Dr. Lucky Tran
@luckytran
Science comms, public health, climate justice. Bylines @guardian @washingtonpost. @WHO Fides member. @grist Fixer. Opinions my own & don’t reflect my employer.
“Ad astra per aspera” NASA’s motto is one for all scientists who find themselves in struggle at this moment I history. Through adversity, to the stars! 🚀
Science shouldn’t be partisan. From cancer treatments to extreme weather alerts, science makes everyone’s life better, regardless of political affiliation. But science becomes partisan when corrupt politicians defund research, fire scientists, and censor data, harming us all.
Funding cuts to PBS and NPR, attempts to stop the Wall Street Journal from publishing, Colbert canceled. Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
The Trump administration dropped charges against a doctor accused of destroying $28,000 in Covid vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine, and selling fake vaccination cards. Corruption kills.
I’m quoted in this article about the impact of Medicaid cuts in the near future. I wish my disabled rage came out more americanbar.org/groups/diversi…
This admin are saying "people should prove that they deserve health care" as justification for kicking millions off Medicaid. That's eugenics. Health care is a human right, and everyone deserves access to health care no matter who they are, what they do, or how they live.