were disqualifying, and several acknowledged he’s bringing excitement to a party that has been struggling in the political wilderness since President Donald Trump took back power in January."
da fuc is wrong with these people
da fuc is wrong with these people
Senate Democrats tread lightly on Maine primary as new poll shows Graham Platner leading Janet Mills
Despite recent controversies, Platner has a huge lead in a recent poll and is drawing big crowds, while the two-term governor Mills is counting on her experience and achievements.
www.nbcnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The way Dems treat Mamdani versus Platner... hm
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the white house brought to you by fanduel
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
the white house brought to you by fanduel
Yes! I see it with my 3rd grader. We ask too much of them. Online work is often more time consuming and frustrating. We get very little feedback--so much goes directly to him, and 8 yr olds aren't always great at remembering what happened or what's important.
I'm sure this has been written about somewhere, but as a parent I am struck by how much greater my high school kid's executive function is expected to be versus what was expected of me - and it's entirely because all his work is online. He has to not only do the work but submit... 1/8
October 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Yes! I see it with my 3rd grader. We ask too much of them. Online work is often more time consuming and frustrating. We get very little feedback--so much goes directly to him, and 8 yr olds aren't always great at remembering what happened or what's important.
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Just started reading. Can already tell it's good defector.com/why-are-ther...
Why Are There Still Pirates Fans? | Defector
PITTSBURGH — Baseball is one of those sports where most fans head into Opening Day at least with a hint of hope. How else do you explain 48,000 showing up for the Rockies’ home opener? This year, the ...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Just started reading. Can already tell it's good defector.com/why-are-ther...
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I love when white people suddenly start exposing how many white supremacists they surround themselves with by pretending it's a normal, universal experience.
October 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I love when white people suddenly start exposing how many white supremacists they surround themselves with by pretending it's a normal, universal experience.