Walter Foddis
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To paraphrase The Rest Is History guys, the American College of Surgeons and my fellow surgeons attending the meeting really let themselves down here. Makary was gaslighting his history. During his time as FDA Commissioner he was on the side lying to you! The reaction should have been dead silence.
The collapse of our institutions in the face of fascism is really something to behold.
Here, the American College of Surgeons, the largest professional organization for surgeons in the country, platformed Trump’s ousted FDA chief Marty Makary, letting him riff about the challenges facing healthcare
Here, the American College of Surgeons, the largest professional organization for surgeons in the country, platformed Trump’s ousted FDA chief Marty Makary, letting him riff about the challenges facing healthcare
Former FDA Commissioner Martin Makary Examines Four Challenges Facing Healthcare
Former FDA Commissioner Martin Makary, MD, MPH, FACS, examines four challenges facing healthcare and opportunities to address them.
www.facs.org
October 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
To paraphrase The Rest Is History guys, the American College of Surgeons and my fellow surgeons attending the meeting really let themselves down here. Makary was gaslighting his history. During his time as FDA Commissioner he was on the side lying to you! The reaction should have been dead silence.
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Jack Smith at last night’s Power to the People concert, wearing a Springsteen/No Kings shirt.
October 4, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Jack Smith at last night’s Power to the People concert, wearing a Springsteen/No Kings shirt.
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
www.wired.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:37 AM
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Between March 15 and September 16, Bangladesh reported at least 175,198 suspected cases and 1,044 confirmed and suspected deaths
Will the United States learn from this cautionary tale??
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Will the United States learn from this cautionary tale??
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Why Bangladesh’s measles outbreak is a cautionary tale for the U.S.
As Bangladesh faces a deadly measles outbreak, experts assess what it would take for the U.S. to reach similar levels
www.scientificamerican.com
September 19, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Between March 15 and September 16, Bangladesh reported at least 175,198 suspected cases and 1,044 confirmed and suspected deaths
Will the United States learn from this cautionary tale??
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Will the United States learn from this cautionary tale??
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
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RFK Jr. to give keynote speech at conference for anti-vaccine group he founded www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
RFK Jr. to give keynote speech at conference for anti-vaccine group he founded
Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as health secretary, he has made clear he wants to overhaul the nation’s immunization system.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 17, 2026 at 10:37 AM
RFK Jr. to give keynote speech at conference for anti-vaccine group he founded www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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Sent to me with request to share, looks like a useful tool which "provides state-level projections showing how changes in childhood vaccination coverage could impact disease burden, hospitalizations, healthcare costs, and other outcomes."
Website Link: vaximpactmap.org
Website Link: vaximpactmap.org
VaxImpactMap: Costs of Declining Childhood Vaccination
Explore VaxImpactMap, an interactive tool that projects the real-world consequences of reduced vaccine coverage.
vaximpactmap.org
September 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Sent to me with request to share, looks like a useful tool which "provides state-level projections showing how changes in childhood vaccination coverage could impact disease burden, hospitalizations, healthcare costs, and other outcomes."
Website Link: vaximpactmap.org
Website Link: vaximpactmap.org
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Rep. Cleaver: “Do you believe that the president can make a declaration about $5,000 for each American without…Congress?"
Bessent: “When the Republicans win in November, if we need to, I look forward to working with Speaker Johnson on it.”
Cleaver: “On what?”
Bessent: “The $5,000 dividend.”
Bessent: “When the Republicans win in November, if we need to, I look forward to working with Speaker Johnson on it.”
Cleaver: “On what?”
Bessent: “The $5,000 dividend.”
September 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Rep. Cleaver: “Do you believe that the president can make a declaration about $5,000 for each American without…Congress?"
Bessent: “When the Republicans win in November, if we need to, I look forward to working with Speaker Johnson on it.”
Cleaver: “On what?”
Bessent: “The $5,000 dividend.”
Bessent: “When the Republicans win in November, if we need to, I look forward to working with Speaker Johnson on it.”
Cleaver: “On what?”
Bessent: “The $5,000 dividend.”
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Hasan Piker isn't part of the Abdul El-Sayed campaign.
Lorenzo Sewell is a member of the Mike Rogers campaign.
And he's a proper extremist and bigot who the media isn't covering.
I brought receipts in the Guardian today:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Lorenzo Sewell is a member of the Mike Rogers campaign.
And he's a proper extremist and bigot who the media isn't covering.
