Işıl Arıcan
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Healthcare IT Exec • Former MD • Critical Thinking • Founder of
@yalansavar • Podcaster • Hiker • Experimental Cook • RPG/DND/FRP Player • Mini Painter • Cat Slave • TR & ENG
@yalansavar • Podcaster • Hiker • Experimental Cook • RPG/DND/FRP Player • Mini Painter • Cat Slave • TR & ENG
Finally I get to paint my favorite character from BG3 - Lae’zel.
It is fascinating how much difference a good sculpted model makes.
#dnd #bg3 #lae’zel #3dpainting #miniaturepainting
It is fascinating how much difference a good sculpted model makes.
#dnd #bg3 #lae’zel #3dpainting #miniaturepainting
February 14, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Finally I get to paint my favorite character from BG3 - Lae’zel.
It is fascinating how much difference a good sculpted model makes.
#dnd #bg3 #lae’zel #3dpainting #miniaturepainting
It is fascinating how much difference a good sculpted model makes.
#dnd #bg3 #lae’zel #3dpainting #miniaturepainting
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If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
We are are living in an alternate reality where the health policy is led by shady snake oil sellers.
We will be spending tons of money on ivermectin while running into risk of not having a flu vaccine when we need a new one urgently.
We will be spending tons of money on ivermectin while running into risk of not having a flu vaccine when we need a new one urgently.
So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
We are are living in an alternate reality where the health policy is led by shady snake oil sellers.
We will be spending tons of money on ivermectin while running into risk of not having a flu vaccine when we need a new one urgently.
We will be spending tons of money on ivermectin while running into risk of not having a flu vaccine when we need a new one urgently.
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[THREAD] Why it matters that the FDA is refusing to review Moderna's application for an mRNA based influenza vaccine.
1. Flu is a perpetual threat to human health, because it sometimes mutates and sparks major, deadly pandemics (including the 1918 flu). Our best defense is vaccines.
1. Flu is a perpetual threat to human health, because it sometimes mutates and sparks major, deadly pandemics (including the 1918 flu). Our best defense is vaccines.
"US regulators will not review Moderna’s request to license a new, potentially more effective flu shot – even though the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) previously gave the green light to the project ..."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... via @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... via @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com
FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
Moderna requests meeting to discuss refusal as decision could have implications for all new and updated vaccines
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:23 AM
[THREAD] Why it matters that the FDA is refusing to review Moderna's application for an mRNA based influenza vaccine.
1. Flu is a perpetual threat to human health, because it sometimes mutates and sparks major, deadly pandemics (including the 1918 flu). Our best defense is vaccines.
1. Flu is a perpetual threat to human health, because it sometimes mutates and sparks major, deadly pandemics (including the 1918 flu). Our best defense is vaccines.
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California state health authorities are warning people to stop foraging wild mushrooms as the death toll from a poisoning outbreak increased to four and as more than three dozen people have been sickened since November.
4 Dead in Mushroom Poisoning Outbreak in California
State health officials discouraged foraging this year, saying that toxic mushrooms can easily be confused with safe ones to eat.
nyti.ms
February 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM
California state health authorities are warning people to stop foraging wild mushrooms as the death toll from a poisoning outbreak increased to four and as more than three dozen people have been sickened since November.
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MAHA leaders rose to power via their COVID disinformation.
Today, they are recycling those myths to minimize measles and distract from their inability to contain it.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/newagain-2/
Today, they are recycling those myths to minimize measles and distract from their inability to contain it.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/newagain-2/
MAHA Leaders Are Recycling COVID Myths to Minimize Measles
Once again, everything old is new again. The circle of disinformation is complete.
sciencebasedmedicine.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
MAHA leaders rose to power via their COVID disinformation.
Today, they are recycling those myths to minimize measles and distract from their inability to contain it.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/newagain-2/
Today, they are recycling those myths to minimize measles and distract from their inability to contain it.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/newagain-2/
It is even more disgusting than I thought.
Once again I am convinced anyone obsessed with longevity and sells scam hacks or diets is a creepy at best and likely to be also a sort of a pervert.
Once again I am convinced anyone obsessed with longevity and sells scam hacks or diets is a creepy at best and likely to be also a sort of a pervert.
February 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
It is even more disgusting than I thought.
Once again I am convinced anyone obsessed with longevity and sells scam hacks or diets is a creepy at best and likely to be also a sort of a pervert.
Once again I am convinced anyone obsessed with longevity and sells scam hacks or diets is a creepy at best and likely to be also a sort of a pervert.
February 8, 2026 at 9:42 AM
We received a “cremation service” advertisement in our mailbox. I guess we are in the - prepare for your end of life-age.
What is worse is, the ad starts with the sentence “bring a loved one”.
WHO IS THIS MARKETING GENIUS? 😖😬
What is worse is, the ad starts with the sentence “bring a loved one”.
WHO IS THIS MARKETING GENIUS? 😖😬
February 8, 2026 at 3:42 AM
We received a “cremation service” advertisement in our mailbox. I guess we are in the - prepare for your end of life-age.
What is worse is, the ad starts with the sentence “bring a loved one”.
WHO IS THIS MARKETING GENIUS? 😖😬
What is worse is, the ad starts with the sentence “bring a loved one”.
WHO IS THIS MARKETING GENIUS? 😖😬
I really don’t care about Attia’s apology letter. Anyone who is this much star struck by a creepy pervert and feels it is ok to write those emails deserves all the criticism and disdain.
I am so disgusted by all these fanboys who raced to gain his favor by showing they are as vile as him.🤮
I am so disgusted by all these fanboys who raced to gain his favor by showing they are as vile as him.🤮
February 4, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I really don’t care about Attia’s apology letter. Anyone who is this much star struck by a creepy pervert and feels it is ok to write those emails deserves all the criticism and disdain.
