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Replying to @Plenary_Session
Ah, yes, I’m sure this will be a good faith discussion and not snarky and condescending at all.pic.twitter.com/M3IEaOoair
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Replying to @AcornFrances @Plenary_Session
The opening mockingly refers to anonymous accounts as "courageous."
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That reminds me! There are good reasons to be anonymous other than "I don't want someone saying something to my boss." That will be my REALLY last tweet.
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Replying to @JHowardBrainMD @dfreedman7 and
But avoiding harassment at work IS a legitimate reason to use a pseudonym! Harassing critics by complaining to their bosses about their online activities is how antivaxers and quacks roll. It's their go-to move to try to intimidate critics to silence.
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Replying to @gorskon @JHowardBrainMD and
I've lost track of how many times I've been targeted for such harassment. The first time was in 2005, when a cancer quack named William O'Neill emailed my division chief, cancer center director, and department chair with complaints and threats to sue.
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Replying to @gorskon @JHowardBrainMD and
One particularly painful example came in 2010, when a group of antivaxers orchestrated an email, letter, and phone campaign against me, complaining to my med school dean, dept. chair, and cancer center director, university board of governors about a made up COI.
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Replying to @gorskon @dfreedman7 and
And in many ways, standing up to big pharma entails less risk. Here are some unfinished slides discussing/suggesting stopping MS meds in some patients for an upcoming talk. Though mega-$$$ is at stake, Biogen won't threaten or harass me. I risk nothing giving this talk.pic.twitter.com/wphCJ5aJe0
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Replying to @JHowardBrainMD @gorskon and
I suggest that
@VPrasadMDMPH invite you to discuss these issues on his next podcast. Actually, strange he has not already. He's not a coward.1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes -
Replying to @JHowardBrainMD @dfreedman7 and
I don't think he's interested in hearing my viewpoint. He's made that pretty clear, and I'm pretty sure he muted me a few days ago.
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If he really wanted to explore the topic, he could invite both me and @stevennovella of @SkepticsGuide. (Steve’s even better than I am discussing the role of skeptical dissections of alt med.) I’ll be surprised if he does, though. Or maybe just Steve if I’m too toxic for him.
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