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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Cederhusen, Stockholm.
245 apartments in 10-13 storey cedar-clad buildings, with a cross laminated timber structure.
Designed by General Architecture.
A thread 🧵
245 apartments in 10-13 storey cedar-clad buildings, with a cross laminated timber structure.
Designed by General Architecture.
A thread 🧵
February 17, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Cederhusen, Stockholm.
245 apartments in 10-13 storey cedar-clad buildings, with a cross laminated timber structure.
Designed by General Architecture.
A thread 🧵
245 apartments in 10-13 storey cedar-clad buildings, with a cross laminated timber structure.
Designed by General Architecture.
A thread 🧵
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Tomorrow you may see James David Vance or some other purported Catholic from this administration with ashes on their forehead, it’s important to remember that it’s all just for show.
After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
February 18, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Tomorrow you may see James David Vance or some other purported Catholic from this administration with ashes on their forehead, it’s important to remember that it’s all just for show.
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#AcademicSky
Next time you curse the desk rejection decision you receive, ask yourself:
"But am I doing enough peer review, myself?"
My point: Editors are increasingly "forced" to desk reject bc they can't find reviewers, making them overly selective.
You don't want that. For yourself or field
Next time you curse the desk rejection decision you receive, ask yourself:
"But am I doing enough peer review, myself?"
My point: Editors are increasingly "forced" to desk reject bc they can't find reviewers, making them overly selective.
You don't want that. For yourself or field
February 18, 2026 at 1:14 AM
#AcademicSky
Next time you curse the desk rejection decision you receive, ask yourself:
"But am I doing enough peer review, myself?"
My point: Editors are increasingly "forced" to desk reject bc they can't find reviewers, making them overly selective.
You don't want that. For yourself or field
Next time you curse the desk rejection decision you receive, ask yourself:
"But am I doing enough peer review, myself?"
My point: Editors are increasingly "forced" to desk reject bc they can't find reviewers, making them overly selective.
You don't want that. For yourself or field
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I would shoot the computer with a handgun five to eight times
Writers if you could drop your novel or short story into an AI and have it make a great and watchable movie out of your story, and you could sell that movie, would you do it? #writers #WritingCommunity
February 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
I would shoot the computer with a handgun five to eight times
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
This is petty even for me but it's very funny to me that the GISAID front end is at a URL that includes "frontend"
February 17, 2026 at 5:48 PM
This is petty even for me but it's very funny to me that the GISAID front end is at a URL that includes "frontend"
It's so fucking crazy Clarence Thomas wrote the majority in Myriad
February 17, 2026 at 5:25 PM
It's so fucking crazy Clarence Thomas wrote the majority in Myriad
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RFK Jr.: ‘Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins’ https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-time-in-hot-cars-helps-babies-to-sweat-out-toxins/
February 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
RFK Jr.: ‘Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins’ https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-time-in-hot-cars-helps-babies-to-sweat-out-toxins/
jay bhattacharya seen drinking from puddle. jay bhattacharya seen throwing a rock at a pigeon. jay bhattacharya seen texting his mom he's sad. who fucking cares. i want to stop seeing him 24/7
February 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
jay bhattacharya seen drinking from puddle. jay bhattacharya seen throwing a rock at a pigeon. jay bhattacharya seen texting his mom he's sad. who fucking cares. i want to stop seeing him 24/7
In this thread you may discuss the new storefront next to my office, and even vote on whether it is a coffee shop, weed shop, or mummy shop. However, a firm warning: look it up and I will block you. It’s about the spirit of mystery
February 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
In this thread you may discuss the new storefront next to my office, and even vote on whether it is a coffee shop, weed shop, or mummy shop. However, a firm warning: look it up and I will block you. It’s about the spirit of mystery
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"Correct natural trajectory"!
Transphobes believe in teleology, confirmed a million times over. It's a basically pre-modern worldview that gets a lot of cover from the fact that it accords with our erroneous common-sense.
The scientific-world-conception is pro-trans, pre-modern mysticism is TERF.
Transphobes believe in teleology, confirmed a million times over. It's a basically pre-modern worldview that gets a lot of cover from the fact that it accords with our erroneous common-sense.
The scientific-world-conception is pro-trans, pre-modern mysticism is TERF.
