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How to destroy a country’s knowledge base, damage science, slow efforts to combat chronic disease, and worsen public health? 👇👇👇👇

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Google searches for information about cancer lead to targeted ads from alternative clinics theconversation.com/google-searc... by (colleagues!) @marcozenone.bsky.social & Marcon 🙏 "It’s imperative that Google take action to restrict its ads mechanism from being used in this exploitative manner."

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"Natural" ≠ Better! The Caveman Skin Trend on TikTok is Clean Beauty at its Worst thekit.ca/beauty/skin/... Me: "...that idea of ‘caveman,’ returning to this mythical past where allegedly things were better—where we died at age 22 from an infectious disease…”

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Very, very obviously MAHA ain't interested in tackling chronic disease. BS "science" & political grandstanding ain't a health strategy. Dismantling CDC’s chronic disease center ‘looks pretty devastating’ to public health experts www.statnews.com/2025/06/04/c... via @statnews.com

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Misinformation does harm. Doubtmongering does harm. Junk "science" does harm. Measles Vaccination Rates Are Plummeting Across the U.S. time.com/7290450/meas... We must push back against the darkness.

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RFK Jr.’s stance on Covid vaccines for pregnant women is profoundly unethical www.statnews.com/2025/06/03/c... via @statnews.com "Covid vaccines in pregnancy offer an established benefit to pregnant women and their babies." "Millions of pregnant women have received Covid mRNA vaccines..."

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"...exposure to health misinformation that smoking/alcohol drinking can protect against COVID-19 was associated with self-reported increases in tobacco and alcohol consumption..." Exposure to health misinformation about COVID: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/30/6...

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This BS either: 1) he believes, and if so... yikes 2) he thinks is funny, and if so... yikes 3) a distraction so we ignore the destruction of democracy 4) all the above Yes, Trump re-shared post claiming Biden was executed in 2020 & replaced by clones www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...

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"...confirming a widespread decline in MMR vaccination rates in the US after the COVID-19 pandemic..." Trends in County-Level MMR Vaccination Coverage in Children in the United States jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Ugh. We can't let the doubtmongers win!

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That Cup of Coffee May Have a Longer-Term Perk www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/w... "...adds to a large body of evidence linking coffee to longer lives and various health advantages..." Association research. Still, #TeamCoffee! #TeamConfirmationBias!

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Sum: ignore seed oil fearmongering! Pesky, Inconvenient Facts About Seed Oils conscienhealth.org/2025/06/pesk... "...the facts of these findings challenge deeply held beliefs that seed oils are harmful to cardiometabolic health." The science "contradicts the seed oils are toxic creed."

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Harmful bunk everywhere... More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds www.theguardian.com/society/2025... "...short-form, attention-grabbing soundbites can sometimes overshadow the more nuanced realities of qualified therapeutic work"

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FDA head Marty Makary today called #CDC 's vaccine expert panel a "kangeroo court" that "rubber stamps" every vaccine. 1. Vaccines come to #ACIP after approval by FDA. 2. ACIP doesn't automatically recommend as broad use as FDA does. Eg: RVS vaccines for adults. www.statnews.com/2025/06/01/f...

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Sum: No, no, no, no! Don't fall for the "detox" lie! Extreme cleanses and detox diets: Do they work? www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/ctv... Enjoyed this discussion on CTV Edmonton!

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Study links preteen physical activity with better mental health later wapo.st/43URIAB "Physical activity decreased the risk of anxiety by almost 40% for boys at both 5 and 11..." Correlation. Still, #move!

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The RFK Jr & Makary's approach...👇 They spend years sowing doubt about vaccines with lies and spin. Then they point to public doubt – which, again, THEY created – as a justification for not supporting vaccines. So deeply illogical & disingenuous it feels like satire. Ugh.

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Cringe. Listening to Makary spin on vaccines SO painful. He MUST know this is doubtmongering BS. He MUST know he is facilitating an anti-science authoritarian regime. Obviously, it is misinformation that has caused the public doubt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGH2... via @facethenation.bsky.social

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Sum: Doubtmongering BS. mRNA, once lauded as a scientific marvel, is now a government target www.statnews.com/2025/06/02/m... via @statnews.com Reality: "...among the most-studied vaccines in history." But: "...anti-vaccine influencers have continued spreading the idea that mRNA is harmful."

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"Detox" = red flag for bunk! 🚩🚩🚩🚩 A flood of products promises to 'detox' the body. But do you really need any of them? [Spoiler: NO!] www.cbc.ca/news/health/... Soon on CTV Edmonton to talk cleanses, detoxes, and other BS!

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COVID-19 Vaccines in the Era of RFK Jr. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led... by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social "Science is a process, and if we follow its procedures with care we can get closer to the truth." "The anti-establishment has become the establishment, and its decisions will affect us all."

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Destroying independence, embracing lies, & promoting distrust ain't "gold-standard." We can't let the darkness win! 💪 Why Trump’s push for ‘gold-standard science’ has researchers alarmed wapo.st/43ouuCU Will "...damage science even as it co-opts the language of a movement aimed at improving it."

