NEW: Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same. Critics of fluoride in drinking water point to other fluoride sources as an alternative, but many are creating barriers to these very products.

This is a real life infectious disease epidemiology class in session and the students refuse to learn 🫠. So class will remain in session indefinitely. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/meas...

My policy of never talking to anybody including my neighbors finally pays off

I feel like @finishitpod.bsky.social would appreciate that right before Christmas I saw Tony Hawk make a brief appearance in The Nutcracker. We were all skateboard champions that night www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/s...

Australian Open qualifying draws are out #AusOpen ausopen.com/draws#!women... ausopen.com/draws#!mens-...

At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

First race of 2026! #ResolutionRun10K

Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!

portland city council confirms that two portland residents have been shot by federal agents. at this time, the city council has been told that both victims are alive.

NASA says a crew member on the International Space Station is unwell. The agency canceled a planned spacewalk for Thursday and is taking the rare step of ending the Crew-11 mission early. n.pr/49cptjF

Enhanced Premium Tax Credits make coverage affordable for more than 20 million people! But instead of making them permanent, Congress passed the biggest health care cuts in U.S. history. 📢 Congress has a choice: put families first or make health care even more unaffordable. #CareNotCuts

"It would be hard, but not impossible, to try the ICE shooter on state charges and obtain a state-law conviction that Trump couldn’t wipe away. It might seem like the longest shot in the world, but honestly, we have to try something, anything, to stop this — not just in Minnesota, but everywhere."

ICE has shot 15 people and killed 4, held 15 at gunpoint, and shot 13 with non-lethal means (which can still be very dangerous, especially when shot at close range)

Number of people shot by Trump's secret police so far: 43. www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...

Frey: So, they are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly: That is bullshit.

Every time I watch Maria Sakkari play I feel like I should be doing pushups #UnitedCup 🇺🇸🇬🇷

"Trump & RFK Jr are dismantling the core institutions of public health—doctors should be resisting their damaging health policies, not supporting them." @gavinyamey.bsky.social & @jonshaffer.bsky.social in the BMJ calling out doctors for not protecting the public's health www.bmj.com/content/392/...

In case you were still wondering, it is indeed a horrible idea to have a militant anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist dictating the healthcare policy of an entire country.

In a study following 23 million people age 18-59 (pretty young) for 4 years…despite the fact that the ones who got the COVID vaccine were overall older and sicker at baseline, they not only had 74% lower risk of dying from COVID than the unvaccinated but 25% lower risk of dying from any other cause!

I don't think you non-science people realize what it takes to get a grant funded by NIH. Started experiments in Sept 2021 to generate 3 new mouse mutants to model human disease. Prelim dara shows they have relevant disease phenotypes worthy of study. Need a small grant first to characterize /1

Seems like fraud, waste, and abuse to us

Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️ www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...

And the cancellations keep coming. 👏🏽 Artists are choosing principle over profit.

The death of any child is tragic. We always think it will not be my child, they are healthy. Severe influenza can be unpredictable & deadly. Getting vaccinated considerably reduces dz severity and deaths. Please make sure you are vaccinated & your children are too. people.com/alabama-boy-...

Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.

THE VIRGINIA CAVALIERS ARE THE 2025 TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL CHAMPIONS & HAVE THEIR FIRST 11-WIN SEASON IN PROGRAM HISTORY!!! 🥳🎉🏆🟠⚔️🔵 I AM SPEECHLESS!! A SEASON TO REMEMBER!!

Wahoowa! #gohoos

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

still not too late to get vaccinated!

Merry Christmas!

Trump to Santa: actually we see YOU when you’re sleeping

Watching some of my favorite Christmas movies

On Christmas Eve 1968, in Lunar orbit, the Apollo 8 crew took this photo: “Earthrise." I'll never forget how inspiring the Apollo missions were to my brother and me as kids. They showed us what our country and humanity can accomplish when we work together toward a common goal.

Heavy to locally torrential rainband slowing down and intensifying as approaches central Los Angeles County. Widespread roadway flooding and debris flows are already being reported; this could escalate considerably over next 2-3 hours especially if this band stalls out. #CAwx #LArain

A squall line/narrow cold frontal rainband (NCFR) has developed over Ventura County, generating torrential rainfall, wind gusts to 60 mph, and iso. t-storms. This line will likely produce flash flooding as it moves eastward into LA County. Note very mild airmass in mid 60s! #CAwx

As we prepare for holiday gatherings and travel, remember it's never too late to get vaccinated. Influenza and RSV are on the rise in North Carolina. Find a location to get vaccinated here: buff.ly/EiAWkiz #idsky #medsky

The @www.jrrjokien.com "No Peace in Middle-earth As White Oliphant Gift Exchange Goes Terribly Wrong" piece was what I needed to read today. www.jrrjokien.com/p/no-peace-i...

I’m sure this will be popular. 5 million people are in default right now. The Dept of Ed estimates as many as 10 million by end of next year because of job market.

This is infuriating. Clearly the adults in the story don’t understand technology (AI, social media, or Snapchat) and the kids sharing the images took advantage of that

RFK Jr.'s legacy is a sea of tiny coffins in the US and internationally. Every day he remains in office, the harm he causes grows. We can't afford to wait. Call your representative — it's time Congress impeaches and removes RFK Jr. standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr

If there is a tamiflu shortage this year I blame twitter's #1 catastrophist EFD for advising people to stockpile prescription antivirals.

The US is not Denmark. Denmark is not the US. The Danish immunization schedule is not adapted for the realities of the American Healthcare system and population. Let me explain. This is a long thread so buckle up 🧵

It is my density

My 14-yo-son has recreated the climax of Back to the Future in gingerbread and I thought you should know.

Imagine your weird uncle showed up to your Christmas party, gave you a nutcracker as a gift, and expected you to dance about it

“AZT killed more people than AIDS” is false. I was a medical resident in the late 1980s. AZT wasn’t perfect, but it saved lives and was the first step on the way to modern HIV therapy. Evidence, history, and context here. paulsaxmd.substack.com/p/no-azt-did...