Mark Dawes
@mdawese11.bsky.social
Vegan, Animal Rights, Environmentalist, Pro-Nuclear, Pro-GMO, Pro-Vaccines, Ecomodernist, Anti-Monarchist, #TogetherAgainstAntisemitism Buddhist activist
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The anti-vaccination movement is largely to blame for the continuing measles outbreak and the fact that the U.S. is going to lose our measles elimination status.
Until RFK Jr. is removed from office, things are only going to get worse.
@jimalwine.bsky.social and I wrote about here:
Until RFK Jr. is removed from office, things are only going to get worse.
@jimalwine.bsky.social and I wrote about here:
The US is on track to lose its measles elimination status in months. RFK needs to go.
Canada has lost its measles elimination status and the U.S. is likely to be next. These failures are the result of the anti-vaccination movement, bolstered by the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...
www.livescience.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The anti-vaccination movement is largely to blame for the continuing measles outbreak and the fact that the U.S. is going to lose our measles elimination status.
Until RFK Jr. is removed from office, things are only going to get worse.
@jimalwine.bsky.social and I wrote about here:
Until RFK Jr. is removed from office, things are only going to get worse.
@jimalwine.bsky.social and I wrote about here:
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HAYES: “2 female reporters asking obviously totally newsworthy Q’s — one gets called ‘PIGGY’ the other gets called ‘INSUBORDINATE’ because she didn’t bow and scrape to the Saudi King.”
November 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
HAYES: “2 female reporters asking obviously totally newsworthy Q’s — one gets called ‘PIGGY’ the other gets called ‘INSUBORDINATE’ because she didn’t bow and scrape to the Saudi King.”
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
I am looking forward to this - a book all environmentalists should read if we are to tackle issues like climate change.
#NuclearPower
#NuclearEnergy
#NuclearPower
#NuclearEnergy
Something is coming 🌱
Pre-order: www.amazon.co.uk/Energy-Life-Environmentalism-Went-Nuclear/dp/1917458452
Pre-order: www.amazon.co.uk/Energy-Life-Environmentalism-Went-Nuclear/dp/1917458452
November 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I am looking forward to this - a book all environmentalists should read if we are to tackle issues like climate change.
#NuclearPower
#NuclearEnergy
#NuclearPower
#NuclearEnergy
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“Adrenal fatigue” was invented by the wellness industry.
It’s a fake diagnosis.
It’s pseudoscience.
If you’ve been given a diagnosis of “adrenal fatigue,” your symptoms are real, but that diagnosis is not.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/adrenal-fati...
It’s a fake diagnosis.
It’s pseudoscience.
If you’ve been given a diagnosis of “adrenal fatigue,” your symptoms are real, but that diagnosis is not.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/adrenal-fati...
Adrenal fatigue: A fake disease (updated)
“Adrenal fatigue” is not a real medical condition, but some claim it is real and that medicine is ignoring it. What does the science say?
sciencebasedmedicine.org
November 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“Adrenal fatigue” was invented by the wellness industry.
It’s a fake diagnosis.
It’s pseudoscience.
If you’ve been given a diagnosis of “adrenal fatigue,” your symptoms are real, but that diagnosis is not.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/adrenal-fati...
It’s a fake diagnosis.
It’s pseudoscience.
If you’ve been given a diagnosis of “adrenal fatigue,” your symptoms are real, but that diagnosis is not.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/adrenal-fati...
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Q&A: Introducing mindfulness practices to US veterans for chronic pain ‘very intentional’ www.healio.com/news/neurolo... These free Meditations from Mindfulness for Health (You Are Not Your Pain in US) can help too: franticworld.com/resources/fr... #ArtOfBreathing
Q&A: Introducing mindfulness practices to US veterans for chronic pain ‘very intentional’
Drug-related deaths among United States military veterans increased by more than 50% between 2010 and 2019, according to a study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence in 2022. These data…
www.healio.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Q&A: Introducing mindfulness practices to US veterans for chronic pain ‘very intentional’ www.healio.com/news/neurolo... These free Meditations from Mindfulness for Health (You Are Not Your Pain in US) can help too: franticworld.com/resources/fr... #ArtOfBreathing
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Needle phobic? Nasal spray flu vaccine allays fear but has limited access in Canada healthydebate.ca/2025/11/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social
Me: "We shouldn’t underplay the role of needle phobia in this context, but I’m curious how the anti-vaxxers are going to frame this."
