Alexander Mazziotti
@entropyarrow.bsky.social
Physician/Author
MD, PhD Internal Medicine - Cardiology
Books: 1 ‘Unraveling the Seven Riddles of the Universe’ Hamilton Books an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield.
2 ‘Riddles of Quantum Theory’
MD, PhD Internal Medicine - Cardiology
Books: 1 ‘Unraveling the Seven Riddles of the Universe’ Hamilton Books an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield.
2 ‘Riddles of Quantum Theory’
#Vaccines Multiple systematic reviews and the CDC’s recent safety review of the birth-dose found no consistent evidence of serious harms from giving hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth. I remember a severe case in a young adult before the vaccine existed and her sad stay in ICU for months.
December 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
#Vaccines Multiple systematic reviews and the CDC’s recent safety review of the birth-dose found no consistent evidence of serious harms from giving hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth. I remember a severe case in a young adult before the vaccine existed and her sad stay in ICU for months.
#Vaccines “[Prasad] says he has evidence that this vaccine (Covid) killed 10 children, but that’s not the way it works,” Offit said. “.. you should back it up with extraordinary evidence. He should have submitted it to an excellent journal .. reviewed by subject matter experts.” The Guardian
November 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
#Vaccines “[Prasad] says he has evidence that this vaccine (Covid) killed 10 children, but that’s not the way it works,” Offit said. “.. you should back it up with extraordinary evidence. He should have submitted it to an excellent journal .. reviewed by subject matter experts.” The Guardian
#University Northwestern’s deal with the Trump administration, while being a response to extortion, is, for Northwestern, ethically compromised and especially so for the medical school. Interfering with scientific medical research on transgender patients, which follows the law, is not acceptable.
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
#University Northwestern’s deal with the Trump administration, while being a response to extortion, is, for Northwestern, ethically compromised and especially so for the medical school. Interfering with scientific medical research on transgender patients, which follows the law, is not acceptable.
#Law “kind of wild,” said Kelly, “because we recited something in the Uniform Code of Military Justice and he’s going to prosecute me under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for reciting the Uniform Code of Military Justice.” HP
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#Law “kind of wild,” said Kelly, “because we recited something in the Uniform Code of Military Justice and he’s going to prosecute me under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for reciting the Uniform Code of Military Justice.” HP
#Vaccines “A study published last year in the medical journal The Lancet estimated that since 1974 when the WHO launched its global vaccination program vaccines had averted ..146 million children deaths worldwide, iThe C.D.C. has cited vaccines as one of the 10 great public health achievements..”NYT
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#Vaccines “A study published last year in the medical journal The Lancet estimated that since 1974 when the WHO launched its global vaccination program vaccines had averted ..146 million children deaths worldwide, iThe C.D.C. has cited vaccines as one of the 10 great public health achievements..”NYT
#Hunger “ U.N. Sounds Alarm On Catastrophic Hunger Crisis Following Trump Aid Cuts.
Some 318 million people are expected to face crisis levels of hunger or worse next year, more than double the number in 2019.” H. Post
Some 318 million people are expected to face crisis levels of hunger or worse next year, more than double the number in 2019.” H. Post
November 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#Hunger “ U.N. Sounds Alarm On Catastrophic Hunger Crisis Following Trump Aid Cuts.
Some 318 million people are expected to face crisis levels of hunger or worse next year, more than double the number in 2019.” H. Post
Some 318 million people are expected to face crisis levels of hunger or worse next year, more than double the number in 2019.” H. Post
#Comey “In his ruling, he pointed out that she told grand jurors that they did not have to rely solely “on the record before them” to return an indictment against Mr. Comey, but instead “could be assured the government had more evidence perhaps better evidence that would be presented at trial.” NYT
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#Comey “In his ruling, he pointed out that she told grand jurors that they did not have to rely solely “on the record before them” to return an indictment against Mr. Comey, but instead “could be assured the government had more evidence perhaps better evidence that would be presented at trial.” NYT
#Immigration ”.. two human rights groups had found that “more than 252 Venezuelans expelled to El Salvador under Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy suffered systematic and prolonged torture and abuse, including sexual assault,” ..at the notorious El Salvadoran prison named CECOT.” Guardian &NYT
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#Immigration ”.. two human rights groups had found that “more than 252 Venezuelans expelled to El Salvador under Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy suffered systematic and prolonged torture and abuse, including sexual assault,” ..at the notorious El Salvadoran prison named CECOT.” Guardian &NYT
#SNAP “They would rather go door to door, taking away people’s food, than do the right thing and fully fund SNAP for November so that struggling veterans, seniors, and children can keep food on the table,” she said. Rep.Angie Craig Minnesota NY Times
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
#SNAP “They would rather go door to door, taking away people’s food, than do the right thing and fully fund SNAP for November so that struggling veterans, seniors, and children can keep food on the table,” she said. Rep.Angie Craig Minnesota NY Times
#University “Students, faculty and staff at more than 100 campuses across the US rallied against the Trump administration’s assault on higher education on Friday – the first in a planned series of nationwide, coordinated protests ….” The Guardian
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
#University “Students, faculty and staff at more than 100 campuses across the US rallied against the Trump administration’s assault on higher education on Friday – the first in a planned series of nationwide, coordinated protests ….” The Guardian
#Trump “America has always faced hunger, yet its leaders have long shown some responsibility to help poor people meet their most basic nutritional needs. That even this small measure of decency is seemingly a thing of the past signals the dawn of an unprecedented era of cruelty” Heuvel The Guardian
November 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#Trump “America has always faced hunger, yet its leaders have long shown some responsibility to help poor people meet their most basic nutritional needs. That even this small measure of decency is seemingly a thing of the past signals the dawn of an unprecedented era of cruelty” Heuvel The Guardian
#SCOTUS “Sixty-five judges responded to a Times questionnaire sent to hundreds of federal judges across the country. Of those, 47 said the Supreme Court had been mishandling its emergency docket since Mr. Trump returned to office.” NYT
October 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#SCOTUS “Sixty-five judges responded to a Times questionnaire sent to hundreds of federal judges across the country. Of those, 47 said the Supreme Court had been mishandling its emergency docket since Mr. Trump returned to office.” NYT
#Military “Would any military leader of any experience believe for even five seconds that one of the best ways to prepare troops to deter or (God forbid) fight our nuclear-armed foes is by walking through cities, picking up trash and occasionally confronting left-wing protesters?” David French NYT
October 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM
#Military “Would any military leader of any experience believe for even five seconds that one of the best ways to prepare troops to deter or (God forbid) fight our nuclear-armed foes is by walking through cities, picking up trash and occasionally confronting left-wing protesters?” David French NYT
#dictator Bill Maher issued a stern warning to Republicans with an explicit metaphor on Friday.
