Getting what’s convenient (and legal) for yourself is the way to go. There are no silver bullets available anyhow. You still need a multi-layered strategy. There’s no a la carte option if you want to, or need to, avoid covid. I have heard that people are contemplating or suggesting switching to pet covid tests just […]
Tag: misinformation
CDC ACIP doctor already explained the problem with “shared decision making” on vaccine recommendations.
And I quoted this in my CDC ACIP public comment.
The headline we should be seeing: Two cryptocurrency selling regimes in the Americas join together to leave world health behind and form their own bs wellness organization.
Unfortunately the media isn’t doing a great job with this one.
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 […]
Cryptocurrency isn’t all it’s cracked up to be in fact, but one guy is getting some bribes.
Cryptocurrency! Crime is legal — but the actual dollars aren’t showing up 24th May 2025 – by David Gerard (video) The crypto industry was hoping the President of the United States personally endorsing crypto would finally be the starter’s pistol for a new crypto bubble! But nobody new is getting into crypto. Except so they […]
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 […]
Weirdo anti-vax infectious disease denier wonders why people who get vaccinated don’t want hugs from her.
Anti-vaxxers often say that they simply don’t want to be compelled to get vaccinated, which is also anti-vax, because vaccines work best with large uptake. But then they clearly want to stop other people getting vaccinated…
Comparing “AI companions” to “traditional relationships” is bunk PR.
To frame this as “non-traditional” relationship is wrong, because it’s not a relationship, because it’s an LLM chatbot.
AI is shoddy, and it’s used as a shadowbanning assist.
I decided to read this book “Empire of AI” after an interview with the author Karen Hao on the Better Offline podcast, which covers the technical and financial no there there of AI. And in this interview by Tim Miller at the Bulwark with Karen Hao, they talk about environmental impacts, but I think this […]
Free market capitalist Republicans… oh wait – they want to deny your choice of dental health too.
I hope everybody understands now that this was never about choice.
Nothing efficient about blockchain, so when someone invokes the blockchain to defend crypto, it’s also a trick.
Cryptocurrency is bad, and it’s not bad despite “the blockchain” but also because of the blockchain, which is actually not some great newfangled thing after all.
Marty Makary was copying Stephen Miller and saying America voted for this.
I’ve seen a lot of people on social media mad that Marty Makary said, “America doesn’t want covid boosters” and of course this doesn’t mean Americans don’t want covid boosters. He said “America doesn’t want covid boosters”. Important distinction.
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 […]
Anti-vax bullshit is the same old hat.
There was the same anti-vax propaganda spreading last century. It was overcome. Don’t wait for everybody before speaking up. Chloe Humbert Aug 08, 2023 The polio campaign in the U.S. was successful because of a concerted effort to do a door to door campaign that started before the vaccine was even available. The idea that […]
The “Genius Act” is financial corruption.
The pseudoscience eugenics apparent in the idea that crypto tycoon profiteering is a sign of genius is horrendous. The New Republic – Jeff Hauser / May 16, 2025 Are Some Dems About to Cave to Crypto? It Wouldn’t Be the First Time As the Senate considers a GOP-backed stablecoin bill, it’s a good time to […]
RFKJr connected anti-vaxxers have been profiteering from the Texas measles outbreak.
WIRED – By David Gilbert Apr 17, 2025 11:35 AM Anti-Vaxxers Are Grifting Off the Measles Outbreak—and Claim a Bioweapon Caused It Activists affiliated with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are selling a “measles treatment and prevention protocol” for hundreds of dollars, including supplements supposedly formulated by AI. Anti-vaccine activists with close ties to US health […]
Pseudoscience eugenics conspiracy theory is what’s driving the push to keep vaccines from American children.
I really hope people voice support and interest in vaccines for children specifically to elected representatives and to the FDA VRBPAC in public comment.
Tricksters trying to sign people up for inappropriate hospice via a Medicare fraud scheme.
The commercials for Medicare beneficiaries advertising “free stuff” are often sketchy or outright fraud attempts.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s son launching a crypto investment vehicle.
Citation Needed Issue 82 – E-moluments – As Celsius victims detail their devastation even under the weak crypto regulations of the past, the Trump administration continues to dismantle those same rules while he pumps his personal memecoin with promises of private access – Molly White 24 Apr 2025 Brandon Lutnick, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s son who […]
Republicans attempt to mandate deregulation of AI for tech tycoons and fossil fuel.
They want to stop all the protections and oversight of automation completely in the country, and handcuff state and local efforts to protect communities and save lives.
Tech assisted fraudulent stuff is a reality.
“The bearded man, however, doesn’t really exist. Instead, he is a realtime deepfake created by a fraudster, likely to lure the woman as part of a romance scam and have her send money”