Katie Starkweather

Climate change, women’s livelihoods, Maternal & Child Health and Nutrition in Bangladesh. Asst Prof UIC. Wife, mom. She/her.

[Katie Starkweather @kstark8]

There are MANY studies - high-quality, peer-reviewed studies - that show no evidence that vaccines cause autism.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

BERNIE SANDERS: Vaccines do not cause autism. Do you agree?

RFK Jr: As I said, I'm not going into HHS with any preordained--

SANDERS: I asked you a simple question, Bobby

RFK Jr: If you show me those studies ...

SANDERS: That is a very troubling response

[Dr. Allison Wiltz @queenie4rmnola]

Trump cancelled Black History Month and Juneteenth celebrations proving anti-DEI means anti-Black

[Sarah Longwell @SarahLongwell25]

Trump is defunding the police.

[Andrea C. Love, PhD @dr_andrealove]

If you weren’t clear: a President ordering a Federal health and disease agency to delete pages on its website is a public health crisis.

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.

I'm trying to save them.

You can find the deleted docs at https://t.co/8XlteewbRp - I'll be adding more over the weekend.

[Tommy Vietor @TVietor08]

This was really powerful

[Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle]

When covering the potential impacts of a RFK Kr confirmation, pls don’t leave out Indian Health Services (the treaty based federal program that provides millions of Native Americans with healthcare).

It’s under HHS.

[News from Science @NewsfromScience]

Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. https://t.co/IrPIRCSvt0

[Katie Starkweather @kstark8]

This is an EXCELLENT thread about why DEI work/initiatives/programs actually lead to good science!!

[Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe]

A driving assumption behind the admin's proposed restrictions on grants & aid seems to be that any use of "DEI" signals a political agenda that is antithetical to conducting good research. Let's unpack that. Why would DEI language be used in a grant?

[Katie Starkweather @kstark8]

THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND INACCURATE.

[Senator Angela Alsobrooks @Sen_Alsobrooks]

"We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that's given to Whites, because their immune system is better than ours." ---RFK Jr.

So what vaccine schedule should I have received?

His answer was dangerous. I will be voting no.

[Katie Starkweather @kstark8]

LISTEN TO ELIZABETH WARREN

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Warren: "He can stand there, smile at you and say, 'anybody can vaccinate their kids who wants to,' but he literally could bankrupt the vaccine manufacturers with the power he will have. And since he's got a financial incentive to do that, we cannot trust him in that job."

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Warren: "He can stand there, smile at you and say, 'anybody can vaccinate their kids who wants to,' but he literally could bankrupt the vaccine manufacturers with the power he will have. And since he's got a financial incentive to do that, we cannot trust him in that job."

[Katie Starkweather @kstark8]

@VolleyballPod @Lincoln_VB 😂😂😂

[Katie Starkweather @kstark8]

@HSB_Lab Also. Sorry, guys, but why are diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in science problematic?

[Katie Starkweather @kstark8]

@HSB_Lab What “abuses” are you talking about?

[nature @Nature]

“It will be much easier to destroy the world’s greatest scientific ecosystem than it will be to try to rebuild it”

Scientists are worried about the long-term effects of the Trump administration’s actions

https://t.co/QsTYLeNyuX

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

I don't know what RFK Jr. was thinking, but Senator Maggie Hassan came with the receipts like a boss lady.

Watch this. 🔥

[Katie Starkweather @kstark8]

RT @dianeyentel: ❗️The White House has *rescinded the memo* that would have halted all federal grants and loans❗️

Stay tuned, much more to…

[Diane Yentel @dianeyentel]

❗️We did it (for now)! ❗️

Our lawsuit was successful - the US district court is blocking OMB from moving forward on its reckless plan to halt federal funding.

The stay is until Monday, so still much more to do.

For now - thank you all for your support, partnership, and leadership. Take a breath, take a rest, and buckle up - we’re not done.