Shawn Radcliffe
@shawnradcliffe.bsky.social
Science Journalist. It's literally my job to talk about the news | Yoga Teacher | Opinions my own & sometimes my cat's 😺 | he/him | [email protected]
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Since Bill is back in the news today...
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Michael Mann to Bill Gates: You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Since Bill is back in the news today...
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How Trump attacked his enemies last week
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
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December 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Ugh, we have an extraordinarily authoritarian, pro-censorship, anti-DEI NIH Director, the Great Barrington Declaration/MAHA/MAGA hero Jay Bhattacharya
He recently wrote a piece praising himself for “curing” the NIH of DEI
A ban on researching health equity and structural racism FFS!
He recently wrote a piece praising himself for “curing” the NIH of DEI
A ban on researching health equity and structural racism FFS!
December 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Ugh, we have an extraordinarily authoritarian, pro-censorship, anti-DEI NIH Director, the Great Barrington Declaration/MAHA/MAGA hero Jay Bhattacharya
He recently wrote a piece praising himself for “curing” the NIH of DEI
A ban on researching health equity and structural racism FFS!
He recently wrote a piece praising himself for “curing” the NIH of DEI
A ban on researching health equity and structural racism FFS!
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Reagan funded and armed death squads, left Americans to die during the AIDS crisis, destroyed the economic tools that built the 20th century, his allies committed treason in 1980 (at the bare minimum, above that Reagan might have been involved) and pioneered "own the libs" politics.
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Reagan funded and armed death squads, left Americans to die during the AIDS crisis, destroyed the economic tools that built the 20th century, his allies committed treason in 1980 (at the bare minimum, above that Reagan might have been involved) and pioneered "own the libs" politics.
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"As Australia began enforcing a world-first social media ban for children under 16 years old this week, Denmark is planning to follow its lead and severely restrict social media access for young people." abcnews.go.com/Technology/w...
Following Australia's lead, Denmark plans to ban social media for children under 15
Denmark is planning to follow Australia in introducing stricter restrictions for younger teens to access social media
abcnews.go.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"As Australia began enforcing a world-first social media ban for children under 16 years old this week, Denmark is planning to follow its lead and severely restrict social media access for young people." abcnews.go.com/Technology/w...
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COVID vaccine linked to lower risk of death regardless of the cause, large new study www.euronews.com/health/2025/...
Very obviously this is a correlation study. Still, key message: NO big harm signal. On the contrary.
NO "turbo cancer". NO "sudden death." Etc.
#VaccinesWork
Very obviously this is a correlation study. Still, key message: NO big harm signal. On the contrary.
NO "turbo cancer". NO "sudden death." Etc.
#VaccinesWork
COVID-19 shot tied to lower risk of death from any cause, study shows
Adults who received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine have a lower risk of death regardless of the cause, a new study has found.
www.euronews.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
COVID vaccine linked to lower risk of death regardless of the cause, large new study www.euronews.com/health/2025/...
Very obviously this is a correlation study. Still, key message: NO big harm signal. On the contrary.
NO "turbo cancer". NO "sudden death." Etc.
#VaccinesWork
Very obviously this is a correlation study. Still, key message: NO big harm signal. On the contrary.
NO "turbo cancer". NO "sudden death." Etc.
#VaccinesWork
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Dear God, Jay Bhattacharya is just hopeless. He can't simply say getting polio is bad and is far worse than any side effects from the vaccine. He's is so far gone. It's tragic really. Too bad for all of us that he runs the National Institutes of Health.
We gave Jay Bhattacharya an opportunity to clarify his vaccine stance: does he REALLY believe that the vaccine is worse than the disease? Instead, he launched into a defense of MAHA as the future of scientific inquiry, and never really gave us a straight answer...
@repauchincloss.bsky.social
@repauchincloss.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Dear God, Jay Bhattacharya is just hopeless. He can't simply say getting polio is bad and is far worse than any side effects from the vaccine. He's is so far gone. It's tragic really. Too bad for all of us that he runs the National Institutes of Health.
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RFK Jr., unconstrained by Congress, presses ahead to reshape health care www.statnews.com/2025/12/17/r... via @statnews.com
"MAHA wins"? Zero.
ZERO evidence moves by MAHA grifters will have a positive impact on health.
And LOTS of evidence of harm (e.g., fearmongering lies about vaccines).
"MAHA wins"? Zero.
ZERO evidence moves by MAHA grifters will have a positive impact on health.
