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Jamie Sheard

@jamiesheard.bsky.social
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PhD in nutrition and Parkinson’s disease; supporting the clinical trials industry as a freelance writer for over a decade; avid reader

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Every Republican in Congress owns what Trump has done, is doing and is going to do. The vast majority of it would not have been possible without their collective acquiescence and enabling. He’s emboldened by the fact that Congress refuses to function as a separate branch of govt.
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Jamie Sheard @jamiesheard.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Of course it was in Project 2025
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
CIDRAP Op-Ed: 3 vaccines are not better than 1 when it comes to MMR 3 shots are not better than 1. They involve more injections, more visits, higher costs, more time spent incompletely protected. And no demonstrated benefit. Op-Ed by @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social Jess Steier: bit.ly/3U6swEV
Mom holding baby in waiting room
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Jerri Green @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
You don’t have to abandon your values just because you don’t recognize them in the candidate your party chose. Even if we don’t agree on everything, we can agree on this - you should vote for the person who best reflects what you believe, not simply the letter next to their name.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Okay Clacton. Let’s go.
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Paul Friedrich @paulfriedrich.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
flyer for Paul Friedrich Art Exhibit opening at Third Place Coffee Shop. Tonight 6-9pm in Raleigh NC
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Jerri Green @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The last day of Early Voting is TOMORROW. Democrats are turning out in historic numbers, but we need to keep up the momentum if we want to flip this state in November. Find early voting locations, hours, and more at greenforgovernor.com/vote.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
CDC stopped monitoring parasite now causing explosive diarrhea across the country
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CDC Stopped Monitoring Parasite Now Causing Explosive Diarrhea Across The Country
MAHA.
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Question for Republican Congress members: How is it that we have money to guild horses in gold leaf, but not enough for fruits & veggies for children?
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Question for Republican Congress members: How is it that we have mo...
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Navigator Research @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
What do white Christians blame for America going off track? #1 Trump’s election #2 War with Iran #3 January 6th #4 COVID #5 Southern border See the data here: navigatorresearch.org/how-white-chr…
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The Trump admin doesn’t want us sharing this image so…here you go!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Prime Day reminder that Amazon... -Helps fuel ICE's deportations -Gave $1M to Trump's inauguration -Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump -Shelled out $75M for the Melania doc -Donated to Trump's ballroom -Wants to reboot The Apprentice w/ Don Jr
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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Trump’s former personal lawyer wants to run the Justice Department. That’s not independence — that’s a conflict of interest. Tell your Senators to reject Todd Blanche’s nomination.
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Tell Your Senators: Oppose Todd Blanche for Attorney General
Contact Congress today!
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
An effort to downplay the seriousness of the OMB rule to hand Russell Vought control over every federal grant is underway. Every person in the U.S. stands to be harmed by this, but many have no idea. Please write to your reps. It will take 5 minutes. You can hit this link and get ‘er done.
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Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Grant Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees | Defend Public Health
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a proposed new rule for federal grants with breathtaking scope, impacting every grant issued across every department and agency of the feder...
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Wow. We learned from the @washingtonpost.com this week that not only are we, the American taxpayers, covering $300M of the cost of Trump’s $600M ballroom, but we had already started shelling that money out when Trump lied—repeatedly—and said “not one taxpayer dollar” would be spent.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 12/06/2026
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs touching on topics like slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwide "that do not align with its preferred narrative."
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Trump administration must restore history, science materials at parks, US judge rules
A federal judge ordered the ​Trump administration on ‌Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs touching on ​topics like slavery ​and climate change that it ⁠had removed from ​parks and monuments nationwide "that ​do not align with its preferred narrative."
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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Vietnam vets protesting. A Marine exposing the slush fund. Combat officers forcing Republicans to fold on the war vote. The regime’s dam is cracking. Get the full edition here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/vietnam-ve...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Why is Trump racking up record deficits? Largely because he has turned much of the treasury over to Elon, Zuckerberg, Thiel and their ilk.
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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
These ocean farms absorb CO2 up to 50 times faster than forests, locking carbon deep in the ocean for centuries while restoring marine ecosystems. #DidYouSeeThis
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Want to help stop the Paramount Skydance media takeover? Here’s something you can do—and we all need to! Because yes “The Pitt” is great. But watching it in a fascist country just isn’t worth it.
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Dear World, Don’t help him. Oppose him. Defy him. Embarrass him. Arrest him, if you’d like. We’re not with him. Sincerely, Decent Americans
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I read the “Save America Act,” so you don’t have to. Most of the media apparently *hasn’t* read it because, if they had, they would be sounding the alarm about the provision in Point 1, below, which almost none of them have even mentioned. I hope this summary helps raise awareness. 1/
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ACOG @acog.org · 24/02/2026
ACOG has withdrawn as a liaison organization from CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, citing concerns about recent changes that undermine the committee’s scientific integrity and evidence-based approach to vaccine policy. Read the press release: buff.ly/gKx1qor
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Jerri Green @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Marsha Blackburn spends a lot of time tweeting about me. It’s because I’m fighting for TN families: lowering costs, expanding healthcare, and protecting our freedoms. If you believe in what we’re building, chip in $5 or $10 today at greenforgovernor.com/donate. This campaign is Powered by You.
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Jamie Sheard @jamiesheard.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Why a comma is important. Either way, he seems to be winning on his birthday.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/02/2026
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 27/01/2026
Who’s next? One demotion cannot detract from accountability. Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
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Greg Bovino Loses His Job
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 05/01/2026
BREAKING: The U.S. drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child in an unprecedented overhaul of childhood health protections.
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US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child
The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to choose but without clear guidance.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Mike Johnson bemoans able-bodied men collecting healthcare benefits from the government while not working--exactly what Mike Johnson is currently doing.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 31/10/2025
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Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 29/10/2025
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Sign the Petition
RFK Jr. Must Be Removed—Before More Damage is Done, Before More Lives are Lost
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/10/2025
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
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Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
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Benjamin Mazer @mazer.us · 23/09/2025
Scientist behind Trump’s Tylenol claims was paid to give evidence against drug maker www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
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Scientist behind Trump’s Tylenol claims was paid to give evidence against drug maker
The Harvard academic Andrea Baccarelli gave an ‘unreliable’ testimony on the links between autism and paracetamol, and produced research that raises ‘serious concerns about bias’
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check. In 1965: -42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now. -The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now. -Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
I’m just gonna keep repeating this... youtube.com/shorts/JX_y2...
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EXPOSING the Trump GRIFT!
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 26/07/2025
Privatizing the National Weather Service and risking the lives of all Americans who depend on breaking severe weather forecasts to help billionaires make more money is very on-brand for the Trump administration. op: jesscraven101 (via IG)
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Jamie Sheard @jamiesheard.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
This is absolutely frightening and devastating - so much more could have been done with that money.
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Stop saying you’re fine….none of this is fine. youtu.be/SPtMGaYLaas
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This Is Not Normal
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
This doesn’t stop until we stop it. youtu.be/idItFSIgDmc
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This Needs To Be Shut down
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Jamie Sheard @jamiesheard.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
This is amazing and a fantastic example of DEI in action: www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
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What is beep baseball? Boston team of blind athletes plays America's favorite pastime
The Boston Renegades plays beep baseball, an adaptive version designed specifically for blind and visually-impaired athletes.
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Jamie Sheard @jamiesheard.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
How is this the man in charge of our public health? I knew we were fucked from the moment he was confirmed, but this is just insane.
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Jamie Sheard @jamiesheard.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Measles has hit Chicago
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM. They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone. www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
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RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s departm...
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
My latest @newscientist.com cartoon
Title:
SOME GRAMMATICAL VOICES FOR USE IN SCIENTIFIC WRITING

