The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., has sent letters to several leading medical journals asking for information about their editorial practices.
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...Just Say'n...so typical for this Trump government...to deflect.. let's stay on the subject... This is a COUP...with a Presidential Cabinet of...unqualified's try'n to destroy all branches of Our Constitutional Nation of Democracy laws!
Ed Martin is a menance to society. He is inherently unqualified for his position, and his insatiable need to please Trump by doing one outrageous act after another is a sad, pathetic sight. There is no way this clown should be confirmed for the permanent position.
"The gautlent news"? Bunch of nonsense.
The NPR article says the letters accuse the journals of bias. Fact is its true, as there own studies show. No one is trying to censor medical research, the letters want the journals to be more honest.
Source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2824834
You’re going to do your own careful research? You can’t even spell ‘their’ correctly in your own post! Sure. You’re qualified. You’re just trying to muddy the waters, and ‘it’s’ very transparent.
Block blockity block block.
Peer reviewers don't determine the editorial content of a given journal nor do the editors of journals have any knowledge or authority over the private payments reviewers may or may not be getting. The whole point of peer review is that the data either checks out or it doesn't.
But that's a matter for the journals themselves to address. It's not a matter for the government to wade into and start policing speech. A conflict of interest doesn't in itself make the data bad. The data either checks out or it doesn't. The solution here is disclosure, not government.
Thank God. One of the most pressing issues facing America today is the editorial practices of medical journals. Oh, and also our rapid descent into fascism and kleptocracy.
He wants Russian style censorship and state media. With 🤡 (who can’t even read), to attack anyone that doesn’t toe the line.
Didn’t even know what the Declaration of Independence says, something all new citizens are required to read and tested on.
Medical journals??? If they were interested in analyzing the effect of big pharma funding on clinical studies, then there may be a point.
But that is not their interest. They want to suppress any articles or editorial opinions that reflect badly on their asinine policies.
Horribly regressive.
Nothing this administration does has any purpose except to control any message that threatens their power and the profits themselves and of those behind them.
We're turning into Russia/China/N. Korea. Control everything in the media and silencing the educated and those who speaks out.
Next thing... banned science and turn to religion for an answer to everything... just like in ancient times..
Dear sir,
It is the editorial policy of this publication to just make shit up in the same way the current regime does. Any other questions?
Signed, The Editorial Board
R u flipping kidding me? The administration is going to tell physicians and researchers how to do their jobs? Well, they want to dictate to me, an EdD how to teach so why not?!! 😡
Looking forward to the petition for declaratory judgment, TRO and permanent injunction the journals will file very soon.
But y'know what? Some of these journals are based in BLUE states, in cities with Dem district/state attorneys. And this *surely* violates state intimidation and extortion laws.
I lived in Spain when Franco was alive, and have experience of other dictatorships. I have never seen a dictator what has to be published in a SCIENTIFIC journal!!!
There are examples of such kind of interference in scientific activities n the 3rd Reich, the Soviet Union and Mao's PRC. It looks like these are the models for this administration. Disgusting to say the least.
1 out 4 published medical papers from China and cautious mid-east countries are outright fraud per Harvard University study. Editorial practices need revamping.
All legacy media are no more than political tools. FOX, CNN, MSNBC, even NPR which I loved as a young man has turned to the dark side. And it’s not just in the US, it’s all countries now. Political actors have co-opted media everywhere. Or maybe it’s always been so and I was just naive?
They're saying the journals are a, "special interest" but the interest is in thoroughly vetting scientific research data to prevent junk science and improve quality of life by protecting our health.
They dont want thoroughly vetted research, they want conspiracy theories and feel good garbage.
Free speech / independent press; individual journos being investigated (intimidation)
Judicial system -- SCOTUS will rule in his favor or else
Scholars
Stasi / Gestapo. Emails & other evidence of "enemies" speaking angst the regime
US mil assisting state and local law enforcement + border patrol
So who else thinks this assault on science based medicine isn't just about vaccines but, in fact, leads to forcing these journals to publish pseudo-science against different abortion procedures and drugs?
I mean, that is an opposing viewpoint, too, in this administration.
It's also to force them to cease any research and discoveries concerning LGBTQ+ people and minorities. Health and medicine ONLY for white people. More specifically, white men.
WTF? How is that a concern, to begin with, in light of the First Amendment? And how does it come within the bailiwick of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia?
Always a lovely day to wake up and say "Fuck you, Ed Martin, you autocrat-whorshipping piece of MAGAt trash. You'll never be confirmed as AUSA of DC, so enjoy chair warming and defending your bar membership."
Shouldn't the reply be something like, "Dear AUSA: You have no jurisdiction over our editorial practices, which means they are none of your concern. Please kindly fuck off ..."
Fuck him, and fuck all MAGA officials.
The sort of filth running the US government right now should never be trusted to tell the truth and never be obeyed.
Where the hell is the free press!!?
Why are they not asking the hard questions and holding politicians accountable!?
Martial Law. Is it next?
Dear Medical Journals; Tell The Orange Maniac to go jump in the lake. What does he have to do with you?
If you cooperate wi him he will just keep jerking you around.
First, NPR should not give a platform to pseudoscience from the Heritage Foundation and quacks (who aren’t even MDs and don’t have a clue how science works). Second, the journals should reply “fuck off”.
