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NPR treating RFK Jr's embrace of Miasma theory as some kind of old time folksy quirk, instead of a theory that was discredited before the car was invented, and has very deadly consequences is not just awful, but profane. We will be both-sidesed into a deadly pandemic. And the question is why?

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RFK Jr now going after ALL vaccines. He argues that the Covid vaccine (which he’s restricted) was the only one that had proper safety testing. He says they “dysregulate the immune system”. Get your boosters. He’s setting the stage for “natural immunity” where only “the strong survive” Eugenics.

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JB thinks he directs the National "Institute" of Health.

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Want to see the economic impact of the current regime’s cuts and policies related to science??? scienceimpacts.org

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It seems our NIH Director has done nothing but podcasting and smugly grinning in front of a camera since taking office…pretty much the only thing Jay Bhattacharya did between 2020-2025!

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Our new paper on SARS-CoV-2 furin cleavage site is now out at JVI. Study examines disruption (rather than deletion) of the FCS & maintains the longer S1/S2 loop found in #SARS2. FCS disruption attenuates pathogenesis, but not required (but helps) transmission. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

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If you're not familiar with Lysenko and Lysenkoism, now's a good time to do a bit of googling around.

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I'm on the receiving end of a terminated NIH grant that had no actual appeals process

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These 4 Trump-loving/MAGA/MAHA bros—Drs Oz, Makary, Bhattacharya, & Prasad—have done much more to boost RFK Jr, the world’s most dangerous, extreme, notorious anti-vaxx activist with a rising body count, than anyone else on the planet. I can never forgive these 4 men for this highly damaging act.

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"We are speaking on behalf of hundreds of NIH staff who are standing up together to say: WE DISSENT. I am so scared about doing this but I am trying to be brave for my kids because it's only gonna get harder to speak up." Thank you to Dr. Jenna Norton and NIH scientists for your courage!

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One of the greatest tragedies of the gutting of the federal government is the loss of dedicated scientists who chose to work in public service for the benefit of the American people. This letter is both incredibly brave and a testament to their integrity. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

JB is discussing his NIH plans—sort of. It's really just 2.5 hours of propaganda blaming scientists for the problems they work to solve. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y_P...

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NIH AIDS research saved my life. Now it’s time to save the NIH. Take action. Be relentless. Call, write and visit your members of Congress. And keep doing it. Make them listen.

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New York Times story about #BethedaDeclaration is up. (Gift Link) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

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Stanford's professor and Bethesda Declaration signatory @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social notes that the declaration “represents the voices of the highly trained Americans at NIH who want to serve their country and steward the biomedical enterprise.” 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

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Several hundred NIH employees sign a letter of protest to the agency’s director www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/n... #NIH

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

For those who don't believe we are in a dictatorship, check out how many scientists fear speaking out, and must sign "anonymously." www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

NPR treating RFK Jr's embrace of Miasma theory as some kind of old time folksy quirk, instead of a theory that was discredited before the car was invented, and has very deadly consequences is not just awful, but profane. We will be both-sidesed into a deadly pandemic. And the question is why?

JB thinks he directs the National "Institute" of Health.

Want to see the economic impact of the current regime’s cuts and policies related to science??? scienceimpacts.org

It seems our NIH Director has done nothing but podcasting and smugly grinning in front of a camera since taking office…pretty much the only thing Jay Bhattacharya did between 2020-2025!

Our new paper on SARS-CoV-2 furin cleavage site is now out at JVI. Study examines disruption (rather than deletion) of the FCS & maintains the longer S1/S2 loop found in #SARS2. FCS disruption attenuates pathogenesis, but not required (but helps) transmission. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

If you're not familiar with Lysenko and Lysenkoism, now's a good time to do a bit of googling around.

I'm on the receiving end of a terminated NIH grant that had no actual appeals process

"We are speaking on behalf of hundreds of NIH staff who are standing up together to say: WE DISSENT. I am so scared about doing this but I am trying to be brave for my kids because it's only gonna get harder to speak up." Thank you to Dr. Jenna Norton and NIH scientists for your courage!

One of the greatest tragedies of the gutting of the federal government is the loss of dedicated scientists who chose to work in public service for the benefit of the American people. This letter is both incredibly brave and a testament to their integrity. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

JB is discussing his NIH plans—sort of. It's really just 2.5 hours of propaganda blaming scientists for the problems they work to solve. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y_P...

NIH AIDS research saved my life. Now it’s time to save the NIH. Take action. Be relentless. Call, write and visit your members of Congress. And keep doing it. Make them listen.

New York Times story about #BethedaDeclaration is up. (Gift Link) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

Stanford's professor and Bethesda Declaration signatory @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social notes that the declaration “represents the voices of the highly trained Americans at NIH who want to serve their country and steward the biomedical enterprise.” 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

Several hundred NIH employees sign a letter of protest to the agency’s director www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/n... #NIH

For those who don't believe we are in a dictatorship, check out how many scientists fear speaking out, and must sign "anonymously." www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

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