Elizabeth Pathak, PhD

Elizabeth Pathak, PhD

@bethpathak.bsky.social

Epidemiologist and program director in Bethesda; @Wesleyan_U @UNC grad; pro-labor anti-racist scholar. I stan Black radicals. Solidarity forever 👊🏼 Private, NOT official opinions.

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Martha S. Jones
@marthasjones.bsky.social

“Whatever the solution to the erosion of liberal democracy, it should be commonly held that no path back to power that does not consider Black America can be the American dream.” - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/o...

nytimes.comOpinion | What ‘A Different World’ Still Says About Black AmericaIn the ’90s, we invested in Hillman’s students because they helped us imagine ourselves, whether our past or our future.

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Chris Hayes
@chrislhayes.bsky.social

This is one of the most holy sh*t stories I’ve ever read in my life. www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...

vanityfair.comThe Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed More Than $700 Million in TransfersAn exclusive excerpt from ‘Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East’ examines how bank accounts linked the president’s son-in-law—and former sen...
Elizabeth Pathak, PhD
@bethpathak.bsky.social

et tu Pfizer?

Josh Sternberg@joshsternberg.com

“A Popular Information analysis of campaign finance records reveals that the [Ramaswamy] ad was funded, in part, with contributions from the PACs and executives of major American corporations, including Bank of America, Deloitte, DraftKings, Kroger, and Nationwide.” popular.info/p/the-corpor...

Elizabeth Pathak, PhD
@bethpathak.bsky.social

ohh now I really want to see it 😁

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

(THR) - TikTok has banned the entire Musk film account, citing political content that violates its policies. .. raises concerns about Big Tech suppression that the very film seeks to expose.” @thr.com www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

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Marion Pepper
@marionpepper.bsky.social

So sad to hear of @helenbranswell.bsky.social ‘s passing. She was the best of the best. A master of science communication with a deep understanding of immunology, epidemiology and public health. Her interview questions cut straight to the point and I trusted her implicitly. She will be missed.

Elizabeth Pathak, PhD
@bethpathak.bsky.social

Building a peacetime economy is the most important, serious work we can do.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

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Amy Maxmen, PhD
@amymaxmen.bsky.social

Absolutely stunning/horrifying to see a 5th measles death in PA. This means the outbreak is probably far higher than numbers count, seeing as roughly 1-3 people die per 1,000. Many people aren't being tested. Also: I'm going to states now for info, not the CDC* app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrI...

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Nick Field
@nickfield.bsky.social

The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...

wsj.comExclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against ParamountThe California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs.

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Jason Leopold
@jasonleopold.bsky.social

HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

bloomberg.comInside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian SchoolPentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.

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NPR
@npr.org

The remarkable revelation comes after previous warnings about countries such as Russia possibly weaponizing a global frontier long agreed in treaties to be used for only peaceful purposes. n.pr/4xz6XuJ

n.prU.S. acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in spaceThe remarkable revelation comes after previous warnings about countries such as Russia possibly weaponizing a global frontier long agreed in treaties to be used for only peaceful purposes.
Elizabeth Pathak, PhD
@bethpathak.bsky.social

Colson Whitehead is the emperor of sentences 🐐

Liora Halperin@lioracle.bsky.social

Good timing to get to this surprise line in Colson Whitehead, Cool Machine: “The High Holidays usually found Zippo in synagogue smug and content, wracking his brain for something to atone for: Nada.”

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Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas.bsky.social

Don Jr. is compromised by the Russian government—something you could have guessed, but is now fully confirmed by this ProPublica investigation about an oligarch who helped pay for his wedding.

propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
Elizabeth Pathak, PhD
@bethpathak.bsky.social

vimeo.com/1224659811/7... Thrilled that I finally had the chance to watch this moving and inspiring documentary by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social. Among many standout moments was archival footage of Fred Hampton saying "If you are afraid of socialism, you are afraid of YOURSELF!" 🙌🏽🔥

vimeo.comPower to the People, Y'all [Happy Labor Day]Power to the People, Y’all is a character-driven documentary that explores aging, legacy, and resistance through interviews with five founding members of the Winston-Salem Chapter of the Black Panther...

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Admirable Women
@admirablewomen.bsky.social

Virologist/molecular biologist Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal altered the trajectory of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. First to clone HIV-1 & complete its genetic mapping, directly leading to life-saving antiviral drug cocktails. Most-cited female scientist of the 1980s. Born #OTD in 1946. #WomenInSTEM

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Carl T. Bergstrom
@carlbergstrom.com

Zero surprise that these are explicitly designed to cause pain without leaving a mark, not to incapacitate. Yes, we're spending $20M to buy ICE agents torture devices.

wired.comThe Painful Truth of Exactly How ICE’s New Shock Gloves Actually WorkICE is spending millions on shock gloves designed to overpower subjects through intense, localized pain.
Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com

Let's give the unhinged, untrained, unaccountable bullies electroshock gloves. While we're at it, do a no-bid contract for this bullshit.

apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocksImmigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
Elizabeth Pathak, PhD
@bethpathak.bsky.social

💯

Amanda Marcotte@amandamarcotte.bsky.social

New Standing Room Only! Today's excerpt: Wisconsin's primary is a gift to progressives. It shows us what works and what doesn't with candidate selection. Read and subscribe today! Music by Sleater-Kinney. salon-standingroomonly.beehiiv.com/p/wisconsin-...

Elizabeth Pathak, PhD
@bethpathak.bsky.social

feeling this one hard this morning 🤦🏼‍♀️

Joshua Rivera@jmrivera.bsky.social

insane how there isn’t a single industry where being good at your job does anything for you variety.com/2026/film/ne...

variety.comPixar Bears Brunt of Disney Studio Layoffs as Company Axes Several Hundred StaffersPixar Animation Studios, despite riding high on the success of summer blockbuster "Toy Story 5," was hit particularly hard in a wave of corporatewide layoffs at Disney.

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Jason Scott
@textfiles.com

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

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TizzyWoman
@tizzywoman.bsky.social

In an unprecedented act of dissent, active-duty USAF Major Jason Watson was arrested on the Capitol steps after calling for the impeachment & removal of Donald Trump. Risking his career to uphold his constitutional oath, his arrest marks a historic moment. ✊🏻✊🏿✊🏼✊🏾✊🏽

Elizabeth Pathak, PhD
@bethpathak.bsky.social

et tu Atul Gawande?

maia arson crimew 🏴@crimew.gay

SCOOP: So remember Dialog, Peter Thiel's private society that doesn't have a public website and no public list of members? I (along with a number of other journalists) have just been tipped off that embedded in the code of their closed off website there IS what seems to be a list of some members.

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Tina Vasquez
@tinavasquez.bsky.social

ICE will no longer publicly report the deaths of immigrants recently released from detention. ICE frames this as "common sense," when in fact, it's an effort to obscure the true number of people who die as a result of being detained—especially now as in-custody deaths surge.

nbcnews.comICE will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from custodyThe goal of the 2021 policy was to ensure that ICE could not avoid accountability for deaths by releasing severely ill people from custody.