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Laura J Gurak
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Emeritus professor (rhetoric & technical communication), University of Minnesota. Guitar player, bird photographer, astronomy fan, science communicator.

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AMA @ama-assn.org · Jun 9
Today’s action to remove the 17 sitting members of ACIP undermines trust and upends a transparent process that has saved countless lives. Read our statement in full: http://spr.ly/633254HRfh
AMA statement on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 2
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ordered to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “L.G.B.T.” or “pregnant people.”

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Feb 2
As of Jan. 15, a biography of Vera Rubin on the observatory’s website included a section titled, “She advocated for women in science.”

That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.

By @lisalsong.bsky.social
The Rewriting of a Pioneering Female Astronomer’s Legacy Shows How Far Trump’s DEI Purge Will Go
The federal webpage for an observatory named for the late astronomer Vera Rubin was edited to omit any recognition of the fact that science remains a male-dominated field or that the observatory was…
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Usha Lee McFarling @usha.bsky.social · Feb 2
Not just CDC. NIH sites also being scrubbed, including the Office for Research on Women's Health which @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social says is a pale shadow of what it was + void of information. This when NASEM says women's health research is woefully underfunded. www.statnews.com/2025/02/01/c...
CDC advisers push agency to explain data removal, say when info will be restored
Information on topics such as gender, teens' behavior, and infectious diseases was removed from the CDC's website.
www.statnews.com

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · Feb 1
Parade of Planets: Venus, Saturn, Jupiter & Mars Light Up The Winter Sky 🔭 🪐

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Laura J Gurak @profg-tc.bsky.social · Dec 17
Here is a link where you can send a letter to your US Senators stating your opposition to RFK, Jr. as head of HHS.

www.safecommunitiescoalition.org/rfk
RFK — SAFE Communities Coalition
www.safecommunitiescoalition.org

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Laura J Gurak @profg-tc.bsky.social · Dec 17
Informative, fact-based video by the folks at MicrobeTV featuring @pauloffit.bsky.social : Clearly RFK Jr. is not only NOT qualified for the job, he is frighteningly unqualified. Each of his myths is fact-checked here by Dr. Offit.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=asjn...
RFK Jr. says...
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
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Space @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · Dec 17
Are we alone in the universe?

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Laura J Gurak @profg-tc.bsky.social · Dec 16
From Nature, this year's best science images. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
The best science images of 2024 — Nature’s picks
A breathtaking total eclipse, courageous penguins, volcanic smoke rings and more.
www.nature.com

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💙❤️💙Mia💙❤️💙 @mommamia.bsky.social · Dec 9
A little louder for the folks in the back:

The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.

www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

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The Real Truther @therealtruther.bsky.social · Dec 5
RFK, Jr. has spent the last 20 years speaking out against vaccines.

But he claims he's not anti-vax.

Is he right?

Watch THE TRUTH ABOUT RFK JR.
THE TRUTH ABOUT RFK JR.
YouTube video by The Real Truther
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Dec 7
Nature Careers provides a road map to success based on Nature’s hiring-in-science survey, with advice for every stage from application to offer#AcademicSkyky 🧪
A step-by-step guide to landing your next job in science
A road map to success based on Nature’s hiring-in-science survey, with advice for every stage from application to offer.
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Paul Offit @pauloffit.bsky.social · Dec 2
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In The Real Anthony Fauci, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demonizes Anthony Fauci. Let's compare the relative contributions of these two men.
The Real Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Recent comments by RFK Jr. about Dr. Fauci invite a comparison of the two men.
pauloffit.substack.com

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · Dec 1
RFK Jr. is actively spreading misinformation about vaccines, and Vaccine SCIENTIST, Dr. Peter Hotez is still fighting his propaganda! Thank you, Dr. Hotez!

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Space @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · Nov 26
An Infrared View of the M81 Galaxy captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope

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Space @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · Nov 24
All four gas giants captured by the James Webb Space Telescope

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Paul Offit @pauloffit.bsky.social · Nov 24
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The Truth About RFK Jr. (And Dr. Oz!) w/Dr. Paul Offit
YouTube video by ZDoggMD
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Paul Offit @pauloffit.bsky.social · Nov 18


This will be the first of 6 essays I wrote about RFK Jr. In this first piece, I describe a conversation I had with him about 20 years ago, which marked the beginning of his anti-vaccine activism. Is this the man we want to be in charge of our health?

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My Conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Twenty years ago, I had a one-hour conversation with RFK Jr. In his current campaign for president, he has referred to that conversation during public appearances. It’s time to set the record straight
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