Colin Carlson
@colincarlson.bsky.social
Climate change, global health security, science diplomacy, and good futures • Yale and elsewhere • carlsonlab.bio • viralemergence.org • he/they
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NEW‼️ For the forthcoming Pandemic Agreement travaux préparatoires edited by @alexandraphelan.bsky.social, we did a deep dive on how experts and evidence shaped the negotiations. What we found is a microcosm of global health: limited time, high stakes, and familiar shady actors like Big Pharma. (1/3)
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BREAKING: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been convicted of insurrection for declaring martial law in December 2024, and has been sentenced to life in prison.
February 19, 2026 at 7:03 AM
BREAKING: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been convicted of insurrection for declaring martial law in December 2024, and has been sentenced to life in prison.
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🔥 ⚖️ #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 in historic case against TotalEnergies, today & tomorrow, 🇫🇷 🧑⚖️ French court holds landmark hearing that could redefine corporate climate accountability.
📝 🧵 Live reporting from Paris Judicial Court ⬇️
📝 🧵 Live reporting from Paris Judicial Court ⬇️
February 19, 2026 at 8:10 AM
🔥 ⚖️ #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 in historic case against TotalEnergies, today & tomorrow, 🇫🇷 🧑⚖️ French court holds landmark hearing that could redefine corporate climate accountability.
📝 🧵 Live reporting from Paris Judicial Court ⬇️
📝 🧵 Live reporting from Paris Judicial Court ⬇️
there are no adults in the room societally
February 19, 2026 at 4:21 AM
there are no adults in the room societally
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New — This was projected on the US Institute of Peace building this evening ahead of the first meeting tomorrow of Trump’s farcically-named “Board of Peace.”
Photo taken by person who was over there tonight. Unclear who’s behind the projection.
Photo taken by person who was over there tonight. Unclear who’s behind the projection.
February 19, 2026 at 3:48 AM
New — This was projected on the US Institute of Peace building this evening ahead of the first meeting tomorrow of Trump’s farcically-named “Board of Peace.”
Photo taken by person who was over there tonight. Unclear who’s behind the projection.
Photo taken by person who was over there tonight. Unclear who’s behind the projection.
The thing I haven’t posted here yet is I’ve been worried he would just end up acting director like this admin likes to do, which would fuck me (and everyone) up immediately. So it’s nice to imagine the opposite might happen and also be extremely funny
Some have speculated that Trump won’t be upset if the Senate votes down O’Neill as the agency’s 16th director. If that happens, the agency could be facing an extended period of interim leaders. 7/7
February 19, 2026 at 3:41 AM
The thing I haven’t posted here yet is I’ve been worried he would just end up acting director like this admin likes to do, which would fuck me (and everyone) up immediately. So it’s nice to imagine the opposite might happen and also be extremely funny
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Tonight at Law Dork: A new DHS memo lays out an aggressive anti-refugee policy. www.lawdork.com/p/exclusive-...
February 19, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Tonight at Law Dork: A new DHS memo lays out an aggressive anti-refugee policy. www.lawdork.com/p/exclusive-...
first date question: what's your favorite part to sing in into the woods
February 19, 2026 at 1:19 AM
first date question: what's your favorite part to sing in into the woods
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If you block Claude AI on Github, it will tell you at the top of any repository if Claude has contributed to it
February 19, 2026 at 1:10 AM
If you block Claude AI on Github, it will tell you at the top of any repository if Claude has contributed to it
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are you forgetting that you are dust and to dust you shall return, playboy?
March 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
are you forgetting that you are dust and to dust you shall return, playboy?
one thing i think most productions of into the woods do wrong is rush through Maybe They're Magic because you're trying to get out of the long exposition. huge mistake. put some long silences in this thing. i want to see some crazy facial expressions
No what matters is that
Everyone tells tiny lies
What's important really is the size!
Only three more tries
And we'll have our prize
When the end's in sight, you'll realize
If the end is right, it justifies the beans!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajAA...
Everyone tells tiny lies
What's important really is the size!
Only three more tries
And we'll have our prize
When the end's in sight, you'll realize
If the end is right, it justifies the beans!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajAA...
February 19, 2026 at 12:56 AM
one thing i think most productions of into the woods do wrong is rush through Maybe They're Magic because you're trying to get out of the long exposition. huge mistake. put some long silences in this thing. i want to see some crazy facial expressions
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Precisely.
