Jennifer Reich
@jenniferreich.bsky.social
sociologist, parent, writer, book series editor, usually adequately caffeinated
I don’t study AI per se, but having studied risk, trust, and community for my whole career, I have things to say that AI enthusiasts aren’t. I appreciate being part of this episode and in dialogue with others who are thinking about this moment.
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Experts Say AI Could Kill Us. Why Should We Trust Them? A Conversation w Jennifer Reich, Stephen Witt & Rachael Bedard
Why Should I Trust You? · Episode
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September 28, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I don’t study AI per se, but having studied risk, trust, and community for my whole career, I have things to say that AI enthusiasts aren’t. I appreciate being part of this episode and in dialogue with others who are thinking about this moment.
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ASA member Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social gives insights into why the new executive order on vaccines may actually make it harder for parents to exercise choice and customize vaccines. @us.theconversation.com
Separating the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine could decrease access for Colorado parents
Parents concerned about vaccine overload may not get the outcome they expect from Trump’s recent vaccine executive order.
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September 23, 2026 at 5:12 PM
ASA member Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social gives insights into why the new executive order on vaccines may actually make it harder for parents to exercise choice and customize vaccines. @us.theconversation.com
The whole country is suffering in #heat. And I am thinking our national strategy to pay foreign countries not to develop sustainable energy might not be working out.
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The Trump admin paid a French company $1 billion to not build offshore wind farms. Blue states are suing | CNN
A coalition of seven blue states sued the Trump administration Tuesday after it paid a French company nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money to not build offshore wind farms.
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July 19, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The whole country is suffering in #heat. And I am thinking our national strategy to pay foreign countries not to develop sustainable energy might not be working out.
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“Complicating the investigation of this outbreak: in 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made state reporting of cyclospora optional when it scaled back its Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network”
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What you need to know about the cyclosporiasis outbreak
A foodborne parasitic infection has health officials urging people and restaurants to take special care with food safety.
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July 10, 2026 at 8:19 PM
“Complicating the investigation of this outbreak: in 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made state reporting of cyclospora optional when it scaled back its Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network”
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Thanks to @engber.bsky.social for inviting me to think through this interesting cultural moment with him. www.theatlantic.com%2Fhealth%2F2026%2F05%2Finjection-age%2F687293%2F%3Fgift%3DgQT_wi7V_pNFqesY1yem2To7JkBhZ60JXtPjAXvUjts%26utm_source%3Dcopy-link%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dshare
Americans Have Entered the Age of the Needle
Americans’ enthusiasm for injection has never been higher.
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May 26, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Thanks to @engber.bsky.social for inviting me to think through this interesting cultural moment with him. www.theatlantic.com%2Fhealth%2F2026%2F05%2Finjection-age%2F687293%2F%3Fgift%3DgQT_wi7V_pNFqesY1yem2To7JkBhZ60JXtPjAXvUjts%26utm_source%3Dcopy-link%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dshare
This is not going to help that “under babied” problem we keep hearing about.
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Why Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave
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May 13, 2026 at 12:08 AM
This is not going to help that “under babied” problem we keep hearing about.
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I am sad for the young people who won’t have opportunity to develop the many skills #sociology offers. I am also fascinated by the belief that reading or hearing about inequality in a couple class mtgs is so powerful and persuasive that it must be universally banned.
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Florida Universities Ban Sociology from Public Universities' General Education Requirements: 'Affront on Academic Freedom'
As part of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ crackdown on public education in the Sunshine State, education officials have banned public universities from including sociology courses in general education req...
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March 28, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I am sad for the young people who won’t have opportunity to develop the many skills #sociology offers. I am also fascinated by the belief that reading or hearing about inequality in a couple class mtgs is so powerful and persuasive that it must be universally banned.
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This move is so incredibly dumb, and ultimately so destructive to our understanding of extreme weather and of climate change, that it could only have come from the Trump administration. Truly dangerous idiocy. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...
Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab
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March 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
This move is so incredibly dumb, and ultimately so destructive to our understanding of extreme weather and of climate change, that it could only have come from the Trump administration. Truly dangerous idiocy. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...
Deferring $259.5 million #Medicaid funding to Minnesota + a nationwide moratorium on #Medicare enrollment for some Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies will harm families + people with disabilities. Did anyone vote for this kind of cruelty?