Me: "We shouldn’t underplay the role of needle phobia in this context, but I’m curious how the anti-vaxxers are going to frame this."
Needle phobic? Nasal spray flu vaccine allays fear but has limited access in Canada - Healthy Debate
Canadians who avoid the flu shot because they fear needles have an alternative that won’t make them hold their breath until it’s over.
healthydebate.ca
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Needle phobic? Nasal spray flu vaccine allays fear but has limited access in Canada healthydebate.ca/2025/11/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social
Me: "We shouldn’t underplay the role of needle phobia in this context, but I’m curious how the anti-vaxxers are going to frame this."
Me: "We shouldn’t underplay the role of needle phobia in this context, but I’m curious how the anti-vaxxers are going to frame this."
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Almost half of all Americans are hesitant to vaccinate their dogs.
Their primary concern?
Dog autism.
- @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Their primary concern?
Dog autism.
- @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
On measles and vaccines, Canada can’t keep ignoring the elephant in the room
Study after study has shown that political affiliation is one of the single strongest predictors of vaccination status.
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Almost half of all Americans are hesitant to vaccinate their dogs.
Their primary concern?
Dog autism.
- @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Their primary concern?
Dog autism.
- @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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What has mindfulness ever done for us?! It's great for anxiety
What it can do for you - Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World
Thousands of peer-reviewed scientific papers prove that mindfulness enhances mental and physical wellbeing and reduces chronic pain. Clinical trials, including a major study at the University of Cambridge,...
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
What has mindfulness ever done for us?! It's great for anxiety
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Every time one anti-vaxxer is quoted in the media, one million scientists and healthcare workers should also be quoted in support of vaccines.
False equivalence in the media is killing us.
False equivalence in the media is killing us.
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Every time one anti-vaxxer is quoted in the media, one million scientists and healthcare workers should also be quoted in support of vaccines.
False equivalence in the media is killing us.
False equivalence in the media is killing us.
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Feel like I'm going insane. Mamdani is charismatic and a good performer, including on social media, but there aren't many more deeper lessons that can be learned from his campaign that can be applied to (a) broader US politics (b) UK politics!
November 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Feel like I'm going insane. Mamdani is charismatic and a good performer, including on social media, but there aren't many more deeper lessons that can be learned from his campaign that can be applied to (a) broader US politics (b) UK politics!
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Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research theconversation.com/strict-schoo...
"...policy-level solutions work. But they require comprehensive implementation and adequate enforcement mechanisms."
"...policy-level solutions work. But they require comprehensive implementation and adequate enforcement mechanisms."
Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research
When states prohibit parents from opting their kids out of vaccines for religious, philosophical or other nonmedical reasons, communities stay better protected against infectious diseases.
theconversation.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research theconversation.com/strict-schoo...
"...policy-level solutions work. But they require comprehensive implementation and adequate enforcement mechanisms."
"...policy-level solutions work. But they require comprehensive implementation and adequate enforcement mechanisms."
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"There has been a lot of discussion lately about reforming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. But I want to be clear: When it comes to nuclear safety and security, there is no place for partisan politics."
Read more from former NRC chair Dale Klein on Nuclear NewsWire: www.ans.org/news/2025-11...
Read more from former NRC chair Dale Klein on Nuclear NewsWire: www.ans.org/news/2025-11...
From renaissance to reality: Infrastructure for a global nuclear fuel cycle
www.ans.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"There has been a lot of discussion lately about reforming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. But I want to be clear: When it comes to nuclear safety and security, there is no place for partisan politics."
Read more from former NRC chair Dale Klein on Nuclear NewsWire: www.ans.org/news/2025-11...
Read more from former NRC chair Dale Klein on Nuclear NewsWire: www.ans.org/news/2025-11...
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RFK Jr. released a video to the Minamata Convention on Mercury where he lied about vaccines.
He said “no amount of mercury should ever be injected into a child” & urged a global ban on thimerosal-containing vaccines.
Good thing: no child IS injected with mercury.
