Former Bug Scientist / Current Science Journalist/ Bylines at The Verge, SciAm, PopSci, NatGeo, Gizmodo, etc.../ All views my ownhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenleffer.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenleffer.bsky.social/post/3lt2xt7jmdk23RFK Jr. is poised to use 'AI' to weaponize the CDC's critical vaccine incident reporting system, in yet another of his assaults on public health. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jul 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:2s3v2ytoofduo2ssame5netd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2xt7jmdk23https://bsky.app/profile/laurenleffer.bsky.social/post/3lrvcpvfhis2cAntivaxxers have long branded their movement as about "choice" but soon, most may not have the choice to get lifesaving immunizations for their children or themselves. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jun 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:2s3v2ytoofduo2ssame5netd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvcpvfhis2chttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenleffer.bsky.social/post/3lpanuyrxac2w“This is the Theranos of the energy industry.” https://heimildin.is/grein/24581/climeworks-capture-fails-to-cover-its-own-emissions/15 May 2025 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:2s3v2ytoofduo2ssame5netd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpanuyrxac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenleffer.bsky.social/post/3lp7uqcqo7s2mAshamed to hold a degree from an institution that responds this way to condemnation of genocide. Withholding an academic diploma for telling a basic truth is craven and absurd. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:2s3v2ytoofduo2ssame5netd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7uqcqo7s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenleffer.bsky.social/post/3lp2xgwdz4c2d [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:2s3v2ytoofduo2ssame5netd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2xgwdz4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenleffer.bsky.social/post/3loli5pym3s2fYikes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2025 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:2s3v2ytoofduo2ssame5netd/app.bsky.feed.post/3loli5pym3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenleffer.bsky.social/post/3loj6q4kwcs2hI wrote this so you didn't have to! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:2s3v2ytoofduo2ssame5netd/app.bsky.feed.post/3loj6q4kwcs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenleffer.bsky.social/post/3llrvfqulkk2eAmazing when federal agencies suddenly have no communications staff. Love it when there is no way for the public to learn about the work of their government.01 Apr 2025 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:2s3v2ytoofduo2ssame5netd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrvfqulkk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenleffer.bsky.social/post/3llenarbk5c27"It can be hard to describe or visualize exactly what kind of country you want to live in, but it is not so hard to recognize the one you don't." https://defector.com/it-is-what-it-looks-like27 Mar 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:2s3v2ytoofduo2ssame5netd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llenarbk5c27