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February 26, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Deferring $259.5 million #Medicaid funding to Minnesota + a nationwide moratorium on #Medicare enrollment for some Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies will harm families + people with disabilities. Did anyone vote for this kind of cruelty?
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He is literally coming for your #Medicare.
Why isn't this a WAY bigger story? Planning to be retired in 2040? Or still alive and on Medicare any time after that? Good luck with your healthcare.
In less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A | Fortune
The CBO estimates that benefit reductions would start at 8% in 2040 and steadily climb to a 10% cut by 2056.
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February 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM
He is literally coming for your #Medicare.
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While the reporting here is a useful read, "unusual path" is quite the way to describe this completely unethical farce.
New Documents Reveal a Controversial Vaccine Study's Unusual Path to CDC Approval
A new investigation has found irregularities in the ethics review of a grant to study effects of a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau.
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February 21, 2026 at 4:47 PM
While the reporting here is a useful read, "unusual path" is quite the way to describe this completely unethical farce.
I have been thinking a lot about President Reagan’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and the many ways the signs were present when he was in office. And how the country thought we had learned something to protect the country in the future.
February 21, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I have been thinking a lot about President Reagan’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and the many ways the signs were present when he was in office. And how the country thought we had learned something to protect the country in the future.
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I think substack has contributed to ruining journalism, with a direct-to-reader model that displaces all the workers in journalism who aren't writers. One direct effect is -- no editors to improve the writing and reject the bad pieces. I have yet to subscribe to a paid blog on that platform.
February 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I think substack has contributed to ruining journalism, with a direct-to-reader model that displaces all the workers in journalism who aren't writers. One direct effect is -- no editors to improve the writing and reject the bad pieces. I have yet to subscribe to a paid blog on that platform.
Tragedies like this remind us that “natural” living, purported wellness, and rejection of technology at times includes death. So sad for this family.
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Experts warn against drinking raw milk after New Mexico baby's listeria death
Consumption of raw milk has seen a resurgence in recent months with some promoting it as "liquid gold" on social media.
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February 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Tragedies like this remind us that “natural” living, purported wellness, and rejection of technology at times includes death. So sad for this family.
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Please do not let all the focus on the funding environment in academia distract us from the real victims of these crimes and their enablers. Please do not look away from the misogyny. Please notice the gender differential. Please pay attention to how women are talked about in these emails.
While it may explain some of the context, this framing also hides that women scientists didn't cozy up to epstein the way men did. They also need funding, no? This is also about being part of a powerful boys club where one can act in despicable ways with impunity. Misogyny is a huge driving factor.
February 1, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Please do not let all the focus on the funding environment in academia distract us from the real victims of these crimes and their enablers. Please do not look away from the misogyny. Please notice the gender differential. Please pay attention to how women are talked about in these emails.
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I am very happy to hear that @democracyforward.org and @asanews.bsky.social won a major victory against the Trump administration's unconstitutional attempt to make schools censor college classroom teaching on race, gender and inequality.
Major Victory for Public Education Comes As Trump-Vance Administration Abandons Appeal on “Dear Colleague Letter”
Government’s Withdrawal Brings Unlawful Re-writing of Civil Rights Law to Resolution Baltimore, Md. – Today marks a final defeat in the Trump-Vance administration’s attempt to require school districts...
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January 21, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I am very happy to hear that @democracyforward.org and @asanews.bsky.social won a major victory against the Trump administration's unconstitutional attempt to make schools censor college classroom teaching on race, gender and inequality.
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if you know anything about the Hmong and how they came to America, this becomes (somehow) even worse
Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.
(Photo via Reuters)
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January 19, 2026 at 5:52 AM
if you know anything about the Hmong and how they came to America, this becomes (somehow) even worse
As we talk about #vaccine choice (and I do a lot), we should all be keeping tabs on the real possibility that Americans will have fewer choices if manufacturers leave the country. These seemingly bureaucratic changes could end our access to vaccines. wapo.st/49M143E
Opinion | How RFK Jr. plans to bankrupt vaccine manufacturers
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to flood the vaccine injury compensation program to hurt vaccine access in the U.S.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:13 PM
As we talk about #vaccine choice (and I do a lot), we should all be keeping tabs on the real possibility that Americans will have fewer choices if manufacturers leave the country. These seemingly bureaucratic changes could end our access to vaccines. wapo.st/49M143E
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Now for another episode of Angie’s least favorite things on earth: descheduled vaccines, non-evidence-based health policymaking, preventable disease, sick and dead kids, and DENMARK.
