Reposted by MASmithMicrobetv @microbetv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What was measles like before the vaccine? Dr Paul Offit and Vincent discuss RFK Jr.’s claim that children are receiving too many vaccines too soon. From BTN 111: Why Is RFK Jr ignoring measles outbreaks? 03014
Reposted by MASmithPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 26/09/2026abcnews.com/news/story/c...abcnews.comE. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese brand: CDC, FDAThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli infections. 76222
Reposted by MASmithDr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026UN chief says 'big oil' treats atmosphere as open sewer. #climate www.afp.com/en/un-chief-...afp.comUN chief says 'Big Oil' treats atmosphere as open sewerMajor global oil companies are treating the atmosphere like an "open sewer," the outgoing United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Tuesday in a withering attack on the energy... 310446
Reposted by MASmithAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your 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. 5953724013381
Reposted by MASmithKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This guy is pretty damn good at this 25783150
Reposted by MASmithNews for 38 Year Olds @newsfor38yearolds.com · 23/08/2026He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested him. PBS News www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/he-was-… SUBSCRIBE: www.pbs.org/newshour/newsletterspbs.orgHe was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested him.PBS News 11011
Reposted by MASmithChris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 22/08/2026💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador. 56032712125
Reposted by MASmithPhilipp Markolin @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social · 30/07/2026Given the recent COVID-19 origins revival and Fauci witchhunt, just a reminder that I have written a book that answers to the best of our knowledge the question; and dismantles the many disinformation campaigns around the various lab leak narratives. Free access: open.substack.com/pub/protagon...open.substack.comLab Leak FeverThe COVID-19 Origin Theory that Sabotaged Science and Society 513854
Reposted by MASmithMicrobetv @microbetv.bsky.social · 21/08/2026“The anti-vaccine movement is successful because their metric of success is children suffering,, being hospitalized and dying”- Paul Offit Don’t miss Beyond the Noise 109:: Trump & RFK Jr’s Vaccine Order Puts Children At Risk @pauloffit.bsky.social 182
Reposted by MASmithJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Europe led major markets on EV sales in H1 2026, up 30% year on year. EVs are now 30%+ of EU sales, 38% in the UK. But the real story is global. Outside the major markets, sales rose ~75%. Latin America more than doubled. India +90%. Colombia +300%. The centre of gravity is shifting. Chart: IEA 915360
Reposted by MASmithThe American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A statement from AAP President Dr. Andrew Racine on today’s executive order on U.S. childhood vaccines: www.aap.org/en/news-room... 8408245
Reposted by MASmithTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 10/08/2026"Extensive testing is required for every vaccine, and research shows that getting multiple vaccines at the same time is safe. There is no medical reason to delay or space out childhood immunizations." www.aap.org/en/news-room... via @aapfactcheck.bsky.social @aapor.bsky.socialaap.orgFact Checked: Receiving Multiple Vaccines Does Not Overwhelm a Child’s Immune System 69448
Reposted by MASmithKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 10/08/2026The combined MMR vaccine, developed by Dr. Maurice Hilleman in 1971, “is more convenient for patients, and this convenience actually saves lives. Fewer injections translate as fewer missed doses, and therefore more protection in a shorter time. The MMR vaccine has saved millions of lives worldwide.”si.eduMeasles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccines | Smithsonian Institution 1959372
Reposted by MASmithKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 08/08/2026"Accusing him of crimes and deception wasn’t enough; the release of the diary was meant to inflict public humiliation on him". Very good article and spot on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comWhy MAGA Is So Obsessed With FauciIn the aftermath of pandemics, people either try to forget them or find others to blame for them. 48738
MASmith @masmith.bsky.social · 02/08/2026"Civil War is no name for a war waged by slaveholding traitors against the United States to hold Black Americans in human bondage. Now, 165 years since the war’s first shots, we should be honest about how we hold its memory." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The ‘Civil War’ Is a Lie. Let’s Call It the ‘Slaveholders’ Rebellion’ Again. (Gift Article)To face our own history, we must be honest about it. 031
