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It's so good! Friends please do yourself a favor and please check out the great @joycewhitevance.bsky.social's new book *A Manual for Keeping a Democracy*
Available at your favorite online or neighborhood bookstore or here 👉 www.amazon.com/Giving-Up-Un...
Available at your favorite online or neighborhood bookstore or here 👉 www.amazon.com/Giving-Up-Un...
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It's so good! Friends please do yourself a favor and please check out the great @joycewhitevance.bsky.social's new book *A Manual for Keeping a Democracy*
Available at your favorite online or neighborhood bookstore or here 👉 www.amazon.com/Giving-Up-Un...
Available at your favorite online or neighborhood bookstore or here 👉 www.amazon.com/Giving-Up-Un...
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The greatest threats to our health today aren’t the ones that make headlines. In @time.com, I write that when we see the unseen, believe progress is possible, and create solutions that work, we can save millions more lives.
The Invisible Diseases Killing Americans
"Surveillance is the superpower that allows public health to succeed," writes Dr. Tom Frieden in his new book.
time.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The greatest threats to our health today aren’t the ones that make headlines. In @time.com, I write that when we see the unseen, believe progress is possible, and create solutions that work, we can save millions more lives.
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We have lost a hero and role model to millions- RIP: people.com/jane-goodall...
Jane Goodall Dies at 91 While on Speaking Tour: She Was a 'Tireless Advocate' for Nature
Jane Goodall, the renowned conservationist and animal welfare advocate who became the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees after spending decades studying them in the wild in Tanzania's Gombe Stream...
people.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We have lost a hero and role model to millions- RIP: people.com/jane-goodall...
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CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
September 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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More kids died from flu last season than in any non-pandemic season since monitored began 20 years ago. Almost 90% were unvaccinated. Parents: talk to your doctor about getting your kids vaccinated. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
September 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
More kids died from flu last season than in any non-pandemic season since monitored began 20 years ago. Almost 90% were unvaccinated. Parents: talk to your doctor about getting your kids vaccinated. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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In defense of the Hippocratic oath and our profession, I am grateful for your continued trust.
The next days/weeks/months will continue to be challenging, but I commit to working with my very talented colleagues to ensure you have the right medical information at your fingertips tips.
The next days/weeks/months will continue to be challenging, but I commit to working with my very talented colleagues to ensure you have the right medical information at your fingertips tips.
September 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
In defense of the Hippocratic oath and our profession, I am grateful for your continued trust.
The next days/weeks/months will continue to be challenging, but I commit to working with my very talented colleagues to ensure you have the right medical information at your fingertips tips.
The next days/weeks/months will continue to be challenging, but I commit to working with my very talented colleagues to ensure you have the right medical information at your fingertips tips.
Heartfelt thanks and very best wishes to Melinda Wharton!
💔 CDC continues to lose our best and brightest as science, health, and the American people remain under attack.
Our heartfelt thanks to Melinda Wharton.
Babies are dying of whooping cough and measles like they haven’t in decades. It’s time to #FireRFKjr and save ourselves.
#SacktheQuack
Our heartfelt thanks to Melinda Wharton.
Babies are dying of whooping cough and measles like they haven’t in decades. It’s time to #FireRFKjr and save ourselves.
#SacktheQuack
September 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Heartfelt thanks and very best wishes to Melinda Wharton!
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Some successes: bsky.app/profile/eliz...
RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
September 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Some successes: bsky.app/profile/eliz...
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"Evidently China is farther along in its project than I realized, because Xi has reached the point where he no longer humors Trump. Which means that the Chinese believe America’s decline is terminal."
The Saddest Little Dictator
Trump is so weak that Xi Jinping doesn’t even feel the need to manipulate him anymore. Meanwhile the rest of the world is moving on from America too.
www.thebulwark.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"Evidently China is farther along in its project than I realized, because Xi has reached the point where he no longer humors Trump. Which means that the Chinese believe America’s decline is terminal."
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Almost like RFKJ has no epidemiology training 🤔oh wait...
Sec Kennedy said he doesn’t know how many people died of COVID in the US. But cites what percentage of world COVID deaths occurred in the US. US deaths divided by worldwide deaths X 100. So either he knows how many people died in the US or doesn’t know percentages.
September 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Almost like RFKJ has no epidemiology training 🤔oh wait...
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Sooooointeresting!
September 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Sooooointeresting!
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NEW: Impeach Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Cabinet officials can be impeached, and I explain why House Democrats should move to do so in my OUR LAND newsletter.
link.motherjones.com/public/41447...
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Cabinet officials can be impeached, and I explain why House Democrats should move to do so in my OUR LAND newsletter.
link.motherjones.com/public/41447...
***Appreciate kick-ass journalism? Sign up for a FREE trial subscription to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com ***
September 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
NEW: Impeach Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Cabinet officials can be impeached, and I explain why House Democrats should move to do so in my OUR LAND newsletter.
link.motherjones.com/public/41447...
***Appreciate kick-ass journalism? Sign up for a FREE trial subscription to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com ***
Cabinet officials can be impeached, and I explain why House Democrats should move to do so in my OUR LAND newsletter.
link.motherjones.com/public/41447...
***Appreciate kick-ass journalism? Sign up for a FREE trial subscription to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com ***
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New polling finds an overwhelming majority (81%) of parents support mandates for vaccines against diseases like MMR and polio. That includes 82% of parents in Florida, 75% of Republicans, and 73% of MAGA Republicans. Anti-vaccine positions remain extremely unpopular.
www.kff.org/quick-take/m...
www.kff.org/quick-take/m...
