Mordicus Prime
@rmontard.bsky.social
Risk engineer. Science lover. Fight for truth, democracy, healthcare and compassion. #NoFakeMeds @afis_science #StandWithScience
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NEW: Russia is helping the PLA improve its airborne capabilities, which the PLA could use to establish and defend an airhead in an invasion of Taiwan.
Read the full December 19, 2025, China & Taiwan Update: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...
Read the full December 19, 2025, China & Taiwan Update: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...
December 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
NEW: Russia is helping the PLA improve its airborne capabilities, which the PLA could use to establish and defend an airhead in an invasion of Taiwan.
Read the full December 19, 2025, China & Taiwan Update: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...
Read the full December 19, 2025, China & Taiwan Update: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...
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47's admin will fund a $1.6m study on hepatitis B vax of newborns in Guinea-Bissau, where 1/5 adults live w/ the virus. It's a move researchers call “highly unethical” & “extremely risky” because the proven-to-be-safe vax will be withheld from 1/2 of the babies.
No pay wall.
No pay wall.
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
47's admin will fund a $1.6m study on hepatitis B vax of newborns in Guinea-Bissau, where 1/5 adults live w/ the virus. It's a move researchers call “highly unethical” & “extremely risky” because the proven-to-be-safe vax will be withheld from 1/2 of the babies.
No pay wall.
No pay wall.
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It makes sense now
Now I see why RFK Jr—the world’s most extreme dangerous anti-vaxx activist & conspiracy theorist who has a body count in Samoa—is giving Benn a non-competitive grant to conduct an RCT in a low-income country, in which a proven vaccine will be *deliberately* withheld from babies
Now I see why RFK Jr—the world’s most extreme dangerous anti-vaxx activist & conspiracy theorist who has a body count in Samoa—is giving Benn a non-competitive grant to conduct an RCT in a low-income country, in which a proven vaccine will be *deliberately* withheld from babies
"Basically, I agree with many of the things Kennedy says about vaccines"
Christine Stabell Benn
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Christine Stabell Benn
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December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It makes sense now
Now I see why RFK Jr—the world’s most extreme dangerous anti-vaxx activist & conspiracy theorist who has a body count in Samoa—is giving Benn a non-competitive grant to conduct an RCT in a low-income country, in which a proven vaccine will be *deliberately* withheld from babies
Now I see why RFK Jr—the world’s most extreme dangerous anti-vaxx activist & conspiracy theorist who has a body count in Samoa—is giving Benn a non-competitive grant to conduct an RCT in a low-income country, in which a proven vaccine will be *deliberately* withheld from babies
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FOX: If you cut something by 100%, the cost goes down to 0. If you cut it by 600%, the drug companies are actually paying you
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
December 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
FOX: If you cut something by 100%, the cost goes down to 0. If you cut it by 600%, the drug companies are actually paying you
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
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"Have you ever in your life encountered a character as wretched as Donald Trump?" David Remnick in the New Yorker
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Donald Trump’s Remarks on the Death of Rob Reiner Are Next-Level Degradation
On a weekend of terrible violent events, you would not expect a President of the United States to make matters even worse. But, of course, he did.
www.newyorker.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"Have you ever in your life encountered a character as wretched as Donald Trump?" David Remnick in the New Yorker
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
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Yes. This is a soft way to put it
I would say the US states openly that their plan is to help topple European democracies and establish authoritarian white supremacist regimes instead.
I think we should say this *clearly*
I would say the US states openly that their plan is to help topple European democracies and establish authoritarian white supremacist regimes instead.
I think we should say this *clearly*
What struck me most on Europe wasn’t the focus on value, freedom of speech etc - again, very similar to Vance’s Munich speech - but how activist it is. This is about directly trying to influence what is going on in Europe:
December 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Yes. This is a soft way to put it
I would say the US states openly that their plan is to help topple European democracies and establish authoritarian white supremacist regimes instead.
I think we should say this *clearly*
I would say the US states openly that their plan is to help topple European democracies and establish authoritarian white supremacist regimes instead.
I think we should say this *clearly*
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Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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Trump national security strategy: Make Europe White Again.
"Over the long term, it is more than plausible that within a few decades ...certain NATO members will become majority non-European"
"the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure"
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
"Over the long term, it is more than plausible that within a few decades ...certain NATO members will become majority non-European"
"the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure"
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Trump national security strategy: Make Europe White Again.
"Over the long term, it is more than plausible that within a few decades ...certain NATO members will become majority non-European"
"the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure"
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
"Over the long term, it is more than plausible that within a few decades ...certain NATO members will become majority non-European"
"the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure"
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
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Dark Age Nation...
Expected. Still infuriating & nonsensical.
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
"...overturning a 30-year-old policy that has contributed to a massive decline in cases of the virus."
