Chris Hendel
@chrishendel.bsky.social
Vermonter. Retired. Previously Telecommuting Adjunct Research Instructor of Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, 2019-2024; COVID-19 research & projects, ProPublica, 2020-2022; former chief medical researcher at Consumer Reports, 1989-2018.
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Italian study shows the success of universal RSV immunization in newborns:,acute lower respiratory tract infections decreased by 42.7% and hospitalizations decreased by 46.5%. ER visits for RSV infection decreased by 49.3% and hospitalizations by 55%.,
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Reduced Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations in Infants after Universal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization, Italy, 2024–25
Reduced Hospitalizations after RSV Immunization
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January 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Italian study shows the success of universal RSV immunization in newborns:,acute lower respiratory tract infections decreased by 42.7% and hospitalizations decreased by 46.5%. ER visits for RSV infection decreased by 49.3% and hospitalizations by 55%.,
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There's at least 4 videos of and at least a dozen eyewitnesses to this killing. If DOJ won't cooperate then charge Bovino and make his defense counsel produce the evidence during trial.
January 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
There's at least 4 videos of and at least a dozen eyewitnesses to this killing. If DOJ won't cooperate then charge Bovino and make his defense counsel produce the evidence during trial.
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Better yet, disestablish all of DHS, and undo the nightmarish idiocies that we created in a panic 25 years ago. Reestablish the INS, get rid of ODNI, fix the damage from the Patriot Act, etc.
For the love of all that is decent and holy: abolish ICE
January 8, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Better yet, disestablish all of DHS, and undo the nightmarish idiocies that we created in a panic 25 years ago. Reestablish the INS, get rid of ODNI, fix the damage from the Patriot Act, etc.
“There is high potential for debris striking an aircraft resulting in devastating loss of the aircraft, flight crew, and passengers,” wrote Steve Jangelis, a pilot and aviation safety chair.
Three SpaceX rockets exploded unexpectedly last year – twice raining down debris over busy airspace.
“It literally looked like the sun coming out,” one passenger said.
Such midair scrambles could become more frequent as launches increase, experts say.
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“It literally looked like the sun coming out,” one passenger said.
Such midair scrambles could become more frequent as launches increase, experts say.
www.propublica.org/article/spac...
“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to p...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
“There is high potential for debris striking an aircraft resulting in devastating loss of the aircraft, flight crew, and passengers,” wrote Steve Jangelis, a pilot and aviation safety chair.
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This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
January 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
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We should all be concerned with the reason why Trump has suddenly taken great interest in the speed with which defense contractors are pumping out weapons of war.
January 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
We should all be concerned with the reason why Trump has suddenly taken great interest in the speed with which defense contractors are pumping out weapons of war.
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I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
Rep. Kelly announces plans to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
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The sheer number of videos of the shooting is horrific, but in the vein of what @prisonculture.bsky.social has been saying, it proves how many people cared enough to show up where ICE was and record them. It wasn't just one or two legal observers, and when Good was shot, they didn't abandon her.
January 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The sheer number of videos of the shooting is horrific, but in the vein of what @prisonculture.bsky.social has been saying, it proves how many people cared enough to show up where ICE was and record them. It wasn't just one or two legal observers, and when Good was shot, they didn't abandon her.
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U.S Rep. Thomas Massie on Epstein files:
If this were a private law firm with 5% of the resources of the DOJ, this would have been done by the deadline. They just missed another deadline to report all of the politicians in their files, and they’re supposed to justify all of their redactions.
If this were a private law firm with 5% of the resources of the DOJ, this would have been done by the deadline. They just missed another deadline to report all of the politicians in their files, and they’re supposed to justify all of their redactions.
January 7, 2026 at 10:07 PM
U.S Rep. Thomas Massie on Epstein files:
If this were a private law firm with 5% of the resources of the DOJ, this would have been done by the deadline. They just missed another deadline to report all of the politicians in their files, and they’re supposed to justify all of their redactions.
If this were a private law firm with 5% of the resources of the DOJ, this would have been done by the deadline. They just missed another deadline to report all of the politicians in their files, and they’re supposed to justify all of their redactions.
Relatedly, per @propublica.org [7/31]
"We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force”
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"We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force”
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January 8, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Relatedly, per @propublica.org [7/31]
"We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force”
projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
"We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force”
projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
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I have watched the video of the horrible ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis over & over.
It is grotesque to hear Kristi Noem justify her killing as a response to "domestic terrorism” & for Trump to spread further lies on social media. [1/2]
It is grotesque to hear Kristi Noem justify her killing as a response to "domestic terrorism” & for Trump to spread further lies on social media. [1/2]
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I have watched the video of the horrible ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis over & over.
It is grotesque to hear Kristi Noem justify her killing as a response to "domestic terrorism” & for Trump to spread further lies on social media. [1/2]
It is grotesque to hear Kristi Noem justify her killing as a response to "domestic terrorism” & for Trump to spread further lies on social media. [1/2]
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remains striking the extent to which trump quite loudly does not see himself as president of the united states and more as a clan leader for his supporters
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 7, 2026 at 9:17 PM
remains striking the extent to which trump quite loudly does not see himself as president of the united states and more as a clan leader for his supporters
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Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
With the world continuing to just spiral headlong to hell in a handbasket, for sanity's sake you just have to take a break from it all and go out and mess around in the snow. ☃️
#Vermont
#Vermont
January 7, 2026 at 9:21 PM
With the world continuing to just spiral headlong to hell in a handbasket, for sanity's sake you just have to take a break from it all and go out and mess around in the snow. ☃️
#Vermont
#Vermont
Let them eat...lots of meat?
