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The ongoing war on science and reason by political and religious extremists takes a bizarre turn- "freedom of religion" apparently also means "freedom to get and spread disease."
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court ruled that parents could opt their children out of being in a classroom at the same time as a picture book about two hamsters getting married. Now that decision may lead to kids dying of preventable diseases, because this is Hell. skepchick.org/2025/12/anti...
Anti-Vaxxers Get a Win from SCOTUS anti-LGBTQ Ruling
Back in April of this year, I talked a bit about a truly ridiculous case that was being heard by the Supreme Court: in Mahmoud v. Taylor, religious fundamentalists objected to the mere existence of…
skepchick.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The ongoing war on science and reason by political and religious extremists takes a bizarre turn- "freedom of religion" apparently also means "freedom to get and spread disease."
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“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
An excellent, quite thorough review of the issue of "chemophobia," the irrational fear of chemicals that informs a lot of the pseudoscientific nonsense behind alternative approaches to health.
www.mdpi.com/3334096
www.mdpi.com/3334096
December 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
An excellent, quite thorough review of the issue of "chemophobia," the irrational fear of chemicals that informs a lot of the pseudoscientific nonsense behind alternative approaches to health.
www.mdpi.com/3334096
www.mdpi.com/3334096
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This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science 🧪
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
Hepatitis B vaccine guidance set to be rolled back for US babies: what the science says
A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
www.nature.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science 🧪
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
A reminder from the insightful and inimitable Tim Minchin!
December 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A reminder from the insightful and inimitable Tim Minchin!
What is evidence-based medicine and why does it matter?
skeptvet.com/2025/12/what...
skeptvet.com/2025/12/what...
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
What is evidence-based medicine and why does it matter?
skeptvet.com/2025/12/what...
skeptvet.com/2025/12/what...
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Terrific review from Ed and friends on the safety and mechanisms of aluminum adjuvants.
Adjuvants are one of veterinary medicine’s greatest contributions to public health.
Adjuvants are one of veterinary medicine’s greatest contributions to public health.
#medsky #pedsky #idsky #immunosky #episky
I collaborated with exceptionally talented people in infectious diseases to write this Special Article about aluminum salts in childhood vaccines.
We review the evidence base for key safety concerns and offer guidance for communication with caregivers.
I collaborated with exceptionally talented people in infectious diseases to write this Special Article about aluminum salts in childhood vaccines.
We review the evidence base for key safety concerns and offer guidance for communication with caregivers.
The Role and Safety of Aluminum Adjuvants in Childhood Vaccines
Aluminum salts have been used as adjuvants in vaccines for nearly a century, enhancing the immune response to purified antigens and ensuring durable protection against serious infectious diseases. Des...
publications.aap.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Terrific review from Ed and friends on the safety and mechanisms of aluminum adjuvants.
Adjuvants are one of veterinary medicine’s greatest contributions to public health.
Adjuvants are one of veterinary medicine’s greatest contributions to public health.
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The new CDC #2 has a history of supporting medical gibberish.
Pro Ivermectin as a “treatment” for COVID, yet against mass vaccine campaigns.
It will fall to leaders at the state level and coalitions like the West Coast Health Alliance to fill the massive gap.
#WCHA @governor.ca.gov
Pro Ivermectin as a “treatment” for COVID, yet against mass vaccine campaigns.
It will fall to leaders at the state level and coalitions like the West Coast Health Alliance to fill the massive gap.
#WCHA @governor.ca.gov
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The new CDC #2 has a history of supporting medical gibberish.
Pro Ivermectin as a “treatment” for COVID, yet against mass vaccine campaigns.
It will fall to leaders at the state level and coalitions like the West Coast Health Alliance to fill the massive gap.
#WCHA @governor.ca.gov
Pro Ivermectin as a “treatment” for COVID, yet against mass vaccine campaigns.
It will fall to leaders at the state level and coalitions like the West Coast Health Alliance to fill the massive gap.
