Michele Manos
@michelemanos.bsky.social
Virologist, epidemiologist, public health researcher and professor (retired). Former NIAID Scientific Advisory Council member. Big fan of science, reality, adventure and goodness. Recovering from some years in political party leadership.
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A cartoon by Mort Gerberg, from 2018. #NewYorkerCartoons
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A cartoon by Mort Gerberg, from 2018. #NewYorkerCartoons
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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY SORRY FOR OUR DELAY WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A REAL DAY.
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY SORRY FOR OUR DELAY WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A REAL DAY.
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Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties (Published 2009)
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
RFK Jr. will never challenge the underlying factors in most chronic disease: fast food, processed food, soft drinks, corn subsidies (and all that corn syrup), food deserts, and social media. Pharma relies on the morbidities related to diet and inactivity. Corporate greed is what ails us.
Inside the Republican network behind big soda’s bid to pit Maga against Maha
A Guardian investigation finds the US soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy ...
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
RFK Jr. will never challenge the underlying factors in most chronic disease: fast food, processed food, soft drinks, corn subsidies (and all that corn syrup), food deserts, and social media. Pharma relies on the morbidities related to diet and inactivity. Corporate greed is what ails us.
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An ICE agent arrested for drunk driving with his kids in the car tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers (“Are you Haitian?”)
These are the agents Stephen Miller & Kristi Noem are hiring to carry out their cruel immigration policies
These are the agents Stephen Miller & Kristi Noem are hiring to carry out their cruel immigration policies
October 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
An ICE agent arrested for drunk driving with his kids in the car tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers (“Are you Haitian?”)
These are the agents Stephen Miller & Kristi Noem are hiring to carry out their cruel immigration policies
These are the agents Stephen Miller & Kristi Noem are hiring to carry out their cruel immigration policies
This is not a cabinet meeting. It's the rumbling of a junk drawer with useless items clanking against each other incessantly.
RFK Jr: Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol.
Trump: There's a tremendous amount of of proof or evidence. I would say as a non-doctor, but I've studied this a long time
Trump: There's a tremendous amount of of proof or evidence. I would say as a non-doctor, but I've studied this a long time
October 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is not a cabinet meeting. It's the rumbling of a junk drawer with useless items clanking against each other incessantly.
The momentum is growing. He has to go!
Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
wapo.st
October 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The momentum is growing. He has to go!
WTF, indeed!
"‘What the F**k?’ CBS News Insiders Prepare for Takeover by Self-Described ‘Zionist Fanatic’"
Exclusive Zeteo reporting from @premthakker.bsky.social on Bari Weiss and taking over CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias and more censorship.
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...
Exclusive Zeteo reporting from @premthakker.bsky.social on Bari Weiss and taking over CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias and more censorship.
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...
‘What the F**k?’ CBS News Insiders Prepare for Takeover by Self-Described ‘Zionist Fanatic’
Bari Weiss is expected to be announced as editor-in-chief of CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias, more censorship, and lower editorial standards.
zeteo.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
WTF, indeed!
The momentum is building. He has to GO!
Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary
Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.
www.npr.org
October 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The momentum is building. He has to GO!
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American taxpayers are paying people to post Bible verses on a US government account.
October 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
American taxpayers are paying people to post Bible verses on a US government account.
The momentum to remove RFK Jr. is building and broadening. WE NEED YOUR VOICE!
Scientists, docs, healthcare and public health folks: comment or DM me with name, credentials, city, state and ZIP - I'LL SEND A CARD FOR YOU!
Be assured it won't go to HHS; it'll be handled only by Wyden's staff. Thx!
Scientists, docs, healthcare and public health folks: comment or DM me with name, credentials, city, state and ZIP - I'LL SEND A CARD FOR YOU!
Be assured it won't go to HHS; it'll be handled only by Wyden's staff. Thx!
Help Prove RFK Jr. is Wrong | Defend Public Health
When Senator Wyden stated he’d heard from thousands of doctors and scientists concerned by RFK Jr’s policies, Kennedy responded "I'll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day.” Let's prove Kennedy ...
www.defendpublichealth.org
October 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The momentum to remove RFK Jr. is building and broadening. WE NEED YOUR VOICE!
Scientists, docs, healthcare and public health folks: comment or DM me with name, credentials, city, state and ZIP - I'LL SEND A CARD FOR YOU!
Be assured it won't go to HHS; it'll be handled only by Wyden's staff. Thx!
Scientists, docs, healthcare and public health folks: comment or DM me with name, credentials, city, state and ZIP - I'LL SEND A CARD FOR YOU!