I am so disgusted by all these fanboys who raced to gain his favor by showing they are as vile as him.🤮
I am so disgusted by all these fanboys who raced to gain his favor by showing they are as vile as him.🤮
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Jay Bhattacharya plays word games about vaccines rather than clearly stating the facts that there is no scientific evidence that vaccines cause autism. #science
BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
February 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Jay Bhattacharya plays word games about vaccines rather than clearly stating the facts that there is no scientific evidence that vaccines cause autism. #science
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As more people get their news from AI, even “accurate” answers can quietly shape what we think by highlighting some viewpoints and downplaying others.
theconversationus.substack.com/p/people-are...
theconversationus.substack.com/p/people-are...
People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views
Even when information is factually accurate, how it's presented can introduce subtle biases. As large language models increasingly bring people the news, this bias is a looming problem.
theconversationus.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
As more people get their news from AI, even “accurate” answers can quietly shape what we think by highlighting some viewpoints and downplaying others.
theconversationus.substack.com/p/people-are...
theconversationus.substack.com/p/people-are...
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I was a White House ethics lawyer.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
Foreign countries are bribing our president to sell out the American people.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
February 2, 2026 at 7:28 AM
I was a White House ethics lawyer.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
He does have a way of destroying things when things don’t go as he planned.
And Kennedy Center is no exception- except they fired him before he closed them down.
(By “them” obviously I mean the OG, not the recently appointed brown nosed losers.)
And Kennedy Center is no exception- except they fired him before he closed them down.
(By “them” obviously I mean the OG, not the recently appointed brown nosed losers.)
Trump says he won't tear down the Kennedy Center arts venue but it needs to be closed for repairs
Trump says he won't tear down the Kennedy Center arts venue but it needs to be closed for repairs
Trump says he won't tear down the Kennedy Center arts venue but it needs to be closed for repairs
www.independent.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 4:51 AM
He does have a way of destroying things when things don’t go as he planned.
And Kennedy Center is no exception- except they fired him before he closed them down.
(By “them” obviously I mean the OG, not the recently appointed brown nosed losers.)
And Kennedy Center is no exception- except they fired him before he closed them down.
(By “them” obviously I mean the OG, not the recently appointed brown nosed losers.)
Kendi çektiğiniz bir manzara fotosu paylaşın.
February 1, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Kendi çektiğiniz bir manzara fotosu paylaşın.
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Oh look, according to Peter Attia MD “pussy is low carb” something that is totally normal for a doctor to say to Epstein, who had previously been convicted of procuring a child for prostitution
January 31, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Oh look, according to Peter Attia MD “pussy is low carb” something that is totally normal for a doctor to say to Epstein, who had previously been convicted of procuring a child for prostitution
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If camo’s built-in purpose is to avoid detection, ICE’s embrace of it is the opposite: They want maximum visibility. They are dressing for the war they want.
“What you’re seeing is the functionality of gear for legitimate, militarized purposes versus a type of postmodern, performative imagery."
“What you’re seeing is the functionality of gear for legitimate, militarized purposes versus a type of postmodern, performative imagery."
ICE’s theater of war
Camo and hats for jungle combat do not make sense in American cities. But they are key to dressing for the war ICE has imagined.
www.motherjones.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:37 PM
If camo’s built-in purpose is to avoid detection, ICE’s embrace of it is the opposite: They want maximum visibility. They are dressing for the war they want.
“What you’re seeing is the functionality of gear for legitimate, militarized purposes versus a type of postmodern, performative imagery."
“What you’re seeing is the functionality of gear for legitimate, militarized purposes versus a type of postmodern, performative imagery."
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
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Shermer is promoting his book “Truth” while victim blaming Minnesota execution victims.
Hard to sink lower.
h/t @gorskon.bsky.social
Hard to sink lower.
h/t @gorskon.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Shermer is promoting his book “Truth” while victim blaming Minnesota execution victims.
Hard to sink lower.
h/t @gorskon.bsky.social
Hard to sink lower.
h/t @gorskon.bsky.social
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Amateur hour in Minneapolis continues, even with Bovino out of the picture.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
January 28, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Amateur hour in Minneapolis continues, even with Bovino out of the picture.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
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Nearly half of the mortality gap between Black and White adults can be traced to the cumulative toll of stress and inflammation, a new study shows.
These two biomarkers bolster the “weathering hypothesis” that links systemic racism to health disparities. https://wapo.st/3ZBYlow
These two biomarkers bolster the “weathering hypothesis” that links systemic racism to health disparities. https://wapo.st/3ZBYlow
January 28, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Nearly half of the mortality gap between Black and White adults can be traced to the cumulative toll of stress and inflammation, a new study shows.
These two biomarkers bolster the “weathering hypothesis” that links systemic racism to health disparities. https://wapo.st/3ZBYlow
These two biomarkers bolster the “weathering hypothesis” that links systemic racism to health disparities. https://wapo.st/3ZBYlow
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In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
AAP Releases 2026 Child Vax Schedule, No Longer Endorses CDC's Version www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
AAP Releases 2026 Child Vax Schedule, No Longer Endorses CDC's Version
'We're going to publish vaccine recommendations that are based on scientific evidence'
www.medpagetoday.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM
AAP Releases 2026 Child Vax Schedule, No Longer Endorses CDC's Version www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
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Alex Pretti, who is identified as the man fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, was an intensive care nurse dedicated to treating veterans.
Read more about him here: https://wapo.st/3M62eyV
Read more about him here: https://wapo.st/3M62eyV
January 24, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Alex Pretti, who is identified as the man fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, was an intensive care nurse dedicated to treating veterans.
Read more about him here: https://wapo.st/3M62eyV
Read more about him here: https://wapo.st/3M62eyV