I’ll think of a better user name later

Anyway, Dick Cheney is a fossil fuel now. It's what he loved most. Besides killing.

Science refutes the lab leak theory. JFK theories are on solid ground.

i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times

In light of the above passage, I assume her actual stance is the vaccines aren’t a silver bullet, which is what the Biden administration touted them as.

And I doubt she said it’s worse than HIV. Prob just that it’s harms the immune system as well

Yes, I’d also like to see proof of this

Indeed, but the rest is largely accurate

we need to abolish this shit

He may not have ethics but ain’t nothing wrong with his eyesight

Ray Davies!

To quote The Specials (who were quoting someone else):

🎶 Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think. 🎶

Seriously, decades pass faster as you get older. I'm convinced we perceive time as a fraction of our life. 1 year to a 5yo = 10 years to a 50yo. Take the trip. Learn that instrument. Do the thing!

The reason why the FP sold for so much — relative to its small output — is because it has a world view that is embraced by a readership of very wealthy people. Weiss isn't anti-establishment. She comforts the comfortable.

We used to post etymologies. We still do, but we used to, too.

My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business. I am happy to stay on for two weeks to provide transition, if requested. This decision has not come easily, as I deeply value the work that the CDC does in safeguarding public health and am proud of my contributions to that critical mission. However, after much contemplation and reflection on recent developments and perspectives brought to light by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I find that the views he and his staff have shared challenge my ability to continue in my current role at the agency and in the service of the health of the American people. Enough is enough. While I hold immense respect for the institution and my colleagues, I believe that it is imperative to align my professional responsibilities to my system of ethics and my understanding of the science of infectious disease, immunology, and my promise to serve the American people. This step is necessary to ensure that I can contribute effectively in a capacity that allows me to remain true to my principles.

The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people. The data analyses that supported this decision have never been shared with CDC despite my respectful requests to HHS and other leadership. This lack of meaningful engagement was further compounded by a “frequently asked questions” document written to support the Secretary’s directive that was circulated by HHS without input from CDC subject matter experts and that cited studies that did not support the conclusions that were attributed to these authors. Having worked in local and national public health for years, I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people. It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC. The lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense. Having to retrofit analyses and policy actions to match inadequately thought-out announcements in poorly scripted videos or page long X posts should not be how organizations responsible for the health of people should function. Some examples include the announcement of the change in the COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant people, the firing of scientists from ACIP by X post and an op-ed rather than direct communication with these valuable experts, the announcement of new ACIP members by X before onboarding and vetting have completed, and the release of term of reference for an ACIP workgroup that ignored all feedback from career staff at CDC.

Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults. Their base should be the people they serve not a political voting bloc. I have always been first to challenge scientific and public health dogma in my career and was excited by the opportunity to do so again. I was optimistic that there would be an opportunity to brief the Secretary about key topics such as measles, avian influenza, and the highly coordinated approach to the respiratory virus season. Such briefings would allow exchange of ideas and a shared path to support the vision of “Making America Healthy Again.” We are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary. I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us. Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources. At a hearing, Secretary Kennedy said that Americans should not take medical advice from him. To the contrary, an appropriately briefed and inquisitive Secretary should be a source of health information for the people he serves. As it stands now, I must agree with him, that he should not be considered a source of accurate information. The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines favoring natural infection and unproven remedies will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer. I believe in nutrition and exercise. I believe in making our food supply healthier, and I also believe in using vaccines to prevent death and disability. Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun.

The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed. For decades, I have been a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community when it comes to critical health topics. I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision. Public health is not merely about the health of the individual, but it is about the health of the community, the nation, the world. The nation’s health security is at risk and is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration that I have been afforded during my time at the CDC. It has been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated professionals who are committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the nation even when under attack from within both physically and psychologically. Thank you once again for the support and guidance I have received from you and previous CDC leadership throughout my tenure. I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution. If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States.

Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."

This isn’t being an edgelord. Criticizing an artist that helped burnish Stalins image is perfectly legitimate. I’m not sure why you think he’s owed some kind of deference where calling his views stupid is shit talk. And I say this as a fan of his

“Ruthless criticism of all that exists” except Paul Robeson and Huey Newton?

Are you opposed to polemics?

Interesting how the feds let Canada Post strike for a little while but immediately intervened for Air Canada. I imagine they saw a strategic advantage in letting workers strike to weaken Canada Post for eventual privatization. Air Canada gets what they want because shareholder profits are in play

Can't ever say Trump is lying or racist because you can't know for certain his intent, except when it comes to ascribing positive intent, in which case the NYT always believes the best of Trump.

I would rather die than create an account to continue

Alex Kydd
Ocean, Nature & Travel Photographer

They've already set up the camps. A corrupt judiciary means the camps will soon include anyone the regime deems an enemy. Appalling conditions will ensure high "wastage" rates among the inmates. At least until the nazis feel sufficiently secure to introduce more kinetic means of population control

RFK Jr says there’s a healthcare revolution happening

Ironically he’s right, but not because of MAHA

The “revolution” is cutting healthcare & social services to save money for wealthy people like him

America is the sickest country in the world. Yet they just voted to kick millions off Medicaid

Honestly I can't think of a funnier way to reply to the question of "do you like marx?"

fuck borders, that's actually the heart of it

TikTok screenshot of someone named Jess Heavenly Homeschool talking about her kid having a mouthful of cavities after they stopped using fluoride toothpaste in 2020

the fluoride eschewers are finding out

*Luca Brasi voice* And I hope that your next job is an email job

Footage captured from a passenger plane over Dubai shows Iran’s ballistic missiles being launched toward Israel.

Dick Cheney fucked up the draft

Immigrants built this country. Apart from people indigenous to the US, we are ALL immigrants. This madness must stop.

Personally I’d go with Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks but god only knows is right up there. Sublime track.

RIP

My god can you even imagine