Philip Wheeler
@philipwheeler.bsky.social
Organic Chemist. Beer Lover. Metal Aficionado.
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The destruction of American public health and its replacement with pseudoscience continues.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has overhauled a panel that helps the federal government set priorities for autism research and social services, installing several members who have said that vaccines can cause autism despite decades of research that has failed to establish such a link.
Kennedy Overhauls Federal Autism Panel in His Own Image
The new panel, which advises the government on research and service priorities for people with autism, includes many members who have argued that vaccines cause autism.
nyti.ms
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 AM
The destruction of American public health and its replacement with pseudoscience continues.
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I'm begging the media to state this clearly -- we are all in danger now because of the deliberate choices made by Trump's administration and RFK Jr in particular.
When the next major outbreak of a preventable disease strikes, they'll point the finger at other people. But it'll be their disaster.
When the next major outbreak of a preventable disease strikes, they'll point the finger at other people. But it'll be their disaster.
We had eradicated this disease.
And now because of targeted disinformation, children, immunocompromised people, elderly folks, and so many others become victims in this proxy war and we have a new avoidable pandemic.
And now because of targeted disinformation, children, immunocompromised people, elderly folks, and so many others become victims in this proxy war and we have a new avoidable pandemic.
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I'm begging the media to state this clearly -- we are all in danger now because of the deliberate choices made by Trump's administration and RFK Jr in particular.
When the next major outbreak of a preventable disease strikes, they'll point the finger at other people. But it'll be their disaster.
When the next major outbreak of a preventable disease strikes, they'll point the finger at other people. But it'll be their disaster.
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Please watch.
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Please watch.
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So, if I'm following all this correctly, a bunch of internet shitposters who spent years screaming "don't tread on me" and warning about federal agents stomping out people's rights... have been hired as ICE agents to go around breaking into people's homes, kidnapping & shooting them
January 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
So, if I'm following all this correctly, a bunch of internet shitposters who spent years screaming "don't tread on me" and warning about federal agents stomping out people's rights... have been hired as ICE agents to go around breaking into people's homes, kidnapping & shooting them
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Longer version with more detail: www.npr.org/sections/kru...
Dissolve My Nobel Prize! Fast! (A True Story)
It's 1940. The Nazis have taken Copenhagen, and physicist Niels Bohr has just hours, maybe minutes, to make two Nobel Prize medals disappear.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Longer version with more detail: www.npr.org/sections/kru...
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Niels Bohr famously dissolved two Nobel Prize medals in aqua regia rather than let fascists have them
www.npr.org/sections/kru...
www.npr.org/sections/kru...
January 15, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Niels Bohr famously dissolved two Nobel Prize medals in aqua regia rather than let fascists have them
www.npr.org/sections/kru...
www.npr.org/sections/kru...
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Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
Dropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop"
Dropkick Murphys are releasing an anti-I.C.E. song, "Citizen I.C.E.," as part of their tour-only split LP with Haywire. Learn more.
consequence.net
January 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, you set up an experiment that would disprove it. If you can't do that, you shut your fucking mouth and learn something.
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, you set up an experiment that would disprove it. If you can't do that, you shut your fucking mouth and learn something.
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JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
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Some Items of Interest to Process R&D Chemists and Engineers
pubs.acs.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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The baseless protein craze
"You just create an inefficient system where your body gets very good at wasting food protein”
“It’s really frustrating because there isn’t evidence to support the claims that they’re making"
Feature @nature.com
nature.com/articles/d41...
"You just create an inefficient system where your body gets very good at wasting food protein”
“It’s really frustrating because there isn’t evidence to support the claims that they’re making"
Feature @nature.com
nature.com/articles/d41...
How much protein do you really need? What the science says
Fitness influencers promote super-high-protein diets, but studies show there’s only so much the body can use.
nature.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The baseless protein craze
"You just create an inefficient system where your body gets very good at wasting food protein”
“It’s really frustrating because there isn’t evidence to support the claims that they’re making"
Feature @nature.com
nature.com/articles/d41...
"You just create an inefficient system where your body gets very good at wasting food protein”
“It’s really frustrating because there isn’t evidence to support the claims that they’re making"
Feature @nature.com
nature.com/articles/d41...
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Jesus rather famously just gave people fish.
October 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Jesus rather famously just gave people fish.
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Okay, I'm all in for the Blue Jays.
1) AL East representing. Toughest division in MLB
2) Fuck the bigger payroll always.
3) Canada deserves something nice after all the bloviating and assholery they've endured from us these nine months.
