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My coauthor @cdelawalla.bsky.social asks NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya whether, as he seems to have previously asserted, the polio vaccine is worse than the disease.
Needless to say, he weasels and doesn't answer the question.
Needless to say, he weasels and doesn't answer the question.
We gave Jay Bhattacharya an opportunity to clarify his vaccine stance: does he REALLY believe that the vaccine is worse than the disease? Instead, he launched into a defense of MAHA as the future of scientific inquiry, and never really gave us a straight answer...
@repauchincloss.bsky.social
@repauchincloss.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 5:24 AM
My coauthor @cdelawalla.bsky.social asks NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya whether, as he seems to have previously asserted, the polio vaccine is worse than the disease.
Needless to say, he weasels and doesn't answer the question.
Needless to say, he weasels and doesn't answer the question.
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1/2 FDA’s vaccine chief blasted out a memo full of rhetoric and exaggerated claims about pediatric COVID-vax deaths… before the scientists even finished their work.
Actual findings?
0 confirmed pediatric deaths due to COVID vax.
But sure, why wait for data when you can cause panic? 🙃
Actual findings?
0 confirmed pediatric deaths due to COVID vax.
But sure, why wait for data when you can cause panic? 🙃
Scoop: FDA vaccine chief’s memo cited 10 pediatric Covid-19 vaccine deaths—but the agency’s own analysis found 0–7.
Dr. Vinay Prasad circulated a memo before FDA scientists finished their work. His conclusions overshot what the agency’s own analysts ultimately found.
insidemedicine.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
1/2 FDA’s vaccine chief blasted out a memo full of rhetoric and exaggerated claims about pediatric COVID-vax deaths… before the scientists even finished their work.
Actual findings?
0 confirmed pediatric deaths due to COVID vax.
But sure, why wait for data when you can cause panic? 🙃
Actual findings?
0 confirmed pediatric deaths due to COVID vax.
But sure, why wait for data when you can cause panic? 🙃
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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut Education and Science Research the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut Education and Science Research the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
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Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
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„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
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Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."
Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."
Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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Warning for North Carolina: Scams are increasing, and the confusion is being made worse by ICE agents failing to properly identify themselves and wearing masks. As a result, residents are becoming targets of immigration fraud.
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Warning for North Carolina: Scams are increasing, and the confusion is being made worse by ICE agents failing to properly identify themselves and wearing masks. As a result, residents are becoming targets of immigration fraud.
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Dance styles engage the brain in different ways depending on the movements, aesthetics, and emotions associated with the dance, according to a study in Nature Communications. go.nature.com/4i8eLO2 #Neuroskyence 🧪
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Dance styles engage the brain in different ways depending on the movements, aesthetics, and emotions associated with the dance, according to a study in Nature Communications. go.nature.com/4i8eLO2 #Neuroskyence 🧪
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Solid info.
Also worth remembering that while facial recognition tech has up to 99% accuracy identifying white males, the tech is 10 to 100 times more likely to return false positives when used on people of color.
Also worth remembering that while facial recognition tech has up to 99% accuracy identifying white males, the tech is 10 to 100 times more likely to return false positives when used on people of color.
November 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Solid info.
Also worth remembering that while facial recognition tech has up to 99% accuracy identifying white males, the tech is 10 to 100 times more likely to return false positives when used on people of color.
Also worth remembering that while facial recognition tech has up to 99% accuracy identifying white males, the tech is 10 to 100 times more likely to return false positives when used on people of color.
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Links:
federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-news...
www.wired.com/story/ice-ro...
www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
www.biometricupdate.com/202506/new-i...
federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-news...
www.wired.com/story/ice-ro...
www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
www.biometricupdate.com/202506/new-i...
