Chris Potter
@potterc.bsky.social
Scientist, Professor, life explorer...
So...the Trump Administration trying to convince us we're all in a "Golden Era" by instituting their own version of "The Hunger Games" definitely wasn't on my bingo card....
thehill.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
So...the Trump Administration trying to convince us we're all in a "Golden Era" by instituting their own version of "The Hunger Games" definitely wasn't on my bingo card....
It only took them 15 years to come up with a plan....
December 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It only took them 15 years to come up with a plan....
A reminder to Netflix and Warner Bros./Disney. The Trump Administration accepts multiple forms of payment including cash, credit card, or crypto. 😉
Rumor has it "inaugural peace prizes" will also be viewed favorably...
Rumor has it "inaugural peace prizes" will also be viewed favorably...
December 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A reminder to Netflix and Warner Bros./Disney. The Trump Administration accepts multiple forms of payment including cash, credit card, or crypto. 😉
Rumor has it "inaugural peace prizes" will also be viewed favorably...
Rumor has it "inaugural peace prizes" will also be viewed favorably...
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In the past decade, the U.S. National Institutes of Health awarded top scientists $9 billion in competitive grants each year, to find cures for diseases and improve public health. Starting in January, the Trump administration will stall that funding.
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In the past decade, the U.S. National Institutes of Health awarded top scientists $9 billion in competitive grants each year, to find cures for diseases and improve public health. Starting in January, the Trump administration will stall that funding.
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They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
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Thou shalt not support a man who bulldozes the White House to build himself a golden ballroom whilst the government is shut down because he doesn’t want the financial records tying him to Jeffrey Epstein to come out.
October 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Thou shalt not support a man who bulldozes the White House to build himself a golden ballroom whilst the government is shut down because he doesn’t want the financial records tying him to Jeffrey Epstein to come out.
As Usual the Trumpy's are trying to manipulate (aka distort) the truth to fit their narrative to justify their actions.
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thehill.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
As Usual the Trumpy's are trying to manipulate (aka distort) the truth to fit their narrative to justify their actions.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.
You're welcome
You're welcome
September 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.
You're welcome
You're welcome
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
September 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
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RFK Jr. and the Trump administration are preparing to do exactly what many of us feared they would.
Next week, they are planning to present data that have been misused or manipulated to make it *appear* that COVID19 vaccines caused the deaths of 25 children.
Next week, they are planning to present data that have been misused or manipulated to make it *appear* that COVID19 vaccines caused the deaths of 25 children.
Trump officials to link covid shots to child deaths, alarming career scientists
The move to link coronavirus vaccines to 25 child deaths alarms career scientists who say the shots have been extensively studied.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
RFK Jr. and the Trump administration are preparing to do exactly what many of us feared they would.
Next week, they are planning to present data that have been misused or manipulated to make it *appear* that COVID19 vaccines caused the deaths of 25 children.
Next week, they are planning to present data that have been misused or manipulated to make it *appear* that COVID19 vaccines caused the deaths of 25 children.
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In response to the dismantling of the CDC, California, Oregon, and Washington have launched the West Coast Health Alliance, which will make their own science-based vaccine guidelines, and make sure vaccines are accessible to everyone.
September 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
In response to the dismantling of the CDC, California, Oregon, and Washington have launched the West Coast Health Alliance, which will make their own science-based vaccine guidelines, and make sure vaccines are accessible to everyone.
WOW...Measles outbreak anyone?
Florida Says It Plans to End All Vaccine Mandates
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
WOW...Measles outbreak anyone?
Climate scientists find errors in a new DOE climate report www.npr.org/2025/09/02/n...
Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
www.npr.org
September 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Climate scientists find errors in a new DOE climate report www.npr.org/2025/09/02/n...
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The Trump administration is scaling back efforts to study and counter violent extremism, and the impact is becoming clear.
On Thursday, Sept. 4 at 4 p.m. ET, join ProPublica for a conversation about what these recent changes mean for domestic security and public safety.
📌 RSVP and submit q's:
On Thursday, Sept. 4 at 4 p.m. ET, join ProPublica for a conversation about what these recent changes mean for domestic security and public safety.
📌 RSVP and submit q's:
ProPublica Event - Counterterrorism in the Trump Era
Join ProPublica for a conversation about recent changes to federal counter-extremism initiatives and their implications for domestic security and public safety.
events.propublica.org
August 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The Trump administration is scaling back efforts to study and counter violent extremism, and the impact is becoming clear.
On Thursday, Sept. 4 at 4 p.m. ET, join ProPublica for a conversation about what these recent changes mean for domestic security and public safety.
📌 RSVP and submit q's:
On Thursday, Sept. 4 at 4 p.m. ET, join ProPublica for a conversation about what these recent changes mean for domestic security and public safety.
📌 RSVP and submit q's:
Scientists and clinicians all over the world want to know RFK's secret to diagnosing mitochondrial dysfunction through gross observation of patients....
wtf is this nonsense? He thinks he can understand kid’s “mitochondrial challenges” just by looking at them?
This is an insane person.
This is an insane person.
August 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Scientists and clinicians all over the world want to know RFK's secret to diagnosing mitochondrial dysfunction through gross observation of patients....
"DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency’s chief data officer."
Why??
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Why??
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
August 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency’s chief data officer."
Why??
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Why??
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
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Erin McCanlies spent almost two decades at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health studying how parents’ exposure to chemicals affects the chance that they will have a child with autism. This spring, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated her entire division.
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
www.propublica.org
August 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Erin McCanlies spent almost two decades at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health studying how parents’ exposure to chemicals affects the chance that they will have a child with autism. This spring, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated her entire division.
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Trump stripped 37 current and former national security officials of their security clearances, a group that included many who had focused on Russian activities and foreign interference in U.S. elections, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Gabbard revokes security clearances of 37 current, former US intelligence professionals
Gabbard said on X that the action was taken at Trump's direction.
www.reuters.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Trump stripped 37 current and former national security officials of their security clearances, a group that included many who had focused on Russian activities and foreign interference in U.S. elections, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
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NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
www.propublica.org
August 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
Good....acceptance and retraction are based on peer review...not conspiracy fantasy.
August 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Good....acceptance and retraction are based on peer review...not conspiracy fantasy.
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Great job Annals of Internal Medicine!! Keep telling this heroin brain damaged trust fund deadbeat ambulance chaser to pound sand.
Exclusive: Medical journal rejects Kennedy's call for retraction of vaccine study
An influential U.S. medical journal is rejecting a call from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to retract a large Danish study that found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children, the journal's editor told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Great job Annals of Internal Medicine!! Keep telling this heroin brain damaged trust fund deadbeat ambulance chaser to pound sand.
Proof that money cant buy good taste...
August 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Proof that money cant buy good taste...
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Petty cheating at golf is a window into his rotted soul.
July 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Petty cheating at golf is a window into his rotted soul.