William Kurmes
@kurmesvet.bsky.social
Veterinarian, science based, hiking, dogs, food, family.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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We at @defendpublichealth.bsky.social published a report on how we know COVID19 vaccines are safe and effective to counter this narrative.
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Scientific evidence shows no link between COVID19 vaccines and child deaths | Defend Public Health
In response to claims by the Trump administration that COVID19 vaccines caused 25 pediatric deaths, Defend Public Health reviewed the scientific evidence from rigorous vaccine safety surveillance syst...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We at @defendpublichealth.bsky.social published a report on how we know COVID19 vaccines are safe and effective to counter this narrative.
www.defendpublichealth.org/resource/sci...
www.defendpublichealth.org/resource/sci...
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Turning Point USA doing what they do best
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Turning Point USA doing what they do best
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Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.
It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.
Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
October 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.
Hoping Governor Hobbs does something like this in AZ.
NEW: Colorado Gov. Polis executive order on COVID vaccines. It effectively grants a prescription to whoever wants the vaccine, allowing them to get vaccinated without a doctor visit.
State-regulated health plans would be required to cover the cost. Some employer health plans may not have to.
State-regulated health plans would be required to cover the cost. Some employer health plans may not have to.
September 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hoping Governor Hobbs does something like this in AZ.
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Antivaxxers are going to take away our access to vaccines.
Robert Malone is going to be making decisions about your vaccines. He's the guy some of us begged everyone not to underestimate, not to shrug off, but instead we were lectured about fearmongering. "I told you so" doesn't even begin to cover this one.
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RFK Jr. announces 8 appointees to CDC vaccine panel—they’re not good
Robert Malone and Martin Kulldorff are two of the most concerning picks.
arstechnica.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Antivaxxers are going to take away our access to vaccines.
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There is no rationale for removing every member of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) and replacing them, except for RFK Jr. to appoint members who spread disinformation.
I am *disgusted* by Republicans for letting this happen to the U.S.
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I am *disgusted* by Republicans for letting this happen to the U.S.
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RFK Jr. says he is removing all 17 members of CDC's vaccine advisory committee
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday he is removing all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee.
abcnews.go.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
There is no rationale for removing every member of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) and replacing them, except for RFK Jr. to appoint members who spread disinformation.
I am *disgusted* by Republicans for letting this happen to the U.S.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/r...
I am *disgusted* by Republicans for letting this happen to the U.S.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/r...
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I think RFK Jr appeals to 3 groups of people
1. People who think the "MAHA" movement sounds good without really knowing what any of it means
2. People who like conspiracy theories, fringe science, and are antivaxxers
3. Eugenecists who believe that the disabled and sick are better off dead
1. People who think the "MAHA" movement sounds good without really knowing what any of it means
2. People who like conspiracy theories, fringe science, and are antivaxxers
3. Eugenecists who believe that the disabled and sick are better off dead
I wish more people would just realize what a fucking sack of shit the guy is…this isnt normal, his level of distain towards people
April 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I think RFK Jr appeals to 3 groups of people
1. People who think the "MAHA" movement sounds good without really knowing what any of it means
2. People who like conspiracy theories, fringe science, and are antivaxxers
3. Eugenecists who believe that the disabled and sick are better off dead
1. People who think the "MAHA" movement sounds good without really knowing what any of it means
2. People who like conspiracy theories, fringe science, and are antivaxxers
3. Eugenecists who believe that the disabled and sick are better off dead
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A reminder to reporters: Because Trump tariff numbers are made-up nonsense, using the phrase “reciprocal tariffs” is lying to your audience. The phrase itself is propaganda. They are not reciprocal.
April 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
A reminder to reporters: Because Trump tariff numbers are made-up nonsense, using the phrase “reciprocal tariffs” is lying to your audience. The phrase itself is propaganda. They are not reciprocal.
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Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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March 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Bobby Brain Worms doesn’t have any training in animal husbandry, epidemiology, or genetics. But, he probably read a few debunked articles on the internet (“doing his own research”) and thinks he is qualified to make an assessment (an utterly baseless one) on how to deal with avian flu strains.
