@cecilew.bsky.social
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I feel like that makes it worse, bc it underscores that it's not just (using just loosely) RFK Jr randomly being a conspiracy addled eugenicist wackjob -- this catastrophe was coordinated and had the backing of the conservative legal movement
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I feel like that makes it worse, bc it underscores that it's not just (using just loosely) RFK Jr randomly being a conspiracy addled eugenicist wackjob -- this catastrophe was coordinated and had the backing of the conservative legal movement
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Funding was pulled from the Academy of Pediatrics in retaliation for criticizing RFKjr. Programs for autism screening, mental health & rural care were cut. When ideology replaces medicine, our kids lose evidence-based care & public health becomes a loyalty test.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
December 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Funding was pulled from the Academy of Pediatrics in retaliation for criticizing RFKjr. Programs for autism screening, mental health & rural care were cut. When ideology replaces medicine, our kids lose evidence-based care & public health becomes a loyalty test.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
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For every 1°C that we heat the atmosphere can hold approximately 7% more water.
Extreme precipitation willl become more frequent putting people living near seasonal rivers at great risk.
We need robust early warning systems for people living near rivers!
youtu.be/93K0ZyfTUPs
#ClimateLiteracy
Extreme precipitation willl become more frequent putting people living near seasonal rivers at great risk.
We need robust early warning systems for people living near rivers!
youtu.be/93K0ZyfTUPs
#ClimateLiteracy
Flash floods kill dozens in Moroccan town of Safi • FRANCE 24 English
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
For every 1°C that we heat the atmosphere can hold approximately 7% more water.
Extreme precipitation willl become more frequent putting people living near seasonal rivers at great risk.
We need robust early warning systems for people living near rivers!
youtu.be/93K0ZyfTUPs
#ClimateLiteracy
Extreme precipitation willl become more frequent putting people living near seasonal rivers at great risk.
We need robust early warning systems for people living near rivers!
youtu.be/93K0ZyfTUPs
#ClimateLiteracy
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Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
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If we're not doing laws anymore, then Democratic governors, mayors and councils can stop recognizing federal authority in the areas of law enforcement and taxation
“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
If we're not doing laws anymore, then Democratic governors, mayors and councils can stop recognizing federal authority in the areas of law enforcement and taxation
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Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances:
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
(Published October w/ @newyorker.com)
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
(Published October w/ @newyorker.com)
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances:
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
(Published October w/ @newyorker.com)
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
(Published October w/ @newyorker.com)
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Rare “Particularly Dangerous Situation” alert issued by NWS Boulder, CO for Friday in the Foothills for gusts up to 100 mph!! It’s due to a strong “downslope” wind. Air accelerates downhill and also drys out, making for damaging gusts and potentially rapid fire spread.
December 19, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Rare “Particularly Dangerous Situation” alert issued by NWS Boulder, CO for Friday in the Foothills for gusts up to 100 mph!! It’s due to a strong “downslope” wind. Air accelerates downhill and also drys out, making for damaging gusts and potentially rapid fire spread.
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5th grade is optimistic, given many of their statements.
If any journalist wants to talk to a trans man with a PhD in Human Genomics who was trained in labs that studied the evolution of sex, I'm right here
Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻♂️
Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻♂️
December 19, 2025 at 4:43 AM
5th grade is optimistic, given many of their statements.
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We can make big oil irrelevant as soon as we choose the safer, cheaper alternatives.
It’s important to remember that fossil fuel proponents aren’t just creating a climate crisis threatening the livable atmosphere, they’re also pushing a more expensive form of energy than what is available with renewables.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind...
Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel Plants
Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal
www.scientificamerican.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
We can make big oil irrelevant as soon as we choose the safer, cheaper alternatives.
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LOL - Senate (and House) Republicans are ending their "probe" into Hegseth's boat strikes after they got Schumer, Durbin and majority of the Senate Democratic Caucus to vote for a $900 billon defense authorization bill for Trump/Hegseth.
December 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
LOL - Senate (and House) Republicans are ending their "probe" into Hegseth's boat strikes after they got Schumer, Durbin and majority of the Senate Democratic Caucus to vote for a $900 billon defense authorization bill for Trump/Hegseth.
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FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
Yikes!!
Coming out of 3 week migraine (status migrainosus, look it up) & seeing my work — w/ @marentierra.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social @altibel.bsky.social @jedbrown.org @felienne.bsky.social @lucyavraamidou.bsky.social — in Rolling Stone. Guess I shouldn't be as depressed anymore based on facts 😌
Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
December 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Yikes!!
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You know what evil and murder look like? Creepy MAGA scumbag Mike Johnson blocking votes on extending ACA subsidies knowing healthcare costs are set to skyrocket as many desperately rely on coverage whilst orange felon says his golden ballroom will now cost taxpayers $400M.
December 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
You know what evil and murder look like? Creepy MAGA scumbag Mike Johnson blocking votes on extending ACA subsidies knowing healthcare costs are set to skyrocket as many desperately rely on coverage whilst orange felon says his golden ballroom will now cost taxpayers $400M.
Not a good look for a fossil-fuel enamoured province that claims to contribute so much to the economic wellbeing of Canadians.
🧵/8 Alberta is Canada's #RightWing, Conservative™️, #FreeMarket capital. This is where these ideas get to SHINE.
Question 8: WHY ARE SO MANY ALBERTANS SO POOR? bsky.app/profile/kims... #abpoli #cdnpoli
Question 8: WHY ARE SO MANY ALBERTANS SO POOR? bsky.app/profile/kims... #abpoli #cdnpoli
Last year, Alberta had the highest percentage of people living in food-insecure households of all the provinces.
Only Northwest Territories and Nunavut were worse.
proof.utoronto.ca/2025/new-dat...
