jlgoldenberg.bsky.social
@jlgoldenberg.bsky.social
Writer, activist

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social

www.defendpublichealth.org
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My latest: New CDC Vaccine Chair Prioritizes Personal Choice via @forbes He wants to make #vaccines optional.

www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
#PublicHealth #Measles #Polio #CDC

with thanks to @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social and @jimalwine.bsky.social for comments
New CDC Vaccine Chair Prioritizes Personal Choice
Dr. Kirk Milhoan emphasizes personal choice over public health in guiding vaccine policy. How will that affect decisions for school and healthcare?
www.forbes.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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My new post on #Measles also has an impt personal story from @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social about the impact of measles on Therese's family and why #Vaccines matter. www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
January 21, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness: grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...

If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.

He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Quack quack quack! Did the U.S. government create Lyme disease in a lab? Bobby, Jr., that scientific genius, thinks so. www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...
Whopper of the Week: Lyme disease is Not a Bioweapon | Defend Public Health
RFK baselessly claimed that Lyme Disease “is highly likely to have been a military weapon,” adding, “we also know they were experimenting with diseases of the kind, like Lyme disease, at that lab [Plu...
www.defendpublichealth.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Quack quack quack! Did the U.S. government create Lyme disease in a lab? Bobby, Jr., that scientific genius, thinks so. www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...
Whopper of the Week: Lyme disease is Not a Bioweapon | Defend Public Health
RFK baselessly claimed that Lyme Disease “is highly likely to have been a military weapon,” adding, “we also know they were experimenting with diseases of the kind, like Lyme disease, at that lab [Plu...
www.defendpublichealth.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
January 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Maduro in Minneapolis
Murderous Lies
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Maduro in Minneapolis
Murderous Lies
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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RFK has turned the food pyramid upside down. Why? Here's a hint: meat and dairy industry lobbyists. His wishy washy recommendations on alcohol seem just about right coming from an addict. Here's another hint: Booze industry lobbyists. www.defendpublichealth.org/press-releas...
Approach RFK Jr.’s New Diet Guidelines Skeptically, Defend Public Health Says | Defend Public Health
The federal government’s new diet guidelines, released after months of unfounded political criticisms of earlier versions from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture...
www.defendpublichealth.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:59 PM
RFK has turned the food pyramid upside down. Why? Here's a hint: meat and dairy industry lobbyists. His wishy washy recommendations on alcohol seem just about right coming from an addict. Here's another hint: Booze industry lobbyists. www.defendpublichealth.org/press-releas...
Approach RFK Jr.’s New Diet Guidelines Skeptically, Defend Public Health Says | Defend Public Health
The federal government’s new diet guidelines, released after months of unfounded political criticisms of earlier versions from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture...
www.defendpublichealth.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:59 PM