Josh Rodefer
@rodefer.bsky.social
Neuroscientist interested in cognition & pharmacology; BS Denison, PhD Minnesota; dad/husband/Pgh sports, #angret 🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇪🇺
Tuskegee, part 2
We have the CDC-funded Hepatitis Vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau protocol.
It’s worse than you thought.
Check it out, first in Inside Medicine…
with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
It’s worse than you thought.
Check it out, first in Inside Medicine…
with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
Scoop: The leaked protocol of the CDC-funded Hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. “This is another Tuskegee.”
The protocol reveals that the trial will withhold the Hepatitis B birth dose from thousands—without placebos, without universal maternal screening, and with endpoints critics call indefensible.
insidemedicine.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Tuskegee, part 2
When the normal stand-on-the-sidelines folks get involved, you know you’ve fucked up big time.
January 15, 2026 at 2:22 PM
When the normal stand-on-the-sidelines folks get involved, you know you’ve fucked up big time.
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The right: stop calling us Nazis
Joe Rogan: this is some Gestapo bullshit.
Joe Rogan: this is some Gestapo bullshit.
Rogan: "You don't want militarized people in the streets just roaming around, snatching up people — many of which turn out to be U.S. citizens that just don't have their papers on them. Are we really gonna be the Gestapo, 'Where's your papers?' Is that what we've come to?"
January 14, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The right: stop calling us Nazis
Joe Rogan: this is some Gestapo bullshit.
Joe Rogan: this is some Gestapo bullshit.
Former colleague of color noted that they were frequently asked to be the outside member on dept faculty searches (often times 3-4 requests per year) and freq asked to chair committees dealing with DEI or Culture themes
January 14, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Former colleague of color noted that they were frequently asked to be the outside member on dept faculty searches (often times 3-4 requests per year) and freq asked to chair committees dealing with DEI or Culture themes
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Trump: "I'm going to be a dictator on Day One"
Biden/Harris: "He said he's going to be a dictator on Day One."
Political reporters for all of 2024: "stop being so hyperbolic. Now, back to our coverage of Bidens age and whether or not Trump is correct that Kamala Harris isnt really Black"
Biden/Harris: "He said he's going to be a dictator on Day One."
Political reporters for all of 2024: "stop being so hyperbolic. Now, back to our coverage of Bidens age and whether or not Trump is correct that Kamala Harris isnt really Black"
“Trump does not see himself as a constitutional officer. … Trump is an anti-constitutional figure — whose very presence on the American political scene is nothing less than a full-spectrum assault on republican government and democracy.”
Compelling analysis.
Thanks @jamellebouie.net
Compelling analysis.
Thanks @jamellebouie.net
Opinion | This Is Not How a Normal President Speaks
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Trump: "I'm going to be a dictator on Day One"
Biden/Harris: "He said he's going to be a dictator on Day One."
Political reporters for all of 2024: "stop being so hyperbolic. Now, back to our coverage of Bidens age and whether or not Trump is correct that Kamala Harris isnt really Black"
Biden/Harris: "He said he's going to be a dictator on Day One."
Political reporters for all of 2024: "stop being so hyperbolic. Now, back to our coverage of Bidens age and whether or not Trump is correct that Kamala Harris isnt really Black"
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I did a crisper version of this Andor remix if anyone is a completist.
January 10, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I did a crisper version of this Andor remix if anyone is a completist.
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
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can we put them into a table without corrupting the larger spread sheet ?
January 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
can we put them into a table without corrupting the larger spread sheet ?
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Here's another absolute shredder I'd recommend catching live!
ANA POPOVIC • Ana's Shuffle • 3/26/17 - Blast Furnace Blues - Bethlehem, PA
YouTube video by BluesBroad
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Here's another absolute shredder I'd recommend catching live!
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My friend @charlotteclymer.bsky.social has written about Mark Kelly’s distinguished military career. This is not to be missed. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
The Extraordinary Military Career of Mark Kelly
Good lord, has this man done a lot.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 AM
My friend @charlotteclymer.bsky.social has written about Mark Kelly’s distinguished military career. This is not to be missed. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
I think Indiana's 2026 football recruiting class is about to take a sharp tick upwards
January 2, 2026 at 12:05 AM
I think Indiana's 2026 football recruiting class is about to take a sharp tick upwards
1. It’s mice 🧐
2. Sounds promising but have heard this tune before
3. I don’t know if you can reverse/cure late stage Alz
4. Prevention and early bio-marker detection seems more realistic
2. Sounds promising but have heard this tune before
3. I don’t know if you can reverse/cure late stage Alz
4. Prevention and early bio-marker detection seems more realistic
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
1. It’s mice 🧐
2. Sounds promising but have heard this tune before
3. I don’t know if you can reverse/cure late stage Alz
4. Prevention and early bio-marker detection seems more realistic
2. Sounds promising but have heard this tune before
3. I don’t know if you can reverse/cure late stage Alz
4. Prevention and early bio-marker detection seems more realistic
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Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
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Gift link for all of the 2025 remembrances of people in the NYT Magazine. These mini-portraits are lovingly crafted.
