Dr. Matt Boxer
@mboxer.bsky.social
Assistant Research Prof, Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies @ Brandeis University. Jewish studies and sociology. Writes broadly about contemporary Jewish life using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Might have a space laser.
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Not what RFK Jr told me! He never uses fluoride and his brain is…oh, ok
“In the first US study looking at whether the recommended fluoride levels in drinking water affects brain function, researchers found that the hot-button mineral has no negative impacts on cognition – and may actually be giving it a boost.”
They are trying to dumb-down America.
flip.it/sH5foh
They are trying to dumb-down America.
flip.it/sH5foh
Fluoride and the brain: Largest US study ever unearths surprise new link
In the first US study looking at whether the recommended fluoride levels in drinking water affects brain function, researchers have found that the hot-button mineral has no negative impacts on cogniti...
flip.it
December 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Not what RFK Jr told me! He never uses fluoride and his brain is…oh, ok
Given the prevalence of such stories recently, I have an obvious question:
Do university administrators have their courage and sense of decency surgically removed, or were they born without them?
Do university administrators have their courage and sense of decency surgically removed, or were they born without them?
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Given the prevalence of such stories recently, I have an obvious question:
Do university administrators have their courage and sense of decency surgically removed, or were they born without them?
Do university administrators have their courage and sense of decency surgically removed, or were they born without them?
For the record, if I spread pseudoscientific bulls*** like Vinay Prasad did, with the assistance of the New York Times and other media outlets, I would lose my job and never be able to work in my chosen field again.
But no one would die because I was maliciously incompetent.
But no one would die because I was maliciously incompetent.
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This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
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This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
1/n
December 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
For the record, if I spread pseudoscientific bulls*** like Vinay Prasad did, with the assistance of the New York Times and other media outlets, I would lose my job and never be able to work in my chosen field again.
But no one would die because I was maliciously incompetent.
But no one would die because I was maliciously incompetent.
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If a Psych prof assigns students an essay response paper with explicit guidelines and then flunks a student for turning in a paper that ignores those guidelines but instead makes vague gestures to "the Bible" then THAT IS NOT A VIOLATION OF THE STUDENT'S RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If a Psych prof assigns students an essay response paper with explicit guidelines and then flunks a student for turning in a paper that ignores those guidelines but instead makes vague gestures to "the Bible" then THAT IS NOT A VIOLATION OF THE STUDENT'S RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
Why does The Guardian cover American politics better than American media outlets?
Because democracy dies in avarice.
Because democracy dies in avarice.
In 2022, Biden earmarked billions of dollars to help former coal communities. It was the largest investment in Appalachia since LBJ's 1960s’ war on poverty.
But Trump won West Virginia 70% to 28% in 2024. And now he's taking away the funding Biden gave them.
When are they going to learn?
But Trump won West Virginia 70% to 28% in 2024. And now he's taking away the funding Biden gave them.
When are they going to learn?
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Why does The Guardian cover American politics better than American media outlets?
Because democracy dies in avarice.
Because democracy dies in avarice.
By my count, we're up to at least six Cabinet secretaries (Health and Human Services, Education, State, Homeland Security, EPA, and Defense) whose governing philosophy is little more than "kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out."
November 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
By my count, we're up to at least six Cabinet secretaries (Health and Human Services, Education, State, Homeland Security, EPA, and Defense) whose governing philosophy is little more than "kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out."
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We are supposed to believe that FDA paused and removed the J&J vaccine immediately after 6 cases of clotting, but they hid 10 kids dying from the mRNA vaccines until Prasad and Hoeg, who were always antivaxx, revealed the truth.
Checks out.
Checks out.
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
We are supposed to believe that FDA paused and removed the J&J vaccine immediately after 6 cases of clotting, but they hid 10 kids dying from the mRNA vaccines until Prasad and Hoeg, who were always antivaxx, revealed the truth.
Checks out.
Checks out.
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News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
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I said a few days ago that RFK Jr. was advancing a stealth campaign to ban vaccination in the US.
That campaign is accelerating, & it ain't that stealthy.