Join me, @saskiapopescu.bsky.social, & @jessicamalaty.bsky.social at 9 pm ET
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Join me, @saskiapopescu.bsky.social, & @jessicamalaty.bsky.social at 9 pm ET
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LIVE SOON: Make America Denmark Again! with Drs. Angela Rasmussen, Saskia Popescu, and Jessica Malaty Rivera
Starting Jan 5 at 9:00 PM EST
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January 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Now for another episode of Angie’s least favorite things on earth: descheduled vaccines, non-evidence-based health policymaking, preventable disease, sick and dead kids, and DENMARK.
Join me, @saskiapopescu.bsky.social, & @jessicamalaty.bsky.social at 9 pm ET
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Join me, @saskiapopescu.bsky.social, & @jessicamalaty.bsky.social at 9 pm ET
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Just as I caught my breath from today’s destruction of the American #vaccine schedule (without public comment, evidence, or transparency) I learn that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is no more. This is not the start of 2026 I wanted or anyone deserved.
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Board dissolves Corporation for Public Broadcasting after funding cuts
The corporation announced in August that it would begin an "orderly wind-down of its operations" after Congress clawed back $1.1 billion in funds.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Just as I caught my breath from today’s destruction of the American #vaccine schedule (without public comment, evidence, or transparency) I learn that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is no more. This is not the start of 2026 I wanted or anyone deserved.
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Opinion | ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ 2025 Book Recommendations
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January 2, 2026 at 10:23 PM
While we are going all in on #Denmark’s approach to #vaccines, we should note that Denmark has 20+ years of studies to show vaccines do not cause autism or other negative health outcomes. en.ssi.dk/news/news/20...
Large Danish Study: No link between vaccines and autism or 49 other health conditions
A new Danish study finds no association between aluminum in childhood vaccines and 50 different health conditions, including autism, asthma, and autoimmune diseases. The findings reaffirm the safety o...
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December 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
While we are going all in on #Denmark’s approach to #vaccines, we should note that Denmark has 20+ years of studies to show vaccines do not cause autism or other negative health outcomes. en.ssi.dk/news/news/20...
Can we crowd source to buy #acip a copy of Robert’s Rules of Order or something? If people have to abstain because they cannot tell what the proposed vote is, and the motions overlap, promised transparency is, well, not going well.
December 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Can we crowd source to buy #acip a copy of Robert’s Rules of Order or something? If people have to abstain because they cannot tell what the proposed vote is, and the motions overlap, promised transparency is, well, not going well.
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🦠What happens when you say you will only protect babies of infected moms, but you are bad at detecting infected moms❓
🚫You miss a lot of babies who needed protection.
This is exactly why in 1991 we went from only vaccinating babies of Hepatitis B positive moms to vaccinating all babies.
🚫You miss a lot of babies who needed protection.
This is exactly why in 1991 we went from only vaccinating babies of Hepatitis B positive moms to vaccinating all babies.
December 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
🦠What happens when you say you will only protect babies of infected moms, but you are bad at detecting infected moms❓
🚫You miss a lot of babies who needed protection.
This is exactly why in 1991 we went from only vaccinating babies of Hepatitis B positive moms to vaccinating all babies.
🚫You miss a lot of babies who needed protection.
This is exactly why in 1991 we went from only vaccinating babies of Hepatitis B positive moms to vaccinating all babies.
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New episode: “School Vaccine Requirements: Are We Even Talking About This The Right Way?”
With sociologist @jenniferreich.bsky.social we dig into school-vaccine mandates and what we might be missing. #PublicHealth #Vaccines #Mandates
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With sociologist @jenniferreich.bsky.social we dig into school-vaccine mandates and what we might be missing. #PublicHealth #Vaccines #Mandates
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School Vaccine Requirements: Are We Even Talking About This The Right Way? A Conversation w Sociologist Jennifer Reich
Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · 11/06/2025 · 1h 7m
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November 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
New episode: “School Vaccine Requirements: Are We Even Talking About This The Right Way?”
With sociologist @jenniferreich.bsky.social we dig into school-vaccine mandates and what we might be missing. #PublicHealth #Vaccines #Mandates
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With sociologist @jenniferreich.bsky.social we dig into school-vaccine mandates and what we might be missing. #PublicHealth #Vaccines #Mandates
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