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Pandemic Gurus: If You Can’t Defend MAHA Doctors Today, Then You Must Discard Everything They Said Regarding COVID.

Had MAHA doctors been in charge in 2020, when COVID swamped our hospitals and morgues, they would have brought the same level of malevolence and incompetence they are displaying today.

/ February 3, 2026
Jayanta Bhattacharya (Podcast Jay) being interviewed by Ross Douthat.

Lysenkoism 2.0 continues: Podcast Jay wants to turn NIH into the “research arm” of MAHA

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya has recently said that he wants to transform the NIH into the "research arm of MAHA" and a "central driver of the MAHA agenda." Lysenkoism 2.0 continues apace at NIH.

/ February 2, 2026
A black V-neck T-shirt with text in block letters over trans pride flag colors reading: "Leave trans kids alone you absolute freaks.

The Anti-Trans Obsessions of “Skeptic” Michael Shermer:  Hallucinating Imaginary Demons to Empower Actual Villains, Once Again.

I want to demonstrate to Michael Shermer that it’s possible for men like us to not talk about trans people constantly. If I can do it, so can he.

/ January 30, 2026
A sticker on a weathered pole reads "I ♥ LOCKDOWN" in black and white. The pole is on a bridge next to an empty street with buildings and trees in the background.

Science Based Satire:  My 2026 Interview with Jay Bhattacharya. It’s Still Lockdowns All the Way Down.

"The worst thing about lockdowns is that they are over, and everyone else moved on long ago."

/ January 29, 2026
Large factory chimneys releasing thick smoke into the air, with industrial buildings and ships in the foreground under a cloudy sky, indicating heavy air pollution.

The Health Effects of Air Pollution

Air pollution remains a grave threat to human health, but MAHA is doing nothing about it.

/ January 28, 2026
Alfred E. Neuman. What, me worry?

RFK Jr. is definitely coming for your vaccines (part 7): What, me worry (about polio and HPV)?

Last week was a hellscape for vaccines, with a RICO lawsuit against the AAP and the newly antivax CDC coming for your HPV and polio vaccines.

/ January 26, 2026
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MAHA Gave Us MAGA 2.0.  Remember the Enablers.

When the history of this sad era is written, MAHA doctors will be disgraced pariahs and cautionary tales.  Everyone else should be remembered based only on whether they tried to put the brakes on MAHA/MAGA however they could or whether they slammed the accelerator.

/ January 23, 2026
The World Health Organization logo features a blue globe with a staff and snake symbol, surrounded by olive branches, next to the blue text "World Health Organization.

The World Health Organization on Traditional Medicine

The World Health Organization updated their guidelines on "traditional medicine." Unfortunately, as has been the case in the past the WHO tends to be far too credulous about unproven and disproven treatments.

/ January 21, 2026
Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK Jr.)

RFK Jr. is definitely coming for your vaccines (part 6): Liability, ethics, and policy-based evidence making

As 2026 dawns, look for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ramp up his assault on vaccines using policy-based evidence making and altering Vaccine Court standards.

/ January 19, 2026