Most Parents Nationally and in Florida Want Schools to Require Vaccines
As Florida moves to end its mandates, early release findings from a new KFF-Washington Post survey show that parents overwhelmingly support current laws that require children to be vaccinated against ...
www.kff.org
September 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New polling finds an overwhelming majority (81%) of parents support mandates for vaccines against diseases like MMR and polio. That includes 82% of parents in Florida, 75% of Republicans, and 73% of MAGA Republicans. Anti-vaccine positions remain extremely unpopular.
www.kff.org/quick-take/m...
www.kff.org/quick-take/m...
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I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.
September 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.
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Instead of using peer-reviewed science, they deceive the public by:
1. Pretending there are no data when in reality there is a massive amount of hi-quality data (eg autism)
2. Blaming it on 'Big Pharma' when data dont fit their beliefs
3. Doing 'studies' with flawed methods & predetermined outcomes
1. Pretending there are no data when in reality there is a massive amount of hi-quality data (eg autism)
2. Blaming it on 'Big Pharma' when data dont fit their beliefs
3. Doing 'studies' with flawed methods & predetermined outcomes
Perhaps a good starting point would be the peer reviewed literature from three years ago, it isn't behind a paywall. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
Safety of COVID-19 Vaccination in United States Children Ages 5 to 11 Years
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. Limited postauthorization safety data for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination among children ages 5 to 11 years are available, particularly for the adve...
publications.aap.org
September 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Instead of using peer-reviewed science, they deceive the public by:
1. Pretending there are no data when in reality there is a massive amount of hi-quality data (eg autism)
2. Blaming it on 'Big Pharma' when data dont fit their beliefs
3. Doing 'studies' with flawed methods & predetermined outcomes
1. Pretending there are no data when in reality there is a massive amount of hi-quality data (eg autism)
2. Blaming it on 'Big Pharma' when data dont fit their beliefs
3. Doing 'studies' with flawed methods & predetermined outcomes
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Amen. And remember he called those that fought and died “suckers and losers”
Only someone who avoided the draft would want to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
September 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Amen. And remember he called those that fought and died “suckers and losers”
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In another nod to Putin, Trump administration officials inform European diplomats that the US will no longer fund programs that train and equip militaries in eastern European countries that would be on the frontline of any conflict with Russia. www.ft.com/content/0157...
US to cut some security funds for European countries bordering Russia
Move comes as Washington pushes Nato allies to pay more towards their own defence
www.ft.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
In another nod to Putin, Trump administration officials inform European diplomats that the US will no longer fund programs that train and equip militaries in eastern European countries that would be on the frontline of any conflict with Russia. www.ft.com/content/0157...
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DR Congo has declared a new #Ebola outbreak: 28 suspected cases, 15 deaths. What’s different this time? US has pulled back from outbreak response, leaving fewer partners to help contain it. Experts warn that could cost lives. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Congo Declares Ebola Virus Outbreak as 15 Deaths Reported
The Democratic Republic of Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in south-central Kasai province after 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health workers, were reported.
www.bloomberg.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
DR Congo has declared a new #Ebola outbreak: 28 suspected cases, 15 deaths. What’s different this time? US has pulled back from outbreak response, leaving fewer partners to help contain it. Experts warn that could cost lives. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
In another nod to Putin, Trump administration officials inform European diplomats that the US will no longer fund programs that train and equip militaries in eastern European countries that would be on the frontline of any conflict with Russia. www.ft.com/content/0157...
US to cut some security funds for European countries bordering Russia
Move comes as Washington pushes Nato allies to pay more towards their own defence
www.ft.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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This chapter that will possibly anger the lab leak Twitterati over on X.
- looking into the "Mojiang Miner" story pushed by DRASTIC
- the "pre-adaptation" pre-print from Alina Chan that somehow made the news but never through peer review 🤔
Will keep you posted how it goes down 😅
- looking into the "Mojiang Miner" story pushed by DRASTIC
- the "pre-adaptation" pre-print from Alina Chan that somehow made the news but never through peer review 🤔
Will keep you posted how it goes down 😅
August 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This chapter that will possibly anger the lab leak Twitterati over on X.
- looking into the "Mojiang Miner" story pushed by DRASTIC
- the "pre-adaptation" pre-print from Alina Chan that somehow made the news but never through peer review 🤔
Will keep you posted how it goes down 😅
- looking into the "Mojiang Miner" story pushed by DRASTIC
- the "pre-adaptation" pre-print from Alina Chan that somehow made the news but never through peer review 🤔
Will keep you posted how it goes down 😅
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Opposition to RFKJr is ramping up.
Joint statement from Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and 21 other organizations 👇
Joint statement from Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and 21 other organizations 👇
September 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Opposition to RFKJr is ramping up.
Joint statement from Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and 21 other organizations 👇
Joint statement from Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and 21 other organizations 👇
Whaaat??
Wow.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the vice chair of the Intelligence Committee, says he was denied a meeting with career intelligence workers because Laura Loomer objected.
September 3, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Whaaat??
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As concerns that Trump could be deploying National Guard troops as a test run for future election interference, we take a look at one law that will impact stationing federal troops at the polls themselves. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Can Federal Troops Be Stationed At The Polls In 2026?
Today in California, in Governor Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit against Donald Trump, Judge Charles Breyer ruled against the administration.
open.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
As concerns that Trump could be deploying National Guard troops as a test run for future election interference, we take a look at one law that will impact stationing federal troops at the polls themselves. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...