Joe Gitchell

Paging @raygunsite.com !

Obvs you know how to make your own shirt, Claire, but there might be some collaborative opps here.

#JustSayin

It is a useful "tip" to allow you to make an informed judgment about attending, at least?

The findings in @jamanetworkopen.com beg the question of the continuum of risk across nicotine products.

For more context, see this in-depth article in @filtermag.bsky.social by @kiransidhu41.bsky.social, which includes input from my colleague, Arielle Selya, PhD.

filtermag.org/flavored-vap...

Very sad. I'm sorry, Crissy.

#MakeNewMistakes

#WednesdayWisdom

And, yes, @clairezagorski.bsky.social has a way with words.

I was just learning more about how well Oz does this stuff last night.

Bravo!!

#HarmReduction

I hope people will wrestle with these perspectives and the underlying values that underpin them.

The best way for us to get less wrong is together!

#JUULMGO

7/7

Juul can keep selling tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes, FDA decides FDA regulators said Juul's studies show its e-cigarettes are less harmful for adult smokers, who can benefit from switching completely to vaping.

For an unambiguously concerned response, please watch this @cbsnews.com interview of Stanford's Dr Robert Jackler.

6/7

www.cbsnews.com/news/juul-se...

Truth Initiative Statement on FDA’s Authorization of JUUL Products Continued vigilance must include strong post-market surveillance, regular reviews of marketing practices, and swift enforcement against any violations.

For a more wary response, see this link for the statement from @truthinitiative.bsky.social.

5/7

truthinitiative.org/press/press-...

F.D.A. Approves Juul Vapes After Yearslong Delay

If you got tired after the first few pages, then read this @nytimes.com @by-cjewett.bsky.social story (gift link) for an overall summary and context but then at least skim the full TPL to get a sense of how FDA went about the work of coming to this decision.

4/7

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/h...

FDA Authorizes Marketing of JUUL E-Cigarette Products FDA will monitor compliance with robust restrictions to limit youth exposure to marketing & will act appropriately if company fails to comply with requirements

The first reading is the Decision Summary / Technical Project Lead (TPL) report available at the bottom of FDA's announcement of the decision.

3/7

#JUULMGO

www.fda.gov/tobacco-prod...

If nicotine isn't your focus, I encourage you to first watch this 94-minute documentary from 2020, @biebert.bsky.social's "You Don't Know Nicotine," now available for rental or purchase on Apple TV and @amazonprime.bsky.social.

#YDKN

2/7

knownicotine.com

For those who want to dig deeper into @fda.gov's granting of market authorization for Juul Labs's current products in 5% and 3% nicotine concentrations and Virginia Tobacco and Menthol flavors on 17 July, allow me to assign some readings/videos(will follow in subsequent replies).

#JUULMGO

1/7

Overlooked No More: Polina Gelman: Fearless ‘Night Witch’ Who Haunted Nazi Troops

Queen shit www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/o...

💯

I'll be posting more over the next few days regarding @fda.gov issuing the #JUULMGO, but one placeholder:

If you encounter strong reactions, either for or against, ask the person, "Have you read the TPL?"

🙏

#MakeNewMistakes

YouTube video by Heterodox Academy Faith, Fear, and the Future of Democracy with Jonathan Rauch | Ep 38

Good morning!
I started my day listening to this fascinating interview. It was worth every second! Thank you for the reco, @jgitchell.bsky.social.
Wishing everyone a great day!
#Bekind

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmjv...

#DiscomfortOfThought

The Constitution of Knowledge Arming Americans to defend the truth from today’s war on facts “In what could be the timeliest book of the year, Rauch aims to arm his readers to engage with reason in an age of illiberalism.” —Newswe...

Bigly recommend this 2021 @jonrauch.bsky.social book:

The Constitution of Knowledge | Brookings

share.google/ETJVizo3Hjfb...

Joe Gitchell on Substack #DiscomfortOfThought (including a great visual here).

Not gonna tickle!

substack.com/@joegitchell...

#ActualWinning

#DiscomfortOfThought, Antipodean style.

Go go go, @alexwodak.bsky.social

Who's ready to get less wrong, together?

For more, from @jamesheathers.bsky.social, read on at his Substack.

And don't let the grumpy picture of Mr Toast scare you!

bsky.app/profile/jame...

#MakeNewMistakes

How Nearly a Century of Happiness Research Led to One Big Finding

Finally got to read this great @nytimes.com article from @susandominus.bsky.social about happiness.

And love the @dingdingpeng.the100.ci shout out!

How Nearly a Century of Happiness Research Led to One Big Finding www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/m...

#NIHobbling

Big @countthedead.bsky.social Energy!