Peter Daszak
@peterdaszak.bsky.social
President www.naturehealthglobal.org.
Protagonist of https://www.blame-documentary.com/
Board member https://www.accountabilityjournalism.org.
Member @nam.edu.
Zoologist. Parasitologist. Ecologist.
British. American. Ukrainian.
Protagonist of https://www.blame-documentary.com/
Board member https://www.accountabilityjournalism.org.
Member @nam.edu.
Zoologist. Parasitologist. Ecologist.
British. American. Ukrainian.
Pinned
Peter Daszak
@peterdaszak.bsky.social
· Apr 17
Announcing The Launch Of Nature.Health.Global. - Nature.Health.Global
Today we're announcing the launch of Nature.Health.Global., Inc. a nonprofit that conducts scientific research and designs on-the-ground solutions for
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Today we’re launching our nonprofit Nature.Health.Global. @naturehealthglobal.bsky.social to help build a future that is resilient to emerging disease threats, supports healthy ecosystems & our own communities, & one in which we make decisions based on science naturehealthglobal.org/announcing-t...
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This is coming up and I thought I'd boost it again with the little test tube icon: 🧪
As autocratization proceeds in the U.S. and elsewhere, it's time for a stock-take. Where are we, where are we going? What works? What might work better? Nearly 6 months after we published the Anti-Autocracy Handbook sks.to/autocracy the SciBeh team is hosting its next big event ....
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November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is coming up and I thought I'd boost it again with the little test tube icon: 🧪
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It is unprecedented that 47 medical and public health organizations should come together to condemn the actions of the CDC.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
1. American Academy of Pediatrics
2. Academic Pediatric Association
3. American Academy of Family Physicians ....
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
1. American Academy of Pediatrics
2. Academic Pediatric Association
3. American Academy of Family Physicians ....
Statement on CDC autism website changes
Our organizations, representing autistic individuals, their families, medical professionals and public health workers, are alarmed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is promoting the ...
www.apha.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It is unprecedented that 47 medical and public health organizations should come together to condemn the actions of the CDC.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
1. American Academy of Pediatrics
2. Academic Pediatric Association
3. American Academy of Family Physicians ....
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
1. American Academy of Pediatrics
2. Academic Pediatric Association
3. American Academy of Family Physicians ....
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Hear! Hear!
James Comey’s lawyers ask judge to dismiss with prejudice to “send a signal to the President” re DoJ’s awful political retribution spree, clearly directed by Trump.
James Comey’s lawyers ask judge to dismiss with prejudice to “send a signal to the President” re DoJ’s awful political retribution spree, clearly directed by Trump.
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Hear! Hear!
James Comey’s lawyers ask judge to dismiss with prejudice to “send a signal to the President” re DoJ’s awful political retribution spree, clearly directed by Trump.
James Comey’s lawyers ask judge to dismiss with prejudice to “send a signal to the President” re DoJ’s awful political retribution spree, clearly directed by Trump.
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GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is crowing about Robert Kennedy Jr.’s CDC pushing debunked vaccine misinformation.
“Time to apologize to Dr. Andrew Wakefield and all the others who were maligned and vilified for simply asking the right questions,” he says.
Wakefield’s paper was *fraudulent.*
“Time to apologize to Dr. Andrew Wakefield and all the others who were maligned and vilified for simply asking the right questions,” he says.
Wakefield’s paper was *fraudulent.*
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is crowing about Robert Kennedy Jr.’s CDC pushing debunked vaccine misinformation.
“Time to apologize to Dr. Andrew Wakefield and all the others who were maligned and vilified for simply asking the right questions,” he says.
Wakefield’s paper was *fraudulent.*
“Time to apologize to Dr. Andrew Wakefield and all the others who were maligned and vilified for simply asking the right questions,” he says.
Wakefield’s paper was *fraudulent.*
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These politicians do not shy away from the most blatant lies, the most ridiculous grifters, the most absurd rewriting of history attempts; if they believe it can help them entrench their position and power.
They will drag society back to the dark ages if allowed to stay.
They need to go.
They will drag society back to the dark ages if allowed to stay.
They need to go.
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is crowing about Robert Kennedy Jr.’s CDC pushing debunked vaccine misinformation.
“Time to apologize to Dr. Andrew Wakefield and all the others who were maligned and vilified for simply asking the right questions,” he says.
Wakefield’s paper was *fraudulent.*
“Time to apologize to Dr. Andrew Wakefield and all the others who were maligned and vilified for simply asking the right questions,” he says.
Wakefield’s paper was *fraudulent.*
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
These politicians do not shy away from the most blatant lies, the most ridiculous grifters, the most absurd rewriting of history attempts; if they believe it can help them entrench their position and power.
