“For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality."
This is a rather telling statement. Nearly a third of women in Louisiana are Black. www.businessinsider.com/gop-senator-...
Maternal death rate isn't as bad if you don't count Black women, GOP senator says
Louisiana's Bill Cassidy said the state's maternal death rate isn't so high if you "correct our population for race," Politico reported.
www.businessinsider.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality."
after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
Super interesting deep dive into US excess mortality. We're doing better than we were in 1980 but a *lot* worse than every other high-income country.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
August 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Super interesting deep dive into US excess mortality. We're doing better than we were in 1980 but a *lot* worse than every other high-income country.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Trump's only endearing human trait is his mortality.
May 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Trump's only endearing human trait is his mortality.
🔥🔥A 2021 study found that Medicaid expansion as part of the ACA led to a substantial reduction in mortality, primarily driven by reductions in disease-related deaths. A 2018 study in the Journal of Political Economy found that, Medicaid reduced infant and child mortality since the 1960s and 1970s.🔥🔥
December 27, 2024 at 5:01 PM
🔥🔥A 2021 study found that Medicaid expansion as part of the ACA led to a substantial reduction in mortality, primarily driven by reductions in disease-related deaths. A 2018 study in the Journal of Political Economy found that, Medicaid reduced infant and child mortality since the 1960s and 1970s.🔥🔥
Moving on from infant mortality to boner meds
HHS is canceling infant mortality and postpartum grants to focus instead on research related to what the department says are “root causes” like sperm counts and erectile dysfunction.
https://www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-cancels-infant-mortality-postpartum-grants-focus-infertility
https://www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-cancels-infant-mortality-postpartum-grants-focus-infertility
HHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, ED
Officials at the Office of Minority Health told grantees that they’re prioritizing “root causes” of infertility and promoting exercise.
www.notus.org
September 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Moving on from infant mortality to boner meds
Ponder Mortality in the Maze
June 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Ponder Mortality in the Maze
The pregnancy mortality rate in Missouri is 31.2 per 100,000 live births.
The pregnancy mortality rate in California is 15 per 100,000 live births.
What’s the difference? Republicans. 
The pregnancy mortality rate in California is 15 per 100,000 live births.
What’s the difference? Republicans. 
August 18, 2026 at 10:19 PM
The pregnancy mortality rate in Missouri is 31.2 per 100,000 live births.
The pregnancy mortality rate in California is 15 per 100,000 live births.
What’s the difference? Republicans. 
The pregnancy mortality rate in California is 15 per 100,000 live births.
What’s the difference? Republicans. 
“Sakura” in Japan.
Cherry blossoms symbolize the fleeting nature of life, mortality, renewal, and spring in Japanese culture. ☺️
TT: ThaoThao
Yodo station, Kyoto
Cherry blossoms symbolize the fleeting nature of life, mortality, renewal, and spring in Japanese culture. ☺️
TT: ThaoThao
Yodo station, Kyoto
March 27, 2026 at 2:21 PM
“Sakura” in Japan.
Cherry blossoms symbolize the fleeting nature of life, mortality, renewal, and spring in Japanese culture. ☺️
TT: ThaoThao
Yodo station, Kyoto
Cherry blossoms symbolize the fleeting nature of life, mortality, renewal, and spring in Japanese culture. ☺️
TT: ThaoThao
Yodo station, Kyoto
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
Meta contaminated Cheyenne Wyoming’s wastewater supply with a bacteria with a 31% mortality rate
DEATH TO AI
DEATH TO AI
July 7, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Meta contaminated Cheyenne Wyoming’s wastewater supply with a bacteria with a 31% mortality rate
DEATH TO AI
DEATH TO AI
reduction in 4-year mortality in the vaccinated group. Researchers emphasized that the data show no evidence of increased long-term mortality linked to mRNA vaccination. “A causal link between mRNA vaccination and excess long-term mortality appears highly unlikely,” they concluded.
October 5, 2026 at 4:13 PM
reduction in 4-year mortality in the vaccinated group. Researchers emphasized that the data show no evidence of increased long-term mortality linked to mRNA vaccination. “A causal link between mRNA vaccination and excess long-term mortality appears highly unlikely,” they concluded.
between anti-abortion extremists and rfk the trump administration seems to be a targeted effort to increase maternal and early childhood mortality
November 14, 2024 at 10:02 PM
between anti-abortion extremists and rfk the trump administration seems to be a targeted effort to increase maternal and early childhood mortality
The data is undeniable:
•15 of top 16 states with the highest rates of infant mortality are red states that deny/ban repro access.
•12 of top 13 states with the lowest rates of infant mortality are blue states that protect repro access.
Why is this even a debate?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/three-year...