RFK Jr. & his brain worm would just like to remind everyone that he doesn’t give a flying fuck.
‘If H5N1 were to be allowed to run through a flock of 5 million birds, “that’s literally 5 million chances for that virus to replicate or to mutate,” Dr. Hansen said.😱
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/h...
‘If H5N1 were to be allowed to run through a flock of 5 million birds, “that’s literally 5 million chances for that virus to replicate or to mutate,” Dr. Hansen said.😱
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/h...
RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread
The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Bobby Brain Worms doesn’t have any training in animal husbandry, epidemiology, or genetics. But, he probably read a few debunked articles on the internet (“doing his own research”) and thinks he is qualified to make an assessment (an utterly baseless one) on how to deal with avian flu strains.
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HPV vaccine has been shown to reduce cervical cancer incidence by at least 90%. A new report (below) shows that the incidence of precancerous lesions has dropped by about 80% since 2008 as well. The Secretary of HHS, Mr. Kennedy, claims that HPV vaccines *cause* cancer.
February 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
HPV vaccine has been shown to reduce cervical cancer incidence by at least 90%. A new report (below) shows that the incidence of precancerous lesions has dropped by about 80% since 2008 as well. The Secretary of HHS, Mr. Kennedy, claims that HPV vaccines *cause* cancer.
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“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
February 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
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I've met with many cabinet nominees across many admins, and my meeting with RFK Jr. was by far the most troubling.
He rattled off debunked conspiracy theories & lied to my face—denying his own statements he'd made on record. We cannot confirm an anti-vaxxer as Secretary of Health.
He rattled off debunked conspiracy theories & lied to my face—denying his own statements he'd made on record. We cannot confirm an anti-vaxxer as Secretary of Health.
"He threw out so many nonsense, nonsensical questions and statements that it was head-spinning," Washington's senator said of her private meeting with Kennedy.
Patty Murray says RFK Jr. meeting was most troubling she's had in 32 years
"He threw out so many nonsense, nonsensical questions and statements that it was head-spinning," Washington's senator said of her private meeting with Kennedy.
www.seattletimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I've met with many cabinet nominees across many admins, and my meeting with RFK Jr. was by far the most troubling.
He rattled off debunked conspiracy theories & lied to my face—denying his own statements he'd made on record. We cannot confirm an anti-vaxxer as Secretary of Health.
He rattled off debunked conspiracy theories & lied to my face—denying his own statements he'd made on record. We cannot confirm an anti-vaxxer as Secretary of Health.
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in case you weren't already convinced that Kyrsten Sinema is an absolutely terrible person.
Kyrsten Sinema Update: the former Arizona Senator is reported to have lobbied for Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to become the next director of national intelligence
February 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
in case you weren't already convinced that Kyrsten Sinema is an absolutely terrible person.
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This is what antivaccine groups are pushing today. If these are your Senators, please call to say how much you oppose RFK Jr's nomination.
January 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is what antivaccine groups are pushing today. If these are your Senators, please call to say how much you oppose RFK Jr's nomination.
Because it's Burns night ( I hope you raise a dram, if so inclined) and no other particular reason;
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A Man's A Man For A' That by Robert Burns (as a poem recital with video & subtitles)
YouTube video by Rabbie Burns
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January 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Because it's Burns night ( I hope you raise a dram, if so inclined) and no other particular reason;
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A big old alligator juniper looking rather entomb.
January 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A big old alligator juniper looking rather entomb.
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The wild part is if schools here even tried to teach this the anti-public schools crowd would descend on school boards and accuse them of indoctrination. 🫤
Not great!
Not great!
While we’re banning books…
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
January 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The wild part is if schools here even tried to teach this the anti-public schools crowd would descend on school boards and accuse them of indoctrination. 🫤
Not great!
Not great!
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Agree or disagree?
January 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Agree or disagree?
