Tag: activism

Environmental advocacy is assiduously ignored by the media.

And by media, I mean left “independent” and alternative media too. Anyone who’s looking for clicks and to make money online seems to ignore it. It’s not really a mystery why, it’s by design.

Don’t pooh-pooh protests, just advocate for more.

If you have ideas for effective civic engagement, lead with that, by all means, but there’s no reason to make your first foot forward out of the gate be a crapping on what someone else is trying.

Why does industry fund so much stuff that’s easily seen as bogus or suspect?

Brandt AM. Inventing conflicts of interest: a history of tobacco industry tactics. Am J Public Health. 2012 Jan;102(1):63-71. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300292. Epub 2011 Nov 28. PMID: 22095331; PMCID: PMC3490543. The industry campaign worked to create a scientific controversy through a program that depended on the creation of industry–academic conflicts of interest. This strategy of producing scientific […]

People have been misled about the opposition to public health, and the dangers of MAGA MAHA.

It was always the right-wing pushing everyone to the right. And politicians need to be pushed back, and the only people who can do that is constituents. Quite a catch 22.

I’m not comparing Donald Trump to Idi Amin, I’m comparing the opposition.

Zohran Mamdani’s family knows something about authoritarianism.

Don’t count on saviours.

stand up for your own interests!

Your medical data is out there and the only way to stop misuse of it is regulatory law.

Avoid using nonsense copypasta letters you find on facebook. Rely on proven sources who know how things work in government for information on how to advocate for yourself.

I don’t trust Paul Offit.

I wouldn’t recommend looking to Paul Offit for leadership on vaccines, because what the Trump administration is doing he was lobbying for in the Biden administration all along. This is from a thread I posted on social media after becoming concerned that people might think this is the guy to lead up championing vaccine access. If you […]

Shadowbanning is happening and communities are definitely messed with on social media.

This is not just about shitposting. Do not rely on one platform for communicating with people who you would like to stay in touch with. Will Sam Altman and His AI Kill Us All? The Bulwark May 23, 2025 Karen Hao: “she consistently felt like she was being shadowbanned and when I talked with um researchers […]

Wow. FDA VRBPAC meeting public comments. Not great. More people need to step up.

Don’t Wait For Everybody – Episode 024

Yes, calling and writing your elected representatives makes a difference.

And no, don’t bother calling politicians if you’re not a verifiable constituent they represent. I keep going over this because I continually people saying they’re doing activism, and then telling people to make anonymous calls, or send emails to some official in another state, and that’s just not going to do anything. I’ve explained the […]

Don’t include poison pills in right to mask bills.

Don’t Wait For Everybody – Episode 021

Don’t fall for propaganda shaming people into inaction.

There are always people who will mock civic engagement, and you better believe that the opposition is the beneficiary when people get shamed into inaction.