Joseph Allen
@j_g_allen
Prof at Harvard; Exposure and Risk Science; Direct Harvard #HealthyBuildings Program; Coauthor of HEALTHY BUILDINGS w/ HBS Prof Macomber
“There’s going to be a fundamental rebalancing in terms of how we think about indoor spaces," Allen says. "I think people won’t tolerate sick buildings. That era is over. Rightly so, and good riddance.” #HealthyBuildings science.org/content/articl…
“RFK Jr is threatening to bar government scientists from publishing in our journals in favor of in-house, government-run publications, this moment demands a clear reminder of why the current system exists. Just as democracy depends on a free and independent press to hold power…
Pleased to write this @washingtonpost Op-Ed with Eric Rubin about the importance of independent medical journals like ours @NEJM & @JAMA_current This system is critical to Americans’ health. We must defend it. wapo.st/4kUqfV9
Pleased to write this @washingtonpost Op-Ed with Eric Rubin about the importance of independent medical journals like ours @NEJM & @JAMA_current This system is critical to Americans’ health. We must defend it. wapo.st/4kUqfV9
I've said it often: "The person who manages your building has a greater impact on your health than your doctor." They are the real heroes of the healthy buildings movement, so it's quite an honor to be recognized as a global influencer by @IFMA and their members who do the real…
Big day in court…
Lawyers for Harvard are presenting oral arguments against the Trump administration’s multibillion-dollar research funding cuts at a federal courthouse this morning. Here's what you need to know. @williamcmao and @laurelmshugart report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…
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Yes. Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking. Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.
This is part of the EPA directly responsible for gathering the health and impact data that are used to set safe limits for chemical and pollution exposure. Without those efforts, it will be near impossible for EPA to set any new standards for anything.
Breaking News: The EPA said it would eliminate its scientific research arm and begin firing hundreds of scientists, after denying that it intended to do so. nyti.ms/4500xIU
Repulsive.
“Months later, when Mr. Trump hosted a party at Mar-a-Lago for young women in a so-called calendar girl competition, Mr. Epstein was the only other guest” nytimes.com/2025/07/19/us/…
Scam-y
A company founded by RFK Jr.'s right hand helps supply people with letters attesting to their medical need for products like Peloton bikes and $9,000 saunas to get a tax break. @ronlieber @benjmueller nytimes.com/2025/07/18/bus…
“Completely and totally obliterated.” A thread.
“Completely and totally obliterated”
“I’ll go backstage before a show and everyone is getting dressed. No man is anywhere… they’re standing there with no clothes… I sort of get away with things like that.” ~ Trump on his Miss Teen Pageants. Fucking depraved pig.
Trump pardoned a pedophile
A California jury has convicted Kyle COLTON, a pardoned Jan. 6 defendant, of possession of child pornography. Colton had argued Trump’s pardon should have reached his child porn case because it was discovered during execution of Jan. 6 search warrant.
Follow the money.
4,725 wire transfers. More than $1 billion. #followthemoneyepstein
“Each of those cases has had the opportunity to expose hundreds or even thousands of other people, especially kids, either too young to be vaccinated, like Hal, or children with weak immune systems”
“Because he’s too young for the measles vaccine, Hal needed emergency shots of immunoglobulin, or IG, an antibody that helps the immune system fight off infections… Her family’s worry and frustration are playing out in households nationwide” nbcnews.com/health/health-…
Our study of pilot mental health found that 100s of pilots – up to 13.5 percent of the 1,848 surveyed – may be clinically depressed, and around 4.1 percent struggle with thoughts of self-harm or suicide.
This theory has been circulating for a few days now that deliberate pilot action (murder/suicide) is the cause of the India flight crash. @WSJ confirms. 🙏