Joshua Toevs

Views expressed are my own.

[Shaemus @shae_aII_day]

> be Algeria
> end up in Lawrence
> be embraced by community
> blend KU and Algeria fandom
> embrace KU athletics
> lose in the round of 32

[Thaddeus Russell @ThaddeusRussell]

If the Capitol Police had followed the protocols MAGA is calling for in Minneapolis, January 6 would have been Tiananmen Square.

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

I’m a chemist. And I need to say this - because it’s getting dangerous out there.

The biggest health myth in the world isn’t about vaccines. Or GMOs. Or fluoride.

It’s the root of all of them.
It’s called chemophobia - and it’s killing science.

Fear of “chemicals” now drives vaccine rejection, GMO bans, food hysteria, and entire political movements.

From tampons to tap water, people have been taught to fear chemistry - the very thing that keeps us alive.

Chemophobia tells us:
“Natural is good.”
“Synthetic is bad.”

That’s a lie.

Botulinum toxin is 100% natural and one of the deadliest molecules known.

Aspirin is synthetic and life-saving.

We’ve gone from banning harmful substances for good reason…to banning safe, well-tested molecules for emotional reasons.

You’ve seen the slogans:

“If you can’t pronounce it, don’t eat it.”
“Paraben-free.”
“Clean beauty.”

They sound empowering. But they’re not science - they’re marketing.

And they’re making the world dumber, poorer, and sicker.

Your body doesn’t care if a molecule comes from a plant or a lab.
Vitamin C is vitamin C.

Formaldehyde is formaldehyde and your body makes more of it every day than any vaccine ever could.

Dose matters. Source doesn’t.
This fear isn’t harmless.

It shapes public policy.
It blocks innovation.
It raises food prices.
It slows down cancer treatments.

Chemophobia is now mainstream and it’s costing lives.

Scientists aren’t losing because we’re wrong.

We’re losing because fear spreads faster than facts.

Because influencers sell fear for clicks.

Because lawyers monetize doubt.

And because scientists are too tired to fight back.

So here’s my message, as a chemist and as a citizen:

🧪 Learn how toxicology works.
📣 Call out chemical fear-mongering.
✅ Support policies based on evidence, not emotion.

Chemistry isn’t the enemy.
It’s the reason you have clean water, safe food, and modern medicine.

If we let fear win, we lose all of it.

[Joshua Toevs @JoshuaToevs]

A great way to break in the new Bill Snyder Family Stadium East.

[Joshua Toevs @JoshuaToevs]

Imagine being the Panthers and feeding a guy averaging 2.5 yards a carry rather than the guy who has averaged 10 yards a carry over the last two games. 🤡

[Sidelines - Kansas State 🌾 @SSN_KState]

This commentator is so dumb. Look at his ELBOW, not his knee.

[Sidelines - Kansas State 🌾 @SSN_KState]

@EvryManAWildcat Dudes have never heard of an elbow before.

[Jake Scott, MD @jakescottMD]

RFK Jr. went on national TV and spouted egregious, dangerous falsehoods about vaccines. As a parent and infectious diseases doctor, I couldn't stay silent. @FoxNews might not fact-check him, but I will. I've reviewed the trials. I've catalogued them. I have receipts. 🧵

[Joshua Toevs @JoshuaToevs]

@elonmusk has the chance to do the funniest thing....

[Corie Whalen @CorieWhalen]

Remember five minutes ago when people pretended that tech bros could balance the budget by canceling PoliticoPro subscriptions, dismantling USAID, and firing some federal workers? Anyway, here’s @JessicaBRiedl with a (fiscally terrifying) dose of reality. https://t.co/81mgEHY3Xr

[Joshua Toevs @JoshuaToevs]

AZ State right guard.

[Joshua Toevs @JoshuaToevs]

KU football to the big 12....

[Joshua Toevs @JoshuaToevs]

Worst holding call in the history of holding calls.

[Joshua Toevs @JoshuaToevs]

The SBC IVF resolution and failed amendment speak volumes to those who have intimately struggled with the moral risk that others are so simply using as a blanket condemnation. It hurts me to see such a poor understanding of the issue by SBC leadership. https://t.co/3NDIYrFIB2

[Joshua Toevs @JoshuaToevs]

@chipgaines @ZaynePeay @BarstoolUK Y'all just keep Scott Drew to make sure Jerome Tang stays a wildcat. I'm sure @WildcatNIL would take some of your money. 😉

[John Kurtz @jlkurtz]

Might have missed something here

[Joshua Toevs @JoshuaToevs]

Also, pop tarts marketing on point for this bowl game. #kstate

[Joshua Toevs @JoshuaToevs]

K-state is the first team in history to score 3 touchdowns for only 7 points on the same drive. #kstate

[Riley Gates @Riley_Gates]

Please do whatever — and I literally do mean whatever — it takes to keep Jerome Tang in Manhattan.

[Joshua Toevs @JoshuaToevs]

#Agedlikemilk #ksleg

[Sentinel KS @Sentinel_KS]

Kansas taxpayers snookered again; Oklahoma lands bigger Panasonic battery plant with smaller price tag https://t.co/v1foP3usAC #ksleg