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Notice what #MAHA and #RFKJr aren't talking about? #Tobacco. Big Tobacco is using this information vacuum to claim nicotine is misunderstood and has benefits. We've seen this story before and it ends badly. My take: se2changeforgood.com/2025/08/18/n... #publichealth

Like wind on a campfire, respiratory viruses can reignite the flames of cancer, new CU Anschutz study finds www.cpr.org/2025/07/31/c...

#coloradomedia folks also will appreciate the realistic Denver journalism details in Mark Stevens' No Lie Lasts Forever.

“.. traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter ..” @niemanreports.org #Hellsite niemanreports.org/npr-twitter-...

Well played, as usual.

Writing a pair of recreational drug-related stories for @denverpost.com and wondering if anyone wants to talk on the record? 1. The comeback of nitrous oxide/whippets. 2. Being "Colorado sober" (yes-weed and shrooms, but no-alcohol). If you're up for it, email me at jwenzel@denverpost.com!

Fact check: true

I think 250 dead children is a lot. I guess the adjectives don't really matter. Is 250 dead kids a lot or not?

79% of U.S. adults say parents should be required to vaccinate their kids against preventative diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella in order to attend school. hsph.harvard.edu/research/opi...

Bad but also kind of amazing?

Breathtaking that #RFKJr doesn't know that smoking is the #1 cause of preventable death in the U.S. Stunning that he didn't mention tobacco in his #MAHA report. This is not someone who is serious about #publichealth. smh www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Then a reference to Icarus in second graph?

Literally makin’ s@&t up

I posted this👇🏼on twitter because people don’t seem to get that different things can protect you in different types of ways, and apparently I was wrong. People don’t understand seatbelts how seatbelts work either 🤦🏼‍♀️

Honestly, it’s media credulity that’s going to end the Republic

I'm so old I remember when rockets didn't crash.

Hey White House Correspondents' Association, u up?

Like many of us, the people who craft our laws or drive conversations around public policy struggle with things like addiction and mental health issues. On June 12, Coloradans from across the political spectrum will join me for a frank and raw conversation about pain, recovery and, above all, hope.

5 years ago: “An incalculable loss” Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access

When school meals aren't available, Denver-area families can find other resources. www.westword.com/restaurants/...

Some quotes are too good to cut on.ft.com/4jkssZ0

This is absolutely terrible news. With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately. h/t @merz.bsky.social

Confused by today’s announcements from FDA leaders about COVID-19 vaccines? You’re not alone! Even experts are still sorting through the details. We’ve broken down what you need to know—and what’s still unclear👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/drhigg...

Oh *that’s reassuring

AXIOS: “.. Tesla was in 8th place in the 2021 reputation ranking of America's 100 most visible companies, but last year tumbled to 63rd and now is near the very bottom at 95th.” $TSLA www.axios.com/2025/05/20/a...

I don't think this is good. www.arenaev.com/tesla_cybert...

Teamed up with the estimable @davidkli.bsky.social to put together this thorough write up about just how bad the baseball that the Colorado Rockies are playing this year is. Includes some great turns of phrases, multiple charts, worthy quotes, and more. www.nbcnews.com/sports/mlb/c...

New in Community Immunity: Most Americans are still in the malleable middle on vaccines—confused, vulnerable to misinformation, but open. Plus: placebo politics, brutal flu season, measles slowing, and rising pertussis. Read: communityimmunity.substack.com/p/the-mallea...

I think this is where the Teletubbies live.

$TSLA @teslatakedown.com @alexwinter.com @markruffalo.bsky.social

#WorldPressFreedomDay 🔥 @froomkin.bsky.social

I love how these roots became the living steps along the minnehaha creek path. Grounded roots to help you step up and move forward. #roots #whistpr #photography #nature #foresttherapy #shinrinyoku #trees #Minnesota

She was scheduled to perform in her native Denver at Swallow Hill Music’s Tuft Theater.

Denver families facing food insecurity can text 'MEAL' for help buff.ly/5F0Y01n

There were some folks who hoped Marty Makary would buttress #FDA's vaccine regulation from pressures exerted by an anti-vax HHS secretary. Those hopes seem to be receding, @lizzylawrence.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/04/29/f...

And declined among rural white Americans. The MAGA effect on vaccination rates.

This is a great story, an in a weird way emblematic of our era. A thing obviously happens. Nobody involved will admit that it happened. But we all know it happened. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/n...

"Time spent using digital media is not without cost." This Viewpoint discusses the evolving recognition of digital media use disorders and the need for a nuanced taxonomy to identify problematic usage patterns. #MedSky ja.ma/3SawVSY

We've got a great feature for you today at @theprospect.bsky.social from Moe Tkacik. It's about how Tren de Aragua—an arcane obsession of organized crime buffs—became the latest villain that threatens our way of life. It started as an alibi for a Denver-area apartment developer with code violations.

Vaccine developers gather in Washington, still trying to counter mistrust and anti-vax sentiment. www.axios.com/2025/04/23/v...

Fmr Speaker of the Colorado House weighs in on the open records rollback being considered #copolitics

Halligan grew up in Broomfield. She competed in the Miss Colorado USA pageant, making the semifinals in 2009 and 3rd runner-up in 2010. Halligan met Trump at a November 2021 event at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. Trump noticed her and made her part of his legal team in 2022.

And graft

Can't make this s*** up.

This is a fantastic idea - this social worker created a program to help farmers deal with depression by bringing in the land they love. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Now more than ever: don’t read the comments section of any article ☠️