As Isaac Asimov said in 1980: "Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

This is wonderful— the funniest, best-written thread to appear on this toxic, trolls-infested platform. Bravo, Quinn Cummings

Is a #PlantBasedDiet the way forward for our species? My critique of the #EATLancet report is now up on Psychology Today. While I had some fun with the writing, this anti-scientific document is to be taken seriously. Yes 2 biology. No 2 mythology. #Yes2Meat psychologytoday.com/us/blog/diagno…

THREAD. Je prends souvent le bus entre Paris et Londres, moins cher et plus drôle que l'eurostar. Aujourd'hui, à 7.30, je monte dans le bus à Bercy. Le chauffeur semble être un chouette type, il fait des blagues et met une belle ambiance. Jusqu'ici tout se passe donc très bien.

Happy Halloween Eve! It’s time for another year of my all-time favourite festivity, Tokyo’s mundane Halloween costume party, where folks dress up as an utterly normal and boring thing Here are my favourite costumes from the 2019 event this past weekend

Keto Doctor Rails Against Mainstream Medicine’s Blindness To Value Of Keto a.msn.com/05/en-my/BBWIt…

Hey @mbta what happened to inbound bus 553? Just drove by us on South St at Angleside and didn’t stop, said out of service

Today the NEJM published ethical guidelines for the allocation of resources as we fight #COVID19. These are critical because we lack sufficient supplies and equipment to care for all comers. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

The trump campaign sent a cease and desist letter to Priorities USA for this ad. So I’m retweeting it.

Hidden Metabolic Disorders Allow COVID-19 to Kill “Healthy” People – Dr. Cate drcate.com/metabolic-diso…

Fun Fact: On this day in 1927, Trump's father Fred Trump was arrested at a KKK rally. #AmericaOrTrump

PLEASE. TELL PEOPLE. Trump's stunt with the Bible was a message to the Cult of the Shining City and the white supremacist Christianity that has taken over the American Right and how it endangers all of us in ways you can't even imagine. 1/

Hey friends, Due to some unfortunate and unexpected circumstances, I am in need of a new job If you or your company are looking for a remote, mid-level (2.5 years exp), Ruby on Rails full-stack developer with dev-ops & OSS experience, I’d love to connect. RT’s appreciated🙏

This is directed at Reddit but applies to every single social media company

So, I have been a patient advocate for years. Some things I believe as a physician and as a human: 1. People are inherently worthy, 2. We need to stop blaming people for their disease (far too often still occurs with obesity and T2D) 3. Medicine does not have all the answers

I am so grateful to Ed Yong is not here for this incredible and razor-sharp piece of work, but also to his editors for allowing this ONE SENTENCE TO RULE THEM ALL that had me punching the air and gasping for breath: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Georgia residents 17+, Georgia is having a runoff Jan 5 to decide who their 2 new senators will be. If those senators go blue Mitch McConnell will no longer be Senate Majority Leader. You have until Dec 7 to register to vote. Retweet to share even if you don’t live in GA.

You should take a moment to watch this. Really.