MASmith @masmith.bsky.social · 01/08/2026wapo.st/4yR8j5X A sad story for the workers in the Conn Selmer factory in Eastlake Ohio.wapo.stThe last day of an American factoryA Trump donor called for an end to offshoring. Then his company moved much of this plant’s work to China. 031
Reposted by MASmithAmy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The lab theory is v hard to reconcile w/evidence: So, two (2 lineages initially) infected WIV researchers didn't infect anyone in their community or around WIV (invisible masks?). They went to the market to pet (?) mammals, left traces of SARS2, coughed on people. Then put invisible? masks back on. 213740
Reposted by MASmithMaggie Fox @maggiefox.bsky.social · 30/07/2026He liked talking to the media long before it was glamorous. Long before it was fun. Long before it got him the attention of movie stars. open.substack.com/pub/maggiefo...open.substack.comWhy I Always Trusted Tony FauciHint: He never lied to me 22512
MASmith @masmith.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Good NPR article on the question of Animal spillover vs Lab leak for SARS-CoV-2 origin, and the answer: those with the greatest understanding of the epidemiology and genetics of SARS-CoV-2 overwhelmingly favor spillover because the evidence so uniformly and compellingly points to a spillover process 000
MASmith @masmith.bsky.social · 29/07/2026From Philipp Markolin on the run up to the Senate hearings for Dr. Fauci: "TL;DR. Paul got nothing. Less than nothing, actually the documents he provided ... are much more exculpatory than incriminating to Dr. Anthony Fauci." (1/3) open.substack.com/pub/protagon...open.substack.comThe Fauci diaries are a predictable bustRand Paul desperately applies selective disclosure methods in his latest attempt to sustain lab leak fan fiction for personal gain 110
Reposted by MASmithAdam Sawyer @adamjst.bsky.social · 27/07/2026“If immigration hadn't picked up my brother, my sister-in-law would still be alive, and the children wouldn't be going through this sorrow,” he said. “Unfortunately, immigration — the [U.S.] government — doesn't see that. It makes no difference to them.” www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...stlpr.orgOverland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportationsThe couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media. 571701862
MASmith @masmith.bsky.social · 27/07/2026A Southern Magnolia flower blooming today at Brookside Garden. The magnolias have a fascinating pollination strategy that involves beetles. The distinctive top and bottom portion of the central “receptacle” of the flower are the female (carpels) and the male parts (stamens), respectively. (1/2) 100
Reposted by MASmithAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Chemist & X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin's meticulous research was instrumental in uncovering DNA's molecular structure. Most famous for her role in the DNA double helix discovery, her work also revolutionized our understanding of viruses & coal. She was born #OTD in 1920. #WomenInSTEM 🧵 573287832
MASmith @masmith.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Rare genetic disease. Desperate family. Ambitious scientists. A little girl's hope for a normal life: a cutting-edge gene therapy. She died within a week. No one told the world. Important lessons about how hope for a miracle can go tragically wrong. Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgFour takeaways from our investigation into a hidden gene-editing deathGirl’s death in China raises questions about the safety and cost of gene therapy, China’s biotech push, and scientific publishing practices 010
MASmith @masmith.bsky.social · 12/06/2026A pediatrician for nearly 50 years in Florida, Dr. Walker saw kids die of measles encephalitis and others in iron lungs from polio. He gave vaccines free to those who couldn't pay. A good man, and a living memory worth listening to. wapo.st/4xnOCSlwapo.stOpinion | The conversation a 98-year-old retired physician never expected to haveVaccine misinformation isn’t new. These tried-and-true methods work to combat it. 010
MASmith @masmith.bsky.social · 07/06/2026I don’t understand why there isn't more outrage at the SpaceX IPO and the way it is structured to transfer wealth from the 99% of the public toward those who already have the most, with Elon Musk as the primary beneficiary. 🧵 1/8 110
Reposted by MASmithColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Powerful piece! www.ms.now/opinion/canc...ms.nowOpinion | The U.S. is dangerously close to defunding miracles like the one that saved my lifeJenney Bitner: I'm not a scientist or policy expert. But I know that the drug that kept me alive for my children was built on a foundation of public investment. 14336
