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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 5d

The sequel to We Want Them Infected is done!

COVID killed 1.2 million Americans while vaccines saved millions.

Yet, disinformation superspreaders were empowered, where they are taking a wrecking ball to science & medicine.

How did that happen?🧵

sciencebasedmedicine.org/everyone-els...

Everyone Else is Lying to You: My Book is Done!

The pandemic’s biggest disinformation superspreaders are now in charge. How did this happen?

sciencebasedmedicine.org

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Frank Visser @reusvisser.bsky.social · 9d

Covering the vaccine/virus conspiracies around Kirsch here:

www.integralworld.net/visser600.ht...

'Do Vaccines Really Cause Autism?, Two Substack Papers by Steve Kirsch Debunked, Frank Visser / Grok

www.integralworld.net

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debunk-the-funk.bsky.social @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · 12d

So you don’t think debates are good, b it you think your behavior is?

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debunk-the-funk.bsky.social @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · 12d

You’re the one who commented here. Why are you so angry about this?

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 13d

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Congresswoman files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. We've been sounding the alarm for months, sending 3k+ quack-o-grams, and collecting 25k petition signatures calling on our reps to impeach & remove RFK Jr.

We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV

Poster-style graphic with bold text reading “TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES: THE QUACK RFK Jr. HAS TO GO!” A large photo of RFK Jr. is overlaid with a yellow biohazard sign, while a man’s shoe is about to kick him out. At the bottom, logos and text say “Stand Up For Science” and “Fuel the fight: standupforscience.net.”

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debunk-the-funk.bsky.social @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · 13d

For what it’s worth, he reached out to Bret multiple times asking him if he wanted to debate Dave and I. He never responded.

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debunk-the-funk.bsky.social @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · 13d

AFAIK he’s not a holocaust denier, he’s a white supremacist. I’m curious, what approach do you think we should be taking in this climate if public debates shouldn’t be part of it at all?

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debunk-the-funk.bsky.social @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · 14d

No, it’s not. We don’t have holocaust deniers deciding current foreign affairs. We do now have anti-vaxxers making health policy decisions. Do you not see that difference?

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debunk-the-funk.bsky.social @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · 15d

It shouldn’t, you’re right. But when anti-vaxxers run our health agencies, there needs to be science communicators ready to step up and show on a stage that they don’t know what they’re talking about.

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Travis Pangburn @travispangburn.bsky.social · 16d

The Greatest Vaccine Debate In History. ProfessorDaveExplains Dave Farina & @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social Dr. Dan Wilson go HEAD-TO-HEAD with Steve Kirsch & Pierre Kory on VACCINES!
youtu.be/hV3qDAzcQkA?...

Greatest Vaccine Debate In History | Dave Farina & Dr. Dan Wilson vs Steve Kirsch & Dr. Pierre Kory

YouTube video by Pangburn

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debunk-the-funk.bsky.social @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · 16d

This is what happens when anti-vaxxers debate people who can call them out. One side gives you sob stories and speeches while the other gives you facts. youtu.be/hV3qDAzcQkA

Greatest Vaccine Debate In History | Dave Farina & Dr. Dan Wilson vs Steve Kirsch & Dr. Pierre Kory

YouTube video by Pangburn

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Travis Pangburn @travispangburn.bsky.social · 25d

The most exciting discussion we've ever produced. Thank you so much ‪@ProfessorDaveExplains‬ & @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social ! The vaccine debate video will be out soon.

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Microbetv @microbetv.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ladapo said what? Comparing vaccines to slavery is just BEYOND insulting. A comment like that doesn't just miss the mark, it is diabolically ignorant & a slap in the face. Slavery is a REAL historical trauma, not a metaphor for vaccinations. @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social and Vincent discuss

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Travis Pangburn @travispangburn.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Biggest Intellectual SLUGFEST in History on VACCINES is happening on September 13th in NYC!
Dave Farina & Dan Wilson vs Steve Kirsch & Pierre Kory! We hope you join us LIVE!
Tickets here: pang-burn.com/tickets

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · Aug 16

Many thanks to @skepticalinquirer.bsky.social for featuring our new book #scienceundersiege @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @publicaffairs1796.bsky.social for your Sept/Oct issue devoted to the attacks on science and the scicomms response

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Travis Pangburn @travispangburn.bsky.social · Aug 14

This will be the most important discussion we've ever produced. ProfessorDaveExplains & @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social go HEAD-TO-HEAD with Steve Kirsch & Pierre Kory on VACCINES! September 13th in NYC!
LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE! ACT FAST!
Tickets here: pang-burn.com/tickets

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · Aug 11

Stat News is giving advice to Prasad like he’s an overtired toddler.

www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/v...

Dear Vinay: Please embrace dissent and fade into the background

Vinay Prasad is back at the FDA, and in a position in which grappling with nuance — not always his strong suit — will be the key to his success.

www.statnews.com

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debunk-the-funk.bsky.social @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · Aug 7

Glad you’re liking it! No I haven’t heard of that one, guess I’ll add it to my TBR.

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debunk-the-funk.bsky.social @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · Aug 7

It deserves the praise. That ending 👌

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debunk-the-funk.bsky.social @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · Aug 7

Twin boys grow up in an adopted family in Ethiopia. Heartbreak ensues.

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🦋Dr. Natalia🕊🌻🪬 @solnatamd.medsky.social · Aug 6

"What happens is Mr. Kennedy continues to use words that make it sound like he knows what he is talking about but he doesn't."👇🏻

Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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debunk-the-funk.bsky.social @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · Aug 7

mRNA vaccines do not cause “antigenic shift.” Antigenic shift is a term used for flu viruses when they shuffle their segmented genomes. mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives and continue to be effective in preventing severe outcomes of COVID. So far, mutations have never changed that fact.

🦋Dr. Natalia🕊🌻🪬 @solnatamd.medsky.social · Aug 6

"What happens is Mr. Kennedy continues to use words that make it sound like he knows what he is talking about but he doesn't."👇🏻

Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · Aug 7

NEW: There’s another COVID contrarian working in the Office of the Director at NIH.

Kevin Bardosh has staked out a number of fringe positions on mRNA vaccines and other pandemic mitigation measures.

He was recruited out of a UK-based anti-lockdown group Jay Bhattacharya was affiliated with.

Another COVID Contrarian Working For the NIH Director

Kevin Bardosh, who argued COVID boosters do more harm than good for young people, has been working in Jay Bhattacharya’s office for months.

www.importantcontext.news

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debunk-the-funk.bsky.social @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · Aug 7

Existential crisis-inducing. Loved it. 5 ⭐️

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debunk-the-funk.bsky.social @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social · Aug 7

Most epic fantasy of all time I will fight about this.

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