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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

MAHA has never been about making America healthier. It has *always* been about making the 1% healthier at the expense of everyone else. Ironically, they don't realize that the most effective way to improve their own health would be to raise up the health of the other 99%.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

How is it that dentists still routinely perform screening x-rays in asymptomatic adults? There is literally zero evidence these films improve patient-centered outcomes. Zero. It is a money-making scam. (If you're going to @ me, @ me with a study.)

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Absolutely this!

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

SCOOP: Top researchers at Columbia, Stanford, and others thought they were elected to elite scientific societies alongside Nobel laureates. The catch? The organizations are a sham. I spent the last month diving deep into a massive academic scam spanning continents, for @nature.com

nature.com

Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers

A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The leadership of the Jehovah Witnesses have significantly eased prohibitions on blood transfusions. Whether to receive individual blood components (RBCs, platelets, plasma) is now considered to be up to the individual. For hospitalized JW patients, this is a big deal. www.jw.org/en/global-co...

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Jehovah’s Witnesses: Each Witness Now Decides Whether to Accept or Donate Main Blood Components

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the tech-bro bullshit that educators are up against. Meanwhile, my kids' Silicon Valley schools are holding seminars discussing the impact of an AI-laden world on practical career choices. Kids are being told they can no longer do what they love b/c it will be done better by a chatbot.

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 24/09/2026

Trump's DHS sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed were noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote. "On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."

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From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle (Gift Article)

It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm really looking forward to the next president just bulldozing Mar-A-Lago to dust and afterwards having WH lawyers argue in court that it was necessary for national security.

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Alex Wenzel @alexwenzel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

For every one of these men who get a dramatic front page story, there are 25-50 postdocs who leave the country much less voluntarily.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm irritated by responses that are variations of "This list is crap because [my favorite show] should be much higher than 81-100." Anyone 100% convinced their favorite show belongs in top 10 of the century needs to see more quality TV. Unless that show is Andor, because then they're def correct.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

As Trump allies start to jump the sinking ship of his administration, Democrats and "Never-Trumpers" should reach out a hand to incentivize their conversion back to reality. There is a greater urgency to restore sanity in DC than there is for Trump enablers to meet reprisals.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Russell Vought cannot be given the power to decide what science is funded. He knows nothing about science; in fact, he seems to hate it and everyone who does it. And he has all of the worst characteristics of humanity. The Republican Congress is a fucking disease.

arstechnica.com

Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants

Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Least surprising Congressional sex scandal of all time. (I have zero problem with Boebert's sexual orientation or decision to eschew monogamy, but affairs between members of Congress and their staff is a huge ethical lapse. She's also a horrible anti-LGBTQ bigot.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmxr...

youtube.com

Lauren Boebert Accused Of Bisexual Affairs With Staffers

YouTube video by The Rational National

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Is it really a stretch to imagine the near future when an AI agent does this on purpose to trigger an international conflict as an absurdly dramatic means to achieve some seemingly unrelated benign goal like make me a reservation for 2 on Friday at The French Laundry? www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...

cnn.com

Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics

The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

'The Royal Society should declare the rapid development of artificial intelligence to be an “emergency”, mathematicians have urged, amid escalating alarm about the technology’s potential threat to humanity.' Open letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

timeshighereducation.com

Royal Society urged to declare AI ‘emergency’

Mathematicians express ‘extreme concern’ over the pace of development, following existential risk warnings

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A massive group of demonstrators is currently forming a human chain around the Kennedy Center following Trump’s threats against it

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

An excellent counterpoint to the AI bros who are convinced the era of AI will lead to massive leaps in scientific knowledge. In reality, AI is already poisoning the research landscape by allowing low-effort slop to overwhelm the peer review process. And some slop is even making it to publication.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Yes, there were less bad ways Sheeran could have handled this no-win situation. However, let's not forget that the man who actually caused this mess is Robert Kraft - an 85 year old, genocide-supporting billionaire, Trump ally, and friend of Jeffrey Epstein. www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...

foxnews.com

Ed Sheeran faces growing backlash as radio station bans songs, protest groups respond to Macklemore's removal

Classic Hits Radio announced it will stop playing Ed Sheeran's music after backlash over Macklemore's removal from the Loop Tour over Gaza protests.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“We are also looking at whether the Earth is flat”

