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matthewfarnie.bsky.social @matthewfarnie.bsky.social · 27d
Interested in fighting against pseudoscience and wanting to help protect scientific funding? Then come join the official subreddit for @standupforscience.bsky.social ,
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#ImpeachRFKJr #ImpeachTheQuack
#RFKJr #StandUpforScience

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Trump’s EPA is compromised. Not only are they rolling back regulations protecting clean air and water, they’re pulling back in the courts — filing only 16 lawsuits against polluters in all of 2025. None of this makes America great, or healthy!
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Top of the photo in black text reads: "THE TRUMP ADMIN FILED JUST SIXTEEN LAWSUITS AGAINST POLLUTERS IN 2025". Below that is a graphic showcasing number of lawsuits filed against polluters from Obama in 2013 to Trump in 2025, showing Trump filed 16 law suits. Below the graph is black text that reads: "SOURCE: ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT". Below that is bold black text reading: "5X LOWER THAN HIS FIRST TERM". In the top of the photo are four news clippings reading: "E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution". "'Shameful': Trump's EPA accused of prioritising big business over public health". "Trump's EPA wants to eliminate regulation for greenhouse gases". "Dismantling rules will make children vulnerable to chronic diseases 'make America healthy again' want to eradicate". Below that is another news clipping reading: "Trump's EPA is setting the value of human health to $0. The agency's new math to favour polluters, explained." In the bottom left corner is the "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo. To the right of that is white text reading: "THIS DOESN'T MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY".
February 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
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Top of the photo in white text reads: "BREAKING OVER 680 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MEMBERS, INCLUDING 10 NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATES, ENDORSE IMPEACHING RFK JR." Below that in black text is a statement reading: "We, the undersigned Members of the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering, writing in our private capacities, endorse the Articles of Impeachment introduced in the House of Representatives on Dec 10, 2025 by Representative Haley Stevens." Below that is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE " logo. Below that is a link in white text reading: "standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr".
February 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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Science isn’t a gut feeling. If you can’t defend your decision with evidence, don’t subject our kids to it.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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(We already know how this works out: Florida has been rolling back recommended vaccines, and as vaccination rates plummeted, rates of preventable disease rose. )
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February 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Bhattacharya cited no studies, no analysis, except his belief that vaccination rates will go up as they paradoxically remove vaccines from the childhood schedule.
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Lisa Blunt Rochester: How many fewer children are you projecting to be vaccinated due to this change (to the childhood vaccine schedule)? Jay Bhattacharya: I expect MORE children to be vaccinated due to this change, not fewer. Lisa Blunt Rochester: And how many children in this study will be diagnosed with meningitis, hepatitis, or the flu? Jay Bhattacharya: ... again, I think more children will be vaccinated due to this change, not fewer.
February 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Scientists who were in with Epstein should be booted from the scientific world.
Man standing up for something
January 31, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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RFK Jr. cut vaccine research for cancer, cancer being one of the leading causes of death in the world. Help us impeach & RemoveRFKJr to save lives and restore cancer vaccine research.

