RFK Jr. fired all of the legitimate scientific experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and replaced them with unqualified political appointees.
A judge just ruled that the new members were not appropriately appointed, so ACIP cannot meet this week to spread more misinformation.
Wow.
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry www.statnews.com/2026/02/12/f...
“Success in US science has come from sustained funding and welcoming the best talent from around the world, yet both of these advantages are in decline”
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Lady Gaga performing "Won't you be my neighbor" for Rocket Mortgage Super Bowl commercial.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3o5...
“Sustained, strong science, as with all public goods, requires government investment if it is to deliver long-term societal benefit.”
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
Guster’s “Homecoming King” on the NBC NFL wild card Patriots game outro. Gotta love it! Kudos to whoever’s in charge of music picking. 💕
This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers
The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
My quote of the day
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
It was yet another rough night for CDC employees: Dozens — possibly hundreds, they are still self-surveying — were let go late at night, including those who worked on the prestigious MMWR reports
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
Office David Rose
killed during
mass shooting at CDC by anti-vax extremist.
“He was a loving father, a devoted husband, a cherished brother, and a loyal friend.
His kindness, courage, & unwavering commitment to his family and community touched the lives of everyone who knew him.”
In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5. Today it’s 0.7%. Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why. Trust the science, it’s been proven to work safely and efficiently time and time again.
Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
www.huffpost.com/entry/utah-s... I love how the author grapples with the contradictions of abolition feminism. The both and that we all face when trying to change systemic cruelties and tending to the urgency at hand. Best thing I read in a while.
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
💯I second all of this.
Brown and white bird on a street in San Francisco. Apparently a form of pigeon and not a bald eagle.
I thought I saw a sad bald eagle on the way into the office this morning (which felt poetic) but turns out it’s just a type of pigeon.
Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines.
When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
"Public health saved your life today and you don't even know it." As we begin National Public Health Week, the threat to our critical but often invisible public health infrastructure is massive. So too is the need to fight to save it. People's lives are counting on it. www.pbs.org/show/the-inv...
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
