Jonathan Rosenblum
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Maybe another useful entry point for this recent article about why several very successful academics have left Harvard to more efficiently bring their science to patients.
NIH is amazing, but it's not intended for making medicine.
www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/01/harv...
#medsky
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NIH is amazing, but it's not intended for making medicine.
www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/01/harv...
#medsky
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
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It is an insane fact that the most consequential US political result of the COVID-19 pandemic was rapid & decisive pro-infectious-disease right-wing polarization
The FDA has refused to accept an application from Moderna to review its first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, the company said, in another setback for the technology that’s been a target of some Trump administration health officials. https://cnn.it/4kt8iyn
February 11, 2026 at 1:24 AM
It is an insane fact that the most consequential US political result of the COVID-19 pandemic was rapid & decisive pro-infectious-disease right-wing polarization
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Moderna's seasonal investigational influenza vaccine, mRNA-1010, has been submitted & accepted for review in EU, Canada & Australia. Kennedy's FDA now officially refuses to review the vaccine. "Refusal to review the submission is inconsistent with feedback at pre-Phase 3 & pre-submission" #medsky ⬇️
NEW: The F.D.A. refused to accept an application from Moderna for its mRNA flu vaccine.
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Moderna's seasonal investigational influenza vaccine, mRNA-1010, has been submitted & accepted for review in EU, Canada & Australia. Kennedy's FDA now officially refuses to review the vaccine. "Refusal to review the submission is inconsistent with feedback at pre-Phase 3 & pre-submission" #medsky ⬇️
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It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines.
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apnews.com/article/mode...
Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 AM
It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines.
apnews.com/article/mode...
apnews.com/article/mode...
Great article that really hit home after I listened to an infuriating Odd Lots podcast that makes the point of the Op Ed.
The finance industry is a grift. Not only that, it is an irresistible force drawing Americans who could use their abilities to do something useful, but can't resist the $$ /1
The finance industry is a grift. Not only that, it is an irresistible force drawing Americans who could use their abilities to do something useful, but can't resist the $$ /1
Opinion | The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Great article that really hit home after I listened to an infuriating Odd Lots podcast that makes the point of the Op Ed.
The finance industry is a grift. Not only that, it is an irresistible force drawing Americans who could use their abilities to do something useful, but can't resist the $$ /1
The finance industry is a grift. Not only that, it is an irresistible force drawing Americans who could use their abilities to do something useful, but can't resist the $$ /1
Seattle 23-10
February 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Seattle 23-10
Superbowl Sunday San Diego
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Superbowl Sunday San Diego
Early February in San Diego
February 7, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Early February in San Diego
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The term ultra-processed food is ridiculous and the entire idea is a painfully silly extension of the naturalistic fallacy
February 5, 2026 at 12:38 AM
The term ultra-processed food is ridiculous and the entire idea is a painfully silly extension of the naturalistic fallacy
🚨 House passes bill to end the shutdown and punt on DHS funding, sending it to Trump
Vote is 217-214.
21 Ds vote YES.
21 Rs vote NO.
All of government is funded through September EXCEPT DHS, which is put on a 2-week until Feb. 13.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Vote is 217-214.
21 Ds vote YES.
21 Rs vote NO.
All of government is funded through September EXCEPT DHS, which is put on a 2-week until Feb. 13.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House passes bill to end the shutdown and punt on DHS funding, sending it to Trump
Trump has said he'll sign the bill to end the brief shutdown. It funds almost all of government while putting DHS on a stopgap after federal agents killed two people in Minneapolis.
www.nbcnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:19 PM
my San Diego kid has finally experienced a snow day.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:59 PM
my San Diego kid has finally experienced a snow day.
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Since that time, HPV vaccine has been demonstrated to be safe and very, very effective at preventing cancer, which you can see for yourself in this Figure from a paper by Lei et al. (NEJM, Sept 30, 2020).
January 28, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Since that time, HPV vaccine has been demonstrated to be safe and very, very effective at preventing cancer, which you can see for yourself in this Figure from a paper by Lei et al. (NEJM, Sept 30, 2020).
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Meanwhile the U.S. government just shed **10,000*** STEM PhDs from the federal workforce in a single year.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
January 28, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Meanwhile the U.S. government just shed **10,000*** STEM PhDs from the federal workforce in a single year.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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4. Ergo, choosing to clamp down on the thing that has driven economic growth, dynamism and a growing domestic consumer base stops the good things from happening. None of this is new information. But we can't make decisions based on those facts as long as the xenophobes are in charge.