#WCHA @governor.ca.gov
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is definitely coming for your vaccines, part 5: VAERS and a useful idiot at the FDA sciencebasedmedicine.org/rfk-jr-is-de... via @sciencebasedmedicine.org.web.brid.gy @gorskon.bsky.social
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is definitely coming for your vaccines, part 5: VAERS and a useful idiot at the FDA
In the sadly continuing story of how Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. is working to eliminate vaccines, we look at a useful idiot, Dr. Vinay Prasad, and how he is weaponizing dead children
sciencebasedmedicine.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is definitely coming for your vaccines, part 5: VAERS and a useful idiot at the FDA sciencebasedmedicine.org/rfk-jr-is-de... via @sciencebasedmedicine.org.web.brid.gy @gorskon.bsky.social
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In the continuing story of HHS Secretary RFK Jr.'s efforts to eliminate vaccines, we look at one of his useful idiots, CBER Director Dr. Vinay Prasad, and his email laying out how FDA will weaponize dead children to justify making vaccines harder to approve. sciencebasedmedicine.org/rfk-jr-is-de...
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is definitely coming for your vaccines, part 5: VAERS and a useful idiot at the FDA
In the sadly continuing story of how Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. is working to eliminate vaccines, we look at a useful idiot, Dr. Vinay Prasad, and how he is weaponizing dead children
sciencebasedmedicine.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In the continuing story of HHS Secretary RFK Jr.'s efforts to eliminate vaccines, we look at one of his useful idiots, CBER Director Dr. Vinay Prasad, and his email laying out how FDA will weaponize dead children to justify making vaccines harder to approve. sciencebasedmedicine.org/rfk-jr-is-de...
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Vague "new" evidence. ✅
Runs counter to a large & robust body of evidence exploring risks / benefits. ✅
Aligned with fearmongering antivaxx BS rhetoric. ✅
Very on-brand for MAGA / MAHA. ✅
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths wapo.st/49GmNLP
Runs counter to a large & robust body of evidence exploring risks / benefits. ✅
Aligned with fearmongering antivaxx BS rhetoric. ✅
Very on-brand for MAGA / MAHA. ✅
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths wapo.st/49GmNLP
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
wapo.st
November 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Vague "new" evidence. ✅
Runs counter to a large & robust body of evidence exploring risks / benefits. ✅
Aligned with fearmongering antivaxx BS rhetoric. ✅
Very on-brand for MAGA / MAHA. ✅
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths wapo.st/49GmNLP
Runs counter to a large & robust body of evidence exploring risks / benefits. ✅
Aligned with fearmongering antivaxx BS rhetoric. ✅
Very on-brand for MAGA / MAHA. ✅
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths wapo.st/49GmNLP
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The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
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The darkness descends.
If this wasn't so deadly, it would almost be comical. How much worse can it get? Every day brings a new head-shaking horror.
Louisiana health official who halted state vaccine campaign tapped as CDC’s No. 2 wapo.st/4pvW7C8
If this wasn't so deadly, it would almost be comical. How much worse can it get? Every day brings a new head-shaking horror.
Louisiana health official who halted state vaccine campaign tapped as CDC’s No. 2 wapo.st/4pvW7C8
Louisiana health official who halted state vaccine campaign tapped as CDC’s No. 2
Ralph Abraham, a Louisiana health official who stopped promoting mass vaccination vaccines, has been appointed as the CDC's principal deputy director
wapo.st
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The darkness descends.
If this wasn't so deadly, it would almost be comical. How much worse can it get? Every day brings a new head-shaking horror.
Louisiana health official who halted state vaccine campaign tapped as CDC’s No. 2 wapo.st/4pvW7C8
If this wasn't so deadly, it would almost be comical. How much worse can it get? Every day brings a new head-shaking horror.
Louisiana health official who halted state vaccine campaign tapped as CDC’s No. 2 wapo.st/4pvW7C8
Another example of the trashing of American science an public health! www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Trump slashed spending on clinical trials. The toll is starting to become clear.
Grants for 383 clinical trials were terminated and the funding disruptions affected more than 74,000 trial participants, according to new research.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Another example of the trashing of American science an public health! www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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🚨 My new piece: increasingly, vaccine hesitancy tied to political identity www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com
Vaccines are a wedge issue, exploited by politicians to garner votes, by political commentators to build brands and by online influencers to get clicks.
#VaccinesWork
Vaccines are a wedge issue, exploited by politicians to garner votes, by political commentators to build brands and by online influencers to get clicks.
#VaccinesWork
On measles and vaccines, Canada can’t keep ignoring the elephant in the room
Study after study has shown that political affiliation is one of the single strongest predictors of vaccination status.
