NYT article reporting that Canada is about to lose its status of eliminating measles. It says Canada has reported 5000 cases and the US 1700. But we can be certain that the US number is a gross underestimate, it’s probably 5 times higher at the least. This is because RFKJr has

RFKJr again and again endangers the health of all Americans www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...

Science is not a popularity contest. The leader of the United States Government’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Martin Kulldorff, should understand this. Instead, he thinks that because RFK Jr. has “many supporters”, scientists should listen to him.

BELLWETHER. Bellwether is a word I’ve always liked. Originally bellwether is the name for the leading sheep of a flock, with a bell on its neck ( BTW, a wether is a castrated male sheep). But its meaning of being a lead

In the next presidential election I want a candidate who commits to demolishing the ball room and restoring the White House to its former beauty, this includes the rose garden. Even better if it’s all done with donated funds. The restoration might also require an exorcist.

7,000,000 came out all over the US to protest Trump. That’s 2% of the US population. And that’s not counting the many who were sympathetic but couldn’t come out. There were large protests in deep red areas. And 2,000,000 more came out in countries across the world. One

Prince Andrew surrendered his Duke of York title because of his ties with Jeffery Epstein. I can think of someone who should surrender their presidential title for the same reason

The speaker of the house has said that the naked bicycle riders in Portland were a threat to police and ICE. Like the terrifying frogs. It would be laughable if it weren’t the case that 30-50% of Americans will believe this, will believe the lies about riots in Portland…will believe every lie

Mass CDC Firings, Confusion Will Cost Lives; Congress Must Act. www.defendpublichealth.org/press-releas...

So the Trump administration is saying that the firing of hundreds of CDC staff was a mistake, a "coding error", and then hired them back. Well I think the "mistake" excuse is BS. The firings were designed to cause chaos, anxiety and to kill morale. Another in a long 

Your health safety is in danger. Even if you are healthy and think you have good health care you are in danger. Why? Because Trump’s retaliatory firings over the past two days have decimated government health institutions especially the CDC. All of the monitoring

Are you in Ohio? Know someone who is? Step up. Let Senator Jon Husted hear from you!

An important and personal, heartfelt op-ed from @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's @brucemirken.mas.to.ap.brid.gy We Must Stand with Our #Trans Neighbors. www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/we-m... I couldn't agree more. Thank you, Bruce

Dear NYT: When an anti-education fuckwit billionaire submits an op-ed on why we should dismantle higher education as we know it, you aren't obligated to print their nonsense.

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools Trump just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.controlshift.app/petitions/tr...

In a partnership with the Coalition for Health Resilience, Defend Public Health has a new blog post up about how vaccines are tested.

Great article by Gregg Gonsalves www.thenation.com/article/poli...

VIRUSES ARE COMING. I live in Pima County Arizona where an announcement was sent out about cases of West Nile Virus infections and a death. West Nile is a mosquito-born virus which is not new to Arizona, but the point to

A few weeks ago Defend Public Health posted a report called “Risk Factors for Autism Spectrum Disorder: What We Already Know From Scientific Evidence”. The report discusses all the factors and shows why vaccines are not a factor. If we had known that RFKJr was

Dr. Charlotte Kuperwasser, who will be a presenter at the ACIP meeting on the topic of COVID19 vaccines, states that natural immunity following infection is better than that from the vaccine. Well there is something she isn’t telling you. You only get natural immunity AFTER infection, any

OpEd by @jimalwine.bsky.social and me asking Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs to take control of all vaccines and to join The Rebellion…err..the West Coast Health Alliance along with CA, WA, OR, and HI.

VIRAL INFECTIONS. All viral infections leave you damaged in greater or lesser ways. Maybe it’s lasting lung damage, development of cancer, loss of immunity, MS, long COVID, paralysis, shingles, loss of cognitive function. The list can go on, but the take home lesson is

The virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic was a novel flu virus that transfered from an animal, probably a pig, to humans (animal to human transfer is called zoonosis). This is believe to have started at a farm in Kansas and spread to a nearby army base

An absolute barnburner by @gregggonsalves.bsky.social! www.thenation.com/article/soci...

RFKJr is going to release a report on the “causes” of Autism. This report will be tainted by conspiricy theories and pseudoscience. There are many years of real scientific research about the causes of Autism, solid science that Kennedy denies. And all the

This government is throwing so much at us randomly that we might feel overwhelmed, helpless. But no, we are actually in charge if we choose to be. The best thing to do is fixate on one issue and fight for it with all your

In Minneapolis an 8 and a 10 year old were killed by gun violence. They were kids who might have been happy to be back at school, happy to see classmates after the summer. They may have been destined to be great leaders, doctors, scientists, entrepreneurs…we will

The spectacle in Alaska was sickening. What a show of rampant ass kissing. I suppose Republicans will soon propose a bill to make Russian the national language, and have a hammer and sickle inserted over the Stars and Stripes. Trumpers must immediately give up beer and start drinking Stolichnaya.

Robert F Kennedy Jr is as much to blame for the death of the police office at the CDC as the shooter…maybe more so. He is a twisted lier. Republican America, and especially Senitor Cassady, you should be ashamed that you allowed this psycho to have his way with vaccines

The decent of the US to a third or forth world country accelerates. Russell Vought, a person with no scientific expertise, no knowledge of the scientific process, no comprehension of the health and economic benefits of science and NIH funding. Has declared, with no evidence, that NIH

The number of posts by RFK Jr’s anti-vax minion bots has gone way up on this site. It’s the first wave of RFK Jr’s campaign to level the playing field between us and pathogens. With joy they usher in a period of suffering, perminate damage and death for

I read something today that made me laugh, it was one of those nearly uncontrolable laughs that takes over your body and brings tears to your eyes. It felt so good….its been a long time. Note to self, even though the US is going to shit take a moment once in a while to

When RFK Jr and is league of demonic anti-Vaxers get their way, and vaccines are impossible to get in the US, the pathogens will have their way. Really. Far too many Americans live in a dream world where they have never seem the ravages of vaccine-

In this article, @jimalwine.bsky.social and I ask a painful question that we think is worth considering, given the evidence. Do Republicans want some of us to die?

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr and his minions at the Faux Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Disease Continuation (CDC) and the Advisory Committee for Independence for Pathogens (ACIP) are gleefully removing all those pesky vaccines. Finally, they will level the playing

Join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social and write to your elected officials to tell them that the proposed Medicaid cuts will KILL and COST MORE! Oppose Medicaid cuts, write your elected officials here: actionnetwork.org/letters/medi...

Please protest Medicaid cuts, they will kill and cost more.

Let’s talk about Thimerosal, the mercury containing preservative that is present in extremely small amounts in a few vaccines in the US. RFKJr and his followers want to frighten you about it to make you be fearful of vaccinations. But let’s consider this, Thimerosal is

By our own @gregggonsalves.bsky.social @jimalwine.bsky.social!!

News: The American Academy of Pediatrics says it will no longer take part in the process of ACIP meetings. “We won’t lend our name or our expertise to a system that is being politicized at the expense of children’s health,” the group's president says. www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/c...

RFKJR wants to mandate glucose monitors for all Americans. These are the same people who fought mask mandates. And let remember that his unqualified nominee for surgeon general owns a glucose monitor company.

Wait! Trump’s trying to diverted our attention with the attack on Iran so we will not see that the senate’s big beautiful bill is even crueler than the house version with greater cuts in Medicaid and an attack on the ACA. He’s diverting attention from

Let’s not forget that Trump canceled the nuclear agreement with Iran in his first term. If he hadn’t we wouldn’t be at war. The US can be expect many casulties and terrorist attacks on US soil.

A new OpEd by @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social and me about the dangers of RFKJr appointing a new vaccine advisory committee. progressive.org/op-eds/rfk-j...

The #SCOTUS ruling on gender-affirming care uses incredibly tortured logic. "SB1 does not exclude any individual from medical treatments on the basis of transgender status,” the decision stated. “Rather, it removes one set of diagnoses – gender dysphoria, gender

What kind of a world will my 5 year old granddaughters grow into? I won’t see it but right now I have a part in forming it. So I will write, protest, vote and do what is needed to have no kings, to return to science, have separation of church and state and return to kindness and caring.

the dose makes the poison or the cure. interview w/ dentist Katrina Co, DMD as part of our fluoride campaign w/ @defendpublichealth.bsky.social

Make America Toothless Again? Interview w/ dentist Katrina Co as part of our fluoride campaign w/ @defendpublichealth.bsky.social 👇