Forest or Javier Lopez
@forestray.bsky.social
Army vet, science journalist, boxer, forever DM
Light morning read about how the #FDA bans entire substandard pharma factories but gives their drugs special passes for import to the US to avoid a shortage. Who doesn't love a loophole that endangers #PublicHealth, amirite?
www.propublica.org/article/fda-...
www.propublica.org/article/fda-...
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
www.propublica.org
June 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Light morning read about how the #FDA bans entire substandard pharma factories but gives their drugs special passes for import to the US to avoid a shortage. Who doesn't love a loophole that endangers #PublicHealth, amirite?
www.propublica.org/article/fda-...
www.propublica.org/article/fda-...
Nailed it
June 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Nailed it
Science is real, vaccines work, and this $hit is stupid
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Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Science is real, vaccines work, and this $hit is stupid
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kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Absolute disgrace. This is the most pathetic and wholly anti-american administration in our history #BuildTheResistance
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www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Live updates: Trump and Zelensky meeting devolves into shouting match over Ukraine war | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House Friday. Follow for live updates.
www.cnn.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Absolute disgrace. This is the most pathetic and wholly anti-american administration in our history #BuildTheResistance
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www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Research investigators, who investigate fraud and hold #scientists and institutions accountable for federal spending, at the #NSF Office of the Inspector General will be leaving their jobs, at least partially because of the continuing federal mass firings retractionwatch.com/2025/02/27/e...
Exclusive: U.S. federal research integrity teams take hits with departures
Amid efforts by the Trump administration to “put an end to fraudulent and wasteful spending” and “enhance” accountability, two key offices charged with investigating fraud and holding scientists an…
retractionwatch.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Research investigators, who investigate fraud and hold #scientists and institutions accountable for federal spending, at the #NSF Office of the Inspector General will be leaving their jobs, at least partially because of the continuing federal mass firings retractionwatch.com/2025/02/27/e...
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Constructive reviews
February 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Constructive reviews
How to #BuildTheResistance? One opportunity is to personalize science while building connections with hometown communities. Science Homecoming has advice on communicating the value of science through local newspapers. Are you a scientist or you know one, check out the link: sciencehomecoming.com
Science Homecoming
sciencehomecoming.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
How to #BuildTheResistance? One opportunity is to personalize science while building connections with hometown communities. Science Homecoming has advice on communicating the value of science through local newspapers. Are you a scientist or you know one, check out the link: sciencehomecoming.com
Mark your calendars...nationwide economic protest (think boycott Amazon) planned for the end of the month. #Resist
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U.S. economic blackout planned for Feb. 28
A U.S. Economic Blackout — a nationwide economic protest — is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. On this day, participants are encouraged to refrain from making any purchases, both...
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February 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Mark your calendars...nationwide economic protest (think boycott Amazon) planned for the end of the month. #Resist
thirdact.org/oregon/2025/...
thirdact.org/oregon/2025/...
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
"Are you with the billionaires—or with the people?" This is the real political divide in the US. Forget Right vs Left – that divide is a backyard creek compared to the ocean that separates us from the billionaires. #ClassStruggle
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Democrats’ Choice: Fight Trump’s Oligarchy or Keep Groveling to Billionaire Donors
Elon Musk’s power grab is finally energizing a resistance. But it’s already being undermined by the party elite’s dependency on Silicon Valley.
www.thenation.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"Are you with the billionaires—or with the people?" This is the real political divide in the US. Forget Right vs Left – that divide is a backyard creek compared to the ocean that separates us from the billionaires. #ClassStruggle
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Word of our era 🫤
February 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Word of our era 🫤
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Reminder that a study on lizard saliva eventually led to the development of Ozempic so be real wary of the criticism of studies and funding that sounds non-sensical when presented with no context.
February 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Reminder that a study on lizard saliva eventually led to the development of Ozempic so be real wary of the criticism of studies and funding that sounds non-sensical when presented with no context.
Link to a few useful resources for scientists who are being threatened and/or targeted. Pass it on…
Resources for scientists who are being threatened or targeted below from the @nationalacademies.org www.nationalacademies.org/chr/resource...
www.nationalacademies.org
February 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Link to a few useful resources for scientists who are being threatened and/or targeted. Pass it on…
Cochrane’s decision to cancel a review of exercise therapy for #ChronicFatigueSyndrome risks undermining its credibility. Interesting in-depth post from one of its founders, @hildabast.bsky.social absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/01/24/w...
