Alex Blackwood
@alexblackwood.bsky.social
Navigating dystopia.
Interested in vaccine and science advocacy,
disability and neurodiversity.
Interested in vaccine and science advocacy,
disability and neurodiversity.
Reminds me of the holiday party I attended with the Andrew Wakefield-loving autism parent group I was in when my kids were little. Over the next week I realized from social media that at least 1/4 of the attendees had come down with the flu.
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Reminds me of the holiday party I attended with the Andrew Wakefield-loving autism parent group I was in when my kids were little. Over the next week I realized from social media that at least 1/4 of the attendees had come down with the flu.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Medicine is always tragic, as our trade involves slowing the inevitable entropic processes of illness and death.
But when a patient suffers a bad outcome because they can’t afford a med that WAS WORKING? That hurts.
But when a patient suffers a bad outcome because they can’t afford a med that WAS WORKING? That hurts.
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Medicine is always tragic, as our trade involves slowing the inevitable entropic processes of illness and death.
But when a patient suffers a bad outcome because they can’t afford a med that WAS WORKING? That hurts.
But when a patient suffers a bad outcome because they can’t afford a med that WAS WORKING? That hurts.
«The nation’s top public health agency currently has no permanent director, and Abraham would essentially be running the agency.»
CDC’s new top deputy had ordered his state health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations amid a flu surge www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Louisiana health official who halted state vaccine campaign tapped as CDC’s No. 2
Ralph Abraham, a Louisiana health official who stopped promoting mass vaccination vaccines, has been appointed as the CDC's principal deputy director
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
«The nation’s top public health agency currently has no permanent director, and Abraham would essentially be running the agency.»
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I know there are many of you on here who've dealt with this.
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I know there are many of you on here who've dealt with this.
Tip of the hat to @tarahaelle.bsky.social for this interesting item. I had no idea there was so much variation in how many days out a weather forecast is accurate.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Tip of the hat to @tarahaelle.bsky.social for this interesting item. I had no idea there was so much variation in how many days out a weather forecast is accurate.
The real harms from the soap opera:
Olivia Nuzzi wrote an entire story based on unnamed sources about Biden's decline, reinvigorating calls for him to leave the race -- and the whole time, she was working on RFK Jr.'s behalf, according to her ex-fiance. newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Real Victims
More than her fiancé, or fellow female journalists, the public will pay the price for these misdeeds. RFK Jr. will see to that.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The real harms from the soap opera:
Two babies died of whooping cough on his watch in Louisiana, where he bungled an outbreak.
Breaking News: The CDC quietly appointed Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham, who has been critical of vaccines, as its second in command. During the Covid pandemic, he promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
trib.al
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Two babies died of whooping cough on his watch in Louisiana, where he bungled an outbreak.
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
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Since this guy came on board, Louisiana has had a record pertussis year, with 2 infant deaths in the state. Now RFK Jr gave him a promotion up to the CDC.
CDC’s new top deputy had ordered his state health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations amid a flu surge www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Louisiana health official who halted state vaccine campaign tapped as CDC’s No. 2
Ralph Abraham, a Louisiana health official who stopped promoting mass vaccination vaccines, has been appointed as the CDC's principal deputy director
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Since this guy came on board, Louisiana has had a record pertussis year, with 2 infant deaths in the state. Now RFK Jr gave him a promotion up to the CDC.
Haha sob
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Haha sob
Ten years ago today. That should have been the end.
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Ten years ago today. That should have been the end.
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In the end, when I walked from my X account, the waves of racists and bots that were always invoking the same phrases and talking points made it clear that the thing was just a hall of mirrors, that it had been crudely rigged for political fraud. Never thought Musk would admit it all in a self-own.
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
In the end, when I walked from my X account, the waves of racists and bots that were always invoking the same phrases and talking points made it clear that the thing was just a hall of mirrors, that it had been crudely rigged for political fraud. Never thought Musk would admit it all in a self-own.
We will be greeted as liberators.
Rep. Salazar: "We're gonna be doing a favor to us, to our children, to our economy, to our oil companies to be able to liberate. And to Venezuelans who wants to be free."
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
We will be greeted as liberators.
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If you haven't yet done so, Pls submit a brief comment for the #ACIP meeting to www.regulations.gov/document/CDC...
Due by Mon pm. At a min, say something like, "CDC ACIP advisors should support access to ALL vaccines on the current child and adolescent vaccine schedules.
Due by Mon pm. At a min, say something like, "CDC ACIP advisors should support access to ALL vaccines on the current child and adolescent vaccine schedules.
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
If you haven't yet done so, Pls submit a brief comment for the #ACIP meeting to www.regulations.gov/document/CDC...
Due by Mon pm. At a min, say something like, "CDC ACIP advisors should support access to ALL vaccines on the current child and adolescent vaccine schedules.
Due by Mon pm. At a min, say something like, "CDC ACIP advisors should support access to ALL vaccines on the current child and adolescent vaccine schedules.
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We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.
Are you still on Twitter?
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Are you still on Twitter?
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as if it weren't insulting enough that we had decided to allow a *society* to be structured that would allow one man to control so many levers of power, all by himself,
*this* is the man.
*this* is the man.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
as if it weren't insulting enough that we had decided to allow a *society* to be structured that would allow one man to control so many levers of power, all by himself,
*this* is the man.
*this* is the man.
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I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
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Fear is contagious, but so is courage. I remain steadfast in my oath to the Constitution and am grateful to those across the nation who stand with us. Don't give up the ship.
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Fear is contagious, but so is courage. I remain steadfast in my oath to the Constitution and am grateful to those across the nation who stand with us. Don't give up the ship.
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People from poor countries in remote parts of the world shouldn't be in America picking strawberries. They should be back at home, running MAGA Twitter accounts.
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
People from poor countries in remote parts of the world shouldn't be in America picking strawberries. They should be back at home, running MAGA Twitter accounts.
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Comedy is legal again
Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
November 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Comedy is legal again
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Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
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You all know I've been after the Treasury Department's own Epstein file. It's a set of thousands of detailed bank records, a map of Epstein's financial network. Secretary Bessent is blocking its release – and he denies it's even something Treasury should be investigating.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You all know I've been after the Treasury Department's own Epstein file. It's a set of thousands of detailed bank records, a map of Epstein's financial network. Secretary Bessent is blocking its release – and he denies it's even something Treasury should be investigating.