I think the issue was that Judtih raised a legitimate concern, but it was likely flagged by others as broaching some level of politics that the admins thought to restrain. In complete honestly, I share her concerns, in that incoming political appointments might endanger people’s health, but still felt that this shouldn’t be the forum for overtly political discussions, that we should stick to the science about topics when they are raised. That said, if a major political or governmental official expresses nonsense that someone in our community might take seriously, I think that could be an appropriate topic for us to respond to protect our community from disinformation and harm, as long as the dicussion is civil. At times, the admins might disagree.
Below are two prior threads, related to @Judith_in_Portland’s current thread.
Original thread:
To start a dicussion on what I thought could be a path forward, I posted this:
