Jeff
@edgartwobears.bsky.social
Bad Buddhist, decent cook, gamer, nerd, public health advocate, politically further left than you think.
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Jeff
@edgartwobears.bsky.social
· Jan 8
Consolidating my social media here as my primary platform. Opinions, observances, thoughts, music, whimsy, etc...in no particular order.
Welcome! To those of you who are new...I repost a LOT! Mostly on leftist politics, public health, emergency preparedness and random things.
Enjoy, and be kind.
Welcome! To those of you who are new...I repost a LOT! Mostly on leftist politics, public health, emergency preparedness and random things.
Enjoy, and be kind.
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Measles’ Most Deceptive Trait
Most cases are mild, obscuring the disease’s worst outcomes.
www.theatlantic.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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For 26 years, America has been officially measles-free. Elimination of the disease happened because of vaccination, which has to cover more than 90% of the population to work.
Measles is widely considered one of the fastest-spreading diseases to ever plague humankind. And it isn’t harmless.
Measles is widely considered one of the fastest-spreading diseases to ever plague humankind. And it isn’t harmless.
December 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
For 26 years, America has been officially measles-free. Elimination of the disease happened because of vaccination, which has to cover more than 90% of the population to work.
Measles is widely considered one of the fastest-spreading diseases to ever plague humankind. And it isn’t harmless.
Measles is widely considered one of the fastest-spreading diseases to ever plague humankind. And it isn’t harmless.
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EXCLUSIVE
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
December 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
EXCLUSIVE
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
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This is a violation of medical ethics so extreme that it may be hard to believe it will happen.
But as we have all seen, this administration is completely out of control. There are no checks on RFK Jr. whatsoever.
There is every reason to believe he will execute his decades-long fantasy.
But as we have all seen, this administration is completely out of control. There are no checks on RFK Jr. whatsoever.
There is every reason to believe he will execute his decades-long fantasy.
December 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This is a violation of medical ethics so extreme that it may be hard to believe it will happen.
But as we have all seen, this administration is completely out of control. There are no checks on RFK Jr. whatsoever.
There is every reason to believe he will execute his decades-long fantasy.
But as we have all seen, this administration is completely out of control. There are no checks on RFK Jr. whatsoever.
There is every reason to believe he will execute his decades-long fantasy.
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RFK Jr.’s handpicked anti-vaccine staff at HHS have apparently decided that the CDC will no longer recommend most childhood vaccines.
They will encourage parents to discuss it with doctors instead.
This is going to kill babies, and it will cause the most harm among the most vulnerable.
They will encourage parents to discuss it with doctors instead.
This is going to kill babies, and it will cause the most harm among the most vulnerable.
U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
RFK Jr.’s handpicked anti-vaccine staff at HHS have apparently decided that the CDC will no longer recommend most childhood vaccines.
They will encourage parents to discuss it with doctors instead.
This is going to kill babies, and it will cause the most harm among the most vulnerable.
They will encourage parents to discuss it with doctors instead.
This is going to kill babies, and it will cause the most harm among the most vulnerable.
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It’s so dishonest and reckless to reduce childhood vaccines because of Denmark.
The US has a similar schedule to Canada, Britain, Australia and Germany.
Denmark, a small country with strong universal healthcare, is the outlier.
And even Denmark themselves thinks that this is a bad idea.
The US has a similar schedule to Canada, Britain, Australia and Germany.
Denmark, a small country with strong universal healthcare, is the outlier.
And even Denmark themselves thinks that this is a bad idea.
R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It’s so dishonest and reckless to reduce childhood vaccines because of Denmark.
The US has a similar schedule to Canada, Britain, Australia and Germany.
Denmark, a small country with strong universal healthcare, is the outlier.
And even Denmark themselves thinks that this is a bad idea.
The US has a similar schedule to Canada, Britain, Australia and Germany.
Denmark, a small country with strong universal healthcare, is the outlier.
And even Denmark themselves thinks that this is a bad idea.
