Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D.

Infectious diseases scientist at NIAID. Leader in @OpenMCPS. Opinions expressed here are my own and not those of the NIH, HHS, or the fed gov't.

[Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D. @MSmelkinsonPhD]

New data about remote learning being a big fail.

Uh, yeah, of course. Pre-pandemic research showed that even SHORT closures were bad, let alone a YEAR!

Many of us tried DESPERATELY to reverse this impending disaster, but were largely ignored and often disparaged.

🧵🧵🧵

[Harvard University @Harvard]

Experts predict that pandemic learning loss foreshadows a widening of the nation’s racial and economic achievement gap https://t.co/wmgCnTBAPd

[Sam Kay @NYCSamKay]

VIRGINIA POLL from @OnMessageInc

2025 Governor election

Winsome Sears 45%
Abigail Spanberger 50%
Undecided 5%

2025 Attorney General election

Jason Miyares 46%
Jay Jones 46%
Undecided 8%

https://t.co/E1E4p2Jkb2

[David Zweig @davidzweig]

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[Kelley K @KelleyKga]

What @mattyglesias still doesn't understand (or is simply ignoring) is that the liberal "thought leaders" who he claims were calling to open schools were also obsessed with Covid safety, so they had a whole bunch of conditions tied to reopening. They said "we need to open schools" — but only if we keep cases low, and give schools billions of dollars, and implement testing, and have outdoor classrooms, and hire more teachers, and update ventilation, and close bars and, and, and... The leaders who actually opened schools in Fall 2020 knew that the main thing we needed was to just OPEN THE DOORS.

[Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D. @MSmelkinsonPhD]

@EstherLWells Lady, don't play with my heart like this.

[Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D. @MSmelkinsonPhD]

@LeslieBienen And a freaking outline for them!

https://t.co/x2IpI5ptZw

[Karol Markowicz @karol]

It's so depressing how many Jews are sharing that (obviously AI) video of Hollywood celebrities in shirt with the middle finger, a Star of David and the word "Kanye." Can we just not be so thirsty for these Jewish celebs, most of whom wouldn't spit on us if we were on fire if that meant they'd lose an inch of standing in Hollywood, most of whom haven't said one word in our defense since 10/7. Don't be so desperate for them. They have shrunk their Judaism down to nothing and they hide it away and only use it when they can hurt the rest of us with it. Forget them. Don't wait for them to fight for you. They never will. Fight for yourself.

[Robert Dyer @BethesdaRow]

✅Montgomery County hasn't attracted a single major corporate HQ in over 25 years
✅166 vacant police officer positions
✅Slowest growth in personal income 2004 to 2021 among 30 peer US counties
✅MoCo job growth rate 2004-2022: 1%
✅Fairfax County job growth rate 2004-2022: 14%

[Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D. @MSmelkinsonPhD]

https://t.co/8ZLDVNHRMT

[Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D. @MSmelkinsonPhD]

When I wrote an oped opposing this misguided bill, I knew I was screaming into the void.  Bc there's nothing that @MoCoCouncilMD loves more than ignoring scientific evidence in order to appear more virtuous.  It passed unanimously. Thoughtful reasoning didn't stand a chance.

[Bethesda Magazine | Bethesda Today @bethesda_today]

Montgomery County bans plastic retail shopping bags https://t.co/rblE6KDOQM

[Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby]

You’ll notice that not a single women’s rights group has posted about the three female hostages being released.

Moral bankruptcy.

[Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D. @MSmelkinsonPhD]

@MoCoCouncilMD Thank you.

[Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D. @MSmelkinsonPhD]

Tomorrow, the @MoCoCouncilMD
will vote on whether to ban plastic bags. These bag bans are simply performative policies that do not actually help the environment. But they make lawmakers feel virtuous, so yeah, it'll pass.

My thoughts about this bill. 👇

https://t.co/8ZLDVNIpCr

[Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D. @MSmelkinsonPhD]

I also submitted written testimony for this bill 2 days ago but it's still not posted. What gives? @MoCoCouncilMD @Andrew_Friedson

[Bethany S. Mandel @bethanyshondark]

This is an excellent oped from ⁦@MSmelkinsonPhD⁩ on the ⁦@MoCoCouncilMD⁩ proposed plastic bag ban being debated tomorrow. ⁦@CMEvanGlass⁩ ⁦@Andrew_Friedson⁩ https://t.co/SavbKVKFzu

[Moderately Moco @ModeratelyMoco]

Next Wednesday Jan. 15 at 630pm, join us for episode 3 of MoCo Mic Live!

This time we have experienced Special Education Lawyer Kim Glassman explaining everything you need to know about special education advocacy from IEP meetings to process hearings and everything in between.

Join us live on X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram to submit questions and comments to be featured on the show!

[Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D. @MSmelkinsonPhD]

Other countries have done it, why can't we? The American people are waiting for Congress to do the right thing and appoint a bipartisan commission to investigate the US response to the most consequential event since World War II. If not now, when?

[Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D. @MSmelkinsonPhD]

I'm proud to have been part of this effort exposing how government willfully ignored data on natural immunity leading to unnecessary loss of life, livelihoods, and education. My testimony from that day is here. 🧵

[Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic @COVIDSelect]

🚨FINAL REPORT🚨

The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic’s final report is the most thorough review of the pandemic conducted to date.

This report ensures COVID-19 accountability and serves as a roadmap for the U.S. to prepare for and respond to future pandemics.

[Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D. @MSmelkinsonPhD]

I joined the Norfolk Group with @LeslieBienen @MartinKulldorff @DrJBhattacharya @MartyMakary @TracyBethHoeg @stemplet74 and Ram Duriseti with the specific purpose of laying the groundwork for a COVID commission.

https://t.co/x2IpI5ptZw