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MissConstrue<p>Hey, I don’t want to alarm anyone, but....we should all be alarmed. This kind of tracking is how the Nazis were able to kidnap and hide the fact that they were murdering differently abled children, well before the camps were built. </p><p>The National Institutes of Health is amassing private medical records from a number of federal and commercial databases to give to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new effort to study <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a>, the <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a>'s top official said Monday.</p><p>In addition, a new disease registry is being launched to track Americans with autism, ....</p><p>Between 10 and 20 outside groups of researchers will be given grant funding and access to the records to produce Kennedy's autism studies. Bhattacharya did not give details on how they would be chosen, ...."</p><p><a href="https://mefi.social/tags/rfk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rfk</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/quacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quacks</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/ppi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ppi</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-autism-study-medical-records/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-autism</span><span class="invisible">-study-medical-records/</span></a><br>(Doh, forgot link)</p>
Liberal Currents<p>"We are throwing the most advanced <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> research system into the sea and have turned over our public health infrastructure to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/quacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quacks</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/crooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crooks</span></a>." <a href="https://www.liberalcurrents.com/youre-not-crazy-america-has-gone-mad/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">liberalcurrents.com/youre-not-</span><span class="invisible">crazy-america-has-gone-mad/</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FiveYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FiveYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreYouBetterOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AreYouBetterOff</span></a></p><p>March 21, 2020 – Trump endorsed the combination of two drugs, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, to treat coronavirus—despite a lack of testing or backing by the FDA. </p><p>In fact, respected medical professionals warned that taking the drugs together could be dangerous.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Quacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quacks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AgentKrasnov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgentKrasnov</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArrestTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArrestTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansDidThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansDidThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPKakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOPKakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Senator <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonWyden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RonWyden</span></a>, Democrat of Oregon &amp; the top Democrat on the panel, goes directly at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> in his opening remarks. The question, he said, is “whether Robert F. Kennedy should be trusted with the health &amp; well-being of the American people.” He said Kennedy has embraced “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/quacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quacks</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/charlatans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>charlatans</span></a>,” saying that is especially true concerning the safety &amp; efficacy of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a></p>
Paul Schoe<p>There is just too much going on to be upset about.</p><p>But if you want to know what kind of quacks are now working in the US administration, then this 50-second video from Rachel Maddows is a worthwhile look.</p><p>Based on research from the Wall Street Journal.</p><p>And foreign governments have to take these people serious. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P9K2GQNQkUE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/P9K2GQNQkUE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quacks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Cons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cons</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Missouri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Missouri</span></a> “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/experts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>experts</span></a>” <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/defending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/genderaffirmingcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genderaffirmingcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/exposed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exposed</span></a> as <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/quacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quacks</span></a>. </p><p>One was on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/stand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/defending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/convicted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>convicted</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/childrapist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>childrapist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JerrySandusky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JerrySandusky</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Missouri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Missouri</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmptyThePews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmptyThePews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/10/missouri-experts-defending-gender-affirming-care-ban-exposed-as-quacks/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2024/10/missou</span><span class="invisible">ri-experts-defending-gender-affirming-care-ban-exposed-as-quacks/</span></a></p>
:rss: Hacker News<p>An open source DuckDB text to SQL LLM<br><a href="https://motherduck.com/blog/duckdb-text2sql-llm/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">motherduck.com/blog/duckdb-tex</span><span class="invisible">t2sql-llm/</span></a><br><a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/ycombinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ycombinator</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/duckdb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>duckdb</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/snippets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snippets</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/duckdb_snippets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>duckdb_snippets</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/duckdb_snippets_com" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>duckdb_snippets_com</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/That" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>That</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Quacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quacks</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Introducing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Introducing</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/DuckDB_NSQL_7B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuckDB_NSQL_7B</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/for" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>for</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/DuckDB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuckDB</span></a></p>
doctorambient<p>Telltale Signs of Bad Research No. 1763:</p><p>Any scholar who posts online asking how to self-publish their next book, because they disliked the "push back" from publishers and colleagues on their last book, is probably a "maverick" (AKA a quack or crank).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencecommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencecommunication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quacks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cranks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cranks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theufoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theufoscene</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>COVID-19 <a href="https://c.im/tags/contrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contrarian</span></a> doctors who became—or outed themselves as—<a href="https://c.im/tags/antivax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antivax</span></a> in response to the pandemic, and then moved to become just generally antivax, are increasingly becoming just plain run-of-the-mill grifting <a href="https://c.im/tags/quacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quacks</span></a>. </p><p>This story reveals how increasingly the quacks have been taking sides.<br>In this case with Dr. Robert Malone increasingly coming under fire from his fellow COVID-19 antivaxxers like Dr. Peter McCullough and Dr. Paul Alexander for…reasons…and then firing back</p><p><a href="https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-wellness-company-how-antivaccine-grift-becomes-plain-old-quackery/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-w</span><span class="invisible">ellness-company-how-antivaccine-grift-becomes-plain-old-quackery/</span></a></p>