Liz Highleyman
@lizhighleyman.bsky.social
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Freelance medical journalist. Science editor for @pozmagazine.bsky.social, Hep & CancerHealth. Words for aidsmap, Slate, Bay Area Reporter. Research beagle adopter.
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sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...
MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump
As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.
newrepublic.com
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lizhighleyman.bsky.social
Personally, I think it's better to understand your opponents than ignore what they say & hope they'll fade away.
lizhighleyman.bsky.social
I know how controversial Hanania is, but as someone who is (was?) part of that milieu, he intimately understands the cultural right. I don't think I've seen a better explanation of it than "The Based Ritual."

www.richardhanania.com/p/the-based-...
The Based Ritual
Note: I’ve known these people.
www.richardhanania.com
lizhighleyman.bsky.social
If this is true, it sounds like what he’s proposing is to make Daylight Savings Time permanent (which I personally would favor, even though there’s evidence standard time may be healthier).
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helenbranswell.bsky.social
This is not how science is supposed to work: @lizzylawrence.bsky.social interviews #FDA staffers on how the agency is being asked to investigate issues of interest to Health Secretary Kennedy. “It’s like the tail wagging the dog.... Go find data to support this." www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/f...
Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work
Current and former FDA staff said the level of involvement of political officials in nitty-gritty regulatory matters is unprecedented.
www.statnews.com
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klonick.bsky.social
"The DOJ will continue engaging tech companies to *eliminate platforms* . . ."

This is your daily reminder Bondi specifically, and MAGA generally, spent the last 4 years accusing the Biden admin of jawboning tech companies to take down content in violation of the 1A.
lizhighleyman.bsky.social
Ok, SFO — why aren’t you in this list?
lizhighleyman.bsky.social
Ok, SFO — why aren’t you in this list?
charlotteclymer.bsky.social
Growing list of airport authorities who are refusing to play the Kristi Noem video for travelers that blames Democrats for the shutdown:

Portland International Airport
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Niagara Falls International Airport

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lizhighleyman.bsky.social
Not being very familiar with said costumes — you must need some sort of air pump to inflate them? Does a bike tire pump work?
lizhighleyman.bsky.social
Well, for some of us, it’s just our neighborhood gym…
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juliaraifman.bsky.social
One of the ways we know the perinatal dose of Hepatitis B vaccine makes a difference? NHANES & the people who powered it

ACIP recommended the birth dose in 1991. The prevalence of Hepatitis B among children 6–19 years old declined 68% from 1988–1994 to 1999-2006.

academic.oup.com/jid/article-...
lizhighleyman.bsky.social
Sometimes you just need to get a couple of prominent actors to overcome their fear, then enough others come on board to make it hard to punish everyone.
mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Solidarity is the only way
lizhighleyman.bsky.social
This is going to be the best October ever for costume retailers…
lizhighleyman.bsky.social
This is going to be the best October ever for costume retailers…
50501movement.bsky.social
The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.
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weatherwest.bsky.social
An unusually cold and strong early season storm will affect most of California over next 2 days. As rain sweeps southward, expect mountain snow, locally gusty winds, and a progressively higher chance of thunderstorms from north to south from SF Bay Area to LA region. #CAwx
Widespread rain (and mountain snow) will fall with this early-season storm in California, as depicted in this precipitation accumulation map from the ECMWF model. Widespread totals of one half to an inch are likely, with some local spots seeing double or more that amount where heavy downpours align.
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ssteingraber1.bsky.social
If you’re hearing news about a cancer break-through and wonder what’s hype and what’s not, here’s a good explainer of the actual findings in animal studies.

This is some elegant science that pulls together several lines of long-standing inquiry, and yes, it’s a BFD.

www.umass.edu/news/article...
UMass Amherst Researchers Create Nanoparticle Vaccine That Prevents Cancer in Mice | UMass Amherst
The vaccine also proves highly effective at preventing cancer’s deadly spread.
www.umass.edu
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cafedujord.bsky.social
If you guessed "someone's trying to build a new apartment building," you'd be correct!
lizhighleyman.bsky.social
Yeah, this is how I see it too. You have to look at the realistic alternatives available to most journalists — and that’s not staff writer for The Atlantic.
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saskiapopescu.bsky.social
Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B

hq_who_departmentofcommunications.cmail19.com/t/d-e-gwgjl-...
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radleybalko.bsky.social
- It is legal to organize and fund protest.
- That someone organizes and funds promotion of a protest does not mean most, some, or any protesters are paid.
- Even if all protesters are paid, that is also legal
- It is good to oppose kings and fascism
- That's not what what "begs the question" means
atrupar.com
Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."