And LOTS of evidence of harm (e.g., fearmongering lies about vaccines).
RFK Jr., unconstrained by Congress, presses ahead to reshape health care
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., unconstrained by Congress, is pressing ahead in his mission to reshape health care.
www.statnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
RFK Jr., unconstrained by Congress, presses ahead to reshape health care www.statnews.com/2025/12/17/r... via @statnews.com
"MAHA wins"? Zero.
ZERO evidence moves by MAHA grifters will have a positive impact on health.
And LOTS of evidence of harm (e.g., fearmongering lies about vaccines).
"MAHA wins"? Zero.
ZERO evidence moves by MAHA grifters will have a positive impact on health.
And LOTS of evidence of harm (e.g., fearmongering lies about vaccines).
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1. Early in the Trump administration there were predictions of a brain drain from US universities. It's hard to tell how substantial the losses are at this point, but academics are leaving the US for more stable environments, @drewqjoseph.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/12/17/r...
Amid talk of a brain drain, some scientists leave U.S. behind
“A large part of what we loved about the United States is no longer there”: Amid talk of a brain drain, some scientists leave the U.S. behind.
www.statnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
1. Early in the Trump administration there were predictions of a brain drain from US universities. It's hard to tell how substantial the losses are at this point, but academics are leaving the US for more stable environments, @drewqjoseph.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/12/17/r...
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Bots create MUCH of traffic on X, perhaps more than half.
"Ratioed" = bot invasion.
"Social media bots are deeply interweaved into our digital ecosystem" (www.nature.com/articles/s41...). They shape discourse & fuel polarization.
"64% of profiles" = bots www.clickguard.com/blog/twitter...
"Ratioed" = bot invasion.
"Social media bots are deeply interweaved into our digital ecosystem" (www.nature.com/articles/s41...). They shape discourse & fuel polarization.
"64% of profiles" = bots www.clickguard.com/blog/twitter...
A global comparison of social media bot and human characteristics - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - A global comparison of social media bot and human characteristics
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Bots create MUCH of traffic on X, perhaps more than half.
"Ratioed" = bot invasion.
"Social media bots are deeply interweaved into our digital ecosystem" (www.nature.com/articles/s41...). They shape discourse & fuel polarization.
"64% of profiles" = bots www.clickguard.com/blog/twitter...
"Ratioed" = bot invasion.
"Social media bots are deeply interweaved into our digital ecosystem" (www.nature.com/articles/s41...). They shape discourse & fuel polarization.
"64% of profiles" = bots www.clickguard.com/blog/twitter...
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NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
December 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
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The country’s 10 richest billionaires have seen their wealth increase by nearly $700 billion since Trump reentered the White House.
Meanwhile, fundraising for essential expenses on GoFundMe increased by 20% over the past year.
“Golden Age” for who?
Meanwhile, fundraising for essential expenses on GoFundMe increased by 20% over the past year.
“Golden Age” for who?
December 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The country’s 10 richest billionaires have seen their wealth increase by nearly $700 billion since Trump reentered the White House.
Meanwhile, fundraising for essential expenses on GoFundMe increased by 20% over the past year.
“Golden Age” for who?
Meanwhile, fundraising for essential expenses on GoFundMe increased by 20% over the past year.
“Golden Age” for who?
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If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
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December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
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Whenever I come across an anti-trans bigot who calls themself a lefty or a progressive—there are quite a few of these folks in the UK—I wonder what kinds of mental gymnastics they must perform, given the anti-trans movement is tied closely with authoritarianism, homophobia, & anti-abortion activism
meanwhile, the US attorney general also wants to categorize trans equality activists as belonging to “designated terrorist organizations”.
a leaked Justice Department memo from December 9th added “radical gender ideology” as part of its definition of “domestic terrorism”.
a leaked Justice Department memo from December 9th added “radical gender ideology” as part of its definition of “domestic terrorism”.
December 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Whenever I come across an anti-trans bigot who calls themself a lefty or a progressive—there are quite a few of these folks in the UK—I wonder what kinds of mental gymnastics they must perform, given the anti-trans movement is tied closely with authoritarianism, homophobia, & anti-abortion activism
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It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.
Fifty-seven percent of Americans disapprove of how Trump is handling the economy, once viewed as one of the president's strengths.
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Americans are more dissatisfied with Trump’s handling of the economy than ever, poll shows
Fifty-seven percent of Americans disapprove of how Trump is handling the economy, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Fifty-seven percent of Americans disapprove of how Trump is handling the economy, once viewed as one of the president's strengths.
