We did it. Again. All-time heat index record today. This will be in the record books for Tampa Airport, the official site. Once again, like yesterday, we hit 120 (for a while today) but the 119 will be official. Yesterday the official was 118. On a side note, heat index was 104

I don't think you can understate just how impressive this heat dome is. It covers 2/3 of the nation in which 80% of the country's population over the 7 day heatwave period will hit 90+ for a high temperature (~260 million people) The peak intensity of the heat dome was record

Florida gang – have y'all melted? Are you okay...?

Another thought. The administration often talks about the tariffs as offsetting the deficit impact of the tax cuts. But given Trump's love of tariffs, it might be more accurate to say the tax cuts are a (partial) offset to the drag from a new tax on imports 1/2

The totally groundless firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, my successor as Commissioner of Labor Statistics at BLS, sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the statistical mission of the Bureau. For a full statement opposing this move, read: friendsofbls.org/updates/2025/8…

My New York Times Opinion blog on the senseless order to fire the BLS Commissioner.

"The US was the beating heart of the free trade movement," says Fareed Zakaria, "If you shelter your best companies behind tariff walls, they're just not going to be as competitive." 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of the #GZEROWorld podcast here: gzeromedia.com/gzero-world-po…

President Trump’s trade deals might seem like wins for the US today. But the higher tariffs will hurt American consumers, and they are undermining the open global economy that has helped America prosper. My take:

National health care system. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk

A big talking point of climate change skeptics is “…but the 1930s were hot!” It’s true. They are right. 1930s summers were super hot in the US! But zoom out, and most of the globe was not. Top image: 1930s global temp anomalies, compared to… Bottom image: the last 10 years

Like so many of us on the frontlines in 2020 & 2021, I witnessed the staggering impact of mRNA vaccines. Deaths plummeted. It's hard to convey how profound this was. And the CDC's own data show a 53-fold higher death rate among the unvaccinated in 2021. x.com/jakescottMD/st…

BARDA invested in mRNA technology precisely because it could deliver safe, scalable vaccines in record time, a capability proven during COVID. By dismantling that platform, we’re crippling our front-line defense, just ahead of unknown biological threats. hhs.gov/press-room/hhs…

Totally agree Rick Bright my comments forthcoming. This is so dangerous. HHS actions both weaken American biosecurity/pandemic preparedness and seek to dismantle a technology that offers exciting promise for those with advanced pancreatic cancer or triple neg breast cancer

The claim that mRNA vaccine technology poses more risk than benefits is simply false. What poses risk is abandoning the most adaptable, scalable vaccine platform we’ve ever had. Halting future development undermines pandemic preparedness at a time when we can least afford it.

I’ve tried to be objective & non-alarmist in response to current HHS actions – but quite frankly this move is going to cost lives. mRNA technology has uses that go far beyond vaccines… and the vaccine they helped develop in record time is credited with saving millions. 🤯

I agree with Dr. Scott here- yet we must also acknowledge that part of the blame lies in (often politicized) messaging that this was a “pandemic of the unvaccinated,” and that “if you get this vaccine you won’t get Covid.” 👇🏽 bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/…

RFK Jr is destroying research on vaccine technology that has saved millions of lives in favor of antiquated vaccines that don’t work as well and take longer to produce. Killing mRNA vaccines will kill people. open.substack.com/pub/rasmussenr…

I haven't seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business. Here's a special audio statement on my reaction to the HHS breaking announcement that it is terminating $500 million in investments in mRNA vaccine research. youtube.com/watch?v=eUUT-9…

They want to make examples out of those who fight so that others won't. Paxton is trying to shut down Powered by People, one of the largest voter registration organizations in the country, because our volunteers fight for voting rights and free elections… the kind of work that

Dr. Dawn Michael False. False. False. Maybe. False. 80-100% false assertions is not a passing grade. Oops. PS We don’t use protocols. We look at guidelines and treat the individual patients, as always.