Now seems like a good time to re-post this story I edited by @tarahaelle.bsky.social, which details the global public health impact of vaccines. They have saved innumerable lives. They can only continue to do so if we keep using them.

Yesterday the president demanded that evidence about Covid vaccines be shown to the public. Today @apoorvanyt.bsky.social & I run through some of the studies made public over the past 4+ years that show that the vaccines work. Gift link: nyti.ms/46k17Tq

This is not reporting. This is propaganda.

One deeply dangerous aspect of this is many smart-but-poorly-informed voters don’t understand that the damage occurring now cannot simply be reversed by a new president/administration. The number of conversations I have had explaining this is truly astounding.

And it's official! Resistance Summer School is live! You can sign up now to take my course, which Columbia cancelled-- Race, Media and International Affairs-- which I will teach live and online beginning in July. 124 signed up in five hours. Let's goooo!! open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Yes. It is okay here. 💕🌊

Yes! 🐺💕 www.latimes.com/environment/...

The latest version of Sky Follower Bridge now lets you import your old X/Twitter lists into Bluesky! (Feature only available on Chrome for now)

I’m just going to note that pasteurization and vaccination exist for good reasons. www.latimes.com/environment/...

“[F]or a nominee for a top position — much less the director of national intelligence — to have been placed on a government watchlist of any kind is highly unusual, if not unprecedented, several US officials said.”

"We’re about to be deluged with the most brazen and dangerous lies of our lifetimes." @laurahelmuth.bsky.social has been flying free for < 1 week and publishes a BANGER showing how RFK Jr. got where he is and why he's VERY dangerous. slate.com/_pages/cm3qc... I want to add, RE: vaccines...

Researchers are worried that emerging cases of bird flu in humans are giving H5N1 more opportunity to mutate and adapt. Here's what we've learned so far from the latest infections in young people: www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird...

A reminder that RFK Jr. has other dangerous, bizarre, & stupid beliefs, such as the bogus idea that HIV does not cause AIDS. Another great piece by the always amazing, dependable @annamerlan.bsky.social. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Listen to the people who understand science and public health, rather than a bully who has bolstered measles outbreaks.

So, now that Gaetz has withdrawn m, can we talk about McMahon and the DOE? amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/11/...

“I have found so many amazing teachers and friends that support me that I don’t think people would even know that type of support is a thing in Texas.” From our friends at @deceleration.bsky.social and @truthout.org : What happens to the #trans teens and their families who can't flee?

I wrote about the fluoride debate in 2021 for Nature. After 20+ interviews, I can tell you that it is nuanced and not as obvious as it first appears. Here's my (paywalled) story from 3 years ago, before the National Toxicology Program released their final report: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Do you know about STATS check? A service from the American Statistical Association, a team of volunteer statisticians work with journalists to understand and correctly communicate statistics, on deadline. It's a hugely valuable resource for journalists. senseaboutscienceusa.org/stats-check/

It's official: HHS and DEA have moved to extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities on prescribing controlled substances like ADHD meds and opioids another year This effectively punts fight over how to unwind this policy to Trump admin public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27018.pdf

An estimated 10.3 million cases of measles occurred worldwide last year, up 20 percent from 2022, primarily because of inadequate immunization coverage, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

I think it's really important to think in broad terms about Helmuth's tenure at Scientific American. Because it has been truly remarkable. Bear with me here, because I think this matters and is worth thinking about. 🧵🧪 #SciWri24

I’m just going to leave this story I edited last month right here, for no reason whatsoever. Story by @tarahaelle.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...

RFK advised American Samoa to stop using the MMR vaccine and 83 people died including children. He could do the same nationally and kill thousands. People will die. apnews.com/article/rfk-...

people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙

This loss cuts deep. Scientific American benefitted from Laura’s authentic, thoughtful leadership.

I’m literally begging big newspapers to send science reporters to do science stories. HHS is a science story. Fluoride and vaccines and raw milk and H5N1…just, politics and opinion desks, love y’all to death, but let your colleagues who know the terrain take point.

Deeply grateful to @uapoetrycenter.bsky.social for reminding me of this poem in this moment.

Long time lurker, first time poster. Didn’t start earlier because I was suffering from name-decision paralysis. For 16 months. I failed to realize that the timing of my activation energy coincided with a mass exodus from the Bad Place and influx to Bluesky, but I am so here for it. 🦋