Jonathan Alessi, PhD
@jon-alessi.bsky.social
Neuroscience. Obesity. Medicine. Exercise. Languages.
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Français: B1
US citizens: This is the single most important use of 25 minutes of your time today.
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January 31, 2026 at 4:26 PM
US citizens: This is the single most important use of 25 minutes of your time today.
youtu.be/9ws1r6CaSXs?...
youtu.be/9ws1r6CaSXs?...
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This has come up many times in response to "Epstein files" releases, so I'm saying this generally: the FBI tipline regularly receives outlandish claims of horrific crimes committed by famous people. The fact that some famous people really do commit horrific crimes doesn't mean those tips are true.
January 30, 2026 at 6:39 PM
This has come up many times in response to "Epstein files" releases, so I'm saying this generally: the FBI tipline regularly receives outlandish claims of horrific crimes committed by famous people. The fact that some famous people really do commit horrific crimes doesn't mean those tips are true.
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
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Our democracy is getting replaced with fascism right before our eyes, and most of the country is sleeping through it because it doesn't yet seem like it's directly affecting them.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after remarks about Charlie Kirk | CNN Business
Disney’s ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show off the air indefinitely amid a controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.
www.cnn.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Our democracy is getting replaced with fascism right before our eyes, and most of the country is sleeping through it because it doesn't yet seem like it's directly affecting them.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
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18 year old me would never have imagined I would be raising my kids in a world in which our country would disappear people into concentration camps, actively assist in genocide, and be led by a man bending over backwards to protect child sex traffickers.
August 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
18 year old me would never have imagined I would be raising my kids in a world in which our country would disappear people into concentration camps, actively assist in genocide, and be led by a man bending over backwards to protect child sex traffickers.
Extremely well said! Looking forward to the series!
An introduction to a new video series on Strong Medicine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRBn...
An Introduction to "Make America Healthy Again"
YouTube video by Strong Medicine
www.youtube.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Extremely well said! Looking forward to the series!
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“1 out of every 5 dollars in Medicaid is improper”
1 out of every 5 Americans uses Medicaid and it still costs the federal government half of what our defense budget does. The actual data shows <2% of Medicaid spending is considered improper, and the majority of that is not on the beneficiary side.
1 out of every 5 Americans uses Medicaid and it still costs the federal government half of what our defense budget does. The actual data shows <2% of Medicaid spending is considered improper, and the majority of that is not on the beneficiary side.
Vought blatantly lies about Medicaid cuts on CNN, claiming "no one will lose coverage as a result of this bill"
June 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“1 out of every 5 dollars in Medicaid is improper”
1 out of every 5 Americans uses Medicaid and it still costs the federal government half of what our defense budget does. The actual data shows <2% of Medicaid spending is considered improper, and the majority of that is not on the beneficiary side.
1 out of every 5 Americans uses Medicaid and it still costs the federal government half of what our defense budget does. The actual data shows <2% of Medicaid spending is considered improper, and the majority of that is not on the beneficiary side.
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"If the proposal is enacted, Americans today and tomorrow will be sicker, poorer, and die younger”
an $18 Billion cut
Only 3 NIH Institutes will remain in place, and even they will have their funds markedly reduced
www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...
an $18 Billion cut
Only 3 NIH Institutes will remain in place, and even they will have their funds markedly reduced
www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...
May 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"If the proposal is enacted, Americans today and tomorrow will be sicker, poorer, and die younger”
an $18 Billion cut
Only 3 NIH Institutes will remain in place, and even they will have their funds markedly reduced
www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...
an $18 Billion cut
Only 3 NIH Institutes will remain in place, and even they will have their funds markedly reduced
www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...
Wish this were just satire
Citizens: Can you help us by distributing resources in such a way that some of us do not die?
Senator: Well, we are all going to die
Citizens:
Senator:
Citizens:
Senator: Let's give the billionaries some more money
Senator: Well, we are all going to die
Citizens:
Senator:
Citizens:
Senator: Let's give the billionaries some more money
June 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Wish this were just satire
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“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. Credible estimates count 190K deaths so far.
In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...
In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...
Atul Gawande on Instagram: "“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false.
So far, 190,000 children and 90,000 adults have died due to the dismantling of USAID (even assuming...
9 likes, 0 comments - atul.gawande on May 24, 2025: "“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false.
So far, 190,000 children and 90,000 adults have died due to the dismantlin...
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May 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. Credible estimates count 190K deaths so far.
In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...
In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...
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I’d love to see their data! Cause this has been studied by actual scientists & the decline in American life expectancy has ACTUALLY been driven largely by:
-guns
-illicit drugs
-COVID
-lack of healthcare access
And our horrible maternal mortality rates are driven by abortion restrictions & racism.
-guns
-illicit drugs
-COVID
-lack of healthcare access
And our horrible maternal mortality rates are driven by abortion restrictions & racism.
The White House blamed exposure to environmental toxins, poor nutrition and increased screen time for a decline in Americans’ life expectancy Thursday.
White House says food, toxins among reasons for poor U.S. health
Parts of the “MAHA report” contradict scientific consensus.
wapo.st
May 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I’d love to see their data! Cause this has been studied by actual scientists & the decline in American life expectancy has ACTUALLY been driven largely by:
-guns
-illicit drugs
-COVID
-lack of healthcare access
And our horrible maternal mortality rates are driven by abortion restrictions & racism.
