Ian Fleming

[Sarah Despres @sarahdespres]

As a reminder when Wakefield testified to Congress about his theory that MMR vax causes autism he failed to disclose he held a patent on a single antigen measles vaccine. He was looking to monetize his theory

[Barry Mullins - inventor of PCR @SirMasksALot]

If you work in science, at any level, in the US or know anyone that does, this is a horrifying read.

https://t.co/sk1aEIDoRo

[Ian Fleming @icfleming]

@Tony_BATtista @nelson77047566 @TFMTrades Nothing. USD losing have value over 30 years is 2% and change per year of inflation. I'll take 7% inflation adjusted returns for 30 years all day.

[American Bridge 21st Century @American_Bridge]

https://t.co/cfU7S7x25d

[Ian Fleming @icfleming]

China now spends more on research than the US.

Trump Fires Board Members of Group That Oversees U.S. Science Funding https://t.co/30gB0wn6b7

[Ian Fleming @icfleming]

Melanoma doctors tell us the FDA’s rejection of RP1 makes no sense and will cost thousands of lives. https://t.co/diCOu6f8LM via @WSJopinion

[Ian Fleming @icfleming]

Unbelievable. Destroying labs won't make climate change go away.
https://t.co/kHaSZW1sGG

[Eddy Elfenbein @EddyElfenbein]

Except for Covid, last year was the worst year for economic growth in the last nine years.

[314 Action @314action]

RFK Jr.'s deadline to answer on how changes to Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) would enrich him, his family, and his closest allies is TODAY.

👀 We're still waiting for his response.
https://t.co/sWGHrF3wwV

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

THE REDHAWKS STAND ALONE 🗣️

[314 Action @314action]

This is what RFK Jr.'s Children's Health Defense has to say about the worst measles outbreak in recent American history:

[Prof Jeffrey S Morris @jsm2334]

And also no studies show that the thimerisol that used to be in vaccines causes the harm he confidently claims it did.

He has some problems with understanding you can’t prove a negative, and uses that sleight of hand to promote his viewpoints even when the scientific evidence does not support him.

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Every one of the 14 research agencies Science analyzed lost far more STEM Ph.D.s in 2025 than in 2024, before Trump took office.

The National Institutes of Health tops the list with more than 1100 departures, compared with 421 in 2024.

On average, the agencies lost roughly three times more of these experts in 2025 than in 2024, with the highest percent increase in departures at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Forest Service.

At the same time, the number of STEM Ph.D.s hired at every agency was dramatically lower last year than in 2024.

Learn more: https://t.co/kwrz7SNc2p @NewsfromScience

[Wally Szczerbiak @wallyball]

Make it 20-0!!! Still undefeated @MiamiOH_BBall best start in @MACSports history!! #Loveandhonor @CoachSteeleMU @miamiuniversity @CBSSportsCBB @CBSSportsNet

[Jake Scott, MD @jakescottMD]

The power of RFK Jr.'s rhetoric is that it sounds logical. @billmaher's stumble shows how even smart people get trapped by it. Let's unpack it.

RFK cites a "23% higher death rate" from Pfizer's trial. What he's pointing to: 21 deaths in the vaccine group vs 17 in placebo at a later data cutoff. That's 4 more deaths out of ~44,000 people, from all causes. Numbers that small are statistical noise. The trial was never designed to detect all-cause mortality differences, and FDA reviewers reported none of the deaths were considered related to vaccination.

Worth noting: in the original NEJM publication, there were actually fewer deaths in the vaccine group (2 vs 4). RFK cherry-picked a later cutoff to find numbers that suited his narrative.

Then comes the trap. Maher says "maybe that's the disease itself," and RFK fires back: "Then the vaccine doesn't work, does it?"

That's a false choice. The trial showed the vaccine worked at what it was designed to measure: ~95% efficacy against symptomatic COVID. Whether 4 extra all-cause deaths mean anything is a completely separate question. Different questions, different answers.

It's like testing whether seatbelts prevent ejection, finding that they do, and then someone saying "but 4 more people wearing seatbelts died of strokes, so seatbelts don't work."

That's not how any of this works.

[Jason Furman @jasonfurman]

Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

[Betsey Stevenson @BetseyStevenson]

Remember when Bush got in trouble for reducing the value of life for older people in CBA? The way around it is apparently to price all lives at $0. Cost-benefit analysis considers all the costs and all the benefits, so if reducing deaths from asthma attacks has a benefit of $0 that is because the lives saved are worth $0.

[Ian Fleming @icfleming]

The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left https://t.co/QQXqqqLZU0 via @statnews

[Wally Szczerbiak @wallyball]

Still undefeated 16-0 @MiamiOH_BBall!!#flamethrowers 🔥🔥🔥 @CoachSteeleMU @miamiuniversity

[Krishnaswamy Lab @KrishnaswamyLab]

(1/n) Just in time for New Years! #ImmunoStruct, our multimodal model that predicts class I peptide-MHC immunogenicity is out at @NatMachIntell !
https://t.co/xzYjYthS99