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🚨 My new piece: increasingly, vaccine hesitancy tied to political identity www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com
Vaccines are a wedge issue, exploited by politicians to garner votes, by political commentators to build brands and by online influencers to get clicks.
#VaccinesWork
Vaccines are a wedge issue, exploited by politicians to garner votes, by political commentators to build brands and by online influencers to get clicks.
#VaccinesWork
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Vaccine hesitancy isn't just for humans, we see impacts on pets too.
There's some overlap between hesitancy for human and animal vaccines, but also some different issues and reasons.
It's complex.
But, what are the disease implications.
1/n
There's some overlap between hesitancy for human and animal vaccines, but also some different issues and reasons.
It's complex.
But, what are the disease implications.
1/n
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Vaccine hesitancy isn't just for humans, we see impacts on pets too.
There's some overlap between hesitancy for human and animal vaccines, but also some different issues and reasons.
It's complex.
But, what are the disease implications.
1/n
There's some overlap between hesitancy for human and animal vaccines, but also some different issues and reasons.
It's complex.
But, what are the disease implications.
1/n
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Kudos to the anti-vaccine movement for making the world a little worse off than where they found it.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Kudos to the anti-vaccine movement for making the world a little worse off than where they found it.
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RFK Jr. is America's biggest health threat. Each day he remains in office is an erosion of our public health and science. We're delivering petitions from thousands of concerned Americans demanding RFK Jr. be impeached on 11/5. Add your name today!
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November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
RFK Jr. is America's biggest health threat. Each day he remains in office is an erosion of our public health and science. We're delivering petitions from thousands of concerned Americans demanding RFK Jr. be impeached on 11/5. Add your name today!
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Trump’s voters have become like the members of the administration, delighting in the crassness and obscenity that pours out of the president and his circle whenever they are challenged. But policies suffer and the public is poorly served.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
www.theatlantic.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Trump’s voters have become like the members of the administration, delighting in the crassness and obscenity that pours out of the president and his circle whenever they are challenged. But policies suffer and the public is poorly served.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I was very privileged to meet @nedivetcol and @endocrino.vet at the Hill's Global Symposium. Inspiring to connect with others working to bring the best, science-based medicine to veterinary patients!
www.threads.com/@nedivetcol/...
www.threads.com/@nedivetcol/...
Neurodiagnóstico Veterinario (@nedivetcol) on Threads
El Dr. Brannan Mackenzie, presidente de la Asociación de Medicina Basada en la Evidencia, nos deja un gran mensaje
“Aceptar nuestras limitaciones” esto no nos hace menos médicos, nos hace más humanos...
www.threads.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I was very privileged to meet @nedivetcol and @endocrino.vet at the Hill's Global Symposium. Inspiring to connect with others working to bring the best, science-based medicine to veterinary patients!
www.threads.com/@nedivetcol/...
www.threads.com/@nedivetcol/...
Some mainstream attention for a problem I have been talking about for many years!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/s...
Vaccine Skepticism Comes for Pet Owners, Too
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Some mainstream attention for a problem I have been talking about for many years!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/s...
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🚨Complete BS.
And completely bonkers.
WTF is happening?
And completely bonkers.
WTF is happening?
October 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
🚨Complete BS.
And completely bonkers.
WTF is happening?
And completely bonkers.
WTF is happening?
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The only thing dumber than infant chiropractic: www.facebook.com/share/v/1Bnx...
Notice how whatever the cat does is worked into his shtick. This is absolute nonsense on every level.
@skeptvet.bsky.social
Notice how whatever the cat does is worked into his shtick. This is absolute nonsense on every level.
@skeptvet.bsky.social
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The only thing dumber than infant chiropractic: www.facebook.com/share/v/1Bnx...
Notice how whatever the cat does is worked into his shtick. This is absolute nonsense on every level.
@skeptvet.bsky.social
Notice how whatever the cat does is worked into his shtick. This is absolute nonsense on every level.
@skeptvet.bsky.social
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Try science communication on social media, they said.
It will be fun, they said.
It will be fun, they said.
October 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Try science communication on social media, they said.
It will be fun, they said.
It will be fun, they said.
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Brandolini’s Law (also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle):
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Brandolini’s Law (also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle):
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social