"if they socially transition too early we think they can get locked onto a trajectory that may not have been the correct natural trajectory for them"
Direct quote.
Direct quote.
February 17, 2026 at 7:49 AM
"Correct natural trajectory"!
Transphobes believe in teleology, confirmed a million times over. It's a basically pre-modern worldview that gets a lot of cover from the fact that it accords with our erroneous common-sense.
The scientific-world-conception is pro-trans, pre-modern mysticism is TERF.
Transphobes believe in teleology, confirmed a million times over. It's a basically pre-modern worldview that gets a lot of cover from the fact that it accords with our erroneous common-sense.
The scientific-world-conception is pro-trans, pre-modern mysticism is TERF.
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‘His life is in danger,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility.
Two-month-old baby 'choking on his own vomit' while detained in Dilley
'His life is in danger,' U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility...
www.sacurrent.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
‘His life is in danger,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility.
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Are you an relatively new to field ecology and data collection? Or are are you supervising students? Our guide for effective field data collection is now published in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social! We also include a printable poster with a visual overview of the guide
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
February 16, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Are you an relatively new to field ecology and data collection? Or are are you supervising students? Our guide for effective field data collection is now published in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social! We also include a printable poster with a visual overview of the guide
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
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The AMA is urging the 24 remaining AU member states to ratify its treaty without delay — warning that gaps in ratification leave room for substandard and falsified medicines.
Universal ratification = stronger regulation + safer access to medicines. 💊🌍
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏
Universal ratification = stronger regulation + safer access to medicines. 💊🌍
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏
Call For 24 Countries To Ratify African Medicines Agency Treaty 'Without Delay' - Health Policy Watch
The African Medicines Agency (AMA) called on the 24 African member states that are yet to ratify the AMA Treaty to “act without delay” at a meeting on the
healthpolicy-watch.news
February 17, 2026 at 6:15 AM
The AMA is urging the 24 remaining AU member states to ratify its treaty without delay — warning that gaps in ratification leave room for substandard and falsified medicines.
Universal ratification = stronger regulation + safer access to medicines. 💊🌍
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏
Universal ratification = stronger regulation + safer access to medicines. 💊🌍
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏
Settle in with a nice cuppa, won’t you? It’s teabag Tuesday with Tony Dokoupil
February 17, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Settle in with a nice cuppa, won’t you? It’s teabag Tuesday with Tony Dokoupil
what if multilateralism is fine and specifically this country is just going subnuclear with Hitler particles
We’re renewing Canada’s relationship with China.
As part of our new strategic partnership, China is granting visa-free travel for Canadians.
As part of our new strategic partnership, China is granting visa-free travel for Canadians.
February 17, 2026 at 6:14 AM
what if multilateralism is fine and specifically this country is just going subnuclear with Hitler particles
extremely straight voice Man’s Best Friend is a no skips album
February 17, 2026 at 4:15 AM
extremely straight voice Man’s Best Friend is a no skips album
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I still think the best way to think of the ending of US AID is as the single worst genocide committed by any one US presidential administration.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I still think the best way to think of the ending of US AID is as the single worst genocide committed by any one US presidential administration.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026)
February 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026)
I bet it would feel so good to diff-in-diff this
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
February 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I bet it would feel so good to diff-in-diff this
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My god do we need UBI
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
Middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet
Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:16 AM
My god do we need UBI
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
Do you guys ever think about declassified intelligence assessments nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/331...
February 16, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Do you guys ever think about declassified intelligence assessments nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/331...
If we wanted to do something more than dunk on her for this (which we should) now would be a great moment to talk about how the State Department and CIA basically architected our vision of climate migration our of pure political fear rather than any empirical evidence it was going to happen
February 16, 2026 at 10:17 PM
If we wanted to do something more than dunk on her for this (which we should) now would be a great moment to talk about how the State Department and CIA basically architected our vision of climate migration our of pure political fear rather than any empirical evidence it was going to happen
it's extremely important that the next administration invest in mrna influenza vaccines so that in the next pandemic we can have the luxury of getting mad at the administration for a vaccine-forward outbreak response send tweet delete tweet
February 16, 2026 at 9:56 PM
it's extremely important that the next administration invest in mrna influenza vaccines so that in the next pandemic we can have the luxury of getting mad at the administration for a vaccine-forward outbreak response send tweet delete tweet