Expected. Still infuriating & nonsensical.
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
"...overturning a 30-year-old policy that has contributed to a massive decline in cases of the virus."
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Dark Age Nation...
Expected. Still infuriating & nonsensical.
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
"...overturning a 30-year-old policy that has contributed to a massive decline in cases of the virus."
Expected. Still infuriating & nonsensical.
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
"...overturning a 30-year-old policy that has contributed to a massive decline in cases of the virus."
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Early in this ACIP meeting, Vicky Pebsworth blamed gay men, promiscuous women, urban residents, and immigrants for spreading HBV in the U.S.
Then Evelyn Griffin said, out loud, that “illegal immigrants” are to blame.
This committee should be DISBANDED and exiled to science Siberia.
Then Evelyn Griffin said, out loud, that “illegal immigrants” are to blame.
This committee should be DISBANDED and exiled to science Siberia.
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Early in this ACIP meeting, Vicky Pebsworth blamed gay men, promiscuous women, urban residents, and immigrants for spreading HBV in the U.S.
Then Evelyn Griffin said, out loud, that “illegal immigrants” are to blame.
This committee should be DISBANDED and exiled to science Siberia.
Then Evelyn Griffin said, out loud, that “illegal immigrants” are to blame.
This committee should be DISBANDED and exiled to science Siberia.
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Trump calls human beings “vermin,” “garbage,” “diseases,” “poison,” and “animals.”
Then, when I rightfully point out that the same dehumanizing language has been used by fascist regimes to justify humanity’s worst atrocities—Republicans lose their minds.
Give me a break.
Then, when I rightfully point out that the same dehumanizing language has been used by fascist regimes to justify humanity’s worst atrocities—Republicans lose their minds.
Give me a break.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Trump calls human beings “vermin,” “garbage,” “diseases,” “poison,” and “animals.”
Then, when I rightfully point out that the same dehumanizing language has been used by fascist regimes to justify humanity’s worst atrocities—Republicans lose their minds.
Give me a break.
Then, when I rightfully point out that the same dehumanizing language has been used by fascist regimes to justify humanity’s worst atrocities—Republicans lose their minds.
Give me a break.
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Vinay Prasad of the FDA claims that he has proof that 10 children died from COVID19 vaccines, so the FDA will now target flu shots, look at whether people should receive multiple vaccines at the same time, and make the vaccine approval process significantly more difficult.
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Vinay Prasad of the FDA claims that he has proof that 10 children died from COVID19 vaccines, so the FDA will now target flu shots, look at whether people should receive multiple vaccines at the same time, and make the vaccine approval process significantly more difficult.
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Trump posts an image of him holding a sign that reads, “Trump 2028, yes!”
November 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Trump posts an image of him holding a sign that reads, “Trump 2028, yes!”
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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A normal country has a functioning counter-espionage service.
In France, the most watched news channel hires the former head of Russia Today as a commentator with no consequences.
In France, the most watched news channel hires the former head of Russia Today as a commentator with no consequences.
Combien de temps va-t-on encore tolérer cette propagande ?
#VincentBolloréIsAKremlinAsset
#VincentBolloréIsAKremlinAsset
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
A normal country has a functioning counter-espionage service.
In France, the most watched news channel hires the former head of Russia Today as a commentator with no consequences.
In France, the most watched news channel hires the former head of Russia Today as a commentator with no consequences.
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Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed.
time.com/7336204/meta...
time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed.
time.com/7336204/meta...
time.com/7336204/meta...
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I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
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The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
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Grok n'est pas une source d'information. Que faut-il de plus – après une semaine de désinformation par Grok concernant les attentats du 13 novembre – voyez ce cas gravissime de #négationnisme et d' #antisémitisme.
En France, c'est un délit. Pourquoi puis-je voir ce post alors ?
En France, c'est un délit. Pourquoi puis-je voir ce post alors ?
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Grok n'est pas une source d'information. Que faut-il de plus – après une semaine de désinformation par Grok concernant les attentats du 13 novembre – voyez ce cas gravissime de #négationnisme et d' #antisémitisme.
En France, c'est un délit. Pourquoi puis-je voir ce post alors ?
En France, c'est un délit. Pourquoi puis-je voir ce post alors ?
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“The process at HHS has moved ‘from evidence-based decision-making to decision-based evidence-making’” - Daniel Jernigan, 30-year veteran of CDC who resigned in August www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
How RFK Jr., America's celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science
RFK Jr. is plowing ahead with sweeping changes to U.S. health care that have thrilled supporters, purged opponents, and horrified critics.
www.statnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“The process at HHS has moved ‘from evidence-based decision-making to decision-based evidence-making’” - Daniel Jernigan, 30-year veteran of CDC who resigned in August www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
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When is it going to be enough, America?
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
When is it going to be enough, America?