Threats to Science and Public Health - Scientists like Michael Man and Peter Hotz face organized attacks from climate deniers and vaccine skeptics, sometimes sanctioned by government officials [1][2] - These attacks aim to undermine public faith in science, which is crucial for addressing climate change, pandemics, and other crises [2][14] - Misinformation and disinformation, amplified by social media and AI, pose a significant threat to tackling global challenges [22] The Anti-Science Movement - Five forces drive the anti-science movement: propagandists, bureaucrats, and others who weaponize platforms to spread misinformation [14] - Organized misinformation led to an estimated 200,000 American deaths due to vaccine refusal [10][11] - Financial incentives, such as selling low-cost generics at inflated prices, motivate some to discredit science and scientists [11][12] Defending Science - Science relies on peer review, scientific meetings, and other established processes to refine and validate research [17][18][23] - Engaging with bad faith actors who reject scientific evidence is unproductive [18] - Media's "performative neutrality" or "false objectivity" can give undue weight to unscientific viewpoints [20][21]

Public Health Crisis & Misinformation - Senator Ed Markey highlights the resignation of Susan Monz due to disagreement with an anti-vaccination panel led by Robert F Kennedy Jr [2] - Misinformation is spreading rapidly, potentially leading to a public health catastrophe with increased sickness and death [3][7][8] - The administration's handling of COVID-19, including a lack of knowledge about death tolls (12 million Americans) and vaccine effectiveness, is criticized [4] - Robert F Kennedy Jr's influence is seen as a threat, potentially spreading diseases across states due to anti-vaccination sentiments [6][9] Vaccine & Public Health Interventions - Vaccines and public health interventions significantly reduced childhood mortality, with a historical context of 18% of children under five dying in 1900 [5] - The denial of the importance of vaccines, particularly against diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella, is expected to lead to increased illness and fatalities [8][9] - The former CDC heads are warning about a healthcare catastrophe due to the denialism of Robert F Kennedy Jr [9] State-Level Responses - States like California, Washington, and Oregon are collaborating to provide science-based advice on vaccines [11] - Massachusetts is forming its own vaccine policy coalition, with Governor Healey committed to expert-led standards, emphasizing healthcare access [12][13][14] - Massachusetts, as a healthcare capital, aims to maintain access to vaccinations and healthcare despite potential cuts in Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act [14][15]

RT National Conservatism (@NatConTalk)The Biden admin spent over $100 million on grants surrounding "misinformation", creating the "science of censorship." Under Trump, there is a hard ban at the National Science Foundation on any grant that so much as mentions the word "misinformation."-@MikeBenzCyber at NatCon 5 https://t.co/12kefet2rW ...

Public Health & Safety Concerns - HHS (美国卫生与公众服务部) 的现任和前任工作人员公开指责 RFK Jr 传播虚假信息，导致 8 月初该机构发生致命枪击事件 [1]

@joerogan 11. 100% of the "repeat misinformation spreaders" DHS moved to censor during the 2020 election cycle were pro-Trump. They even openly referred to Trump as "The Death Star Of Disinformation" while they were in charge of DHS's disinformation flagging team. https://t.co/8ZsLG6sWnB ...

Censorship & Misinformation - DHS's social media censorship council was led by Vijaya Gadde and Kate Starbird [1] - The council was named "Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Misinformation & Disinformation" [1] - The council's censorship group EIP targeted 22 million tweets as disinformation about the 2020 election [1]

Censorship Concerns - DHS (美国国土安全部) 在 2020 年大选期间大规模审查了几乎整个特朗普运动，理由是其有权保护选举的“关键基础设施”免受“错误信息”的影响 [1] - DHS 正在努力将审查“金融错误信息”添加到 CISA (网络安全和基础设施安全局) 的“关键基础设施”领域，从而将相关推文归类为网络攻击并进行审查 [1] First Amendment Implications - DHS 意识到其审查行为与美国宪法第一修正案相冲突 [1]

A magistrate judge has ordered a 30-day pause on the release of Kilmar Obrego Garcia, the wrongfully deported Maryland man, amid fears he could be immediately expelled to a third country without due process. That ruling followed back-to-back decisions from two federal judges ordering his release from custody, both excoriating the Trump administration's handling of Garcia's case. In Tennessee, a judge blasted the Trump Justice Department's quote poor attempts to tie Abrago to MS-13, writing that the administ ...

Misinformation & Market Sentiment - The report highlights the rapid spread of misinformation, attributing it to human error [1] - The report clarifies that JPow (presumably Jerome Powell) did not resign, debunking a false rumor [1]

Narrative Control - Democrats are perceived to use 'misinformation' crackdowns to protect their narrative, not necessarily to pursue truth [1] - The focus is seen as control rather than truth [1] - Elon Musk's acquisition of X is viewed as disrupting the Democrats' narrative control [1]