Ed Cara
@edcara.bsky.social
Health and science journalist. Seen at the Atlantic, Vice, Undark Magazine and Pacific Standard. Currently at Gizmodo.
My latest on the ACIP's tearing down of a policy that has kept kids safe from hepatitis B for 30 years: gizmodo.com/we-are-doing...
'We Are Doing Harm': RFK Jr.'s ACIP Guts Universal Hep B Vaccination at Birth
Outside experts and groups widely condemned the decision.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
My latest on the ACIP's tearing down of a policy that has kept kids safe from hepatitis B for 30 years: gizmodo.com/we-are-doing...
ACIP just took an unplanned break, in part because its own members are complaining that they're not sure about what they're voting on today. So things are going great so far.
December 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
ACIP just took an unplanned break, in part because its own members are complaining that they're not sure about what they're voting on today. So things are going great so far.
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A raccoon was found passed out in the bathroom of the Virginia ABC Store in Ashland after breaking in and ransacking shelves, according to Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.
Raccoon found passed out in bathroom of Virginia ABC Store after breaking in, ransacking shelves
A raccoon was found passed out in the bathroom of the Virginia ABC Store in Ashland after breaking in and ransacking shelves, according to Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A raccoon was found passed out in the bathroom of the Virginia ABC Store in Ashland after breaking in and ransacking shelves, according to Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.
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yeah, this gets at the problem with these despicable cretins www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Opinion | A Serious Journalism Scandal Hiding Inside a Frivolous Sexual One
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
yeah, this gets at the problem with these despicable cretins www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
You may have heard that the tale of cat domestication began some 10,000 years ago. But new research today throws a furry wrench into that assumption, suggesting our pet cats aren't quite as ancient as we thought.
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The Story of How Cats Conquered the World Just Got Weirder
Scientists have found genetic evidence that cat domestication didn't start as early as commonly assumed.
gizmodo.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
You may have heard that the tale of cat domestication began some 10,000 years ago. But new research today throws a furry wrench into that assumption, suggesting our pet cats aren't quite as ancient as we thought.
gizmodo.com/the-story-of...
gizmodo.com/the-story-of...
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Don't get so distracted by the Nuzzi sex stuff, @melodyschreiber.com writes, that you forget about the dead kids.
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newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Real Victims
More than her fiancé, or fellow female journalists, the public will pay the price for these misdeeds. RFK Jr. will see to that.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Don't get so distracted by the Nuzzi sex stuff, @melodyschreiber.com writes, that you forget about the dead kids.
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
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The CDC is lying to you about vaccines and autism sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-cdc-is-l... by @gorskon.bsky.social
"The CDC webpage about vaccines and autism now misrepresents the science and lies to the public about vaccines and autism.
It’s all part of RFK Jr’s "continuing war on vaccines."
"The CDC webpage about vaccines and autism now misrepresents the science and lies to the public about vaccines and autism.
It’s all part of RFK Jr’s "continuing war on vaccines."
The CDC is lying to you about vaccines and autism
The CDC webpage about vaccines and autism now misrepresents the science and lies to the public about vaccines and autism. It's just part of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s continuing war on vacc
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November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The CDC is lying to you about vaccines and autism sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-cdc-is-l... by @gorskon.bsky.social
"The CDC webpage about vaccines and autism now misrepresents the science and lies to the public about vaccines and autism.
It’s all part of RFK Jr’s "continuing war on vaccines."
"The CDC webpage about vaccines and autism now misrepresents the science and lies to the public about vaccines and autism.
It’s all part of RFK Jr’s "continuing war on vaccines."
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underrated bit of handwaving in the lizza blog
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 AM
underrated bit of handwaving in the lizza blog
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ben smith’s take from last year when the nuzzi/rfk story first broke aged like cheese on a dashboard
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
ben smith’s take from last year when the nuzzi/rfk story first broke aged like cheese on a dashboard
Olivia Nuzzi is an overwrought writer, frequently unethical journalist, and quite possibly the world's dumbest adulterer. www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
November 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Olivia Nuzzi is an overwrought writer, frequently unethical journalist, and quite possibly the world's dumbest adulterer. www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
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Nothing - and I mean nothing - will prepare you for how this ends
oh my god you have to read this until the end www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
www.telos.news
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Nothing - and I mean nothing - will prepare you for how this ends
Earlier this month, RFK Jr. said he would task the government to study whether SSRIs are fueling mass shootings, while implying that scientists have been afraid to find out. But several studies have already tried to look for this link and haven't found much of anything.
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RFK Jr. Wants to Link Antidepressants Like SSRIs to Mass Shootings. Experts Aren’t Buying It
Studies show that people who commit mass shootings aren't more likely to be taking antidepressants. But is RFK Jr. paying any attention?
gizmodo.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Earlier this month, RFK Jr. said he would task the government to study whether SSRIs are fueling mass shootings, while implying that scientists have been afraid to find out. But several studies have already tried to look for this link and haven't found much of anything.
gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-wants...
