@ericdenver5280.bsky.social
Notice what #MAHA and #RFKJr aren't talking about? #Tobacco. Big Tobacco is using this information vacuum to claim nicotine is misunderstood and has benefits. We've seen this story before and it ends badly. My take: se2changeforgood.com/2025/08/18/n... #publichealth
Nicotine: Big Tobacco’s Most Dangerous Lie - SE2
se2changeforgood.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Notice what #MAHA and #RFKJr aren't talking about? #Tobacco. Big Tobacco is using this information vacuum to claim nicotine is misunderstood and has benefits. We've seen this story before and it ends badly. My take: se2changeforgood.com/2025/08/18/n... #publichealth
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Like wind on a campfire, respiratory viruses can reignite the flames of cancer, new CU Anschutz study finds www.cpr.org/2025/07/31/c...
Like wind on a campfire, respiratory viruses can reignite the flames of cancer, new CU Anschutz study finds
In a study involving mice exposed to COVID-19, researchers found the respiratory infections triggered dormant cancer cells to wake up, setting the stage for new tumors.
www.cpr.org
July 31, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Like wind on a campfire, respiratory viruses can reignite the flames of cancer, new CU Anschutz study finds www.cpr.org/2025/07/31/c...
#coloradomedia folks also will appreciate the realistic Denver journalism details in Mark Stevens' No Lie Lasts Forever.
THE MEMORY WARD is on the TOP of the best summer reads by Colorado authors (because they listed the books alphabetically by author's name). I'm proud to join my friends @erikatwurth.bsky.social and @christopherransom.bsky.social on this list.
www.westword.com/arts/10-best...
www.westword.com/arts/10-best...
July 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#coloradomedia folks also will appreciate the realistic Denver journalism details in Mark Stevens' No Lie Lasts Forever.
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“.. traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter ..”
@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
niemanreports.org/npr-twitter-...
@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
niemanreports.org/npr-twitter-...
July 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“.. traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter ..”
@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
niemanreports.org/npr-twitter-...
@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
niemanreports.org/npr-twitter-...
Well played, as usual.
As a political reporter, I haven’t run into that problem. All the clowns I cover talk.
My dad was a morning TV anchor in S.F. and he was interviewing a visiting circus clown in studio. Right before interview started, clown informed him that clowns aren't allowed to talk. Blame the producer, amirite?
July 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Well played, as usual.
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Writing a pair of recreational drug-related stories for @denverpost.com and wondering if anyone wants to talk on the record?
1. The comeback of nitrous oxide/whippets.
2. Being "Colorado sober" (yes-weed and shrooms, but no-alcohol). If you're up for it, email me at jwenzel@denverpost.com!
1. The comeback of nitrous oxide/whippets.
2. Being "Colorado sober" (yes-weed and shrooms, but no-alcohol). If you're up for it, email me at jwenzel@denverpost.com!
July 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Writing a pair of recreational drug-related stories for @denverpost.com and wondering if anyone wants to talk on the record?
1. The comeback of nitrous oxide/whippets.
2. Being "Colorado sober" (yes-weed and shrooms, but no-alcohol). If you're up for it, email me at jwenzel@denverpost.com!
1. The comeback of nitrous oxide/whippets.
2. Being "Colorado sober" (yes-weed and shrooms, but no-alcohol). If you're up for it, email me at jwenzel@denverpost.com!
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Fact check: true
“Paramount’s decision to settle a meritless lawsuit rather than stand behind its journalists at CBS News is a spineless capitulation." pen.org/press-releas...
Paramount’s Settlement With President Trump Is a “Spineless Capitulation” and a Blow to Press Freedom - PEN America
“Paramount’s decision to settle a meritless lawsuit rather than stand behind its journalists at CBS News is a spineless capitulation,” said Tim Richardson, journalism and disinformation ugh program di...
pen.org
July 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Fact check: true
I think 250 dead children is a lot. I guess the adjectives don't really matter. Is 250 dead kids a lot or not?
One ACIP member referred to the 2024-2025 flu season’s death toll among children as relatively “modest.” In reality, the toll, which now stands at 250, is the highest single-year tally of pediatric deaths due to flu since the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/r...
CDC advisory panel, selected by RFK Jr., recommends thimerosal be dropped from flu vaccines
A CDC advisory panel has recommended that the preservative thimerosal be dropped from flu vaccines, a largely symbolic move but one that could sow doubts about safety.
www.statnews.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I think 250 dead children is a lot. I guess the adjectives don't really matter. Is 250 dead kids a lot or not?
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79% of U.S. adults say parents should be required to vaccinate their kids against preventative diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella in order to attend school. hsph.harvard.edu/research/opi...
de Beaumont Foundation/Harvard Polls | Harvard Opinion Research Program (HORP) | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Harvard Opinion Research Program (HORP) is collaborating with the de Beaumont Foundation to conduct a series of polls that provide key learnings about
hsph.harvard.edu
June 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
79% of U.S. adults say parents should be required to vaccinate their kids against preventative diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella in order to attend school. hsph.harvard.edu/research/opi...
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Bad but also kind of amazing?
A man who posed as a flight attendant on four different airlines scammed 120 free flights over the course of years, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida announces.
Man convicted of posing as flight attendant to score over 120 free flights
Tiron Alexander, 35, was convicted of wire fraud and entering secure areas of an airport under false pretenses, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.
nbcnews.to
June 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Bad but also kind of amazing?
Breathtaking that #RFKJr doesn't know that smoking is the #1 cause of preventable death in the U.S. Stunning that he didn't mention tobacco in his #MAHA report. This is not someone who is serious about #publichealth. smh
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
There’s one vice RFK Jr. isn’t talking about
The health secretary, who wants Americans to make healthier choices, rarely mentions smoking.
www.politico.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Breathtaking that #RFKJr doesn't know that smoking is the #1 cause of preventable death in the U.S. Stunning that he didn't mention tobacco in his #MAHA report. This is not someone who is serious about #publichealth. smh
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Then a reference to Icarus in second graph?
June 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Then a reference to Icarus in second graph?
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Literally makin’ s@&t up
“The paper cited is not a real paper that I or my colleagues were involved with.” Just amazing from @notusreports.bsky.social www.notus.org/health-scien...
The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
www.notus.org
May 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Literally makin’ s@&t up
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I posted this👇🏼on twitter because people don’t seem to get that different things can protect you in different types of ways, and apparently I was wrong.
People don’t understand seatbelts how seatbelts work either 🤦🏼♀️
People don’t understand seatbelts how seatbelts work either 🤦🏼♀️
May 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I posted this👇🏼on twitter because people don’t seem to get that different things can protect you in different types of ways, and apparently I was wrong.
People don’t understand seatbelts how seatbelts work either 🤦🏼♀️
People don’t understand seatbelts how seatbelts work either 🤦🏼♀️
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Honestly, it’s media credulity that’s going to end the Republic
“.. He also expressed dismay over the reputational hit his companies took: ‘People were burning Teslas. Why would you do that? That’s really uncool.’”
@washingtonpost.com $TSLA
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@washingtonpost.com $TSLA
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
May 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Honestly, it’s media credulity that’s going to end the Republic
I'm so old I remember when rockets didn't crash.
May 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I'm so old I remember when rockets didn't crash.
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Hey White House Correspondents' Association, u up?
Pete Hegseth’s Defense Department tried to bar a CNN journalist from serving as a pool reporter for an upcoming foreign trip.
Other reporters threatened to boycott the trip.
Guess what happened next.
The Pentagon caved.
Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
www.status.news/p/pete-hegse...
Other reporters threatened to boycott the trip.
Guess what happened next.
The Pentagon caved.
Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
www.status.news/p/pete-hegse...
May 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hey White House Correspondents' Association, u up?
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Like many of us, the people who craft our laws or drive conversations around public policy struggle with things like addiction and mental health issues.
On June 12, Coloradans from across the political spectrum will join me for a frank and raw conversation about pain, recovery and, above all, hope.
On June 12, Coloradans from across the political spectrum will join me for a frank and raw conversation about pain, recovery and, above all, hope.
May 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Like many of us, the people who craft our laws or drive conversations around public policy struggle with things like addiction and mental health issues.
On June 12, Coloradans from across the political spectrum will join me for a frank and raw conversation about pain, recovery and, above all, hope.
On June 12, Coloradans from across the political spectrum will join me for a frank and raw conversation about pain, recovery and, above all, hope.
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5 years ago: “An incalculable loss”
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
May 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
5 years ago: “An incalculable loss”
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
When school meals aren't available, Denver-area families can find other resources. www.westword.com/restaurants/...
A Simple Text Message Can Help End Summer Hunger in Denver
"Let’s make sure every child has what they need to grow strong and thrive."
www.westword.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
When school meals aren't available, Denver-area families can find other resources. www.westword.com/restaurants/...
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Some quotes are too good to cut
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May 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Some quotes are too good to cut
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This is absolutely terrible news.
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
Moderna withdraws application for COVID-flu combination vaccine
Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
www.reuters.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
This is absolutely terrible news.
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.
h/t @merz.bsky.social
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Confused by today’s announcements from FDA leaders about COVID-19 vaccines?
You’re not alone! Even experts are still sorting through the details. We’ve broken down what you need to know—and what’s still unclear👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/drhigg...
You’re not alone! Even experts are still sorting through the details. We’ve broken down what you need to know—and what’s still unclear👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/drhigg...
Confused by today’s announcements from FDA leaders about COVID-19… | David Higgins, MD, MPH
Confused by today’s announcements from FDA leaders about COVID-19 vaccines? You’re not alone. Even experts are still sorting through the details. We’ve broken down what you need to know—and what’s sti...
www.linkedin.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Confused by today’s announcements from FDA leaders about COVID-19 vaccines?
You’re not alone! Even experts are still sorting through the details. We’ve broken down what you need to know—and what’s still unclear👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/drhigg...
You’re not alone! Even experts are still sorting through the details. We’ve broken down what you need to know—and what’s still unclear👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/drhigg...
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Oh *that’s reassuring
On a call today with staff, CBS News president Tom Cibrowski said McMahon's departure is "another sign of the uncertainty we all don’t like.”
“I’m sure you’re all wondering, what comes next. I don’t know the answer to that…Our focus must remain on the journalism first.”
“I’m sure you’re all wondering, what comes next. I don’t know the answer to that…Our focus must remain on the journalism first.”
NEW: CBS News president and CEO Wendy McMahon is stepping down from the network.
In a memo to staff, she cited leadership differences: "It's become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward."
In a memo to staff, she cited leadership differences: "It's become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward."
May 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Oh *that’s reassuring