Maryn McKenna
@marynmck.bsky.social
Journalist. Contributing Ed at Scientific American. Senior Fellow at Emory Univ's Center for the Study of Human Health. Books: BIG CHICKEN, SUPERBUG, BEATING BACK THE DEVIL. All my stories at https://authory.com/marynmckenna. No more diets only riots.
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I have friends in the animal rights world who — months back — thought there would be some sort of silver lining to the RFK regime, and I want to emphasize that cancelling HIV research and euthanizing a ton of chimps is not a silver lining for anyone involved.
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I have friends in the animal rights world who — months back — thought there would be some sort of silver lining to the RFK regime, and I want to emphasize that cancelling HIV research and euthanizing a ton of chimps is not a silver lining for anyone involved.
I am NOT reading the next installment.
Its lede was enough.
My god.
Its lede was enough.
My god.
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I am NOT reading the next installment.
Its lede was enough.
My god.
Its lede was enough.
My god.
Bike for journalism! And for the only entirely-AAPI science newsroom in the US!
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November 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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They did this in Louisiana and currently have their worst pertussis outbreak in 35 years. Ridiculous.
NEW: Officials at the Indian Health Service have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations for patients.
The Indian Health Service Is Flagging Vaccine-Related Speech. Doctors Say They’re Being Censored.
Officials have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
They did this in Louisiana and currently have their worst pertussis outbreak in 35 years. Ridiculous.
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It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
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The metaphor, when reached for comment, admitted to being “a wee bit heavy-handed.”
Fire forces evacuation from climate summit as talks reach critical stage
More than 50,000 people from nearly 200 nations are attending the COP30 gathering in Brazil.
www.politico.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The metaphor, when reached for comment, admitted to being “a wee bit heavy-handed.”
I don't know where Chevy Chase is these days, but in his honor, all together now:
Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
(For 50 years, today.)
Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
(For 50 years, today.)
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I don't know where Chevy Chase is these days, but in his honor, all together now:
Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
(For 50 years, today.)
Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
(For 50 years, today.)
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CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
"not an evidence-based claim"
I just.. I...
yeah.
I just.. I...
yeah.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
"not an evidence-based claim"
I just.. I...
yeah.
I just.. I...
yeah.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Did you miss the chance to sign up for my conversation at 6pm tonight with @eramalam.bsky.social about her brand-new book on foreign medical graduates, THE CARE OF FOREIGNERS?
You can still join us! Right here:
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You can still join us! Right here:
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It’s still Target. Y’all know what to do.
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
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The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM
It’s still Target. Y’all know what to do.
This is an extraordinary slur on the USDA. Infected cattle are just… walking across the border? Unnoticed? Uninspected? 2,000-lb animals don’t exactly fit in a backpack.
Copied from the bad place, sorry.
Copied from the bad place, sorry.
November 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is an extraordinary slur on the USDA. Infected cattle are just… walking across the border? Unnoticed? Uninspected? 2,000-lb animals don’t exactly fit in a backpack.
Copied from the bad place, sorry.
Copied from the bad place, sorry.
Accidental irony has become so common as to be unremarkable these days, but I truly did not expect a War On Christmas to be launched from Fox.
Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays:
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
November 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Accidental irony has become so common as to be unremarkable these days, but I truly did not expect a War On Christmas to be launched from Fox.
In two more days! Catch the last episode in this fall's Health Storytelling on Weds night at 6pm US ET as I talk to @eramalam.bsky.social about her brand-new book THE CARE OF FOREIGNERS. RSVP at this page to get the livestream links: humanhealth.emory.edu/events/livin...
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In two more days! Catch the last episode in this fall's Health Storytelling on Weds night at 6pm US ET as I talk to @eramalam.bsky.social about her brand-new book THE CARE OF FOREIGNERS. RSVP at this page to get the livestream links: humanhealth.emory.edu/events/livin...
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
One more time for the fall session of Nerd Book Club! Next Weds, 19 Nov, 6pm US ET, I'll speak to @eramalam.bsky.social about her brand-new book THE CARE OF FOREIGNERS. RSVP at this page to get all the livestream links! humanhealth.emory.edu/events/livin...
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
One more time for the fall session of Nerd Book Club! Next Weds, 19 Nov, 6pm US ET, I'll speak to @eramalam.bsky.social about her brand-new book THE CARE OF FOREIGNERS. RSVP at this page to get all the livestream links! humanhealth.emory.edu/events/livin...
90s nostalgia being taken too far.
Not linking but yes, that is the WaPo posting an oped by Charles Murray on how he’s being cancelled for his writing…on religion
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
90s nostalgia being taken too far.
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As I sometimes like to mention, s the only reason you know who Jeffrey Epstein is (that is, if you weren't one of his friends/clients/beneficiaries) is because Ms Brown, below, broke the story of his sweetheart deal to get out of the 2008 trafficking charges.
BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
New Epstein emails claim Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim
Democrats on the House Oversight say the emails provide evidence of a cover-up by the White House
www.miamiherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
As I sometimes like to mention, s the only reason you know who Jeffrey Epstein is (that is, if you weren't one of his friends/clients/beneficiaries) is because Ms Brown, below, broke the story of his sweetheart deal to get out of the 2008 trafficking charges.
Do they understand that GenZ and younger users rely only on search to find files? They've never built a file architecture in their lives. This will spin out of control immediately.
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Do they understand that GenZ and younger users rely only on search to find files? They've never built a file architecture in their lives. This will spin out of control immediately.
A good time to remember that the closest thing in the US to fully funded single payer healthcare
is the healthcare that members of Congress receive.
is the healthcare that members of Congress receive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A good time to remember that the closest thing in the US to fully funded single payer healthcare
is the healthcare that members of Congress receive.
is the healthcare that members of Congress receive.
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.