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Oh, swell. And to kick things off, we have... 1/3 apnews.com/article/un-g...

That would be bad.

Anyone heard anything yet, re: the failure to launch (into heaven)?

UK broadcasters should avoid coverage lapsing into while there is little/no evidence at all for Trump's statement, might he have a point anyway? Should report on how much US attitudes are polarising (or not) & risks that has for health bsky.app/profile/joff...

Gupta: It is safe. That’s what the best-quality research shows. And how irresponsible, using the podium of the WH to put this out there when you’re not even offering an alternative. That is dangerous. An untreated fever is dangerous. Untreated pain in pregnancy is dangerous.

Statement by the American Psychiatric Association: (Note that, when they refer to "future treatments" at the end of this statement, they are presumably referring to treatment of specific & significant disability, not some sort of treatment to eradicate autism.)

Cognitive dissonance theory began with research on a 1950s millennial cult whose members thought they were about to be saved from a global flood by ETs. They gave away their stuff, but no ETs (or flood) arrived. Then they dug in. It will be interesting to see what the Christian millennialists 1/2

Public health messengers rightly stressed for decades that the public should listen to the CDC & FDA. Do folks realize the profound damage likely to result from the fact that, of necessity, they now must tell the public not to? Imagine what will happen when the next pandemic starts, for example.

NSAIDs (which many pregnant women will now take instead of Tylenol) are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events like heart attack & stroke. Pregnancy-associated SCAD is also a leading cause of heart attacks during pregnancy & postpartum. NSAIDs increase SCAD risk. I am concerned.

Please do not come here to tell me that a pregnant woman who follows the new FDA guidance & her fetus, who could both suffer injury if the mom doesn't take Tylenol when she needs it, deserve what they get, & that any potential deaths are just "thinning the herd." What the hell is wrong w/ you?

Even if this admin ended tomorrow, the damage they've done to trust in public health is a gift that will keep on giving for decades. US "officials will issue a warning label for pregnant individuals - a move that cobtadicts the guidance from the major 🧵1/5 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Extortion, much?

A hard time for academia: "Conservative efforts to...punish educators over liberal ideas have grown..., led in part by [Kirk]....The campaigns to silence educators who speak critically of figures on the political right have been effective [& are] likely to expand." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...

Be very careful what vampires you welcome across your threshold. Trump's ComSec Howard Lutnick bought the penthouse, holds more shares now than anyone else, & is poised to sell it out from under the residents (including Shari Redstone, so I'm not crying too hard). www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/b...

Hmm. Mind the drop.

Holy shit RFK Jr just used the idea that we should "believe all women" to defend the idea that vaccines might have caused their kids' autism, I am INCANDESCENT with rage

If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.

Whew! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/c...

Coming back tomorrow. "It is still unclear whether Nexstar and Sinclair...will air future episodes of the show. Representatives for Nexstar and Sinclair did not immediately respond to a request for comment." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...

🧵 This is an environmental tragedy in the making. Two decades ago, I was fortunate to visit the Galapagos though a NatGeo program; one family member w/ me was a budding ecologist, so it was a dream come true. But we went with a reputable company, whose staff... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/b...

Yes, I posted this study myself yesterday. It's a well-known one. But the point I was making is that most of the public has no ability to assess the quality of such research. We present good studies, they present terrible ones, & to the public, it's all a wash. In the... bsky.app/profile/joff...

You can't say it's not in the back of our minds.

📢 John Oliver tip: When you cancel Disney+ online, make sure to fill out the "why you're leaving" box. And from a friend: If you're having trouble canceling online, put your subscription on pause so they can't bill you before you can get it canceled.

Good John Oliver tonight explaining how the US is following in Hungary's authoritarian past, in terms of state censorship. Watch it if you can.

As a mom, I have been getting targeted with Facebook ads for these Tylenol lawsuits for years. I had to mark each and every one as offensive to get them off my timeline

🧵2 concerns re: RFK blaming Tylenol for increasing autism cases: 🔺️I'd hope most people will have the sense to realize where he's gone wrong: 🔹️1st, one can't do the research nec. to confirm a causal link b/t Tylenol & autism in the amt. of time RFK has spent, www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

"If nothing else, the pandemic taught us that we are all interconnected. Any disease that affects some of us will ultimately affect all of us, through the very air that we breathe. Which means that the [vax] counseling that a doctor in Miami offers for a patient... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...

🧵 You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still gonna oink. And these folks didn't even bring any lipstick. Here's how bad it got: Martin Kulldorff, the new ACIP chair, said yesterday "that the group’s 'enormous depth and knowledge about vaccines, about... www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

CDC Vaccine Recommendations - what's changed so far. (Remember: they're just getting going). Link in alt text.

🧵Oh, ye of little recall. Maybe I should quit Facebook; it really feels like even the pro-science folks there are just stooping to assert anything at all that makes their point. At the least, I need to stop rubber-necking at the car crash that is that one pro-vax page. In any event, in case...

Gift 🎁 link & psych 🧵: I'm sharing this article because it's a really perfect example of how cognitive dissonance reduction works. This Trump voter was hurting, & then, as his wife died, the regime hurt him more. But his faith remains unshaken. Here are the details: wapo.st/3Vo59En

Every morning, when I check in here and re-read a post or two I wrote the night before, I think "Gee, why was I so strident?" Then I read the news all day, and by evening, I'm strident (& literally hoarse) all over again.

Bad doings at EPA: Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water have been "ordered...to immediately pause almost all efforts to publish research." Recently, staff had contributed to the scientific literature on topics "such as PFAS and microplastics in urban... 1/3 www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

This: Jonathan Rauch of Brookings "said he saw the crackdown from the right as part of a deliberate attempt to distort the facts around events like what precipitated Mr. Kimmel’s cancellation so they can dominate the public discourse. 'They also have this deeper... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...

If you live in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland or New York (inc. NYC, w/ the largest municipal health dept in the US) your new health alliance is the: ✨️ Northeast Public Health Collaborative ✨️ www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/n...

I've seen a few folks suggest this: you look up which stations in your area are Nexstar or Sinclair (both pressured ABC), watch that local news, see who advertises, & call them to say you don't patronize businesses that support that company. This guy was a career TV meteriologist & he says do it.

*Please* take a moment to support those of us who rely on telehealth by calling your reps. 🙏 The elderly, disabled, & so many others have benefitted from telehealth. Please share.

1st Amendment alert: DoD “information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released, even if it is unclassified.” So: no more off-the-record remarks or anon sources. Possibly no more soliciting info from DoD staff www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...

NYT reporting. (But see the thread I did on earlier reporting for answers to questions): "The panel recommended that people consult a health professional before receiving a Covid vaccine. Left unclear was whether Americans can still walk into pharmacies for shots." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/h...

OK, here's a "WaPo deets & interpretation🧵." I know people don't like long 🧵s, but I want to cover what folks want to know. The confusion is going to be intense, which was the plan, b/c confusion creates a huge obstacle to getting vaxxed. There will be many contradictory messages. Pick credible...

This is terrible news: You need to get a provider to sign off, now, to get a covid shot. The ACIP has voted unanimously to recommend "hat everyone consult a clinician before getting a shot. The shift creates a complication for Americans who for years... www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

But he has 28 days to re-file; the judge wants him to reduce his 85-page complaint to 45 pages, max. Drat.

Please stop getting your US public health info from anonymous accounts! OK, I'm outing this account (which isn't even based in the US) b/c it's the 3rd time in 2 weeks I've caught them posting false info, even though I'm barely ever on FB. (the 1st time was when they reported that RFK had added

So far today at the ACIP - good, bad, & are you f**g kidding me? 🔹️GOOD: They postponed a vote to restrict the Hep B vaccine indefinitely, b/c they can't figure out whether it's important. (It is.) 🔹️BAD: They reversed yesterday's vote allowing kids who get their... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/h...

Thank God. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

🚨 This is where I understand things stand as of today & what I'm asking folks to do: 🔺️ Neither House nor Senate has passed their stand-alone telehealth bills. Telehealth extensions expire in 11 days ☎️ Call your representative & ask them to pass the CONNECT for Health Act (H.R.4206), which... 1/5

In the US, wilfldfire smoke is "already killing 41,000 people per year — or more than all the fatalities from traffic crashes in 2024." And with growing climate change, the situation is continuing to worsen. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

New WaPo-Ipsos poll: Only 58% of Dems think Trump "is making fundamental changes to the country." Even Indies are more likely to know better. Not pleasant to wake up to. Is it massive ignorance or the ostritch effect? Either way, it's bad. Reminds me of this Koren cartoon, except less cute monster.

Nice work. creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...