Steve Valeika DVM PhD
@zoonotic1.bsky.social
DVM (UGA 01) | PhD (UNC 08) | Small Animal Vet | Recovering Academic | Infectious Disease Epi | ID and Public Health consultant for the Veterinary Information Network | Board member for Buncombe County Health Dept. | Family Guy | Son of an immigrant
So I saw this post and wondered, is there a new vitamin d study? So I searched Bluesky for “vitamin d”
Not what I expected. Glad my filters are on.
Not what I expected. Glad my filters are on.
Every time I think that the story of vitamin D supplementation can't get any more ridiculous, it somehow does.
The most used pill in the world and we know it's probably a waste of time for most people.
The most used pill in the world and we know it's probably a waste of time for most people.
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
So I saw this post and wondered, is there a new vitamin d study? So I searched Bluesky for “vitamin d”
Not what I expected. Glad my filters are on.
Not what I expected. Glad my filters are on.
They’re so good at weaponizing scientific terminology. They can point to their statement as technically true since we can’t prove the negative—that vaccines don’t cause autism. But they ignore that we can do what science is meant to do, which is falsify the statement “vaccines cause autism.”
RFK Jr. admits he instructed the CDC to alter its website to hint at a vaccine–autism link. That’s an extraordinary breach of scientific norms. This is not how evidence-based public health works, and it’s not “gold standard” anything.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
They’re so good at weaponizing scientific terminology. They can point to their statement as technically true since we can’t prove the negative—that vaccines don’t cause autism. But they ignore that we can do what science is meant to do, which is falsify the statement “vaccines cause autism.”
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Fool me once, shame on bamboo. Fool me twice... won't get bambooed again
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Fool me once, shame on bamboo. Fool me twice... won't get bambooed again
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🧵 The claim that a political leader “personally instructed” the CDC to abandon its scientific conclusions about vaccines is more than troubling — it is a direct attack on the foundations of evidence-based medicine.
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
🧵 The claim that a political leader “personally instructed” the CDC to abandon its scientific conclusions about vaccines is more than troubling — it is a direct attack on the foundations of evidence-based medicine.
You only get to violate fundamental journalistic ethics one time thanks to woke.
Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
You only get to violate fundamental journalistic ethics one time thanks to woke.
Challenging scientific consensus is what actual scientists do all the time. This still makes it look like he’s engaging in scientific discourse, when in fact he is undermining the practice of science itself. It’s not like he’s a researcher presenting paradigm shifting data, he’s just telling lies!
Upon reconsideration, I am changing the word to consensus, which is more precise and reflects my intent.
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Challenging scientific consensus is what actual scientists do all the time. This still makes it look like he’s engaging in scientific discourse, when in fact he is undermining the practice of science itself. It’s not like he’s a researcher presenting paradigm shifting data, he’s just telling lies!
This is crazy. I drive that stretch of road a lot. Lots of lakes, and lots of Bald Eagles.
Poor kitty. Lucky human (for not crashing, not lucky for getting covered in broken glass and exploding cat).
Poor kitty. Lucky human (for not crashing, not lucky for getting covered in broken glass and exploding cat).
North Carolina driver recounts bizarre incident after cat crashed through windshield
What began as a typical drive to work spiraled into the unexpected when a bald eagle unexpectedly dropped a cat onto a car in North Carolina.
wlos.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is crazy. I drive that stretch of road a lot. Lots of lakes, and lots of Bald Eagles.
Poor kitty. Lucky human (for not crashing, not lucky for getting covered in broken glass and exploding cat).
Poor kitty. Lucky human (for not crashing, not lucky for getting covered in broken glass and exploding cat).
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Veterinarian friends, antivax groups really going all in on animal vaccines.
November 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Veterinarian friends, antivax groups really going all in on animal vaccines.
Omg this video
They're native to tropical rainforests in South America.
"Waxy" refers to a special secreted coating that protects them from desiccation and UV damage. They spread it on their skin with almost-human hands.
(frog shown is Phyllomedusa bicolor, a close cousin)
"Waxy" refers to a special secreted coating that protects them from desiccation and UV damage. They spread it on their skin with almost-human hands.
(frog shown is Phyllomedusa bicolor, a close cousin)
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Omg this video
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Half of anatomy is like someone using an old toilet as a planter. They had it on hand, it did the job, but it's hard to ignore the fact that it used to have a different purpose. 😉
Toilet garden planters become Manea village landmark
Floral displays created in old toilet bowls make their creator the talk of the village.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Half of anatomy is like someone using an old toilet as a planter. They had it on hand, it did the job, but it's hard to ignore the fact that it used to have a different purpose. 😉
Let’s hear it for @vinnewsservice.bsky.social calling out this AI bullshit.
An AI company claimed that it had “aced the NAVLE,” which is the board exam all DVM’s must pass in order to practice. Except, they lied…
Questions follow company's claim that its AI aced the NAVLE - News - VIN news.vin.com/default.aspx...
Questions follow company's claim that its AI aced the NAVLE - News - VIN news.vin.com/default.aspx...
