Deborah Blum

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.

Small government conservativism

Now THIS????

is a white man!

this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!

U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

Remind me again what we fought for in World War II?

Transgender Day of Remembrance, November 20, with pink and blue gender symbols and heart patterns.

🏳️‍⚧️ Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR).
We pause to honor & remember the transgender & gender non-conforming people whose lives were lost to anti-trans violence & prejudice. 
We remember them & commit to fighting for a safer, more inclusive world. Say their names. 
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FREE MIGUEL 401 W TRADE ST MIGUEL ANGEL GARCIA MARTINEZ, A US CITIZEN, WAS DETAINED ON SUNDAY. HE WAS TAKING PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTING TO LET OTHER PEOPLE IN THE AREA KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, THAT IS WHY HE WAS TARGETED & TAKEN. THESE FALSE FELONY CHARGES WILL NOT STOP HIM FROM COMING HOME. HE HAS BEEN SECLUDED FROM HIS FAMILY & TRANSFERED FROM PLACE TO PLACE HOURS AWAY FROM HIS HOME! HE IS A FATHER OF TWO & THE SOLE PROVIDER FOR HIS FAMILY. ICE WILL SPREAD MISINFORMATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED! LET'S BRING MIGUEL BACK HOME TO HIS FAMILY! BRING SIGNS & FLAGS & THEN JOIN HIS FRIENDS & FAMILY FOR COURT SUPPORT. 11/20 THURS 11:30 AM COURT SUPPORT a 12:15

Urgent Call To Action for right now in Charlotte, NC!

My source says this fire that broke out at COP30 has now been contained. No word yet on injuries. I hope everyone is ok.

COP30 evacuated after fire breaks out Thousands of people are attending the UN climate talks in Brazil.

National news coverage: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Opinion | No, Mr. President, We Cannot ‘Leave It at That’

Good stuff, @nytopinion.nytimes.com — "It was a fawning, cringe-worthy performance that belied America’s more powerful status. It was absolution rather than realpolitik." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...

Early Signs Point to a Harsh Flu Season in the U.S.

The current flu shot is not designed against the new variant circulating. But we're talking about an influenza A variant and there is more general influenza A protection in the mix. So it may well reduce your chance of severe illness. Again, just get vaccinated. (gift article)

The anti-vax movement's wildest claim yet: Polio wasn't so bad Add this to vaccines make you magnetic, cause AIDS, and measles is not a big deal.

New from me: We have entered an age of polio denialism. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Thank you!

Thread.

Florida nonprofit news reporters ask board to investigate their editor’s AI use Suncoast Searchlight’s four reporters told the board their editor-in-chief was using AI editing tools and inserting hallucinations into drafts. The next day, one of the reporters was fired.

Last week, Suncoast Searchlight's four reporters wrote a letter to their board. Their editor-in-chief had secretly been using ChatGPT and inserting hallucinated quotes into their drafts.

The next day, one of those reporters was fired. My latest for @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/flor...

The new NCI director told staff that "the administration is not backing away" from cancer research and the NCI just a day after a study came out showing the Trump assault on NIH/NCI and science in general had disrupted more than 100 cancer clinical trials.

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

Be aware, be smart. This followup alert notes that the "FDA has received reports that recalled product (ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula' is still being found on store shelves in multiple states." So far 31 infants have been hospitalized due to botulism poisoning, luckily none have died.

The 1 million people that died could not be reached for comment.