I brought receipts in the Guardian today:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
September 2, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Hasan Piker isn't part of the Abdul El-Sayed campaign.
Lorenzo Sewell is a member of the Mike Rogers campaign.
And he's a proper extremist and bigot who the media isn't covering.
I brought receipts in the Guardian today:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Lorenzo Sewell is a member of the Mike Rogers campaign.
And he's a proper extremist and bigot who the media isn't covering.
I brought receipts in the Guardian today:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Canadian scientists at the University of Waterloo Dr. Brian Ingalls, Dr. Sara Sadr, and Dr. Marc Aucoin have engineered “tumor-eating” bacteria that can invade and consume cancerous tumors from within.
A potential breakthrough in cancer treatment research.
A potential breakthrough in cancer treatment research.
August 31, 2026 at 4:38 PM
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Canadian scientists at the University of Waterloo Dr. Brian Ingalls, Dr. Sara Sadr, and Dr. Marc Aucoin have engineered “tumor-eating” bacteria that can invade and consume cancerous tumors from within.
A potential breakthrough in cancer treatment research.
A potential breakthrough in cancer treatment research.
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👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks to vaccines, Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035
news.uq.edu.au/2026-08-20-y...
Thanks to vaccines, Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035
news.uq.edu.au/2026-08-20-y...
20 years. Millions of lives saved. One revolutionary vaccine
Gardasil 20-year anniversary story.
news.uq.edu.au
August 29, 2026 at 6:49 PM
👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks to vaccines, Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035
news.uq.edu.au/2026-08-20-y...
Thanks to vaccines, Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035
news.uq.edu.au/2026-08-20-y...
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Genuine healthcare leaders don’t wait for someone to die before deciding a disease matters
Pneumonia matters. Encephalitis matters. Hospitalizations matter. A child struggling to breathe matters
170 hospitalizations, 3000 cases. No matter the spin, an abject failure for the world’s richest nation
Pneumonia matters. Encephalitis matters. Hospitalizations matter. A child struggling to breathe matters
170 hospitalizations, 3000 cases. No matter the spin, an abject failure for the world’s richest nation
August 30, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Genuine healthcare leaders don’t wait for someone to die before deciding a disease matters
Pneumonia matters. Encephalitis matters. Hospitalizations matter. A child struggling to breathe matters
170 hospitalizations, 3000 cases. No matter the spin, an abject failure for the world’s richest nation
Pneumonia matters. Encephalitis matters. Hospitalizations matter. A child struggling to breathe matters
170 hospitalizations, 3000 cases. No matter the spin, an abject failure for the world’s richest nation
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Pritzker: So here’s the truth, plain and simple: Our state is under siege. Not by protesters, immigrants, the deep state, the press, Canada or Mexico or Greenland, Antifa or Jewish space lasers or pride parades.
No. Our state's under siege by a petty, corrupt man in Washington.
No. Our state's under siege by a petty, corrupt man in Washington.
August 29, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Pritzker: So here’s the truth, plain and simple: Our state is under siege. Not by protesters, immigrants, the deep state, the press, Canada or Mexico or Greenland, Antifa or Jewish space lasers or pride parades.
No. Our state's under siege by a petty, corrupt man in Washington.
No. Our state's under siege by a petty, corrupt man in Washington.
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The NIH just released an RFI (request for Information) on a proposed new format for reporting the scores of grant applications determined by study sections. If implemented, this new system will make it easier to hide political manipulation of grant funding. sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-opposite...
The opposite of “transparency”: Sneaking Lysenkoism into NIH peer review
On Friday, the NIH released an RFI (request for Information) on a proposed new format for reporting the scores of grant applications determined by study sections. If implemented, this new system will
sciencebasedmedicine.org
August 17, 2026 at 1:20 PM
The NIH just released an RFI (request for Information) on a proposed new format for reporting the scores of grant applications determined by study sections. If implemented, this new system will make it easier to hide political manipulation of grant funding. sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-opposite...
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Babies were found with dead brain tissue similar to what follows cancer and the kind of bleeding seen after a stroke.
Their autopsies all came to the same conclusion: Their deaths could have been prevented with the long-standard vitamin K shot.
(Published May)
Their autopsies all came to the same conclusion: Their deaths could have been prevented with the long-standard vitamin K shot.
(Published May)
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
www.propublica.org
August 17, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Babies were found with dead brain tissue similar to what follows cancer and the kind of bleeding seen after a stroke.