“You’re way past flirting with authoritarianism,” the “Real Time” host said. “Flirting? Let’s be real. You’re f*in it.”
“You’re way past flirting with authoritarianism,” the “Real Time” host said. “Flirting? Let’s be real. You’re f*in it.”
September 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#dictator Bill Maher issued a stern warning to Republicans with an explicit metaphor on Friday.
“You’re way past flirting with authoritarianism,” the “Real Time” host said. “Flirting? Let’s be real. You’re f*in it.”
“You’re way past flirting with authoritarianism,” the “Real Time” host said. “Flirting? Let’s be real. You’re f*in it.”
#Tylenol “There’s no credible scientific link that Tylenol causes autism,” said Dr. Nathaniel DeNicola, who advises the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on environmental issues.The studies .. are “too deeply and fundamentally flawed to draw reliable conclusions.” NY Times
September 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
#Tylenol “There’s no credible scientific link that Tylenol causes autism,” said Dr. Nathaniel DeNicola, who advises the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on environmental issues.The studies .. are “too deeply and fundamentally flawed to draw reliable conclusions.” NY Times
Reposted by Alexander Mazziotti
ABC Pulls Kimmel over nothing comment about MAGA using the death of Kirk. It's time to Boycott ABC.
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ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments
Nexstar, one of the biggest owners o US f TV stations in, said will pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel's late night show due to the host's Charlie Kirk remarks
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September 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
ABC Pulls Kimmel over nothing comment about MAGA using the death of Kirk. It's time to Boycott ABC.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
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#Democracy “Is a basic understanding of the First Amendment too much to expect from the nation’s Attorney General?” WSJ
September 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
#Democracy “Is a basic understanding of the First Amendment too much to expect from the nation’s Attorney General?” WSJ
#USAID Lancet study developed forecasting models that predicted the Trump administration’s steep funding cuts to USAID “could result in more than 14.05 million additional all-age deaths, including 4.54 million in children younger than age 5 years, by 2030.” Thomas B. Edsall - Think about that!
September 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
#USAID Lancet study developed forecasting models that predicted the Trump administration’s steep funding cuts to USAID “could result in more than 14.05 million additional all-age deaths, including 4.54 million in children younger than age 5 years, by 2030.” Thomas B. Edsall - Think about that!
#ICE The freedom “from arbitrary interference by law officers,” she wrote, is a constitutional guarantee. Yet, under Trump, it may no longer exist “for those who happen to look a certain way, speak a certain way, and appear to work a certain type of legitimate job that pays very little.” Sotomayor
September 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#ICE The freedom “from arbitrary interference by law officers,” she wrote, is a constitutional guarantee. Yet, under Trump, it may no longer exist “for those who happen to look a certain way, speak a certain way, and appear to work a certain type of legitimate job that pays very little.” Sotomayor
#Florida “Right now, Florida mandates that students have to be vaxxed against polio, diphtheria, measles, rubella, pertussis, mumps and tetanus — also known as diseases that should only come up in ‘Oregon Trail,’” Stephen Colbert said on Thursday..common message is ‘You have died of Florida.’” —
September 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#Florida “Right now, Florida mandates that students have to be vaxxed against polio, diphtheria, measles, rubella, pertussis, mumps and tetanus — also known as diseases that should only come up in ‘Oregon Trail,’” Stephen Colbert said on Thursday..common message is ‘You have died of Florida.’” —
#RFKjr Mr. Kennedy said he did not know how many Americans had died of Covid and whether the vaccines prevented Covid-related deaths. “The problem is they didn’t have the data,” he said, senator‘s reply: “You are sitting as secretary of health and human services. How can you be that ignorant?” FIRE
September 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
#RFKjr Mr. Kennedy said he did not know how many Americans had died of Covid and whether the vaccines prevented Covid-related deaths. “The problem is they didn’t have the data,” he said, senator‘s reply: “You are sitting as secretary of health and human services. How can you be that ignorant?” FIRE