Michael Bazaco
@mcbazacophd.bsky.social
Infectious disease epidemiologist in the public sector, EIDs, Outbreaks, Zoonoses,
Virginia Tech and Pitt grad, UMD Public Health adjunct faculty, Smash All Fascism, he/him, and most importantly Dad, DC adjacent
Virginia Tech and Pitt grad, UMD Public Health adjunct faculty, Smash All Fascism, he/him, and most importantly Dad, DC adjacent
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A conversation between Dr. Krugman and me from 2019.
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A conversation between Dr. Krugman and me from 2019.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
A conversation between Dr. Krugman and me from 2019.
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A conversation between Dr. Krugman and me from 2019.
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Having known a couple folks with a Masters or PhD, it does not protect you from being a complete whacko.
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Having known a couple folks with a Masters or PhD, it does not protect you from being a complete whacko.
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Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
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“A New Hope” being second is a literal travesty and i know it’s true, because @mcbazacophd.bsky.social would agree with me.
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“A New Hope” being second is a literal travesty and i know it’s true, because @mcbazacophd.bsky.social would agree with me.
1. RO
2. ESB
3. ANH
4. Solo (bring it!)
5.ROTJ
6. TLJ
(big gap)
7. ROTS
8. TFA
9. TPM
10. ROS
(big gap)
11. AOTC
Rebels and Andor are better than all but #1. Clone Wars, Bad Batch and Mandalorian are season dependent but in the top group. Ahsoka is TBD. Acolyte is underrated. Kenobi was meh.
2. ESB
3. ANH
4. Solo (bring it!)
5.ROTJ
6. TLJ
(big gap)
7. ROTS
8. TFA
9. TPM
10. ROS
(big gap)
11. AOTC
Rebels and Andor are better than all but #1. Clone Wars, Bad Batch and Mandalorian are season dependent but in the top group. Ahsoka is TBD. Acolyte is underrated. Kenobi was meh.
“A New Hope” being second is a literal travesty and i know it’s true, because @mcbazacophd.bsky.social would agree with me.
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
1. RO
2. ESB
3. ANH
4. Solo (bring it!)
5.ROTJ
6. TLJ
(big gap)
7. ROTS
8. TFA
9. TPM
10. ROS
(big gap)
11. AOTC
Rebels and Andor are better than all but #1. Clone Wars, Bad Batch and Mandalorian are season dependent but in the top group. Ahsoka is TBD. Acolyte is underrated. Kenobi was meh.
2. ESB
3. ANH
4. Solo (bring it!)
5.ROTJ
6. TLJ
(big gap)
7. ROTS
8. TFA
9. TPM
10. ROS
(big gap)
11. AOTC
Rebels and Andor are better than all but #1. Clone Wars, Bad Batch and Mandalorian are season dependent but in the top group. Ahsoka is TBD. Acolyte is underrated. Kenobi was meh.
Walking around grocery store in oversized hoodie, joggers, and Carhartt toque, involuntarily mean mugging because that’s just what I look like.
Going through my head: “Huntr/x don’t miss, how it’s done done done!”
Life of a 5 year old girl Dad these days.
Going through my head: “Huntr/x don’t miss, how it’s done done done!”
Life of a 5 year old girl Dad these days.
November 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Walking around grocery store in oversized hoodie, joggers, and Carhartt toque, involuntarily mean mugging because that’s just what I look like.
Going through my head: “Huntr/x don’t miss, how it’s done done done!”
Life of a 5 year old girl Dad these days.
Going through my head: “Huntr/x don’t miss, how it’s done done done!”
Life of a 5 year old girl Dad these days.
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As @mcbazacophd.bsky.social and I said years ago, if we politicize public health and vaccines we are toast …. And now there is data proving this. Tragic.
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025...
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025...
How Do Americans View Childhood Vaccines, Vaccine Research and Policy?
A majority of Americans say childhood vaccines are effective at preventing illness, but slightly fewer are confident that the vaccine schedule is safe.
www.pewresearch.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
As @mcbazacophd.bsky.social and I said years ago, if we politicize public health and vaccines we are toast …. And now there is data proving this. Tragic.
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025...
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025...
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About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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It’s the weekend, which means we add bitters to the workout drink, right?
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It’s the weekend, which means we add bitters to the workout drink, right?
It’s the weekend, which means we add bitters to the workout drink, right?
