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Epidemiologist/physician/award winning writer. University of Washington Environmental Health Sciences Misinformation researcher https://drbobmorris.substack.com

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Bob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · Aug 26

The SAB of the Accountability Journalism Institute in collaboration with Defend Public Health is launching this petition demanding RFK resign for his irresponsible and dangerous disregard for science.

Join 6 Nobelists and 27 NASEM members. Sign and share.

#episky #medsky 🧪
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Demand RFK Jr. Resign: Petition for a Healthy America

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NPR @npr.org · 22h

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
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Bob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · 19h

It feels that way.

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Catherine Prendergast🇺🇦🪬 @badtoss.bsky.social · 21h

Anyone with a brain could see this. But people had to act like it was some nefarious plot.🙄

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h

OBAMA: “Better’s good… we’re not gonna get to perfect. Do I think single-payer with no profit motive would’ve been smarter? Absolutely.”

President Obama tells Maron the ACA was a compromise because he didn’t have the votes for what he really wanted. #MedicareForAll

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Old Guys Chatting @ogchatting.bsky.social · 21h

The OGC team ventured into war torn Portland to capture these stunning shots of the devastation.

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War Torn Portland 720

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Bob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · 22h

🧪 #medsky #episky

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Bob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · 1d

Making America Great Again appears to require a scorched-earth, take-no-prisoners war on science.
The enemy in this blitzkrieg is not science.
The enemy is truth.

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Health, Science, and the Empire of Lies

Is disdain for rigorous inquiry the thread that connects MAHA and MAGA ?

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Bob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · 1d

I would say climate change denial will ultimately be more deadly

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 1d

More of what has been lost and will be lost if the admin and supporters abandon America's commitment to science, research, and discovery.

"You’re destroying something with these draconian cuts that took years to build,” [Dr. Erbelding] said. “It can’t be rebuilt as fast as it was taken down.”

Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 1d

Hundreds of infectious disease specialists have been let go by the Trump administration. Here are four who helped to keep pandemics at bay.
(Gift article)

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They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.

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Bob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · 1d

Ignorance is their brand

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 1d

In which John Oliver methodically unpacks how thin it is to claim you’re all about “the truth” when you’re only running essays don’t get properly fact-checked — and don’t hold up to even basic reporting scrutiny www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Bob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · 1d

Well yeah, but poor Elon’s taxes.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump No Longer Remembers That He Was President and Controlled the FBI on January 6, 2021, Confirming Americans' Worst Fears About His Advanced Dementia

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 2d

The @nytimes.com , @washingtonpost.com & the rest treat #RussellVought like he's a run-of-the-mill small government conservative. The man is a religious zealot that wants to bring down the state & replace it with an American theocracy out of Margaret Atwood. It's the biggest story no one is telling.

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 2d

Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 2d

The deportation order derives from the crime of which he has now been exonerated.

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He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

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Loren DeJonge Schulman @lorenraeds.bsky.social · 7d

Former OMB associate director on personnel here: This is blatantly false and inexplicably undermines Congress's authority. Congress made extremely clear in 2019 that furloughed feds are to be paid, full stop, period. There is no question, except why the Speaker would make such a statement.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

Portland 🔥

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Bob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · 2d

At least he's consistently an idiot.

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 2d

An ironic statement coming from someone with catastrophically bad judgement and a political agenda: “It’s imperative that we remove officials with conflicts of interest and catastrophically bad judgment, and political agendas,” - RFK Jr.

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‘The damage is beyond repair’: The CDC faces another round of deep staff cuts | CNN

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suffered another round of deep staff cuts late Friday, with disease detectives, outbreak forecasters, policy and data offices among those impacted, ac...

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Bob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · 3d

Next level epic stupidity.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Bob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · 3d

They are really sweating.

Bob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · 3d

Ignoble Prize material for sure

Bob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · 4d

If he is arguing that people protesting against him are anti-fascist, is he simply acknowledging his fascism?

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Bob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · 4d

Do NOT mess with Portland or Portland Will mess with you.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...