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NO NONSENSE, JUST SCIENCE. Dr. Jess Steier (Public Health Scientist)
Jan 17, 2024 12 tweets 2 min read
🚨AVOID THESE TOXIC PESTICIDES on your foods!

View this 🧵for details! Image Spoiler: these are chemicals that are used as pesticides in organic farming.

Yes, we are as annoyed as you by the countless “AVOID TOXIC PESTICIDES” posts. It is maddening and based on completely false claims.

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Jan 9, 2024 14 tweets 2 min read
Sugars are characterized by the simplicity of the carbohydrate molecules of which they are comprised.

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🧵1/14 Image Monosaccharides are the simplest sugar molecules and the basic unit from which ALL carbohydrates are built. Examples include glucose, fructose, and galactose. These simple sugars are arranged in different combinations to create more complex sugars.

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Dec 29, 2023 10 tweets 3 min read
Here we go again! Let’s debunk false claims that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer.

Let’s skip to the punchline: There is ZERO evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are causing cancer. Z E R O. This is a myth being perpetuated by a handful of bad players on social media.

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The American Cancer Society explains that the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to cause increased cancer mortality over the long term due to “delayed diagnoses; interruptions or alterations in potentially curative treatment; ... Image
Nov 1, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
Happy Halloween, friends! Spooky stuff ahead...

The call is coming from inside the house!

A quick🧵/ Image The call is coming from inside the house! Our lives have gone digital; right now, you're reading this post on social media. Social media is a double-edged sword: it delivers important information to us faster than ever before in history, but it also delivers misinformation--
Sep 27, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
🚨You’ve been waiting since JUNE – and here is it – Season 4 of the podcast went live this morning!

And we are starting with a bang 💥: Episode 1, “Guardian of the Public Health Galaxy” features a chat with the inimitable @PeterHotez!

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Image We were so fortunate to speak with him about points raised in his new book (link in the next post), trends that we are seeing with regard to rejection of science, ways that scientists, scientific institutions, and the public can work together to reduce this, and more!
Sep 22, 2023 8 tweets 2 min read
Open your eyes, SHEEPLE!!! 🐑 A quick Google search shows that as ice cream sales increase, SO DO SHARK ATTACKS. Coincidence? I think not! BOYCOTT ICE CREAM! If you eat ice cream, you will be mauled to death by a great white!

🧵/ Image Ben and Jerry are working with Bill Gates to make sure you don’t see this information. Fauci is in on it, too! Don’t let Big Ice Cream control your life!!!!
Sep 21, 2023 10 tweets 2 min read
Have you heard the latest myth that the updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines were not tested in humans and were only tested "on 10 mice"? We have-- and we want to set the record straight.

🧵/ Image The process for getting a vaccine authorized/distributed to the public is extensive. The vaccines were rigorously tested for safety/effectiveness & we now have BILLIONS of data points on the COVID-19 vaccines. We also have 3 decades of data on mRNA technology used, by the way.
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Jul 5, 2023 11 tweets 3 min read
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr) is the son of Robert (Bobby) F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy. While a Kennedy by name, his actions don’t uphold their values.

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RFK Jr. has promoted anti-vaccine & anti-science disinformation for decades. He recently announced a bid for the Democratic nomination for the 2024 Presidential election, increasing his public prominence.