Eli Perencevich
@eliowa.bsky.social
doc, epidemiologist, and editor in Iowa City studying antimicrobial resistance and hand hygiene
ignore the noise, always forward
opinions are mine aren’t medical advice
ignore the noise, always forward
opinions are mine aren’t medical advice
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Eli Perencevich
@eliowa.bsky.social
· Feb 13
Do Americans want safe food?
Which Departments are responsible for food safety?
USDA
HHS -> FDA and CDC
Commerce -> NOAA (fisheries)
If one Department is disabled, we don’t have safe food
Enjoy your dinner 🍲
Which Departments are responsible for food safety?
USDA
HHS -> FDA and CDC
Commerce -> NOAA (fisheries)
If one Department is disabled, we don’t have safe food
Enjoy your dinner 🍲
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I always thought MN hated Iowa the most and this is happy news.
I love the states that hate a state that doesnt hate them back. "I dont even think about you."
I love the states that hate a state that doesnt hate them back. "I dont even think about you."
Okay, I’m born & raised in MI, and this map is correct.
Anyone else?
Anyone else?
February 17, 2026 at 7:34 AM
I always thought MN hated Iowa the most and this is happy news.
I love the states that hate a state that doesnt hate them back. "I dont even think about you."
I love the states that hate a state that doesnt hate them back. "I dont even think about you."
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Cases of measles in NC state:
2019: 0
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 0
2023: 0
2024: 0
June, 2025: 1 case linked to international travel
Since Dec 2025: 21
This is the world RFK Jr dreamed of; the physicians leading the health agencies are helping him achieve his dream
www.dph.ncdhhs.gov/programs/epi...
2019: 0
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 0
2023: 0
2024: 0
June, 2025: 1 case linked to international travel
Since Dec 2025: 21
This is the world RFK Jr dreamed of; the physicians leading the health agencies are helping him achieve his dream
www.dph.ncdhhs.gov/programs/epi...
Measles Cases and Outbreaks in North Carolina | Division of Public Health
www.dph.ncdhhs.gov
February 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Cases of measles in NC state:
2019: 0
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 0
2023: 0
2024: 0
June, 2025: 1 case linked to international travel
Since Dec 2025: 21
This is the world RFK Jr dreamed of; the physicians leading the health agencies are helping him achieve his dream
www.dph.ncdhhs.gov/programs/epi...
2019: 0
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 0
2023: 0
2024: 0
June, 2025: 1 case linked to international travel
Since Dec 2025: 21
This is the world RFK Jr dreamed of; the physicians leading the health agencies are helping him achieve his dream
www.dph.ncdhhs.gov/programs/epi...
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Good news alert: Just want to shout out Elana Meyers Taylor, the most decorated Black woman in the Winter Olympics, who won her sixth medal and first gold tonight, AND is also one of the only 8% of hearing parents who learn to sign for her deaf kid. Badass through and through.🥇
February 17, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Good news alert: Just want to shout out Elana Meyers Taylor, the most decorated Black woman in the Winter Olympics, who won her sixth medal and first gold tonight, AND is also one of the only 8% of hearing parents who learn to sign for her deaf kid. Badass through and through.🥇
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My god do we need UBI
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
Middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet
Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:16 AM
My god do we need UBI
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
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Have never seen this before: every lobbyist who registered on the latest Iowa House GOP anti-vax bill (on waiving immunity for vaccine injuries) has registered against the bill:
www.legis.iowa.gov/lobbyist/rep...
Usually at least some lobbyists are registered "undecided" (monitoring the bill).
www.legis.iowa.gov/lobbyist/rep...
Usually at least some lobbyists are registered "undecided" (monitoring the bill).
Iowa Legislature - Lobbyist Declarations
Information pertaining to the Iowa Legislature as well as the Executive and Judicial branch in as much as they relate to the legislative branch
www.legis.iowa.gov
February 17, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Have never seen this before: every lobbyist who registered on the latest Iowa House GOP anti-vax bill (on waiving immunity for vaccine injuries) has registered against the bill:
www.legis.iowa.gov/lobbyist/rep...
Usually at least some lobbyists are registered "undecided" (monitoring the bill).
www.legis.iowa.gov/lobbyist/rep...
Usually at least some lobbyists are registered "undecided" (monitoring the bill).
