Sign in

Jay Weixelbaum

@jayweixelbaum.bsky.social
1.7K followers 1K following 695 posts

I do a bunch of stuff. Science writer primarily in public health. Producer and founder of Elusive Films. PhD. Expert in history of US companies in Germany during World War II. Musician. Designer.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Jay Weixelbaum
Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic, known as manikomycin, that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant superbugs. By attacking the ribosome in a never-before-seen way, manikomycin can evade the existing mechanisms pathogens have developed to resist antibiotics.
7238891141
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is what it feels like to be in the Kondratiev trough, friends
010
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I mean, if your movement’s goal was *not* to appear antisemitic, you might choose just about any other iconography other than something related to the Holocaust. But lots of folks have been wondering about that goal, considering the movement’s arguments consistently lead toward ethnic cleansing.
071
Reposted by Jay Weixelbaum
The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The wheels are coming off yet Senate GOP can't quit Trump. A week of panic as well as paralysis. A THREAD.
726252
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Writing my memoirs is kind of a crazy thing. Did that really happen? Did I really get hired to make a PlayStation game in 1997 because a dev broke down in front of the gallery where my paintings were hanging? Yes, that did happen. Crazy.
000
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here’s your daily PSA that “establishment” means literally nothing Bernie held office since before many of you were alive
010
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Everything that’s old is new again Maxxxing is a recycled version of 90s “Extreme”
000
Reposted by Jay Weixelbaum
Innerlinke Kritik 👻 @andanotherguy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Die Linke Stuttgart" ist Teil einer Demonstration für den kommenden Jahrestag des 7. Oktobers, welcher mit keiner einzigen Silbe den antisemitischen Angriff erwähnt und stattdessen Solidarität mit dem "palästinensischen Widerstand" fordert. Die Botschaft ist damit eindeutig.
Sharepic.

Demonstration zum Tag des Genozids am 7. Oktober 2026 ... Stuttgart

Darunter eine Aufnahme mit einer komplett zerstörten Stadt. Oben: "Boykottiert den zionistischen Staat Israel!". Dazu schwarzweiß Portraits von Merz, Netanyahu, Scholz mit jeweils rot eingefärbten Händen und ein Panzer.

Darunter Logos von OTKM, BRIKS, Feminists for Jina, FKO, DKP, YDG, Young Struggle, linksjugend Stuttgart, Sozialismus von unten, Die Linke Stuttgart.

Mit Willi Langthaler, Palästinasolidarität Österreich, Ronnie Barkan, Aktivist und Antizionist und anderen internationalen und palästinensischen Organisationen

PAK Stuttgart - Palästinakomitee Stuttgart e.V. - palastinakomitee-stuttgart.de
610237
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I appreciate my small group of Jewish solidarity here. Just sayin. You are great and we’re getting through this together
060
Reposted by Jay Weixelbaum
Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
There has been a recent rash of "baby's in his find out era". 🤣🤣🤣
23199961897
Reposted by Jay Weixelbaum
Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 24/09/2026
MSNOW is reporting live on air that its reporters' credentials are being restored.
30686173
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Seriously, you shouldn’t trust *any* anonymous account making disparaging generalizations about Democrats this close to an election Everyone’s had a *whole decade* to learn this lesson.
0124
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What this individual is doing is called gaslighting. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/b...
nytimes.com
Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.
122
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This. And I’d expand this sentiment to bigotry coming from the left generally. Because if the core idea of leftism is solidarity, then purposefully excluding minority groups is not really leftism. This is why I distinguish it constantly from leftwing *populism*
150
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is a gentle reminder that if you don’t detect any other adults in the room, you’re it.
010
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Everybody knows that some of the millions Republicans are spending on anti-Democratic content is ending up here on Bluesky, right? Oh, you believe that anonymous account who always wants the Democrats to lose is a progressive? Wow, you’re so smart to think that
020
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I've heard this phrase Look What You Made Me Do before. It didn't come dressed in empathy. It didn't come dressed in honesty. It came as abuse.
093
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
friends, don't attack this guy. I know, I know. He's a Christian trying to explain Judaism to a Jewish person (on Yom Kippur no less) but I'd really like to break some patterns here and be curious, not furious. Yes, he's exhibiting some deeply ignorant behavior. But we were all ignorant once
110
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Do any Jewish people want to take this question? Lots of us just got out of synagogue. I'm going to ask some leading questions that will help one get to the answer-let's start here: What are some of the key prayers in Judaism? Let's start with the Shema. It's been used for about 3000 years.
271
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hasan Piker called out by name tonight higlighting the mainstreaming of antisemitism at the rabbi’s Erev Yom Kippur sermon at Washington Hebrew, one of the biggest synagogues in DC.
220
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Where is my Kol Nidre crew at
000
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We have to stop arguing with trolls. Myself included. It’s not helping. Not even one response. Not even a screenshot. We should be using this platform to talk to people willing to listen. Not fight all the time. I need to do better. We need to do better.
041
Reposted by Jay Weixelbaum
Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
* VIRGINIA GOVERNOR SAYS STATE IS BANNING NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS FOR DATA CENTERS, REQUIRING STRICTER PERMITTING AND CLEAN ENERGY MANDATES FOR THE SERVER WAREHOUSES @reuters.com
483452732
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Bluesky: where a bunch of people lying to themselves about being leftwing have encouraged this atrocious behavior.
141
Reposted by Jay Weixelbaum
Kosherart @kosherart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Do we all agree on what he slogan Free Palestine” means? I took screenshots of an illustrated post by Jordyn Tilchen on Instagram explaining how it was designed to be vague & sow chaos by not having a 100% clear definition. Please read this through this thread & understand the manipulation at work.>
THE PROBLEM WITH
"FREE PALESTINE”

It's probably the most successful slogan of the last decade.
It's also one of the least specific.
That's not a bug. It's a feature.

