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artcap.bsky.social @artcap.bsky.social · 6h

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The Musical Innertube Volume 2, Number 188 Art Caplan on Science, Autism and Misinformation

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 6h

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 20h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 1d

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The best advice to date:
Circumcision doesn’t cause autism. Giving babies Tylenol doesn’t cause autism. Circumcision doesn’t cause autism because those babies got Tylenol. This is all nonsense. Talk to your doctor.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Mike Johnson is now calling #NoKings a "hate America rally"

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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 2d

Things that cause autism, per RFK jr:

1. Tylenol
2. Circumcision
3. Holiday sweaters
4. Seattle sports fandom
5. Oscar-watch parties
6. Ketchup on hot dogs
7. Visiting Brooklyn
8. Dental brush picks
9. Greta Gerwig films
10. Hummus

Stay tuned, more super-scientific studies forthcoming…

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artcap.bsky.social @artcap.bsky.social · 2d

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Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

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artcap.bsky.social @artcap.bsky.social · 2d

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Keep Brain-Dead Woman Alive for Pregnancy? No, Says Ethicist

Ethicist Art Caplan discusses a case in which a brain-dead pregnant woman was kept alive amid abortion restrictions.

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artcap.bsky.social @artcap.bsky.social · 2d

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Private Equity Tightens Its Grip on Outpatient Surgery

Investment in ambulatory surgery centers needs more oversight, report says

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 3d

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech

Supreme Court Weighs Ban on Scientifically Discredited ‘Conversion Therapy’

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 3d

This is a real tweet by the Florida AG.

**Alt text:**
A social media post by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier states that, as of October 1st, all Florida airports are closed to any weather modification activities. The post urges people to report violations of the new law at reportfloridaskies.com. Below the message are two airport notices. The first shows Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) closed to geoengineering and weather modification aircraft except with 48-hour prior permission. The second shows Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) closed to aircraft equipped with weather modification or geoengineering equipment except with 24-hour prior permission.

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Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 4d

About 556,000 veterans receive disability benefits for eczema, 332,000 for hemorrhoids, 110,000 for benign skin growths, 81,000 for acne and 74,000 for varicose veins...
millions of the claims are for minor or treatable afflictions... such as hair loss, jock itch and toenail fungus. #GiftArticle

How some veterans exploit $193 billion VA program, due to lax controls

The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions on dubious and even fraudulent disabilities benefits. Meanwhile, some deserving cases wait.

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 5d

'You'd better bow to the emperor': 50 legal experts discuss grim state of Trump presidency www.alternet.org/emperor-trump/

'You'd better bow to the emperor': 50 legal experts discuss grim state of Trump presidency

A New York Times survey of 50 members of the Washington legal establishment show deep pessimism on how President Donald Trump has taken a "wrecking ball to the legal system. "What’s happening is anath...

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artcap.bsky.social @artcap.bsky.social · 5d

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Docs Must Share Correct Info About Tylenol, Autism: Ethicist

Ethicist Art Caplan discusses Tylenol and autism after the White House announcement, focusing on physicians’ role in sharing correct information with patients.

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 5d

How Alberta Became the Epicentre of Canada’s Measles Outbreak thewalrus.ca/how-alberta-... via @thewalrus.ca

Politics, lies, fearmongering, community pressure...

"The thing about viruses is they punish complacency; the costs always surface."

#VaccinesWork! #ScienceMatters!

How Alberta Became the Epicentre of Canada’s Measles Outbreak | The Walrus

A virus eradicated from Canada a generation ago just took the life of a newborn

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Daily Rotation @dailyrotation.bsky.social · 8d

The immorality of nonconsensual experimentation using the bodies of deceased pregnant women: is stopping life support an abortion?
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artcap.bsky.social @artcap.bsky.social · 8d

authors.elsevier.com/a/1ltJ89CuVN.... early pregnancy and brain death--experiment not therapy

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LizW @cave-malum.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you @artcap.bsky.social dead on target. Perhaps @alsobrooks.senate.gov would be interested in what went on in Maryland

LymeScience @lymescience.org · 7d

In case you missed it, Alex Morozov and Arthur Caplan wrote an excellent exposé of the Medical Child Abuse and associated scamming perpetrated by David and Mark Geier against autistic children.

It's beyond abhorrent that RFK Jr. would hire David Geier as an HHS advisor.

From Willowbrook to the Geiers: Families Speak Out

“Once, I went down to the Geiers’ basement to use the bathroom. I saw several ladies packaging drug bottles into boxes. And in the bathroom I saw what appeared to be equipment from a chemistry lab.”

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artcap.bsky.social @artcap.bsky.social · 7d

just saying. tnx Gregg Gonsalves blognostrumuva.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/t...

The Italian university professors’ oath of allegiance to fascism (1931)

«I swear fidelity to the King, to his Royal successors and to the Fascist regime, and I swear to respect the [National Fascist Party’s] Statute and the other laws of the State, and to fulfil …

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7d

Breaking on MSNBC:

An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.

This news was first reported by Reuters.

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 8d

PubMed is in trouble

This is beyond bad for medical research

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artcap.bsky.social @artcap.bsky.social · 7d

Only Americans at the Super Bowl. No foreign players I guess

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 7d

Beyond the fact that legal immigrants and tourists can attend the Super Bowl, I find it absolutely hilarious that they're gonna have ICE harassing a bunch of rich people. Tickets are almost $10k.

Please own the libs harder.