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Here's a question: why are Sergey Brin's financial docs at JP Morgan Chase in the Epstein files?
For instance:
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
For instance:
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.justice.gov
December 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Here's a question: why are Sergey Brin's financial docs at JP Morgan Chase in the Epstein files?
For instance:
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
For instance:
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
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The UNC system just released its final policy on mandatory syllabi disclosure, stating that syllabi are university (not faculty) IP and certain course info must be posted on new, publicly searchable databases before every semester.
A thread about what's changed from the draft I reported on earlier:
A thread about what's changed from the draft I reported on earlier:
NEW: Public universities in red states, from Texas to Florida, are increasingly required to make their syllabi public. The University of North Carolina may be next. Does "syllabi transparency" help combat distrust in higher ed, or feed ill-informed suspicions of it? www.chronicle.com/article/when...
December 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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RFK Jr. is out of control. Republicans own this.
U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
RFK Jr. is out of control. Republicans own this.
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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 12:50 AM
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).
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rfk will not rest until your kid is dead wapo.st/4s2l2zn
U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
wapo.st
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
rfk will not rest until your kid is dead wapo.st/4s2l2zn
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Republicans voted to install a documented anti-science, anti-vaccine lawyer as head of HHS.
Republicans sit by as he destroys public health and makes decisions that are already killing infants and will only kill more.
All of what is about to happen is preventable. Remember who did this.
Republicans sit by as he destroys public health and makes decisions that are already killing infants and will only kill more.
All of what is about to happen is preventable. Remember who did this.
December 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Republicans voted to install a documented anti-science, anti-vaccine lawyer as head of HHS.
Republicans sit by as he destroys public health and makes decisions that are already killing infants and will only kill more.
All of what is about to happen is preventable. Remember who did this.
Republicans sit by as he destroys public health and makes decisions that are already killing infants and will only kill more.
All of what is about to happen is preventable. Remember who did this.
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The New School owns about a billion dollars worth of art, most of which is not on display. They could sell the two Warhols they own and raise $100 million tomorrow. But they’d rather close academic departments.
New School “administrators have started to implement a plan to close, overhaul or merge about 30 academic programs or majors; pause nearly all admissions to doctoral programs; and offer buyouts or early retirement to what professors say is about 40 percent of the full-time faculty.”
Falling Enrollment, Money Woes: The New School Seeks a Path to Survival
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The New School owns about a billion dollars worth of art, most of which is not on display. They could sell the two Warhols they own and raise $100 million tomorrow. But they’d rather close academic departments.
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From the White House to the conspiracy media-verse, MAGA simply cannot stop both constant covert sniping and the occasional outright brawl.
MAGA is eating itself alive
From TPUSA to the White House, the feuds are spiraling out of control.
www.motherjones.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
From the White House to the conspiracy media-verse, MAGA simply cannot stop both constant covert sniping and the occasional outright brawl.
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We already have 20+ kids boarding in the #ED of our #childrens hospital from garden variety #influenza in children with chronic #medical conditions.
And remember I mentioned only <300 #pediatric hospitals exist in the US? And most are hundreds of miles from where many kids live?
And remember I mentioned only <300 #pediatric hospitals exist in the US? And most are hundreds of miles from where many kids live?
A key thing to understand is that outcomes are going to get worse for *all* sick children because of this change. Whether they’re vaccinated or not.
The extra strain on the healthcare system will lead to a large number of kids that otherwise wouldn’t have had to die.
The extra strain on the healthcare system will lead to a large number of kids that otherwise wouldn’t have had to die.
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
December 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
We already have 20+ kids boarding in the #ED of our #childrens hospital from garden variety #influenza in children with chronic #medical conditions.
And remember I mentioned only <300 #pediatric hospitals exist in the US? And most are hundreds of miles from where many kids live?
And remember I mentioned only <300 #pediatric hospitals exist in the US? And most are hundreds of miles from where many kids live?