Use this link to take action! : standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
Top of the photo in black text reads: "Ending cancer research doesn't make America healthy." Below that is a black and white photo of a cancer patient in a wheelchair. On the bottom of that photo is a news clipping reading: "Landmark Cancer Vaccines Face Delays Due to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s mRNA Cuts. Oncologists and scientists warn that extensive cuts to mRNA funding will have devastating impacts on cancer vaccine development." Below that in bold black text reads: "SAVE LIVES. REMOVE RFK JR." Below that is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo. The top of the photo has large red boxes with white text reading: "ACTION MENU". Below that in a blue box is a link reading: "standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr". Below that is a checklist of three tasks. "1. Endorse our articles to IMPEACH and REMOVE RFK Jr." "2. Contact your House Representative to ask them to CO-SPONSOR the articles." "3. SHARE WIDELY! The more pressure we create, the more changes we can make!" Below that is bold black text reading: "SAVE LIVES. REMOVE RFK JR.". Below that is the "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo.
January 31, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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Attention science fighting peeps! Here are some banners for you to rep on your Bluesky account! Join the fight for science on March 7th in D.C. or your area of choice by visiting this link! : standupforscience.net/march7
Rectangle shaped blue banner with faded images of the Statue of Liberty in the background with the top white text reading: "TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE". Below that is white text reading: "MARCH 7TH, 2026". Below that is a link in white text reading: "standupforscience.net/march7". In the bottom right corner is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo. Rectangle shaped white banner with faded images of the Statue of Liberty in the background with the top black text reading: "TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE". Below that is black text reading: "MARCH 7TH, 2026". Below that is a link in black text reading: "standupforscience.net/march7". In the bottom right corner is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo. Rectangle shaped red banner with faded images of the Statue of Liberty in the background with the top white text reading: "TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE". Below that is white text reading: "MARCH 7TH, 2026". Below that is a link in white text reading: "standupforscience.net/march7". In the bottom right corner is the white "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo.
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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About 1 in 15 households in the US experience domestic violence every year. RFK Jr. has made it harder for domestic violence asylum seekers to access shelter and legal protection. This infrastructure saves lives. Save lives: Impeach & #RemoveRFKJr .

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At the top of the photo in black text reads: "Ending Family Violence Prevention programs doesn't make America healthy." Below that is a photo of a family walking through the park with an infant in the middle, father on the left, mother on the right, and daughter on the right. Below that is a news clipping reading: "Without the federal government, almost no money exists to fight domestic violence. Work to prevent partner violence, feed families in shelters fleeing abuse or help survivors file for legal protection would not exist on the scale it does today if the federal government stepped back." Below that in bold black text reads: "SAVE LIVES. REMOVE RFK JR." Below that is the "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo. The top of the photo has large red boxes with white text reading: "ACTION MENU". Below that in a blue box is a link reading: "standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr". Below that is a checklist of three tasks. "1. Endorse our articles to IMPEACH and REMOVE RFK Jr." "2. Contact your House Representative to ask them to CO-SPONSOR the articles." "3. SHARE WIDELY! The more pressure we create, the more changes we can make!" Below that is bold black text reading: "SAVE LIVES. REMOVE RFK JR.". Below that is the "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo.
January 30, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Removing vaccine recommendations for at risk children does not make America healthy. #RemoveRFKJr

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Evidence shows benefit of RSV vaccines as Trump officials push restrictions
Shots to prevent respiratory syncytial virus recommended only for high-risk babies even as experts hail jabs’ success
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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Mark your calendars for the rally on 3/7!✊🔬💥

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January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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A year later, we're hitting the streets again, stronger and more determined.

For our families, our freedoms, and our futures.
For science and for democracy.

Rally with us to TAKE BACK SCIENCE!
March 7th, 2026 in Washington DC
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Stand Up for Science: March 7th, 2026 — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
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January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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The people in power are doing everything they can to make us forget that their beliefs are FRINGE beliefs. The vast majority of Americans believe in science, trust their doctors, and want experts in charge.

We know what's at stake if we let them normalize anti-science. It's time we get loud. 🧵/2
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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About a year ago, we hit the streets in support of science.

Much has changed since then. The assault on science and democracy hasn't stopped — the gloves were off then, and the knuckles are bloody now. We're facing a battle.

At the same time, we've mobilized a powerful grassroots resistance. 🧵/1
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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If this makes you mad, you can do something about it:

RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC

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January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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We have to chip away however we can at the grifters holding our science and healthcare hostage — and that means showing solidarity with those resisting!

RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC

Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7

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Stand Up for Science: March 7th, 2026 — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
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January 29, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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January 29, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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GET IN, DORKS!
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Take back our science rally! March 7th 2026. standupforscience.net/march7
January 29, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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If this makes you mad, you can do something about it:

RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC

Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7

#Standupforscience
January 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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🚨 Science in service of authoritarianism isn't science. 🚨

It's not about evidence if you're defunding research at a grand scale. It's not about inquiry if you're silencing dissenting opinions in academic institutions. It's not about integrity if you can't stand against efforts to dismantle truth.
joshuasweitz.bsky.social Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 11d
“I want the NIH to be a central driver of the MAHA agenda,” Bhattacharya said. “Essentially, it's kind of the research arm of MAHA.”

NIH is not an ideological toy or 'arm'. We must insist on its scientific independence, especially if its Director will not.

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www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya talks 'replication crisis' at Duke panel, omits funding cuts
Throughout the second Trump administration, the NIH has frozen billions of dollars in research funding to universities. Those cuts were not the topic of discussion at a Duke Clinical Research Institut...
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January 28, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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We can't believe we have to say this, but POLIO IS REALLY BAD.

RFK Jr.'s "independent" "expert" ACIP is destroying the foundations of our public health system.

It cannot be clearer: if we want to save lives, we have to #RemoveRFKJr.

Take action now: standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
ACIP CHAIR’S COMMENTS — The head of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s panel of independent vaccine advisers recently questioned the necessity of the polio vaccine — spurring a sharp backlash from Democrats and public health experts. “As you look at polio, we need to not be afraid to consider that we are in a different time now than we were then,” said Kirk Milhoan, chair of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, on the podcast “Why Should I Trust You?” “Our sanitation is different, our risk of disease is different, and so those all play into the evaluation of whether this is worthwhile of taking a risk for a vaccine or not,” Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist and a senior fellow at the anti-mRNA Independent Medical Alliance, added. Milhoan also said that “we have to take into account” whether the U.S. is enjoying herd immunity, and whether the disease burden could go up “if we take away all of the herd immunity.” Key context: Before the polio vaccine became available in 1955, roughly 16,000 polio cases occurred each year in the U.S., often paralyzing children. If polio vaccination rates dip, the U.S. could see the return of a disease that once caused widespread fear in America, critics of Kennedy’s advisory panel warn.
January 27, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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A Pastor's Warning: We're Not in a Civil War, But a Christian Nationalist Holy War—And They Must Not Win.
I’m not sure Americans really understand what we’re facing right now.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Having pseudoscience control our nations vaccine advisory panel will get people killed. Save Lives, #RemoveRFKJr

Use this learn how! : www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Health secretary RFK Jr appoints two vaccine skeptics to CDC advisory panel
Physicians have disputed prevailing scientific views on vaccines and use of antidepressants during pregnancy
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January 26, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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Cuts to HIV/AIDs grants and programs gets us further away from eradicating the disease and improving the lives of patients. Help us Impeach & Remove RFK Jr. to restore HIV/AIDs research and save lives!

Comment IMPEACH to learn more!

#RemoveRFKJr
#hiv
#aids
#standupforscience
Top of the photo in black text reads: "Cancelling HIV/AIDS research doesn't make America healthy." Below that is a photo of two people holding a gay pride flag. On top of that photo is a news clip reading: "Trump team guts AIDS-eradication programme and slashes HIV research grants. More than 200 federal grants for research related to HIV and AIDS has been abruptly terminated in the past few weeks." Below that is another news clipping reading: "Kennedy's deep HHS cuts threaten HIV/AIDS response." Below that in bold black text reads: "SAVE LIVES. REMOVE RFK JR." Below that is the "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo. The top of the photo has large red boxes with white text reading: "ACTION MENU". Below that in a blue box is a link reading: "standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr". Below that is a checklist of three tasks. "1. Endorse our articles to IMPEACH and REMOVE RFK Jr." "2. Contact your House Representative to ask them to CO-SPONSOR the articles." "3. SHARE WIDELY! The more pressure we create, the more changes we can make!" Below that is bold black text reading: "SAVE LIVES. REMOVE RFK JR.". Below that is the "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE" logo.
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 4:22 PM