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Also - a thing I’ve been thinking about is that the Trump admin people thought of Minnesota as a lot of very nice white people who by virtue of being nice were not strong which is part of right wing ideology now
There are so many good signs that we don’t talk about enough and the neighborhood organizing in MN and the efforts against ICE abuse and the organic community care for immigrants and people at risk and the volunteer observers
February 17, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Also - a thing I’ve been thinking about is that the Trump admin people thought of Minnesota as a lot of very nice white people who by virtue of being nice were not strong which is part of right wing ideology now
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vaccines good, cancer bad, LFG
February 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM
vaccines good, cancer bad, LFG
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All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
February 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
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"It is beyond comprehension that the Senate confirmed this man to oversee America’s health. The risks are so immediate and constant that it can be difficult to keep track of them all."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Disastrous First Year of RFK Jr.
The damage the HHS secretary has done to science and public health is appalling—and it could have been avoided.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:09 PM
"It is beyond comprehension that the Senate confirmed this man to oversee America’s health. The risks are so immediate and constant that it can be difficult to keep track of them all."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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"Coralville residents have made it clear we do not want Flock’s AI powered surveillance cameras in our community. As soon as the Flock contract, signed last May without city council’s approval, was made public in July, residents have been pleading with city council to cancel it."
Letter to the editor: Connect the dots and join the resistance against Flock and the surveillance network - Little Village
By Bryan Clark, Dawn Clark, Justin K Comer, Fenek Coney, Katie Dennis, Joseph Dutcher, Will Gunnerson, Leah Otting, Tara McGovern, Alannah Swenka, Ryan Swenka, Bailey Welchhance, Maggie Welchhance and...
littlevillagemag.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
"Coralville residents have made it clear we do not want Flock’s AI powered surveillance cameras in our community. As soon as the Flock contract, signed last May without city council’s approval, was made public in July, residents have been pleading with city council to cancel it."
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If you want to learn what SSPE is like, there are real stories from real people about the devastation measles can wreak even years later
The return of measles will mean the return of SSPE.
If you don't know what that is, read this. www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
If you don't know what that is, read this. www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
What Measles Did to My Family
My mom always told me that measles was what made my sister sick. I was 8 when she finally explained the whole thing.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:08 AM
If you want to learn what SSPE is like, there are real stories from real people about the devastation measles can wreak even years later
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"..cases of flu reached their highest levels in the United States in 25 years... 22 million reported cases, 280,000 hospitalizations, and 12,000 deaths..." (60 in kids). Kennedy's HHS reacted with nonchalance, chaos, and active sabotage.
newrepublic.com/article/2059... via @lauralew105.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2059... via @lauralew105.bsky.social
How RFK Jr.’s “MAHA” Quackery Is Making Flu Season Worse
Across the country, the staggering costs of vaccine denialism are piling up, to deadly effect.
newrepublic.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
"..cases of flu reached their highest levels in the United States in 25 years... 22 million reported cases, 280,000 hospitalizations, and 12,000 deaths..." (60 in kids). Kennedy's HHS reacted with nonchalance, chaos, and active sabotage.
newrepublic.com/article/2059... via @lauralew105.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2059... via @lauralew105.bsky.social
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NEW at @thebulwark.com
I wrote about this week’s big RFK Jr. news — his team blocking a cutting edge flu shot — and the chilling implications that decision has for the future of vaccines www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
I wrote about this week’s big RFK Jr. news — his team blocking a cutting edge flu shot — and the chilling implications that decision has for the future of vaccines www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like
A shocking move by RFK Jr.’s team has the industry spooked—for good reason.
www.thebulwark.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:44 PM
NEW at @thebulwark.com
I wrote about this week’s big RFK Jr. news — his team blocking a cutting edge flu shot — and the chilling implications that decision has for the future of vaccines www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
I wrote about this week’s big RFK Jr. news — his team blocking a cutting edge flu shot — and the chilling implications that decision has for the future of vaccines www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
Excellent advice. And after that ask ChatGPT about mumps related infertility
Menfolk who maybe don’t want to vaccinate, please google “orchitis”.
It occurs in 20-30% of post-pubertal boys and men who contract mumps.
It occurs in 20-30% of post-pubertal boys and men who contract mumps.