When Journal, Scientific Society, and Community Values Clash - Absolutely Maybe
A process I’ve been involved with at a journal recently exploded. It was meant to resolve a controversy about a publication, not…
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January 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Cochrane’s decision to cancel a review of exercise therapy for #ChronicFatigueSyndrome risks undermining its credibility. Interesting in-depth post from one of its founders, @hildabast.bsky.social absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/01/24/w...
Interesting read from a former EiC at Science, on #ImpactFactors, problem papers, open-access fees, and journal salaries
Near the beginning of 2016, I received an inquiry from a search firm asking if I would be interested in being considered for the role of Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of Science magazine. Science is published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) located in Washington, DC.
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January 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Interesting read from a former EiC at Science, on #ImpactFactors, problem papers, open-access fees, and journal salaries
Elon Musk's net worth is roughly $417 billion and there are around 8 billion people on Earth. Call it an even 8, and bro could give everyone on the planet $1 billion and still have $409 billion left over.
January 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Elon Musk's net worth is roughly $417 billion and there are around 8 billion people on Earth. Call it an even 8, and bro could give everyone on the planet $1 billion and still have $409 billion left over.
If #Braidwood manages to curtail preventive care for everyone, doesn't this just make them more liable for greater healthcare costs down the road, when their employees succumb to preventible/manageable-when-caught-early illnesses? Make it make sense....
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A new Supreme Court case seeks to make it harder to get screened for cancer
Becerra v. Braidwood Management threatens to make your health insurance worse.
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January 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
If #Braidwood manages to curtail preventive care for everyone, doesn't this just make them more liable for greater healthcare costs down the road, when their employees succumb to preventible/manageable-when-caught-early illnesses? Make it make sense....
tinyurl.com/mr47jjeh
tinyurl.com/mr47jjeh
Definition of a great science presentation and well written a few minutes of your time 🤓 🐸
H/t to @sarahmackattack.bsky.social for posting this -- it is worth 15 minutes of your time. youtu.be/0A7SEiswkP4?...
Herpetology and queer internet culture
YouTube video by Kannon Pearson
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January 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Definition of a great science presentation and well written a few minutes of your time 🤓 🐸
My first thought on seeing that black plastic paper was actually 'is Chemosphere a real journal?' While it is, and that study's flaws do not appear to be the result of any malfeasance, it looks prudent to be skeptical of Chemosphere...
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retractionwatch.com/2024/12/18/j...
Journal that published viral study on black plastic removed from major index
Chemosphere, the Elsevier title which in September published an article on “unexpected exposure to toxic flame retardants in household items” such as black plastic cooking utensils, has been remove…
retractionwatch.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:25 PM
My first thought on seeing that black plastic paper was actually 'is Chemosphere a real journal?' While it is, and that study's flaws do not appear to be the result of any malfeasance, it looks prudent to be skeptical of Chemosphere...
retractionwatch.com/2024/12/18/j...
retractionwatch.com/2024/12/18/j...
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Just in case I ever murder a CEO, I’m pre-submitting this as my official “murder suspect thirst trap photo”
December 11, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Just in case I ever murder a CEO, I’m pre-submitting this as my official “murder suspect thirst trap photo”
#Polygenic risk scores have made progress towards viable clinical applications over 2024, particularly w/resp to #cardiovascular disease, while evidence for the clinical utility of embryo PRS testing remains insufficient. My latest for GenomeWeb drupal.prod.genomeweb.com/genetic-rese...
Polygenic Risk Scores Inch Towards Clinical Use in 2024
Biobanks have been making strides in gathering data from more diverse populations this year while the evidence for the clinical utility of embryo PRS testing remains insufficient.
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December 9, 2024 at 7:49 PM
#Polygenic risk scores have made progress towards viable clinical applications over 2024, particularly w/resp to #cardiovascular disease, while evidence for the clinical utility of embryo PRS testing remains insufficient. My latest for GenomeWeb drupal.prod.genomeweb.com/genetic-rese...
My latest bit of #D&D writing: a short holiday-adjacent adventure for roughly 4th level characters, called Grim Harvest. Half festival shenanigans, half Underdark crawl, all fun! Up for grabs on @dmsguild.com #ForeverDM
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Grim Harvest - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild
Just in time for Thanksgiving, this Tier 1 adventure features festival shenanigans, small-town intrigue, and a taste of
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December 9, 2024 at 5:47 PM
My latest bit of #D&D writing: a short holiday-adjacent adventure for roughly 4th level characters, called Grim Harvest. Half festival shenanigans, half Underdark crawl, all fun! Up for grabs on @dmsguild.com #ForeverDM
www.dmsguild.com/product/5025...
www.dmsguild.com/product/5025...