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I don’t know if this was prearranged with the school—the fact that Prasad was forced out previously is suggestive.
But either way, he shouldn’t be back at UCSF. Nor should he work in government.
I do not understand the cowardice of these institutions and never will.
FDA Commissioner Makary is calling Prasad’s time as head of CBER a “one year sabbatical” from academia.
Makary is someone else who doesn’t belong at any higher learning institution.
If allying yourself with an anti-vax lunatic and helping him gut public health in America while children die of vaccine-preventable diseases doesn’t get you expelled from academia, then the whole system is utterly broken.
None of these contrarian types who gladly went to work at HHS under anti-vax conspiracy theorist Robert Kennedy Jr. should ever work in academia again.
Perhaps an early (bad) sign of what is to come:
Vinay Prasad, who helped lead a campaign against lifesaving mRNA vaccines at FDA, is being welcomed back to the University of California San Francisco, where he was prior to joining the Trump administration.
Solid points. Thanks.
But if this really becomes a race, can the Democrats ultimately win given the extent of GOP control at the state level?
Prasad allegedly left to spend more time with his family.
But Makary came to his aid and got him back two weeks later.
Enough family time!
www.importantcontext.news/p/vinay-pras...
Anti-vax curious Prasad was forced out of the agency last year after getting “Loomered.”
Laura Loomer accused him of sabotaging Trump after he stymied the sale of a drug from Sarepta.
Vinay Prasad is out again at FDA in April.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Peter Thiel is a comic book villain and the expansion of his business is a threat to humanity.
It seems an odd choice to spike the football at Jackson’s memorial service about how she saw this coming after she lost *in part* because she didn’t speak out on an issue Jackson cared about deeply.
I say this as someone who voted for her to avoid what’s happening now.
"Author Talk: Science Under Siege" | I'm looking forward to joining my #ScienceUnderSiege co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social for this conversation with @bostonglobe.com's Anna Kuchment at the #MITMuseum in Cambridge Mass on Thursday April 2: mitmuseum.mit.edu/programs/aut...
Like, Jackson was a staunch ally of the Palestinian people and their liberation…
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Also, given how predictable all this was, I am left asking why she didn’t do more to break from Biden on issues like Gaza where the public was very clearly in opposition to White House policy?
Why did they run the same kind of tortured “hold the center” campaign that saps energy from the base?
I mean, I think Harris got a raw deal in 2024 bc of Biden’s unpopularity and political blunders…
But again, this is at a memorial service?
Wait, this is at a memorial service?
“Evangelicals are missing from the halls of power. That’s a problem. The lack of evangelical Christians at America’s most prestigious institutions fuels mistrust.” Excerpt From “Opinion | Evangelicals are missing from the halls of power. That’s a problem.” Aaron M. Renn The Washington Post https://apple.news/ATJF-eGWhQMuuXvLnrj0ugQ This material may be protected by copyright.
Congratulations, WaPo, you did it, you published the worst take
We need to de-Nazify our country.
bsky.app/profile/drew...
Pete Hegseth is openly saying we’re going to do war crimes.
His removal is not enough. Passing laws to prevent stuff like this administration from happening again is not enough.
He has to be held accountable. Made an example of.
The U.S. needs to join the ICC.
It’s actually hard to teach this. A good rule is to never intentionally teach an error because the error, rather than the debunking, might stick. But how to explain its bad implications without first explaining the bad underlying median voter theory that gives it power?
Great healthcare system we got here—even famous people have to beg for money to get necessary treatment.
Think of the shareholder return…
Right? Dude really is full of hate
I mean, what a credential…
Huh…really thought the puppy shooter lady would have lasted longer in the administration.
Rogan’s whole thing is being a big dumb guy who says big dumb stuff confidently.
He’s m awful. He’s not funny. Dude just sucks.
Honestly, Steve-O being conciliatory and agreeing with Rogan on trans athletes is really disappointing.
Rogan sucks. Stop going on his show.
Steve-O was on Joe Rogan's show trying to defend trans people and Rogan went off, he called trans people "fucking perverts" and "mass shooters" who have done the majority of school shootings.
Completely unhinged bigotry paid for by your Spotify subscriptions.
