🧪 💉 Bill Foege is an absolute #PublicHealth legend And furious to the end about the destruction of US public health “Kennedy’s words can be as lethal as the smallpox virus,” he wrote… “I had no idea I would be this angry at the age of 89.” Ht @boghuma.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

“…as Václav Havel said. Words turned into reality with the complicity of those who hear them.”

"We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start" | Must read piece in @theguardian.com by @upenn.edu's Claire Finkelstein: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Point blank. 10-shots. Execution. A US citizen, a VA ICU Nurse. Then lying. Blocking a real investigation.

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Given recent events, here are seven essential reads, all 🎁 linked. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o... 1/7

Since @peoplemag.bsky.social is doing such a good job covering this with honesty & the humanity it deserves in spite of this vengeful regime trying to snuff it out, here’s the links to their articles. Give them all the clicks—they earned it.

From Angry Catfish, independent bicycle shop in Minneapolis

As a founding member of @who.int, the United States of America has contributed significantly to many of WHO’s greatest achievements, including the eradication of smallpox. WHO has always engaged with the US, and all Member States, with full respect for their sovereignty. 1/4

“Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man.”

Each Fall, billions of birds leave North America for the Five Great Forests in Central America, recent science co-authored by WCS and @cornellbirds.bsky.social showed. But, if we don’t act, we could lose these forests: programs.wcs.org/5greatforest... 🌎

What can we learn from the bird flu outbreak that wiped out a generation of seals in Patagonia? Humanity must adopt and invest in the #OneHealth concept, write researchers from WCS Argentina. 🌎

Out today in @jidjournal.bsky.social, we share our experiences on @beaconbio.bsky.social, based at @buceid.bsky.social w partners @bucds.bsky.social @bostonchildrens.bsky.social w users in 170 countries & reports so far on over 600 outbreaks across 200 countries. academic.oup.com/jid/article/...

Human rights and the environment are closely linked. People cannot fully enjoy human rights without a safe, clean, and healthy environment - and vice versa. See what UNEP is doing to make environmental protection more accessible to people: bit.ly/4sampfm

If you have been following the African swine fever "mystery" in Catalonia, you would have noticed that this had the early hallmarks of a "lab leak" from a nearby facility. Turns out it wasn't, however. h/t @acritschristoph.bsky.social @flodebarre.bsky.social www.infobae.com/espana/2025/...

New piece in @Lancet Planetary Health 🌍🩺 tinyurl.com/nd44e6z4 We argue that equitable investment in the veterinary workforce is foundational to One Health and essential for pandemic prevention. Grateful to an outstanding group of co-authors for a truly collaborative effort. #OneHealth

New preprint in Biorxiv: Mass mortality at Adélie penguin mega-colonies due to avian cholera confounds H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza surveillance in Antarctica. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇

Today. "Or they simply don't know what they are doing" wapo.st/4rE11ib

From @nytimes.com: Sharks and Rays Gain Sweeping Protections From Wildlife Trade These represent the first time there’s been recognition that some sharks and rays are wildlife, just like elephants or rhinos, WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social tells the paper. 🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s...

“We need to give species a fighting chance.” WCS’s Susan Lieberman delivered an urgent call-to-action yesterday evening during the High-Level Dialogue on the eve of the opening of #CITESCOP20. 🌏 Read her remarks: bit.ly/3K3HYgv

This #Thanksgiving season, we want to thank everyone who has made a difference for nature this year. With your help, we’ve won critical protections for wildlife and wild places to benefit us all. 🌎 Check out our new 2025 #WCSImpact Report: www.wcs.org/about-us/imp...

