I'm very glad I live in a country with the First Amendment. It seems like the court found that a placard meant to convey a political message was "advertising" without consent of the local counsel.

Crows can remember individual human faces, and if you do something to anger them (e.g.: throw rocks at them) they will teach future crow generations of crows to treat you with malice. discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/g…

"Child vaping epidemic," "addiction path in your neighborhood," "they can't stop!," "video game vaping," "hundreds of agents with guns." All the prohibition devils are here.

Dasha Burns As a journalist, how do you miss the chance to ask Makary how his prohibitionist stance on flavored vapes conflicts with President Trump's campaign pledge to save flavored vaping?

You might think that this post wouldn't require a community note so that readers understand vaping ≠ drinking e-liquid. Yes, you might very well think that, but please show me your grasp of the obvious by rating the attached content anyway. Thank you for your leadership.

“Bangladesh Proposes to Ban Safer Nicotine Products Under Foreign Influence, Ignoring Public Health Evidence and Regional Precedents” via CAPHRA (Coalition of AP Harm Reduction Advocates) americanconsumerproductsdigest.com/article/834532…

Sometimes the Dylan-esque vocal works. Enjoy. youtu.be/nDwNQLDJYPs?si…

[Whit Stillman shakes his head, utterly devastated]

Very useful resource, albeit depressing to see reduced risk nicotine products treated more harshly than cigarettes in so many countries/US states

#MakeNewMistakes Follow Kiran Sidhu.

😂 "...overnight they rebranded to CANDY, sold NO candy, took down the smoke and propped up the most cartoonish lollipop and continued selling vapes like nothing changed." "It's f***ing hilarious, massive respect for the sheer audacity of it." skynews.com.au/lifestyle/tren….

Sage

Follow-up to my exposé of the American American Lung Association’s specious e-cigarette claims tinyurl.com/bdzax8wt

HHS Commissioner RFK Jr.: Vaping is far safer than smoking and we're fasttracking approvals. FDA Commissioner Makary: We are going to shut down American small businesses. For the children.

We finally find a point on which RFK Jr. is absolutely right, and yet FDA Commissioner Makary can't stop parroting "save the kids" slogans at a time when they're least appropriate. What a time to be alive.

1/6 We’ve reached out to both Leana Wen, M.D. and the The Washington Post – again – to correct errors in her new column. Now, we’re timing how long it takes to report the FACTS. In the meantime, read our full response here (pmi.com/resources/docs…) - here’s some off the top 🧵

The economics of illicit drug enforcement suggests it does little reduce consumption, increase prices or control crime or violence. While there must be an enforcement regime, the primary method of controlling illicit vapes is to authorise and regulate the products adult want. 1/

I'm starting a Substack for longer-form coverage & critiques of tobacco/nicotine research. First up will be my #GFN25 content on issues in academia & the impact on research. Subscribe to help me gauge interest (main THR content will be free) 🙏 open.substack.com/pub/ariellesel…

Consistency in communication feat. ParentsAgainstVaping.

I agree. Whoever is talking - writer/journalist, public health group, tobacco company, or anyone else with a megaphone and an audience - check the facts and tell the truth. The Washington Post article relied on incomplete, poor and selective evidence. In this case, the tobacco