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Peter Daszak

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President www.naturehealthglobal.org. Protagonist of https://www.blame-documentary.com/ Board member https://www.accountabilityjournalism.org. Member @nam.edu. Zoologist. Parasitologist. Ecologist. British. American. Ukrainian.

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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · Apr 17

Today we’re launching our nonprofit Nature.Health.Global. @naturehealthglobal.bsky.social to help build a future that is resilient to emerging disease threats, supports healthy ecosystems & our own communities, & one in which we make decisions based on science naturehealthglobal.org/announcing-t...

Announcing The Launch Of Nature.Health.Global. - Nature.Health.Global

Today we're announcing the launch of Nature.Health.Global., Inc. a nonprofit that conducts scientific research and designs on-the-ground solutions for

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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 7h

Cheeky move...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Quintessentially Portland’: nude cyclists protest against national guard deployment

Riders wore nothing – or close to it – in hastily called event against Trump’s attempts to mobilize the national guard

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 1d

Here is some material Bari Weiss published regarding Covid.

So when anyone defends her in any way, what they are saying is that real world victims of medical disinformation don’t matter.

It’s all just a game to these pundits.

• Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: The Government Censored Me and Other Scientists. We Fought Back-and Won
• Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: Free Speech on Trial
• Dr. Marty Makary: Dr. Fauci's Legacy
• Drs. Tracy Hoeg and Marty Makary: U.S.
Public Health Agencies Aren't 'Following the Science,'
• Dr. Marty Makary: Officials Say, Universities' Covid Policies Defy Science and Reason,
• Drs. Vinay Prasad, Stefan Baral, Lucy McBride: Bringing Sanity to the Omicron Chaos, Talking To Three Doctors Who Have Been Islands Of Reason In A Sea Of Confusion.
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: Let Djokovic Play
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: We Have a Tripledemic.
Not of Disease, But of Fear,
• Drs. Vinay Prasad and John Mandrola: The Epidemic of #DiedSuddenly
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: How to Save Science From
Covid Politics
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: What RFK Jr. Gets Right— and What He Gets Wrong,
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: Vinay Prasad: Why Was My Talk at a Medical Conference Canceled?
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: Covid Vaccines Shouldn't Be 'Routine' for Kids.

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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 2d

Truly pathetic people ruining our institutions and demeaning America to the rest of the world. My colleagues in Europe are still shocked, worried and saddened by this..

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 2d

These guys were content creators with regards to Covid.

They created this fantasy pandemic where they were super heroes stronger than the virus.

Everything *would have* been just fine.

But when given a chance to lead and prove themselves, it’s chaos every day at every level.

Jay Bhattacharya & @DrJBhattacharya
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Imagine there hadn't been an @NIH-led
"devastating takedown" of the@gbdeclaration in Oct 2020. Imagine no media/social media suppression. We would have won the policy argument. Schools would have opened. We would have prioritized protection of the vulnerable. Instead, lockdowns.
1:44 AM • 12/9/22

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d

Among many others at the CDC, the Trump regime laid off the staff of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

“The publication’s storied history includes a June 1981 report that five previously healthy gay men were treated for an unusual pneumonia — the first hint of the AIDS epidemic.”

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 3d

🇺🇸 US science politics

They’re destroying the USA’s ability to manage health. These people are part of the front line who detect new outbreaks. Those outbreaks want prompt attention, not ignorance of that they’re happening.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 3d

🦠 OK… I’ve seen a lot of stupid stuff tracking pseudoscience… this is right up there.

He says, “there is very little science to support that genes are the cause of any disease”

Germ theory denialism is daft, genetic disorder/disease denial like this is equally bad 🙄😳😣

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Psychiatrist Andrew Kaufman writes,

“Autism is not genetic, and in fact there is very little science to support that genes are the cause of any disease. What you inherit from your family are traits like height and eye color, which is indisputable. But conditions like autism and even cancer are the result of environmental factors and toxins, both of which can be addressed with the right information. Do not allow the medical industry to reduce our health to genetics — the problem is much different (and easier to solve). In many cases, genetics is used as a cover-up for poisoning.”

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2d

My quote of the day

Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.

William Foege

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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 4d

HHS Secretary Kennedy’s at it again. This guy shouldn’t be in charge of anything, let alone a country’s health system! share.google/MPrbWbySIL8v...

Health Secretary Kennedy, Trump link circumcision to autism through Tylenol

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. noted boys who are circumcised have higher rates of autism, which he said could be a result of Tylenol.

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Nicolas c Grey @nicolascgrey.bsky.social · Jan 9

🧵This is my website.
There is a lot of artwork to browse, some original artwork and underground comics to buy and read . There is no AI images , if you buy anything, or donate, i don’t retain or use any of your data . thisrobotdreaming.com

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Asha @lucyintheloo.bsky.social · Aug 9

Eight bat researchers mostly from Asia and Africa refused entry into Australia to attend global scientific event | Science | The Guardian

Eight bat researchers mostly from Asia and Africa refused entry into Australia to attend global scientific event

Organisers say move will damage nation’s scientific standing as government refuses to comment on why group of scientists were refused entry

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Nicolas c Grey @nicolascgrey.bsky.social · 7d

updated a little.

i am not very good at tech stuff, so, anyway, i do my best!
@peterdaszak.bsky.social @debunkthefunk.bsky.social

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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks for helping me wake up to the truth Dr Bob. That red pill you gave me really did the trick!

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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 9d

Vought: “We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected. When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains. We want their funding to be shut down so that the EPA can't [function]”

www.propublica.org/article/vide...

“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda

Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought’s “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.

www.propublica.org

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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 9d

Hard time to be a federal employee, but remember - this is part if their plan - to make govt workers lives miserable. See tbe shocking quote from Vought in the Politico article posted after this one. scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/nearly-imp...

"Nearly impossible for NIH staff to do our jobs": Jenna Norton's speech for the Civil Servants Coalition

At the Capitol, Monday 9/29

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Nicolas c Grey @nicolascgrey.bsky.social · 10d

link to interview below... #peterdaszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social

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Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social · 12d

Federal workers are speaking out on how the Trump regime is harming Americans:

"We stand here today at a moment of the greatest assault of our lifetimes on our freedoms. The US Constitution is being shredded... We are here to call on Congress to stand up and stop it."

youtu.be/uw1KwIBgrCw?...

Mark Histed, NIH Scientist *speaking in personal capacity

YouTube video by Civil Servants Coalition

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 11d

As far-right billionaires buy up media and social media, we are going to need wealthy liberals to start throwing their money behind local and independent investigative media.

We can’t compete at scale, but we should have a goal: No news deserts where the only options are right-wing corporate crap

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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 11d

Here’s my favorite Tatlises song.. I remember getting a CD of his with ads for a line of 1980s style casual shirts he was selling! youtu.be/mXk_Wf67jJc?...

Gördükçe Seni Tazelenir Sanki Hayatım

YouTube video by İbrahim Tatlıses - Topic

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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 11d

Beautiful. The YouTube link broke but this worked: The Gates of Istanbul share.google/wr1GYWYxb33e...

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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks for the tip! Teşekkür ederim!!

Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 11d

Yes he’s outdated & some troubles there, but sitting on overnight buses in central/E turkey in the late 1980s, the music takes over… hearing “Gördükçe seni tazelenir sanki hayatım” while sitting on the back of a truck going through the Mountains near Hakkari was unforgettable

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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 11d

I’ll put on an Ibrahim Tatlises classic to celebrate

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Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 11d

Likewise!

Peter Daszak @peterdaszak.bsky.social · 11d

Ne mutlu Turkum diyene!

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