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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

SciAm is the oldest extant magazine in the US.

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Lauren Gravitz @lyrebard.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Now seems like a good time to re-post this story I edited by @tarahaelle.bsky.social, which details the global public health impact of vaccines. They have saved innumerable lives. They can only continue to do so if we keep using them.

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See How Many Lives Vaccines Have Saved around the World

Vaccines are the first step toward health equity in many parts of the world

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 02/09/2025

Yesterday the president demanded that evidence about Covid vaccines be shown to the public. Today @apoorvanyt.bsky.social & I run through some of the studies made public over the past 4+ years that show that the vaccines work. Gift link: nyti.ms/46k17Tq

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

This is not reporting. This is propaganda.

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Lauren Gravitz @lyrebard.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

One deeply dangerous aspect of this is many smart-but-poorly-informed voters don’t understand that the damage occurring now cannot simply be reversed by a new president/administration. The number of conversations I have had explaining this is truly astounding.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

And it's official! Resistance Summer School is live! You can sign up now to take my course, which Columbia cancelled-- Race, Media and International Affairs-- which I will teach live and online beginning in July. 124 signed up in five hours. Let's goooo!! open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

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Lauren Gravitz @lyrebard.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Yes. It is okay here. 💕🌊

Neon pink-lined clouds at sunset, reflected in a pool, with palms in the background.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 30/11/2024

The latest version of Sky Follower Bridge now lets you import your old X/Twitter lists into Bluesky! (Feature only available on Chrome for now)

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Lauren Gravitz @lyrebard.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

“[F]or a nominee for a top position — much less the director of national intelligence — to have been placed on a government watchlist of any kind is highly unusual, if not unprecedented, several US officials said.”

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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

"We’re about to be deluged with the most brazen and dangerous lies of our lifetimes." @laurahelmuth.bsky.social has been flying free for < 1 week and publishes a BANGER showing how RFK Jr. got where he is and why he's VERY dangerous. slate.com/_pages/cm3qc... I want to add, RE: vaccines...

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There Are Three Main Reasons You Are Alive Right Now. RFK Jr. Is Fighting Tooth and Nail Against One of Them.

Things could get really bad.

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Lauren J. Young @laurenjyoung.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Researchers are worried that emerging cases of bird flu in humans are giving H5N1 more opportunity to mutate and adapt. Here's what we've learned so far from the latest infections in young people: www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird...

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New Bird Flu Cases in Young People Are Raising Concerns about Mutating Virus

Canada’s first human case of bird flu has left a teenager in critical condition as human infections continue to emerge in the western U.S.

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Dan Chibnall @bookowl.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

A reminder that RFK Jr. has other dangerous, bizarre, & stupid beliefs, such as the bogus idea that HIV does not cause AIDS. Another great piece by the always amazing, dependable @annamerlan.bsky.social. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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RFK Jr. has made false and dangerous claims about AIDS. That could become a global problem.

Will the United States abandon lifesaving efforts to research and fight the virus?

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Lauren Gravitz @lyrebard.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Listen to the people who understand science and public health, rather than a bully who has bolstered measles outbreaks.

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 20/11/2024

“I have found so many amazing teachers and friends that support me that I don’t think people would even know that type of support is a thing in Texas.” From our friends at @deceleration.bsky.social and @truthout.org : What happens to the #trans teens and their families who can't flee?

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‘Not Everyone Can Leave’: Survival Advice from Trans Teens in Texas

Media attention often focuses on trans teens fleeing the anti-trans states they’re living in. But what about those who can’t leave?

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Lauren Gravitz @lyrebard.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I wrote about the fluoride debate in 2021 for Nature. After 20+ interviews, I can tell you that it is nuanced and not as obvious as it first appears. Here's my (paywalled) story from 3 years ago, before the National Toxicology Program released their final report: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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The fluoride wars rage on

There is little question that supplemental fluoride strengthens teeth and reduces decay. But at what cost?

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Dr. Jenny Morber @jrmorber.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Do you know about STATS check? A service from the American Statistical Association, a team of volunteer statisticians work with journalists to understand and correctly communicate statistics, on deadline. It's a hugely valuable resource for journalists. senseaboutscienceusa.org/stats-check/

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STATS check - Sense About Science USA

Free service to help journalists with understanding data and statistics run in collaboration with the American Statistical Association

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Alexander Tin @alexander-a-tin.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

It's official: HHS and DEA have moved to extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities on prescribing controlled substances like ADHD meds and opioids another year This effectively punts fight over how to unwind this policy to Trump admin public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27018.pdf

A screenshot of text that reads in part: "With the deadline of December 31, 2024, granted by the Second Temporary Rule quickly approaching, DEA, jointly with HHS, is now issuing a third temporary extension (Third Temporary Rule) to ensure a smooth transition for patients and practitioners that have come to rely on the availability of telemedicine for controlled medication prescriptions. This additional time will allow DEA (and also HHS, for rules that must be issued jointly) to promulgate proposed and final regulations that are consistent with public health and safety, and that also effectively mitigate the risk of possible diversion. Furthermore, this Third Temporary Rule will allow adequate time for providers to come into compliance with any new standards or safeguards eventually adopted in a final set of regulations. DEA remains committed to carefully evaluating the comments received in response to the prior NPRMs, as well as the information and perspectives presented at the Telemed

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/11/2024

An estimated 10.3 million cases of measles occurred worldwide last year, up 20 percent from 2022, primarily because of inadequate immunization coverage, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

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Surge in worldwide measles cases driven by lack of vaccine coverage, WHO says

The WHO and CDC say there were about 10.3 million cases of measles last year, up 20 percent from 2022. Children are especially susceptible to complications.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I think it's really important to think in broad terms about Helmuth's tenure at Scientific American. Because it has been truly remarkable. Bear with me here, because I think this matters and is worth thinking about. 🧵🧪 #SciWri24

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/11/2024

RFK advised American Samoa to stop using the MMR vaccine and 83 people died including children. He could do the same nationally and kill thousands. People will die. apnews.com/article/rfk-...

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RFK Jr. spent years stoking fear and mistrust of vaccines. These people were hurt by his work

The book, called “Cause Unknown,” was co-published by an anti-vaccine group led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is now running for president.

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spinelli ✨ @spinellicross.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙

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Lauren Gravitz @lyrebard.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

This loss cuts deep. Scientific American benefitted from Laura’s authentic, thoughtful leadership.

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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

I’m literally begging big newspapers to send science reporters to do science stories. HHS is a science story. Fluoride and vaccines and raw milk and H5N1…just, politics and opinion desks, love y’all to death, but let your colleagues who know the terrain take point.

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Lauren Gravitz @lyrebard.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Deeply grateful to @uapoetrycenter.bsky.social for reminding me of this poem in this moment.

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Lauren Gravitz @lyrebard.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Long time lurker, first time poster. Didn’t start earlier because I was suffering from name-decision paralysis. For 16 months. I failed to realize that the timing of my activation energy coincided with a mass exodus from the Bad Place and influx to Bluesky, but I am so here for it. 🦋

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