Kevin Ault

alerting #MedSky + #IDSky to this important anniversary.

#onthisday Dec 9, 1979 the WHO certified that smallpox had been eradicated—the first human disease eliminated by coordinated global vaccination and surveillance, a landmark that transformed public health strategy worldwide #ScienceHistory

YouTube video by Malivai The Beatles - Twist & Shout (Live At The Royal Variety Performance)

heard this one on the way to work today - #MusicSky.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=958m...

NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs Special Report: The NIH has shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs.

“The only reason I don’t have this funding is because my last name is Rodriguez.”

MOSAIC checked many of the boxes of the administration — but that didn't matter. It was terminated, and left grantees scrambling

Next installment of American Science, Shattered:

www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...

YouTube video by widas The Beatles - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (From Help!)

Hats off to Sirius XM for playing all the great Lennon tunes this morning on "The Beatles Channel." www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVXg...

YouTube video by johnlennon INSTANT KARMA! (WE ALL SHINE ON). (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band

"Well, we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun"

remembering John Lennon, who was murdered #OTD 45 years ago.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLy2...

Denmark close to wiping out leading cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out A nationwide study suggests infections with human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 have been virtually eliminated since vaccination began in 2008 – protecting even unvaccinated women.

Dr. Hoeg talked about the Danish vaccine schedule on Friday afternoon. Did she mention that Denmark is well on its way to eliminate cervical cancer? www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

I'm furious that RFK Jr & his Great Barrington Declaration/Brownstone/anti-vaxx wrecking crew have the HPV vaccine next in their sights; HPV causes many cancers (e.g., cervical & oral)

Australia launched a national HPV vaccination program in 2007 & is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035

Rediscover U2’s ‘Achtung Baby’ (1991) | Tribute An intriguing juxtaposition of the abrasive & discordant with the melodic & resonant, ‘Achtung Baby’ remains one of U2’s crowning achievements.

U2's 'Achtung Baby' hit #1 on the US albums chart 34 years ago on December 7, 1991

album.ink/U2AchtungBaby

Radio Address, December 7, 1941 (Attack on Pearl Harbor) | Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project | The George Washington University

Here's the text of the address. Not nearly as famous as her husband's "Day of Infamy" speech, and underrated in my opinion. erpapers.columbian.gwu.edu/radio-addres...

YouTube video by C-SPAN Eleanor Roosevelt - Pearl Harbor Radio Address - Dec. 7, 1941

"We must go about our daily business more determined than ever to do the ordinary things as well as we can"

On Sunday evening December 7, 1941 Eleanor Roosevelt was scheduled to do her weekly radio show. She gave this remarkable speech that night.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uns...

We need a remake of that movie, truer to the plot of the book. Can I be the Executive Producer? #TCMParty.

Lest we forget the heroism of Dorie Miller on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

and the name of that last one is especially creative.

thanks for commenting.

CDC Panel’s Hepatitis B Vaccine Vote Undid Decades of Progress In a stunning decision that defies all expert advice and scientific evidence, the influential group that shapes US vaccine policy will no longer recommend that all infants receive the hepatitis B vacc...

For my latest @opinion.bloomberg.com, I wrote about this week's ACIP meeting-- yes, the CDC panel's terrible hep B vaccine decision, but the simple strategy RFK's handpicked members are using to sow confusion and distrust in vaccines. (🎁 link)

Frankton is my hometown.

more pictures of Miller from other social media sites.

Experts fear for US childhood vaccine schedule after hepatitis B guideline change Pediatricians say panel’s decision will create confusion and access issues, and condemn ‘parody of public health’

NEW: The entire US childhood vaccine schedule is now open for scrutiny. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive. People turn to other ways to learn about the bombing Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base’s waterfront.

Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base's waterfront.

#Pinks #ProudBlue
December 7th is Pearl Harbor Day. The American people will not let The Regime destroy what brave men and women died fighting for. 🇺🇸💙

thanks, I love this stuff.

Showing cattle for a cause: Ringside for Riley raises more than $15,000 An unserious cattle show is bringing in some serious dough for Riley Children's Hospital. Ringside for Riley raised more than $15,000.

"I was only six days old when I had my first surgery...It feels overwhelming of how scary it is, but it's also a miracle that I'm here today."

Cadley Boocher of Frankton, IN for Riley Children's Hospital - #HoosierSky + #PedSky + @drfixus.bsky.social.

www.wrtv.com/news/local-n...

"Pearl Harbor, Dorie Miller, and WWII Memory:" A Webinar Conversation with Robert K. Chester, PhD Join us virtually for an enlightening program about one of the first American heroes of World War II, Doris “Dorie” Miller.

more about Miller from the National World War II Museum. www.nationalww2museum.org/about-us/not...

Miller was officially credited with downing at least two hostile planes while manning the anti-aircraft guns. This is Miller's commendation from 1942, as preserved in the National Archives. He also went on a war bond tour that year. Miller was KIA the next year.

Dorie Miller at Pearl Harbor: Telling a hero’s story The heroic tale of Dorie Miller has become a familiar part of World War II lore, but it took months after the Pearl Harbor attack — and plenty of digging by one newspaper in particular &#8212…

Mess Attendant Dorie Miller was aboard the USS West Virginia #OTD in 1941 during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He manned a machine gun and was awarded the Navy Cross for his bravery. The Pittsburgh Courier saved his story for us today.

#WeRememberThem.

ww2ondeadline.com/2020/10/12/d...

@adrian7745.bsky.social had a block list for antivaccine accounts on Bluesky, not sure if he had been keeping it up.

more pictures via @aidsmemorial.bsky.social -

"Ryan’s story deeply moved Elton John and sparked a life-changing friendship, one that helped inspire the founding of the Elton John AIDS Foundation."

Today would have been Ryan White's 54th birthday...via eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org

I think if you look at other social media sites you will see that current members of ACIP and Mr. Siri frequently make disparaging comments about Drs. Hotez, Offit, Fauci etc.

So much for "collegiality."

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