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He said “no amount of mercury should ever be injected into a child” & urged a global ban on thimerosal-containing vaccines.
Good thing: no child IS injected with mercury.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
RFK Jr. released a video to the Minamata Convention on Mercury where he lied about vaccines.
He said “no amount of mercury should ever be injected into a child” & urged a global ban on thimerosal-containing vaccines.
Good thing: no child IS injected with mercury.
1/
He said “no amount of mercury should ever be injected into a child” & urged a global ban on thimerosal-containing vaccines.
Good thing: no child IS injected with mercury.
1/
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In case anyone needs a reminder of how successful the Republican attack on public health has been:
A person who is the first probable measles case near Salt Lake City refuses to speak to the health department, so anyone they came into contact with can’t be warned.
This is especially insidious…
A person who is the first probable measles case near Salt Lake City refuses to speak to the health department, so anyone they came into contact with can’t be warned.
This is especially insidious…
Measles outbreak investigation in Utah blocked by patient who refuses to talk
The person refused to even tell health officials their address.
arstechnica.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
In case anyone needs a reminder of how successful the Republican attack on public health has been:
A person who is the first probable measles case near Salt Lake City refuses to speak to the health department, so anyone they came into contact with can’t be warned.
This is especially insidious…
A person who is the first probable measles case near Salt Lake City refuses to speak to the health department, so anyone they came into contact with can’t be warned.
This is especially insidious…
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Alternative medicine isn’t just a mishmash of pseudoscientific approaches, but an organized ideology.
It’s a body of longstanding recurring ideas about health that continue to ooze through our culture and that are commercialized and sold to us as wellness.
naukagovori.ba/jonathan-n-s...
It’s a body of longstanding recurring ideas about health that continue to ooze through our culture and that are commercialized and sold to us as wellness.
naukagovori.ba/jonathan-n-s...
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Alternative medicine isn’t just a mishmash of pseudoscientific approaches, but an organized ideology.
It’s a body of longstanding recurring ideas about health that continue to ooze through our culture and that are commercialized and sold to us as wellness.
naukagovori.ba/jonathan-n-s...
It’s a body of longstanding recurring ideas about health that continue to ooze through our culture and that are commercialized and sold to us as wellness.
naukagovori.ba/jonathan-n-s...
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Excessive social media use & adolescents journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
"Excessive SM use may substantially contribute to rising adolescent depression rates."
Suggest limiting "SM use to 1 h per day for all adolescents, replacing 30 min of SM use with 30 min of physical activity..."
"Excessive SM use may substantially contribute to rising adolescent depression rates."
Suggest limiting "SM use to 1 h per day for all adolescents, replacing 30 min of SM use with 30 min of physical activity..."
Impact of excessive social media use on adolescent depression and its consequences in France: An individual-based microsimulation model
Based on a individual-based microsimulation model of 18.6 million French adolescents, Nicolas Hoertel and colleagues examine whether excessive social media use contributes to rising adolescent depress...
journals.plos.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Excessive social media use & adolescents journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
"Excessive SM use may substantially contribute to rising adolescent depression rates."
Suggest limiting "SM use to 1 h per day for all adolescents, replacing 30 min of SM use with 30 min of physical activity..."
"Excessive SM use may substantially contribute to rising adolescent depression rates."
Suggest limiting "SM use to 1 h per day for all adolescents, replacing 30 min of SM use with 30 min of physical activity..."
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Important...👇
SOGC Statement: Health Misinformation is a Form of Violence Against Women sogc.org/en/content/f... via @sogc.org 🙏
"It causes real harm to women and girls and undermines trust in health care providers and treatment options that are grounded in evidence and safety."
SOGC Statement: Health Misinformation is a Form of Violence Against Women sogc.org/en/content/f... via @sogc.org 🙏
"It causes real harm to women and girls and undermines trust in health care providers and treatment options that are grounded in evidence and safety."
SOGC Statement: Health Misinformation is a Form of Violence Against Women
SOGC Statement: Health Misinformation is a Form of Violence Against Women
sogc.org
November 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Important...👇
SOGC Statement: Health Misinformation is a Form of Violence Against Women sogc.org/en/content/f... via @sogc.org 🙏
"It causes real harm to women and girls and undermines trust in health care providers and treatment options that are grounded in evidence and safety."
