Kim
@kmas20.bsky.social
Formerly @Vox.com
(I am not on twitter/X)
(I am not on twitter/X)
"I don't think people should be taking medical advice from me." - RFK Jr. Last week.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he could bar government scientists from publishing in the world’s leading medical journals, instead proposing the creation of “in-house” publications by his agency.
RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said the agency will create “in-house” publications instead.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"I don't think people should be taking medical advice from me." - RFK Jr. Last week.
The full name for social security is the "Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program"
Attempting to frame the survivors part of this as some sort of scam is disgusting behavior. Data shows that while people widely support social security they often don't understand it. (1/2)
Attempting to frame the survivors part of this as some sort of scam is disgusting behavior. Data shows that while people widely support social security they often don't understand it. (1/2)
Jeanine: We found out there are people who are between the ages of one and four who are getting social security
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
April 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The full name for social security is the "Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program"
Attempting to frame the survivors part of this as some sort of scam is disgusting behavior. Data shows that while people widely support social security they often don't understand it. (1/2)
Attempting to frame the survivors part of this as some sort of scam is disgusting behavior. Data shows that while people widely support social security they often don't understand it. (1/2)
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Not an April Fool's joke: The CDC has been gutted. Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a RIF. www.wired.com/story/cdc-gu... from @makenakelly.bsky.social @leahfeiger.bsky.social @knibbs.bsky.social
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Not an April Fool's joke: The CDC has been gutted. Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a RIF. www.wired.com/story/cdc-gu... from @makenakelly.bsky.social @leahfeiger.bsky.social @knibbs.bsky.social
RFK Jr is an anti-vaxxer.
Unfortunately, he's also the current health secretary of the United States. Here's what kind of power that gives him:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsIh...
Unfortunately, he's also the current health secretary of the United States. Here's what kind of power that gives him:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsIh...
RFK Jr. is in charge of vaccines. What now?
YouTube video by Vox
www.youtube.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
RFK Jr is an anti-vaxxer.
Unfortunately, he's also the current health secretary of the United States. Here's what kind of power that gives him:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsIh...
Unfortunately, he's also the current health secretary of the United States. Here's what kind of power that gives him:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsIh...
Reposted by Kim
March 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A recent mysterious disease outbreak in the Congo emerged after some children ate a bat, which has a lot of people wondering... Why is it always a bat? I answer that and more in my video about how bats carry so many deadly diseases without dying
youtu.be/Xkuh6JqDiQc?...
youtu.be/Xkuh6JqDiQc?...
How bats carry deadly diseases without dying
YouTube video by Vox
youtu.be
February 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A recent mysterious disease outbreak in the Congo emerged after some children ate a bat, which has a lot of people wondering... Why is it always a bat? I answer that and more in my video about how bats carry so many deadly diseases without dying
youtu.be/Xkuh6JqDiQc?...
youtu.be/Xkuh6JqDiQc?...
I .. what.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has fired federal officials who screen people, animals and plants at our borders for dangerous pathogens
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/h...
Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations (Gift Article)
Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I .. what.
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Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
The average person with the flu gives it to around 1.4 people. The average person with measles gives it to between 12 and 18 people.
Measles cases continue to surge globally, putting millions of children at risk.
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
February 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
Bird flu has been circulating for years, decimating wildlife populations & forcing farmers to cull millions of animals. Most of us are seeing the effects of this in egg prices, but what sort of threat does Avian flu pose to humans? When do we need to worry? My latest:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wGI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wGI...
Is it time to worry about bird flu?
YouTube video by Vox
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Bird flu has been circulating for years, decimating wildlife populations & forcing farmers to cull millions of animals. Most of us are seeing the effects of this in egg prices, but what sort of threat does Avian flu pose to humans? When do we need to worry? My latest:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wGI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wGI...
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FYI: USAID has been one of the world's largest and most important funders of global biodiversity conservation — a chronically underfunded area. It has supported efforts to protect forests, reduce illegal wildlife trafficking, and end violence towards women defending the environment.
February 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
FYI: USAID has been one of the world's largest and most important funders of global biodiversity conservation — a chronically underfunded area. It has supported efforts to protect forests, reduce illegal wildlife trafficking, and end violence towards women defending the environment.
Today, the FDA banned Red Dye 3 - it's been a long time coming. More on why in a video I made back in October:
youtu.be/rq9dhQIoDw8?...
youtu.be/rq9dhQIoDw8?...
Why the US banned Red 3
YouTube video by Vox
youtu.be
January 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Today, the FDA banned Red Dye 3 - it's been a long time coming. More on why in a video I made back in October:
youtu.be/rq9dhQIoDw8?...
youtu.be/rq9dhQIoDw8?...