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Karam Bales
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Counter Disinformation Project, Former NEU and ATL union executive
Freelance journalist & researcher @bylinetimes @whowhatwhy
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Karam Bales @karambales.bsky.social · Nov 12
Greetings everyone, starting to transfer over to here, posts will increase as the account builds
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The @ama-assn.org will cease publication of its ethics journal at the end of this year.
AMA ethics journal shutters after 26 years
The American Medical Association will cease publication of its ethics journal at the end of this year.  The AMA Journal of Ethics, an open access, peer-reviewed journal was founded in 1999 und…
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November 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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3/ Full membership database from around spring 2021
June 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Two answers
1. People are turning up because the media were generally woefull in informing the public about the eligibility changes
2.Eligibility has been changed because JCVI is betting too much on "booster" infections being as effective and relatively harmless
October 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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walkerbragman.bsky.social
Sayer Ji, who was named in the Center for Countering Digital Hate’s Disinformation Dozen report on the internet’s most prolific anti-vax misinformation spreaders, accuses the grassroots March for Health and Science of being “pharma-linked.”

Hilarious.
Sayer Ji wrote: 🚨false uprising: the campaign to remove HHS secretary RFK Jr. isn’t grassroots—it’s manufactured consent. Seven pop-up “science” groups, 6000+ HHS insiders, and pharma linked operatives are staging a PR revolt to reclaim power with their latest move: a Nov 5 ‘911 EMERGENCY’ march in DC‼️
October 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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nafeez.bsky.social
Labour. Conservatives. Reform.
Peter Thiel’s fingerprints are on them all — an ideological pincer movement pulling Britain toward MAGA-style autocracy.
My first @BylineTimes video investigation exposes how.
🎥 Watch here → youtu.be/7OaSuAVKCGE?...
The Thiel Effect.
YouTube video by Byline TV
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October 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Cool thread. By the time he says "Okay, now here's the part that blows my mind.", my mind was already blown.

#Science #SciComm
solidevidence.bsky.social Solid Evidence @solidevidence.bsky.social · 29d
Help me out, I’ve got another wastewater virus mystery.

This one really blows my mind.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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karambales.bsky.social
The radicalisation of Bev
Turner
#HARTleaks shows the role the group had in taking the GB News presenter down the rabbit hole
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The radicalisation of Bev Turner
#HARTleaks shows the role the HART group had in taking the GB News presenter down the rabbit hole
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October 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Bales is a must read for those interested in the functioning of anti-public health propaganda and political networks.
October 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
karambales.bsky.social
The radicalisation of Bev
Turner
#HARTleaks shows the role the group had in taking the GB News presenter down the rabbit hole
open.substack.com/pub/counterd...
The radicalisation of Bev Turner
#HARTleaks shows the role the HART group had in taking the GB News presenter down the rabbit hole
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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If it's good enough for, Sarkozy...
October 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Again
October 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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walkerbragman.bsky.social
Major media FINALLY starts paying attention to the Brownstone Institute.

I’ve been covering this group for years and Jeffrey Tucker’s influence in this administration.

This Politico story adds new layers like sexual harassment allegations against Tucker and Heritage Foundation sponsoring a retreat
Meet the man who built RFK Jr.’s kitchen cabinet
Jeffrey Tucker, who elevated Covid contrarians now working for the health secretary, is building support for Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.
www.politico.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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karambales.bsky.social
Boris Johnson to be Questioned at UK Covid-19 Inquiry

Clinically Vulnerable Families Demand Urgent Action
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Boris Johnson to be Questioned at UK Covid-19 Inquiry
Clinically Vulnerable Families Demand Urgent Action
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October 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Boris Johnson to be Questioned at UK Covid-19 Inquiry

Clinically Vulnerable Families Demand Urgent Action
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Boris Johnson to be Questioned at UK Covid-19 Inquiry
Clinically Vulnerable Families Demand Urgent Action
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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adybee.bsky.social
Johnson tried desperately to do nothing…. he even went as far as getting advice from Harries 🤦‍♂️
adybee.bsky.social AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · Oct 10
Worst pandemic take EVER.