FDA's "expert panels" are "engineered to give the appearance of a true advisory committee...without requiring the FDA to actually have to face an independent advisory committee making clear recommendations it cannot predict."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
FDA's "expert panels" are "engineered to give the appearance of a true advisory committee...without requiring the FDA to actually have to face an independent advisory committee making clear recommendations it cannot predict."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Law, Politics, and Expert Panels at the US Food and Drug Administration
This Viewpoint discusses the lawfulness and credibility of the US Food and Drug Administration’s recent move to using expert panels rather than advisory committees for decision-making.
jamanetwork.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Precisely.
FDA's "expert panels" are "engineered to give the appearance of a true advisory committee...without requiring the FDA to actually have to face an independent advisory committee making clear recommendations it cannot predict."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
FDA's "expert panels" are "engineered to give the appearance of a true advisory committee...without requiring the FDA to actually have to face an independent advisory committee making clear recommendations it cannot predict."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
one thing that's incredibly frustrating about All This is i really do think i'm just finally getting Very Good at my craft
February 18, 2026 at 11:54 PM
one thing that's incredibly frustrating about All This is i really do think i'm just finally getting Very Good at my craft
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there are so many people who could fix this if they just wanted to
February 18, 2026 at 11:15 PM
there are so many people who could fix this if they just wanted to
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There’s a lot to investigate and report on from today’s stunning deposition of Les Wexner. But here’s something I can’t get over.
I asked Mr. Wexner if the DOJ or FBI ever contacted him to ask him about Epstein and his crimes. He said NO. That’s outrageous and unforgivable.
I asked Mr. Wexner if the DOJ or FBI ever contacted him to ask him about Epstein and his crimes. He said NO. That’s outrageous and unforgivable.
February 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
There’s a lot to investigate and report on from today’s stunning deposition of Les Wexner. But here’s something I can’t get over.
I asked Mr. Wexner if the DOJ or FBI ever contacted him to ask him about Epstein and his crimes. He said NO. That’s outrageous and unforgivable.
I asked Mr. Wexner if the DOJ or FBI ever contacted him to ask him about Epstein and his crimes. He said NO. That’s outrageous and unforgivable.
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DC Statehood yesterday
Today President Trump signed the resolution approved by Congress that repeals a D.C. bill that decoupled the local tax code from some provisions of the federal tax code.
It's only the fifth time in the last 50 years that a D.C. bill has been repealed by Congress.
It's only the fifth time in the last 50 years that a D.C. bill has been repealed by Congress.
February 18, 2026 at 10:54 PM
DC Statehood yesterday
you guys have to stop spelling gavin newsom wrong. it's six letters
February 18, 2026 at 10:39 PM
you guys have to stop spelling gavin newsom wrong. it's six letters
might go to nyc tonight or tomorrow and find something to do, rather than sit at home and dwell on the nsf news
February 18, 2026 at 10:16 PM
might go to nyc tonight or tomorrow and find something to do, rather than sit at home and dwell on the nsf news
the purpose of this post it note is to focus me on beating these bastards but currently it does mostly feel like it’s taunting me
February 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM
the purpose of this post it note is to focus me on beating these bastards but currently it does mostly feel like it’s taunting me
among other things it is important to remember that the last NSF director who Trump nominated stayed in that position through the entire Biden administration, because we get lazy about NSF compared to NIH, and so there is a very good chance we have Permanent Wet Director. nsf funding over now
February 18, 2026 at 8:39 PM
among other things it is important to remember that the last NSF director who Trump nominated stayed in that position through the entire Biden administration, because we get lazy about NSF compared to NIH, and so there is a very good chance we have Permanent Wet Director. nsf funding over now
it's cool that my career is over
February 18, 2026 at 8:37 PM
it's cool that my career is over
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A 2023 law change made the CDC director position subject to Senate confirmation starting January 20, 2025.
If the administration just keeps cycling through temporary leaders, they don't need Senate confirmation and can keep pushing through their vaccine agenda. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
If the administration just keeps cycling through temporary leaders, they don't need Senate confirmation and can keep pushing through their vaccine agenda. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM
A 2023 law change made the CDC director position subject to Senate confirmation starting January 20, 2025.
If the administration just keeps cycling through temporary leaders, they don't need Senate confirmation and can keep pushing through their vaccine agenda. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
If the administration just keeps cycling through temporary leaders, they don't need Senate confirmation and can keep pushing through their vaccine agenda. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
okay, you've all gotten used to hearing jay bhattacharya's name in the last year, and it's very bad he's running cdc, but no joke if jim o'neill is confirmed as nsf director, my lab's financial model is over
February 18, 2026 at 8:29 PM
okay, you've all gotten used to hearing jay bhattacharya's name in the last year, and it's very bad he's running cdc, but no joke if jim o'neill is confirmed as nsf director, my lab's financial model is over