Ron Read @RonRRead

One CNN interview. Dozens of claims. And a reminder of how difficult real-time fact-checking can be. Virologist Angie Rasmussen recently reviewed RFK Jr.’s interview with Dana Bash and says she identified roughly 40 false or misleading statements. This thread focuses on some of her strongest examples—and, where possible, checks them against independent evidence. The point isn’t simply that Kennedy was wrong. It’s to show how misleading arguments are constructed: Wrong denominator. Wrong timeline. Advice confused with authority. Association presented as causation. Existing studies dismissed as though they don’t exist. Fast claims are easy. Careful evidence takes longer. 🧵

@JenniferEValent Agree. And whoever does take on those jobs will be fearful of ordering lockdowns/quarantine when the next pandemic arrives. There will be carnage.

Unless you held your personal phone up to a dying patient so they could gasp “I’m sorry…I love you…goodbye…” to their family on a group call you organized, you do not judge Fauci. Unless you did the same for a patient who was already unresponsive and nearing death so their loved ones could say the things they never said and you were never meant to hear, you do not judge Fauci. Unless you rationed oxygen, medical equipment and life-saving medications, because your top-rate, first-world country, and its self-aggrandizing medical system failed, you do not judge Fauci. Unless you’ve lost three patients in 45 minutes going from one bedside to the next so they did not die alone, praying the prayers a priest was meant to say because they could not come, you do not judge Fauci. Unless you’ve zipped a human being in a bag knowing no one else would ever gaze upon that face again, and placed it on a table in an office or on the floor of a refrigerated trailer meant for sides of beef, you do not judge Fauci. Unless you hold a degree in nursing or medicine, or epidemiology, or public health, or at the very least can connect the dots, the very simple dots, you do not judge Fauci. For if you lived and sit in judgment of decisions you did not make and do not understand, decisions for which you were never considered, and never would be, you are a fool and look dumb before humanity and God. And may God help you, because you clearly cannot help yourself. ~Jason M. LaForest, July 30, 2026

Republican members of Congress—all of whom have sworn loyalty to a man, Trump, who scientific journals confirm caused at least 400,000 needless deaths during the pandemic—are today calling for prison for a man who *saved* millions of lives in the same period. A *disgusting* day.

@OJoelsen His delusions are becoming increasingly grandiose.

@acoyne American isolationism rearing its ugly head. Do we assume they don’t understand how wind works?

@FIFAWorldCup @InfantinoGianni Thank you Belgium. Very well done.

🚨Zlatan Ibrahimovic on VAR after Croatia’s last-minute equaliser vs Portugal was ruled out:* This referees are doing everything possible for Ronaldo to win the world cup but they will say Messi is the FIFA boy , This ball was never an Offside because the ball didn't touch the Croatia player , This is pure daylight robbery. "The referee and VAR have just erased what should have been one of the greatest moments of this World Cup.” "Let’s be clear: if you’re going to cancel a goal in the 90th minute, the evidence has to be beyond doubt. I’ve watched the incident multiple times, from every angle, and I still don’t see anything conclusive enough to overturn it.” "If you’re in that VAR room for minutes, pausing, zooming, drawing lines to a shoulder, a boot, a heel… it’s not clear and obvious. And if it’s not clear, the goal must stand. That’s the whole point of VAR.” "The referee has allowed technology to become the main character. But fans don’t fill stadiums or stay up late to watch a screen. They come for football — for drama, for emotion, for moments you remember forever.” "Croatia showed real fight. They dug in, they scored late, they thought they’d earned a dramatic equaliser to keep their dream alive. Then one decision ripped it away, and that decision will be argued about for years.” "This is why confidence in VAR is collapsing. It’s no longer fixing obvious mistakes. It’s hunting millimeters that nobody in the stadium can see with their own eyes. That’s not what football is supposed to be.” "I feel for those Croatian players more than anything. You celebrate, you believe your World Cup is back on, and then it’s gone in seconds. For me, the referee on the pitch and VAR in the booth both got it wrong.

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Years from now, I believe people will look back on this moment as one of the greatest self-inflicted failures in professional sports. The public was ready. Fans were excited. Millions of people who had never watched a WNBA game suddenly became invested in women's basketball. The league had the rarest opportunity in sports... a transformational superstar capable of changing its trajectory for generations. Instead of embracing that moment, the WNBA chose culture wars over basketball, politics over player protection, and ideology over leadership. Rather than showcasing the game at its best, it allowed controversy, inconsistency, and internal division to become the story. And the generation of young girls who finally saw the sport capturing the nation's attention, instead got to watch the league squander one of the greatest growth opportunities it has ever been given.

sponsors of @PhoenixMercury should pull their $$. As a brand you do not want to be seen as condoning violence against women. @athomas_25 literally stares CC in the face when she does this whilst the ball is knocked away behind her. Absolute THUG act!! @WNBA @CathyEngelbert

So AT literally punches Caitlin's throat when the ball was already out of her hands... And this was a non-call by the refs/not even reviewed during the game with a "supposedly tight whistle". I really hope this goes viral because AT is insane for this.

Paging Alberta.

Eric Topol @EricTopol

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At @JAMA_current today, 2 radiologists publish what should be the consent form for a total body MRI in healthy people Note: "no major medical society recommends whole-body MRI screening in the general population because it is unproven, and the harms likely outweigh the benefits."

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@VolodyaTretyak Rocococococococo.

People outside of academia sometimes find the concept of a department chair confusing. They are not your boss, manager, or CEO. They are more like an elected representative who negotiates with terrorists on your behalf.

@CalltoActivism @DiorIzzy Dolt.

@RpsAgainstTrump Dolt.

Hegseth: "We're still dealing with the environment Joe Biden created—depleting our stockpiles and sending them to Ukraine instead of our own military. Every time we face a challenge, it traces back to 'Well, sent it to Ukraine.'" It looks like they’re just going to blame Ukraine whenever anything goes wrong now, doesn’t it? It’s depressing to watch because while this administration will eventually leave office, a segment of Americans will keep hating Ukraine without even remembering why.

@TheBreakdownAB I guess the Supreme Court will eventually be looking at this one.

double-double showing from Caitlin Clark in her senior national team debut 🇺🇸😈 #USABWNT x #FIBAWWC

@PackerBackerJD What happened to Sonia Citron? We know that Unrivalled ruined Boston’s chance.