drdanascully53.bsky.social @drdanascully53.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A bookstore in Mobile, AL left @stephenking.bsky.social in charge as they close up due to Hurricane Isaias. Hopefully the Mardi Gras beads and umbrella will protect him! 010
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialSave Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026ICYMI: Rep. Brian Stewart greased skids for @anduriltech.bsky.social -- turning Ashville into drone manufacturer without discussion or permission. @tkbarnes.bsky.social @inkstickmedia.com: bit.ly/44Q6p7D Ohio GOP's "open for business" model: unsavory, surreptitious. @commoncauseohio.bsky.socialbit.lyIn Ohio, Who Really Gets a Say in Anduril Weapons Factories?Residents of a small township in Ohio wanted a vote on a new Anduril weapons factory. Then the state changed the rules. 26732
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialDr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Accurate. 538567
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Remember when NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said there were no banned words and NIH Program Officers were making them up? Here’s the proof he lied: apnews.com/article/cali... I know, Jay Bhattacharya lying is not news. But it’s still really validating to have the admission.apnews.comWhite House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grantsFederal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV... 8734357
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialCristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 29/06/2026The Supreme Court Gives Donald Trump Full Control Over the Executive Branch, Except the Part of It that Impacts Their Retirement Portfolios 3740191074
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.social250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Dr. Peter L. Salk is an American physician, professor, and public health advocate. Peter previously served as president of the Jonas Salk Legacy, an organization dedicated to preserving and extending the contributions of his father, Dr. Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation. #WeAreAmerica250 12430144
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 22/06/2026What To Know About Screwworm theonion.com/what-to-know-about-scr… 331195144
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure. Take 44 seconds and watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rB... 303178246304
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialMicrobetv @microbetv.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello opine on the recent executive order on the routine childhood vaccination schedule. From TWiV 1328: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 092
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n 2719231090
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialMark Histed @markhisted.org · 26/05/2026The research that led to this miracle drug started more than five decades (!) ago. Basic science research has massive payoffs but they are often very long-term. As a society, we invest in basic research for our kids and grandkids. 2308104
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Late in the afternoon on Friday (yesterday), HHS/NIH did 2 things: 1) They RIFd more employees (despite the extreme staffing shortages). 2) They sent announcements to supervisors letting them know people in their chain of command will be moved to the career/policy “at will” status. 🧵1/3 5297223
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialMicrobetv @microbetv.bsky.social · 13/05/2026🫶 thank you for spreading the word! 1101
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialMax Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 29/04/2026The scope of these terminations is unprecedented. At RFK Jr's HHS alone, 77 advisory boards were disbanded in 2025 — more than a quarter of all the panels. For context: in 2024, HHS terminated just two. Among the casualties: panels on organ transplantation, dietary guidelines, and long COVID. 13332
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialMadame Hardy @madamehardy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026A particularly nasty one: some store brands of vinegar are now less acidic (4% vs the standard 5%), making them unsafe for pickling or canning. You have to look carefully at the label to be sure. news.vt.edu/articles/202...news.vt.eduBe wary of low-acidity vinegar options when preserving food at home, Virginia Tech food safety experts sayWith low-acidity vinegars becoming increasingly prevalent, consumers can’t just grab any bottle from the shelf. They need to check the label carefully, according to Virginia Tech food safety experts M... 5209114
drdanascully53.bsky.social @drdanascully53.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Thanks for speaking out, Mick Foley. youtu.be/7ssDFzesdn4?...youtu.beWE ARE BETTER THAN THISYouTube video by Mick Foley 000
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 21/03/2026Foreign food safety inspections have hit a historic low after Trump staffing cuts. The dramatic shift in oversight comes as the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food. “It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said. (Published Nov. 2025)propublica.orgForeign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump CutsThe dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru... 21564288
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialGovExec @govexec.bsky.social · 19/03/2026A new survey of 10,000+ feds shows morale is falling fast. Many employees say they feel less motivated at work, and more than half say things have gotten worse since last year. Only about 1 in 5 say they feel safe reporting problems without retaliation. via Erich Wagner buff.ly/WWZ7xpCgovexec.comSurvey of 11,000 feds underscores ‘layer cake of trauma’A new survey from the Partnership for Public Service, aimed at replicating the cancelled 2025 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, reveals just 7% of federal workers believe their political leaders… 024
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 19/03/2026NEW: RFK Jr. is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back when trust in shots — or access to them — falters.propublica.orgHow Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood PlaguesThe health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back... 1051418762
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialMax Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 16/03/2026🚨 BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled in favor of @ameracadpeds.bsky.social and issued a preliminary injunction against the CDC. The ruling pauses the Jan 2026 childhood immunization schedule revisions, blocks RFK Jr's 13 recent ACIP member appointments, and pauses all votes taken by the committee. 7592196
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 10/03/2026NEW: TransUnion and Experian, two of the three major credit bureaus, have started dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints without help since the Trump administration began dismantling the CFPB.propublica.orgCredit Bureaus Are Leaving More Mistakes on Frustrated Consumers’ Reports Under Trump’s CFPBTransUnion and Experian, two of the three major credit bureaus, have started dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints without help since the Trump administration began dismantling the CFPB. 15805401
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialFired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 20/02/2026FIGHT MILK! We drink it every day so we can fight like these two crones *CAW* 🦅💥👊🇺🇸 @robmac @charlie_day #ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia #rfk 2112
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialInk Radio @inkradio.bsky.social · 05/02/2026If you feel behind, congratulations—you’re paying attention. The truly lost think they’re crushing it. 3428
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 05/02/2026“Everything we know about skin has been learned from so-called scientific studies funded by large corporations who have a financial stake in keeping our musculature covered in an unnecessary layer of man-made flesh,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. theonion.comRFK Jr. Questions Efficacy Of SkinWASHINGTON—In a firm dismissal of decades of scientific research and real-world data on the organ’s benefits and safety, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly questioned t... 601979251
