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Marya Gwadz, PhD (she/her)
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HIV, COVID, health equity intervention research; Professor & Associate Dean for Research @ NYU Silver School of Social Work; mother; partner; rescue dog owner; FREE PALESTINE
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mondoweiss.net
The Israeli army has bulldozed over 1.6 million olive trees in Gaza since the beginning of the genocide in 2023, threatening the livelihood and heritage of olive farming communities, and the survival of a centuries-old Palestinian cultural tradition.

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After three years of genocide, Gaza’s olive harvest is going extinct
The Israeli army has bulldozed over 1.6 million olive trees in Gaza since the beginning of the genocide in 2023, threatening the livelihood and heritage of olive farming communities, and the survival…
mondoweiss.net
October 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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Get your flu shot now. Don’t wait until flu season is in full swing. And as we discussed this morning, know your options.

Also, consider keeping a few at-home COVID/flu combination tests on hand. Many are available online for under $10 and may be HSA/FSA eligible.
October 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Meet our PhD candidates entering the academic job market! Backed by our rigorous doctoral training, they’re positioned to be top social work scholars and leaders in the field.

Explore their research interests, accomplishments, and full CVs at bit.ly/SilverScholarsOnTheMarket.
Graphic with text reading “NYU Silver Scholars on the Market” and headshots of Alif Ahmed, Jacqueline I. Cosse, Krushika Uday Patankar, and Whitney Wortham.
October 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Sliwa getting a flu shot: This could be very embarrassing. I’m supposed to be a tough guy, right?

Mamdani: I can hold your hand.

Sliwa: What happens if I faint?

Mamdani: I got you.

Doctor: You’re in great hands, literally.

New Yorkers can find free flu shots and locations at nyc.gov/healthmap
October 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
mgwadz.bsky.social
I thought everyone was leaving and everything is terrible - because democratic socialism……
mayor.nyc.gov Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 9d
New York's economy grew by 4% in Q2 — more than any other state.

Want to get your business off the ground? Hire only the best? There's one place to do it: New York.

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Map shows which state economies are growing and shrinking ahead of midterms
www.newsweek.com
October 1, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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mayor.nyc.gov
53 years ago, hip-hop was born at a back-to-school party in the Bronx. Now, the Bronx School of Hip Hop is preparing a new generation of artists to shape what comes next.

I sat down with Nas to talk about the past, present, and future of hip-hop in NYC — from the turntables to our classrooms.
Mayor and Nas sit down to discuss the past, present and future of hip hop in NYC
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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September 30, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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A truly heinous man has doxxed the Cornell victim on X and the comments are predictably vile. Based on countless interviews I’ve done with survivors, the trauma they are subjected to for coming forward is oftentimes even worse than the initial trauma they experienced. There is no real justice system
September 30, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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Official monthly data is in, and US solar power generation hit a new record high, up 21% compared to this time last year!
a graph of US monthly solar generation
September 29, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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mayor.nyc.gov
The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism.
September 29, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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public health friends - support a sister in need? gofund.me/de7604596
Donate to Help Emily and Her Twins Through a Health & Housing Crisis, organized by Anistla Rugama
For more than 20 years, Emily has dedicated herself — throu… Anistla Rugama needs your support for Help Emily and Her Twins Through a Health & Housing Crisis
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September 28, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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“The Department of Health and Human Services informed congressional appropriators earlier this year that it was moving about $12 million from its Office of Minority Health to help cover the ballooning cost of security for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”

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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
www.wsj.com
September 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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NEW exclusive from me:

Health officials moved money out of the Office of Minority Health to help pay for the ballooning costs of RFK Jr.'s security

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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
www.wsj.com
September 23, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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Covid
September 21, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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Fascinating study which shows that at a fundamental level the brain is two separate organs, essentially the brain stem is one and the rest of the brain (forebrain and midbrain) are another. Distinct from the beginning both in formation and evolutionary history. med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds
Stanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more.
med.stanford.edu
September 22, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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mondoweiss.net
For the fourth consecutive year, hundreds of thousands of Gaza’s children return not to classrooms, but to fabric shelters and makeshift wooden structures, holding onto traces of a school system Israel’s genocide has destroyed.

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The new school year in Gaza begins in tents
For the fourth consecutive year, hundreds of thousands of Gaza’s children return not to classrooms, but to fabric shelters and makeshift wooden structures, holding onto traces of a school system…
mondoweiss.net
September 21, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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nytimes.com
Breaking News: Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would help cement President Trump’s ability to control billions of dollars in scientific grants funded by the National Institutes of Health.
White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
nyti.ms
September 20, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Orcas have been heard mimicking human speech. A study found that when prompted, the marine mammal could replicate the sounds.

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September 18, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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mayor.nyc.gov
Could new bus shelter roofs help New Yorkers stay cool in extreme heat?

We're testing a few in Brownsville to find out: a green roof covered with native plants, and reflective roofs covered with low-cost, heat-resilient film.
September 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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premthakker.bsky.social Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 26d
New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran.

Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.
I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour. But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families. The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that. Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened. Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues. Ed was in … What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me. And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability. I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed. Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation. When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic: لا شكر على واجب "La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty. That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human. Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…
September 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
mgwadz.bsky.social
It’s not normal to tell people how great and smart you are all the time. I personally am around a lot of smart people and have never heard them sing their own praises. Your mediocrity and narcissism exhaust me. If you have to tell me you are a great golfer, you are not a great golfer
rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 28d
Trump remains laser-focused on lowering costs for ordinary Americans.
September 12, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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I absolutely LOVE this.

Christian Bale spent roughly 17 years fighting to make this happen.

This week, his foster-care village opened in Palmdale, California: 12 homes built specifically to help keep siblings together when they enter foster care.
September 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Last night Trump promised voters $5000 if they vote for Republicans. Tack that onto the $5000 he gave us for DOGE and the $2000 he gave us for tariffs.

How are you folks gonna spend all that money?
September 10, 2026 at 11:55 AM
mgwadz.bsky.social
Reagan started confabulating due to his Alzheimer's disease. Just saying
joncooper-us.bsky.social Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Sep 9
Trump called into a local television station a few hours after the 9/11 attacks and said he watched the explosion from his Trump Tower window more than four miles away.

Yesterday, he said he was pulled from Ground Zero that day by first responders.

He’s a blatant, pathological liar.
Watch Trump falsely suggest he was pulled from Ground Zero on 9/11.
What on earth?
www.motherjones.com
September 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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The enhanced triage procedures for NIH grant review will continue drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2026/09/08/t...
The enhanced triage procedures for NIH grant review will continue
NIH has confirmed what I was just pondering, as rumored on BlueSky. NOT-OD-26-114 Continuation of Modifications to Peer Review Practices informs us: The percent of applications discussed in most me…
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September 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
mgwadz.bsky.social
What the hell? Donald Trump was not at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001. News records indicate he was in midtown Manhattan at the time and participated in a TV phone interview hours after the attacks. Lies. Delusions.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 8
Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."
September 8, 2026 at 6:10 PM