Debra Brooks

When you compare this graph with the one for ages 55-64 you can see they are very similar to each other. Also they are not very different from graphs for the same age group in other countries, the lines are a little higher but compared with the younger we can see that for these age groups the United States death rates are similar to the rest of the economically developed world. The thing you will not find for other countries that I have included here are differences by state equivalents, if they have them, that show differences. As far as I can find I am the only researcher who who has looked at political party effects on death rates. Look at the text for the second map; for the data used to make this graph.

Ages 65-74 death rates by party from 19689 to 2023: Year Dems. Reps Mix 1968 3731.8 3599.8 3819.6 1969 3636 3544.4 3704 1970 3586.4 3493.4 3644.1 1971 3485.2 3351.9 3527.3 1972 3465.4 3440.5 3574.4 1973 3404.2 3345.2 3502.6 1974 3280.8 3263.6 3381.9 1975 3147.4 3125.9 3254.8 1976 3077.1 3054.7 3174.2 1977 2995.4 3010.8 3120.7 1978 2972.5 3104.9 1979 2906 2902.9 2986.1 1980 2983.9 2947.7 3052.2 1981 2890 2903.4 2987.4 1982 2870.4 2849.4 2935.2 1983 2842.4 2879.9 2961.5 1984 2834.1 2846.9 2925.5 1985 2823.6 2861.7 2915.3 1986 2795.2 2819.6 2895 1987 2742.3 2783.8 2855.9 1988 2739 2763.8 2821.4 1989 2640.1 2699 2759.2 1990 2593.1 2670.6 2701.2 1991 2559.6 2640.5 2668.6 1992 2531.8 2597.3 2643.6 1993 2537.8 2647.5 2668.3 1994 2504.2 2609.2 2632.2 1995 2474.2 2594.2 2603.9 1996 2436.1 2561.8 2580.9 1997 2386.4 2537.5 2562.2 1998 2369.6 2543 2536.2 1999 2352.4 2532.8 2521.7 2000 2282.1 2494.3 2461 2001 2219.8 2442.3 2412.8 2002 2174.6 2400 2369.1 2003 2109.5 2346.5 2292.7 2004 2006.8 2254.1 2207.6 2005 1972.7 2235.2 2167.8 2006 1901.5 2158.1 2078 2007 1838 2104.9 2030.4 2008 1806 2099.1 2020.6 2009 1741 2036.7 1939 2010 1702.9 2044.4 1937.3 2011 1674.8 2014.2 1910.1 2012 1624.6 1981.4 1866 2013 1616 1992 1867.5 2014 1596.9 1971.3 1860.4 2015 1606.5 1976.8 1877.1 2016 1600.9 1975.6 1859.3 2017 1599.7 1986.4 1859.5 2018 1583.6 1991 1851.2 2019 1570.1 1963.3 1833.5 2020 1879.4 2265.5 2142.4 2021 1853 2439.3 2273 2022 1746.5 2215.5 2061.7 2023 1593.4 2035.7 1882.3

Here is the graph showing yearly death rates for states grouped by political party for age group 65-74. I have also included the age group 55-64 graph and the one for the youngest . Go to ALT to read a few comments.🧪💡☠️. #Sociology

Need some tips to prep for West Coast quakes? This piece by @debi-kilb.bsky.social, @inseismoland.bsky.social, John Rekoske and Duncan Agnew has some advice, as well as a great discussion of the April 14 M5.2 Julian earthquake. ⚒️🧪

Excellent example of environmental-science communication using a simple video format & approachable delivery & messaging for my #ENVSCOMM25 students to consider as they make their own videos this week. 🧪

ESA welcomes inauguration of the African Space Agency The European Space Agency has joined the world space community in congratulating the African Space Agency on its official inauguration. The African Space Agency (AfSA) is the second regional space age...

The European Space Agency welcomes the inauguration of its African counterpart.

#space #AfricanSpaceAgency #Africa #ASA #ESA 🧪

Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain A trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold.

🧪 Is a US science brain drain beginning? Nature data reveals a 32% jump in US scientists applying abroad (Q1 2025) amidst funding cuts. Interest in Canada, Europe, and Asia is up; interest in US jobs is down.

Made this thread into a URL for more portable sharing (e.g., your sponsored research office):

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US measles total climbs to 800 cases, 10 outbreaks

Latest data on measles in the US. The total number of cases has already reached 800 in the first 4 months of 2025 with 85 hospitalizations and 3 deaths. There were 285 total cases last year. 🧪
www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-m...

US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise The US experiences violent earthquakes, but the damage and death toll is much lower than in many countries because of the work of federal seismologists and engineers.