Control, control, control… Donnie 2Dolls want’s to control everything American’s see, watch, hear so we won’t know how badly he’s lying. Judiciary systems across the country are being threatened to sway them from the Constitutional rule of law.
Because the Trump regime wants JFK, Jr., our Minister of Medical Malfeasance, to have free reign with his medical illiteracy and to be able to pass his charlatanism off as medical expertise. Any shyster whoring himself to a medical malpractitioner needs to lose his barcard.
This guy may have more serious mental health problems than RFK Jr.
Neither should be working in our government. I am surprised they are still licensed to practice law.
Support the doctors and science, not disturbed lawyers.
They have a list of “woke wrongthink” words, and if anyone uses them, they can get their funding cut or be censored. All of this is regardless of context and meaning, just far right trigger words from a database thanks to KKKancun Ted…
They have NOTHING BETTER TO DO?
This is the level of effort of our new kakistocracy?
Are they all fucking crazy?
Or just trying to make trouble and terrorize everyone?
I bet that's it.
Fools.
I will bet after my time in High School (1984-1987] they stopped teaching American History as a required class. All of the privileged took Home/Shop/Basketweaving[lol], or some other SCREW OFF class!
The appropriate response is, "That's nice. Now kindly fuck off since it's none of your damn business. Please fervently take RFK Jr's medical advice yourself, but leave the rest of us in peace."
The letters come as the Trump administration has been trying to influence what scientists can say in a variety of ways. The administration has stifled communication by federal scientists and slashed studies about misinformation, about how to talk about vaccines and about LGBTQ+ health issues.
Remember the expression “Mad with Power”, the Republicans hold the majority in Congress and they will continue tearing our country apart until you stop them politically!
Ed Martin is full of himself. The chaos he will unleash in DC will be so destructive that people will loose respect for the law. Send him to Missouri and finally disbar him for the good of the country.
Glad to see you're finally using words like "threat", now that he's already decided to cut your funding. Just imagine if you had done this from the start. Still funding cuts, but maybe less Trump?
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When we say earth is flat, who are these scientists and editors to question us?
How many times do we have to let this happen before we fucking figure this shit out?!?
The Executive Branch & DOJ are getting out of control.
The NPR article says the letters accuse the journals of bias. Fact is its true, as there own studies show. No one is trying to censor medical research, the letters want the journals to be more honest.
Source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2824834
Block blockity block block.
As these 2 studies show.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jep.12147
https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o702
This has been going on for years, they do little to improve things.
Here is a 2005 study. The other one I gave you was 2024.
Dont you want them to fix the problem?
Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1140949/#:~:text=The%20evidence%20is%20strong%20that%20companies%20are,(which%20are%20usually%20not%20drug%20trials)%20[9].
Didn’t even know what the Declaration of Independence says, something all new citizens are required to read and tested on.
But that is not their interest. They want to suppress any articles or editorial opinions that reflect badly on their asinine policies.
Horribly regressive.
he wants scientific journals to publish his wacky conspiracy theories...
he should submit them to The Onion...
or to the WH new propaganda outlet..
Next thing... banned science and turn to religion for an answer to everything... just like in ancient times..
It is the editorial policy of this publication to just make shit up in the same way the current regime does. Any other questions?
Signed, The Editorial Board
Watch.
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But y'know what? Some of these journals are based in BLUE states, in cities with Dem district/state attorneys. And this *surely* violates state intimidation and extortion laws.
But that’s the journal’s responsibility.
Government has no role in this.
If Govt wants to stop “fraudulent” journalism, they should start with FOX.
sue them and disbar “lawyers” attacking our constitution and the rule
of law
Also: a terrible speller. 🫢
Thank you for covering it.
They dont want thoroughly vetted research, they want conspiracy theories and feel good garbage.
- Universities
- Free speech activists
- Artists
- Writers
- Judges
- Medical Journals
- Doctors
- Research Scientists...
Judicial system -- SCOTUS will rule in his favor or else
Scholars
Stasi / Gestapo. Emails & other evidence of "enemies" speaking angst the regime
US mil assisting state and local law enforcement + border patrol
I mean, that is an opposing viewpoint, too, in this administration.
The sort of filth running the US government right now should never be trusted to tell the truth and never be obeyed.
Where the hell is the free press!!?
Why are they not asking the hard questions and holding politicians accountable!?
Martial Law. Is it next?
If you cooperate wi him he will just keep jerking you around.
Be afraid.
which is still sort of free in this country
Republicans are Trump accomplices. They are all in this together. Remember.
>>> This would all STOP if they objected. <<<
They have now become the enemy. Treat them accordingly!
Someone pretending to be you has sent us the stupidest, most ignorant letter we've ever received.
We thought you'd like to know.
Regards
Editors
👕
Neither should be working in our government. I am surprised they are still licensed to practice law.
Support the doctors and science, not disturbed lawyers.
Fuck off.
Sincerely,
JAMA”
This is the level of effort of our new kakistocracy?
Are they all fucking crazy?
Or just trying to make trouble and terrorize everyone?
I bet that's it.
Fools.
Everyone should give this regime the middle finger.
SHOVE BACK
SHOVE BACK
SHOVE BACK
Fk this bs
Unless they want to send one of those "I feel that you should be aware that some asshole is signing your name to stupid letters" letter.
https://www.loweringthebar.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/browns_letter_1974.pdf