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Virginia Gewin
RFK Jr. claimed his calendar, including meeting details, is public.
But those records have not been released — despite more than a year of FOIA requests from @statnews.com reporters.
More on the state of transparency at HHS, w/ @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2026/06/11/r...
None of STAT's requests for Kennedy's schedule have been completed, and some haven't even been acknowledged.
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“The near-total absence of protective infrastructure means any intensification of heat would be catastrophic.”
....here comes Super El Niño.....
Daniel Payne
Newest @modernretail.bsky.social podcast is live, taking a deep dive into the history of brands showing up for Pride Month, and what real allyship and community building looks like. #pridemonth
open.spotify.com/episode/6VSF...
Pentagon on lockdown and floors evacuated as hazardous materials teams rush to defense facility
So excited to see where this conversation goes!
Perrin Ireland is the author of Poking the Squid: What we can learn from animal sex.
Hope to see folks @powells.bsky.social on July 7 at 7pm. 🦑
Published today in the leading scientific journal “Science”, by Erik Stokstad.
www.science.org/content/arti...
“I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital, and they have been sick, but they recovered. But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer. And I’m going against the grain here. I’m climbing a mountain they say you can’t climb.”
The delusional stylings of Mark McAfee, whose raw milk farm makes $30 million/year.
Virginia Gewin
Colette Delawalla, PhD
Carl Quintanilla
U.S. science must innovate or die, National Academy of Sciences president says www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-... | I remain unimpressed with how key institutions are handling all of this.
Government proposal to speed up development could harm protected plants and animals, scientists say
With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...
