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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Evolution History Surgery

An antivaxxer abuses evolution to go full transphobe

James Lyons-Weiler and IPAK, transphobe, antivaxxer
James Lyons-Weiler

Antivaxxer James Lyons-Weiler, like so many antivaxxers, just let his transphobe freak flag fly high. Does he have to abuse evolution too?

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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Clinical trials Medicine

Now Steve Kirsch wants to “collaborate” with provaccine scientists?

Steve Kirsch, bully, collaborate
Steve Kirsch, spreading disinformation. Again.

Steve Kirsch is known for his ludicrous challenges issued to vaccine advocates to “debate” vaccines. Now he wants to “collaborate” with provaccine scientists to test whether vaccines cause autism. His proposal is equally ludicrous.

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Antivaccine nonsense Science Skepticism/critical thinking

Antivaxxers attack scientific consensus as a “manufactured construct”

Is it ever justified to doubt a scientific consensus?
Is it ever justified to doubt a scientific consensus? Sure, but if you're going to do so, you'd better have damned good evidence and reasons, which science deniers pretty much never have.

Neil deGrasse Tyson invoked the concept of a scientific consensus while supporting vaccines in his debate with Del Bigtree. Why was his statement about how “individual scientists don’t matter” compared to scientific consensus so triggering to antivaxxers? Why do antivaxxers reject the very concept of a scientific consensus and promote a hyper-individualistic view of how science should be conducted?

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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Evolution Medicine

After their COVID success, antivaxxers are going old school on MMR

COVID-19? MMR? Everything old is new again.
COVID-19? MMR? Everything old is new again.

After using old antivax tropes against COVID-19 vaccines, antivaxxers are pivoting to reuse them to attack measles vaccines again. Everything old is new again—and old again.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Politics

Paul Thomas and the antivax legal assault on state medical boards

Dr. Paul Thomas vaxxed vs unvaxxed
Dr. Paul Thomas

The Oregon Medical Board restricted and disciplined antivax pediatrician Paul Thomas. He’s striking back with a $35 million frivolous lawsuit. Is this the wave of the future as state medical boards try to protect the public from antivax doctors?