I was proud to be a federal scientist at the USGS for 33 years. "Earth science in the public service" meant I could focus on creating and explaining science for public officials and providing public education, not just educating students at one university. theconversation.com/us-earthquak...

The USGS produces a nice quantification of the risk of aftershocks. 7% chance of another M5 and less than 1% chance of being followed by a M6.

The federal website sharing public health information about COVID-19 vaccines, treatment, and testing has been replaced with one dedicated to theories about “the true origins of Covid-19”.

The White House wouldn't say where the public should now go for information and recommendations on COVID-19.

Screenshot of two posts by at-maxkozlov.bsky with the text: Per source, NIH has been instructed to hold off from issuing ALL awards to Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, and Northwestern (including med schools) Agency staff have also been instructed to not speak about this funding freeze to grantees and applicants For reference, these five institutions together received ~$1.7 billion of NIH funding in 2024, or nearly 5% of the entire agency budget for research done outside of NIH's campus “these five institutions” and “nearly 5% of the entire agency budget” are highlighted in yellow

The funding cuts to science are obviously catastrophic, but this really illustrates how unfair research funding is in the first place 🧪

A view of the ground near the rover, a large number of small mostly grey stone fragments, some quite reflective, are scattered across the bedrock. Amongst them, one shiny stone fragment seems particularly reflective.

Shiny thing

NASA Mars2020 Perseverance rover at Jezero crater, Mars
Sol-1461 (30-March-2025)
MastCamZ (Right) from ZCAM09536
Site 71, Drive 1018
📷 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/Martian-Observer

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After all, why does children’s health matter? 😢

Continued destruction of our scientific enterprise and public safety that enrages and nauseates me in the worst possible way. We MUST keep fighting back! 🌊🧪#scipol

Weekly Earthquake Stats: 30 Mar 2025 - 05 APR 2025. There were 208 events this week ranging from M 0.10 to 3.38. Check out our weekly playback map and visit www.scsn.org for detailed information. #earthquakes #seismology #SCSN #weeklystats @CaltechSeismo

Two good laughs in one day; maybe I should have considered biology.

I needed a good laugh today. The perils of biology and one of the many reasons I ended up in geology. 😂🤣😂

Updates on the M7.7 Myanmar earthquake An unusually long, possibly supershear rupture

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Two days after the M7.7 earthquake in Myanmar, what have we learned?

Rapid seismological analyses shared by scientists suggest that the rupture was both longer and faster than expected - two factors that could have increased damage.

Read more: earthquakeinsights.substack.com/p/updates-on...

@corybooker.com @booker.senate.gov
Thank you Corey Booker for standing up for the American people who really care about democracy.

Thurmond's filibuster was performative. He read from the Encyclopedia. Cruz's filibuster was performative. He read from Dr. Seuss.

Cory Booker spoke issues and history and people's needs for over 24 hours. Nothing performative. He may have just started to pull us out of this mire.

🧪 A statement signed by 1900 scientists - a must read!

www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

If you had 101, that step won’t be traumatic. I’ve not taught historical in yrs; I don’t know the current best text, but whatever is used at your local college would be a place to start. I know an OER is currently in prep for the CA CC system, so you might check & see if there are any existing ones.

Just about any textbook used in an introductory historical geology class would be a good start. Check what is used at your local college.

Watch seismic waves from the M7.7 earthquake in Myanmar ripple across North America.

This animation, called a Ground Motion Visualization (GMV), shows how the ground moved as detected by seismometers across the continent.

About Ground Motion Visualizations | EarthScope Consortium Ground Motion Visualizations (GMVs) show how seismic waves travel away from an earthquake location by animating the motion of the ground as detected on seismometers. Each dot shown in the GMV animatio...

Learn more about how GMVs work and what you’re seeing: loom.ly/1f83wvk

Bangkok MRT, Thailand, today during the M7.7 earthquake in Myanmar, 850km away.

Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Myanmar, with tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand Witnesses in Bangkok more than 1,000km away said people ran out onto the streets in panic An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 has struck Myanmar, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, causing hundreds of people to pour out of swaying buildings in Bangkok, the capital of neighbouring Thailand 1,400km away. USGS said the quake on Friday was shallow, at a depth of just 10km (six miles) with the epicentre near the central city of Mandalay, about 50km (30 miles) east of the city of Monywa. Continue reading...

Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Myanmar, with tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand

The lease for the Alaska Volcano Observatory is on the least of buildings to be closed. I’ve read on posts that scientists and technicians involved in EQ research programs have been fired. 😢