Their autopsies all came to the same conclusion: Their deaths could have been prevented with the long-standard vitamin K shot.
(Published May)
Their autopsies all came to the same conclusion: Their deaths could have been prevented with the long-standard vitamin K shot.
(Published May)
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🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water
August 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water
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41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
August 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
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FACT CHECK: 𝙏𝙍𝙐𝙀 ✅✅✅
August 14, 2026 at 12:24 PM
FACT CHECK: 𝙏𝙍𝙐𝙀 ✅✅✅
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Idiot.
CNBC: Do you regret voting for RFK Jr?
BILL CASSIDY: If you want to tell me that somebody didn't tell me the truth, and I should've seen in the future they were not gonna tell the truth, you can say, 'Bill you should've seen into the future'
BILL CASSIDY: If you want to tell me that somebody didn't tell me the truth, and I should've seen in the future they were not gonna tell the truth, you can say, 'Bill you should've seen into the future'
August 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Idiot.
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NEW: Vice chair of Senate Appropriations Cmte launches probe into Trump Admin's purchase of fleet of "luxury jets" to transport top officials, including Tom Homan & Kash Patel
“It has come to our attention that the Dept. is effectively running an in-house private jet service"
“It has come to our attention that the Dept. is effectively running an in-house private jet service"
August 13, 2026 at 1:51 PM
NEW: Vice chair of Senate Appropriations Cmte launches probe into Trump Admin's purchase of fleet of "luxury jets" to transport top officials, including Tom Homan & Kash Patel
“It has come to our attention that the Dept. is effectively running an in-house private jet service"
“It has come to our attention that the Dept. is effectively running an in-house private jet service"
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1. We've gotten so used to Trump's declarations that it's easy to focus on the substance of this executive order (which is utter nonsense) rather than the fact he's making it at all.
To my knowledge it's unprecedented for a president to issue direct clinical guidance from the White House podium.
To my knowledge it's unprecedented for a president to issue direct clinical guidance from the White House podium.
Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
August 11, 2026 at 8:34 PM
1. We've gotten so used to Trump's declarations that it's easy to focus on the substance of this executive order (which is utter nonsense) rather than the fact he's making it at all.
To my knowledge it's unprecedented for a president to issue direct clinical guidance from the White House podium.
To my knowledge it's unprecedented for a president to issue direct clinical guidance from the White House podium.
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“Gold Standard Science” on vaccines? More like gold-plated nonsense
Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order on vaccines. It's a repackaging of antivax tropes that will make infectious diseases great again.
Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order on vaccines. It's a repackaging of antivax tropes that will make infectious diseases great again.
“Gold Standard Science” on vaccines? More like gold-plated nonsense
Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order on vaccines. It's a repackaging of antivax tropes that will make infectious diseases great again.
www.respectfulinsolence.com
August 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
“Gold Standard Science” on vaccines? More like gold-plated nonsense
Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order on vaccines. It's a repackaging of antivax tropes that will make infectious diseases great again.
Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order on vaccines. It's a repackaging of antivax tropes that will make infectious diseases great again.
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Online tool shows vaccine vs disease risks
An online tool developed by the Center for Unbiased Science and Health, in partnership with CIDRAP, visually illustrates the risks of vaccines versus the diseases they prevent. With rising measles outbreaks in the USA, this tool aims to clarify…
An online tool developed by the Center for Unbiased Science and Health, in partnership with CIDRAP, visually illustrates the risks of vaccines versus the diseases they prevent. With rising measles outbreaks in the USA, this tool aims to clarify…
Online tool shows vaccine vs disease risks
An online tool developed by the Center for Unbiased Science and Health, in partnership with CIDRAP, visually illustrates the risks of vaccines versus the diseases they prevent. With rising measles outbreaks in the USA, this tool aims to clarify misconceptions and encourage vaccinations by highlighting that the risks of diseases far exceed vaccine risks.
www.skepticalraptor.com
August 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Online tool shows vaccine vs disease risks
An online tool developed by the Center for Unbiased Science and Health, in partnership with CIDRAP, visually illustrates the risks of vaccines versus the diseases they prevent. With rising measles outbreaks in the USA, this tool aims to clarify…
An online tool developed by the Center for Unbiased Science and Health, in partnership with CIDRAP, visually illustrates the risks of vaccines versus the diseases they prevent. With rising measles outbreaks in the USA, this tool aims to clarify…