I'll have more to say about this soon, but for now, just take this in: the US under RFK Jr.'s reign of error is about to kill a lot of kids. 1/
That campaign is accelerating, & it ain't that stealthy.
I'll have more to say about this soon, but for now, just take this in: the US under RFK Jr.'s reign of error is about to kill a lot of kids. 1/
Experts say strict new FDA protocol for vaccine approval is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’
Lead FDA vaccine regulator announced new approval process after claiming Covid vaccine had killed 10 children
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I said a few days ago that RFK Jr. was advancing a stealth campaign to ban vaccination in the US.
That campaign is accelerating, & it ain't that stealthy.
I'll have more to say about this soon, but for now, just take this in: the US under RFK Jr.'s reign of error is about to kill a lot of kids. 1/
That campaign is accelerating, & it ain't that stealthy.
I'll have more to say about this soon, but for now, just take this in: the US under RFK Jr.'s reign of error is about to kill a lot of kids. 1/
What a classless response.
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
What a classless response.
A Very Famous Professor once told me that I owed it to my university to teach for free, and that the people who always say yes when asked to allow themselves to be exploited (unlike the "owed" part, not his exact words) get the best jobs.
Worst advice anyone ever gave me about anything.
Worst advice anyone ever gave me about anything.
To put this in context, I was offered a teaching track job in 2023 that had a salary of $55,000.
November 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
A Very Famous Professor once told me that I owed it to my university to teach for free, and that the people who always say yes when asked to allow themselves to be exploited (unlike the "owed" part, not his exact words) get the best jobs.
Worst advice anyone ever gave me about anything.
Worst advice anyone ever gave me about anything.
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Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
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Don’t forget that *Trump’s own lawyer’s argument* to the Supreme Court in the immunity case was that the check on the President using his immunity to order criminal acts was that those under him would not follow illegal orders. Now it’s a crime for lawmakers to remind servicemembers of that?
The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Don’t forget that *Trump’s own lawyer’s argument* to the Supreme Court in the immunity case was that the check on the President using his immunity to order criminal acts was that those under him would not follow illegal orders. Now it’s a crime for lawmakers to remind servicemembers of that?
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Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
This is the part I dislike most about writing. I'm dyslexic; I see what I think is there, not what is actually there. If you're reading my work, the page isn't always reliable. I need you to see what's written in my head, but if you actually saw what that place looks like, you'd be terrified.
Over the next week (what thanksgiving break? lol) I have to read my book again and finalize it before it goes to *print* and I’m literally paying attention to details like colon vs comma and I’m sure most authors are like this and that’s one reason why you should buy our books. We really care.
The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This is the part I dislike most about writing. I'm dyslexic; I see what I think is there, not what is actually there. If you're reading my work, the page isn't always reliable. I need you to see what's written in my head, but if you actually saw what that place looks like, you'd be terrified.
By the precedent set by American media, Kamala Harris now has grounds for a $1 trillion lawsuit against the BBC.
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
By the precedent set by American media, Kamala Harris now has grounds for a $1 trillion lawsuit against the BBC.
And at some point, the bubble will burst, and we'll have to bail out all the billionaires.
Not the people who lost their jobs so the bubble could be created. Not the people who work hard for a living and actually pay their taxes.
Not the people who lost their jobs so the bubble could be created. Not the people who work hard for a living and actually pay their taxes.
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
And at some point, the bubble will burst, and we'll have to bail out all the billionaires.
Not the people who lost their jobs so the bubble could be created. Not the people who work hard for a living and actually pay their taxes.
Not the people who lost their jobs so the bubble could be created. Not the people who work hard for a living and actually pay their taxes.
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Trump pardoned the guy "facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas" which, considering Jared, Saudi Arabia, and every other absolutely illegal or immoral foreign entanglement:
Brings to mind Milo Minderbinder in Catch-22 who sold everything to everyone, no matter their side.
Brings to mind Milo Minderbinder in Catch-22 who sold everything to everyone, no matter their side.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Trump pardoned the guy "facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas" which, considering Jared, Saudi Arabia, and every other absolutely illegal or immoral foreign entanglement:
Brings to mind Milo Minderbinder in Catch-22 who sold everything to everyone, no matter their side.
