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Just a simple swamp monster
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jonlemire.bsky.social
Trump’s echo chamber:

Very little U.S travel

No rallies or contact with supporters

Right-wing media

Dinners with rich donors and billionaires

Truth Social

Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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walkerbragman.bsky.social
Kulldorff is an anti-vaxxer who wanted to mass infect the “healthy” population with COVID in the name of herd immunity.

Now, he’s a top adviser to Robert Kennedy Jr.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Renowned Epidemiologist and Biostatistician Martin Kulldorff Appointed to Senior HHS Role WASHINGTON-DECEMBER 1, 2025—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the appointment of Martin Kulldorff, Ph.D., as chief science officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). Kulldorff recently chaired the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and previously taught at Harvard Medical School. He is a biostatistician and epidemiologist with more than 200 peer-reviewed publications. ASPE serves as HHS' in-house think tank, providing policy advice to the Secretary. It also leads special initiatives, coordinates departmentwide research and evaluation activities, manages major planning processes, and produces analyses and cost estimates for policy options across public health, health care, and human services. "Martin Kulldorff transformed ACIP from a rubber stamp into a committee that delivers gold-standard science for the American people," HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said. "I'm glad to welcome him to my team to help develop bold, evidence-based policies to Make America Healthy Again." "Five years ago, Martin Kulldorff and I co-authored the Great Barrington Declaration calling for an end to pandemic lockdowns," National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D. said. "That evidence-based approach to public health now permeates HHS." "It's an honor to join the team of distinguished scientists that Secretary Kennedy has assembled." Kulldorff said. "I look forward to contributing to the science-based public health policies that will Make America Healthy Again."
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
swampfunk.bsky.social
Mounting evidence that EBV is immunomodulating. Add to work from Luftig out of Duke.

scholars.duke.edu/publication/...
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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markabelan.bsky.social
THE MANY SHAPES OF BACTERIA
#science #infographic #art #sciart #bacteria #microbiology #bacterium #scientificart #biology
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
swampfunk.bsky.social
"Public health measures lack the drama of pulling someone back from the edge of death, but they save lives by the millions."

-John Barry, The Great Influenza
September 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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asm.org
As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...
Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation
The American Society for Microbiology released a joint statement calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
asm.org
September 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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drandrealove.bsky.social
Any Senators here?

I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.

RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.

He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.

He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.

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September 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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madhupai.bsky.social
Imagine if RFK and co destroy childhood vaccination in the US?

A 50% decline in childhood vaccination could result in 51.2 million measles cases over a 25-y period, 9.9 million rubella cases, 4.3 million polio cases, 10.3 million hospitalizations, and 159 200 deaths

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Modeling Reemergence of Vaccine-Eliminated Infectious Diseases Under Declining Vaccination in the US
This study estimates the number of cases and complications in the US under scenarios of declining childhood vaccination for measles, rubella, poliomyelitis, and diphtheria.
jamanetwork.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
swampfunk.bsky.social
A broad majority of salmonella cases are linked to poultry consumption. Who benefits from this? Screening costs pennies on the dollar for these producers. That's what your health is worth.
tomscocca.bsky.social Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · Apr 25
"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."

www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry
The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.
www.seattletimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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flyingrodent.bsky.social
We all understand that it’s not the words these awful idiots have a problem with, it is the concepts themselves? It’s not like they’re suggesting better terms they like. When they tell you they want to remove the words, they mean “here is a list of things we do not care about and will not address”.
August 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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tomfreeman.bsky.social
Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate
Amazon review of Pride and Prejudice, left by carlton p morgan on 30 July 2010: "Just a bunch of people going to each other's houses"
July 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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idsainfo.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: IDSA, along with AAP, APHA, ACP and others, has filed a lawsuit against HHS/Secretary Kennedy to stop unlawful changes to vaccine policy and defend public health.

We refuse to stand by while America’s public health safeguards are torn apart. bit.ly/4lm7UkW
July 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM