Maria von Scrap
@kookyoldbird.bsky.social
I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly. CaCaw!
Spoonie w/ a fierce heart. O.G. riot grrrl.
She/They
Banner: "what doesn't kill me better run." In black typewriter font on white background
PFP: Black and white lithograph of an open beaked bird on a branch
Spoonie w/ a fierce heart. O.G. riot grrrl.
She/They
Banner: "what doesn't kill me better run." In black typewriter font on white background
PFP: Black and white lithograph of an open beaked bird on a branch
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Yet another new study that's found that ABA therapy is linked to worse mental health outcomes. The number of hours of "therapy" did not make a difference--any exposure to ABA is traumatic. You can't fix conversion therapy. LGBT conversion therapy has similar results in studies.
#autism #ABA #trauma
#autism #ABA #trauma
Mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis in a US national sample of privately insured autistic youth - Nahime G Aguirre Mtanous, Jamie Koenig, Melica Nikahd, Sarah E Effertz, S...
Applied behavior analysis is a widely used intervention for autistic youth, though its mental health impacts remain under-researched. This study aims to investi...
journals.sagepub.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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From populists on the right, but also from establishment figures desperate to bury their responsibility, there's an ongoing push to bury the harms of COVID.
Long COVID alone costs 7M life-years (QALYs) and on the order of a trillion dollars a year in the OECD.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issue...
Long COVID alone costs 7M life-years (QALYs) and on the order of a trillion dollars a year in the OECD.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issue...
November 25, 2024 at 8:11 PM
From populists on the right, but also from establishment figures desperate to bury their responsibility, there's an ongoing push to bury the harms of COVID.
Long COVID alone costs 7M life-years (QALYs) and on the order of a trillion dollars a year in the OECD.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issue...
Long COVID alone costs 7M life-years (QALYs) and on the order of a trillion dollars a year in the OECD.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issue...
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Another example of the junk clinical studies celebrated in Evidence Based Medicine because of methodology alone. Beloved "gold standard" of opinion launderers and cherry pickers, often designed with little or no mechanistic understanding or subject-matter expertise.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Respiratory consequences of N95-type Mask usage in pregnant healthcare workers—a controlled clinical study - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
Background Outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases have led to guidelines recommending the routine use of N95 respirators for healthcare workers, many of whom are women of childbearing age. The resp...
link.springer.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Another example of the junk clinical studies celebrated in Evidence Based Medicine because of methodology alone. Beloved "gold standard" of opinion launderers and cherry pickers, often designed with little or no mechanistic understanding or subject-matter expertise.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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SARS-CoV-2 interferes with p53 signalilng.
That may not mean much to non-specialists, but as a PhD in that area, it's the biggest possible red flag, and the flag is also on fire.
We don't yet know how bad it'll be, but with public health asleep at the wheel (as usual), there's no real upper limit.
That may not mean much to non-specialists, but as a PhD in that area, it's the biggest possible red flag, and the flag is also on fire.
We don't yet know how bad it'll be, but with public health asleep at the wheel (as usual), there's no real upper limit.
The worst part of the potential for COVID to cause cancer is that it's entirely predictable, but the medical policy types have to control everything, so they locked science out of the room and tried to wing it.
Dunning-Kruger pandemic.
Dunning-Kruger pandemic.
October 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
SARS-CoV-2 interferes with p53 signalilng.
That may not mean much to non-specialists, but as a PhD in that area, it's the biggest possible red flag, and the flag is also on fire.
We don't yet know how bad it'll be, but with public health asleep at the wheel (as usual), there's no real upper limit.
That may not mean much to non-specialists, but as a PhD in that area, it's the biggest possible red flag, and the flag is also on fire.
We don't yet know how bad it'll be, but with public health asleep at the wheel (as usual), there's no real upper limit.
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“You still wearing a mask? Bro, it’s 2025.”
Me: “You still huffing a vasculopathic, neuroinvasive biohazard?”
Me: “You still huffing a vasculopathic, neuroinvasive biohazard?”
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
“You still wearing a mask? Bro, it’s 2025.”
Me: “You still huffing a vasculopathic, neuroinvasive biohazard?”
Me: “You still huffing a vasculopathic, neuroinvasive biohazard?”
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Phillip: The final point from my conservative friends at the table. Since when are conservatives cheerleading for tax increases?
Since when is it okay for one man to decide that every person in the United States has to pay a higher tax, and he never has to go through congress to do it?
Since when is it okay for one man to decide that every person in the United States has to pay a higher tax, and he never has to go through congress to do it?
August 30, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Phillip: The final point from my conservative friends at the table. Since when are conservatives cheerleading for tax increases?
Since when is it okay for one man to decide that every person in the United States has to pay a higher tax, and he never has to go through congress to do it?
Since when is it okay for one man to decide that every person in the United States has to pay a higher tax, and he never has to go through congress to do it?
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WATCH as a Republican in Texas BURNS his voter registration card over extreme gerrymandering.
August 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
WATCH as a Republican in Texas BURNS his voter registration card over extreme gerrymandering.
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🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon & adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸
August 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon & adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸
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Several studies reported the detection of M. tuberculosis and M. africanum in milk. Despite international efforts to control tuberculosis, this study highlights the risk of zoonotic transmission of M. bovis via unpasteurised milk and dairy products using raw milk.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35091379/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35091379/
Prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis in milk on dairy cattle farms: An international systematic literature review and meta-analysis - PubMed
Bovine tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), is a globally distributed chronic disease of animals. The bacteria can be transmitted to humans via the consumption of unpasteurised (raw...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Several studies reported the detection of M. tuberculosis and M. africanum in milk. Despite international efforts to control tuberculosis, this study highlights the risk of zoonotic transmission of M. bovis via unpasteurised milk and dairy products using raw milk.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35091379/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35091379/
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It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
July 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
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By admitting Tr*mp has a serious illness, this regime, led by The Heritage Foundation (Project 2025), has now set the stage for Tr*mp's impending death.
Just 3 months ago, the White House physician stated that Tr*mp was in perfect health. 1/7
Just 3 months ago, the White House physician stated that Tr*mp was in perfect health. 1/7
July 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
By admitting Tr*mp has a serious illness, this regime, led by The Heritage Foundation (Project 2025), has now set the stage for Tr*mp's impending death.
Just 3 months ago, the White House physician stated that Tr*mp was in perfect health. 1/7
Just 3 months ago, the White House physician stated that Tr*mp was in perfect health. 1/7
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Cheating on your spouse with a consenting adult comes with consequences.
Unlike cheating on your spouse with one of Jeffrey Epstein's trafficked minors.
Unlike cheating on your spouse with one of Jeffrey Epstein's trafficked minors.
“Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.”
Astronomer CEO resigns after viral Coldplay incident | CNN Business
Andy Byron, the chief executive of New York-based tech company Astronomer, has resigned from his role after he was spotted embracing an employee at a Coldplay concert, according to a LinkedIn post fro...
www.cnn.com
July 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Cheating on your spouse with a consenting adult comes with consequences.
Unlike cheating on your spouse with one of Jeffrey Epstein's trafficked minors.
Unlike cheating on your spouse with one of Jeffrey Epstein's trafficked minors.
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🚨🔥Trump/Epstein Cover-Up🔥🚨
Everybody please RESPOST this and every other story, meme, phot, and rant. Keep this story at the top of the news!
mdavis19881.substack.com/p/epstein-vi...
Everybody please RESPOST this and every other story, meme, phot, and rant. Keep this story at the top of the news!
mdavis19881.substack.com/p/epstein-vi...
Epstein VI: The Trump Cover Up Begins
BREAKING: Explosive allegations that the FBI is "flagging" Trump in Epstein evidence.
mdavis19881.substack.com
July 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
🚨🔥Trump/Epstein Cover-Up🔥🚨
Everybody please RESPOST this and every other story, meme, phot, and rant. Keep this story at the top of the news!
mdavis19881.substack.com/p/epstein-vi...
Everybody please RESPOST this and every other story, meme, phot, and rant. Keep this story at the top of the news!
mdavis19881.substack.com/p/epstein-vi...
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This is another one of those things I would do if I were actively trying to destroy the country.
Climate change is 100% real and happening. Denying it as policy just means we’re going to be hit harder. The human and economic losses will be staggering.
While the rest of the world adapts, we refuse.
Climate change is 100% real and happening. Denying it as policy just means we’re going to be hit harder. The human and economic losses will be staggering.
While the rest of the world adapts, we refuse.
Another Friday and the White House chooses to fire experts who work in the nation's service, in this case the scientific research arm of the EPA whose mission "is to protect human health and the environment".
Erratum: for 'is', read 'was'.
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
Erratum: for 'is', read 'was'.
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm
www.nytimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This is another one of those things I would do if I were actively trying to destroy the country.
Climate change is 100% real and happening. Denying it as policy just means we’re going to be hit harder. The human and economic losses will be staggering.
While the rest of the world adapts, we refuse.
Climate change is 100% real and happening. Denying it as policy just means we’re going to be hit harder. The human and economic losses will be staggering.
While the rest of the world adapts, we refuse.
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NEW: Story from @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social and me based on interviews with families of the men returned to Venezuela tonight after Trump disappeared them to El Salvador in March.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"We were kidnapped"
On Friday, more than 200 Venezuelans disappeared to a megaprison in El Salvador returned home. The horror stories are already emerging.
www.motherjones.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
NEW: Story from @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social and me based on interviews with families of the men returned to Venezuela tonight after Trump disappeared them to El Salvador in March.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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We voted at the highest percentage and have been the most targeted
And the collective response is we have to HOPE they get the electoral votes they want for them to do something
That’s not inspiring it’s abusive
And the collective response is we have to HOPE they get the electoral votes they want for them to do something
That’s not inspiring it’s abusive
July 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
We voted at the highest percentage and have been the most targeted
And the collective response is we have to HOPE they get the electoral votes they want for them to do something
That’s not inspiring it’s abusive
And the collective response is we have to HOPE they get the electoral votes they want for them to do something
That’s not inspiring it’s abusive
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Just to get back to where we were as of January 2025, we will need Manhattan Projects across multiple agencies. This particular loss will produce exponentially increasing human injury and economic damage to the U.S. as the ability to investigate and to regulate falls apart.
I know so many dedicated and brilliant scientists who work (and I guess now worked) at EPA. The loss of expertise and ability to make science-informed decisions will have lasting damage for our health. Academics and advocates will have to try to fill the gap.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm
www.nytimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Just to get back to where we were as of January 2025, we will need Manhattan Projects across multiple agencies. This particular loss will produce exponentially increasing human injury and economic damage to the U.S. as the ability to investigate and to regulate falls apart.
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This map shows how much sea surface temperature deviates from the normal average, ie, anomaly (SSTA). This kills coral reefs and travels up the food chain to us. It also increases severe weather, further threatening food supply. We are in so much trouble.
www.ospo.noaa.gov/products/oce...
www.ospo.noaa.gov/products/oce...
July 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This map shows how much sea surface temperature deviates from the normal average, ie, anomaly (SSTA). This kills coral reefs and travels up the food chain to us. It also increases severe weather, further threatening food supply. We are in so much trouble.
www.ospo.noaa.gov/products/oce...
www.ospo.noaa.gov/products/oce...
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When you're done watching the episode, here's the full explainer of #MAGAMurderBill healthcare policies which go into effect BEFORE the midterms (as well as the ones which happen afterwards):
acasignups.net/25/07/08/hea...
acasignups.net/25/07/08/hea...
Head's up: Over half the MAGA Murder Bill's healthcare carnage will kick in BEFORE the midterms.
Ever since the MAGA Murder Bill (officially H.R. 1, the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act") was passed by Republicans in the U.S. Senate & House and signed into law by Donald Trump a few days ago,...
acasignups.net
July 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
When you're done watching the episode, here's the full explainer of #MAGAMurderBill healthcare policies which go into effect BEFORE the midterms (as well as the ones which happen afterwards):
acasignups.net/25/07/08/hea...
acasignups.net/25/07/08/hea...
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Can there be a more important book right now in the history of medicine about the ethical challenges and choices in health history? By @drkyliesmith.bsky.social and @cethompson.bsky.social
My one and only author/editor copy of #dolessharm has arrived! 368 pages of goodness put together by me and @cethompson.bsky.social and 27 other fantastic authors. Thank you @hopkinspress.bsky.social ! Buy yours here: www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
June 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Can there be a more important book right now in the history of medicine about the ethical challenges and choices in health history? By @drkyliesmith.bsky.social and @cethompson.bsky.social
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In this video, Dr Chris Armstrong, Director of the OMF Melbourne #ME/CFS Collaboration, presents a detailed overview of a key area of investigation: how people with ME/CFS may rely more heavily on amino acids to produce energy — especially when the usual energy sources youtube.com/watch?v=GjeF...
An Update from Dr Chris Armstrong: The Science Behind Hope
YouTube video by Open Medicine Foundation - OMF
youtube.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:02 AM
In this video, Dr Chris Armstrong, Director of the OMF Melbourne #ME/CFS Collaboration, presents a detailed overview of a key area of investigation: how people with ME/CFS may rely more heavily on amino acids to produce energy — especially when the usual energy sources youtube.com/watch?v=GjeF...