Trash Trawler (@trashtrawler) 's Twitter Profile
Trash Trawler

@trashtrawler

Navigating the digital dumpster as Trash Trawler

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Andrea C. Love, PhD (@dr_andrealove) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Chemophobia is the irrational fear or aversion of chemicals. It leads people to believe that chemicals are harmful at any level. Common statements include: •I only want natural ingredients •Vaccines have too many chemicals •I can't pronounce those ingredient names 1/

Andrea C. Love, PhD (@dr_andrealove) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Richard Feynman said in 1964 that scientists are TOO polite when it comes to correcting pseudoscience. He was 100% correct. If you think a scientist fact-checking a person on social media spreading misinformation is being “mean” - go review the idea of accountability. 1/

Richard Feynman said in 1964 that scientists are TOO polite when it comes to correcting pseudoscience.
He was 100% correct.

If you think a scientist fact-checking a person on social media spreading misinformation is being “mean” - go review the idea of accountability.

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea (@jonathanstea) 's Twitter Profile Photo

People who fall for conspiracy theories have a greater tendency to detect patterns. But those patterns aren’t real. They’re random and illusory: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ej…

People who fall for conspiracy theories have a greater tendency to detect patterns.

But those patterns aren’t real. They’re random and illusory: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ej…
lioncheetahfox (@lioncheetahfox) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thor House Helen Petousis acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cn… “Metastatic solid tumors or non–B-cell hematologic malignancies compared with nonmetastatic solid tumors, and any comorbidity compared with no comorbidity, were associated with lower vaccination rates.”

Annie Sparrow (@annie_sparrow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As the world dawdled sending vaccines to Africa, the mpox cases increased 500 percent from the year before. Incredibly short-sighted. Does anyone really think that mpox won't spread to the rest of the world? reuters.com/world/africa/m…

Edward Nirenberg 🇺🇦 (@enirenberg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Lotta people pointing out that removing fluoride from water would be very bad for dental health (yes- overwhelming evidence supports this) but it’s also worth mentioning that dental caries are a key modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease- it wouldn’t just be bad teeth.

Larry the Cat (@number10cat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

At the end of The Empire Strikes Back the rebels are desolate. Han Solo is frozen in carbonite. Luke Skywalker has been defeated in battle by Darth Vader, losing a hand in the process. The Emperor's victory was total.... until the Jedi returned. Not sure what made me think of

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway3d) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.Tom Nichols: “In the end, a majority of American voters chose Trump because they wanted what he was selling: a nonstop reality show of rage and resentment. Some Democrats, still gripped by the lure of wonkery, continue to scratch their heads over which policy proposals might

Tyler Black, MD (@tylerblack32) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧵Battling Antivax Disinfo🧵 Vaccination did NOT increase cancer deaths. Here I took the 6 deadliest cancers (all 5 survival rates under 50%) in a highly vaccinated population (25-54), and we can see ZERO evidence of vaccine-related cancer deaths, all the way to May 2024. /1

🧵Battling Antivax Disinfo🧵
Vaccination did NOT increase cancer deaths. 

Here I took the 6 deadliest cancers (all 5 survival rates under 50%) in a highly vaccinated population (25-54), and we can see ZERO evidence of vaccine-related cancer deaths, all the way to May 2024.

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