Thought bubble: “Okay, but… what does it actually mean?” (Asking for a friend)
18226124
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I think what Jacob Coxon did was marketing. That’s it.
000
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Taps the sign and adds “read the room, follow the money”
010
Reposted by Jay Weixelbaum
Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
These people found a baby goat trapped in a pit. They took him home and cared for him overnite. The next day they tried to find the owner but had no luck. While looking - they found a group of goats with the same white fur. Then this happened. Original post
21387901237
Reposted by Jay Weixelbaum
National Association of Science Writers (NASW) @sciencewriters.org · 16/09/2026
Did you miss last month's Science Writers Roundtable on professional grief with Dr. Adrienne Heinz? Watch the session video for insights from the intersection of climate change and mental health. We've also added links to many resources shared by Dr. Heinz. Take a moment:
nasw.org
Navigating professional grief and moral distress in the polycrisis: Lessons from climate psychology
The science writing field has experienced profound challenges over the past several years, including multiple waves of layoffs, publications shutting down, and attacks on freedom of speech. Join us for the upcoming, free #SciWriRoundtable webinar “Navigating professional grief and moral distress in the polycrisis: Lessons from climate psychology” scheduled for Tuesday, August 18, at 1 p.m. Eastern.
041
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“Are these online abuse addicts sad?” “Yes, they should hug more dogs.”
051
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I think all this “AI could kill everyone” talk is just desperate marketing as all the astronomical lending dries up. Sounds counterintuitive, but this is just another version of “this product that doesn’t have nearly as much value as promised is *actually* all powerful” I don’t buy it.
140
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The thing about Sheeran-gate is it's mostly about folks who want to wipe countries off the face of the earth but don't have much power except enabling fascists esp. during election cycles while pretending to be [lol] progressive
300
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
friends, block and report this troll please and thanks
400
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
honestly, a relief.
020
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The reason leftwing populists get so upset when you bring up Hamas is that they do support Hamas. You can't hold the positions they hold without supporting Hamas.
200
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If you’re not following Prune and you care what’s happening in Russia, Ukraine, and political implications of Russia’s worsening financial meltdown, you should
010
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I’m sure it’s just a coincidence and not a pattern that has a decade’s worth of evidence behind it
071
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
what a bunch of honorable people
030
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Sorry, if you’re using a minoritized identify to attack the entire Democratic party less than 60 days from a major election, you’re either working for the GOP or hostile countries. Excuses don’t matter. I’ve seen this playbook for a decade now. Block them and vote like hell is coming.
291
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It’s the populism. Smart people are susceptible to propaganda, too. And I’m willing to bet some of it is coming directly from China and Russia.
100
Reposted by Jay Weixelbaum
Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
GOOD NEWS! A personalized mRNA vaccine has SUCCEEDED in keeping melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, from returning. Phase III trial results in MORE THAN 1,100 patients shows the vaccine SIGNIFICANTLY extended the time patients lived without their melanoma returning AND reduced the risk of metastasis.
statnews.com
Moderna and Merck say mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in late-stage melanoma trial
A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in a late-stage melanoma study, results that could herald a new, powerful approach in oncology.
4753111866
Reposted by Jay Weixelbaum
Tigers Claw 🐅🐾 虎の爪 @tigersclaw1.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Here’s a convenient tool bskycheck.com/botcheck.php
bskycheck.com
Bluesky Bot Detector - Is this account a bot?
Check if a Bluesky handle is a bot - advanced bot detection tool.
68124
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Happy New Year’s Eve to my fellow Jews. We are leaving 5786 in the rearview.
020
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Yes, he’s trying to bribe you WITH YOUR MONEY
041
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Fascist activity is high today in Bluesky. Don’t know what that looks like? It looks like people bashing Democrats. Today it’s talk about trans people. Tomorrow, it’ll be a different group. Oh, they say they’re leftwing or progressive? Sure! let’s believe the word of a bunch anonymous accounts.
110
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Report and block. And @safety.bsky.app DO SOMETHING
040
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I’m here for this chutzpah
static.klipy.com
Women's Energetic Party Reaction
ALT: Women's Energetic Party Reaction
110
Reposted by Jay Weixelbaum
Tommy Bennett @tommybennett.com · 08/09/2026
I'm happy to announce a new resource for Supreme Court watchers: supremecourt.report. Read on for more 🧵
supremecourt.report
Supreme Court Report
Every case the Supreme Court is asked to hear, what it asks, and the odds it is granted — rebuilt three times a day from the Court's own docket.
27431
Reposted by Jay Weixelbaum
Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
GOOD NEWS! Phase I clinical trial results out of Johns Hopkins show a first-of-its-kind vaccine designed to target common KRAS mutations was safe AND stimulated KRAS-specific T-cell responses in 90% of study participants who were at HIGH risk of developing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
insideprecisionmedicine.com
Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Triggers Immune Response Before Tumors Develop
Phase I results show early promise for a vaccine designed to prevent pancreatic cancer in people at high risk of developing the disease.
4233381134
Jay Weixelbaum @jayweixelbaum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is exactly right. The foundational idea of progressivism and leftism is solidarity. If you are *abandoning* solidarity you are doing the opposite of what these ideological positions represent. Look at what people do, not just how they posture.
061