Looking forward to joining colleagues at the 🇬🇧🇧🇷 UK–Brazil International One Health Symposium next week. A critical moment to connect science, policy & practice across regions as we tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, AMR & zoonotic risks together eu.eventscloud.com/website/1834... #OneHealth

We can’t let the saiga’s remarkable recovery be undone by the horn trade. That’s why we oppose Proposal 3 at #CITESCOP20 to lift the zero-export quota for wild saiga from Kazakhstan and allow international commercial trade in saiga horns. bit.ly/4pC2Ri3 🌏

STATEMENT: #COP30 is a moment to recognize nature, ecological integrity (or the health of ecosystems), and Indigenous leadership as critical parts of the climate agenda. 🌎 Read our statement: bit.ly/47L3BKg

📢Today, the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) for the #pandemictreaty started its 3rd meeting to develop a Pathogen Access and Benefits Sharing (PABS) Annex. The meeting takes place on 3-7 Nov in Geneva. 🧵

Today is One Health Day! Register below to hear how Indigenous and place-based knowledge and community-led wildlife surveillance advance our understanding of the interconnected health of animals, humans, and ecosystems. @wcs.org When: Wednesday Nov. 5 @ 10 am ET / 9 pm ICT zoom.us/meeting/regi...

It's #OneHealthDay! Protecting and restoring nature's integrity is essential to addressing today's polycrisis, which includes biodiversity loss, the climate emergency, and systemic health threats. @wcs.org #OneHealth

A new bat coronavirus discovered in Brazil confirms what we already knew: nature handles furin cleavage sites just fine. Lab leakers, don’t worry, you've got the track record to pivot seamlessly to a career in creative fiction writing. Quick update on the news: open.substack.com/pub/protagon...

There is a very good reply to that OpEd by @philippmarkolin.bsky.social in today's Letters to the Editor in STAT www.statnews.com/2025/10/25/s...

When I say that Trump and his petrostate/plutocrat overlords are a threat to humanity, I mean it #ScienceUnderSiege www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Biodiversity isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a health issue. We argue that ignoring biodiversity loss undermines efforts to protect public health. Protecting nature is a primary medical intervention. 👉 www.statnews.com/2025/10/20/b... #OneHealth #Biodiversity #PublicHealth @wcs.org

Poor data management has long hindered wildlife health surveillance and One Health integration. The @wcs.org led HAWK database enables harmonized data sharing across sectors–a common good for One Health tinyurl.com/498np55z #OneHealth #DataForGood #wildlifehealth #surveillance

Congratulations John 🙌

We cannot afford to reject tools that could help safeguard both people and nature. At #IUCNcongress, after intense debate, IUCN members just adopted Motion 87, which establishes a responsible, science-based policy framework on synthetic biology. 🌍 newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

At the #IUCNCongress starting this week in Abu Dhabi, we are supporting Motion 87, which establishes a responsible, science-based policy framework on synthetic biology. bit.ly/4n1h1aM 🌍

Our recently launched 2025–2030 Coral Reef Conservation Strategy is a plan to conserve the most climate-resilient reefs. bit.ly/4n0C3WV It’s the work of 70+ experts in 18 countries, linking our science, partnerships, policy, and community work into a shared vision.

Rangers are on the frontlines of conservation, protecting our natural and cultural heritage for the benefit of all. Today at #IUCNcongress, with our partners, we proudly reaffirmed our commitment to the Universal Ranger Support Alliance, which advocates for and supports rangers around the world. 🌍

Enhanced monitoring, early detection, rapid response. Critical to addressing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Today at #IUCNcongress, WCS’s Dr. Sarah Olson spoke about WCS’s experience addressing HPAI in places like Peru and Cambodia and the need for sustainable wildlife health surveillance. 🌍

At the #IUCNcongress, a motion on One Health, developed and championed by WCS and its partners, is poised to be adopted. “WCS’s health and field teams have seen firsthand how human well-being depends on the integrity of nature,” said WCS's Dr. Sarah Olson. 🌍 newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...

Worth remembering however there have been 64 cases including 43 deaths already in this Ebola outbreak including most recently a 3-week-old neonate that died.

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

At the United Nations today, we championed a new finance mechanism to save tropical forests around the world. The design of the #TFFF is environmentally robust and financially sound, and its proposed governance is solid, said WCS President and CEO Adam Falk. More: bit.ly/47YqDz1

The health of all peoples is fundamental to the attainment of peace - the @who.int Constitution is timeless. It's as relevant today as it was in 1948. Choose peace.