Science Accountability Institute
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Our mission is to combat misinformation and disinformation related to public policy by standing for scientific integrity.
https://scienceaccountability.org
Our mission is to combat misinformation and disinformation related to public policy by standing for scientific integrity.
https://scienceaccountability.org
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The House of Public Health Is On Fire
We Must Stop Junior from Burning it Down
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Dr. Bob Morris @rdmorris.bsky.social delivered a very passionate and powerful speech at the rally. Please see the text of his speech
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Watching RFK Jr destroy U.S. health policy — while patients (including his own family) fight for their lives in hospital beds, relying on the research he attacks — is the heartbreak of our era. This isn’t leadership. It’s a betrayal of science and the people it protects.
RFK Jr has to go!
RFK Jr has to go!
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Watching RFK Jr destroy U.S. health policy — while patients (including his own family) fight for their lives in hospital beds, relying on the research he attacks — is the heartbreak of our era. This isn’t leadership. It’s a betrayal of science and the people it protects.
RFK Jr has to go!
RFK Jr has to go!
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NEW: I spoke with David Vickrey, the Daily Kos blogger Robert Kennedy Jr. spent the last five years pursuing in court with a dead-end, costly defamation lawsuit.
Here’s what he had to say:
www.importantcontext.news/p/robert-ken...
Here’s what he had to say:
www.importantcontext.news/p/robert-ken...
Robert Kennedy Jr. ‘Absolutely Tried to Silence’ Me: Blogger Sued by HHS Secretary Speaks Out
David Vickrey spoke with Important Context about the legal battle that consumed the last five years of his life.
www.importantcontext.news
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
NEW: I spoke with David Vickrey, the Daily Kos blogger Robert Kennedy Jr. spent the last five years pursuing in court with a dead-end, costly defamation lawsuit.
Here’s what he had to say:
www.importantcontext.news/p/robert-ken...
Here’s what he had to say:
www.importantcontext.news/p/robert-ken...
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Got to hang out with the formidable @timothysnyder.bsky.social yesterday in Chicago!
More to come, but…
🚨PSA to scientists🚨:
SCIENCE IS POLITICAL AND YES! YOU HAVE TO GET POLITICAL TO SAVE IT!
More to come, but…
🚨PSA to scientists🚨:
SCIENCE IS POLITICAL AND YES! YOU HAVE TO GET POLITICAL TO SAVE IT!
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Got to hang out with the formidable @timothysnyder.bsky.social yesterday in Chicago!
More to come, but…
🚨PSA to scientists🚨:
SCIENCE IS POLITICAL AND YES! YOU HAVE TO GET POLITICAL TO SAVE IT!
More to come, but…
🚨PSA to scientists🚨:
SCIENCE IS POLITICAL AND YES! YOU HAVE TO GET POLITICAL TO SAVE IT!
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🧵 The claim that a political leader “personally instructed” the CDC to abandon its scientific conclusions about vaccines is more than troubling — it is a direct attack on the foundations of evidence-based medicine.
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
🧵 The claim that a political leader “personally instructed” the CDC to abandon its scientific conclusions about vaccines is more than troubling — it is a direct attack on the foundations of evidence-based medicine.
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He cites gaps in vaccine safety research, oblivious to his own gaps in understanding decades of research. RFK Jr is uniquely unqualified and a clear danger to public health.
This needs to stop! RFK Jr needs to go! He is destroying the meaning of science, scientific evidence, and science-based medical practice. He needs to be removed from his position asap.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
He cites gaps in vaccine safety research, oblivious to his own gaps in understanding decades of research. RFK Jr is uniquely unqualified and a clear danger to public health.
The Autism "Epidemic"
The main drivers are expanding definitions and improved detection.
publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/is-ther...
The main drivers are expanding definitions and improved detection.
publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/is-ther...
Is There an Autism Epidemic? | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Autism diagnosis rates have risen over the past two decades—but why? An autism researcher explains what's behind the increase.
publichealth.jhu.edu
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Autism "Epidemic"
The main drivers are expanding definitions and improved detection.
publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/is-ther...
The main drivers are expanding definitions and improved detection.
publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/is-ther...
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Not a good time to have an HHS secretary who doesn’t believe in infectious diseases
A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday.
Washington resident dies of complications from bird flu strain never before reported in humans | CNN
A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday.
www.cnn.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Not a good time to have an HHS secretary who doesn’t believe in infectious diseases
A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday.
Washington resident dies of complications from bird flu strain never before reported in humans | CNN
A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday.
www.cnn.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 AM
A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday.
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This!!You expressed perfectly what I was trying to tell the author of that piece tonight. It not enough to say RFKJr challenged scientific orthodoxy or consensus ( the word she changed it to). That’s not good enough. Kennedy is going against scientific fucking FACT. There is nothing to debate.
It’s good to explain that the CDC is lying and vaccines still unequivocally do not cause autism, even if it just reaches one person on here who has doubts. But the fight is out there, not in here; and the time to let go of the information deficit model of science communication was decades ago
November 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
This!!You expressed perfectly what I was trying to tell the author of that piece tonight. It not enough to say RFKJr challenged scientific orthodoxy or consensus ( the word she changed it to). That’s not good enough. Kennedy is going against scientific fucking FACT. There is nothing to debate.
🧵 The claim that a political leader “personally instructed” the CDC to abandon its scientific conclusions about vaccines is more than troubling — it is a direct attack on the foundations of evidence-based medicine.
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
🧵 The claim that a political leader “personally instructed” the CDC to abandon its scientific conclusions about vaccines is more than troubling — it is a direct attack on the foundations of evidence-based medicine.
This needs to stop! RFK Jr needs to go! He is destroying the meaning of science, scientific evidence, and science-based medical practice. He needs to be removed from his position asap.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
This needs to stop! RFK Jr needs to go! He is destroying the meaning of science, scientific evidence, and science-based medical practice. He needs to be removed from his position asap.
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Read this.
FDA delays left recalled ByHeart baby formula on store shelves, food safety expert tells Healthbeat. Nearly a week was lost clearing bureaucratic hurdles before all state and local food safety officials were told where formula was being sold. www.healthbeat.org/2025/11/22/b... #IDsky #Medsky
FDA delays left recalled baby formula on store shelves, food safety expert says
The leader of the Association of Food and Drug Officials told Healthbeat that the FDA has been slow to share distribution lists for recalled ByHeart formula. “I’m not sure they recognize the sense of ...
www.healthbeat.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Read this.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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For decades, scientists have studied the potential causes of autism, and have repeatedly found no credible link between childhood vaccines and autism. Read our full fact-check: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
For decades, scientists have studied the potential causes of autism, and have repeatedly found no credible link between childhood vaccines and autism. Read our full fact-check: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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CDC 1946-2025: R.I.P.
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CDC 1946-2025: R.I.P.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has now weaponized the CDC website to promote his anti-vaccine views
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November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
CDC 1946-2025: R.I.P.
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Kennedy's latest shameful screed dissected by @walkerbragman.bsky.social includes "Evidence.. from anti-vaccine activist w/ no medical degree who was disciplined by Maryland State Board of Physicians for practicing medicine without a license"
Nice work MAHA!
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Nice work MAHA!
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CDC Updates Vaccine Safety Page to Promote Vaccine Misinformation, Cites Kennedy’s Anti-Vax Allies
It is the latest move by Robert Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services to undermine vaccines.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Kennedy's latest shameful screed dissected by @walkerbragman.bsky.social includes "Evidence.. from anti-vaccine activist w/ no medical degree who was disciplined by Maryland State Board of Physicians for practicing medicine without a license"
Nice work MAHA!
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Nice work MAHA!
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Whooping cough is resurging in the U.S.
Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
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Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
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Waning Immunity and Falling Vaccination Rates Fuel Pertussis Outbreaks - KFF Health News
New details from health officials suggest the whooping-cough surge may be part of a national pattern driven by slipping vaccine coverage and waning immunity, with infants bearing the brunt of the cons...
kffhealthnews.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Whooping cough is resurging in the U.S.
Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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The agency this week quietly changed its official language to suggest vaccines may cause autism, a claim that scientists say has no basis in evidence
CDC Vaccine Website Promotes Anti-Science Claims of Autism Ties
The agency this week quietly changed its official language to suggest vaccines may cause autism, a claim that scientists say has no basis in evidence
www.scientificamerican.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The agency this week quietly changed its official language to suggest vaccines may cause autism, a claim that scientists say has no basis in evidence
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Scientists have been crying "Lysenkoism!" since RFK Jr. took office, but what does it mean? RFK Jr. is reviving a dark chapter of history where ideology trumped evidence, with deadly consequences for millions.
Dissent is patriotic. We're fighting to #impeachrfk
Dissent is patriotic. We're fighting to #impeachrfk
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Scientists have been crying "Lysenkoism!" since RFK Jr. took office, but what does it mean? RFK Jr. is reviving a dark chapter of history where ideology trumped evidence, with deadly consequences for millions.
Dissent is patriotic. We're fighting to #impeachrfk
Dissent is patriotic. We're fighting to #impeachrfk
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“Since 1998, independent researchers have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism." -Dr. Susan Kressly, AAP President on recent changes to the CDC's website
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“Since 1998, independent researchers have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism." -Dr. Susan Kressly, AAP President on recent changes to the CDC's website
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They were quacks back then, & they are still quacks now. The difference is that before, they were undermining the COVID response by spreading disinfo. Now, they’re turning disinfo into U.S. health policy. Quacks have infiltrated the government & are destroying medicine, research, and public health.
A Small Texas Think Tank Cultivated Covid Dissidents. Now They’re Running US Health Policy. - KFF Health News
Fueled by covid backlash, a libertarian author created the Brownstone Institute in 2021. In recent months, people with ties to the group have catapulted to the highest levels of U.S. government, exerc...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
They were quacks back then, & they are still quacks now. The difference is that before, they were undermining the COVID response by spreading disinfo. Now, they’re turning disinfo into U.S. health policy. Quacks have infiltrated the government & are destroying medicine, research, and public health.
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"Essentially Cassidy asked for a promise. And all he got was an asterisk." Former CDC senior leader Dan Jernigan on how, after promising not to do so, Kennedy's HHS has rewritten #CDC 's webpage on whether there's a link between #vaccines & autism. www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
Under RFK Jr., CDC reverses course on stance that vaccines don’t cause autism
A CDC website now promotes the debunked idea of a link between vaccines and autism.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"Essentially Cassidy asked for a promise. And all he got was an asterisk." Former CDC senior leader Dan Jernigan on how, after promising not to do so, Kennedy's HHS has rewritten #CDC 's webpage on whether there's a link between #vaccines & autism. www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
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Federal requirements limit how long and how far Medicare Advantage members have to travel to see doctors. But when doctors and hospitals leave the plans, Medicare officials rarely check if enough remain.
@susanjaffe reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
@susanjaffe reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Complaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare. - KFF Health News
Health systems drop out of Medicare Advantage plans all the time. Yet government documents obtained by KFF Health News show that federal regulators rarely warn plans that their networks of health prov...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Federal requirements limit how long and how far Medicare Advantage members have to travel to see doctors. But when doctors and hospitals leave the plans, Medicare officials rarely check if enough remain.
@susanjaffe reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
@susanjaffe reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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We marched two weeks ago calling for the removal of RFK Jr. Today, new disinformation released by the CDC only adds more weight to our point - RFK Jr. has to go. The sooner, the better. Along with all his disinformation allies.
Some pictures from the rally and the march!
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 AM
We marched two weeks ago calling for the removal of RFK Jr. Today, new disinformation released by the CDC only adds more weight to our point - RFK Jr. has to go. The sooner, the better. Along with all his disinformation allies.