SOGC Statement: Health Misinformation is a Form of Violence Against Women sogc.org/en/content/f... via @sogc.org 🙏
"It causes real harm to women and girls and undermines trust in health care providers and treatment options that are grounded in evidence and safety."
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
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Anti-vaxxers do not give a shit about anyone or anything other themselves and their arrogant, delusional ideology.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
Measles outbreak investigation in Utah blocked by patient who refuses to talk
The person refused to even tell health officials their address.
arstechnica.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Anti-vaxxers do not give a shit about anyone or anything other themselves and their arrogant, delusional ideology.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
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First RFK Jr. wanted to take fluoride out of water and has had some success in Republican jurisdictions that think scientific evidence is for chumps.
But that wasn’t enough harm for him, so now he’s restricting kids’ access to fluoride supplements.
But that wasn’t enough harm for him, so now he’s restricting kids’ access to fluoride supplements.
FDA restricts use of kids' fluoride supplements citing emerging health risks
The Food and Drug Administration is restricting the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth.
apnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
First RFK Jr. wanted to take fluoride out of water and has had some success in Republican jurisdictions that think scientific evidence is for chumps.
But that wasn’t enough harm for him, so now he’s restricting kids’ access to fluoride supplements.
But that wasn’t enough harm for him, so now he’s restricting kids’ access to fluoride supplements.
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The anti-vaccine movement has the same talking points now as it did in the 1800’s. It’s always been a rejection of science, scientists, and progress, with a soupçon of paranoia.
Below is a slide for a talk I’m preparing that illustrates the identical strategies. I have more examples, too.
Below is a slide for a talk I’m preparing that illustrates the identical strategies. I have more examples, too.
![Slide with the title “The anti-vaccination movement has no new material”.
Montague R. Leverson,
Lawyer, Liar, Quack
1895
Robert F. Kennedy, Lawyer, Liar, Quack
2025
Accuse expert vaccine advisory committees of pro-vaccine "bias"
"That commission was deliberately packed at its very outset..."
"The committee has been plagued with persistent conflicts of interest and has become little more than a rubber stamp for any vaccine".
Falsely state that vaccines cause death
"Vaccination has caused more deaths and diseases than ever has smallpox".
"This [COVID19 vaccine] is the deadliest vaccine ever made..."
Claim that healthcare practitioners and scientists are only in it for the money, not because of scientific evidence
"...Jenner was a mercenary charlatan whose ignorance and impatience of scientific methods were equaled only by his mendacity..."
"Doctors are being paid to vaccinate, not to evaluate. They're pressured to follow the money, not the science".
Use false and inflammatory words about vaccines
The "Blood-poisoning process of vaccination"
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November 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The anti-vaccine movement has the same talking points now as it did in the 1800’s. It’s always been a rejection of science, scientists, and progress, with a soupçon of paranoia.
Below is a slide for a talk I’m preparing that illustrates the identical strategies. I have more examples, too.
Below is a slide for a talk I’m preparing that illustrates the identical strategies. I have more examples, too.
On the National Animal Rights March happening on World Vegan Day.
End all animal exploitation!
#WorldVeganDay #NationalAnimalRightsMarch
End all animal exploitation!
#WorldVeganDay #NationalAnimalRightsMarch
November 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
On the National Animal Rights March happening on World Vegan Day.
End all animal exploitation!
#WorldVeganDay #NationalAnimalRightsMarch
End all animal exploitation!
#WorldVeganDay #NationalAnimalRightsMarch
Viewpoint: Organic fantasies—Why rejecting industrial agriculture for regenerative farming would be a big mistake for food security and sustainability
geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/10/24/v...
geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/10/24/v...
Viewpoint: Organic fantasies—Why rejecting industrial agriculture for regenerative farming would be a big mistake for food security and sustainability
In 2014, Scientific American published a short but ominous article titled “Only 60 Years Left of Farming if Soil Degradation Continues.” Similar claims popped up in the Guardian in 2019 and in the BBC...
geneticliteracyproject.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Viewpoint: Organic fantasies—Why rejecting industrial agriculture for regenerative farming would be a big mistake for food security and sustainability
geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/10/24/v...
geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/10/24/v...