Brings to mind Milo Minderbinder in Catch-22 who sold everything to everyone, no matter their side.
This checks out.
I have long had an obscure, complex theory about Susan Collins that explains these things.
Susan Collins is terrible and anyone who ever suggested she is a moderate is a liar or a rube.
That's it. That's the whole thing.
Susan Collins is terrible and anyone who ever suggested she is a moderate is a liar or a rube.
That's it. That's the whole thing.
In case anyone is wondering what kind of campaign Collins intends to run next year, now we know. No achievements, only hate:
Susan Collins backs referendum to overturn Maine’s protections for transgender students
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/24/p...
Susan Collins backs referendum to overturn Maine’s protections for transgender students
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/24/p...
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This checks out.
I wonder if this would work in other situations. Let's encourage our fellow Americans to honor our country by...
- not shooting their neighbors
- not cramming their religion down their neighbors' throats
- paying their fair share of taxes, even if they're billionaires
No, I don't see that working.
- not shooting their neighbors
- not cramming their religion down their neighbors' throats
- paying their fair share of taxes, even if they're billionaires
No, I don't see that working.
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I wonder if this would work in other situations. Let's encourage our fellow Americans to honor our country by...
- not shooting their neighbors
- not cramming their religion down their neighbors' throats
- paying their fair share of taxes, even if they're billionaires
No, I don't see that working.
- not shooting their neighbors
- not cramming their religion down their neighbors' throats
- paying their fair share of taxes, even if they're billionaires
No, I don't see that working.
I am always suspicious of people who want to discuss slaughtering Jews another time. I could be wrong, but my personal experience is that they're not actually concerned with protecting Jews from antisemites.
never seen a lady so mad to be factchecked that dems aren't mass slaughtering jews
BLITZER: During WW2, Nazi officers were following the chain of command, obeying illegal orders & slaughtered Jews during the Holocaust
McCLAIN: We're a long way from Nuremberg trials & the slaughtering of Jews. If you want to talk about the slaughtering the Jews we can have that convo another time
McCLAIN: We're a long way from Nuremberg trials & the slaughtering of Jews. If you want to talk about the slaughtering the Jews we can have that convo another time
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I am always suspicious of people who want to discuss slaughtering Jews another time. I could be wrong, but my personal experience is that they're not actually concerned with protecting Jews from antisemites.
I've been reading Eli Sharabi's account of his time as a hostage in Gaza, from October 7 until after his release, and I just got to the part where he talks about his surprise at his captors' giddiness at the prospect of Trump winning the election.
I'm not surprised that Hamas was rooting for Trump.
I'm not surprised that Hamas was rooting for Trump.
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I've been reading Eli Sharabi's account of his time as a hostage in Gaza, from October 7 until after his release, and I just got to the part where he talks about his surprise at his captors' giddiness at the prospect of Trump winning the election.
I'm not surprised that Hamas was rooting for Trump.
I'm not surprised that Hamas was rooting for Trump.
Someone's going to have to tell Dr. Cassidy that this was 100% predictable and 100% preventable, but because he was too afraid of losing his job to *do* his job, people will die.
November 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Someone's going to have to tell Dr. Cassidy that this was 100% predictable and 100% preventable, but because he was too afraid of losing his job to *do* his job, people will die.
What I'm hearing is an invitation for millions of residents of blue states that will still be blue when they leave to reshape the toxic politics of Florida and Texas.
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
What I'm hearing is an invitation for millions of residents of blue states that will still be blue when they leave to reshape the toxic politics of Florida and Texas.
No one who has ever been threatened by a Nazi on Facebook and reported it, only to be told that the vile, explicit, hate-filled, violent threat did not violate "community standards" (even though it clearly violated the language the moderators point to) will be surprised by this.
“Meta stalled internal efforts to prevent child predators from contacting minors for years due to growth concerns, and pressured safety staff to circulate arguments justifying its decision not to act.”
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
November 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
No one who has ever been threatened by a Nazi on Facebook and reported it, only to be told that the vile, explicit, hate-filled, violent threat did not violate "community standards" (even though it clearly violated the language the moderators point to) will be surprised by this.