all , commentary

Value-based care is a red flag that a healthcare CEO was not thinking things through.

2024-12-05

all , commentary

PR saturation and you.

2024-10-04

all , commentary , essays

It’s called STIGMA.

2024-10-04

all , commentary , essays

The woke-washing of product placement.

2024-09-21

all , commentary , podcast

Don’t assume CDC HICPAC will recommend controlling infection in hospitals

2024-08-24

all , commentary , essays

I stay far away from any avoidable UV lights.

2024-08-07

all , commentary

Doctors are humans who have biases and need guardrails. 

2024-08-06

all , commentary

Information alone is not enough. The levers of power don’t work themselves.

2024-08-05

all , commentary

Nobody is immune to misinformation. 

2024-08-04

all , commentary , essays

Jessica Misfire

2024-07-09

all , commentary

Stigma has always made it easy for people to spread dubious rumours during disease outbreaks.

2024-06-28

all , commentary , essays

Conflation of social media with free speech is disingenuous & inaccurate.

2024-06-26

all , commentary

Legitimate fundraising shouldn’t involve guilt-trips or high pressure sales tactics.

2024-06-26

all , commentary

Your healthcare data is out there. Your mental healthcare data is out there.

2024-05-31

all , commentary

Are they really planning an anti-vax military retiree interahamwe in America?

2024-05-28

all , commentary

Vaughn, what team is he actually on?

2024-05-08

all , commentary , essays

On Seeking Vacation Absolution.

2024-05-06

all , commentary

Accelerationist apocalyptic hopium is a trick

2024-04-30

all , commentary

If it sounds too good to be true, stop and review.

2024-04-29

all , commentary , essays

Many references to “climate engineering” are actually a part of climate denial & disinfo narratives.

2024-04-19

all , commentary , essays

Lefty zine promoting right-wing pseudoscience protocols of an expensive concierge clinic?

2024-04-10

all , commentary

The need to slow down, review, and engage critical thinking when making purchases or investments.

2024-04-10

all , commentary , scrapbook

Don’t waste money on dubious products without a proven record of safety.

2024-04-06

all , commentary , scrapbook

Sammy4723, anonymous pandemic influencer sock puppet account.

2024-04-04

all , commentary , essays

Journalist thinks covid is no longer political — just “trusts” right-wing covid denial.

2024-04-03

all , commentary , letter to the editor

Pointless Great Barrington Declaration b.s. in a letter to the editor in my local newspaper.

2024-03-30

all , commentary

Anti-mask was always a dark money campaign.

2024-03-28

all , commentary , scrapbook

There were lots of choices that could’ve been made differently the whole pandemic, and still could be made differently.

2024-03-20

all , commentary , scrapbook

Sabotage works best when it looks like incompetence.

2024-03-19

all , commentary , essays

The Economy First Model.

2024-03-12

all , commentary

Visual multitasking is not physically possible, even if Apple Vision Pro creates that dangerous illusion.

2024-02-12

all , commentary , essays

Fraudulent Appeal to Authority. The tactic of citing sources that don’t actually back up a claim.

2024-02-09

all , commentary

New York Times Op-ed details the signs of anti-vax propaganda like an astronomer showing evidence of a black hole that cannot be seen directly. 

2024-02-07

all , commentary , scrapbook

Red Flags for Disruption

2024-01-19

all , commentary , essays

Yes, Paxlovid is recommended for covid and the science says it works pretty well.

2024-01-16

all , commentary , essays

Public Health Debt

2024-01-05

all , commentary

Don’t miss the message because social media incentivizes us to prioritize rage over action and change.

2024-01-03

all , art , commentary , scrapbook

Mere Exposure Effect

2024-01-01

all , commentary , scrapbook

Upgrade Your Masking Chart, Explained

2023-12-04

all , commentary

People know how covid spreads, they’ve just been told it doesn’t matter.

2023-10-29

all , commentary

Jessica Whatever Validates Your DoomScroll

2023-10-29

all , commentary , essays

They may hate you, but they love each other.

2023-10-27

all , commentary , essays

Multiple layers for safety: public health is not an à la carte menu.

2023-10-15

all , commentary

Too much money incentivizes shmoozing.

2023-10-14

all , commentary , scrapbook

A broken clock is wrong most of the day.

2023-10-07

all , commentary , podcast

Accusation in a Mirror

2023-09-22

all , commentary , essays , scrapbook

The Internet of Fakes — PR Tactics, Troll Farms, Sock Puppets, Botnets, Influencers, Operatives, & Chaos Agents

2023-09-14

all , commentary , essays

Anti-mask Woke-washing

2023-08-31

all , essays

Don’t wait for everybody before speaking up.

2023-08-08

all , essays

Manufacturing MILD

2023-08-05

all , essays

Elite Panic.

2023-07-13

all , commentary

Privilege, pseudoscience, and toxic positivity

2023-06-12

all , essays , scrapbook

Cats in Wonderland – the Uncanny Valley of lying AIs

2023-05-29

all , commentary , essays

Stop saying “post-pandemic”

2023-04-28

all , commentary

Safety for me, but not for thee: CHOP’s Dr. David Rubin

2023-04-22

all , commentary , mail

Universal masking in healthcare as a disability accommodation

2023-04-19

all , commentary , scrapbook

And Voila, An Anti-Mask Twitter Rando

2023-04-07

all , essays

Risky Shift, a groupthink vulnerability

2023-03-19

all , commentary

Anti-vaxxers attempt to co-opt disabled community social justice language for anti-vax purposes.

2023-02-06

all , commentary

Long Covid Community under siege by info-laundering anti-vax campaigns

2023-02-06

all , commentary

Jessica Burn Notice

2023-01-22

all , commentary

Don’t fall for Pluralistic Ignorance on Masks

2023-01-02

all , commentary , essays

Moving forward, forever – community adaptation

2023-01-01

all , commentary , scrapbook

Moral Sabotage & Community Care Disengaged

2022-12-30

all , essays

The Economy demands full participation, herd debt paid on an altar of lies

2022-12-23

all , commentary , essays

Disinformation and abnormal influence is big money on social media

2022-12-18

all , essays

The risky shift – you’re not imagining it

2022-11-22

all , commentary , essays

Repeat the truth, don’t lead with a lie

2022-10-14

all , commentary , essays

APHA: portal to a public health bizarro world hellscape

2022-08-20

all , art , scrapbook

Mere Exposure Effect, leads to Exposure

2022-07-30

all , commentary

“If it was really unsafe, government would be doing something.”

2022-07-18

all , essays

Alarm is appropriate, the volcano is erupting

2022-07-06

all , commentary , photos , scrapbook

Things change all the time.

2022-05-09

all , commentary , scrapbook

The SUV problem

2008-07-21

all , essays

Warning: Cell phones contain Pavlov’s Bells!

2004-12-05