the idea of "bullshit" as different than lying has been an idea I have returned to. I think of those social media ads that pop up around election season - they are neither true nor outright lies, but I feel like we don't have a great terminology to describe aggressively bad-faith argumentation

Anyone outlet that still uses the phrase "faculty lounge" unironically should not be treated as providing serious analysis.

I sure hope Brian Glenn brought that same energy when an unconfirmed cabinet appointee showing up in a t-shirt and baseball cap. We may be living in the golden age of bootlicking

I would also say that Ed Martin should choke to death on a botched penile implant - he's already halfway there with his Musk-proximity.

Assuming this "happens" - either through a rubber stamp approved process or recess appointment, folks in the Health Communication field may find themselves at the frontline of cultural battles over scientific questions we assumed were settled decades ago. And being ineffective means people will die.