Cindy Adkins she/her 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇺🇦
@cyntiadkins.bsky.social
20+ yr biotech atty at www.adkinscounsel.com, vaxxed and wearing a mask, and happily reacquainting myself with the 8-yr-old tree-climbing, horse-riding, fearless girl inside me. We were meant to walk one another home. You should run for something. #LawSky
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We can't do everything but we can do something. We can foster trust and turn towards one another. Step 1: Be grateful for and get to know, personally, each elected official who represents you and their staff. Connect with them as fellow humans. Find something you both agree on and build from there.
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In case this wasn't.... matchlessly clear... RFK Jr. told the New York Times he's personally responsible for the new CDC website page claiming that vaccines may cause autism. This is a lie and Kennedy employed tortured logic to try to justify it to the paper. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. wants you to know he’s personally responsible for anti-vax misinformation on CDC website
He told the New York Times there’s no proof that vaccines don’t cause autism, which is a lie.
www.motherjones.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In case this wasn't.... matchlessly clear... RFK Jr. told the New York Times he's personally responsible for the new CDC website page claiming that vaccines may cause autism. This is a lie and Kennedy employed tortured logic to try to justify it to the paper. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The flavors! So good. Fresh pomegranate and rosewater juice, shish tawouk with pickled veg, grilled halloumi with olives and salad. Highly recommend. Takeaway from babaganouj restaurant in Kensington London. (My first week living in London. Yay!!)
November 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The flavors! So good. Fresh pomegranate and rosewater juice, shish tawouk with pickled veg, grilled halloumi with olives and salad. Highly recommend. Takeaway from babaganouj restaurant in Kensington London. (My first week living in London. Yay!!)
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I have posted about this before, but...
Researchers at Pitt School of Public Health (with NIH funding) developed Project Tycho where they digitized reportable disease data from across the country going back to ~1900.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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Researchers at Pitt School of Public Health (with NIH funding) developed Project Tycho where they digitized reportable disease data from across the country going back to ~1900.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines
The number of infected people, measured over 70-some years and across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, generally declined after vaccines were introduced.
graphics.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I have posted about this before, but...
Researchers at Pitt School of Public Health (with NIH funding) developed Project Tycho where they digitized reportable disease data from across the country going back to ~1900.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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Researchers at Pitt School of Public Health (with NIH funding) developed Project Tycho where they digitized reportable disease data from across the country going back to ~1900.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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While it's fine to read the NYT interview with RFK Jr on why he changed the CDC website's wording on vaccines and autism, it's important to read other sources for more nuanced framing.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
What To Know About the CDC’s Baseless New Guidance on Autism - KFF Health News
A reshaped CDC website suggesting that vaccines cause autism has appalled the medical community.
kffhealthnews.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
While it's fine to read the NYT interview with RFK Jr on why he changed the CDC website's wording on vaccines and autism, it's important to read other sources for more nuanced framing.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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This statement is missing in the NYT article, for example, and it's important:
"While upward of 25 large studies have shown no link between vaccines and autism, it is scientifically impossible to prove a negative"
"While upward of 25 large studies have shown no link between vaccines and autism, it is scientifically impossible to prove a negative"
November 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This statement is missing in the NYT article, for example, and it's important:
"While upward of 25 large studies have shown no link between vaccines and autism, it is scientifically impossible to prove a negative"
"While upward of 25 large studies have shown no link between vaccines and autism, it is scientifically impossible to prove a negative"
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If you understand what happened to MTG...you understand how the movement...disciplines its own.
If you don’t, start here → www.jackhopkinsnow.com
If you don’t, start here → www.jackhopkinsnow.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
If you understand what happened to MTG...you understand how the movement...disciplines its own.
If you don’t, start here → www.jackhopkinsnow.com
If you don’t, start here → www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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This motherfracker wants us to prove a negative. In science, you can prove a negative about causation by showing the causal pathway does not exist.
“Vaccines do not cause autism” has been proven in every scientifically meaningful sense. Read on.
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“Vaccines do not cause autism” has been proven in every scientifically meaningful sense. Read on.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:33 AM
This motherfracker wants us to prove a negative. In science, you can prove a negative about causation by showing the causal pathway does not exist.
“Vaccines do not cause autism” has been proven in every scientifically meaningful sense. Read on.
Thread [1/9]
“Vaccines do not cause autism” has been proven in every scientifically meaningful sense. Read on.
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This morning, the President of the United States publicly called for the execution of six Members of Congress.
Donald Trump must be removed from office. Today.
He is a clear & present danger to this country. Right now. Invoke the 25th Amendment, or impeach & convict him. Now.
Donald Trump must be removed from office. Today.
He is a clear & present danger to this country. Right now. Invoke the 25th Amendment, or impeach & convict him. Now.
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
This morning, the President of the United States publicly called for the execution of six Members of Congress.
Donald Trump must be removed from office. Today.
He is a clear & present danger to this country. Right now. Invoke the 25th Amendment, or impeach & convict him. Now.
Donald Trump must be removed from office. Today.
He is a clear & present danger to this country. Right now. Invoke the 25th Amendment, or impeach & convict him. Now.
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Today, after the Coast Guard lifted a ban on swastikas and nooses as symbols of hate, and after President Trump called for the execution of members of Congress, it is time for every American to decide. Who will you be?
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Today, after the Coast Guard lifted a ban on swastikas and nooses as symbols of hate, and after President Trump called for the execution of members of Congress, it is time for every American to decide. Who will you be?
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
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📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
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#Pinks #ProudBlue
If trump wanted the Epstein Files released he could order the DoJ to do it right now. He doesn’t have to wait for the House, the Senate or anyone to vote on them. He can release them right now.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
If trump wanted the Epstein Files released he could order the DoJ to do it right now. He doesn’t have to wait for the House, the Senate or anyone to vote on them. He can release them right now.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump does Epstein U-turn as House Republicans prepare to spurn him
Before the reversal, even some House GOP leaders were mulling whether to support the effort to release DOJ files dealing with the late sex offender.
www.politico.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#Pinks #ProudBlue
If trump wanted the Epstein Files released he could order the DoJ to do it right now. He doesn’t have to wait for the House, the Senate or anyone to vote on them. He can release them right now.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
If trump wanted the Epstein Files released he could order the DoJ to do it right now. He doesn’t have to wait for the House, the Senate or anyone to vote on them. He can release them right now.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Epstein survivors just demanded the release of the files in this new PSA. Watch it here.
November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Epstein survivors just demanded the release of the files in this new PSA. Watch it here.
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“Of course Trump, if he wanted the Epstein files released, could just release them himself at any point,” writes @simonwdc.bsky.social. “But he doesn’t want them released, does he?” www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-epstei...
The Epstein Scandal Explodes, Trump Melts Down, Little Cracks Are Becoming Very Big Ones
Republicans are growing weary of defending the indefensible
www.hopiumchronicles.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“Of course Trump, if he wanted the Epstein files released, could just release them himself at any point,” writes @simonwdc.bsky.social. “But he doesn’t want them released, does he?” www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-epstei...
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4/ Consider a CR Box. It is highly effective at removing respiratory aerosol particles across a wide range of particle sizes that convey viruses, and the additional mixing added to rooms can cause rapid dispersion of respiratory plumes when in close contact with those infected.
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
4/ Consider a CR Box. It is highly effective at removing respiratory aerosol particles across a wide range of particle sizes that convey viruses, and the additional mixing added to rooms can cause rapid dispersion of respiratory plumes when in close contact with those infected.
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3/ Public empowerment is important, folks. Reducing the amount of respiratory aerosol particles you inhale in shared spaces will dramatically reduce your risk of infection. Increase ventilation when possible, wear an N95, KN95 or better mask/respirator in shared public spaces, improve filtration.
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
3/ Public empowerment is important, folks. Reducing the amount of respiratory aerosol particles you inhale in shared spaces will dramatically reduce your risk of infection. Increase ventilation when possible, wear an N95, KN95 or better mask/respirator in shared public spaces, improve filtration.
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1/ H3N2 that’s circulated worldwide this year “acquired 7 new mutations over the summer,” Antonia Ho, of Scotland’s U of Glasgow, said.
That “means the virus is quite different to the H3N2 strain included in this year’s vaccine,” she said.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
That “means the virus is quite different to the H3N2 strain included in this year’s vaccine,” she said.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Warnings rise for U.S. as severe flu strain causes outbreaks in Canada, U.K.
A flu strain that emerged over the summer is causing "unprecedented" outbreaks in Japan, as well as in Canada and the U.K. The CDC hasn't provided insights on flu in the U.S. in nearly two months.
www.nbcnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
1/ H3N2 that’s circulated worldwide this year “acquired 7 new mutations over the summer,” Antonia Ho, of Scotland’s U of Glasgow, said.
That “means the virus is quite different to the H3N2 strain included in this year’s vaccine,” she said.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
That “means the virus is quite different to the H3N2 strain included in this year’s vaccine,” she said.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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The Epstein survivors have released a PSA.
These were children.
They were harmed.
The people who did this must be named.
A world that lets powerful men hide behind sealed documents is a world that invites the next monster in.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
These were children.
They were harmed.
The people who did this must be named.
A world that lets powerful men hide behind sealed documents is a world that invites the next monster in.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Epstein survivors have released a PSA.
These were children.
They were harmed.
The people who did this must be named.
A world that lets powerful men hide behind sealed documents is a world that invites the next monster in.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
These were children.
They were harmed.
The people who did this must be named.
A world that lets powerful men hide behind sealed documents is a world that invites the next monster in.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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As investigators closed in, elite experts and professionals offered support and advice to Jeffrey Epstein. A cache of private emails obtained by Bloomberg News reveals details from his network.
Jeffrey Epstein Leaned on His Elite Network for Help as Investigators Closed In
A cache of 18,000 messages shows the elite support the disgraced financier got in his “hour of terror.”
www.bloomberg.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
As investigators closed in, elite experts and professionals offered support and advice to Jeffrey Epstein. A cache of private emails obtained by Bloomberg News reveals details from his network.
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the guardian also had a White House correspondent weigh in and, ngl, I think our take is better
November 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
the guardian also had a White House correspondent weigh in and, ngl, I think our take is better
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“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
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Just heard about this huge (49 state) long covid trial using tirzepetide (aka zepbound) one of the newer glp meds. It’s run by researchers at scripps, funded by the eric & wendy schmidt foundation. It looks like it is still enrolling, fully remote participation:
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
LoCITT-T - Long COVID Treatment Trial
The Long COVID Treatment Trial-Tirzepatide (LoCITT-T) is investigating the efficacy of repurposing this drug to treat Long COVID.
longcovid.scripps.edu
November 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just heard about this huge (49 state) long covid trial using tirzepetide (aka zepbound) one of the newer glp meds. It’s run by researchers at scripps, funded by the eric & wendy schmidt foundation. It looks like it is still enrolling, fully remote participation:
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
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you don’t get to indulge in whataboutism as an excuse to not do anything.
stop insisting COVID-aware folk want you to shut down the world. we’re asking you to open it up—for everyone.
so be a big boy/girl: wear a mask, and it you want to help disabled people, take a cue from the late alice wong:
stop insisting COVID-aware folk want you to shut down the world. we’re asking you to open it up—for everyone.
so be a big boy/girl: wear a mask, and it you want to help disabled people, take a cue from the late alice wong:
November 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
you don’t get to indulge in whataboutism as an excuse to not do anything.
stop insisting COVID-aware folk want you to shut down the world. we’re asking you to open it up—for everyone.
so be a big boy/girl: wear a mask, and it you want to help disabled people, take a cue from the late alice wong:
stop insisting COVID-aware folk want you to shut down the world. we’re asking you to open it up—for everyone.
so be a big boy/girl: wear a mask, and it you want to help disabled people, take a cue from the late alice wong:
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made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
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I don’t care what your religion is if you are claiming to provide healthcare.
You either actually provide healthcare or you are denying healthcare and forcing people to suffer because your cult doesn’t believe in science.
We should not pay tax $ to religious facilities that deny people healthcare.
You either actually provide healthcare or you are denying healthcare and forcing people to suffer because your cult doesn’t believe in science.
We should not pay tax $ to religious facilities that deny people healthcare.
Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
November 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I don’t care what your religion is if you are claiming to provide healthcare.
You either actually provide healthcare or you are denying healthcare and forcing people to suffer because your cult doesn’t believe in science.
We should not pay tax $ to religious facilities that deny people healthcare.
You either actually provide healthcare or you are denying healthcare and forcing people to suffer because your cult doesn’t believe in science.
We should not pay tax $ to religious facilities that deny people healthcare.
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If Republicans thought they could score an easy win by suing a friendly state, they thought wrong. They didn’t count on my law firm representing groups that would intervene to defend the law — but that’s exactly what happened. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-pr...
I Protected Mail-in Voting in 2020. Now I Will Be Defending It at the Supreme Court.
If Republicans thought they could score an easy win by suing a friendly state, they thought wrong. They didn’t count on my law firm representing groups that would intervene to defend the law — but tha...
www.democracydocket.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If Republicans thought they could score an easy win by suing a friendly state, they thought wrong. They didn’t count on my law firm representing groups that would intervene to defend the law — but that’s exactly what happened. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-pr...