Matt BlazeMay 28, 2025

HHS Secretary RFK Jr is proposing banning NIH-funded researchers from publishing in top-tier journals, including JAMA and Lancet.

This is bonkers for all sorts of reasons, but let me just mention one. He points out that Lancet has retracted articles. This is factually correct, but it's a reason these journals are *more* trustworthy, not less.

Journals and peer review don't guarantee that what's published is "correct". It's merely the best process we have to get closer to finding the truth.

Show threadMatt BlazeMay 28, 2025
When people say "scientists (or experts generally) are untrustworthy because they change their opinions all the time", they're actually describing an important reason science is *more* trustworthy.
Show threadDiane

@mattblaze

Don't you just love the their definition of "free speech" where the only speech that can be published has to go into journals with party approved censors installed?

May 28, 2025 at 8:24pmWeb
Show threadDianeMay 28, 2025

@mattblaze

If anyone in this thread is interested, I submitted a complaint about this topic to my rep, shared here

https://timeloop.cafe/@alienghic/114587388616548685

Diane (@[email protected])

Content warning: letter to representative about RFK. Jr. attempting to censor NIH scientists.

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