John Mashey
@johnmashey.bsky.social
Semi-retired computer scientist, ancient UNIXer, "Big Data"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mashey
Last 20 yrs: chasing anti-science disinfo, esp. on climate or tobacco, helping defend scientists.
Supporter of UCSF, CSLDF, NCSE, CSI, member AAAS, AGU.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mashey
Last 20 yrs: chasing anti-science disinfo, esp. on climate or tobacco, helping defend scientists.
Supporter of UCSF, CSLDF, NCSE, CSI, member AAAS, AGU.
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John Mashey
@johnmashey.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Merchants of Doubt (2014) with Naomi Oreskes, Jamy Ian Swiss, Frederick Singer Movie
YouTube video by hos Ben
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1/ Given CDC evisceration, attacks on climate science, NASA... here's a short tale of worrisome prescience from 2014.
I attended an early showing in San Francisco of the fine film "Merchants of Doubt". It has book's foci of climate denial/tobacco, but adds more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRWE...
I attended an early showing in San Francisco of the fine film "Merchants of Doubt". It has book's foci of climate denial/tobacco, but adds more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRWE...
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This may be well intentioned but it is misguided. What we face now is fundamentally different from what we faced in Trump's first term, and it is dangerous not to recognize that!
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January 26, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This may be well intentioned but it is misguided. What we face now is fundamentally different from what we faced in Trump's first term, and it is dangerous not to recognize that!
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trump wants to kill you. whether it’s an ICE agent shooting you, a cancer drug trial being defunded, increased air pollution, or defunding safe streets funding, the one universal thread in all of their policies is that they think the very idea of making the world a better place is a liberal hoax
Moderna CEO says Trump’s policies have so curtailed vaccine market they won’t be investing in new research. So that’s awesome. Good luck when the next pandemic hits. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fWErMy/
Bloomberg Business on TikTok
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said the company doesn’t plan to invest in new late-stage vaccine trials because of growing opposition to immunizations from US officials. #health #business #medicine #US #government
www.tiktok.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:24 AM
trump wants to kill you. whether it’s an ICE agent shooting you, a cancer drug trial being defunded, increased air pollution, or defunding safe streets funding, the one universal thread in all of their policies is that they think the very idea of making the world a better place is a liberal hoax
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The Trump regime got rid of 10,109 PhDs in science and related fields, representing 14% of the total number of PhD scientists in the federal workforce.
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 AM
The Trump regime got rid of 10,109 PhDs in science and related fields, representing 14% of the total number of PhD scientists in the federal workforce.
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This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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Ellison: "The Bondi letter reveals what this is all about. This is not about fraud and it's not even about immigration, and it's certainly not about law enforcement. It's about handing over documents of the state of Minnesota, private information, including voting information, to the federal govt."
January 26, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Ellison: "The Bondi letter reveals what this is all about. This is not about fraud and it's not even about immigration, and it's certainly not about law enforcement. It's about handing over documents of the state of Minnesota, private information, including voting information, to the federal govt."
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Our analysis at @bellingcat.com on the killing of Alex Pretti breaks down the video evidence.
He never reached for his gun.
Agents sprayed/tackled him while his hands were up.
He was disarmed before he was shot.
The first shot came from an agent firing at him.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
He never reached for his gun.
Agents sprayed/tackled him while his hands were up.
He was disarmed before he was shot.
The first shot came from an agent firing at him.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting - bellingcat
Bellingcat has analysed video of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The footage appears to contradict statements made by the Department of Homeland Security.
www.bellingcat.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Our analysis at @bellingcat.com on the killing of Alex Pretti breaks down the video evidence.
He never reached for his gun.
Agents sprayed/tackled him while his hands were up.
He was disarmed before he was shot.
The first shot came from an agent firing at him.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
He never reached for his gun.
Agents sprayed/tackled him while his hands were up.
He was disarmed before he was shot.
The first shot came from an agent firing at him.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Simon: "They don't just want the public stuff which anyone can get - name, address, voting history, stuff like that. What they want is very personal, private, sensitive data on millions of people - namely, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, military service history where applicable"
January 26, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Simon: "They don't just want the public stuff which anyone can get - name, address, voting history, stuff like that. What they want is very personal, private, sensitive data on millions of people - namely, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, military service history where applicable"
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January 26, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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Yes, someone is heard yelling 'gun' in the footage. It is unclear specifically who yelled gun, but you can hear it in the footage before the agent who takes Pretti's gun leaves the scene.
January 26, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Yes, someone is heard yelling 'gun' in the footage. It is unclear specifically who yelled gun, but you can hear it in the footage before the agent who takes Pretti's gun leaves the scene.
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This is what RFK Jr says about the HPV vaccine (and COVID vaccines, which saved millions of lives)!
I think it was one of the worst mistakes in public health history to put the man who is arguably the world's most extreme anti-vaxx activist & conspiracy theorist in charge of US health.
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I think it was one of the worst mistakes in public health history to put the man who is arguably the world's most extreme anti-vaxx activist & conspiracy theorist in charge of US health.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
This is what RFK Jr says about the HPV vaccine (and COVID vaccines, which saved millions of lives)!
I think it was one of the worst mistakes in public health history to put the man who is arguably the world's most extreme anti-vaxx activist & conspiracy theorist in charge of US health.
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I think it was one of the worst mistakes in public health history to put the man who is arguably the world's most extreme anti-vaxx activist & conspiracy theorist in charge of US health.
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I will be speaking at the University of Cambridge at the 2026 Cambridge Disinformation Summit. The event runs from April 8 - April 10 and features global thought leaders and their discussions about disinformation online and with AI.