ACTIVE VOICE
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Our team collected samples and then we tested them.

CLICKBAIT VOICE
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We collected some samples...
You won't believe what happened next!

PASSIVE VOICE
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Samples were collected and tested.

HAIKU VOICE
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Quiet science lab.
Workers arrive with samples.
The testing begins.

PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE VOICE
e.g. We did all the collecting and testing.
No need to thank us.
Just doing our job.

CONSPIRACY VOICE
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Mysterious "Samples" were harvested and covertly "tested" by so-called scientists.
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Jamie Sheard @jamiesheard.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
A better prostate cancer screening method for all people who can potentially be affected is an exciting medical development! This is a great example of how ensuring representation in research can improve health outcomes.
Despite the advancements in prostate cancer screening, disparities persist in cancer incidence, screening rates, and mortality among different racial and ethnic groups. Many underrepresented groups, such as Black, Hispanic, and Asian populations, have been excluded from most screening trials. To address this, the SEPTA trial was designed to evaluate the performance of Stockholm3 across diverse racial and ethnic groups, including Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White patients. The trial, conducted between 2019 and 2023, found that Stockholm3’s sensitivity for detecting csPCa was comparable to PSA, with nearly three times higher specificity. It also demonstrated a reduction in unnecessary biopsies by up to 52% across various racial and ethnic subgroups.
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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · 27/04/2025
This is a moral moment in America. Sitting on the Capitol steps with Leader Hakeem Jeffries this morning to discuss what’s at stake with Trump’s budget and affirm the need for collective action to protect Medicaid, food assistance, and other safety net programs. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries Live on the steps of the Capitol
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Jamie Sheard @jamiesheard.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
“…broad consensus…that social constructs of descent-based identity, such as race and ethnicity, do not align with genetic groupings…diversity matters for sound science and effective policy…these two concepts have strengthened science and increased benefits to health.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
WISCONSIN: The chair of the elections commission, a lawyer, breaks down what actually happened using the actual complaint. Arresting judges like this is a wild fast-forwarding of our plunge into authoritarianism.
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Jamie Sheard @jamiesheard.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
RFK Jr has a lot to answer for. For measles: >50% of adults are uncertain about whether MMR vaccines have been proven to cause autism, vitamin A can prevent measles infections, or getting the measles vaccine is more dangerous than becoming infected with measles www.kff.org/health-infor...
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KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: The Public’s Views on Measles Outbreaks and Misinformation | KFF
This poll looks at awareness and concern over the outbreak of measles in the U.S. and finds that a growing share of adults is encountering false claims about the measles vaccines, but many are uncerta...
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Debra Guckenheimer, PhD @debraguckenheimer.com · 24/04/2025
This is who the federal government is putting in charge of determining the cause of autism and creating a registry of autistic people. www.nationalreview.com/news/vaccine...
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Vaccine Critic Who Used Chemical Castration Drug to Treat Autism Tapped to Lead Federal Immunization Study | National Review
Mark Geier had his medical license suspended after the Maryland State Board of Physicians found that his research ‘endangers autistic children.’
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