They will drag society back to the dark ages if allowed to stay.
They need to go.
They will drag society back to the dark ages if allowed to stay.
They need to go.
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The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Kennedy's latest shameful screed dissected by @walkerbragman.bsky.social includes "Evidence.. from anti-vaccine activist w/ no medical degree who was disciplined by Maryland State Board of Physicians for practicing medicine without a license"
Nice work MAHA!
open.substack.com/pub/importan...
Nice work MAHA!
open.substack.com/pub/importan...
CDC Updates Vaccine Safety Page to Promote Vaccine Misinformation, Cites Kennedy’s Anti-Vax Allies
It is the latest move by Robert Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services to undermine vaccines.
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Kennedy's latest shameful screed dissected by @walkerbragman.bsky.social includes "Evidence.. from anti-vaccine activist w/ no medical degree who was disciplined by Maryland State Board of Physicians for practicing medicine without a license"
Nice work MAHA!
open.substack.com/pub/importan...
Nice work MAHA!
open.substack.com/pub/importan...
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Excellent work from @lewan.bsky.social, summed up succinctly here. There is hope and we can beat the social media wave of negativity & polarization, but only by a bit of careful “ignoring”..
Very cool post, thanks for finding our initial paper on this issue interesting. Turns out we had another one just out, where we extend the idea of critical ignoring and relate it to the detrimental consequences of information overload: doi.org/10.1016/j.co... 1/n
November 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Excellent work from @lewan.bsky.social, summed up succinctly here. There is hope and we can beat the social media wave of negativity & polarization, but only by a bit of careful “ignoring”..
Great to see our march against RFK in DC used as the banner photo!! I think thsts @rdmorris.bsky.social stacking some of the >150,000 signed petitions to oust him… H/t @cdelawalla.bsky.social & @standupforscience.bsky.social for great planning & execution! www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
‘You can't eat if you're dead’: Dems eye RFK Jr. as their 2026 boogeyman
Inside Democrats’ effort to attack RFK Jr.’s vaccine moves without angering his base.
www.politico.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Great to see our march against RFK in DC used as the banner photo!! I think thsts @rdmorris.bsky.social stacking some of the >150,000 signed petitions to oust him… H/t @cdelawalla.bsky.social & @standupforscience.bsky.social for great planning & execution! www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Thank you medical science! Just got my COVID-19 & influenza vaccines. No pain, no misery the next day, protected for the months ahead.
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Thank you medical science! Just got my COVID-19 & influenza vaccines. No pain, no misery the next day, protected for the months ahead.
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So, "no disciplinary reason" they say, giving a disciplinary reason. Got it.
These creeps are what gave weasels a bad name.
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These creeps are what gave weasels a bad name.
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a squirrel is looking out of a hole in the grass and the words wait are above it
ALT: a squirrel is looking out of a hole in the grass and the words wait are above it
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
So, "no disciplinary reason" they say, giving a disciplinary reason. Got it.
These creeps are what gave weasels a bad name.
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These creeps are what gave weasels a bad name.
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Deepest coverage of the administrative leave for @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social from @aniloza.bsky.social at STAT
www.statnews.com/2025/11/14/n...
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NIH abruptly places outspoken critic of Trump administration on leave
Jenna Norton, a vocal critic of Trump administration actions at the NIH, was abruptly placed on administrative leave this week.
www.statnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Deepest coverage of the administrative leave for @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social from @aniloza.bsky.social at STAT
www.statnews.com/2025/11/14/n...
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Just send this to everyone who hasn't yet realized that these guys are groveling propagandists:
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Just send this to everyone who hasn't yet realized that these guys are groveling propagandists:
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A new approach to pandemic preparedness:
1️⃣ Stop preparing for pandemics
2️⃣ Rewrite history of the last major pandemic
3️⃣ Go to the gym
Simple - 🤷♂️.
www.city-journal.org/article/nih-...
1️⃣ Stop preparing for pandemics
2️⃣ Rewrite history of the last major pandemic
3️⃣ Go to the gym
Simple - 🤷♂️.
www.city-journal.org/article/nih-...
NIH Directors: The World Needs a New Pandemic Playbook
The old one failed to cope with Covid and may even have caused it.
www.city-journal.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A new approach to pandemic preparedness:
1️⃣ Stop preparing for pandemics
2️⃣ Rewrite history of the last major pandemic
3️⃣ Go to the gym
Simple - 🤷♂️.
www.city-journal.org/article/nih-...
1️⃣ Stop preparing for pandemics
2️⃣ Rewrite history of the last major pandemic
3️⃣ Go to the gym
Simple - 🤷♂️.
www.city-journal.org/article/nih-...