Be assured it won't go to HHS; it'll be handled only by Wyden's staff. Thx!
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a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits
Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports
October 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits
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Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough, the State’s First Pertussis Death in 13 Years www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough Amid Rising Cases
A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The baby was less than two months old—too young for vaccination.
www.mississippifreepress.org
October 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough, the State’s First Pertussis Death in 13 Years www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
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A study published in JAMA found acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability.
JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, spoke with senior author Brian Lee, PhD, about the study’s findings. ja.ma/4nugLSF
JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, spoke with senior author Brian Lee, PhD, about the study’s findings. ja.ma/4nugLSF
September 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A study published in JAMA found acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability.
JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, spoke with senior author Brian Lee, PhD, about the study’s findings. ja.ma/4nugLSF
JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, spoke with senior author Brian Lee, PhD, about the study’s findings. ja.ma/4nugLSF
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URGENT! Write your Democratic Senators and Reps with a plea to stand firm in the budget negotiations. If we don’t prevail now, we will end up with huge budget cuts to public health programs and workforce and loss of health care access for millions.
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Democrats to Stand Up for Public Health in the Budget
With negotiations on a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open past September 30th at a standstill, Defend Public Health believes that House and Senate Democrats MUST play ha...
actionnetwork.org
September 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
URGENT! Write your Democratic Senators and Reps with a plea to stand firm in the budget negotiations. If we don’t prevail now, we will end up with huge budget cuts to public health programs and workforce and loss of health care access for millions.
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Please join us at @defendpublichealth.bsky.social in demonstrating the overwhelming distrust of RFK, Jr.
Learn more here: www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...
Learn more here: www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...
Help Prove RFK Jr. is Wrong | Defend Public Health
When Senator Wyden stated he’d heard from thousands of doctors and scientists concerned by RFK Jr’s policies, Kennedy responded "I'll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day.” Let's prove Kennedy ...
www.defendpublichealth.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Please join us at @defendpublichealth.bsky.social in demonstrating the overwhelming distrust of RFK, Jr.
Learn more here: www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...
Learn more here: www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...
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Just watched Trump's UN speech in its entirety. My God.
September 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just watched Trump's UN speech in its entirety. My God.
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They’re only going after Tylenol because the president of the United States can’t say acetaminophen. 🤦♂️
September 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
They’re only going after Tylenol because the president of the United States can’t say acetaminophen. 🤦♂️
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Former counselor to RFK Jr’s predecessor:
September 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Former counselor to RFK Jr’s predecessor:
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Martin Kulldorff, whom RFK Jr. chose to lead ACIP in order to push through his anti-vaccine agenda, has demanded a debate with former CDC scientists.
Kulldorff begins his demand with a lie: “The fact is that we are honest vaccine scientists…”
Most of them are not “vaccine scientists” at all.
Kulldorff begins his demand with a lie: “The fact is that we are honest vaccine scientists…”
Most of them are not “vaccine scientists” at all.
Head of RFK Jr.’s handpicked CDC vaccine advisory panel challenges former agency directors to debate | CNN
The recently installed chair of the committee that advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines opened a key meeting on Thursday by inviting several of the agency’s former dir...
www.cnn.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Martin Kulldorff, whom RFK Jr. chose to lead ACIP in order to push through his anti-vaccine agenda, has demanded a debate with former CDC scientists.
Kulldorff begins his demand with a lie: “The fact is that we are honest vaccine scientists…”
Most of them are not “vaccine scientists” at all.
Kulldorff begins his demand with a lie: “The fact is that we are honest vaccine scientists…”
Most of them are not “vaccine scientists” at all.
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@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social I look forward to your piece defending ABC silencing Jimmy Kimmel.
September 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social I look forward to your piece defending ABC silencing Jimmy Kimmel.
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When did Biden or Kamala pressure ABC to fire Roseanne?
Did that ever happen?
Did the FCC commissioner during Biden’s presidency openly extort and threaten media companies to punish comedians who criticized Biden?
Did that ever happen?
Did the FCC commissioner during Biden’s presidency openly extort and threaten media companies to punish comedians who criticized Biden?
September 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
When did Biden or Kamala pressure ABC to fire Roseanne?
Did that ever happen?
Did the FCC commissioner during Biden’s presidency openly extort and threaten media companies to punish comedians who criticized Biden?
Did that ever happen?
Did the FCC commissioner during Biden’s presidency openly extort and threaten media companies to punish comedians who criticized Biden?
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