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To close out 2024:
Vaccines save millions of lives every year.
Raw milk still isn’t safe.
Podcasts aren’t fact-checked.
Seed oils don’t cause cancer.
Everything is chemicals.
The dose makes the poison.
Using the word “toxic” without context is a red flag of pseudoscience.
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Vaccines save millions of lives every year.
Raw milk still isn’t safe.
Podcasts aren’t fact-checked.
Seed oils don’t cause cancer.
Everything is chemicals.
The dose makes the poison.
Using the word “toxic” without context is a red flag of pseudoscience.
1/
January 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
To close out 2024:
Vaccines save millions of lives every year.
Raw milk still isn’t safe.
Podcasts aren’t fact-checked.
Seed oils don’t cause cancer.
Everything is chemicals.
The dose makes the poison.
Using the word “toxic” without context is a red flag of pseudoscience.
1/
Vaccines save millions of lives every year.
Raw milk still isn’t safe.
Podcasts aren’t fact-checked.
Seed oils don’t cause cancer.
Everything is chemicals.
The dose makes the poison.
Using the word “toxic” without context is a red flag of pseudoscience.
1/
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“Heavily entrenched.” Our new peer-reviewed piece on links between fossil fuel funded think tanks and local anti-wind groups in the Northeast USA.
People’s fears are magnified by sensational claims about the impacts, while failing to assess continued fossil fuel use
www.eenews.net/articles/fos...
People’s fears are magnified by sensational claims about the impacts, while failing to assess continued fossil fuel use
www.eenews.net/articles/fos...
Fossil fuel interests ‘heavily entrenched’ in anti-wind efforts — study
A new study maps out the connections between conservative think tanks and local groups that oppose offshore wind projects.
www.eenews.net
December 29, 2024 at 6:42 PM
“Heavily entrenched.” Our new peer-reviewed piece on links between fossil fuel funded think tanks and local anti-wind groups in the Northeast USA.
People’s fears are magnified by sensational claims about the impacts, while failing to assess continued fossil fuel use
www.eenews.net/articles/fos...
People’s fears are magnified by sensational claims about the impacts, while failing to assess continued fossil fuel use
www.eenews.net/articles/fos...
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A cat died in Oregon after being fed raw cat food.
Raw pet food has NO BENEFIT for pets.
I don’t care what your favorite influencer claims on social media.
Just like raw milk, it can be contaminated with disease-causing microbes that can cause serious illness and death.
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Raw pet food has NO BENEFIT for pets.
I don’t care what your favorite influencer claims on social media.
Just like raw milk, it can be contaminated with disease-causing microbes that can cause serious illness and death.
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December 26, 2024 at 10:17 PM
A cat died in Oregon after being fed raw cat food.
Raw pet food has NO BENEFIT for pets.
I don’t care what your favorite influencer claims on social media.
Just like raw milk, it can be contaminated with disease-causing microbes that can cause serious illness and death.
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Raw pet food has NO BENEFIT for pets.
I don’t care what your favorite influencer claims on social media.
Just like raw milk, it can be contaminated with disease-causing microbes that can cause serious illness and death.
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I wish I didn’t have to write this post, but the press won’t stop referring to RFK Jr. as a “vaccine skeptic.” He is not. He is antivax. The press needs to stop making it sound as though his antivax conspiracy theories are at least somewhat reasonable. sciencebasedmedicine.org/robert-f-ken...
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is NOT a “vaccine skeptic.” He is antivax. Period. | Science-Based Medicine
I wish I didn't have to write this post, but the press won't stop referring to RFK Jr. as a "vaccine skeptic." He is not. He is antivax.
sciencebasedmedicine.org
December 23, 2024 at 6:51 PM
I wish I didn’t have to write this post, but the press won’t stop referring to RFK Jr. as a “vaccine skeptic.” He is not. He is antivax. The press needs to stop making it sound as though his antivax conspiracy theories are at least somewhat reasonable. sciencebasedmedicine.org/robert-f-ken...