I've realized that I am very susceptible to certain music-related psyops. geese? loved getting killed. that weird polka dotted math rock quebecois band angine de poitrine? legitimately enjoy their music. gonna let the bot-manipulated algorithm steer my tastes more often

there's nothing sexier than not getting lung cancer

I just called, it took literally 10 seconds. tell Speaker Heastie to protect the lives of New Yorkers by including the Stop Super Speeders bill in the budget: 518-455-3791

saw someone on reddit post a photo of their sample ballot for the california governor's race, and there are literally 50+ candidates, and no ranked choice voting. good luck over there

obviously the science here is egregious, but it's also so embarrassing to contact your institution's press office and have them launder this nothing article into the mainstream media. what are we even doing

But it's great for getting more grant funding so you can re-analyze the nurses health study for the umpteenth time, hoping to catch another p < 0.05.

The NIH director and acting CDC director blocked the publication of an MMW&R report which shown that COVID vaccines were protective against bad disease outcomes in the 2025-2026 season. The paper is now leaked and linked in this piece by Jeremy Faust. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Aftermath is teaming up with our pals at Rascal, Rogue, and Never Post to bring you an indie media bundle--get a month of all our sites for 50% off! aftermath.site/indie-media-bu...

just saw a paper in a JAMA journal where an author included PhD(c) in their degree qualifications. lol. come on guys

Here's a goddamn win and thank you to many people for bringing it to my attention: 988 works. We have more people still with us because of it. I'm glad they're here and I'm glad you're here. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/s...

Unqualified people advising on what science should be funded accelerates the destruction of the NIH scientific architecture. This person was appointed because of her husband's position. I could not find a single research article she's published on a pubmed search. www.statnews.com/2026/04/26/k...

This was, in all seriousness, the point of the Harper’s Letter

it is important to emphasize that this was *the point*. this was *intentional*. elon musk is a vicious white supremacist who thinks poor african children ought to die, so that the world can be whiter

it's too bad that @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social thinks this behavior is ok, otherwise we could pass the end super speeders bill and make sure no one puts the public at risk by driving like a maniac

shadow of the city baby let's go!!! literally the only stop on the entire bleachers tour I could go to lol

I'm flying to denver and a dude in first class is drinking a glass of red wine. it is 9:30 am.

A bill that would require the most dangerous drivers in New York City to install speed limiters in their cars is facing a major obstacle. "It's like one guy who doesn't like this stuff, and unfortunately that one guy is the most powerful guy in the State Assembly." hellgatenyc.com/stop-super-s...

this is dumb for a lot of reasons (like, at least 95 of them), but also these chuds would love it if the “politics” that the pope espoused matched their own

I'm very excited to share that our paper exploring intergenerational socioeconomic mobility and all-cause mortality in Hispanic/Latino US adults ages 25-74 has been published in AJE! Some highlights: 1/5 academic.oup.com/aje/advance-... @amjepi.bsky.social #episky #medsky

This is the thing, if "academia" wanted to stop this, we could easily tomorrow. Over 3 incorrect references? Rejected and forbidden to submit next year. The purpose of a system is what it does!

SCOOP: Two weeks ago, the head of the CDC delayed publication of a report showing covid vaccine cut likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations by half. Now that report is no longer allowed to be published in CDC’s flagship scientific journal. My latest. 1/2 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Good news everyone 🥳 Our (w @vincentab.bsky.social) primer on models as prediction machines (with the marginaleffects package) is finally officially published!> journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

I started listening to I Hate Bill Maher from the beginning recently, and it’s so fun seeing posts like these pop up. a little teaser of what’s to come

“What I didn’t know was that measles can cause long-term complications. A child can seem fine while the virus slowly replicates in her brain… Because both Britain and the United States are confronting outbreaks, I am sharing my story. Parents should know just how dangerous this disease is.”

A common thread among newer cyclists is realizing just how awful drivers are. There are things you simply don't notice — behavior that has been normalized — when you mostly drive. Biking, walking, or rolling through the world changes that.

genuinely surprised to learn that dersh was a dem this whole time

works for all kinds of writing: academic research too!

made sautéed leek smash burgers for dinner. took 15 minutes start to finish. delicious. 10/10 would make again

idk I kind of think it's telling on yourself a little for the WSJ politics newsletter editor to put a breitbart article in the "what I'm reading" section

including this as a figure in my grant

extremely funny that yale public health is collecting top of the field emerging researchers like infinity stones and you look at the rest of the university and its this

Oh sweet, they made a movie about me

another reason the levee is the best bar in williamsburg: this is painted on the wall outside

I'd say that this applies to anyone traveling in a car in any city. Being in a car versus walking, riding, or taking transit fundamentally changes how you view a place and your relationship to it. I wish more leaders set this kind of example. www.npr.org/2026/04/16/n...

A Citi Bike ride shouldn’t cost a penny more than a subway or bus ride. We’ve got a bill to cap e-bike fees at $3 and end Citi Bike-flation.

New York Islanders raise money for convicted killer because he's a cop: defector.com/new-york-isl...

this is my most strongly held political belief

Please share this news about #NIH peer review. If your application isn't discussed, resubmit as early as possible.

kind of hard to keep telling friends to join bluesky when it goes down every week

come for the incisive critique of a bad faith right wing anti-intellectual gambit, stay for the unexpected pot shot at tyler vanderweele lol www.aaup.org/academe/issu...

calls for “viewpoint diversity” are little more than demands for a quota system for political conservatives who otherwise could not hack it www.aaup.org/academe/issu...

help us President Xi my country yearns for freedom (New York State)

today’s Amtrak Soundtrack™️: Mirror Reaper by Bell Witch. an 83-minute single track symphonic doom metal composition, perfect for zooming past the Connecticut coastline open.spotify.com/track/75dSM9...

me trying to work on the train back from the SAVIR conference

every single person in this country outside the military industrial complex knows what it’s like to be told to “do more with less.” their turn

this is really astute analysis of the difference between having a moralizing relationship with narrative art, and taking the art as a whole work

had the profound pleasure of introducing my friends to we are Charlie Kirk last night. magical moment for all of us