More info can be found here: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
More info can be found here: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
January 26, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I will be speaking at the University of Cambridge at the 2026 Cambridge Disinformation Summit. The event runs from April 8 - April 10 and features global thought leaders and their discussions about disinformation online and with AI.
More info can be found here: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
More info can be found here: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
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The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
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💥 🍃 🎉 🧪 Jane Richardson, Renown Biophysicist
Jane Richardson was born #OTD in 1941
+ Developed the Richardson (ribbon) diagram to represent proteins' 3D structure (becoming a standard representation for protein structures)
+ MacArthur Fellow, 1985
+ Elected, Nat'l Academy of Sciences, 1991
+ President, Biophysical Society, 2012
#WomenInSTEM
+ Developed the Richardson (ribbon) diagram to represent proteins' 3D structure (becoming a standard representation for protein structures)
+ MacArthur Fellow, 1985
+ Elected, Nat'l Academy of Sciences, 1991
+ President, Biophysical Society, 2012
#WomenInSTEM
January 26, 2026 at 4:46 AM
💥 🍃 🎉 🧪 Jane Richardson, Renown Biophysicist
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In the 1950s, members of a cult called "The Seekers" believed the world would end in a great flood on a specific day. Some members gave up their belongings and quit their jobs to prepare. The prophesied day came, and there was no flood. /1
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 AM
In the 1950s, members of a cult called "The Seekers" believed the world would end in a great flood on a specific day. Some members gave up their belongings and quit their jobs to prepare. The prophesied day came, and there was no flood. /1
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Yesterday, I awoke to news of another ICE killing in MN. On Bluesky, the conversation was deeply critical of ICE. But I wanted to see how things were going on X. Surprisingly, the attempts there to blame the victim weren't getting as much traction as I suspected. So I wrote a thing.
Another Killing on ICE
The right wing propaganda machine can’t spin the killing of Alex Pretti
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January 26, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Yesterday, I awoke to news of another ICE killing in MN. On Bluesky, the conversation was deeply critical of ICE. But I wanted to see how things were going on X. Surprisingly, the attempts there to blame the victim weren't getting as much traction as I suspected. So I wrote a thing.
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And if we only plot the Natural Variability component (i.e. the difference between the imputed human-induced temperature and the observed global temperature), we can see that without anthropogenic forcing our climate would basically be UNCHANGED since mid-20th Century, with a very slight COOLING.
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 AM
And if we only plot the Natural Variability component (i.e. the difference between the imputed human-induced temperature and the observed global temperature), we can see that without anthropogenic forcing our climate would basically be UNCHANGED since mid-20th Century, with a very slight COOLING.
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Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont
January 25, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont
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Feels like another tactical error: if they wanted to pretend they’re doing everything by the book, they’d announce that the officers on paid leave and wait until the results of their sham investigation exonerate them. This will only raise more questions and intensify the scrutiny (laudatory)
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Feels like another tactical error: if they wanted to pretend they’re doing everything by the book, they’d announce that the officers on paid leave and wait until the results of their sham investigation exonerate them. This will only raise more questions and intensify the scrutiny (laudatory)
I don’t take individual videos/photos on faith, as deepfakery is so much cheaper than in 1990s, when I was at SGI and we helped ILM & others make dinosaurs and other unreal things look real.
However, consistent multiple videos from different viewpoints, posted quickly, are very convincing.
However, consistent multiple videos from different viewpoints, posted quickly, are very convincing.
January 25, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I don’t take individual videos/photos on faith, as deepfakery is so much cheaper than in 1990s, when I was at SGI and we helped ILM & others make dinosaurs and other unreal things look real.
However, consistent multiple videos from different viewpoints, posted quickly, are very convincing.
However, consistent multiple videos from different viewpoints, posted quickly, are very convincing.
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Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, on January 24. DHS claims he died after an armed struggle, but videos of the incident appears to contradict that claim. Read our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting - bellingcat
Bellingcat has analysed video of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The footage appears to contradict statements made by the Department of Homeland Security.
www.bellingcat.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, on January 24. DHS claims he died after an armed struggle, but videos of the incident appears to contradict that claim. Read our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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The video evidence is clear: Alex Pretti was not armed when he was shot. An agent removed Pretti's firearm from his waist before the shooting.
See for yourself here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
See for yourself here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
January 25, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The video evidence is clear: Alex Pretti was not armed when he was shot. An agent removed Pretti's firearm from his waist before the shooting.
See for yourself here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
See for yourself here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Nice try, but we remember who put these vaccine deniers in positions of power… and who, once they proved utterly unfaithful to their promises, are still keeping them there.
Sen Cassidy: “Claiming that risk from vaccines is greater than the threat from disease has led to highest rate of measles in decades. Undermining faith in polio vaccine will lead to paralyzed children. What others are doing will be blamed on President Trump. Unfair but true.”
January 25, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Nice try, but we remember who put these vaccine deniers in positions of power… and who, once they proved utterly unfaithful to their promises, are still keeping them there.
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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Key Swing State AG Brings Lawsuit against Fossil industry for Blocking Clean energy, EVs
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Key State Brings Lawsuit – Blames Big Fossil for Blocking Clean Energy, EVs
Growing list of lawsuits against fossil fuel companies now includes a suit by the Attorney General of Michigan.Particularly relevant in that, due in part to the propaganda from fossil fuel interest…
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January 25, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Key Swing State AG Brings Lawsuit against Fossil industry for Blocking Clean energy, EVs
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Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God we have video, because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them or something. It's nonsense, people. It's nonsense and it is lies."
January 24, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God we have video, because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them or something. It's nonsense, people. It's nonsense and it is lies."