MDJeeves

MDJeeves

@mdjeeves.bsky.social

Physician by education. Public health practitioner at the health department by day. Teller of random Monty Python and other movie quotes and wannabe quiz champion by night. My nouns are nerd and space cadet

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Keith Boykin
@keithboykin.bsky.social

Kristi Noem billed South Dakota taxpayers more than $640,000 in personal travel-related costs, including a six-day trip to Paris, a bear hunt in Canada, a trip to Houston for dental work to fix her smile, and a book tour. But she can afford a $50,000 Rolex for a prison porn photo op in El Salvador.

apnews.comKristi Noem refused to say who financed some of her travel. It was taxpayers who were on the hookAn Associated Press analysis of recently released travel records found more than $150,000 in expenses tied to Noem’s political and personal activity.

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Renee DiResta
@noupside.bsky.social

They need to “fall in line” less and leak more. Come on. Learn how to do it securely, and then do it.

Gail Waldby ❌👑@gailwaldby.bsky.social

The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations #Measles https://www.propublica.org/article/measles-vaccine-rfk-cdc-report

propublica.orgThe CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for VaccinationsThe move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

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🇨🇦 Peter 🌏 Fairley 🇺🇸
@peter.fairley.ca

“My hope is that during the coming years, the unprecedented assault on scientific truth that has adversely impacted public health in our nation comes to an end.” — Dr. Peter Marks, hematologist oncologist and America's vaccine safety leader @wsj.com 🎁 link: www.wsj.com/politics/top...

wsj.comExclusive | FDA’s Top Vaccine Official Forced OutIn his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks cited “misinformation and lies” from Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr.

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Union of Concerned Scientists
@ucs.org

Many US coastal cities have combined sewer systems that overflow after heavy rain, sending raw sewage into nearby waters. Challenges like this are about to get worse with the recent San Francisco v. EPA #SCOTUS decision undermining the Clean Water Act and eroding the EPA’s ability to enforce it.

blog.ucs.orgSCOTUS Rules in Favor of Sewage: You Can't Make This Sh** UpThis administration’s EPA is determined to undermine public health and safety.

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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows
@rogueclassicist.bsky.social

Military commander tomb dating back to King Ramses III uncovered in Ismailia - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities - Ahram Online english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP...

english.ahram.org.egMilitary commander tomb dating back to King Ramses III uncovered in Ismailia - Ancient Egypt - AntiquitiesAn Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has discovered the tomb of a high-ranking military commander dating back to King Ramses III, along with a collection of...

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Dr. Evan J. Gowan
@evangowan.bsky.social

I am excited to learn about Canada's first scientific expedition to Antarctica, which is being led by Tom James. Tom was my master's supervisor, and obviously had a big influence on what I do now! www.cbc.ca/news/science...

cbc.caIn Antarctica, Canadian scientists have a 'momentous' chance to learn more about climate change | CBC NewsStudies on Antarctica have documented how temperatures, glaciers, oceans and wildlife are reacting to the warming consequences of fossil fuel emissions. A place this remote and isolated makes a perfec...

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Jason Dinh
@byjasonpdinh.bsky.social

I spoke with @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social about his surprising obsession with tuberculosis—and why our inability to solve solvable crises like TB and climate change is an indictment of our species my latest for @atmosmagazine.bsky.social 🌎🧪

atmos.earthFor John Green, Tuberculosis Is More Than A Disease | AtmosThe bestselling author says our inability to fix solvable crises is an indictment of our empathy and shared humanity.

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Jens-Christian Svenning
@jcsvenning.bsky.social

🔬🌍The late-Quaternary #extinctions led to novel #herbivore assemblages worldwide🦏🦣 🌿47–64% of today’s assemblages are functionally novel 🔥Large areas w/ novel assemblages have #biome states sensitive to these changes, eg via #fire 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ece3... #NovelEcosystems #Defaunation #Vegetation

doi.orgThe Late‐Quaternary Extinctions Gave Rise to Functionally Novel Herbivore AssemblagesWe find that 47% of assemblages are functionally novel, indicating that fundamental changes in herbivore impacts have occurred across the world. On 20% of land, functionally novel herbivore assemblag....

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George Takei
@georgetakei.bsky.social

I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.

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Albert Snail
@albertsnail.bsky.social

#Crocus #Flowers in my #garden the other day 💐✨ #mygarden 💗💐✨ #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #GardeningBluesky #gardening #flower #GardenersWorld #whatsinmyvase #gardeningfeed 🌱 #photography

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Sherry Pagoto, PhD
@drsherrypagoto.bsky.social

Having recently lost a friend to a chemo-resistant cancer, I'm deeply saddened to see scientific progress slowing down... This scientist's NIH-funded work on a new drug for chemo-resistant breast cancer is now on hold indefinitely. www.breastcancer.org/news/nih-fun...

breastcancer.orgNew Drug for an Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer Now in Limbo Thanks to NIH FreezeGloria Echeverria's lab is studying a new drug for treating triple-negative breast cancer. A grant proposal to fund this research remains in limbo.

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WIRED
@wired.com

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

freedom.pressWired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should followAs the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

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Atul Gawande
@agawande.bsky.social

Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world. Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

thelancet.comContribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on ImmunizationSince 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region. We estimate that EPI has provided the single greatest contribution to improved infant survival over the past 50...

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist)
@fisherdanar.bsky.social

The hits just keep coming. Here’s an example of the ways that cuts to federal funding will affect us all (and not in a good way). These cuts will affect local farms, schools, and community programs (as well as USDA itself). www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

politico.comUSDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banksStates have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.