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My kid's school has been promoting an event tonight where a speaker I've never heard of is talking to parents about the "latest AI trends" in relation to teens. The first 10 Google results for the speaker are just affirming his job as a "keynote speaker" +\- reference to his $10-20k speaking fee.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Another night of the Emmys and another night of being frustrated at a major awards show underappreciating sci-fi. Yes, Pluribus is very good, maybe even great. But it's arguably the least compelling of Apple TV's major sci-fi shows.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Strong Medicine's latest: Frameworks for Respiratory Medicine. Designed for preclerkship med/PA/NP students looking to solidify their knowledge while on their pulm block! #physiology #pathology #pathophysiology

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Frameworks for Respiratory Medicine

YouTube video by Strong Medicine

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What's even more enraging than Republican politicians and staff lying to the American people about an incapacitated Mitch McConnell is the fact it's unlikely anyone involved will ever face repercussions for those lies, or for depriving the state of Kentucky their representation in the Senate.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I spent 6 months at the same hospital in Papua New Guinea where this child sex predator did some of his Nobel-prize winning research on kuru. And this video is the first time I've heard this awful story. (credit: @skepchick.org) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctmp...

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Nobelists & the NIH Protected a Predator

YouTube video by Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I don’t think the dynamics here are that complicated. Imagine a foot race where the winner gets a trillion dollars, but as the leaders of the pack approach the end line they see it’s at the very edge of a sheer 1000’ cliff. They would probably try to coordinate some slowdown.

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Terence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...

mathandai.org

Declaration — Math and AI

Read the declaration and add your name.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

People are fools if they think that any of these AI companies will respect the privacy or ownership of the data you voluntarily send them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvTH...

youtube.com

The Controversy Behind AI Solving A Million Dollar Math Problem

YouTube video by Up and Atom

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

People are fools if they think that any of these AI companies will respect the privacy or ownership of the data you voluntarily send them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvTH...

youtube.com

The Controversy Behind AI Solving A Million Dollar Math Problem

YouTube video by Up and Atom

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

⚠️ Be careful with VoteSafe .org. It is NOT an official voting website. It’s tied to Elon Musk’s America PAC and collects a lot of personal information from people who use it. Before you hand over your name, address, phone number, email and voter information, know who you’re giving it to.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Trump is so full of shit. Any voter who falls for this "$5000 dividend" nonsense should have their voter reg revoked. If u get repeatedly conned over & over into bankruptcy, you'll eventually find yourself financially conserved & no longer in control of your money. Maybe voting should be the same!

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I think the political left should be the loudest voice calling for an AI model development pause, frontier pacing, and mandatory third party audits right now. Put aside the doomer stuff (though I think it’s plausible), we just found out that OpenAI’s agents committed a pretty major felony!

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Roland Pierik @roleo.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026

The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland

A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

IMHO the taxonomy of right-wing beliefs is: 1) Dipshits who "don't like politics" meaning they don't think at all, just herd behavior 2) Dullards soaked in propaganda who believe they're thinking 3) Downright malicious people who just want to cause harm. Material grievances are tangential at best.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

As soon as I saw that a single country had voted against this UN endorsement of a new world map projection, I knew who it was. I guess accurate cartography is too woke. 🤦‍♂️ www.npr.org/2026/09/04/n...

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The U.N. backs a new world map showing Africa in its true relative size

The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I see this slightly differently. I feel incredibly frustrated when legacy media talks about Trump's decisions as if he were a clear-thinking, rational person. A criminal & Russian asset would at least be predictable - if they were not also suffering from substantial neurocognitive impairment.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I have no idea if Lindsay Clancy should be found guilty - only a jury who has heard all the admissible evidence and nothing but can determine that. But I do know that the more I've read about the case in recent days, the more sympathetic towards her I've become.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 02/09/2026

Yale community members protesting a potential settlement with the Trump administration deliberately broke the university’s tightened protest rules. Students, faculty members, and alumni called for Yale to end negotiations among other demands. chroni.cl/4iI2vWE

chroni.cl

What’s Behind the Rule-Defying Campus Resistance Against a Yale Trump Deal

Students, faculty members, and alumni joined in an unauthorized demonstration.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Such terrible news! 😞 This museum is Philly's smaller, more traditional, and quirkier equivalent of the California Academy of Sciences. It's been a beloved institution of the city for generations. My earliest memory of loving science was made during a field trip here. (Yes, it was the dinosaurs.)

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 01/09/2026

Remember, the Biden administration's Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a memorandum requiring every publication and supporting data resulting from federally funded research be made available without a paywall and without an embargo by December 2025. Trump is reversing that.

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Eric Strong @ericstrong.bsky.social · 30/08/2026