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Kennedy-Appointed CDC Vaccine Advisor Posts Bizarre Conspiracy Theory Ahead of ACIP Meeting — AJI

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Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · 29d

ACIP member & anti-vax conspiracy theorist Dr. Robert Malone smeared former CDC Director Susan Monarez, suggesting she was “trained to lie by the intelligence community.”
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ACIP member & anti-vax conspiracy theorist Dr. Robert Malone smeared former CDC Director Susan Monarez, suggesting she was “trained to lie by the intelligence community.”

DHS Calls for Media and Far Left to Stop the Demonization of President Trump, His Supporters, and DHS Law Enforcement | Homeland Security

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Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · Sep 21

No thanks, we choose journalism.

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Following the evil act of political violence witnessed in the country last week and two attempts to resist arrest resulting in severe injuries of ICE law enforcement officers—one being drug by a car a...

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laneyluck103.bsky.social @laneyluck103.bsky.social · Sep 14

Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · Sep 13

This document was authored and signed by some of the scientific communities bravest and brightest. We are fortunate to have a few of them on our scientific advisory board. We hope you will join them in adding your name to this list.

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Demand RFK Jr. Resign: Petition for a Healthy America

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · Sep 15

I suppose I should thank Ben for driving traffic to Important Context.

You can support our work either by subscribing or donating to @accountabilityji.bsky.social.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · Sep 15

Media outlets need to be clear about what we’re facing.

At @accountabilityji.bsky.social, we are trying to set an example for how to cover the Right.

Our latest piece about Charlie Kirk, by @tinadesireeberg.com and I, describes the New Right a neo-fascist movement. Because that is what it is.

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Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · Sep 16

Written by @walkerbragman.bsky.social and @tinadesireeberg.com

Please consider making a tax deductible donation to help fund our independent reporting efforts.

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Rewriting Extremism: Right-Wing Seeks Nation to Mourn Charlie Kirk — AJI

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Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · Sep 16

Rewriting Extremism: The Right wants the nation to mourn Charlie Kirk as a “martyr.” But Kirk wasn’t a hero—he was an ideologue, conspiracy theorist, bigot, and agitator who glorified violence.

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The Right’s ‘martyr’ was an ideologue, a conspiracy theorist, a bigot, and an agitator who glorified violence.

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Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · Sep 13

This document was authored and signed by some of the scientific communities bravest and brightest. We are fortunate to have a few of them on our scientific advisory board. We hope you will join them in adding your name to this list.

www.change.org/p/demand-rfk...

Demand RFK Jr. Resign: Petition for a Healthy America

FEMA Workers Send “Katrina Declaration” To Congress — AJI

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TheSporkMaster @thesporkmaster.bsky.social · Sep 1

FEMA workers can warn all they want. The government knows that this is bad and will end up killing massive amounts of people.
That's why they did it.

Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · Sep 1

ICYMI : 182 FEMA workers warn Congress of “impending disaster” under Trump’s cuts. Their Katrina Declaration says history is about to repeat: unqualified leadership, gutted staff, climate denial, & sidelined science—all as hurricane season begins.

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Over 180 workers have signed a document warning of impending disaster due to Trump administration cuts. Written By: Walker Bragman Date Published: Aug 25, 2025 On Monday, 182 Federal Emerge...

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · Sep 3

Calley Means, a former lobbyist turned anti-vax wellness dude and ally of Robert Kennedy Jr., attacks @angierasmussen.bsky.social for defending vaccines.

Means, who is working as a special government employee, cites her affiliation with @accountabilityji.bsky.social—a dark money group, he says.

Calley Means quote-tweeting Dr. Rasmussen:

When the “intellectual force” against the movement to Make America Healthy Again is Angela Rasmussen, you know we’re winning.

Angela openly solicits pharma consulting fees and runs a dark money front group while cosplaying as an advocate for unbiased science.

Rasmussen had written: The MAHA assault on vaccines will kill people & usher in a scientific Dark Age. RFK Jr has got to go. Join me, my fellow Accountability Journalism institute advisors, Nobel laureates, National Academy members, & colleagues demanding his resignation.

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Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · Sep 1

ICYMI : 182 FEMA workers warn Congress of “impending disaster” under Trump’s cuts. Their Katrina Declaration says history is about to repeat: unqualified leadership, gutted staff, climate denial, & sidelined science—all as hurricane season begins.

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Over 180 workers have signed a document warning of impending disaster due to Trump administration cuts. Written By: Walker Bragman Date Published: Aug 25, 2025 On Monday, 182 Federal Emerge...

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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · Aug 26

Launched today! Join 6 Nobel Laureates, 27 Members of the US National Academies & the Scientific Advisory Board of @accountabilityji.bsky.social in signing this petition demanding RFK Jr.'s resignation.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · Aug 26

The MAHA assault on vaccines will kill people & usher in a scientific Dark Age. RFK Jr has got to go. Please join me, my fellow @accountabilityji.bsky.social advisory board members, Nobel laureates, National Academy members, & colleagues calling for his resignation.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · Aug 28

For more of an in-depth look at how this story I outlined unfolded, check out the archive at importantcontext.news.

To support this work exposing right-wing attacks on public health, please consider donating to the @accountabilityji.bsky.social.

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Trump Officials, GOP Lawmakers Join Far-Right Extremists At “National Conservatism” Conference — AJI

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Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · Aug 31

Trump officials & GOP lawmakers are set to join extremists, hate groups & conspiracy theorists at next week’s NatCon 5 in DC—where Trumpism meets Christian nationalism.

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Trump officials & GOP lawmakers are set to join extremists, hate groups and conspiracy theorists at next week’s NatCon 5 in DC. This is where Trumpism meets Christian nationalism.

‘Experts’ Cited By RFK Jr. to Justify mRNA Vaccine Funding Cut Have Ties to Anti-vax Supplement Company — AJI

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Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · Aug 21

RFK Jr.’s HHS slashed $500M in mRNA research using “evidence” from a bibliography authored by anti-vaxxers tied to a supplement company selling bogus COVID “detox” pills. Pseudoscience is shaping federal health policy.

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cut $500 million in mRNA vaccine research funding, citing a 181-page bibliography authored by well-known anti-vaccine figures. The document, originally from an anti-vax book, misrepresents scientific studies and was co-written by individuals tied to right-wing COV

NIH Director Spreads Vaccine Misinformation One Day After CDC Shooting

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Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · Aug 20

The day after a gunman killed a CDC officer over vaccine fears, NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya went on Steve Bannon’s War Room to push mRNA misinformation—fueling the very distrust driving violence.

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Jay Bhattacharya called to end the mRNA platform on Steve Bannon’s War Room.

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Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · Aug 15

Reporting from AJI co-founders @walkerbragman.bsky.social and Alex Kotch was cited in this opinion piece from Yale epidemiologist. Dr. Gregg Gonsalves in @thenation.com

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Covid Contrarianism Has Crossed the Aisle

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Jane Rabbit @janerabbit.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Accountability Journalism Institute @accountabilityji.bsky.social · Aug 8

The ouster of anti-vax FDA official Vinay Prasad has the MAHA world in turmoil. Allies are turning on each other. Pharma conspiracies are flying. And MAGA infighting is on full display.
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“People Will Pay”: Anti-Vax Voices Rage At Prasad Ouster — AJI

In the wake of the FDA shakeup, anti-vaccine voices have been venting frustrations over loss of their ally inside the critical agency.