American Lysenkoism www.bbc.com/news/article...

Do YOU remember “the 21st night of September?” Earth Wind & Fire’s co-writer Allee Willis said she told the band: “We can’t leave ‘baa-dee-ya’ in the chorus. That has to mean something.’” Maurice White replied: “No, that feels great. That’s what people are going to remember. We’re leaving it.”

Putting the nail to the coffin of rural health care. www.visaverge.com/h1b/new-1000...

Fight on, Dr Monarez! Our country depends on brave scientists who speak truth to power. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...

Indicting a ham sandwich? No problem. Indicting a sub sandwich is a whole ‘nother thing. Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

This imagery is the kind of thing you see in video games to let you know you’re in a totalitarian city or country.

In honor of sandwich guy getting out of his legal pickle, here is the original video synced with Freedom - George Michael 1990.

Science is real

Wow--bravura performance from the Vaccine Integrity Project at CIDRAP! Looks like a tremendously powerful tool for analyzing vaccine data regarding effectiveness and safety. @cidrap.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/lSuvGlx...

I'd rather trust the pediatricians than the bizarre lawyer that Trump appointed to lead HHS. Thanks, MAGA www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Some world-class gaslighting from the WH. "Our critics said we would serve you a sh!t sandwich, but we're only serving half a sh!t sandwich--right now." @carlquintanilla.bsky.social @saraheisen.bsky.social @eamonjavers.bsky.social www.cnbc.com/video/2025/0...

Trump's war against healthcare and medical science is taking a toll. www.propublica.org/article/vete...

I THREW THE SANDWICH But I did not throw the panini

When will he liberate Constantinople?

I had to stop watching this interview after 5 minutes. He continues to spout misinformation. youtu.be/6w8jp5d3-4g?...

He doesn't feel like there are enough things with his name on it, so perhaps we should call it the Trump-Dunning-Kruger Effect?

Never seen this before. But these are unsettled times at CDC, to say the least.

It's true. As a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America @idsainfo.bsky.social for over 30 years, I am biased. I really hate infections, and I have spent my career working to prevent and treat them. apnews.com/article/vacc...

Pretty soon all economic and jobs data released by the federal government will be handwritten with a black Sharpie

W00t! Way to go, UMN and Fairview EOHS!

#squirrel 🐿️

So the NYT 🐝 doesn’t approve of “winching” or “wenching”? Figures.

"Firings at the U.S. Department of Agriculture have included scientists who specialize in honeybee health. Funding freezes have left some researchers unsure about their ability to continue their work in the future." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/s...

There are few things more devastating than the preventable death of a child. Viruses do not care - Texas, Canada, or Liverpool, if us humans give viruses the upper hand by shunning science and vaccines the fault lines will be exploited to our demise. www.thetimes.com/article/bb28...

Global infectious disease transmission is a threat to our national security. hub.jhu.edu/2025/07/07/t...

Wordle 1,480 4/6* ⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨 🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨 ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Perfect word for our times.

When did the Central Park Rangers move to LA? They’re definitely gong to end up on Santa’s Naughty List

When a grifter is in charge of HHS, watch out! “And of course you’re going to get a lot of charlatans, and you’re going to get people who have bad results.” -RFK, Jr Inside the Collapse of the F.D.A. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/m...

Where’s the AMA and AAFP?

Go and learn it.

As a Hopkins alum, I know how much innovation has flowed from this university. So sad to see the diminishment of the public-private partnership between government and America's research universities. Johns Hopkins Gets the Most Federal Money, Now Much Is at Risk www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...

"Travel and visa restrictions imposed by the Trump administration threaten patient care at hundreds of hospitals that depend on medical residents recruited from overseas." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."  -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Politics replacing science www.cnbc.com/2025/06/09/r...

For an Administration so concerned about waste and abuse, that’s expending a lot of resources where they are not needed.

Secretary of Snake Oil and Grifting www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/h...

Defeating an enemy before it invades is almost always better and cheaper than trying to stop it after it has taken hold in our country. That's true of terrorism--and infectious diseases. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/h...

Gutting USAID and PEPFAR. Now, stopping HIV vaccine research. The "let it rip" approach to HIV will cost lives and promote misery. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/h...

Grace and graciousness are not part of TACO King’s mission.

Apparently states’ rights stop the moment women board a plane with autonomy in their carry-on.

White Sox fans breathe sigh of relief

Dismantling our public health infrastructure won’t end well. www.statnews.com/2025/05/23/c...

Some grifting is public, some is on personal time.

Hello, firearms? Not mentioned, it is the leading cause of child mortality related to injury, and much, much higher than in other countries. These are not serious people. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Another stress test for hospitals. Less revenue from patients without insurance will lead to more challenges. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Big Publishing subverts SCOTUS.

I find the “Titanic” analogy imperfect. We’re not just passengers—we’re crew. Before we head to the lifeboats, we have an obligation to right the ship.

“While other nations are rolling out the welcome mat, the U.S. government is putting up the ‘closed’ sign,” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/t...