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As a scientist w/ two kids under 5, I'm relieved to see the American Academy of Pediatrics will continue to publish vaccine recommendations separate from the now-compromised CDC.
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
AAP will continue to publish its own vaccine recommendations after CDC advisers sow distrust
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices plans to form a work group to review child and adolescent immunization schedules despite them undergoing constant review in real time.
publications.aap.org
June 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
As a scientist w/ two kids under 5, I'm relieved to see the American Academy of Pediatrics will continue to publish vaccine recommendations separate from the now-compromised CDC.
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
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HANG UP YOUR SHORTSWORD, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE ENNUI. AND YOU WILL WIN.
June 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
HANG UP YOUR SHORTSWORD, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE ENNUI. AND YOU WILL WIN.
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Just think: if people could’ve brought themselves to vote for the smart black lady, we would all be posting dog pictures and talking about the Tonys right now instead of crying and wondering when our democracy will breathe its last breath
June 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Just think: if people could’ve brought themselves to vote for the smart black lady, we would all be posting dog pictures and talking about the Tonys right now instead of crying and wondering when our democracy will breathe its last breath
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I will never understand how anyone could say they believe in Jesus but also they support Donald Trump.
May 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I will never understand how anyone could say they believe in Jesus but also they support Donald Trump.
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America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
May 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
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Fascism is really exhausting.
May 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Fascism is really exhausting.
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Under court order, the government has released a nearly unredacted copy of the memorandum of understanding between the IRS and Homeland Security revealing how taxpayer data was shared for immigration enforcement.
May 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Under court order, the government has released a nearly unredacted copy of the memorandum of understanding between the IRS and Homeland Security revealing how taxpayer data was shared for immigration enforcement.
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Alright #StayReady crew. It’s go time. We have until the first week of July before the orange demon’s 90 day pause on tariffs expires.That means it’s time for our final preparations.
We’re going to do something every few days or every week so it doesn’t become overwhelming and/or too expensive.
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We’re going to do something every few days or every week so it doesn’t become overwhelming and/or too expensive.
🧵
May 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Alright #StayReady crew. It’s go time. We have until the first week of July before the orange demon’s 90 day pause on tariffs expires.That means it’s time for our final preparations.
We’re going to do something every few days or every week so it doesn’t become overwhelming and/or too expensive.
🧵
We’re going to do something every few days or every week so it doesn’t become overwhelming and/or too expensive.
🧵
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1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
These are their stories 🧵
May 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
These are their stories 🧵
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Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
March 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
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The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
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less than five hundred years ago even the most powerful monarch was at the mercy of childhood disease and weather. now we can do literal concrete things about both and are in fact actively choosing to die of childhood disease and weather
March 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
less than five hundred years ago even the most powerful monarch was at the mercy of childhood disease and weather. now we can do literal concrete things about both and are in fact actively choosing to die of childhood disease and weather
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The erosion of trust in science & scientists — sometimes due to complex social/historical factors but often deliberately perpetrated by charlatans — has tragic, deadly consequences, and, if unchecked, is an existential threat to society.
"The vaccination has stuff we don't trust," said the father of the 6-year-old girl who died from measles at the end of last month. Tom Bartlett visited with a family confronting an unthinkable tragedy:
The Texas Girl Who Died From Measles
Her father tells her story.
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The erosion of trust in science & scientists — sometimes due to complex social/historical factors but often deliberately perpetrated by charlatans — has tragic, deadly consequences, and, if unchecked, is an existential threat to society.
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american society has been at “TV Interstitial from ROBOCOP” for a while but “president does a car commercial on the white house lawn” is really pushin it
March 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
american society has been at “TV Interstitial from ROBOCOP” for a while but “president does a car commercial on the white house lawn” is really pushin it
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What a different world we could have.
March 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What a different world we could have.
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re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
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To preserve our humanity, I think it's important to be offline more. The truth is we can get all the news we need in one or two sittings a day, and then decide what to do about it, one day at a time. Platforms like this one can be helpful, but like everything else in life, dosage matters!
March 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
To preserve our humanity, I think it's important to be offline more. The truth is we can get all the news we need in one or two sittings a day, and then decide what to do about it, one day at a time. Platforms like this one can be helpful, but like everything else in life, dosage matters!
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A team of archivists has recreated the pre-Trump CDC website as a live, easy-to-navigate website that should be indexed by Google. The team is hosting it in Europe. Cool project that is sadly necessary:
www.404media.co/archivists-r...
www.404media.co/archivists-r...
Archivists Recreate Pre-Trump CDC Website, Are Hosting It in Europe
The team used a Reddit-made archive of the CDC website to create a new live mirror of the site before it was purged.
www.404media.co
March 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A team of archivists has recreated the pre-Trump CDC website as a live, easy-to-navigate website that should be indexed by Google. The team is hosting it in Europe. Cool project that is sadly necessary:
www.404media.co/archivists-r...
www.404media.co/archivists-r...
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can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
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Halloooo U.S. Congress, please get on with your impeachin'
March 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Halloooo U.S. Congress, please get on with your impeachin'
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Here’s a dog. Don’t forget to take breaks. Get rest. Do something that makes you feel better. Read a good book. Watch a movie. None of these things will prevent you from helping others. Your first job is to stay above water.
February 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Here’s a dog. Don’t forget to take breaks. Get rest. Do something that makes you feel better. Read a good book. Watch a movie. None of these things will prevent you from helping others. Your first job is to stay above water.
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An important point to keep in mind.
February 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
An important point to keep in mind.
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it was bad when the worst poster on my favorite website bought that website and made it terrible but it has been worse having that person also buy my country that i live in
February 16, 2025 at 4:50 AM
it was bad when the worst poster on my favorite website bought that website and made it terrible but it has been worse having that person also buy my country that i live in
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
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I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner
February 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner