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Dr. Erin
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Freelance Scientific Editor and Writer. Generalist in human bio, specialist in chromatin-environment interactions. Aspiring omniscient. Science Advocate.
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Our NIH director tried to launch an online mob against a world renowned cancer researcher who had the audacity to honestly report what was happening with his clinical trials

The mob arrived alright, but they weren’t mad at this cancer researcher.

My latest.

sciencebasedmedicine.org/mob/
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Tried to Summon a Social Media Mob to Bully and Silence a Dissident Scientist, but the Mob Had Other Ideas
The mob doesn't trust the medical establishment, and today Dr. Bhattacharya is the medical establishment.
sciencebasedmedicine.org
June 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Just released. My Nature piece:

"Never before has the USA seen such an anti-intellectual, anti-science assault...
History tells us that there are times when the dangers of inaction become sufficiently threatening to individuals or the planet that scientists...

rdcu.be/eo3Hb
More US scientists must speak out
Nature Human Behaviour - The Trump administration has launched an extraordinary and dangerous attack on US science. Climate and water scientist Peter Gleick calls on scientists who are able and...
rdcu.be
June 2, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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!. Look at this astonishing animal. My velvet worm friend lives on moss in the rainforest. He is ANCIENT. WAY older than dinosaurs, lobopods like him even make an appearance in the Cambrian- when multicellular life became trendy.

You can find him today on a tree at Wildsumaco, in Ecuador :)
June 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Seems bad
Weather Service offices in Miami, Jacksonville, Puerto Rico and Houston “lack at least a third of all the meteorologists required...

“The Nat’l Hurricane Center is short 5 specialists, despite assurances from the Trump administration that it is fully staffed.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Key US weather monitoring offices understaffed as hurricane season starts
National Weather Service offices in hurricane-prone areas are reeling from job cuts and a hiring freeze imposed by Trump
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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We keep treating the childcare crisis like something that will go away if we ignore it. It’s quite the opposite: if we want a strong economy, we need affordable, public child care. It was true pre-pandemic, & even more true now. Let’s talk about it as much as we talk about egg prices. A 🧵:
June 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The MAHA report demonstrates a clever trick for when study results don't agree with the fantasies of a 71-year-old necrophiliac. Create a fake report with AI and post it on the HHS website, now it's a source.
May 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM