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“The “‘Dirty Dozen’ list is a heaping pile of disinformation that benefits EWG and its large organic corporate donors.”
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The Dirty Dozen undermines trust in safe and nutritious fruits and vegetables
EWG’s annual list twists data, spreads fear, and puts profit over public health.
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June 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
“One of the ways we know clinical trials are doing their job is because oftentimes they DO find issues with how well the product works or with safety. Most things fail in clinical trials and never get approved.”
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Update *with* Links: How do we know clinical trials actually work?
Clinical trials are done to ensure that medications and vaccines work and that their benefits outweigh the risks.
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May 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The New Placebo Mandate for Vaccines: Unethical, Unscientific, and Impossible
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The New Placebo Mandate for Vaccines: Unethical, Unscientific, and Impossible
Would You Test Seatbelts by Telling Half the Children to Ride Unprotected?
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May 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“So, even as these systems are dismantled or privatized, the fight for public health continues—with camaraderie, with hope, and with the quiet (and not-so-quiet) resilience of millions of people who will never stop fighting for the public’s well-being.”
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Why we keep going
Today thousands of health workers at the CDC and FDA lost their jobs—effective immediately.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Centers for Disease Control cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health in U.S

EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad

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CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
www.statnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
You're Being Played
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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February 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Where Are Our Leaders
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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February 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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The NIH funding cap on indirect costs will eviscerate scientific research from the inside.

Universities won’t be able to support researchers, biomedical progress will slow, & YOUR health will be harmed.

Plus, widespread economic collapse.

Read more ⬇️
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The NIH indirect cost caps will kneecap biomedical research–and everyone will pay the price
This reckless policy will gut scientific innovation, drive researchers out of the US, devastate healthcare, and cause economic collapse.
news.immunologic.org
February 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“Research (including the fine print of indirect costs) isn’t abstract—it shapes our communities’ economies, our families’ health, and the future of innovation.”
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Why should you care about an indirect cost?
In my prior life, I was an assistant professor at the University of Texas, leading a research lab focused on a single mission: breaking the cycle of violence using infectious disease modeling. This so...
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February 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
So…the woman who shook someone’s hand and ended up in a sling wants to take Jasmine Crockett outside?
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Nancy Mace challenges Jasmine Crockett to 'take it outside' at contentious House hearing
The heated exchange took place during a discussion of civil rights and transgender rights at a House Oversight Committee meeting.
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January 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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If you want to donate to aid dogs&cats displaced by the wildfires in LA, go with an existing rescue or charity.

give.pasadenahumane.org/give/654134#!/…

Gofundme & other crowdsourcing are a NO!

Donate to groups with shelters, known in the communities.
Eaton Fire Emergency
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January 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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More options for veterans displaced by the LA fires.
January 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo killings
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10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo killings
On January 7, 2015 the editorial cartooning community suffered a horrible blow
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January 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Post-truth culture indeed
January 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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“We wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to, so we gave them notecards and asked them to describe their experiences with sweeps.”
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...
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December 30, 2024 at 1:24 AM
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The polio vaccine clinical trials in 1954 included over 1,800,000 participants & took place over months. And included placebo groups.

This is EASILY verifiable. There is no reason people should be repeating lies that the polio vaccine was tested for “3 days” or didn’t include a control group.

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December 29, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there?

National Suicide Prevention Hotline

Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA) (or text/call 988 in the US)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there?

National Suicide Prevention Hotline

Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there?

National Suicide Prevention Hotline

Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
December 24, 2024 at 5:09 PM
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We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky.

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December 20, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Baxter & Bodie have hit their mileage goal AND their fundraising goal for the American Cancer Society with 10 days to spare!
But we’re not going to stop - and we hope donations won’t stop either. Learn more here:
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December 21, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Dr. Jetelina (“Your Local Epidemiologist” on Substack) is a tremendous resource for trustworthy, thoroughly researched information on public health
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees
What health professionals want you to know about making America healthy
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December 10, 2024 at 4:01 PM
December 5, 2024 at 1:16 PM