Wow! Haven't had a chance to read the whole document (60-some pages and 738 refs!) but at first scan this is a sober "must read". There is even a great short section noting historical antecedents. One Health approaches have rarely been approached in all their complexities. Wonderful! dmm

Peter Daszak@peterdaszak.bsky.social · last yr.

The Lancet One Health Commission Report published today. A great honor to be a Commissioner since 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic began soon after the Commission formed & strongly underpinned how One Health approaches can help us to leave the pandemic era behind. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Land of the free? Not if you work at EPA & criticize the administrations blatant undermining of environmental protections. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... EPA puts 139 employees on leave after they sign a ‘declaration of dissent’ | US Environmental Protection Agency | The Guardian

EPA puts 139 employees on leave after they sign a ‘declaration of dissent’

Letter from workers, which EPA claims is ‘unlawful’, says agency is no longer living up to its mission

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Very depressing to hear that. How can this be happening at NIH? It defies belief.

Walker Bragman@walkerbragman.bsky.social · last yr.

Memoli was taking orders from DOGE.

"Climate Scientist Michael Mann on Deadly Heat Domes Around the World" via @democracynow.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V04...

Climate Scientist Michael Mann on Deadly Heat Domes Around the World

YouTube video by Democracy Now!

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Hope everyone who cares about science, public health and democracy is signing on to these letters. It only takes a few seconds and reminds people that there is resistance out here. sunshine.optout.news/email/5fe450...

AJI Weekly Update: "Declaration of Dissent", ASIP Disinformation, "Bethesda Declaration"

Dear AJI Community,  Hundreds of workers from the Environmental Protection Agency have issued a statement to administrator Lee Zeldin and Congress members, which outlines the ways in which Zeldin and...

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If McNutt can’t stand up for science, what is the point of the Academy? Leadership isn’t complicity in your own destruction, nor does “fixing” science mean capitulating to fascism. The pursuit of truth is bigger than the organization or Academy. No confidence vote now.

Dan Garisto@dangaristo.bsky.social · last yr.

Amid the Trump administration's attacks on science, the National Academies are undergoing upheaval—a 30% reduction in its 1200-person staff by year's end, and possibly a vote of no confidence for its leader, Marcia McNutt. Jeff Tollefson & I report: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

OMG, wake me up from this nightmare.

Max Berger@maxberger.bsky.social · last yr.

The administration is threatening to strip the citizenship of a man voters chose to serve as the Democratic Party’s nominee for Mayor of New York City because they don’t like his political views. Just straight up fascist shit, no chaser.

Our other story this AM: The NIH Fellows United union has voted to endorse the Bethesda Declaration, an open letter signed by over 500 current and former agency workers decrying the Trump administration’s policies and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya’s leadership.

NIH Fellows Union Endorses Bethesda Declaration Criticizing Agency Leadership

“So far, the director has been unwilling or unable to deliver on his promises.”

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yes, true...

@biorealism.bsky.social · last yr.

Ultimately, WHO considers all hypotheses remain on the table and are calling for data on both the animal trade and Wuhan labs to be shared. Which seems a reasonable position.

That's a good point. I remember first encountering Stanley Pruisner's work on prions and doubting it because it was so outside the box. And yes I think there are still doubters. That's a good thing, up to a point, as it hoilds everyone's feet to the fire. dmm

George Preston@georgepreston.bsky.social · last yr.

This comment made me think of the search for a causative agent of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, and the concensus around prions that emerged (there may still be doubters). I suppose the difference is that for COVID-19 origins the evidence base is finite.

I've had the same experience. Especially colleagues who are brilliant scientists who seem to have little trouble remaining unbiased in other contexts. One thing a bit different about this is that being a contrarian instantly puts you in the limelight d

Angie Rasmussen@angierasmussen.bsky.social · last yr.

It’s happened with both colleagues I admire and close friends. In the case of the latter, it’s one of the most heartbreaking features of our current reality.

Indeed it does... But I do wonder after 5 years of looking for lab leak evidence without finding it, what are we to conclude? Is there a point where say we are not likely to find new actionable evidence? Scientissts have been forming concensus about these things for centuries. Now what? dmm

@biorealism.bsky.social · last yr.

Ultimately, WHO considers all hypotheses remain on the table and are calling for data on both the animal trade and Wuhan labs to be shared. Which seems a reasonable position.

So true. The problem with the "lab leak theory" is not that scientists are biased against it, just that there is no evidence for it. By all means, if evidence turns up all scientists should consider it fairly. But scientists shy away from making conclusions without facts to support them. dmm

Kristian G. Andersen@kgandersen.bsky.social · last yr.

SAGO Report is out: 1️⃣ No new data in report 2️⃣ Not bioweapon, man-made, or engineered 3️⃣ All scientific evidence points to zoonosis 4️⃣ No evidence for lab leak 5️⃣ New evidence could swing the conclusion In other words, what we concluded in April, 2020. Five years later. share.google/4I8ac1DJMZOM...

Angie is on target: we should not call the lab leak theory crazy, since so many sane people believe it. Rather, there is just no factual, verifiable evidence for it, just alot of "isn't it curious that?" and "could this be coincidence?", whuch you see in every outbreak investigation.

Angie Rasmussen@angierasmussen.bsky.social · last yr.

Disappointing from @janeqiu.bsky.social, who is well aware that scientists haven’t shut down legitimate inquiry into a “lab leak.” No evidence supports it. Trust is lost not by scientists publishing evidence, but by dishonest actors misrepresenting the evidence. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is wonderful news! The Phoenix rises from the ashes

Peter Daszak@peterdaszak.bsky.social · last yr.

Exciting news! Our new nonprofit @naturehealthglobal.bsky.social‬ has signed a 5-yr contract w/ ‪@springernature.com to manage the peer-reviewed journal “EcoHealth” naturehealthglobal.org/nhg-signs-5-...

The 1793 epidemic is worth remembering. An historian claimed it forever changed the character of the American people. The first recognized case was in the home of President George Washington. He and Martha fled west to escape it, as did most of the young US government.

StellaMarie @StellaMarie.bsky.social@stellamarie.bsky.social · last yr.

“The 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia was one of the most severe in American history, killing around 5,000 people, or 10% of the city's population. The outbreak began in August near the Delaware waterfront and spread rapidly throughout the summer and fall.” The rich fled to the countryside