Remembering Some of the Artists, Innovators and Thinkers We Lost in the Past Year
Remembering Some of the Artists, Innovators and Thinkers We Lost in the Past Year
The Lives They Lived (Gift Article)
Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Gift link for all of the 2025 remembrances of people in the NYT Magazine. These mini-portraits are lovingly crafted.
Remembering Some of the Artists, Innovators and Thinkers We Lost in the Past Year
Remembering Some of the Artists, Innovators and Thinkers We Lost in the Past Year
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Got this fantastically clever Christmas gift. It's a dedicated algorithm free music player that you can carry around without the distractions of your phone, and it can hold thousands of songs without needing an internet connection. The UI is so simple anyone can manage it. Fantastic
December 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Got this fantastically clever Christmas gift. It's a dedicated algorithm free music player that you can carry around without the distractions of your phone, and it can hold thousands of songs without needing an internet connection. The UI is so simple anyone can manage it. Fantastic
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Yeah, so…we should absolutely ban this shit.
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
74 suicide warnings and 243 mentions of hanging: What ChatGPT said to a suicidal teen
Analysis of high-schooler Adam Raine’s ChatGPT account by attorneys for his parents shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Yeah, so…we should absolutely ban this shit.
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Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name.
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
December 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name.
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
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"Even after accounting for the upfront costs and delayed benefits, enrolling marginal applicants to public universities generates substantial net returns for society, the marginal students themselves, and the government budget."
Public Universities FTW!
Public Universities FTW!
December 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Even after accounting for the upfront costs and delayed benefits, enrolling marginal applicants to public universities generates substantial net returns for society, the marginal students themselves, and the government budget."
Public Universities FTW!
Public Universities FTW!
Lolol - love this quote referring to Canadians as treacherous 🤣 #delusions
"but since they are Canadian I would not rule out treachery" is a real statement printed in the Atlantic, I am DYING 😂😂😂😂
The Atlantic suggesting, without evidence, that Canada's Global TV broadcasting the '60 Minutes' segment on CECOT that CBS distributed to it may have been an act of "treachery."
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Lolol - love this quote referring to Canadians as treacherous 🤣 #delusions
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The SAVE Plan is ending and repayment options will change dramatically in the new year. n.pr/49oJ7Jg
Federal student loans are changing. Here's what to expect in 2026
The SAVE Plan is ending and repayment options will change dramatically in the new year.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The SAVE Plan is ending and repayment options will change dramatically in the new year. n.pr/49oJ7Jg
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Updated with a pristine, HD copy courtesy of Leon Thomas
@renegadecut.bsky.social
Watch Inside CECOT now
@renegadecut.bsky.social
Watch Inside CECOT now
The censored 60 Minutes' segment, Inside CECOT, is now available.
Download from @ddosecrets.com: data.ddosecrets.com/Inside%20CEC...
Download/stream from @archive.org: archive.org/details/insi...
The original video was recorded by @jasonparis.bsky.social, and cleaned up by @emma.best
Download from @ddosecrets.com: data.ddosecrets.com/Inside%20CEC...
Download/stream from @archive.org: archive.org/details/insi...
The original video was recorded by @jasonparis.bsky.social, and cleaned up by @emma.best
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Updated with a pristine, HD copy courtesy of Leon Thomas
@renegadecut.bsky.social
Watch Inside CECOT now
@renegadecut.bsky.social
Watch Inside CECOT now
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It’s holly-jolly ominous.
December 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It’s holly-jolly ominous.
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In Georgia, the state has made "catastrophic" cuts at DHS, citing an $85 million deficit.
A provider described one result: a mom who relapsed last week. "Visits with her child were keeping her sober, but transportation services had been cut."
Georgia is sitting on a $14.6 *billion* budget surplus.
A provider described one result: a mom who relapsed last week. "Visits with her child were keeping her sober, but transportation services had been cut."
Georgia is sitting on a $14.6 *billion* budget surplus.
Department of Human Services cuts services to families to deal with deficit
As Georgia's Department of Human Services struggles with a massive deficit, Commissioner Candice Broce pleaded with state lawmakers for more funding.
www.ajc.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
In Georgia, the state has made "catastrophic" cuts at DHS, citing an $85 million deficit.
A provider described one result: a mom who relapsed last week. "Visits with her child were keeping her sober, but transportation services had been cut."
Georgia is sitting on a $14.6 *billion* budget surplus.
A provider described one result: a mom who relapsed last week. "Visits with her child were keeping her sober, but transportation services had been cut."
Georgia is sitting on a $14.6 *billion* budget surplus.
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One thing I love is obsolete technology being encoded in our language. Words like “footage” and “rewind” and “dial (as a phone)” that literally describe a physicality that doesn’t exist anymore, yet lingers linguistically. Anybody have any other examples?
December 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
One thing I love is obsolete technology being encoded in our language. Words like “footage” and “rewind” and “dial (as a phone)” that literally describe a physicality that doesn’t exist anymore, yet lingers linguistically. Anybody have any other examples?