RFK Jr wants “government-run farms where Black youth would be “reparented” away from their families”

I am so fed up of people telling me to “find common cause” with RFK Jr & his MAHA movement. Absolutely nope.

Measles takes a plane to Idaho, which has worst vaccination rate in US In the 2024-2025 school year, only 78.5% of kindergartners had measles vaccination.

Idaho has the worst vaccination coverage in the United States due to their pathetic vaccine exemption policy, and someone with measles just rolled through the Boise airport.

I won’t ask what could possibly go wrong because we already know.

Another great piece by @bethmariem.bsky.social

My favorite part of going to the doctor is when he touches my forehead holding the glowing orb of light

This isn't true. I wish people would stop saying this. Specifically the banned additives.

The US actually bans slightly more additives than the EU, just different ones. The EU for example allows cyclamates the US doesn't

Measles vaccinations rose 291% among New Mexico adults during outbreak Despite anti-vaccine rhetoric, New Mexico residents embraced life-saving shots.

Great reporting by @bethmariem.bsky.social .

This evidence supports the idea that relying on the flawed local non-governmental hierarchies that led to the drop in vaccination rates doesn't work as well as using your governmental power to blast out the correct information to everyone.

Thanks so much again for having me! It was lovely talking with you!

How RFK, Jr.’s controversial beliefs are shaping Americans’ health How Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s ideas about public health—from vaccines to seed oils—are shaping Americans’ health

Did a story on what RFK Jr. believes and how it ties into what some are describing as "soft eugenics." We also interviewed @bethmariem.bsky.social who did a piece last year digging into his beliefs. You can listen here or wherever you get your podcasts

First 6 Days of Iran War Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says

The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.

Yes. This is about Prasad.

Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an architect of the government overhaul that has cut thousands of federal jobs, according to three documents seen by Reuters.

Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show reut.rs/408Bam1

RFK Jr. food pyramid site links to Grok, which says you shouldn’t trust RFK Jr. Grok generated a meal plan to fit RFK Jr.'s food pyramid, then explained why it's bad.

RFK Jr. says we should check with AI about what to eat and then AI totally dunked on his stupid dietary guidance.

Also @bethmariem.bsky.social is doing some downright incredible work, and this article is another tour de force of very professional shade.

Thread. I really liked James Van Der Beek, but he supported RFK jr in the ‘24 election. His wife is a MAHA type health influencer. They moved to TX to a 36 acre ranch in 2020, and he’s worked steadily as an actor. He has two projects out this year. SAG insurance is very good.

1/ The death of James Van Der Beek is tragic and has understandably reopened fears about colon cancer among younger people. It has also opened a well-deserved conversation about the outrageous realities of healthcare costs.

So let’s ground this in data.

Huge respect to Georgia Fort for continuing to report what was happening and why it was unconstitutional while the Feds were literally at her door.

Even though all evidence showed they were wrong, and they could not win the suits they filed, antivaxxers bullied the manufacturer of an effective vaccine for Lyme disease into withdrawing from the market just to avoid their bullying tactics. That was 24 yrs ago & we still don’t have a Lyme vaccine.

This may be the grossest eye pic ever—but the cause is what’s truly horrifying Hypervirulent germ nearly destroys man, invading brain and blowing out an eye.

This may be the grossest #eye pic ever—but the cause is what’s truly horrifying ...

| #bacteria | #vision | #infection | #antibiotics | #Klebsiella | By @bethmariem.bsky.social via @arstechnica.com

South Carolina's measles outbreak jumps again with 124 new cases since Tuesday, bringing the outbreak total to 558.

531 people quarantined.

The outbreak began in Oct, but is wildly accelerating now. Since Jan 6, there have been 347 new cases (62% of total cases).

dph.sc.gov/news/friday-...

Oh God, this is good news. I had been trying to bring myself to blog about this trial, but every time I was too enraged to get something together.

This was a hideously stupid and unethical idea, and no one promoting it should have anything to do with medicine or public health.

Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled $1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease

BREAKING: The controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau has been *cancelled,* I can now report. A senior official with Africa CDC confirmed the cancellation and said GB officials are working to make sure any research is conducted ethically:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.

FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies

"The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine ally David Geier."

This is the video.

Children will die with RFK Jr.'s new vaccine recommendations. We're NOT doing the "experts disagree" game. The US vaccine schedule was painstakingly constructed through a deep & thorough process by experts with unquestionable expertise. This is policy by fiat. It is pre-meditated murder. 1/

Healthy 18-year-old welder nearly died of anthrax—the 9th such puzzling case Welder's Anthrax" was first coined in 2022, when seven cases had been identified.

Healthy #welder nearly died of #anthrax ...

| #pneumonia | #infection | #Bacillus | #bacteria | #pathogen | By @bethmariem.bsky.social via @arstechnica.com

what happens when you fire every tobacco control expert at CDC? email from CDC's MMWR staff person to a tobacco prevention and control author.

Tobacco use is leading cause of preventable disease, disability, & death in USA.

Why did admin fire CDC's tobacco prevention & control experts? Illegal RIFs didn’t just eliminate jobs, they have silenced science. Critical data on tobacco use & its harms are NOT being published through MMWR.

1/2 🧵

What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam

Awww. Not sure about that, but thanks! You're awesome!