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
4. Ergo, choosing to clamp down on the thing that has driven economic growth, dynamism and a growing domestic consumer base stops the good things from happening. None of this is new information. But we can't make decisions based on those facts as long as the xenophobes are in charge.
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I wonder if we have to stop using "science" to mean truth or correctness. Science doesn't support or refute anything. Many Americans are triggered to be skeptical of anything science-y.
"Kennedy stacked a committee with people who support his incorrect views..."
"Kennedy stacked a committee with people who support his incorrect views..."
January 23, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I wonder if we have to stop using "science" to mean truth or correctness. Science doesn't support or refute anything. Many Americans are triggered to be skeptical of anything science-y.
"Kennedy stacked a committee with people who support his incorrect views..."
"Kennedy stacked a committee with people who support his incorrect views..."
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2. Context is critical: The US has confirmed more #measles cases so far in 2026 — not a full month in! — than it recorded in all but 4 of the last 30 years. And this comes after 2025, the biggest measles year in 35 years!
There's a vaccine for this. Works really well.
www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
There's a vaccine for this. Works really well.
www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
January 23, 2026 at 7:09 PM
2. Context is critical: The US has confirmed more #measles cases so far in 2026 — not a full month in! — than it recorded in all but 4 of the last 30 years. And this comes after 2025, the biggest measles year in 35 years!
There's a vaccine for this. Works really well.
www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
There's a vaccine for this. Works really well.
www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
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BREAKING: Whistleblower disclosures reveal a formal ICE policy to ignore the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.
Every American should be terrified by this secret ICE policy authorizing its agents to kick down your door & storm into your home. 1/
Every American should be terrified by this secret ICE policy authorizing its agents to kick down your door & storm into your home. 1/
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
apnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:57 PM
BREAKING: Whistleblower disclosures reveal a formal ICE policy to ignore the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.
Every American should be terrified by this secret ICE policy authorizing its agents to kick down your door & storm into your home. 1/
Every American should be terrified by this secret ICE policy authorizing its agents to kick down your door & storm into your home. 1/
It’s a shame that this article about Rahm, saying pols should be put to pasture at 75, doesn't mention that his brother Zeke said he wanted to be DEAD at 75.
What's with these Emmanuel guys? (1/3)
What's with these Emmanuel guys? (1/3)
Rahm Emanuel Calls for Age Limit of 75 for President, Congress and Judges
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:47 PM
It’s a shame that this article about Rahm, saying pols should be put to pasture at 75, doesn't mention that his brother Zeke said he wanted to be DEAD at 75.
What's with these Emmanuel guys? (1/3)
What's with these Emmanuel guys? (1/3)
Preparing for liftoff!
January 20, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Preparing for liftoff!
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
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Here's the show. youtu.be/kozx1KGI3sg?...
Promised Land - for Renee Good, Bruce Springsteen, Light of Day, 1/17/26, Count Basie Theater
YouTube video by MarcGlenRock
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January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Here's the show. youtu.be/kozx1KGI3sg?...
Always "shoot first" with this administration.
Why?
Why?
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Always "shoot first" with this administration.
Why?
Why?
Tried buying a pair of Brooks Glycerins to be shipped to NY.
Store wouldn't do it - their system threw a "chemicals" restriction on shipping to NY.
Sales guy said this has happened before & reason is "the shoes have nitrogen."
He didn't care when I told him he's breathing ~80% nitrogen.
#chemsky
Store wouldn't do it - their system threw a "chemicals" restriction on shipping to NY.
Sales guy said this has happened before & reason is "the shoes have nitrogen."
He didn't care when I told him he's breathing ~80% nitrogen.
#chemsky
January 14, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Tried buying a pair of Brooks Glycerins to be shipped to NY.
Store wouldn't do it - their system threw a "chemicals" restriction on shipping to NY.
Sales guy said this has happened before & reason is "the shoes have nitrogen."
He didn't care when I told him he's breathing ~80% nitrogen.
#chemsky
Store wouldn't do it - their system threw a "chemicals" restriction on shipping to NY.
Sales guy said this has happened before & reason is "the shoes have nitrogen."
He didn't care when I told him he's breathing ~80% nitrogen.
#chemsky
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Once again: a far-right president asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews, after he has repeatedly accused Jews of being “disloyal.” What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Once again: a far-right president asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews, after he has repeatedly accused Jews of being “disloyal.” What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...