Maureen Smith
@campmaureen
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Big data, little data. Just trying to understand.
San Francisco Bay area
Joined August 2010
my 8 year old son made me a tiny cushion with a line graph on it for Christmas. I love it
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"Today, most medical students receive fewer than 20 hours of nutrition training over four years of school [...] and much of that instruction is outdated."
Medical education often prepares doctors to manage symptoms, not address root causes. In a @TB_Times op-ed, CMH advisor @DominicDAgosti2 explains how improving nutrition research in medical schools can help patients, providers, and the healthcare system:
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The affordability crisis is an inequality crisis. When prices spike in key sectors, it's not just inflationâit's a massive redistribution shock that hits poor households hardest. In our **new working paper**, we identify the sectors that matter most. A đ§” https://t.co/i8J5zQAURx
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MAHA vs Anti MAHA: The Value of Talking Across Differences A useful overview by @jeffkrasno of an important and nuanced area that is widely misunderstood and mischaracterized. https://t.co/7w170gVvRj
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The opening statement here is worth a listen.
Extraordinary press conference just now in San Francisco where @SFCityAttorney David Chiu has just announced a lawsuit against the largest manufacturers of Ultra-Processed Foods, including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez, Post Holdings, Coca Cola, Pepsi, General Mills, Nestle USA,
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Zohranâs win is the most exciting moment for American socialists in generations. The 60th issue of Jacobin examines the history of municipal socialism as the Left prepares to occupy executive office in one of the worldâs biggest cities. From âRed Viennaâ to Milwaukeeâs sewer
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A documentary about the first full descent of the Klamath since the dam removals in 2023-24.
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Oregon Field Guide's "First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath" documentary is available on OPB's website and YouTube.
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The brightest aurora Iâve seen in NorCal. Photograph made along Dry Creek Rd. in Healdsburg, with the iconic Timber Crest Farms barn. #kentporterphotography @NorthBayNews #substorm #Auroraborealis #northernlights #CME
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Big Techâs Predatory Platform Model Doesnât Have to Be Our Future. From @superwuster. https://t.co/Z2VUYsTQNV
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Innovation comes from a less centralized tech sector.
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50 social housing apartments in Barcelona just completed in 2025 We should build housing like this everywhere - a short thread đ§” Designed by MADhel, Marmolbravo and Miel Arquitectos
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"The energy is real, itâs massive, and right now itâs going absolutely nowhere." From @CorbinTrent.
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I went to two No Kings events in East TN yesterday, this is what I saw and heard.
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We've launched "From Our Medical Director" -- a new blog from cardiologist and metabolic health expert @bschermd. Check out his first post -- "Why We Need a Coalition for Metabolic Health" -- below. https://t.co/bklUZXhRPn
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The MAHA dilemma. "You canât claim to fight for prevention while supporting policies that erase it. You canât call for âroot causesâ while ignoring the ones we already know and have the tools to control."
@calleymeans Thank you for your response, Calley. I share your goal of making our medical and scientific systems better. Thatâs the work Iâve dedicated my career to: making them more transparent, more accountable, and more effective at preventing disease and saving lives. But your
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HOW TO PEDDLE DISINFORMATION 1. Start with ad hominem attacks on the CDC committee working to restore public trust in vaccines. 2. Ignore the 14 hours of public deliberation where members explained their reasoning and scientific justification. 3. Then stack the deckâquote more
The lead COVID reporter for the NYT, @apoorva_nyc, not only declared the "lab leak" theory off limits but pronounced that anyone talking about it is a racist. The country's largest paper effectively banned as "racist" what major parts of the USG says is the most likely theory.
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âI see quite clearly that all good things must come to an end. The summer has been splendid, but it has lasted long enough. This morning I welcomed the chill in the air and viewed the falling leaves with cheerfulness.â ~A.A.Milne #Autumn #AutumnEquinox đ
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In a world riven by inequality and devastated by climate + ecological crisis, what would it take for "green industrial policy" to empower the working class in Global North + South, and be truly green? New @cplusci report, by and @Isabel_Estevez_ & me 1/3 https://t.co/hf1t6bXEjV
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