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Yes, most Canadians strongly support vaccination.

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“It’s just inconceivable how shortsighted this is.” “The H.I.V. pandemic will never be ended without a vaccine, so killing research on one will end up killing people.” Dark Age 2.0 Trump Ends Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/h...

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Great analysis.👇 MAHA Report Mostly ‘Data Vibes’ www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... by @jonathanjarry.bsky.social "It’s an exercise in hypocrisy as RFK Jr’s commission seeks to protect kids while his boss endangers their health." "...a stubborn refusal to confront known answers to important problems."

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Misinformation, knowledge & COVID vaccine acceptance: bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... "...89.7% encountered rumors regarding unverified adverse effects" Misinformation has a negative impact on vaccine uptake "and could be the most significant contributor to vaccine hesitancy..."

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Researchers urge caution when using ChatGPT to self-diagnose illnesses www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... "Only 31 per cent of ChatGPT’s responses were deemed entirely correct, and just 34 per cent were considered clear."

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School of Public Health Graduates Hear Blunt Critiques of Trump www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/05/harv... via @hsph.harvard.edu @celinegounder.com: "The current administration is waging a war on science.” "Nowhere is that war clearer than in the realm of vaccines..."

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Removing fluoride = "an increase in tooth decay of 7.5% points & cost approximately $9.8 billion over 5 years." But, alas, this is now all about politics & spin. The data won't help. Projected Outcomes of Removing Fluoride From US Public Water Systems jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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The Dizzying Rise of MAHA Warrior Calley Means, RFK Jr.’s Right-Hand Man www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c... by @katherineeban.bsky.social "Calley Means is not a whistleblower. He is an opportunist, peddling junk science to make millions." MAHA = “...a slogan and a certain amount of grift.”

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I can't believe "detox" is still a thing. My take... 👇

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Yep. Substance-free slogans that will have no real impact on health. The hidden elitism of RFK's MAHA movement is making America more unhealthy www.salon.com/2025/05/27/t... "He's taking away health care, with a special emphasis on limiting access for women, minorities, children, & working people"

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New research highlights spite as a motivator of conspiracy theory beliefs www.psypost.org/new-research... via @psypost.bsky.social "...feelings of competitive disadvantage can trigger a spiteful mindset, which in turn makes people more receptive to conspiracy theories..."

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WTF? Sigh. We all know MAHA report full on nonsensical BS, but it was also full of fake references. I suppose the authors don't realize that real researchers check this stuff. 'Make America Healthy Again' report updated to remove nonexistent studies f24.my/BCsq.X

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Sum: NO! Detox = wellness woo marketing BS. Is it true that … detox diets flush toxins out of your body? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Seriously, the selling of supplements a MASSIVE red flag for GRIFTER. 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

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#Move! Effectiveness of exercise for improving cognition, memory and executive function: bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl... "...strong evidence that exercise, even light intensity, benefits general cognition, memory and executive function across all populations..."

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With Covid vaccine decisions, RFK Jr. unleashes an unfettered assault on public health www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/r... by @matthewherper.bsky.social "...he has repeatedly made inaccurate statements about the measles vaccine, which is among the safest and most effective medicines ever developed."

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🚨Misinformation research continues to be urgent science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... "...70% of Americans regard misinformation as a major threat..." "The overwhelming majority of research on misinformation ... has no partisan agenda & no relationship whatsoever to censorship." Hear, hear! 🙏

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And the hits just keep coming. Every single day RFK Jr demonstrates why he is the worst possibe choice for his current job. Dark Age 2.0 HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m... @helenbranswell.bsky.social

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How to destroy knowledge? 👇 How to create distrust & polarization? 👇 How erode beneficial biomedical research?👇 How hurt public & patients?👇 How to be just kinda evil?👇 RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals wapo.st/43sc0Bz

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Political spin, bad science, and lies haven't changed reality. The large & robust body of evidence still shows vaccines save (millions) of lives. We can't let the darkness win.💪

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Study: Relative engagement with sources of climate misinformation is growing across social media platforms www.nature.com/articles/s41... "...we observe significantly greater relative engagement with these sources compared to content from reliable sources on all platforms except Twitter."

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AI + misinformation = cheap political spin A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding city councils with climate misinformation www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/28/i... via @nationalobserver.com "...artificial intelligence 'enables the cost of misinformation to come close to zero.'"

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“ACOG is concerned about and extremely disappointed by the announcement that HHS will no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy." Reality: evidence shows COVID vaccination safe and protects mother & baby. cc @cmadocs.bsky.social @drjengunter.bsky.social @drandrealove.bsky.social

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Congrats to the amazing "Harder Better Faster Stronger" team! 🙏 Two LEO Awards nominations! Proud of our work on this timely show. The "manosphere" is having a huge (and harmful) impact. Watch on @cbcgem.bsky.social now gem.cbc.ca/harder-bette...

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"These deaths highlight the continued consequences of US health system inadequacies, economic inequality, and social & political determinants of health." 👆 None of this – zero – will be addressed by MAHA BS. US deaths compared with other countries jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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