Questions follow company's claim that its AI aced the NAVLE
It's misleading, says group that runs North American veterinary licensing exam
news.vin.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Let’s hear it for @vinnewsservice.bsky.social calling out this AI bullshit.
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An AI company claimed that it had “aced the NAVLE,” which is the board exam all DVM’s must pass in order to practice. Except, they lied…
Questions follow company's claim that its AI aced the NAVLE - News - VIN news.vin.com/default.aspx...
Questions follow company's claim that its AI aced the NAVLE - News - VIN news.vin.com/default.aspx...
Questions follow company's claim that its AI aced the NAVLE
It's misleading, says group that runs North American veterinary licensing exam
news.vin.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
An AI company claimed that it had “aced the NAVLE,” which is the board exam all DVM’s must pass in order to practice. Except, they lied…
Questions follow company's claim that its AI aced the NAVLE - News - VIN news.vin.com/default.aspx...
Questions follow company's claim that its AI aced the NAVLE - News - VIN news.vin.com/default.aspx...
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Randomized controlled trial for pyometra surgery in 152 dogs (Vhläinen 2025).
IV TMS, then 5 days of oral TMS or placebo.
Surgical site infection: 7.8% of dogs that got post-operative antibiotics and 2.7% of those that didn’t
1/3
IV TMS, then 5 days of oral TMS or placebo.
Surgical site infection: 7.8% of dogs that got post-operative antibiotics and 2.7% of those that didn’t
1/3
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Randomized controlled trial for pyometra surgery in 152 dogs (Vhläinen 2025).
IV TMS, then 5 days of oral TMS or placebo.
Surgical site infection: 7.8% of dogs that got post-operative antibiotics and 2.7% of those that didn’t
1/3
IV TMS, then 5 days of oral TMS or placebo.
Surgical site infection: 7.8% of dogs that got post-operative antibiotics and 2.7% of those that didn’t
1/3
Remember when Howard Dean awkwardly yelled and that was enough for people to be like, “well no way can that lunatic be president!”
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Remember when Howard Dean awkwardly yelled and that was enough for people to be like, “well no way can that lunatic be president!”
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The corrupted CDC website refers to a Danish study (Andersson et al) and "a statistically significant 67% increased risk of Asperger's syndrome per 1 mg increase in aluminum exposure among children born between 2007 and 2018 (Supplement Figure 4)." It's worth putting this into context. Short 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The corrupted CDC website refers to a Danish study (Andersson et al) and "a statistically significant 67% increased risk of Asperger's syndrome per 1 mg increase in aluminum exposure among children born between 2007 and 2018 (Supplement Figure 4)." It's worth putting this into context. Short 🧵
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A reminder that I’ve archived every public-facing web page from the CDC website prior to the Trump Regime purging data back in late January:
acasignups.net/cdc-website
acasignups.net/cdc-website
CDC.Gov Archive Index
With the Musk/Trump Administration bulldozing their way through seemingly every federal government website, teams of data analysts and archivers have been attempting to download and archive as much fe...
acasignups.net
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 AM
A reminder that I’ve archived every public-facing web page from the CDC website prior to the Trump Regime purging data back in late January:
acasignups.net/cdc-website
acasignups.net/cdc-website
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messenger RNA? More like miracle RNA amirite?
a painting of jesus with his arms outstretched and an angel in the background
ALT: a painting of jesus with his arms outstretched and an angel in the background
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
messenger RNA? More like miracle RNA amirite?
And they’re naked.
These prosecutors are living out that nightmare where you show up for a class you forgot you had signed up for and never did any work and it’s the final exam and you can’t graduate unless you pass.
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
And they’re naked.
These prosecutors are living out that nightmare where you show up for a class you forgot you had signed up for and never did any work and it’s the final exam and you can’t graduate unless you pass.
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
These prosecutors are living out that nightmare where you show up for a class you forgot you had signed up for and never did any work and it’s the final exam and you can’t graduate unless you pass.
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twirling my hair coquettishly as RFK Jr describes his battle with tularemia
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
twirling my hair coquettishly as RFK Jr describes his battle with tularemia
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Kids have died from parents embracing the kind of the anti-vax nonsense Kennedy and his pals peddle.
Like recently.
It’s not cute. It’s not romantic.
As journalists, we serve the public and the public interest. It’s a shame to see someone rise who clearly does not appreciate that responsibility
Like recently.
It’s not cute. It’s not romantic.
As journalists, we serve the public and the public interest. It’s a shame to see someone rise who clearly does not appreciate that responsibility
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Kids have died from parents embracing the kind of the anti-vax nonsense Kennedy and his pals peddle.
Like recently.
It’s not cute. It’s not romantic.
As journalists, we serve the public and the public interest. It’s a shame to see someone rise who clearly does not appreciate that responsibility
Like recently.
It’s not cute. It’s not romantic.
As journalists, we serve the public and the public interest. It’s a shame to see someone rise who clearly does not appreciate that responsibility
If they ever come out with GLP-1 drugs for dogs (and they are definitely in the pipeline), the name Wagovy is just sitting there waiting. You’re welcome.
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If they ever come out with GLP-1 drugs for dogs (and they are definitely in the pipeline), the name Wagovy is just sitting there waiting. You’re welcome.