February 15, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Excellent advice. And after that ask ChatGPT about mumps related infertility
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The X Games got popular because extreme sports competitors are all characters having a good time, usually slightly buzzed or blunted doing wild shit. They literally put a horrific falls section on every skate video because "failure" isn't failure when you're already trying insane shit. They love it
Figure skater after falling in most important moment of career: despondent, miserable, suffering
Freestyle skier after falling in most important moment of career: THAT’S OKAY DUDES WOOOOOOOOOOO
Freestyle skier after falling in most important moment of career: THAT’S OKAY DUDES WOOOOOOOOOOO
February 14, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The X Games got popular because extreme sports competitors are all characters having a good time, usually slightly buzzed or blunted doing wild shit. They literally put a horrific falls section on every skate video because "failure" isn't failure when you're already trying insane shit. They love it
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Shout out to @doritreiss.bsky.social who was been correcting antivaccine disinformation for >15 years with grace and courage in the face of a deluge of vile insults and slurs.
A teacher and role model. 💪
A teacher and role model. 💪
February 14, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Shout out to @doritreiss.bsky.social who was been correcting antivaccine disinformation for >15 years with grace and courage in the face of a deluge of vile insults and slurs.
A teacher and role model. 💪
A teacher and role model. 💪
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What’s going on with Iowa City’s air quality today?
February 14, 2026 at 5:22 PM
What’s going on with Iowa City’s air quality today?
What’s going on with Iowa City’s air quality today?
February 14, 2026 at 5:22 PM
What’s going on with Iowa City’s air quality today?
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
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Hey universities… it is good to stand up for yourselves, your students, and the future of scholarship … even if maybe your administration does not
NEW: The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a federal court order blocking its $1.2-billion settlement demand to UCLA over alleged campus civil rights violations: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump administration drops its appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. But it ...
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Hey universities… it is good to stand up for yourselves, your students, and the future of scholarship … even if maybe your administration does not
Wonder how many doctors or nurses this will drive out of our state?
Iowa should change its state seal to a goalie kicking a soccer ball into his own goal
Iowa should change its state seal to a goalie kicking a soccer ball into his own goal
Bill would bar hiring of H-1B workers from ‘foreign adversaries’
Bill advances to bar Iowa universities from hiring H-1B workers from 'foreign adversaries'
A proposal to bar Iowa's public universities from hiring Chinese citizens on H-1B visas — or any person holding those visas from countries the federal government has designated as a "foreign adversary" — passed out of the House Higher Education Committee this week.
www.thegazette.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Wonder how many doctors or nurses this will drive out of our state?
Iowa should change its state seal to a goalie kicking a soccer ball into his own goal
Iowa should change its state seal to a goalie kicking a soccer ball into his own goal
Very “America” that the lowest paid and least appreciated docs are in this fight mostly alone.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has become a leader in the effort to reverse RFK Jr.'s vaccine policies.
The success — or failure — of the group's approach will have consequences for kids' health nationwide.
Inside the AAP's plan for the MAHA age:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/a...
The success — or failure — of the group's approach will have consequences for kids' health nationwide.
Inside the AAP's plan for the MAHA age:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/a...
How pediatricians found themselves at war with RFK Jr.
The AAP has become a leading opponent of MAHA and RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda.
www.statnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Very “America” that the lowest paid and least appreciated docs are in this fight mostly alone.
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#Iowans: This is why former UI water scientist Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social wants to be your next Secretary of Agriculture. Your current secretary, Mike Naig, has no solutions, just pandering to Big Ag.
Iowa's cancer rates soar, environmental factors blamed
who13.com/news/iowa-ne...
Iowa's cancer rates soar, environmental factors blamed
who13.com/news/iowa-ne...
who13.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
#Iowans: This is why former UI water scientist Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social wants to be your next Secretary of Agriculture. Your current secretary, Mike Naig, has no solutions, just pandering to Big Ag.
Iowa's cancer rates soar, environmental factors blamed
who13.com/news/iowa-ne...
Iowa's cancer rates soar, environmental factors blamed
who13.com/news/iowa-ne...
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In 2022, fewer than 1 in 5 rural US birth hospitals had higher-level neonatal care, compared with 74% of urban hospitals, highlighting widening access disparities for high-risk infants.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
In 2022, fewer than 1 in 5 rural US birth hospitals had higher-level neonatal care, compared with 74% of urban hospitals, highlighting widening access disparities for high-risk infants.
ja.ma/4rQF8f5
ja.ma/4rQF8f5