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David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · 4d

Is it worse to have the gene variant that hates cilantro or the variant that loves milk chocolate? I have both of these gene variants and my partner has neither.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10d

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David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · 10d

Uggggh

David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · 13d

I like to purchase merch from artists to support them. I tried to do that today for an artist in the UK. They said, "Quick heads up: Because of new US import rules, we can’t ship T-shirts or clothing to the States right now". Are we winning yet? #supporttheartsifyoucan

David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · 14d

This is fascism

Markus Pössel @mpoessel.de · 14d

Heading in the direction of Nazi Germany after Hitler took power 30 January 1933 and put his political,opponents in concentration camps. But instead of having historians reconstruct events in retrospective, it‘s on live television.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

Patel on left-wing groups: "We are properly going to chase them down like the domestic terrorists that they are."

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David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · 14d

Fascism 101. Yes, this will be on the test www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...

Grand Jury Indicts Longtime Trump Target, Former F.B.I. Director James Comey

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 15d

Infectious Disease physicians welcome you all. We have been in this state perpetually since 2020!

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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 15d

“Twelve percent of cases have required hospitalization, with 29% of those hospitalized aged 19 years or younger. There have been 3 confirmed measles deaths this year.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/cdc-...

CDC confirms 23 more US measles cases as 2025 total tops 1,500

Georgia's health department reports 3 new measles infections with links to the state's most recent case.

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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Rachaelrach526 @rasobe.bsky.social · 21d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21d

This part.

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David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · 21d

This is what fascism looks like folks. Like Hitler, Putin, and Orban, this is that. Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Risk Losing Licenses When Hosts Criticize Him www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Risk Losing Licenses When Hosts Criticize Him

www.nytimes.com

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David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · 21d

Keep up the great work, Sir!

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David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · 22d

Go get some great new music from @maxluthert.bsky.social on @bandcamp.com #Supporttheartsifyoucan maxluthert.bandcamp.com/album/throug...

Through The Fallstreak, by Max Luthert

11 track album

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David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · 22d

Well this is as bad as expected. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Kennedy appoints five new members to US vaccine panel

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday appointed five new members to the revamped advisory panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy.

www.reuters.com

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · Sep 6

they usually put these warnings on packs of cigarettes, so that should tell you something about how deadly serious this is

Deb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · Sep 6

3 former Surgeon Generals issue a warning: "The CDC is more than just an agency. It is the cornerstone of public health... The recent turbulence at the CDC threatens to undermine this legacy, and we feel this is not just a bureaucratic or political issue. It’s truly a matter of life and death."

Surgeons general warning: CDC saves lives. It's up to us to save public health. | Opinion

As surgeons general, we took an oath to protect Americans. It includes speaking up when public health is in danger. We see that danger now at the CDC.

www.usatoday.com

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Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · Sep 4

Colleagues and I have reviewed 1,704 vaccine RCTs that have been published. These have included 10.5M participants. 661 of these used inert (eg, saline) placebo controls.

ALL VACCINES that are recommended have been studied in placebo-controlled trials.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Controlled Vaccine RCTs (Living List)

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David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Joint statement calling for Secretary Kennedy resignation

www.idsociety.org

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David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · Sep 3

Joseph "miasma" Ladapo is insane. What is going on????? He equated vaccine mandates to slavery. Whaaaat??? www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...

Vaccine mandates drip ‘with disdain and slavery’

Florida will become the first U.S. state to eliminate all vaccine mandates, including in public schools. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo says vaccine mandates drip “with distain and slavery” and...

www.nbcnews.com

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Sep 1

This 🧵 is long so please bear with me. It is compiles evidence in a historical timeline on how effective #COVIDVaccines are. When a pandemic ends we quickly and easily forget the tools that got us out of it. So here is my labour day gift to you prompted by this headline.

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · Sep 3

What a magnificent thread

The vaccine prevented an estimated 20 million deaths in the first year alone 👏

BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Sep 1

This 🧵 is long so please bear with me. It is compiles evidence in a historical timeline on how effective #COVIDVaccines are. When a pandemic ends we quickly and easily forget the tools that got us out of it. So here is my labour day gift to you prompted by this headline.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Sep 2

So, kudos to both #Democrats & #Republicans in the House for their draft mark-up for next year's #budget, which maintains funding for #NIH (just like the Senate). This is rare, true #bipartisanship and should be praised. But #RussellVought will not be stopped by an appropriations bill. Why? 1/

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David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · Aug 31

Yes!!

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Patrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social · Aug 31

“Trump Rolls Back Rules Protecting Mental Health Coverage”

Remember this every time someone says there’s a mental health crisis in America

Remember this every time someone says violent crime is driven by mental health problems and not ready access to weapons

www.propublica.org/article/ment...

Trump’s Rollback of Rules for Mental Health Coverage Could Lead More Americans to Go Without Care

The president, who has framed mental health as a national crisis, paused rules to hold insurers accountable for unlawfully denying coverage. And Congress cut funding to the agency that enforces insure...

www.propublica.org

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Aug 30

This is never going away, is it?

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Aug 30

Tell your own Senators and Representatives to stand up. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

Opinion | Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign

www.nytimes.com

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Paul Sax @paulsaxmd.bsky.social · Aug 30

For us ID doctors, the CDC has been a rock. Data, guidelines, surveillance, travel advice -- all there, vetted by experts, referenced, reliable. Perfect? No. But watching its dismantling now breaks my heart. Some thoughts: blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...

Watching the Chaos at the CDC -- with Sadness and Alarm

Throughout my career as an infectious diseases doctor, the CDC has been a rock-solid source. Need reliable data on an outbreak? The CDC. Need thoughtful, evidence-based guidelines? The CDC. Need an au...

blogs.jwatch.org

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