Deborah Blum

This is shameful work by the Trump administration. And puts us all at risk. (Thread)

Surprising no one given the current state of the CDC.

There's an interesting and dismaying timeline here, in which the company, the FDA and USDA identified the problem weeks ago but no public recall of the tainted chicken wraps was ordered by the government. The information they've shared appears to be due to excellent reporting by @usatoday.com.

Turnout in Brazil was 81 percent today, up from 79 percent in the 2022 election.

Thread.

Here's my latest review for The New York Times, this one of @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social's fascinating look at the man who inspired the Sherlock Holmes stories and the politics of murder in the 19th century.

no amnesty

‼️ Yet another study deflates supplement hype...👇 Millions take fish oil for brain health. A two-year study found no benefit www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... "...even when high doses of omega-3s successfully reached the brain, they did not produce measurable improvements..."

Reyes, before she wraps up golf course hearing, says her family has been texting her, "freaking out" over CNN report about death threats bc of this case. "A federal judge is getting death threats over a golf course. I really don’t think that’s what the founders envisioned."

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Oct ErinReed Former TX Rep Speaker of House, Dade Phelan becomes, latest conservative leader to declare their transphobia isn't working: “We’re still running transgender ads. It’s just not resonating: $125m in ads and nothing’s moved the needle..."

Over 3,000 No Kings events across the US are underway!

Thanks to @meidastouch.com for quickly covering this. Note that this is STILL not resolved. Hours later we still cannot post to the account. But there's no stopping 3,000+ No Kings early vote events this weekend. meidasnews.com/news/zuckerb...

the political part aside, it seems like a pretty big problem that a social media company controlled by a conglomerate that includes two Hollywood Studios is banning an account dedicated to a film from one of its competitors!

Give it up for San Francisco, y’all! 🔥🔥🔥

Vote. Whatever inconveniences there may be, they are insignificant next to preserving democracy. Vote.

#HeidiLevine. #WaPo newrepublic.com/post/216728/...

In early 2025, I assumed the Trump regime would delete the Department of Justice’s press releases and other statements related to more than 1,000 Jan. 6 cases. So I downloaded them. We’ve now made them available to the public with a search tool. They can’t erase history. jan6memoryproject.org

This is really well done. By Mark and by the Times.

BREAKING: " Videos collected by local investigators make it “pretty obvious” that an ICE officer intentionally ran over Miguel Parra Hernandez during an immigration stop Saturday, which could lead to assault charges, the district attorney said Tuesday."

Helen Branswell was the best infectious disease reporter I ever knew - ahead of the curve and steadfastly accurate during the Covid-19 pandemic and in all her other coverage. But she was also a wonderful person - smart and funny, generous and kind every day. And she will be missed. @statnews.com

"This wrecks some of our lives," Dylan told me about his experience w/the peptide BPC-157. He wasn't alone. There are entire chat rooms of people who say they've been harmed. Their voices are muffled in MAHA hype. My latest @kffhealthnews.org / @washingtonpost.com kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...

ICYMI. and yes to this. The 19th century is a lousy model for public health.

#USfoodrecalls #USfoodsafety #MOMsky Search the Feed & Pin it! US Food Recalls + Safety US Drug Recalls + Safety US Pet Food Recalls+News *Pediatricians renew call to ban raw milk as anti-science rhetoric reigns ~ Beth Mole | Ars Technica

"The simultaneous Tropical Storm Watch on the West Coast for Tropical Storm Rachel and the Hurricane Warning for Isaias on the Atlantic coast marks the first time NHC has ever issued watches/warnings simultaneously for both U.S. coastlines." yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/cate...

Yes, this. But ten years was just the beginning.

Yep. Sigh.

Murder porn for the masses, brought to you by this militantly Christian administration.

I just wonder why.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the appointment of Michael R. Caputo to the President’s Cancer Panel www.hhs.gov/press-room/p... Pandemic reporters will recall him as the HHS comms official who tried to alter CDC reports: www.politico.com/news/2020/09...

“'The microplastic footprint Helene left behind was pretty substantial,' said Austin Gray, a Virginia Tech biologist. 'Microplastics are depositing all over terrestrial and aquatic areas, especially after a storm event...'" news.vt.edu/content/news... 🧪

"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...

Oh look. Pathogenic bacteria in raw milk cheese. Again.

Of course it does.

NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.

From the "people suck" files.

Treat enemies like enemies. Crypto is an enemy.

President Trump is 0-2 against pools.

I worry that ranchers might be keeping screwworm cases quiet to avoid quarantine, accounting for the apparent slowdown.. Because they are still popping up here and there.

Exactly the right move. More of this.

Absolutely this.

ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.

Lol www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-ca...

This is just really bad news for science.

Seconded.