Pandemic 𓅃. Index
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A public registry of all the worst disinformation peddlers throughout the ongoing pandemic, and their billionaire backers. https://www.panaccindex.info/
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The EBM Coup of Modern Medicine
Specialized Knowledge Matters
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There has been a coup of American medicine. The PAI's latest is a deep dive into just how it works: www.panaccindex.info/p/the-ebm-co...
William Walker said this, and guess what happened to him?
January 6, 2026 at 2:11 AM
William Walker said this, and guess what happened to him?
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The district court injunction that prevented NIH from capping indirects at 15% was upheld today on appeal!
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
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Trump administration cannot slash NIH research funding, court rules
District Judge Angel Kelley last year blocked the cuts, and on Monday the appeals court agreed.
www.reuters.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
The district court injunction that prevented NIH from capping indirects at 15% was upheld today on appeal!
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
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“Viruses and bacteria that were under control are being set free on our most vulnerable…It won’t work and can’t end well”.
Way to go @jimalwine.bsky.social, representing @defendpublichealth.bsky.social.
Way to go @jimalwine.bsky.social, representing @defendpublichealth.bsky.social.
Trump administration slashes number of diseases U.S. children will be regularly vaccinated against
Insurance companies will still be required to fully cover all childhood vaccines on the CDC schedule, including those now designated as optional.
www.latimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
“Viruses and bacteria that were under control are being set free on our most vulnerable…It won’t work and can’t end well”.
Way to go @jimalwine.bsky.social, representing @defendpublichealth.bsky.social.
Way to go @jimalwine.bsky.social, representing @defendpublichealth.bsky.social.
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First Pipeline post of the year! A statement of purpose, and science topics resume on Monday:
Last Year, and the Year to Come
www.science.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
First Pipeline post of the year! A statement of purpose, and science topics resume on Monday:
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it really sucks that so much health econ texts are based on/use Jay Bhattacharya work given all the *gestures at NIH*
January 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
it really sucks that so much health econ texts are based on/use Jay Bhattacharya work given all the *gestures at NIH*
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#Podcasting is the only thing that gave us Bhattacharya and Vinay Prasad. If it never existed, they would have been anonymous faculty nobody knew about instead of ruining millions of lives. And this is why I'll always and forever loathe podcasting.
![Jay Bhattacharya tweet:
As we ring in 2026, I’m resolving to keep NIH’s focus on gold-standard research that will improve the health of the American public. [Edited to cut everything after "keep" and add the word "podcasting"]
Wishing you all a very happy and healthy New Year! 🎉
#MAHA](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3dgtbbfojskkdbx5z3grje5r/bafkreignhcrc2gy3njtaaqvxdgi3elqunemhyzqhitl2svsikqkw6bagzq@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
#Podcasting is the only thing that gave us Bhattacharya and Vinay Prasad. If it never existed, they would have been anonymous faculty nobody knew about instead of ruining millions of lives. And this is why I'll always and forever loathe podcasting.
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Addendum: www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
The time has come to declare war on AI
"It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there."
www.sfgate.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Addendum: www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
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The end game: These guys want to make $$$ suing vaccine makers. Pediatricians who are honest and care about kids still recommend all the vaccines, posted here: downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-...
January 6, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The end game: These guys want to make $$$ suing vaccine makers. Pediatricians who are honest and care about kids still recommend all the vaccines, posted here: downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-...
Surprising nobody with a memory of the past 25 years, the Democrats did not come together to condemn the latest blatantly illegal military atrocity carried out in pursuit of oil.
January 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Surprising nobody with a memory of the past 25 years, the Democrats did not come together to condemn the latest blatantly illegal military atrocity carried out in pursuit of oil.
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why are random Bluesky accounts asking better questions about this than everyone whose full time salaried job is to report on technology companies?
Serious q. Does this violate the terms with Apple’s App Store? Like are apps that offer/enable content that sexualizes women and children A-Ok to Apple?
January 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
why are random Bluesky accounts asking better questions about this than everyone whose full time salaried job is to report on technology companies?
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Wealthy tech bro turned antivax crank Steve Kirsch attacked Paul Offit for refusing to debate antivaxxers, while Dr. Mike was “surrounded” by MAHA. These recent events led me to revisit the question: Is it ever a good strategy to publicly debate cranks? sciencebasedmedicine.org/revisiting-t...
Revisiting the question of debating science deniers
Wealthy tech bro turned antivax crank Steve Kirsch attacked Paul Offit for refusing to debate antivaxxers, while Dr. Mike was "surrounded" by MAHA stans. These recent events led me to revisit the ques
sciencebasedmedicine.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Wealthy tech bro turned antivax crank Steve Kirsch attacked Paul Offit for refusing to debate antivaxxers, while Dr. Mike was “surrounded” by MAHA. These recent events led me to revisit the question: Is it ever a good strategy to publicly debate cranks? sciencebasedmedicine.org/revisiting-t...
