"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply." me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

"solve the autism problem"

Does anyone know of a measure assessing perceptions of therapy/treatment among youth? Thx!

Tsunahikika-chan is a rope fairy from Yonabaru, a town in Okinawa where there’s an annual tug of war event.

Buffalo musician Ani DiFranco was born on this day in 1970. Take a look at photos from her most recent hometown show at Terminal B last month.

I realize that this post is 7 years old, but I need more Thomas the Tank Engine/Biggie Smalls mashups in my life at the moment. youtu.be/h2xMJbGpEzs?...

Steve Silberman is so pissed about this Tylenol bullshit that he's screaming from the afterlife he didn't even believe in. Increased rates of autism are due to testing, a broadened definition, and greater awareness. It's not vaccines. It's not Tylenol. It's like his work never happened.

Bouie is a national treasure

Just let me vent for one second. I wake up this morning. @washingtonpost.com piece that leaves out major study on Tylenol and autism (which found no link) Then a @nytimes.com piece on the failures of NIH written by a guy with ties to right-wing theocrats and undisclosed. What the hell is going on?

Once Hunter Thompson shot his friend’s ashes out of a cannon. That’s the only other funeral I’m aware of that had pyrotechnics.

Just 2 gun rights advocates sitting behind a wall of bulletproof glass while enjoying a memorial for a gun rights advocate who got murdered by a gun.

Just out - new educational animation films about Autistic Experiences that I have been working on with @thrivingautistic.bsky.social team - would love to hear your feedback! Lightbulb Moments: Being Autistic youtu.be/3O6hy-usIug?...

I need a good biography of “Buffalo Bill” Cody to determine whether I should feel angry that the football team is named after him.

I am so tempted to send this Onion article to my Introduction to Health Policy students. American exceptionalism…

Never mind. Vermont’s in!

I expected this kind of behavior from New Hampshire, but Vermont?!

Just love that Trump's nutty lawsuit is making so many more people aware of a book about him called "Lucky Loser."

"The problem is the human finger. Fingers are too well-engineered to fit around the trigger of an assault weapon. On other planets, life forms have fingers with no joints that are only straight. You don’t hear about gun violence on any of those planets."

"Some may be concerned about the optics of a giant inflatable ghost hovering outside a hospital. Does it send the wrong message? Maybe. But when weighed against the message of 'We’re shutting down, and the closest emergency room is 178 miles away,' Casper here doesn’t seem so bad."

Anyone who wants a Covid vaccine should be able to get one, no matter what state you live in.

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People say Boston is a white city because they don’t know Boston is a city in a majority minority metro where the Taiwanese American mayor succeeds in part because she campaigns in Haitian Kreyòl

I don’t post pics, but I was so proud to testify before a joint committee of the Mass legislature on healthcare finance, in favor of requiring insurance companies to reimburse for Coordinated Specialty Care for psychosis. Critically, the bills under consideration cover pediatric care, as well! 1/2

what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.

In the minds of most Americans, we’ve tended to mythologize the Warren Court as most representative of the Supreme Court, when in truth, for most of our history the Court has ruled against minority rights, upheld the power of wealthy white men, and rarely protected the most vulnerable.

Drake bet a quarter of a million dollars on the Ravens 😂

When reporting on these kinds of claims, the media should ask:

We're going to see a lot of bullshit in the coming days and weeks about "causes of autism", and most will be based on flawed, over-interpreted observational studies (1/n)

Ken Dryden, legendary Montreal Canadiens goalie, dies at age 78

If antidepressants caused mass shootings, my body count would be off the charts.

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but I think we should be blasting these data from the rooftops. Because of the environment of information, people think huge swaths of the populace are anti-vax and that’s simply not true. Pointing out how much they are in the minority is KEY!

"Massachusetts became the first state in the country Thursday to require insurers to cover the cost of COVID shots and other inoculations recommended by state health officials." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/04/m...

He's lying about her being a liar. Lieception.

My garbage disposal is saying vaccines aren’t safe. Wait, that’s the TV.

We will not yield.

It's that time of year again! Thrilled to see so many faculty postings popping up! If you're going on the faculty job market and looking for resources, we have collated what I hope are a number of helpful examples, guides, lists, timelines! www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/resourcesfor...

AXIOS: “.. Massachusetts is the first state to mandate insurance coverage of vaccines even if the federal government stops requiring it.” @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/09/04/m...

JUST IN: Harvard won summary judgment against the Trump administration with the court finding that the admin violated Harvard's 1st amend. rights. The court has vacated the funding freeze orders and termination letters and issued a permanent injunction. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Update on this from the Boston Globe. This is great news!

House LHHC bill is out. Lots of hits to HHS, but the top line number for NIH is 1% decrease, mostly due to cuts ARPA-H. This seems like a huge rejection of the president's budget request.

Someone posted this image on Threads and it just hit me so HARD. I had and absolutely LOOOVED every single one of these albums (as in went out and BOUGHT them, when I had very VERY little money, lol). Apparently, they all came out in 1991. All they need is the Pixies' Trompe le Monde. Foundational.

So, kudos to both #Democrats & #Republicans in the House for their draft mark-up for next year's #budget, which maintains funding for #NIH (just like the Senate). This is rare, true #bipartisanship and should be praised. But #RussellVought will not be stopped by an appropriations bill. Why? 1/

2-for-1 science this month!

This month we will hear from Sec RFK Jr what causes autism. In the period of time when autism prevalence has exploded, prevalence of childhood schizophrenia has decreased to the same degree. So whatever he says causes autism may also be the cure for childhood schizophrenia! 👍

This should be the lead story in all major national news outlets. Public health people prefer to stay out of the limelight unless there is no other choice. I can’t overstate how bad things have to be for 9 former CDC directors to band together and pen an op-ed in the NYT warning the entire country.

This firefighter arrived in the US at age 4, has been here for 19 years, was on track to legal status, and was on a crew trying to contain a major blaze (in Washington state, vs Oregon, fwiw.) h/t @joshuajfriedman.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

These items are just as important as the budget #. MYF (multiyear/upfront funding) is a way to cut the budget without cutting the budget. The current 50% requirement effectively halved our budget for R01s (ie - 50% cut). A 100% requirement would effectively quarter the budget (ie - 75% cut).