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The Monovalent Mirage A pretend alternative to the MMR exists, just ask Andrew Wakefield

I wrote a thing about how this split the MMR up into monovalents is bullshit that Andrew Wakefield cooked up. It will be used to strip access to the MMR.

The MAHA movement continues to destroy public health.

open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

In my earlier post regarding PubMed (bsky.app/profile/jere...), I meant to indicate that PubMed does not appear to be being updated at its historical pace, not that fewer papers were being published.

I apologize for any confusion.

Here is a thread with some more analysis.

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This.

Serious question: What's stopping the State of Illinois from arresting Stephen Miller & charging him with incitement?

The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy.

At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.

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Bad news: Anti-vaxxers have been given leadership positions at US health agencies and are doing everything they can to take away vaccines.

Good news: Despite all their spin, in reality they have been too incompetent to do anything effective to restrict vaccine access in any meaningful way so far.

Immigrants build businesses, care for our families, teach our kids, grow our food, and drive innovation.

America doesn’t just welcome immigrants, it runs on them.

Ohh… the person driving the car is a woman? The pushback, sadly, makes more sense now, yes.

Fellow flotilla activists are alleging Greta Thunberg was horrifically mistreated in Israeli detention.

If this is how Israel treats a high-profile detainee like Greta Thunberg, I want you to consider how they treat Palestinian detainees.

You don’t have to imagine it. It’s been widely documented:

Greta Thunberg after being released #FreedomFlotilla

Sweden Says Alleged Mistreatment of Greta Thunberg by Israeli Forces 'Very Serious' Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard has stated that the reports claiming climate activist Greta Thunberg was mistreated are very serious

Sweden Says Alleged Mistreatment of Greta Thunberg by Israeli Forces 'Very Serious' en.tempo.co/read/2054726...

The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries They won for their work on peripheral immune tolerance, which is one way the body helps keep the immune system from getting out of whack and attacking your own tissues..

The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries | AP apnews.com/article/nobe...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries ...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025

I’m just www.nature.com/collections/...

Wow. Heebie-geebie inducing

YouTube video by emptywheel How Kristi Noem is giving away $400K in "free" medical care

As right wingers make shit up about free medical care for "illegals," don't forget the medical care necessitated by Kristi Noem's goons.

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

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Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

“Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk.”

Six former surgeons general condemn RFK Jr.

Trump floats invoking the Insurrection Act The 1807 law, which allows the military to conduct civilian law enforcement activities under certain circumstances, hasn’t been used since the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

Federal judge rules that Trump can’t deploy National Guard troops in an American city. So what does he do? He’s floating. invoking the Insurrection Act, which hasn’t been used since the LA riots in 1992. Trump claims that what’s going on in Portland is insurrection.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

Cruising crackdown in Penn Station bathroom puts at least 20 men in ICE custody State and city laws prohibit local police departments from turning people over to ICE. That restriction does not apply to the federally run Amtrak Police Department.

What might not occur to you upon reading this headline is that, in other words, ICE is targeting gay men of color

Every queer press org should be picking up this story

Hey America: we are now on the Human Rights Watchlist.

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Varicella-zoster virus reactivation and the risk of dementia - Nature Medicine Large-scale longitudinal health records reveal consistent association of varicella-zoster virus reactivation with dementia.

A new Nature Medicine study analyzing health records from >100 million people in the US offers compelling evidence that reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) ,the same virus that causes chickenpox and shingles may contribute to dementia risk.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

CDC has finally adopted the recommendations its vaccine panel made Sept. 19. This should increase access to Covid vaccines somewhat — CVS and Walgreens had said once the recs were official, they'd offer the shots w/o Rx nationwide, and Vaccines for Children program also needed the official approval

Marcin Jakubowski
@marcin-ose.bsky.social
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PAY ATTENTION: ICE is filing fake 911 calls in Chicago, weaponizing emergency services to provoke local police.

Ordinary citizens would be charged with a felony. ICE calls it strategy.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Turning the military on citizens.

Attempting to rig elections.

Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.

Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out.

If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?