Yeah, Cali v. Trump. But Newsom can troll with other stuff.
1) AL East representing. Toughest division in MLB
2) Fuck the bigger payroll always.
3) Canada deserves something nice after all the bloviating and assholery they've endured from us these nine months.
Yeah, Cali v. Trump. But Newsom can troll with other stuff.
October 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Okay, I'm all in for the Blue Jays.
1) AL East representing. Toughest division in MLB
2) Fuck the bigger payroll always.
3) Canada deserves something nice after all the bloviating and assholery they've endured from us these nine months.
Yeah, Cali v. Trump. But Newsom can troll with other stuff.
1) AL East representing. Toughest division in MLB
2) Fuck the bigger payroll always.
3) Canada deserves something nice after all the bloviating and assholery they've endured from us these nine months.
Yeah, Cali v. Trump. But Newsom can troll with other stuff.
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The only correct take on a fundamentally anti-human technology.
October 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The only correct take on a fundamentally anti-human technology.
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scramble you little shits, scramble
Disney Didn't Expect What Happened After Jimmy Kimmel's Cancellation - & Is Scrambling To Fix It
Now it's scrambling.
screenrant.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
scramble you little shits, scramble
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Disney has lost nearly $4 Billion in three days from combined stock price collapse and cancelled subscriptions.
September 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Disney has lost nearly $4 Billion in three days from combined stock price collapse and cancelled subscriptions.
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@jimmykimmel.com If you're in town on October 18th, we'd love to have you again at our Torrance rally.
I've heard your calendar has opened up. . .
Sorry, too soon?
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
I've heard your calendar has opened up. . .
Sorry, too soon?
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS South Bay LA · No Kings
**California is coming together to form a human chain on Sept 27. Join the chain in the South Bay here: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblesouthbayla/event/834049/. View the event overview here: https...
www.mobilize.us
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
@jimmykimmel.com If you're in town on October 18th, we'd love to have you again at our Torrance rally.
I've heard your calendar has opened up. . .
Sorry, too soon?
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
I've heard your calendar has opened up. . .
Sorry, too soon?
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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I don't remember seeing any calls for violent retribution after a Minnesota state senator was assassinated, and it would have been nice not to see any today.
September 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I don't remember seeing any calls for violent retribution after a Minnesota state senator was assassinated, and it would have been nice not to see any today.
AI-generated content is AI slop.
Signed,
A Lazy Luddite
Signed,
A Lazy Luddite
September 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
AI-generated content is AI slop.
Signed,
A Lazy Luddite
Signed,
A Lazy Luddite
Endorsed.
Now that everyone has beaten this up, maybe a more popular one.
If you are introducing someone at a conference, learn how to pronounce their name! Crazy how often people stumble over the guests they're introducing. It's disrespectful!
If you are introducing someone at a conference, learn how to pronounce their name! Crazy how often people stumble over the guests they're introducing. It's disrespectful!
Thought from a week of conferences: If someone uses uptalk or says “like” and “you know” I can’t take them seriously. You can train yourself to speak more confidently and you owe it to the audience.
September 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Endorsed.
I suspect you're not at the kind of conference I attend. If someone is speaking too confidently about their scientific research, I can't take them seriously. Expressing doubt about the validity of assumptions is the mark of a good scientist. But that's just like, my opinion, you know.
Thought from a week of conferences: If someone uses uptalk or says “like” and “you know” I can’t take them seriously. You can train yourself to speak more confidently and you owe it to the audience.
September 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I suspect you're not at the kind of conference I attend. If someone is speaking too confidently about their scientific research, I can't take them seriously. Expressing doubt about the validity of assumptions is the mark of a good scientist. But that's just like, my opinion, you know.
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Stuart Stevens, currently to the left of most democratic leaders on the Hill
August 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Stuart Stevens, currently to the left of most democratic leaders on the Hill
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It’s crazy that America just like. Destroyed science. Just looked at its golden goose and went “wow should we kill this? And not for the gold, but just because we fucking hate this thing”
And if you tell random people about it they go “no, that doesn’t seem true” and just refuse to believe you
And if you tell random people about it they go “no, that doesn’t seem true” and just refuse to believe you
August 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It’s crazy that America just like. Destroyed science. Just looked at its golden goose and went “wow should we kill this? And not for the gold, but just because we fucking hate this thing”
And if you tell random people about it they go “no, that doesn’t seem true” and just refuse to believe you
And if you tell random people about it they go “no, that doesn’t seem true” and just refuse to believe you