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Thanks Peter. And the corollary on the community health side, is that our already woefully inadequate staff, system, support, stuff, and space that Paul Farmer preached, will be completely decimated.
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Thanks Peter. And the corollary on the community health side, is that our already woefully inadequate staff, system, support, stuff, and space that Paul Farmer preached, will be completely decimated.
Good to see some brave former NIH senior staff members & grantees speaking out in this excellent article by @cohenjon.bsky.social
I salute you all for that!
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I salute you all for that!
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In decades to come, we will look back at 2025 - following the most devastating pandemic in a century - as the year we turned back hard-earned progress on combating infectious diseases.
That means the comeback of preventable diseases. And the emergence of new ones.
www.science.org/content/arti...
That means the comeback of preventable diseases. And the emergence of new ones.
www.science.org/content/arti...
The Trump administration is dismantling efforts to fight the next pandemic
A retreat from investments in drugs and vaccines leaves U.S. less prepared for the next viral scourge, experts warn
www.science.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Good to see some brave former NIH senior staff members & grantees speaking out in this excellent article by @cohenjon.bsky.social
I salute you all for that!
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I salute you all for that!
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These two arguing about the proper conduct of science is like a pair of sewer rats arguing about French cooking techniques after finding a four day old soufflé in the dumpster
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
These two arguing about the proper conduct of science is like a pair of sewer rats arguing about French cooking techniques after finding a four day old soufflé in the dumpster
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THIS WEEK'S WHOPPER:
ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. SAYS HE GETS FAN-MAIL FROM DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS, THE LETTERS SENT TO CONGRESS ACTUALLY ASK FOR HIS RESIGNATION
www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...
ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. SAYS HE GETS FAN-MAIL FROM DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS, THE LETTERS SENT TO CONGRESS ACTUALLY ASK FOR HIS RESIGNATION
www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...
Whopper of the Week: RFK, Jr. says he gets fan mail from scientists and doctors, the letters sent to Congress actually ask for his resignation | Defend Public Health
Physicians and scientists across the country warned Congress that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was unfit to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, who has no medical or scientific training...
www.defendpublichealth.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
THIS WEEK'S WHOPPER:
ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. SAYS HE GETS FAN-MAIL FROM DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS, THE LETTERS SENT TO CONGRESS ACTUALLY ASK FOR HIS RESIGNATION
www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...
ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. SAYS HE GETS FAN-MAIL FROM DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS, THE LETTERS SENT TO CONGRESS ACTUALLY ASK FOR HIS RESIGNATION
www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...
Just so you all know how things are rockin on the Right - Here's Jeffrey Tucker, dark money anti-science leader of Brownstone Institute, wearing his vampire cape at the Children's Health Defense anti-vaxx conference a few days ago, arguing with some imposters who are too anti-science even for them.
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Just so you all know how things are rockin on the Right - Here's Jeffrey Tucker, dark money anti-science leader of Brownstone Institute, wearing his vampire cape at the Children's Health Defense anti-vaxx conference a few days ago, arguing with some imposters who are too anti-science even for them.
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I am so grateful for colleagues & friends, who keep fighting despite losing almost everything for nothing of substance. Thank you @peterdaszak.bsky.social & David Morens for your courage. Thank you @microbetv.bsky.social for training me & your tireless evidence-based advocacy for our profession. ❤️
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I am so grateful for colleagues & friends, who keep fighting despite losing almost everything for nothing of substance. Thank you @peterdaszak.bsky.social & David Morens for your courage. Thank you @microbetv.bsky.social for training me & your tireless evidence-based advocacy for our profession. ❤️
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Bad news: Pan Amer. Health Org. strips Canada of its measles elimination status after ~3 decades due to its failure to curb a yr-long outbreak. Canada has recorded more than **5000** cases in 9 of its 10 provinces & 1 territory. Note: many US states have lax school reqs, but Canada's are worse. 🛟😷
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Bad news: Pan Amer. Health Org. strips Canada of its measles elimination status after ~3 decades due to its failure to curb a yr-long outbreak. Canada has recorded more than **5000** cases in 9 of its 10 provinces & 1 territory. Note: many US states have lax school reqs, but Canada's are worse. 🛟😷
Nothing more enjoyable than an Indian meal with a fellow scientist - here’s the marvelous Vincent Racaniello from TWiV!
November 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Nothing more enjoyable than an Indian meal with a fellow scientist - here’s the marvelous Vincent Racaniello from TWiV!
Catching up with old friends at the @ASTMH meeting. What a pleasure and an honor!! Cheers @angierasmussen.bsky.social & @davidmmorens.bsky.social!
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Catching up with old friends at the @ASTMH meeting. What a pleasure and an honor!! Cheers @angierasmussen.bsky.social & @davidmmorens.bsky.social!