From the UK 🇬🇧 and not media 😔 this was our Prime Minister talking about washing hands and not wanting to disrupt people’s lives … 12 days before he locked down the whole country 🤦‍♂️.
Harries and Johnson 11th March 2020.
YouTube video by Ady Bee
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October 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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More for the "Venn diagram of fossil fuel interests and pro-COVID team is one circle" research.

@karambales.bsky.social @walkerbragman.bsky.social @adrian7745.bsky.social
crikey.com.au Crikey @crikey.com.au · Oct 15
Exclusive | Scott Morrison has registered himself as having a relationship with a $2.5 trillion Saudi fossil fuel company whose board member was once appointed by Morrison to a COVID recovery taskforce.
Scott Morrison declares role with Saudi oil company
When he was prime minister, Morrison appointed a Saudi fossil fuel firm's board member to two different taskforce roles in 2019 and 2022.
www.crikey.com.au
October 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Thank you for the kind, thoughtful review @karambales.bsky.social 🙏

counterdisinformationproject.substack.com/p/everyone-e...
Everyone Else is Lying to You
Jonathan Howard MD's sequal to We Want Them Infected is out now
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October 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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walkerbragman.bsky.social
This is a five alarm fire.

Serious implications here: a sitting governor saying basically that the U.S. president is planning to use the military to overthrow democracy in America.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Oct 8
Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"
October 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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walkerbragman.bsky.social
NEW: Important Context spoke with a dozen people working at NIH about Director Jay Bhattacharya.

The descriptions were universally unflattering, painting the health economist as ineffectual, dishonest, ideological, arrogant, and uncommitted to science.

www.importantcontext.news/p/out-of-his...
“Out Of His Depth,” “Sold His Soul,” “Clueless”: NIH Staffers Speak Out About Director Bhattacharya
Widespread dissatisfaction over the NIH’s “continuous free fall” has people speaking out.
www.importantcontext.news
June 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
karambales.bsky.social
Two answers
1. People are turning up because the media were generally woefull in informing the public about the eligibility changes
2.Eligibility has been changed because JCVI is betting too much on "booster" infections being as effective and relatively harmless
October 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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martinmckee.bsky.social
And see also piece by @sheencr.bsky.social & @chrischirp.bsky.social

theconversation.com/the-uk-is-no...
The UK is no longer offering COVID vaccines to pregnant women – here’s why that might be a bad idea
From spring 2025, pregnant women will no longer be eligible for free COVID vaccines in the UK.
theconversation.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Yes, @karambales.bsky.social can. And the explanation is deeply disturbing

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October 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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walkerbragman.bsky.social
It’s because it doesn’t fucking work, Sharyl. Ivermectin doesn’t treat COVID.

There’s backlash for the same reason a doctor would face backlash for prescribing leeches for Ebola.
sharylattklsson.bsky.social Sharyl Attkisson @sharylattklsson.bsky.social · Oct 4
(PODCAST) After Hours: Ivermectin Over-the-Counter
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Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, part of a movement to make ivermectin available over-the-counter, discusses with Sharyl the backlash she faced for prescribing it during COVID and how her lawsuit challenged the FDA’s stance.
Full Measure After Hours
The companion podcast to the Sunday TV news program: "Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson." Original behind the scenes reflections off the news narrative. Sharyl is a five time Emmy award winning, nonp...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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tanithsa.bsky.social
The birth defects talked about here were already known to be present PRIOR to vaccination. Facts matter. Do a deeper dive.
karambales.bsky.social Karam Bales @karambales.bsky.social · Oct 3
Kulldorff promotes vaccine
birth defects disinformation

Prior to the pandemic he worked on genuinely useful projects, but the contrarian path has reduced him to a mouthpiece for RFKs antivax talking points
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Kulldorff promotes vaccine birth defects disinformation
Prior to the pandemic he worked on genuinely useful projects, but the contrarian path has reduced him to a mouthpiece for RFKs antivax talking points
open.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM