I wonder if her cross caught fire?

Continued degradation of science and medicine in the US. Since they don't understand the science, Trump political appointees at NIH will use lists of words to disallow highly rated research grants. 🧪 kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

New measles outbreak in South Carolina. Total now topping 1500 in the US. 🧪 www.huffpost.com/entry/south-...

The latest company to stop work with AAV vectors. 🧪 www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/biog...

Many viruses have evolved ways to ‘thwart’ the immune system. For example, hepatitis B virus produces large quantities of non-infectious viral particles, many free of the viral genome. Such decoy viral capsids can overwhelm neutralizing antibodies leading to immune tolerance. Get vaccinated

More often, news stories about AI highlight negative features or troubling uses. This is a nice story on the incorporation of AI in emergency departments in the UK to rapidly assess brain CT scans and see more people walk out with fewer side effects. Good stuff. www.optimistdaily.com/2025/09/ai-t...

Fabulous! apnews.com/article/geor...

Climate change is not a con-job. If you want to know more about the evidence for and causes of #ClimateChange, head to our website: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...

I'm so embarrassed to be an American right now. Donald Trump is a senile old codger, standing before the United Nations, reading a speech clearly written by an alt right lunatic and a bunch of oil and gas lobbyists. Well done, U.S. voters. You really fucked this one up.

Good to hear from an expert on autism.

“I’m really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell.” To the people of the world who wonder if there are Americans who grasp how mad he is: There are. We can see it. We are working to mobilize our people to oppose him and his dangerous regime.

Trump and RFK, Jr are taking us down a very dangerous road. apnews.com/article/maha...

This is a very sad day for the country and ABC should be ashamed. Kimmel said nothing disrespectful of Kirk. He spoke about the over-the-top response and republican narrative and misinformation. Need to stop watching ABC.

An important point missed in most debates about vaccines is the danger that unvaccinated people pose to immune deficient people. From JAMA 2024 the proportion is estimated at 6.6% of the adult population. It is probably actually higher since this is self-reported. 🧪 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Two more scientific organizations with deep and broad expertise to understand the risk of infection and disease call for RFK, Jr to step down. Thanks to the American Society of Virology and the American Society for Microbiology. 🧪

Pushing Florida health back 100 yrs. Incredibly stupid and irresponsible decision that will lead to unnecessary illness and death. 🧪 www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...

CDC scientists and physicians unable to do their jobs due to antivaccine activism under RFK. It is likely to get worse. 🧪 www.huffpost.com/entry/demetr...

Saw this the other day. Running pilots in several states. Currently traditional Medicare doesn't require pre-authorization; this change would mean an AI bot can overrule your Dr. Really bad idea!

The four high-level CDC leaders who resigned yesterday after the ouster of the CDC director had deep expertise in immunization and infectious diseases and were crucial agency leadership. Americans are witnessing an unprecedented assault on our health protection agency.

The destruction of CDC by RFK is very hard to watch. How many years will it take to recover once this Trump infused nightmare ends?

I applaud the Amer Acad of Pediatrics for clear guidelines on COVID vaccines for infants, in contrast to the current CDC leadership. This is an interview with Paul Offit, a courageous expert in pediatrics. 150 children died in the past year of COVID! Read that again. 🧪 www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Sterilizing immunity: the latest anti-vaccine rallying cry. A real thing co-opted by anti-vaccine activists to undermine vaccines. By anti-vax logic, if a vaccine doesn’t doesn’t block all infections, it’s a “failure.” MOST vaccines don’t elicit sterilizing immunity. No one pretends they do. 1/

These data from a recent study are concerning as it shows fewer Americans spend their free time reading books for pleasure. www.ft.com/content/5dcf...

Political intrusion into science is almost always to the detriment of this country particularly at such a granular level. More shame on the Roberts court. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...

🧪According to the letter, Kennedy is "complicit in dismantling America's public health infrastructure & endangering the nation's health" by questioning the integrity of the workforce, made false claims that COVID vaccines are not safe or effective, fired ACIP & changed policy based on ideology.

Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper! We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media. Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑 doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

There are 29 cities with higher crime rates than Washington, DC. Seven of them are in states sending National Guard troops. This is not about law and order. It's about fascism.

Just can't listen anymore. Trump is an embarrassment.

Very important story that people need to hear concerning the risk of drinking unpasteurized milk. 🧪

Really interesting story of how research about a rare immune defect could reveal a broad treatment for virus infections. 🧪 medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08...

NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya attempts to justify cancellation of support for 22 mRNA vaccine projects due to declining public support. He and RFK have worked hard to undermine public confidence in spite of the significant success of the Covid 19 vaccines. 🧪 www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/nih-...

This is amazing and could be a game changer for agriculture. Don't tell RFK.

Where will the country get reliable economic numbers over the next 3 years? www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

More RFK rejection of good science and damage to US preparation for viral epidemics. 🧪 www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Meanwhile, in Texas…

Off the rails.

A cover-up in plain sight. www.axios.com/2025/08/01/v...

To recap: More than 1,000 FBI agents were assigned to comb through the Epstein Files to flag any mentions of Trump’s name for higher-ups. The FBI then redacted Trump’s name from the files before ultimately deciding not to release the documents. COVER UP!!!

This is setting the US up for a series of completely unnecessary epidemics and children dying. Such a waste.🧪

Let's see if RFK will listen to medical experts and retain the members of the US Preventive Task Force. I am not optimistic. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Hard to characterize as good news yet.There is a Senate proposal to restore about $8B to NSF getting them to within near to their current budget.I note that the picture with the story shows Senator Collins of Maine known for her spongy backbone and simplistic logic. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

A 23% reduction in staff at the EPA and closure of their research program will make it much easier for companies to pollute land, water, and air without being held accountable. This will hurt all of our children and grandchildren. This is very sad to watch. 🧪 www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

A Trump-appointed judge overturned a Biden-era rule that removed medical debt from credit reports. The ruling came days after Republicans voted to kick millions of Americans off healthcare – which will likely cause medical debt to skyrocket. A perfect storm of cruelty.

As RFK did with the ACIP (Advisory Comm on Immunization), cancellation of the USPTF which makes recommendations on screening practices (e.g. mammography, colonoscopy) is likely a prelude to replacing members with unqualified influencers. More people will die. www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-pr...

Further damage in the making to US preventive health. RFK has no respect for the value of legitimate scientific and medical expertise. 🧪 www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/rf...

This is remarkably short-sighted and will hobble US innovation over the next decade.

Tennessee governor defends voucher application process tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/07/t... Diverting money from public education to subsidize students already attending private schools. The school voucher scam in plain sight.