I used to wonder what it felt like to be a scientist sounding the alarm on:

tobacco
AIDS

Now we’re living it.

Turns out the barrier isn’t evidence.

It’s denial.

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This is how you design to enable the use of active infrastructure by all people after dark.

Recent analysis by several Variant Hunters has confirmed that BA.3.2.* is preferentially infecting children.

For example, here’s a comparison of recent samples from New York. For children, BA.3.2.* is 11% of samples, vs just 1.4% of adults, so around 8X more common.

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Global
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Stephen Miller allegedly urged Department of Homeland Security agents to “force confrontations” with protesters in Minneapolis in order to win a “PR battle." trib.al/NcbpdiX

The Global North is increasingly unsafe for global health meetings American civil rights activist Maya Angelou once wrote, “prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible”.1 At a time of unprecedented national...

Sadly, the Global North, especially the United States, is increasingly unsafe for global health meetings

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The Human Cost of Failing to Name COVID ‘Airborne’ | The Tyee Safety laws are being sidestepped. One doctor’s nightmare shows how health-care workers pay the price.

“Here we are, six years after every province and territory in Canada declared states of emergency because of #COVID19, and yet we have not learned basic lessons from the pandemic.” 🦠

look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly

(@ wildheartrescue on TT)

COVID probably killed 150,000 more people in its first two years than official U.S. tolls show We have severely undercounted the number of COVID deaths, scientists say

COVID probably killed 150,000 more people in its first two years than official U.S. tolls show

We have severely undercounted the number of COVID deaths, scientists say

www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...

A devastating indictment of current NIH leadership.

This is a great example of how Fox manipulates it's viewers. Because they trust only Fox, the Fox audience is completely vulnerable to manipulation by Fox. How could they know that what they're seeing with their own eyes isn't real? They couldn't. They're seeing it happen, it's right there!

The more you know ...

The Earth has gained the equivalent of about 5.7 *billion* Hiroshima bombs worth of planetary heating since January, 2000.

About 89% of that heat went into heating the oceans. The rest to melt ice and snow, heat land and heat the atmosphere.

Geneva Convention 1977 Protocols:
“It is prohibited to attack, destroy, remove or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, such as... drinking #water installations & supplies and irrigation works... for any other motive.”

Horrifying. Jesus Lord in heaven.

Our troops are being instructed that Trump is appointed by Jesus to attack Iran and hasten Armageddon. More on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...

Text says "Have you heard of Immune Amnesia?If you haven’t (and even if you have), we’ll tell you about it.” In the corner is an image of a man scratching his head.

Important to understand first: When your body is exposed to certain germs that can cause diseases, your immune system builds a “memory” of them, so if you’re exposed to these germs again, your immune system recognizes them and knows how to fight them off. Your immune system also builds this memory when you get vaccinated, so you don’t have to get sick in order to protect yourself from future infections. Graphics show a shield with arms holding a sword and fighting off germs. Another graphic shows a vaccine vial

text says "Important to understand first: Immune amnesia means something has caused your body to lose, or “forget,” its memory of germs you’ve been exposed to before, meaning you’re more likely to get sick and to experience severe illness if you’re exposed to it again. Measles can cause your immune system to forget up to 73% of its memory. In other words, after having measles, you will be immune to measles, but may be at increased risk of other serious illnesses. Did you know? Measles is not the only virus that can harm your immune system. COVID-19 has also been found to cause long-term harm to your body’s ability to fight off illnesses, making you more likely to get sick and experience severe illness.” Graphics show a stick figure shivering with fear because the shield in front of him is broken, and now germs are reaching him. Two pie charts: one says “100% memory before” and the other shows “73% memory lost after"

Unfortunately, there’s no way to predict whose immune system will be most harmed by being sick. It can happen to anyone! The best way to avoid immune amnesia is to get vaccinated & take other steps to avoid getting sick So please remember, it is not a good idea to expose yourself to these viruses on purpose in order to build immunity! That is what vaccines are for. Getting sick makes you much more likely to hurt your immune system! Graphics of a vaccine, a mask, and an air purifier and open window symbolizing clean air

Did you know? Certain illnesses, like measles & COVID-19, can harm your immune system & make you more vulnerable to sickness later. Protect your immune system by getting vaccinated & avoiding getting sick! Learn more about measles & immune amnesia: www.healthychildren.org/English/tips...

Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.

“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”

People of all ages and abilities walk, cycle, drive, and ride public transportation along the low-traffic streets of Bilbao, which are lined with buildings, trees, bike infrastructure, and prominent 30 km/h speed limit signage and road markings.