•15 of top 16 states with the highest rates of infant mortality are red states that deny/ban repro access.
•12 of top 13 states with the lowest rates of infant mortality are blue states that protect repro access.
Why is this even a debate?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/three-year...
Three Years After Roe—What We Feared Is Confirmed
Infant and maternal mortality rates continue to spike, with Black and brown women and babies suffering the most
www.qasimrashid.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The data is undeniable:
•15 of top 16 states with the highest rates of infant mortality are red states that deny/ban repro access.
•12 of top 13 states with the lowest rates of infant mortality are blue states that protect repro access.
Why is this even a debate?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/three-year...
•15 of top 16 states with the highest rates of infant mortality are red states that deny/ban repro access.
•12 of top 13 states with the lowest rates of infant mortality are blue states that protect repro access.
Why is this even a debate?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/three-year...
Some people say we don’t build beautiful things anymore and, like, lol.
Motherfuckers, we built this:
Motherfuckers, we built this:
April 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Some people say we don’t build beautiful things anymore and, like, lol.
Motherfuckers, we built this:
Motherfuckers, we built this:
Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision
The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...
www.ajmc.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
The mortality reviews that ICE published late last week show that medical neglect is widespread in Trump's concentration camps — something immigrants, advocates and attorneys have said for years, and which ICE routinely denies. New from me in @prospect.org.
Disturbing Pictures of Neglect in ICE Mortality Reviews - The American Prospect
The federal government released dozens of mortality reviews of immigrants who died in detention in recent years. They show a uniform pattern of medical neglect.
prospect.org
September 30, 2026 at 12:21 PM
The mortality reviews that ICE published late last week show that medical neglect is widespread in Trump's concentration camps — something immigrants, advocates and attorneys have said for years, and which ICE routinely denies. New from me in @prospect.org.
HHS is canceling infant mortality and postpartum grants to focus instead on research related to what the department says are “root causes” like sperm counts and erectile dysfunction.
https://www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-cancels-infant-mortality-postpartum-grants-focus-infertility
https://www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-cancels-infant-mortality-postpartum-grants-focus-infertility
HHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, ED
Officials at the Office of Minority Health told grantees that they’re prioritizing “root causes” of infertility and promoting exercise.
www.notus.org
September 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
HHS is canceling infant mortality and postpartum grants to focus instead on research related to what the department says are “root causes” like sperm counts and erectile dysfunction.
https://www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-cancels-infant-mortality-postpartum-grants-focus-infertility
https://www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-cancels-infant-mortality-postpartum-grants-focus-infertility
🔥🔥A 2021 study found that Medicaid expansion as part of the ACA led to a substantial reduction in mortality, primarily driven by reductions in disease-related deaths. A 2018 study in the Journal of Political Economy found that, Medicaid reduced infant and child mortality since the 1960s and 1970s.🔥🔥
December 2, 2024 at 6:34 PM
🔥🔥A 2021 study found that Medicaid expansion as part of the ACA led to a substantial reduction in mortality, primarily driven by reductions in disease-related deaths. A 2018 study in the Journal of Political Economy found that, Medicaid reduced infant and child mortality since the 1960s and 1970s.🔥🔥
National Review accuses me of lying about the rise in maternal mortality since the end of Roe: "It turns out that maternal mortality rates declined in 2024 according to the CDC."
You absolute fucking tools, that's *national data*—take a look at what's happening in states where abortion is banned
You absolute fucking tools, that's *national data*—take a look at what's happening in states where abortion is banned
March 30, 2026 at 7:37 PM
National Review accuses me of lying about the rise in maternal mortality since the end of Roe: "It turns out that maternal mortality rates declined in 2024 according to the CDC."
You absolute fucking tools, that's *national data*—take a look at what's happening in states where abortion is banned
You absolute fucking tools, that's *national data*—take a look at what's happening in states where abortion is banned
"old man filled with dread over his looming mortality, The Presidency"
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
"old man filled with dread over his looming mortality, The Presidency"
Say it isn’t so! We’re not welcome in states with the lowest ranks in education and life expectancy. And the highest ranks in maternal mortality and crime. So unfair!
November 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Say it isn’t so! We’re not welcome in states with the lowest ranks in education and life expectancy. And the highest ranks in maternal mortality and crime. So unfair!
I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this:
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths
In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2024 at 10:18 PM
I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this:
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
This week I'm playing a sold out Stadhalle. Austria's Biggest Arena. Mental. #Mortality
April 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This week I'm playing a sold out Stadhalle. Austria's Biggest Arena. Mental. #Mortality
go look at infant mortality rates before pasteurization
June 10, 2026 at 4:59 AM
go look at infant mortality rates before pasteurization