We were constantly told that students objecting to bigots on campus was the greatest threat to free speech and now those same people have instituted a ideological minder program on college campuses that would make the Soviets blush.
Focused on the American reality, but it can easily be applied elsewhere
arstechnica.com/culture/2026...
It's as if recent reporting on the issue has been nothing but a case of a massive moral panic
www.engadget.com/social-media...
The FDA refused to review Moderna’s application for a new influenza vaccine. www.statnews.com/2026/02/10/f...
using AlphaFold, scientists can now predict a protein structure w/o having to do years of work purifying a protein or protein complexes for crying-EM (eg). Made freely available to the scientific community has accelerated our understanding of how proteins function, and how mutations impact activity.
NEW: After DOGE outed Mohammad Halimi on social media, Taliban intelligence agents blindfolded and took three of his family members to a remote prison.
They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
Horrific. mRNA vaccines have saved millions of lives and could save millions more.
“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a UMN expert on infectious diseases & pandemic preparations.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-va...
Two vaccine candidates using mRNA technology elicit a potent immune response against HIV
go.nature.com/46Kiais
www.chemistryworld.com/news/an-act-... UK visa costs 'act of national self-harm' as chemistry departments struggle to attract international research talent | Chemistry World
Britain is not a broken society https://on.ft.com/45nWkQx | opinion
🇦🇫 On the streets of Kabul, ‘virtue police’ chase and arrest young women for apparent breaches of strict dress code
These are the same people that would ban table salt because sodium is highly reactive and can explode www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
It is my opinion that introducing age verification now is irresponsible, mainly because we have now reached the point where Western governments *are* using "the database state" and exploiting online surveillance to be repressive - just as privacy activists warned for decades. This applies to UK & US
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@jonah@neat.computer posted here: https://mastodon.social/@jonah@neat.computer/114902990636685184
Buried in Proton's Al announcement [proton me] today is a pretty
shocking detail about their service:
"Because of legal uncertainty around Swiss government
proposals [www.tdg.ch] to introduce mass surveillance —
proposals that have been outlawed in the EU — Proton is moving
most of its physical infrastructure out of Switzerland. Lumo will
be the first product to move."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hrl5pa232nb72z4f2dyyhasr/bafkreignd5ukrf54gyol65nhnaap5z6gd7pohmakyurzw3q6xqjhvuobuu)
= Jonah Aragon @jonah@neat.computer posted here: https://mastodon.social/@jonah@neat.computer/114902990636685184 Buried in Proton's Al announcement [proton me] today is a pretty shocking detail about their service: "Because of legal uncertainty around Swiss government proposals [www.tdg.ch] to introduce mass surveillance — proposals that have been outlawed in the EU — Proton is moving most of its physical infrastructure out of Switzerland. Lumo will be the first product to move."
So "EU privacy" is better than "Swiss privacy" - interesting news, given the source. 👀
Background on the upcoming Swiss surveillance law that's worse than US surveillance laws - and that we all need to fight against! 💪
👉 tuta.com/blog/switzer...
"Voice of Beyond" makes me think more of a séance session in an old Victorian house than in a curiosity-driven, forward-thinking university
I wasn't a massive fan of the music of Black Sabbath, but as a fan of metal it's impossible not to feel what a loss Ozzy Osbourne's passing is. Rest in peace!
