Amy Kirby (@amylizk) 's Twitter Profile
Amy Kirby

@amylizk

Microbiologist working to reduce the burden of infectious disease and lobby for evidence-based decisions in this crazy world. Tweets are my own.

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Amy Kirby (@amylizk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is one of those situations where the law is too mundane to encompass the horrors of a crime. 20 years is not enough. France Confronts Horror of Rape and Drugging Case as 51 Men Go on Trial nytimes.com/2024/09/02/wor…

Megan Diamond (@megan_b_diamond) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ceck out our latest piece in the September issue of The Bulletin of the World Health Organization ! Policy dimensions of global wastewater surveillance A neat collaboration between colleagues at NICD Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance The Global Fund and MoH from Uruguay Dra. Karina Rando ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) 's Twitter Profile Photo

When you send your kids to school there is zero chance they will come back to you "a different gender," but there is certainly a chance they won't come back at all. Yet some of y'all are worried about the former while shrugging about the latter.

Sgt Joker (@thesgtjoker) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Colt Gray is not a Drag Queen, a book, a rainbow, an M&M, a Bud Light, Target, LGBTQ, or a “Woke Company.” He’s a white child groomed by his parents, the GOP and NRA to believe that guns make him a man and shooting people is cool.

Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This was not like the Parkland shooting. The FBI did follow up. The shooter and father were interviewed and investigated. The father did acknowledge having guns for "hunting." What do you do when the local but tragically inadequate local laws were followed and Dads AR 15 was

This was not like the Parkland shooting.  The FBI did follow up.  The shooter and father were interviewed and investigated.  The father did acknowledge having guns for "hunting."  What do you do when the local but tragically inadequate local laws were followed and Dads AR 15 was
Mara Davis (@maradavis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Now is exactly the time to be talking about gun safety. Vote for people who offer solutions for change, not thoughts and prayers. These Georgia candidates have taken the Georgia Majority pledge. Think local, be vocal.

Now is exactly the time to be talking about gun safety. Vote for people who offer solutions for change, not thoughts and prayers. These Georgia candidates have taken the Georgia Majority pledge. Think local, be vocal.
Patrick M. D'Aoust (@patrickaoust) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you a wastewater surveillance modeller and looking to get access to a super-duper dataset? Well look no further! nature.com/articles/s4159… We present you the Ontario Wastewater Surveillance Initiative dataset (for SARS-CoV-2), available to all! 📊🚰 Our manuscript (and

Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tonight, less than a week after two students and two teachers were shot to death inside a Georgia high school, the RNC is hosting a #Debate2024 watch party at the nation’s largest gun store just 50 miles from the scene of the tragedy. Republicans gun extremists are depraved.

Tonight, less than a week after two students and two teachers were shot to death inside a Georgia high school, the RNC is hosting a #Debate2024 watch party at the nation’s largest gun store just 50 miles from the scene of the tragedy.

Republicans gun extremists are depraved.
Jeras Ikehorn (@jerasikehorn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Project 2025: A married couple w/ two kids earning $5M a get a $325,000 tax cut, while middle-class family w/ two kids earning $100,000 would pay $2,600 more federal tax…👇 Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?!

This American Life (@thisamerlife) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Applications are open for our fellowship program! Our fellows learn to structure and mix radio stories, participate in group edits, and pitch their own pieces. It’s paid, with benefits like health insurance and a relocation reimbursement. Apply by Oct. 1. bit.ly/38WSNey

Project On Government Oversight (@pogowatchdog) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’ve talked a lot this week about “Schedule F.” Still wondering what that means? Well, simply put, it’s a major threat to our civil service. Keep reading this thread to learn how it could hurt communities across the country ⬇️

Arizona Political (@azvotes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hi Georgia, Arizona here. After the 2020 election, Republicans demanded a hand recount by the “Cyber Ninjas.” They hand counted 2 million ballots in ONE race (President) in ONE county (Maricopa) and after months, guess what? Biden won by 360 more votes. Tax payer cost? $9 mil.

Amy Kirby (@amylizk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Somehow I got on Elissa Slotkin's mailing list despite living in GA. O.M.G. Every single day I get at least one text and one email. This kind of saturation backfires. Now I cringe every time I see her name. Was that money well spent?

Elitsa Penkova 🦠 (@penkovaelitsa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Is antibiotic-resistant bacteria in 🇬🇧rivers a threat to public health? 💧🦠💊 Over the summer at the University of Exeter we have been investigating whether swimming in #sewage polluted rivers and lakes across the UK 🇬🇧 increases the risk of carrying antibiotic-resistant E. coli in our