Deborah Blum

The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:

“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”

That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition

Opinion | Top Ivermectin Prescriber Now in CDC's Second Highest Position Ralph Lee Abraham, MD, has a questionable public health track record

BREAKING via @jeremyfaust.bsky.social: The CDC's internal email server now lists Louisiana physician Ralph Lee Abraham, MD, as the agency's principal deputy director -- "an irresponsible choice," according to one public health expert.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faus...

Every damn day

Exactly.

MAHA Pushback Kills ‘Big Food’-Aligned Legislative Effort to Stop State Food Laws After receiving significant pushback from the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement, Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) has eliminated from his draft bill a preemptive provision that would render st...

My favorite part of this story was learning that "Americans for Ingredient Transparency" is a food industry front group.

Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.

The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.

It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.

Textbook corporate greed.

I truly believe the future of journalism is non-profit — just like @sltrib.com

This.

Seconded!

Texas couple grieves children, parents lost in July 4 flood RJ and Annie Harber have leaned on faith, their community and each other to move through each day after losing their daughters and RJ’s parents. But memories of that night still haunt them.

This beautiful, heart-breaking story about loss and grief and grace by the amazing journalist @emfoxhall.bsky.social: They couldn't save their daughters' lives in the July 4 floods. Now they're dealing with the grief and the guilt. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/25/t...

Opinion | Your Headache Is Serious. Science Should Take It Seriously.

ICYMI this very smart piece by @tomzellerjr.com, the very smart author of the book, The Headache.

Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Statement on CDC's Vaccines and Autism Page As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of autistic individuals and partners across the disability and public health sectors, we are deeply disappointed by the latest update to...

"The website now states: “‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim.” This is false. Nearly 3 decades of scientific research, consisting of dozens of high-quality studies, surveying millions of people, has repeatedly confirmed no causal link between vaccines and autism."

No hurricanes led to a historic sea turtle nesting for Sarasota beaches SHELL-YEAH 🐢 It was a record year for sea turtle nestings in the Tampa Bay area, but there are still challenges when it comes to conservation efforts. Details:

www.wtsp.com/article/life... 🧪🦑🌎

FDA Issues Warning About Imported Cookware That May Leach Lead: August Retailers should not sell and consumers should not use certain cookware because of their potential to leach lead into food when cooking.

This alert says August but it's actually an update. The FDA has added 9 brands of cookware to its list of products that can leach dangerous amounts of lead. It warns: "Young children, women of child-bearing age, and those who are breastfeeding may be at higher risk".

Grist opens applications for new rural reporting grants on climate and environmental justice Applicants can request up to $5,000 per project.

Funding alert: @grist.org is offering grants of up to $5,000 for reporting on rural climate issues and environmental justice in the United States. Newsrooms and freelancers are welcome to apply. Please share! grist.org/updates/gris...

Plant adaptation stories are so fascinating. And hopeful.

Line chart showing US teen reading habits since 1985: daily readers fall sharply while those who "hardly ever" read rise to about 48% by 2024.

In every dystopian novel: the government bans books.

In reality: we gave up reading voluntarily.

Can’t be said too much.

CDC’s Autism Website ‘Update’ Came Directly From Kennedy, He Says Ex-CDC vaccines chief Dr. Demetre Daskalakis called the update a “national embarrassment.”

RFK Jr. revealed that he personally ordered the CDC to change its website to push the widely debunked claim that vaccines and autism are linked

Nothing to see here. Just the White House needing to reassure the public that Piggy doesn't want to murder members of Congress. 😩

Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."

This is what's happening in epidemiology.

I’m really surprised this isn’t bigger news. Just under 10 million people live in Tehran. Where can they go? Where else in Iran will have enough water? This will undoubtedly strain the country’s and the region’s politics, finances and governance capacity.

America 2025.

Also crucial from Rep Chrissy Houlahan:

One reason she and other Dems did the video about Trump's illegal orders is that they're hearing from inside the military and intel services of actual live fears that they're being given unlawful commands:

newrepublic.com/article/2034...

Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear

EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org

Globe editorial: A killer disease that should no longer exist The existence of an effective HPV vaccine should have meant cervical cancer was stamped out. Instead, it’s the fastest growing cancer in Canada

A killer disease that should no longer exist. The existence of an effective HPV vaccine should have meant cervical cancer was stamped out. Instead, it’s the fastest growing cancer in Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... via @theglobeandmail.com

This is fascinating.

Outbreak Investigation of Infant Botulism: Infant Formula Do not use recalled ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. FDA’s Investigation is ongoing.

This is dangerous. "FDA has received reports that recalled formula is still being found on store shelves in multiple states, including at multiple Walmart, Target, and Kroger locations, and at one or more Sprouts Organic Market, Safeway, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, and Star Market locations."

The New York Times' story about Trump calling for the execution of members of Congress ran on Page 16 today, with an itty-bitty promo on the front about halfway down the page.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.

Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein

EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.