Lawmakers call on ICE to halt use of facial recognition application
The technology reportedly allows ICE to identify individuals they encounter on the streets using multiple federal databases.
federalnewsnetwork.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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What makes this especially alarming is the system’s reach and permanence. Mobile Fortify is capable of storing facial images and fingerprint scans for up to 15 years, regardless of a person’s immigration or citizenship status. Each scan can pull up personal data (photo, date of birth, nationality)
November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
What makes this especially alarming is the system’s reach and permanence. Mobile Fortify is capable of storing facial images and fingerprint scans for up to 15 years, regardless of a person’s immigration or citizenship status. Each scan can pull up personal data (photo, date of birth, nationality)
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deep inside the country. If the algorithm flags someone as “not a U.S. citizen,” agents can override traditional proof of citizenship, even something as official as a birth certificate, in favor of whatever the system reports. And those scanned have no right to refuse, including U.S. citizens.
November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
deep inside the country. If the algorithm flags someone as “not a U.S. citizen,” agents can override traditional proof of citizenship, even something as official as a birth certificate, in favor of whatever the system reports. And those scanned have no right to refuse, including U.S. citizens.
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Trump is letting homeowners get tricked.
Debt collectors are buying up old home loans and demanding back interest, even when the debt was cancelled.
If you can’t pay, they take your house.
The CFPB was ready to crack down – but Trump is letting the scams continue.
Debt collectors are buying up old home loans and demanding back interest, even when the debt was cancelled.
If you can’t pay, they take your house.
The CFPB was ready to crack down – but Trump is letting the scams continue.
October 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Trump is letting homeowners get tricked.
Debt collectors are buying up old home loans and demanding back interest, even when the debt was cancelled.
If you can’t pay, they take your house.
The CFPB was ready to crack down – but Trump is letting the scams continue.
Debt collectors are buying up old home loans and demanding back interest, even when the debt was cancelled.
If you can’t pay, they take your house.
The CFPB was ready to crack down – but Trump is letting the scams continue.
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~1300 fired on a Friday, about half unfired the next day, due to an apparent “coding error”. But sure, your data will be secure.
They’re all in a competition for who can be the most maliciously incompetent. So much winning. Participation trophies for eveyone. Nobel Prizes in Nonsense.
They’re all in a competition for who can be the most maliciously incompetent. So much winning. Participation trophies for eveyone. Nobel Prizes in Nonsense.
CDC purge hits 600 workers in key offices despite reversals
The casualties include employees working on health statistics, injury and violence prevention, congressional outreach and human resources.
www.axios.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
~1300 fired on a Friday, about half unfired the next day, due to an apparent “coding error”. But sure, your data will be secure.
They’re all in a competition for who can be the most maliciously incompetent. So much winning. Participation trophies for eveyone. Nobel Prizes in Nonsense.
They’re all in a competition for who can be the most maliciously incompetent. So much winning. Participation trophies for eveyone. Nobel Prizes in Nonsense.
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Things are starting to get more interesting. The Epstein estate has turned over another batch of materials to the House Oversight Committee more than 8,000 documents in total, including unredacted calendars, call logs, and cash ledgers.
September 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Things are starting to get more interesting. The Epstein estate has turned over another batch of materials to the House Oversight Committee more than 8,000 documents in total, including unredacted calendars, call logs, and cash ledgers.
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We’re grateful for everyone who raised their voices. Nexstar and Sinclair have now announced they will end the blackout and resume airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! on their ABC affiliates. Thank you!!! Every day the resistance grows stronger! 💚
September 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We’re grateful for everyone who raised their voices. Nexstar and Sinclair have now announced they will end the blackout and resume airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! on their ABC affiliates. Thank you!!! Every day the resistance grows stronger! 💚
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"Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative.”
Bowing down to a bully never works.
And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.
Bowing down to a bully never works.
And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.
September 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative.”
Bowing down to a bully never works.
And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.
Bowing down to a bully never works.
And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.
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This week’s issue of #ScienceSignaling has arrived!
Researchers discover an epigenetic mechanism that prevents T helper cells from promoting autoimmunity, new findings shed light on the extra dimensions of the T cell co-receptor TIM3, and more. https://scim.ag/46AZno4
Researchers discover an epigenetic mechanism that prevents T helper cells from promoting autoimmunity, new findings shed light on the extra dimensions of the T cell co-receptor TIM3, and more. https://scim.ag/46AZno4
September 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This week’s issue of #ScienceSignaling has arrived!
Researchers discover an epigenetic mechanism that prevents T helper cells from promoting autoimmunity, new findings shed light on the extra dimensions of the T cell co-receptor TIM3, and more. https://scim.ag/46AZno4
Researchers discover an epigenetic mechanism that prevents T helper cells from promoting autoimmunity, new findings shed light on the extra dimensions of the T cell co-receptor TIM3, and more. https://scim.ag/46AZno4
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Donald Trump is trying to take over the Fed, America’s central bank.
If he’s successful, it’ll mean higher costs for YOU.
Here’s why.
If he’s successful, it’ll mean higher costs for YOU.
Here’s why.
Trump is trying to take over the Fed
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Donald Trump is trying to take over the Fed, America’s central bank.
If he’s successful, it’ll mean higher costs for YOU.
Here’s why.
If he’s successful, it’ll mean higher costs for YOU.
Here’s why.
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District judges should throw off the cobwebby norms around contempt, and put some Trump officials in jail quickly.
This isn‘t a normal time, and warnings arent necessary. If the Trump administration is in contempt of the court, take them to jail. Right away.
This isn‘t a normal time, and warnings arent necessary. If the Trump administration is in contempt of the court, take them to jail. Right away.
The Crimson, scooping every news outlet not run by undergraduates working in between classes, gets into how court orders mandating return of research funding have been flaunted, and makes a clear case for contempt proceedings against DOGE officials. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
September 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
District judges should throw off the cobwebby norms around contempt, and put some Trump officials in jail quickly.
This isn‘t a normal time, and warnings arent necessary. If the Trump administration is in contempt of the court, take them to jail. Right away.
This isn‘t a normal time, and warnings arent necessary. If the Trump administration is in contempt of the court, take them to jail. Right away.
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can't come up with words to describe how irresponsible and absurd this is.
Florida surgeon general admits he banned vaccine mandates based on no science, just vibes.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Florida surgeon general admits he banned vaccine mandates based on vibes.
In an interview on CNN, Dr. Joseph Ladapo said officials did not conduct any analyses to predict the impacts of killing off vaccine mandates.
www.motherjones.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
can't come up with words to describe how irresponsible and absurd this is.
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🧵The Dark Truth About RFK Jr & Scientology's Shared Eugenic Vision
Many know RFK Jr’s long time business partners and friends are high level Scientologists. But the real story is much darker - they share a disturbing vision of eliminating "undesirable" people from society. Let me break this down...
Many know RFK Jr’s long time business partners and friends are high level Scientologists. But the real story is much darker - they share a disturbing vision of eliminating "undesirable" people from society. Let me break this down...
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: Environmental lawyer partners with Church of Scientology in anti-vaccine and anti-GMO activism
Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. (born 1954) is the third child and second son of the late Attorney General, US Senator and Presidential
geneticliteracyproject.org
September 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🧵The Dark Truth About RFK Jr & Scientology's Shared Eugenic Vision
Many know RFK Jr’s long time business partners and friends are high level Scientologists. But the real story is much darker - they share a disturbing vision of eliminating "undesirable" people from society. Let me break this down...
Many know RFK Jr’s long time business partners and friends are high level Scientologists. But the real story is much darker - they share a disturbing vision of eliminating "undesirable" people from society. Let me break this down...
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The answer to this supposedly simple particle physics question isn’t so simple
What’s the Smallest Particle in the Universe?
The answer to this supposedly simple particle physics question isn’t so simple
www.scientificamerican.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The answer to this supposedly simple particle physics question isn’t so simple
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JUST IN: The NBA has hired a law firm to investigate allegations that Kawhi Leonard’s endorsement deal with a now-bankrupt environmental company was made to help the Clippers circumvent the salary cap, a source told The Athletic.
Full story:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...
Full story:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...
September 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
JUST IN: The NBA has hired a law firm to investigate allegations that Kawhi Leonard’s endorsement deal with a now-bankrupt environmental company was made to help the Clippers circumvent the salary cap, a source told The Athletic.
Full story:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...
Full story:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...
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I think what RFK Jr. meant to say was “the CDC director refused to put kids' health at risk when I told her to, so I fired her."
September 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I think what RFK Jr. meant to say was “the CDC director refused to put kids' health at risk when I told her to, so I fired her."