Only Northwest Territories and Nunavut were worse.
proof.utoronto.ca/2025/new-dat...
December 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Not a good look for a fossil-fuel enamoured province that claims to contribute so much to the economic wellbeing of Canadians.
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🚨Democrats in both the House and Senate have introduced War Powers Resolutions to block further military assaults on Venezuela. Urge your representatives to support these resolutions:
act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
#indivisible
act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
#indivisible
Tell Congress: No War With Venezuela
The Trump regime has been amassing forces in the Caribbean as it threatens war against Venezuela.
act.indivisible.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:55 AM
🚨Democrats in both the House and Senate have introduced War Powers Resolutions to block further military assaults on Venezuela. Urge your representatives to support these resolutions:
act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
#indivisible
act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
#indivisible
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The Pulitzer Board is actually fighting back against one of Trump’s vexatious lawsuits, saying, ‘If you were harmed, prove it — with medical and financial records.’
Not rolling over like some of the capitulating companies we’ve seen.
newrepublic.com/post/204475/...
Not rolling over like some of the capitulating companies we’ve seen.
newrepublic.com/post/204475/...
Pulitzer Board Demands Trump’s Tax and Psych Records in Lawsuit Twist
Donald Trump isn’t going to be happy about this one.
newrepublic.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The Pulitzer Board is actually fighting back against one of Trump’s vexatious lawsuits, saying, ‘If you were harmed, prove it — with medical and financial records.’
Not rolling over like some of the capitulating companies we’ve seen.
newrepublic.com/post/204475/...
Not rolling over like some of the capitulating companies we’ve seen.
newrepublic.com/post/204475/...
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it’s fine
it’s fine that our transport/supplies/connectivity to the whole rest of the province can be severed by “heavy rain”
hashtag
itsclimatechangemotherfuckers
hashtag
somebodytellcarney
it’s fine that our transport/supplies/connectivity to the whole rest of the province can be severed by “heavy rain”
hashtag
itsclimatechangemotherfuckers
hashtag
somebodytellcarney
December 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
it’s fine
it’s fine that our transport/supplies/connectivity to the whole rest of the province can be severed by “heavy rain”
hashtag
itsclimatechangemotherfuckers
hashtag
somebodytellcarney
it’s fine that our transport/supplies/connectivity to the whole rest of the province can be severed by “heavy rain”
hashtag
itsclimatechangemotherfuckers
hashtag
somebodytellcarney
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“What our paper, I think, makes fairly clear is that there’s pretty much an utter failure of environmental management regulation and enforcement in relation to coal mining,”
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
Alberta officials stalled coal mine pollution study | The Narwhal
An Alberta government scientist was prevented from speaking publicly about his coal mine pollution research, emails show
thenarwhal.ca
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“What our paper, I think, makes fairly clear is that there’s pretty much an utter failure of environmental management regulation and enforcement in relation to coal mining,”
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
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WEAR A WELL-FITTING N95 CONTINUOUSLY IN ALL INDOOR PUBLIC SPACES, wash your hands (flu, unlike covid, persists on surfaces for hours to days), and get vaccinated. N95s are the most important thing. Public health that doesn't focus on them--and clean indoor public air--is not, in fact, public health.
Ontario hospitals warn of massive spike in ICU admissions for influenza https://globalnews.ca/news/11580298/ontario-influenza-increase/
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
December 17, 2025 at 4:51 AM
WEAR A WELL-FITTING N95 CONTINUOUSLY IN ALL INDOOR PUBLIC SPACES, wash your hands (flu, unlike covid, persists on surfaces for hours to days), and get vaccinated. N95s are the most important thing. Public health that doesn't focus on them--and clean indoor public air--is not, in fact, public health.
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Also, we have methods and technologies that work against current (and future) bugs but we refuse to use them.
Old antibiotics are losing their effectiveness — and new ones aren’t being discovered fast enough. Scientists are using machine learning to find solutions.
Is AI the answer to fighting antibiotic-resistant superbugs?
Old antibiotics are losing their effectiveness — and new ones aren’t being discovered fast enough. Scientists are using machine learning to find solutions.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Also, we have methods and technologies that work against current (and future) bugs but we refuse to use them.
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Narrator: They did not learn any lessons from COVID. "Wash your hands" and "don't panic" is as far as they ever got with infection control.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Vaccinate, isolate, ventilate: will we finally learn the lessons from covid this flu season?
With flu surging again, Stephen Reicher and colleagues draw on the experience of covid-19 to argue that predictable winter pressures demand more than individual responsibility, they also require syste...
www.bmj.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Narrator: They did not learn any lessons from COVID. "Wash your hands" and "don't panic" is as far as they ever got with infection control.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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According to PHAC wastewater data, in Ontario, both Covid and flu-A are high, and RSV is moderate.
Put on a mask, wash you hands, and run an air filter.
Put on a mask, wash you hands, and run an air filter.
December 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
According to PHAC wastewater data, in Ontario, both Covid and flu-A are high, and RSV is moderate.
Put on a mask, wash you hands, and run an air filter.
Put on a mask, wash you hands, and run an air filter.
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Children are dying of influenza in Canada and public health is mentioning maybe masking as an afterthought and saying nothing about clean indoor air as if we didn't know how to SAVE THESE CHILDREN'S LIVES.
And it's beginning to get on my nerves.
And it's beginning to get on my nerves.
December 17, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Children are dying of influenza in Canada and public health is mentioning maybe masking as an afterthought and saying nothing about clean indoor air as if we didn't know how to SAVE THESE CHILDREN'S LIVES.
And it's beginning to get on my nerves.
And it's beginning to get on my nerves.
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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 1:16 AM
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.