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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 2h

I don't think people realize what an immediate impact this is going to have on outbreak response and containment.

Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · 2h

According to a state epidemiologist, "CDC personnel who normally share information with state officials during outbreaks have been eliminated."

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 20h

“One veteran researcher who still has his job (and, like other public-health workers I spoke with for this story, requested anonymity for fear of losing it) told me he believes that Kennedy’s ultimate goal is to “silence the scientific voice of career CDC scientists.””

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 3h

Data: Two doses of recombinant #shingles vaccine effective, even in those who received live vaccine

The efficacy against any herpes zoster outcome was 56% and was similar in patients with healthy immune systems (57%) and immunocompromised people (54%).

www.cidrap.umn.edu/v...

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 3h

Why would fascist youth feel attracted to the GOP.... asked no one with a brain.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.bsky.social · 3h

Knock me down with a feather. What a surprise.

Politico @politico.com · 5h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Unbiased Science @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social · 3h

ADHD is not a modern invention, nor a behavioral choice — it’s a neurodevelopmental condition with strong genetic and neurobiological foundations. This October, let’s turn awareness into acceptance, access, understanding, and support for brains that operate on different rhythms.

ADHD Is Not a Modern Invention—It’s Real, Heritable, and Biologically Grounded

Marking ADHD Awareness Month with Science Over Stigma

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 6h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Peter Jelinek @peterjelinek.bsky.social · 6h

Schlecht gealtert.

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Carlo "Realism, Gedankenfetzen und Rants" Masala @carlomasala1.bsky.social · 5h

„Doch inzwischen erreicht der Konflikt auch die Nato-Grenzen, ein Szenario, vor dem Politikwissenschaftler wie Carlo Masala immer wieder gewarnt hatten. „
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www.fr.de/kultur/gesel...

Krieg in Sicht? Europa erlebt neue Phase der Bedrohung

Politikwissenschaftler und Geheimdienste warnen vor einem "eisigen Frieden": Die Unsicherheit auf dem Kontinent wächst spürbar.

www.fr.de

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LymeScience @lymescience.org · 4h

Bluesky is now big enough to attract crypto scammers.

Bluesky's openness may make it easier to create convincing clone accounts, so be careful of new follower requests.

LymeScience @lymescience.org · 5h

Heads up: There's a crypto scammer impersonating Angie Rasmussen

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Carlo "Realism, Gedankenfetzen und Rants" Masala @carlomasala1.bsky.social · 6h

Geh nicht über Los!

www.bild.de/politik/blit...

Blitzabsage von Pressekonferenz: Koalitions-Krach um Wehrdienst

Berlin – Überraschung am Abend: Union- und SPD-Fraktion haben am Dienstagabend kurzfristig eine Pressekonferenz zum neuen Wehrdienst abgesagt! Hintergru...

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Norma @looftsabine.bsky.social · 6h

That’s the trick😇

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Norma @looftsabine.bsky.social · 6h

Professors of sociology, physics, chemistry, nuclear medicine...
write an article and cite/abuse over 200 articles/studies for their hypothesis, in order to... "unsettle" people (?).
Incredibly damaging.

Thank you for still being willing to expose and clarify such nonsense.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 6h

Well now, would you look at that?

A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 8h

A new KI study published in Nature Immunology shows that CD56bright #NKcells temporarily reside in our organs and then leave them via the lymphatic system. The results change our understanding of how the immune system works in human organs. #Immunology 🧪 news.ki.se/the-immune-s...

Concept image from Getty Images, defence against the coronavirus

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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 2d

Unbelievable, terrible, disgusting. People claiming that SARS-COV-2 is "airborne AIDS". It doesn’t do anything negative to T cells, as the very good levels of immunity show.

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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 7h

Truly bizarre how a bunch of non-specialists club together under the cosplay banner of the WHN, and push out anti-science pulp.

@ajpmonline.bsky.social
@ajpmfocus.bsky.social

Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with HIV and COVID-19 with AIDS is bizarre, false and harmful.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 8h

The new WHO global report on antimicrobial resistance is grim
1 in 6 bacterial infections worldwide is now resistant to antibiotics.
That’s 16% of common bacterial infections that no longer respond to standard treatments.
www.who.int/news/item/13...

WHO warns of widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide

One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) r...

www.who.int

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Norma @looftsabine.bsky.social · 8h

"The Constitution explicitly mentions the Army and the press for a reason.
One carries rifles;
the other carries notebooks;
both are instruments of national trust."

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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 8h

This new Pentagon press policy is not good for our press or our military.

And I’m saying that as a former soldier who knows the importance of a free press.
www.thebulwark.com/p/locking-do...

Locking Down the Pentagon Press Is Dangerous

Pete Hegseth’s proposed restrictions would harm the people whom both the military and the press are meant to serve.

www.thebulwark.com

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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 9h

Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations

Researchers say that the number of infections for this time of year is unusual (November is usual), it is unlikely to become a global pandemic.

www.nature.com/artic...
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Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations

Nature - Researchers say that the number of infections for this time of year is unusual.

www.nature.com

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 9h

The CDC RIFs are terrible in more ways than just immediate impact to people’s health.

It’s bad enough that we will lose access to our own health data. It’s worse that these data can and will be weaponized against us.

rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/a-health-d...

A Health Data Surveillance State that Dominates

It's a short trip from "data modernization" to national eugenics registries

rasmussenretorts.substack.com

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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 9h

T cell cholesterol transport links intestinal immune responses to dietary lipid absorption

T cells can influence many things, inlcuding the absorption of fat in the intestine.

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T cell cholesterol transport links intestinal immune responses to dietary lipid absorption

The intrinsic pathways that control membrane organization in immune cells and their impact on cellular functions are poorly defined. We found that the nonvesicular cholesterol transporter Aster-A linked plasma membrane (PM) cholesterol availability in ...

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 10h

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Michael Hiltzik @hiltzikm.bsky.social · 9h

www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Commentary: RFK Jr., Tylenol and circumcision--the lowdown

In a new surge of medical disinformation and misinformation, RFK Jr. goes after Tylenol and circumcision.

www.latimes.com

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Marie von den Benken @regendelfin.bsky.social · 14h

Bestialische Gewalt in Gaza. Hamas exekutiert unschuldige Palästinenser und kündigt die Fortsetzung des Krieges an - trotz dauerhaftem Friedensplan.

Da werden die Straßen Berlins heute aber überfüllt sein mit Pro-Pali-Kufiya-Trägern, die den sofortigen Stop der Tötungen fordern!

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