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It’s the weekend, which means we add bitters to the workout drink, right?
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pretty clear what happened: Zohran converted Trump to the divine and immortal science of islamo-communism.
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
pretty clear what happened: Zohran converted Trump to the divine and immortal science of islamo-communism.
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this abominable piece of human garbage. this vile nullity. this murderous fifty pounds of manure in a ten pound bag of skin.
Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism, No Matter What The CDC Website Now Says | Defector
On Nov. 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—a name that feels increasingly misleading, given Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s track record of sowing outbreaks of infectious diseases—quietly upda...
defector.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
this abominable piece of human garbage. this vile nullity. this murderous fifty pounds of manure in a ten pound bag of skin.
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I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
It’d be cool if there was a safe and effective way to prevent this.
😢
😢
Utah, South Carolina confirm more measles as CDC call suggests US elimination status in jeopardy
Today the South Carolina Department of Health reported 5 new cases in Spartanburg County.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Today the South Carolina Department of Health reported 5 new cases in Spartanburg County.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
November 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
It’d be cool if there was a safe and effective way to prevent this.
😢
😢
Gonna need a book episode with @iwriteok.bsky.social @codyjohnston.bsky.social and @katystoll.bsky.social
I regret to inform you that Olivia Nuzzi's book appears to be Perfect
insane, stupid, comically overwritten, dishy, politically indefensible I cannot wait to get my hands on it I must accept this is who I am as a person at some deep level whether I like it or not www.vanityfair.com/news/story/o...
insane, stupid, comically overwritten, dishy, politically indefensible I cannot wait to get my hands on it I must accept this is who I am as a person at some deep level whether I like it or not www.vanityfair.com/news/story/o...
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Gonna need a book episode with @iwriteok.bsky.social @codyjohnston.bsky.social and @katystoll.bsky.social
Had a great time seeing @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social and friends with The Neighborhood Kids, and a surprise performance from Max Weinberg at Lincoln Theatre last night. What an awesome show!
We needed that, right now. We really did. @docbazac.bsky.social
“We are many. They are few.”
We needed that, right now. We really did. @docbazac.bsky.social
“We are many. They are few.”
November 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Had a great time seeing @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social and friends with The Neighborhood Kids, and a surprise performance from Max Weinberg at Lincoln Theatre last night. What an awesome show!
We needed that, right now. We really did. @docbazac.bsky.social
“We are many. They are few.”
We needed that, right now. We really did. @docbazac.bsky.social
“We are many. They are few.”
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Sssssooooo... yeah. (Wow!) 😳🤗
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sssssooooo... yeah. (Wow!) 😳🤗
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I got an actual "Your silence on this subject is deafening" message this AM, so, super-quick: Nobody here owes anyone commentary about anything. This is a public park. It's full of interesting people. We hang out here, make friends, and chat, and then we leave to do whatever it is we do. That's it!
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I got an actual "Your silence on this subject is deafening" message this AM, so, super-quick: Nobody here owes anyone commentary about anything. This is a public park. It's full of interesting people. We hang out here, make friends, and chat, and then we leave to do whatever it is we do. That's it!
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The AMA is capitulating to the grifter Oz
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social the @ama-assn.org has caved to Trump. They invited known grifter Dr Mehmet Oz to give a speech, but, the AMA board/ John Whyte decided to censor all delegates in the following way.
1. Questions can be asked, but all must be vetted.
1. Questions can be asked, but all must be vetted.
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The AMA is capitulating to the grifter Oz
Normally extra football (OT) is a bonus but the way these two teams are playing, I feel bad for these poor fans in Madrid.
This NFL game has been day drinking since sun up.
Gracious…
Gracious…
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Normally extra football (OT) is a bonus but the way these two teams are playing, I feel bad for these poor fans in Madrid.
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All of our power structures, from politics to financing to education to the media, are rotten and corrupted, programmed by capitalism to incentivize and reward predation, exploitation, and dehumanization.
It’s not even hidden at this point and it demands wholesale change.
It’s not even hidden at this point and it demands wholesale change.
November 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
All of our power structures, from politics to financing to education to the media, are rotten and corrupted, programmed by capitalism to incentivize and reward predation, exploitation, and dehumanization.
It’s not even hidden at this point and it demands wholesale change.
It’s not even hidden at this point and it demands wholesale change.