Reposted by MASmithJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 12/05/2026@davidfickling.bsky.social laying out the simple math on LNG. "Here’s some back-of-the-napkin math to show why LNG producers should be fearful for their future" And the rest of us who plan to live on this planet should be thankful that the economics of liquid methane don't work anymorebloomberg.comWhy $70 Should Be the Most Worrying Number for LNGHere’s some back-of-the-napkin math to show why LNG producers should be fearful for their future, even if the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz hadn’t just knocked a fifth of global supplies offline. 49440
Reposted by MASmithJosh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 12/05/2026In his write-up @talkingpointsmemo.com of this convo, @joshtpm.bsky.social called @hcrichardson.bsky.social “generous” and that’s exactly right. Heather had me on in March to talk education politics. She didn’t have to do that. I’m very grateful. The most viewed thing I’ve done. This was great.👇 0245
Reposted by MASmithKai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 09/05/2026“Nearly 150 people from 23 countries have been at sea for weeks, some of them grieving, all of them frightened, all of them longing for home. Tenerife has been chosen because it has the medical capacity, the infrastructure, and the humanity to help them reach safety.”who.intMessage by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the hantavirus response 114651
Reposted by MASmithJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Electric heavy trucks get the Trump Bump! "The jump in diesel prices triggered by the Iran war is expected to accelerate electrification of China’s heavy truck fleet this year, analysts and automakers say, and speed a decline in fuel demand in the world's largest oil importer."finance.yahoo.comIran war to accelerate China's shift to electric trucks from dieselBEIJING, May 7 (Reuters) - The jump in diesel prices triggered by the Iran war is expected to accelerate electrification of China’s heavy truck fleet this year, analysts and automakers say, and speed ... 37726
Reposted by MASmithJoseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 04/05/2026We have reached the point where firmed renewable energy (FRE) is economically favored over FF. Building renewables & storage at 2:1 enables excess renewable power to be used 24/7. As nations fight over dwindling FF the cost advantage for FRE grows. 🧪💡🔌☀️💨💧🔋 www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/30/r...pv-magazine.comRenewables growth cut Spain’s electricity bills by 24.2% over the past two yearsSpain and Portugal are 53% less exposed to gas price volatility than they were three years ago, according to a new report from Positive Money. 36423
MASmith @masmith.bsky.social · 03/05/2026We'll definitely lose the future if outstanding scientists like Dr. Meng are driven away. Pushed by Trump policies, top U.S. battery scientist is moving to Singapore | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgPushed by Trump policies, top U.S. battery scientist is moving to SingaporeShirley Meng explains why her passion for decarbonizing the global economy required her to relocate 000
Reposted by MASmithKevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Some folks have created an "unrolled" version of this, over here: skywriter.blue/@kevintmorri...skywriter.bluePage by Kevin Morris | @kevintmorris.bsky.socialThis week, the Supreme Court finally killed off the Voting Rights Act of 1965. I've spent the past decade studying the VRA and the attacks on it, so I thought I would offer some historical perspectiv... 611137
Reposted by MASmithKevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 01/05/2026This week, the Supreme Court finally killed off the Voting Rights Act of 1965. I've spent the past decade studying the VRA and the attacks on it, so I thought I would offer some historical perspective, and where I think we're headed. This will be a long thread; buckle up. 291976909
Reposted by MASmithProPublica @propublica.org · 28/04/2026NEW: A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities whose parents or relatives receive SNAP benefits.propublica.orgThe Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their FamiliesA rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who... 13019081256
Reposted by MASmithGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 28/04/2026These brothers, 15 and 18, came here legally to learn. Their status changed without their knowledge because they transferred schools. Now separated and detained out of state. The “worst of the worst” are in the White House and Fort McNair. www.mississippifreepress.org/max-and-isra...mississippifreepress.orgMax and Israel Makoka Were Waiting for a Hancock High School Bus. ICE Took Them Instead.ICE detained Max and Israel Makoka, two Hancock County high school students who were waiting for a bus when agents arrested them. 3388191
Reposted by MASmithAuke Hoekstra @aukehoekstra.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Pretty clear way to show it and looks about right: internal combustion cars really don't have a snowball's chance in hell agains electric cars. 55418
Reposted by MASmithLiz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Study Has Warning About Missed Hepatitis B Shots at Birth www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...medpagetoday.comStudy Has Warning About Missed Hepatitis B Shots at BirthAbout 90% of infants infected at birth go on to develop chronic infection 0208
Reposted by MASmithBethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Measles is NOT "just like chickenpox". It can kill years later. This woman was so brave for coming forward with her story. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know. 7436111
Reposted by MASmithPhilipp Markolin @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social · 12/04/2026I have to disagree on this. There has been massive amounts of piecemeal scientific inquiry that build up a compelling body of evidence speaking against a lab origin. On top if that, a lot of "human" intelligence came also to light discrediting ideas of a lab leak. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrsV...youtube.comLab Leak Fever with Philipp MarkolinYouTube video by Decoding the Gurus 3163
MASmith @masmith.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Interesting summary of journal article in Scientific Reports documenting improved performance for bifacial rooftop PV systems over conventional tilted monofacial rooftop PV systems across seasons in the UK. www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/15/v...pv-magazine.comVertical bifacial PV outperforms tilted PV systems in the UKA year-long study in the UK finds vertical bifacial PV systems achieve an up to 26.91% higher output during morning hours compared to traditional tilted PV systems. The vertical bifacial system better... 100
MASmith @masmith.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Lena Wen asks when government should intervene in people's poor choices. Having seen an E. coli infection, like those from raw milk, cause hemolytic uremic syndrome, leaving a child needing a kidney transplant, I know where I draw the line. [1/3] wapo.st/4ta42XUwapo.stOpinion | The raw milk movement is dumb and dangerous, but don’t overreactDrinking unpasteurized milk is risky, but there are bigger public health battles to fight. 100
Reposted by MASmithGeorge Pearkes @peark.es · 15/04/2026Please, thank you, yes ma’am, no sir, hold the door for people, say excuse me, eat what you’re served, give a thank you wave when someone yields, tip 20%, go to the same spot to eat regularly, talk to your neighbors, cut the the kids some slack, it’s Sunday league not USL, say cheers, buy a round. 1656248
Reposted by MASmithDr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Adding to my thread of news on the global response to oil/gas shocks created by us. EU: “Europe cannot afford to remain exposed to increasingly frequent energy shocks Every delayed investment in the energy transition risks greater cost for society at a later stage." www.reuters.com/sustainabili...reuters.comWar spurs EU plan for electricity tax cuts, faster shift from fossil fuels, draft showsThe European Union plans to reduce electricity taxes and expand clean technologies faster to cut consumers' exposure to soaring oil and gas prices, as part of its plan to offset the Iran war's energ... 0122
MASmith @masmith.bsky.social · 14/04/2026White trillium negotiating for space in the wildflower garden with sessile trillium and May apple #flowers #photography 090
Reposted by MASmithJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 12/04/2026The Strait of Hormuz crisis is doing something a decade of subsidies and mandates struggled to achieve: making millions of people want an EV who previously discounted them. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comInterest in EVs surges in Europe as fuel prices jump after Iran warDemand at online marketplaces could settle at a new, higher normal, with the crisis leaving consumers ‘scarred’ 26872871746
MASmith @masmith.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Eye-opening piece from the NYT on how the Iran War's fossil fuel disruptions are accelerating demand for Chinese clean tech with BYD and CATL among the biggest beneficiaries. Steve Sack's "Fossil Fools" cartoon (below) captures the irony perfectly. NYT Gift Article. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/b...nytimes.comChina’s Electrostate Is Poised to Win From War in the Middle East 123