drdanascully53.bsky.social @drdanascully53.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Glad this woman was found safe. Also glad I learned that cadaver otters exist. @in-otter-news.bsky.social www.wkrg.com/northwest-fl...wkrg.com 000
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialNature @nature.com · 26/01/2026Obituary: Gladys Mae West (1930-2026) mathematician who pioneered GPS technology go.nature.com/4jWMeM8go.nature.comGladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technologyShe made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman. 020373
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialFired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 25/01/2026We lost a public health legend yesterday, Bill Foege. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...washingtonpost.comOpinion | Bill Foege’s optimism helped save the world from smallpoxHis design of “surveillance-containment” changed the course of public health strategy. 18124
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialMichael Burk, MD @mjburkmd.medsky.social · 25/01/2026Hey #Medsky and #Pulmsky, check on your ICU nurse friends. I am and will always be grateful for my time and training at a VAMC ICU. The nurses there were wonderful humans who helped a tired, sometimes struggling new doc through difficult shifts. Cheers to the #ICUNurses, we lost a great one today. 02310
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 22/01/2026The new chair of RFK Jr.’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Kirk Milhoan, has decided that personal freedoms are more important than herd immunity from polio. He also seems glad to have the opportunity to undermine vaccine requirements because he views it as an experiment.statnews.comTop CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendationsThe chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, questioning longstanding recommendations. 97323
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 17/01/2026“…Kennedy and his handpicked allies are tossing aside longstanding review practices and working behind the scenes … to fund studies they think may generate after-the-fact scientific justification for policy changes they appear determined to make.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comHHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That HappenedTwo Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.” 03518
drdanascully53.bsky.social @drdanascully53.bsky.social · 28/12/2025The Life of Chuck 💜 Thank you, @stephenking.bsky.social for the beautiful story. A year ago, I was listening to the audio book in the car when I had to pull into a random parking lot to focus on the story. Thank you, @mikeflanaganfilm.com for the beautiful film (now on Hulu). A balm for the soul. 000
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 18/12/2025Mass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees will be out of the government by the end of December. n.pr/4p0qEr6n.prThese federal workers proudly served the American people. Then came Trump's upheavalMass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees will be out of the government by the end of December. 19373143
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 18/12/2025Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numberstheonion.comTrump Announces 5,000% Increase In All NumbersWASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect... 13182841623
drdanascully53.bsky.social @drdanascully53.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no star wars, Marvel etc.media.tenor.comtwo men giving a thumbs up with the words we 're on a mission from god behind themAlt: Jake and Elwood Blues stating, "We're on a mission from God." 010
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialMax Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 21/11/2025About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in. Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41... 28814316
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialHome of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 21/11/2025NEW: "It takes a special kind of callousness to take away cancer patients’ hope—and for what? To score a quick political point?" newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/trump-cut-...newsletter.ofthebrave.orgTrump Cut Cancer Research That Could Save My Daughter’s LifeThe human cost of this administration's war on science. 616180
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 19/11/2025I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...audacity.substack.comAcquired Tastes: A Call for SubmissionsFor younger writers, ages 15-21 13399293
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 21/10/2025“More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law.“apnews.comAnti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a centuryMore than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year. 1134110
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 10/10/2025Federal workers: If you were impacted by the Trump administration's just-announced mass layoffs, our reporters are here to listen. We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your privacy seriously. Here's how to get in touch securely 👇propublica.orgHow to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublicaOur job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence. 91031613
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 02/10/2025NEW: In newly unsealed testimony, a SpaceX insider revealed that Elon Musk’s company had directly received money from Chinese investors, raising questions about foreign ownership interests in one of the United States’ most important military contractors.propublica.orgElon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider TestifiesThe newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan... 621836850
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 01/10/2025More marine life is living on some World War II munitions disposed of on the Baltic Sea’s seabed than on the sediment surrounding it, according to a paper in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/48yFNLy 🌊 🧪 0246
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 30/09/2025Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next.n.prFederal workers who took Trump's buyout get final paychecks and an uncertain futureFederal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next. 1524155
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Donald Trump’s system for handing out pardons “is the definition of corruption,” according to the former U.S. Pardon Attorney he fired in March.trib.alThe Cynical Truth About Trump’s Latest Million Dollar Grift: AttorneyA former U.S. Pardon Attorney fired by President Trump tells The Daily Beast Podcast why there’s no better time to be a white-collar criminal. 18634
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 24/08/2025Earlier this year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced massive cuts to federal health agencies. The Trump administration has refused to say how many workers have been lost so far. But a new ProPublica analysis gives a detailed view.projects.propublica.orgGutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health AgenciesMore than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform... 11464222
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialAnnie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 21/08/2025NEW: In March, the Trump administration announced a massive purge of workers at the nation's health agencies. We asked them how many workers were laid off, pushed out or left. They refused to give us numbers. So we conducted our own analysis... 🧵 projects.propublica.org/federal-heal... 14749376
Reposted by @drdanascully53.bsky.socialAliyya Swaby @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social · 29/07/2025🤔🤔🤔 He said he became convinced the peptides weren’t the cause of the severe reactions after plugging everything he knows about the incident into an artificial intelligence app, which he said gave him a 57-page report that “basically says that it is impossible it was the peptides.” 1015740