"In an unprecedented move, the Secretaries sought out a separate group of nutrition scientists, many w/ties to the meat & dairy industries, evading public & transparent processes..."
Good release per @cspinet.org @drpeterlurie.bsky.social
www.cspi.org/statement/ne...
"In an unprecedented move, the Secretaries sought out a separate group of nutrition scientists, many w/ties to the meat & dairy industries, evading public & transparent processes..."
Good release per @cspinet.org @drpeterlurie.bsky.social
www.cspi.org/statement/ne...
New Dietary Guidelines undercut science and sow confusion
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January 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Let them eat...lots of meat?
"In an unprecedented move, the Secretaries sought out a separate group of nutrition scientists, many w/ties to the meat & dairy industries, evading public & transparent processes..."
Good release per @cspinet.org @drpeterlurie.bsky.social
www.cspi.org/statement/ne...
"In an unprecedented move, the Secretaries sought out a separate group of nutrition scientists, many w/ties to the meat & dairy industries, evading public & transparent processes..."
Good release per @cspinet.org @drpeterlurie.bsky.social
www.cspi.org/statement/ne...
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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
ICE is accusing the woman who was shot to death by an ICE agent today in Minneapolis of "weaponizing her vehicle" and "attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them -- an act of domestic terrorism"
January 7, 2026 at 7:41 PM
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
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NEW: MAYOR FREY: “They are already trying to spin this as an act of self defense. I’ve seen the video myself and I want to tell everybody directly; that is bullshit.”
January 7, 2026 at 6:52 PM
NEW: MAYOR FREY: “They are already trying to spin this as an act of self defense. I’ve seen the video myself and I want to tell everybody directly; that is bullshit.”
Q: "How much is U.S. involvement in Venezuela going to cost American taxpayers?"
Rubio: "It doesn't cost us…It doesn't cost us any money."
Rubio: "It doesn't cost us…It doesn't cost us any money."
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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The above is from DOJ's deadly force policy. DHS is not under DOJ and may have a separate policy but I imagine it is substantially similar. I doubt these ICE agents are trained in the legal parameters (FBI agents have them DRILLED in), and they likely do not care www.justice.gov/jm/1-16000-d...
1-16.000 - Department of Justice Policy On Use Of Force
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January 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The above is from DOJ's deadly force policy. DHS is not under DOJ and may have a separate policy but I imagine it is substantially similar. I doubt these ICE agents are trained in the legal parameters (FBI agents have them DRILLED in), and they likely do not care www.justice.gov/jm/1-16000-d...
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Minneapolis Mayor says video shows DHS claims of self-defense are “bullshit.” He says ICE created the situation & made it worse. His message to ICE: “Get the fuck out of Minneapolis." He encourages citizens not to take the bait & rise to the occasion. "Let's show them unity."
The truth about this incident will emerge. Plenty of people took video; the shooting will be analyzed. A badge is not a license to shoot. Deadly force can’t be used unless an agent reasonably believes their life/the lives of other are at risk. Law enforcement’s job is to protect & serve.
A US citizen has apparently been shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis. I’m gathering information, but the situation on the ground is volatile.
ICE should leave now for everyone’s safety.
ICE should leave now for everyone’s safety.
January 7, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Minneapolis Mayor says video shows DHS claims of self-defense are “bullshit.” He says ICE created the situation & made it worse. His message to ICE: “Get the fuck out of Minneapolis." He encourages citizens not to take the bait & rise to the occasion. "Let's show them unity."
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there's been so much smart writing coalescing around the same ideas lately. Don's "clicktatorship" term is so good i'm deeply jealous. reading his and all the others here i think gives a really rich view of how messed up this is. highly recommend them all
January 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
there's been so much smart writing coalescing around the same ideas lately. Don's "clicktatorship" term is so good i'm deeply jealous. reading his and all the others here i think gives a really rich view of how messed up this is. highly recommend them all
Your Cheat Sheet on Complicity in the #Epstein Saga
by @asharangappa.bsky.social
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by @asharangappa.bsky.social
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Your Cheat Sheet on Complicity in the Epstein Saga
Who knew complicity could be so...complicated?
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January 7, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Your Cheat Sheet on Complicity in the #Epstein Saga
by @asharangappa.bsky.social
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by @asharangappa.bsky.social
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TYING ITS OWN HANDS: In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks. By @lisalsong.bsky.social
Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability to Use New Science to Strengthen Air Pollution Rules
In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:20 PM
TYING ITS OWN HANDS: In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks. By @lisalsong.bsky.social
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Norwegian media reports that Rubio said in closed congressional meetings that they want to buy Greenland, not occupy through military, so all is chill - as if a) that's an option, b) Rubio has any power, c) the administration doesn't lie to congress, and d) the administration is a reliable narrator.
January 7, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Norwegian media reports that Rubio said in closed congressional meetings that they want to buy Greenland, not occupy through military, so all is chill - as if a) that's an option, b) Rubio has any power, c) the administration doesn't lie to congress, and d) the administration is a reliable narrator.
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good time to read this.
Marco Rubio is the Trump administration’s most formidable liar and is dead set on placing drug cartel bosses at the top of every Latin American government. Maureen Tkacik reports on Rubio’s long narco-terrorist history:
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The Narco-Terrorist Elite - The American Prospect
Why is Marco Rubio so hell-bent on making Iran-Contra again?
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January 7, 2026 at 3:01 AM
good time to read this.