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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If you read one thing today about public health, make it this one from Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, on the CDC under RFK Jr and how we go forward.
“We should practice detachment from the organizations and focus on the mission. And the mission is the health of the public.”
“We should practice detachment from the organizations and focus on the mission. And the mission is the health of the public.”
October 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If you read one thing today about public health, make it this one from Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, on the CDC under RFK Jr and how we go forward.
“We should practice detachment from the organizations and focus on the mission. And the mission is the health of the public.”
“We should practice detachment from the organizations and focus on the mission. And the mission is the health of the public.”
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halloween couples costume: monday 6am embargo and friday night news drop
October 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
halloween couples costume: monday 6am embargo and friday night news drop
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Truth. Local and state public health are doing their level best to hold the line, and to build multi-state cooperation. Also: you’ll need to increase your state’s public health budget in the next few years. They are taking up an enormous new burden and likely losing their federal funding.
great interview with some really important points
October 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Truth. Local and state public health are doing their level best to hold the line, and to build multi-state cooperation. Also: you’ll need to increase your state’s public health budget in the next few years. They are taking up an enormous new burden and likely losing their federal funding.
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I love the sobriety of this message. It’s all fucked but we must plan for a brighter day.
“what we can do is turn to local jurisdictions, states, and other professional organizations outside the federal government. They’re going to have to be the renaissance that will follow after the dark ages”
“what we can do is turn to local jurisdictions, states, and other professional organizations outside the federal government. They’re going to have to be the renaissance that will follow after the dark ages”
October 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I love the sobriety of this message. It’s all fucked but we must plan for a brighter day.
“what we can do is turn to local jurisdictions, states, and other professional organizations outside the federal government. They’re going to have to be the renaissance that will follow after the dark ages”
“what we can do is turn to local jurisdictions, states, and other professional organizations outside the federal government. They’re going to have to be the renaissance that will follow after the dark ages”
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Bleak. Dangerous.
Those are the words that come to mind while reading this- and actions like those of Desantis and Lapado in Florida with a legislature considering the end of school vaccine requirements will hasten and compound the harms.
Those are the words that come to mind while reading this- and actions like those of Desantis and Lapado in Florida with a legislature considering the end of school vaccine requirements will hasten and compound the harms.
October 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Bleak. Dangerous.
Those are the words that come to mind while reading this- and actions like those of Desantis and Lapado in Florida with a legislature considering the end of school vaccine requirements will hasten and compound the harms.
Those are the words that come to mind while reading this- and actions like those of Desantis and Lapado in Florida with a legislature considering the end of school vaccine requirements will hasten and compound the harms.
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Very good framing here on where to draw strength to continue advancing public health.
great interview with some really important points
October 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Very good framing here on where to draw strength to continue advancing public health.
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great interview with some really important points
October 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
great interview with some really important points
A month ago, the White House fired Susan Monarez as CDC director just four weeks into taking the role—allegedly for refusing to rubber-stamp the sketchy recommendations of RFK Jr's vaccine advisors. In response, several senior CDC officials resigned in protest.
October 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A month ago, the White House fired Susan Monarez as CDC director just four weeks into taking the role—allegedly for refusing to rubber-stamp the sketchy recommendations of RFK Jr's vaccine advisors. In response, several senior CDC officials resigned in protest.
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Happy 6-month birthday to Rise of the Zombie Bugs!
I still kermitflail if I see it on a shelf or in someone's hands & I've had a blast talking about all the lovely zombifying parasites
You can get it online at @hopkinspress.bsky.social & all the usual places for books, links at mindyweisberger.com
I still kermitflail if I see it on a shelf or in someone's hands & I've had a blast talking about all the lovely zombifying parasites
You can get it online at @hopkinspress.bsky.social & all the usual places for books, links at mindyweisberger.com
TRAILER: Rise of the Zombie Bugs
Trailer for the book Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind Control. By Mindy Weisberger, published by Hopkins Press, April 15, 2025.…
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October 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Happy 6-month birthday to Rise of the Zombie Bugs!
I still kermitflail if I see it on a shelf or in someone's hands & I've had a blast talking about all the lovely zombifying parasites
You can get it online at @hopkinspress.bsky.social & all the usual places for books, links at mindyweisberger.com
I still kermitflail if I see it on a shelf or in someone's hands & I've had a blast talking about all the lovely zombifying parasites
You can get it online at @hopkinspress.bsky.social & all the usual places for books, links at mindyweisberger.com
A dash of stevia just might help the rogaine go down... gizmodo.com/this-sweet-t...
This Sweet Trick Could Make Hair Loss Treatments More Potent
New research in mice suggests that stevia can boost the potency of minoxidil, the active ingredient in popular hair loss treatments like Rogaine.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A dash of stevia just might help the rogaine go down... gizmodo.com/this-sweet-t...