Since issuing a "gold standard science" exec order, the administration has "invoked that phrase not as a neutral standard for scientific rigour but as a rationale for political control over scientific judgment" - Jacob Carter, @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social & Wendy Wagner
www.bmj.com/content/393/...
"The catalyst was Title IX in 1972."
Republicans can't celebrate women's sports without celebrating government inclusion policies. www.nytimes.com/athletic/735...
Trump's apparatchiks invoke "gold standard science" as they destroy public health and environmental protections without even pretending to examine the scientific evidence.
See our @bmj.com editorial with @scilight.bsky.social's Jacob Carter and @progressivereform.bsky.social's Wendy Wagner.
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@by-cjewett.bsky.social posts another blockbuster exposé.
Markwayne Mullin & RFKJr both profit financially as agencies rollback protections from #kratom, a dangerous & addictive liver toxin.
Added Bonus: White House's Kush Desai invokes "gold standard science” to justify the rollback.
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@by-cjewett.bsky.social posts another blockbuster exposé.
Markwayne Mullin & RFKJr both profit financially as agencies rollback protections from #kratom, a dangerous & addictive liver toxin.
Added Bonus: White House's Kush Desai invokes "gold standard science” to justify the rollback.
www.bmj.com
It was depressing seeing the AMA aid & abet MAHA/MAGA; its outgoing president felt being "restrained" & "aligning" with Trump was the way forward!
For @bmj.com, I coauthored an editorial arguing powerful MDs should resist RFK Jr & Trump's destruction of public health: www.bmj.com/content/bmj/...
Trump's gladiatorial exhibition on the White House lawn is not a victimless act -- for the fighters or for the country.
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Liz Borkowski
OSHA Penalty Increases are tied to inflation. But the White House has canceled the 2026 increases. jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
David Michaels
David Michaels
David Michaels
David Michaels
Trump stages gladiator battle on the South Lawn of the White House to celebrate his birthday. But what about the health and safety implications?
“Restoring”standards is, in reality, a means of political control
On 29 May 2026, the US White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed a rule that directs political appointees to requ...
Boom!
@by-cjewett.bsky.social posts another blockbuster exposé.
Markwayne Mullin & RFKJr both profit financially as agencies rollback protections from #kratom, a dangerous & addictive liver toxin.
Added Bonus: White House's Kush Desai invokes "gold standard science” to justify the rollback.