-guns
-illicit drugs
-COVID
-lack of healthcare access
And our horrible maternal mortality rates are driven by abortion restrictions & racism.
Medical thought problem:
Patient came in for chronic foot wound previously diagnosed with type 1 diabetes via GAD +ve, islet A2 -ve as a 50 year old.
He now also has class 1, stage 3 obesity, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, and low T.
Patient came in for chronic foot wound previously diagnosed with type 1 diabetes via GAD +ve, islet A2 -ve as a 50 year old.
He now also has class 1, stage 3 obesity, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, and low T.
May 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Medical thought problem:
Patient came in for chronic foot wound previously diagnosed with type 1 diabetes via GAD +ve, islet A2 -ve as a 50 year old.
He now also has class 1, stage 3 obesity, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, and low T.
Patient came in for chronic foot wound previously diagnosed with type 1 diabetes via GAD +ve, islet A2 -ve as a 50 year old.
He now also has class 1, stage 3 obesity, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, and low T.
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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El Salvador's President Bukele is reportedly preparing to arrest the journalists who have reported on the secret deals Bukele struck with Salvadoran gangs that have enabled his consolidation of power.
May 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
El Salvador's President Bukele is reportedly preparing to arrest the journalists who have reported on the secret deals Bukele struck with Salvadoran gangs that have enabled his consolidation of power.
Hay evidencia alguna que diga que usar la postura “correcta” para ir al baño ayuda a prevenir las enfermedades uroginecologicas?
Hay evidencia que los ejercicios de control del periné las prevenga?
Hay evidencia que los ejercicios de control del periné las prevenga?
Dicen los expertos que para una correcta defecación es necesario que exista una flexión de caderas superior a 90º.
La postura correcta para ir al baño y otros consejos que cuidan el suelo pélvico
Las enfermedades uroginecológicas y sexuales producto de las alteraciones musculares del periné han ganado visibilidad en los últimos años.
theconversation.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Hay evidencia alguna que diga que usar la postura “correcta” para ir al baño ayuda a prevenir las enfermedades uroginecologicas?
Hay evidencia que los ejercicios de control del periné las prevenga?
Hay evidencia que los ejercicios de control del periné las prevenga?
At IUSM, students are evaluated using Louis Pangaro’s Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator or RIME framework.
The validity and reliability of faculty using the method for student feedback has been well-established.
The validity and reliability of faculty using the method for student feedback has been well-established.
May 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
At IUSM, students are evaluated using Louis Pangaro’s Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator or RIME framework.
The validity and reliability of faculty using the method for student feedback has been well-established.
The validity and reliability of faculty using the method for student feedback has been well-established.
Seen in a patient’s chart:
*young pregnant woman w/ metastatic colon cancer*
“Previously on X medication, discontinued as alternative med provider advised discontinuation of ALL prescriptions.”
Instead, she’s on supplements with no demonstrated efficacy and likely harm to baby.
*young pregnant woman w/ metastatic colon cancer*
“Previously on X medication, discontinued as alternative med provider advised discontinuation of ALL prescriptions.”
Instead, she’s on supplements with no demonstrated efficacy and likely harm to baby.
April 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Seen in a patient’s chart:
*young pregnant woman w/ metastatic colon cancer*
“Previously on X medication, discontinued as alternative med provider advised discontinuation of ALL prescriptions.”
Instead, she’s on supplements with no demonstrated efficacy and likely harm to baby.
*young pregnant woman w/ metastatic colon cancer*
“Previously on X medication, discontinued as alternative med provider advised discontinuation of ALL prescriptions.”
Instead, she’s on supplements with no demonstrated efficacy and likely harm to baby.
Even the nazis were allowed to plead their case.
Trial lasted 9 months.
They called 83 witnesses.
There is no point at which the gravity of an accusation supersedes the right to habeas corpus.
#kilmar #habeascorpus #dueprocess #fascism
Trial lasted 9 months.
They called 83 witnesses.
There is no point at which the gravity of an accusation supersedes the right to habeas corpus.
#kilmar #habeascorpus #dueprocess #fascism
April 20, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Even the nazis were allowed to plead their case.
Trial lasted 9 months.
They called 83 witnesses.
There is no point at which the gravity of an accusation supersedes the right to habeas corpus.
#kilmar #habeascorpus #dueprocess #fascism
Trial lasted 9 months.
They called 83 witnesses.
There is no point at which the gravity of an accusation supersedes the right to habeas corpus.
#kilmar #habeascorpus #dueprocess #fascism
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Whitehouse insisting #lableak is origin of COVID-19, despite zero evidence for this assertion & plenty against it. Aside from the sinophobic swipes, they've also insinuated people like Tony Fauci are complicit: When governments endorse conspiracy theory, democracy suffers
April 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Whitehouse insisting #lableak is origin of COVID-19, despite zero evidence for this assertion & plenty against it. Aside from the sinophobic swipes, they've also insinuated people like Tony Fauci are complicit: When governments endorse conspiracy theory, democracy suffers
April 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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Specifically, I experienced censorship in the reporting of our research because of agency concerns that it did not appear to fully support preconceived narratives of my agency’s leadership about ultra-processed food addiction.
April 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Specifically, I experienced censorship in the reporting of our research because of agency concerns that it did not appear to fully support preconceived narratives of my agency’s leadership about ultra-processed food addiction.