Journalist. Health, science, tech in plain English and in context. Truth is not liberal bias. Facts matter, but stories stick. maggie.34 on Signal maggiefox.com https://www.scientificamerican.com/author/maggie-fox/ onehealthtrust.org podcast hosthttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiefox.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiefox.bsky.social/post/3myxmipq3lc2uhttps://newsguild.org/journalists-in-ohio-withhold-bylines-over-journalistic-integrity-concerns-with-usa-today-co-ai-tool/28 Oct 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:brydevdr22vgr4l5ohzsqsbf/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxmipq3lc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiefox.bsky.social/post/3myx5yc6i222uNew #peptide policy is pre-published by #HHS, not #FDA. Unsurprisingly, it allows free rein to peptide charlatans. https://substack.com/@maggiefox/note/c-372597311?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=13ebl28 Oct 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:brydevdr22vgr4l5ohzsqsbf/app.bsky.feed.post/3myx5yc6i222uhttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiefox.bsky.social/post/3myubnxxo5s2cNot clear why the head of HHS feels the need to spread uninformed bigotry but this is notable in its ignorance and hatred. In case anyone needs some very basic reminders: 1. algebra 2. Khalil Gibran But..seriously? [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:brydevdr22vgr4l5ohzsqsbf/app.bsky.feed.post/3myubnxxo5s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiefox.bsky.social/post/3mykj2pys722h@froomkin.bsky.social How about the credulous reporting of this one? https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/melania-trump-helps-forge-ceasefire-133642805.html The old-fashioned use of the word "claim" could easily fix the heds and ledes.23 Oct 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:brydevdr22vgr4l5ohzsqsbf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykj2pys722hhttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiefox.bsky.social/post/3mykdp4pfac2cThis is worthwhile for the quotes from mink farm owner Chad Fenn and the legwork Propublica did. But do read the Salt Lake Tribune story https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/09/27/animal-advocates-raise-alarm-over/ Neither story explains the science or risks well but that is difficult. #H5N1 #birdflu [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:brydevdr22vgr4l5ohzsqsbf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykdp4pfac2chttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiefox.bsky.social/post/3mykbmiiwac2c"in an ad that abandoned standards of previously accepted decency even by the new crude approach of the Trump era" or in "in an approach crude even by newly coarsened attack ad standards" [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:brydevdr22vgr4l5ohzsqsbf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykbmiiwac2chttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiefox.bsky.social/post/3myhu73tgpk2lGreat job detailing just what happened there. I watched the opinion section dry up in real time -- right after Trump got elected. Talk about cowardice. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:brydevdr22vgr4l5ohzsqsbf/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhu73tgpk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiefox.bsky.social/post/3myfcx3baus2nYou can find examples of simple communication in all sorts of places. Kid's prayers are a great place to look. https://maggiefox.substack.com/p/the-power-of-a-prayer?r=13ebl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true21 Oct 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:brydevdr22vgr4l5ohzsqsbf/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfcx3baus2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiefox.bsky.social/post/3mybdpgpgqs26https://youtube.com/shorts/2rfNDhnDLLc?is=ROszj_FlONd3wGg3 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:brydevdr22vgr4l5ohzsqsbf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybdpgpgqs26https://bsky.app/profile/maggiefox.bsky.social/post/3mxyzco7pz22qThis is the headline. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:brydevdr22vgr4l5ohzsqsbf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyzco7pz22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/maggiefox.bsky.social/post/3mxyyr4gy5k2qDo we think Israel will do anything about this? Consider this: 41 years ago, the first time anyone ever shot at me, it was a group of Israeli soldiers who were occupying southern Lebanon, shooting at a group of unarmed journalists on foot. They did not care then. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:brydevdr22vgr4l5ohzsqsbf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyyr4gy5k2q