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NEW: I was just on a call with @rokhanna.bsky.social — who says just 2.5 gigabytes out of a total of 300 gigabytes of the Epstein Files — have been released by the DOJ.
December 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
NEW: I was just on a call with @rokhanna.bsky.social — who says just 2.5 gigabytes out of a total of 300 gigabytes of the Epstein Files — have been released by the DOJ.
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Her profile Pic was smiling holding a print copy of USA Today blaming her for bomb threats against schools. Then she made her Twitter account header a bomb logo.
It's all a fucking game to her.
It's all a fucking game to her.
December 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Her profile Pic was smiling holding a print copy of USA Today blaming her for bomb threats against schools. Then she made her Twitter account header a bomb logo.
It's all a fucking game to her.
It's all a fucking game to her.
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Oh, so now bomb threats are bad. She didn't seem to give a shit when she incited them against schools and Children's hospitals.
December 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Oh, so now bomb threats are bad. She didn't seem to give a shit when she incited them against schools and Children's hospitals.
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1. The federal government has just attempted to enact a national trans youth care ban.
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
Nationwide Trans Youth Care Ban Imminent As Trump Admin Announces "Nuclear Option" Federal Rule
The new federal rule formalizes previous threats to hospitals to pull Medicaid funding, and represents a significant legal stretch by this administration.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
1. The federal government has just attempted to enact a national trans youth care ban.
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
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One reason that news sites are making deals with AI slop factories is that these same AI slop factories spend a ton of money sending glib salesmen to big journalism conferences to sell decision makers on the idea that Slop is the Future.
December 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
One reason that news sites are making deals with AI slop factories is that these same AI slop factories spend a ton of money sending glib salesmen to big journalism conferences to sell decision makers on the idea that Slop is the Future.
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This is lunacy. @propublica.org is going to destroy a trusted institution by pumping its site full of AI slop
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This is lunacy. @propublica.org is going to destroy a trusted institution by pumping its site full of AI slop
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A nice campaign by AGU to amplify voices against dismantling NCAR.
Also, as a Colorado resident, I called my (GOP) house rep and actually talked to someone ?!?
agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
Also, as a Colorado resident, I called my (GOP) house rep and actually talked to someone ?!?
agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A nice campaign by AGU to amplify voices against dismantling NCAR.
Also, as a Colorado resident, I called my (GOP) house rep and actually talked to someone ?!?
agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
Also, as a Colorado resident, I called my (GOP) house rep and actually talked to someone ?!?
agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
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Massive AI data centers are driving up electricity rates across the country.
But communities are pushing back—including Lewiston, whose city council just unanimously rejected a $300 million facility.
One councilor said the proposal yielded “by far” the most constituent feedback he’s ever received.
But communities are pushing back—including Lewiston, whose city council just unanimously rejected a $300 million facility.
One councilor said the proposal yielded “by far” the most constituent feedback he’s ever received.
Lewiston votes down AI data center after public outcry
One councilor said the data center proposal for Bates Mill No. 3 yielded 'by far' the most public feedback he's received on a single issue.
www.pressherald.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Massive AI data centers are driving up electricity rates across the country.
But communities are pushing back—including Lewiston, whose city council just unanimously rejected a $300 million facility.
One councilor said the proposal yielded “by far” the most constituent feedback he’s ever received.
But communities are pushing back—including Lewiston, whose city council just unanimously rejected a $300 million facility.
One councilor said the proposal yielded “by far” the most constituent feedback he’s ever received.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reportedly been given quotas to meet on stripping citizenship from naturalized citizens in 2026.
www.jezebel.com/citizenship-...
www.jezebel.com/citizenship-...
Now They're Coming for Your Citizenship
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reportedly been given quotas to meet in denaturalizing citizens in 2026.
www.jezebel.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reportedly been given quotas to meet on stripping citizenship from naturalized citizens in 2026.
www.jezebel.com/citizenship-...
www.jezebel.com/citizenship-...