As they day: better late than pregnant. ⌚

LOL

This includes college educated people

Most people are *terrible* at even simple internet searching and figuring out what's bullshit from what's not (this was true even before AI, which is making it worse)

“Rewrite All of Your Woke Science”: Early-Career Researcher Says NIH’s Anti-DEI Agenda is Hurting Science Dr. Michael D. Green says his work is being censored to fit an “amorphous political agenda.”

NEW: The NIH has been policing language in research proposals to weed out “DEI”—a term seemingly loosely defined to mean anything relating specifically to minority groups.

I spoke with an early-career researcher who says his work is being censored.

www.importantcontext.news/p/rewrite-al...

...This is going to potentially enable them to slash n burn WAY MORE federal grant $$ for *all kinds of things,* not just research. Housing, healthcare, transportation, food aid, you name it. And they'll be able to exterminate (& deny future projects) very efficiently

New DEI and Immigration Certification Requirement Proposed for Federal Grant Recipients in Sam.gov On January 28, 2026, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) published a request for comments under the Paperwork Reduction Act on the regulatory burden of a proposed update to the SAM.gov Financi...

Trump's administration is also poised to make a change that will potentially impact hundreds of thousands of federal awards across the board for ALL agencies, not just NIH (both current awardees AND future awardees) 👀. No one is paying attention to this

www.akingump.com/en/insights/...

I cannot reiterate enough with the frequency and gravity it deserves that every reinfection increases the cumulative risk of Long COVlD.

Our PMC survey data (n>2,000) suggest it is rare to avoid LC after 5+ known infections. I'll talk more about that again Sunday night in Becky's Space.

Screenshot of a Medical Xpress article dated February 25, 2026, titled “Long-term brain effects of COVID-19 vs. flu: Study reveals key differences,” credited to Tulane University. Below, a person wearing glasses covers their mouth with a hand, appearing unwell.

Even mild COVID-19 or flu can have lasting effects, but Tulane University research in Louisiana shows only COVID-19 is linked to ongoing brain inflammation and small vessel damage—even after the virus is no longer detectable.

Source: medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...

COVID NEVER ENDED.

And its not too late for you to start masking again.

(Those of you that, like me, have been masking the whole time, nice job 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼)

The SAVE Act and its more extreme version, the SAVE America Act, could shut millions of eligible citizens out of our democracy.

Tell Congress to reject these attacks on our freedom to vote at aclu.org/stop_anti_voter_

It’s unreal people are ok with it.

PMC report for Feb 23, 2026 Heat map showing CDC levels by state PMC estimates of 1 in 58 people actively infectious (1.7% of the population) and 850,000 new daily infections.

PMC COVlD Report (2/23/26): Transmission has increased in the South, while stable across much of the U.S.

Using harmonized wastewater data, we project...
✴️18 states with High/Very High levels
✴️1 in 58 Americans actively infectious
✴️850,000 new daily infections

Link: pmc19.com/data
THREAD 1 of 3 🧵

Heat map form CDC data with PMC estimates of 1 in 71 actively infectious, nearly 700,000 new daily infections.

PMC COVlD Report, Week of Feb 16, 2026 (U.S.)

14 states are still experiencing High/Very High COVlD levels amid a lingering 12th wave.

Minnesota may be at an all-time high.

THREAD 1 of 4 🧵

(ticker tape, ticker tape)

Heat map from CDC data with PMC estimates. Description of "Very High" states in next post

Based on today's CDC & Biobot data, we estimate the following for the week of Jan 19:

🔸1 in 52 people in the U.S. actively infectious
🔸25% chance of exposure in a room of 15 ppl
🔸Nearly 1 million new daily infections
🔸5 cumulative infections per person all-time (avg)
🧵1/5

Covid-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds Between 2022 and 2024, covid-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows.

Covid-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds gizmodo.com/covid-19-is-...

It was reprehensible when people mocked condom usage at the height of the AIDS pandemic.

It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.

Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.

People who care about journalism should read "60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonso's full email about CBS News boss Bari Weiss spiking her report.
Alfonso makes key points about not letting the government veto your story and not betraying sources.
Weiss could use ethics lessons from Alfonso.

Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.

here’s a list of great independent media
outlets to support instead of fascists:

Reminds me of that time I needed emergency appendectomy & I was on morphine & the hospital billing guy came to my room to ask me to pay the copay upfront

I was like dude I’m going next door to check the other hospital‘s price also what’s my name again

Ps I’m an economist, ok w/markets generally

She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security. Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.

Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, was appointed to a senior DHS position in which she’ll help oversee election security.

“DHS now appears poised to become a primary amplifier of false election conspiracies pushed by our enemies,” one expert said.

I just find everything feels a bit better when I watch this.

Cripes

I just called Disney+ to cancel my account and had the most joyful interaction with an operator who was laughing the entire time about how many people had canceled today.

I can only imagine how it feels to spend an entire day witnessing how many people want to stop fascism.

Thank you 🙏

Also you linked to a great interview with @michael-hoerger.bsky.social

Several states have issued orders or taken similar actions to protect access to COVID vaccines including: CO, MA, MD, MN, NM, NY, PA, WA

Please call your Governor's office and demand that they take action to make sure COVID vaccines are accessible to everyone!

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Tied to Early Vascular Aging A multicenter study shows increased arterial stiffness among patients who have COVID.

#SARSCoV2 infection has been linked to early vascular aging, especially in women. In the multicenter study, researchers found anyone who had #Covid—including mild cases—developed stiffer arteries than those who hadn't been infected www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

crazy how the "savvy" position was to cave on funding the govt in march, and part of the reason was "SCOTUS will make Trump honor appropriations, strengthening the Dems' hands in Sept negotiations," and now we're here, that didn't happen, and the savvy position is to cave on funding again.

National Guard documents show public ‘fear,’ troops’ ‘shame’ over D.C. presence Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans’ trust in the military.

A National Guard report accidentally emailed to the Post says veterans and active-duty troops view the D.C. deployment with "shame and alarm" @alexhorton.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...