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Very good summary of her disinformation from @panaccindex.bsky.social
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January 6, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Very good summary of her disinformation from @panaccindex.bsky.social
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I’m awaiting for the announcement that Sensible Medicine will be donating its subscriber revenue towards paying for the child-sized coffins they helped make possible with their reckless garbage.
January 6, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I’m awaiting for the announcement that Sensible Medicine will be donating its subscriber revenue towards paying for the child-sized coffins they helped make possible with their reckless garbage.
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RFK Jr.: more kids need to die www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/rfk-...
RFK Jr.: more kids need to die - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Time for another Atlantic sanewash! Federal health officials on Monday announced dramatic revisions to the slate of vaccines recommended for American children, reducing the number of diseases prevente...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
RFK Jr.: more kids need to die www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/rfk-...
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Feel like it shld be front page, 34-sized font headline news that the person who gave ~$250 million to Trump campaign and then was co-president for a few months, dismantling agencies and stealing Americans' data, built an AI tool that is being used for child porn.
This Sept. piece is instructive
This Sept. piece is instructive
January 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Feel like it shld be front page, 34-sized font headline news that the person who gave ~$250 million to Trump campaign and then was co-president for a few months, dismantling agencies and stealing Americans' data, built an AI tool that is being used for child porn.
This Sept. piece is instructive
This Sept. piece is instructive
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It will take some time (a few years), but this change will lead to hundreds of thousands of preventable diseases in the most vulnerable parts of the population, including deaths.
I assume we'll follow this up with the introduction of universal healthcare and paid family/sick/parental leave?
I assume we'll follow this up with the introduction of universal healthcare and paid family/sick/parental leave?
January 6, 2026 at 1:06 AM
It will take some time (a few years), but this change will lead to hundreds of thousands of preventable diseases in the most vulnerable parts of the population, including deaths.
I assume we'll follow this up with the introduction of universal healthcare and paid family/sick/parental leave?
I assume we'll follow this up with the introduction of universal healthcare and paid family/sick/parental leave?
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I am haunted by the ghosts of Iraq and Afghanistan. Those military operations initially went flawlessly but the problem was in trillions of $ spent, thousands of American lives, decades of lost opportunity. Americans have zero appetite for more nation building, endless quagmires.
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I am haunted by the ghosts of Iraq and Afghanistan. Those military operations initially went flawlessly but the problem was in trillions of $ spent, thousands of American lives, decades of lost opportunity. Americans have zero appetite for more nation building, endless quagmires.
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This guy here is dead 👇
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This guy here is dead 👇
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This'll create a lot of dead children. That's probably the point, not a side effect. The core MAHA belief behind this is simple eugenics: vaccines are bad because they allow the weak to survive.
The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
January 6, 2026 at 12:41 AM
This'll create a lot of dead children. That's probably the point, not a side effect. The core MAHA belief behind this is simple eugenics: vaccines are bad because they allow the weak to survive.
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Phew, good thing Mitch McConnell was also completely powerless and ineffectual as Senate Minority Leader. Imagine all the things he could’ve gotten up to!
A lot of people are mad at Schumer for saying this. But he's right. Democrats don't control a single branch of government and they can't pass anything. Only Republicans can rein in Trump because they control both chambers of Congress. Democrats have no cards to play here.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Phew, good thing Mitch McConnell was also completely powerless and ineffectual as Senate Minority Leader. Imagine all the things he could’ve gotten up to!
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Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
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COVID-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds.
"Between 2022 and 2024, COVID-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows"
gizmodo.com/covid-19-is-...
"Between 2022 and 2024, COVID-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows"
gizmodo.com/covid-19-is-...
Covid-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds
Between 2022 and 2024, covid-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows.
gizmodo.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:23 AM
COVID-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds.
"Between 2022 and 2024, COVID-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows"
gizmodo.com/covid-19-is-...
"Between 2022 and 2024, COVID-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows"
gizmodo.com/covid-19-is-...
Throwback to one of the dumbest tweets of the COVID-19 pandemic: “Some experts say kids are too short to spread COVID-19”
January 6, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Throwback to one of the dumbest tweets of the COVID-19 pandemic: “Some experts say kids are too short to spread COVID-19”
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reminder that more kids now have long covid than asthma.
We don't have the disability education infrastructure to support a growing number of kids who are going to be disabled because their parents didn't get them vaccines against illnesses that can lead to the development of disabilities.
January 6, 2026 at 1:26 AM
reminder that more kids now have long covid than asthma.
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Riley Gaines thinks her child matters more than other children, to the point that she thinks a pediatrician refusing elective care for her unvaccinated child (which would expose the other children in the practice to unnecessary risk) is a violation of the Hippocratic Oath.
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Riley Gaines thinks her child matters more than other children, to the point that she thinks a pediatrician refusing elective care for her unvaccinated child (which would expose the other children in the practice to unnecessary risk) is a violation of the Hippocratic Oath.