Dr. Benjamin Mateus, MD
@BenjaminMateus7
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I am a physician in the United States and a member of the Socialist Equality Party. I write on COVID-19 for the World Socialist Web Site, https://t.co/UTijC9TwGt
Joined April 2020
Clearly the right-wing reaction to scientific inquiry insists on defamation, gutter denunciation, enraged tirades. Not once do they construct a cohesive rational argument laying out the facts to prove their perspective. They are stupid and dangerous.
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RT @DebraDSW: “The origins of COVID-19 and the politics of the “lab-leak” myth: A discussion with science writer Philipp Markolin “ https:/….
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The author of Lab Leak Fever has comprehensively exposed the baseless ultra-right campaign to blame COVID-19 on the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.
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RT @WSWS_Updates: #ЛевТроцкий: Манифест Коммунистического Интернационала к пролетариям всего мира .
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Этот манифест был представлен на Первом Конгрессе Коммунистического Интернационала в Москве и единогласно принят на заключительном заседании Конгресса 6 марта 1919 года.
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RT @PhilippMarkolin: You can read the full interview here:.
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The author of Lab Leak Fever has comprehensively exposed the baseless ultra-right campaign to blame COVID-19 on the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.
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RT @PhilippMarkolin: "Science demands that theories explain the evidence we already have. The zoonotic hypothesis explains it elegantly: mu….
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RT @PhilippMarkolin: "This convergence of epidemiology, phylogenetics & environmental DNA makes the market-origin hypothesis extraordinaril….
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RT @PhilippMarkolin: "Their initial motivation was to test whether the market really was the epicenter. Some had argued it was only an “amp….
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RT @PhilippMarkolin: "Yes. The strongest evidence comes from the work of Michael Worobey, Kristian Andersen, Jonathan Pekar, and other lead….
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RT @PhilippMarkolin: "Even within human coronaviruses, the pattern varies. Some have a furin cleavage site but do not bind ACE2. Others bin….
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RT @PhilippMarkolin: "Simply adding a furin cleavage site does not transform a bat gastrointestinal virus into a human respiratory pathogen….
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RT @PhilippMarkolin: "My guiding principle has been clear: “To all defenders of an evidence-based worldview”—the dedication in my book. E….
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RT @PhilippMarkolin: "My account doesn’t rely on unverifiable Chinese sources. That independence is important politically, since both China….
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RT @PhilippMarkolin: I gave a long interview to @BenjaminMateus7 about my book Lab Leak Fever and the politics surrounding the lab leak con….
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RT @PeterDaszak: Great interview with @PhilippMarkolin by @BenjaminMateus7. Recommended reading if you're curious about why, 5+ yrs after C….
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Once we lose a culture of truth, it is not clear how we ever recover it. My hope is that we remember scientists are not enemies, but fellow human beings working for the common good. @PhilippMarkolin @PeterDaszak.@hiltzikm @MichaelWorobey @WalkerBragman.
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The author of Lab Leak Fever has comprehensively exposed the baseless ultra-right campaign to blame COVID-19 on the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.
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RT @AriW1977: . The deadly toll of American capitalism on children.Death rate fo….
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The capitalist system treats human life as expendable from birth to death, and the same social relations that produce 54 excess child deaths per day continue to operate throughout workers’ lives.
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RT @michael_hoerger: PMC COVlD Update, August 18, 2025. Very High Transmission: Alaska, Guam, Hawai'i, Nevada, Texas, Utah. High Transmissi….
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Important work by #naturehealthglobal on the continued risk of zoonotic spillover into human populations. @WalkerBragman @PhilippMarkolin.@Antonio_Caramia.@yaneerbaryam.@PeterDaszak.
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A new scientific paper from Nature Health Global scientists identifies widespread spillover risk of a group of coronaviruses in China and Southeast Asia.
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The violent attack on the #CDC can only be explained by the broader sustained attack on public health and scientists by right wing reaction!.@Antonio_Caramia @greg_travis @PeterDaszak @PhilippMarkolin @DrEricDing.@EpiEllie @yaneerbaryam.
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The August 8 CDC shooting, fueled by conspiracy theories and political attacks on public health, left one officer dead and staff traumatized, exposing how years of anti-science rhetoric and policy...
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RT @10DaysThatShook: Trump orders federal police mobilization in Washington DC - World Socialist Web Site
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The drumbeat for mass repression includes a threat to call out the National Guard to occupy the US capital.
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