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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"De-influencing the news means being deliberate. It means resisting the attention economy and engagement bait of social media. It means searching and going slower."
De-influencing news influencers www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/de-i... via @niemanlab.org
De-influencing news influencers www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/de-i... via @niemanlab.org
De-influencing news influencers
"It may be easy to follow the most popular news influencers out there, but is it possible to trade out that consumption for one who is in your community?"
www.niemanlab.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"De-influencing the news means being deliberate. It means resisting the attention economy and engagement bait of social media. It means searching and going slower."
De-influencing news influencers www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/de-i... via @niemanlab.org
De-influencing news influencers www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/de-i... via @niemanlab.org
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D.E.I. shot the serif, but I will not shoot no Calibri
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
D.E.I. shot the serif, but I will not shoot no Calibri
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MTG recognizes "male gatekeeping", allowing women in only if they support patriarchy. "They want women just to go along with whatever they’re doing & basically to stand there, smile and clap with approval, whereas they just have their good old boys club."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | Republican Women Suddenly Realize They’re Surrounded by Misogynists
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
MTG recognizes "male gatekeeping", allowing women in only if they support patriarchy. "They want women just to go along with whatever they’re doing & basically to stand there, smile and clap with approval, whereas they just have their good old boys club."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
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Breaking down some of the anti Vax stuff going at the CDC *before* this week's ACIP meeting on childhood vaccines.
Notably their "finding" on COVID vaccines and children and a recent appointment...
youtube.com/shorts/AR97l...
Notably their "finding" on COVID vaccines and children and a recent appointment...
youtube.com/shorts/AR97l...
Why the FDA memo on COVID vaccine risk is nothing to worry about
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Breaking down some of the anti Vax stuff going at the CDC *before* this week's ACIP meeting on childhood vaccines.
Notably their "finding" on COVID vaccines and children and a recent appointment...
youtube.com/shorts/AR97l...
Notably their "finding" on COVID vaccines and children and a recent appointment...
youtube.com/shorts/AR97l...
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Protip for good white people: there IS a answer when asked “are you racist?”
You simply say: “being born and raised in white supremacy means all of us hold and racialised worldviews. But I am learning about racism and working on changing my worldview and myself.”
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You simply say: “being born and raised in white supremacy means all of us hold and racialised worldviews. But I am learning about racism and working on changing my worldview and myself.”
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December 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Protip for good white people: there IS a answer when asked “are you racist?”
You simply say: “being born and raised in white supremacy means all of us hold and racialised worldviews. But I am learning about racism and working on changing my worldview and myself.”
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You simply say: “being born and raised in white supremacy means all of us hold and racialised worldviews. But I am learning about racism and working on changing my worldview and myself.”
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So, to all the "RFK's got some good ideas" folks (Rachael Bedard, Leana Wen) and Jay Bhattacharya is "an excellent choice for NIH" (Steven Macedo, Frances Lee) and Vinay Prasad "will bring a breath of fresh air to FDA" (Adam Cifu, John Mandrola) groupies--you own this now too.
I think the *speed* at which RFK Jr and his Great Barrington Declaration/anti-vaxx/Brownstone wrecking crew have been dismantling the US public health system has been really astonishing
Well, Senators Bill Cassidy and Thom Tillis, you wanted RFK Jr. to “go wild” at HHS.
Congratulations. You’ve achieved your goal. He is well on his way to completely destroying the US vaccine program.
Congratulations. You’ve achieved your goal. He is well on his way to completely destroying the US vaccine program.
December 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
So, to all the "RFK's got some good ideas" folks (Rachael Bedard, Leana Wen) and Jay Bhattacharya is "an excellent choice for NIH" (Steven Macedo, Frances Lee) and Vinay Prasad "will bring a breath of fresh air to FDA" (Adam Cifu, John Mandrola) groupies--you own this now too.
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Scripps News: DHS agents target the Vietnamese community in New Orleans.
www.scrippsnews.com/politics/imm...
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DHS agents target the Vietnamese community in New Orleans
A DHS immigration enforcement operation dubbed "Operation Catahoula Crunch" began earlier this week in New Orleans, Louisiana, with a goal of 5,000 arrests over two months.
www.scrippsnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Scripps News: DHS agents target the Vietnamese community in New Orleans.
www.scrippsnews.com/politics/imm...
www.scrippsnews.com/politics/imm...