As a former NYT staffer, I'm embarrassed by a post like this — and that
@nytimes
management would tolerate it. The press owes no fealty to protesters (or anyone). But it's also true that no one — including protesters — owes fealty, or courtesy, or attention to the press. smh
When protests are not about actually explaining your cause or trying to engage journalists who are there to listen.
@Peggynoonannyc
describes her visit to Columbia before the raid.
"You may remember the delusional mantra 'the generals will save us' and the praise for Mattis, McMaster and Kelly as 'the adults in the room'. But there were never adults in the room. There were only accomplices." --
@gaslitnation
It is my honor to be among the first to share the beginning of this week-long effort at scientific truth-telling — a year in the making — from
@undarkmag
, and under the sharp editorial direction of
@ashleythesmart
and Angela Saini.
@BridgetPhetasy
Your principles should be based on weighing the most likely outcomes in the real world, not on how you wish things were. The former considers the well-being of the masses. The latter considers only ... you.
@powellAtlantic
@nytimes
I don't disagree, though a journalist complaining that sources won't open up is weirder to me than young protesters displaying caution around the media. Overcoming the former is literally your job. The latter is probably a healthy reflex in anyone.
If
@Google
's
@Nest
Secure devices really had secret microphones that they hid from consumers, those consumers should probably be forgiven if they don't trust the company's after-the-fact promises that it never spied on them.
#DontBeEvil
via
@csoonline
A hospital bills $50,000 for knee replacement surgery. A detailed investigation pins the actual cost of the procedure, all told, at $10,550. This is American health care.
You can be a Republican. You can be a Democrat. You can be liberal, conservative, or any flavor in between. But wherever you sit, you have to concede that this take by
@TuckerCarlson
is morally, intellectually, and journalistically bankrupt.
In which I do something I've mostly resisted for decades: Talking about my
#headaches
. Many thanks to the always excellent folks
@nytopinion
for shepherding this.
From the original NYT story (from June!!): "the EPA has in most cases decided to exclude from its calculations any potential exposure caused by the substances’ presence in the air, the ground or water. ... [focusing instead on] direct contact with a chemical."
Profile of an exodus: Eight scientists look back on the last four years, and why they -- and so many others -- left the Trump administration.
#science
“It was like you’re telling me that the sky is green, you know, or the earth is flat."
The researchers and administrators charged with mitigating threats to public health in the U.S. have been banned from saying:
"Vulnerable"
"Entitlement"
"Diversity"
"Transgender"
"Fetus"
"Evidence-based”
"Science-based"
This is real life.
Not the Onion: Faculty express concern that paying university workers higher wages could negatively impact UC's "transformative work in ... economic inequality."
@Mathilde1469
It seemed obvious from the very beginning, and yes, I expected exactly this outcome. But I suppose a part of me still hoped I was wrong, and it's breathtaking to see this historical cynicism and stupidity realized and inscribed.
Journalists ought not be promoting a Johnson & Johnson initiative in return for donations. Indeed, journalists ought to be keeping Johnson & Johnson and its initiatives at the same arm's-length distance they would any other corporation. Think twice.
#WCSJ2019
And
#1
: This probing profile of coronavirus specialists who, over the last decades, watched helplessly as research funding went toward other threats is, simply put, a must-read. Story by the very excellent and very Twitter-shy journalist, Charles Schmidt.
A truly excellent piece of journalism that's long overdue -- and one that really captures the voracious sneakiness of horizontal drilling. Kudos to
@ProPublica
,
@Kenwardjr
, et al -
A
#migraine
is not just a headache. Neither is a cluster attack. They sideline millions of people and siphon billions of dollars from the economy due to lost productivity. And yet the
@NIH
offers scant funding for headache science. Why?
@AHDAorg
hopes to find out. 1/2
#HOH2022
It is mind-boggling — almost the point of straining credulity — that there was so little police presence. No arrests. No National Guard. No apparent plan to protect key buildings. And all despite knowing that this would be the most incendiary day in recent memory. How?
"[
@benshapiro
] has called for the recovery of something — good-faith disagreement — that his entire career has been meticulously engineered to undermine.”
I'm most shocked to learn that The New Yorker is paying anyone on its editorial staff $42,000 as a full-time salary in New York City. And their best offer is to increase that to $45,000? Yeesh.
Today, the New Yorker Union is undertaking a twenty-four-hour work stoppage in protest of
@newyorker
management's egregious wage proposal. Our statement:
I'm just so proud of
@undarkmag
and
@ashleythesmart
. Thanks to
@ONA
for recognizing this work, and congrats to all of the
#ONA23
nominees and winners.
If you haven't explored , you're missing out on some powerful
#journalism
.
Most people who suffer from primary
#headaches
— principally migraines and clusters, but there are others — will tell you that the hardest part is the hopelessly diluted nature of the word "headache."
It is a sad day for the Senate and for the Court. My Republican colleagues put the rule of ‘because we can’ over the traditions and precedents of the Senate, the principles we hold dear as an institution, and the integrity of the federal judiciary.
Coming later this week:
• Michael Schulson on what exactly the human genome can — and can't — tell us.
•
@deborahblum
on the bigoted history, and complicated present, of standardized testing.
•
@CharlesMBlow
on the failure of scientific advance to change bigoted minds.
The
@nytimes
and its publisher "want to have it both ways..." They want to be a "neutral, heterodox publication," but they also want "the applause and the welcome of the left."
That latter audience expects the Times to be "Mother Jones on steroids."
This is why fact-checkers are valuable. But really, how do you write an entire book without understanding the terminology on which it's based? The BBC took about 10 minutes to uncover what
@naomirwolf
missed during many months (years?) of work.
@Merz
@undarkmag
Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Alex. We have now clarified that indeed, both authors have previously collaborated with Ioannidis. This should have been disclosed prior to and upon publication of the op-ed. Further, Ms. Brownlee has been removed from Undark's board.
Many thanks to
@CharlesMBlow
for amplifying this crucial reporting by
@undarkmag
.
The RSV vaccine market will likely be worth billions. What is owed to these families who helped pave the way?
As a former conservative activist and journalist, it has been so frustrating to see my former compatriots spreading wild and unchecked claims about "voter fraud."
@jacknicas
of the NYT took a deep look at claims of "dead" people in Michigan voting. Link in next tweet.
This is incredible reporting — the kind that will get people disappeared in Russia. Indeed, already has. Google Translate will make it accessible.
#PutinsPalace
And don't miss this short documentary from
@duylinhtu
featuring the incredible Evelynn Hammonds on how Enlightenment-era thinkers helped give human continental variation biological meaning — and the social costs we are still paying for that facile idea.
It’s interesting to see how triggering this is for people! It’s just data, not an endorsement.
For those who want to digest more, the graphic comes from The Guardian (circa 2017). I just happened to see it. ()
Honored to represent
@undarkmag
this evening at the
#NIHCMAwards
. Congrats to the whole team behind our "Breathtaking" series on global air pollution.
Deeply proud to see
@undarkmag
win a 2023
@NABJ
Award for our Long Division series on race science ().
@ashleythesmart
(pictured), steered this masterful series — a finalist for a National Magazine Award, and now up for two
@ONA
awards as well. 🙌 🎉