People of all ages and abilities walk, cycle, drive, and ride public transportation along the low-traffic streets of Bilbao, which are lined with buildings, trees, bike infrastructure, and prominent 30 km/h speed limit signage and road markings.

People of all ages and abilities walk, cycle, drive, and ride public transportation along the low-traffic streets of Bilbao, which are lined with buildings, trees, bike infrastructure, and prominent 30 km/h speed limit signage and road markings.

People of all ages and abilities walk, cycle, drive, and ride public transportation along the low-traffic streets of Bilbao, which are lined with buildings, trees, bike infrastructure, and prominent 30 km/h speed limit signage and road markings.

Introduced in 2018 and expanded to all roads by 2020, Bilbao was the first European city of more than 300,000 inhabitants to adopt a universal 30 km/h speed limit. Several years on, the results suggest it has delivered broad benefits on safety, public health, travel efficiency, and quality of life.🧵

If you think empathy is a bad thing, you’re almost certainly a bad person.

RFK Jr. May Eliminate the USPSTF, Original Task Force Members Warn

Every single step that the anti-science, anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist RFK Jr takes to dismantle the US medical, public health, & health research systems is incredibly painful & distressing

This one would hit so hard

Without the USPSTF, evidence-based screening & prevention would crumble 😢

Teenage girls are being separated out in ice detention, and no one can visit them or assess/oversee their status.

Can you blame anyone for suspecting this administration, when the President is listed in the Epstein files a million times & many of his cabinet, members and advisors are in it as well?

ICE whistleblower warns new recruits are receiving "defective" training Documents given to Congress appear to show courses involving use-of-force were eliminated from ICE officer training.

Former ICE official warns Gestapo recruits (=ICE) are receiving “defective” training

ICE is a clear and present danger to the American People

www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-whi...

New Documents Reveal a Controversial Vaccine Study's Unusual Path to CDC Approval A new investigation has found irregularities in the ethics review of a grant to study effects of a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau.

Superb reporting from @katherineeban.bsky.social for @rollingstone.com on the scandal around the RFK-fueled, unethical HBV vaccine study in Guinea Bissau that horrified CDC staff, scientists and ethicists around the world. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Study: SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in 39% of hospital air samples during outbreaks, despite good ventilation

Study: SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in 39% of hospital air samples during outbreaks, despite good ventilation.

Kirby Institute researchers sampled air and surfaces in a Sydney hospital ED and ICU during two COVID-19 waves (Nov 2023–Jul 2024), detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in 39% of aerosol samples collected.

US job creation.

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New important and useful paper

Breaking Down Silos: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Mitigate Indoor Airborne Pathogen Transmission

‘A real tragedy’: Woman dies after being denied health care because she was pregnant A pregnant woman who was not seeking an abortion, was denied health care for her heart condition because she was pregnant and doctors did not want to risk harming the pregnancy. She died as a result. Her name was Ciji Graham and Pro Publica journalist Lizzie Presser reported on her story. “I think one of the things that's really disturbing in her medical records is that neither of the cardiologists that Graham saw spoke to her about her pregnancy and the risks of continuing it without getting the heart care that she needed,” she said. “And that silence around pregnancy, and its risks, that's being normalized by these bans is deeply, deeply concerning.” Georgetown law professor Michele Goodwin emphasizes that this is one of many tragedies that have taken place as a result of abortion bans. “We have these reproductive health care deserts throughout the United States, and we see the kind of suffering that's being reported, and then so much more that doesn't end up getting reported, that just simply gets lost in the mix of things,” she said. “And that's the real tragedy.”

“That silence around pregnancy, and its risks, that's being normalized by these [abortion] bans is deeply, deeply concerning,” said Pro Publica reporter Lizzie Presser. @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social adds, “It's really horrific what we see coming out of Dobbs.” #velshi

Here's the latest variant picture for the United States, to late January.

The XFG.* "Stratus" variant continued it’s dominance, flat at 71% frequency.

NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" was also flat at 15%.

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #USA #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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Here's the latest variant picture for Canada, to late January.

XFG.* "Stratus" continued falling to 47% frequency, and is now being challenged by NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus", which grew to 40%.

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Canada #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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The number of children in federal custody has climbed sharply since President Trump revived the practice of detaining immigrant families last year. Hundreds of children have since been held at a detention center in Dilley, Texas, where families describe poor conditions. trib.al/c0Wufj7

In his opening speech to the Munich Security Conference, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says that Europe must have its own security strategy as he calls to "repair transatlantic trust" with the U.S.