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Michael Miles @rnaguy.bsky.social · 2d

Strange site Saturday at Richmond airport - muscular young men unloading huge boxes from luggage return belt. Airport personnel then brought out long rectangular plastic cases, each secured with 2 padlocks. These clearly were weapons cases, and likely ICE personnel. Sickening. We have to stop this.

Michael Miles @rnaguy.bsky.social · 16d

What are the odds that RFK read the WHOLE abstract on this important study?

Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 16d

PSA:

Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Sep 5

Acetaminophen/Tylenol use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis. This suggests associations observed in other, less rigorous analyses may have been attributable to familial confounding (aka erroneous finding):

Michael Miles @rnaguy.bsky.social · 16d

Very interesting. My own recent experience echoes the red curve. But clearly there are many grants that have been cancelled altogether— e.g. DEI-related. Our institution had 5 T32 grants cancelled. Does your figure somehow miss these issues?

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 16d

Updated funding curve (with two weeks to go in the fiscal year)

(Posted on jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g... )

A graph showing NIH grant funding for fiscal years 2015-2024 and 2025 showing that fiscal year 2025 was lagging behind the pace from other years, but has been catching up in July and August.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 19d

RFK Jr.'s ACIP managed to accomplish what they set out to do: create barriers to vaccines and stoke even more deadly vaccine hesitancy at a time where preventable childhood diseases are making a roaring comeback.

#ImpeachRFK

RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel makes a controversial change to the childhood vaccine schedule

The panel voted to recommend against the combined measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox vaccine for young children. It postponed to Friday a vote on a recommendation to drop universal newborn vaccina...

www.politico.com

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 19d

Vaccinations have been so successful that “there's been a collective forgetting that measles, and mumps, and rubella—these used to be diseases that would kill people in fairly large numbers,” the Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna tells Jeffrey Goldberg.

Watch more: bit.ly/46a5DUE #TAF25

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Michael Miles @rnaguy.bsky.social · 20d

All the administration attacks on the media and particularly comedians, make me feel we are living in Hungary or Russia. That is how it starts — the loss of free speech. There is only one way to stop it - stand up, speak out, write Congress, campaign and vote for freedom — peacefully but strongly!

Michael Miles @rnaguy.bsky.social · 20d

That way they can appoint people that would possibly not get approved — and will do what RFK wants.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 20d

We are witnessing a full blown war on science, public health & truth itself.

Let me be clear: Vaccines have prevented more than 1.1 million deaths, 500 million cases of illness & 32 million hospitalizations.

That's a lot of moms and dads who don't have to bury their children.

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Melissa Nadia Viviana @resistrebelrevolt.net · 20d

While it LOOKS like Trump is making everybody capitulate, you guys realize 6 people own 90% of ALL media in America?

There are not tens of thousands of people capitulating. There are just a few old men—lusting for more power—

& Trump is giving it to them!

That’s what Kimmel's cancellation means.

https://www.webfx.com/blog/internet/the-6-companies-that-own-almost-all-media-infographic/

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 20d

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20d

Walz: This is North Korea style stuff. And it's being done because this is a weak, thin skinned man who's failing as a president. All of the things he promised are not happening.

It's a it's our most cherished freedom to point out very clearly, this is a terrible president

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 20d

What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 20d

Here's the upshot on hepatitis B vaccination at birth:
- it's extremely safe
- the earlier it's given, the better it protects against transmission from mother-to-child
- screening fails to capture many cases and is not done at all in many cases
- perinatal HBV infection is catastrophic

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 20d

This isn't even a slight exaggeration. He is actively working on destroying the US's entire vaccine infrastructure. The HepB vote will be tomorrow, where they will get rid of the birth dose and recommend it at 30 days, dooming a bunch of infants to chronic infection ft. cirrhosis, cancer, and death.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20d

RFK Jr. is objectively pro-disease, pro-illness and pro-child death.

RFK Jr.-Backed Vaccine Panel Advises Against MMRV Vaccine for Young Children

New members of a key committee tweak routine childhood vaccine guidance as some states and insurers go their own way.

www.wsj.com

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Michael Miles @rnaguy.bsky.social · Sep 7

It already depends on where you live. In 15 states you cannot get the COVID-19 vaccine without a Px. Thanks much RFK Jr.

Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · Sep 6

www.npr.org/sections/sho...
State leaders are going their own way in making vaccine policies this fall - which means your ability to get a COVID-19 shot may soon depend on where you live...

Concerned about federal vaccine policies, states are crafting their own

As federal health agencies change their approach to vaccine policy leaving access for COVID shots uncertain, some states are taking things into their own hands.

www.npr.org

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 6

Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Sep 6

The President of the United States just essentially declared a war on Chicago because — wait for it! — Black and Brown people live here.

This is not normal. This is not okay. And we are going to fucking fight back.

A TruthSocial post from Donald Trump, featuring an AI generated image of him in front of Chicago burning and under invasion with the words “Chipocalypse Now” near him stylized like the poster for the film Apocalypse Now. The text accompanying the post reads “‘I love the smell of deportations in the morning…’ Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR 🚁🚁🚁”

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Michael Miles @rnaguy.bsky.social · Sep 7

I would put it stronger — RFK Jr needs to be fired immediately. Call/write your Senators and Representatives before he kills more people.

Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · Sep 5

I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.

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Michele @funnymichele.bsky.social · Sep 6

Goodnight Bluesky friends! Here's another beautiful Richmond, VA sunset #eastcoastkin #photography #clouds #rva

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 6

Attempting to rig elections on his behalf.

Turning the military on citizens.

Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.

Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.

If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?

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Forbes @forbes.com · Sep 5

Florida’s move on vaccine mandates will lead to avoidable illnesses and deaths.

What Florida Is Doing To Vaccine Mandates Is Sick

Florida’s move on vaccine mandates will lead to avoidable illnesses and deaths.

www.forbes.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Sep 6

Protesters fill the streets against ICE in Chicago
9/6/25

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Michael Miles @rnaguy.bsky.social · Sep 7

Got a couple words for the trump administration: groceries, jobs

Read them and weep