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Jonathan Dushoff
@jdushoff.bsky.social
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Theoretical biologist, recreational mathematician, anti-fascist*.

* I had planned not to be political here, but when circumstances change, decisions sometimes have to change.
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jdushoff.bsky.social
Some nice press coverage from our #DavidEarn-led article on CANDID (Canadian Notifiable Disease Incidence Dataset) archive.ph/jRBfz

See also journals.plos.org/globalpublic... bsky.app/profile/jdus...

@davidearn.bsky.social @cfts.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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malwarejake.bsky.social
Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
In 2026, countries that want to win the trade war have a unique historical possibility: They could repeal their “anticircumvention” laws, which make it illegal—a felony, in many cases—to modify devices and services without permission from their manufacturers. Over the past two decades, the office of the US Trade Representative–which is responsible for developing and coordinating US international trade, commodity, and direct investment policy—has pressured most of the world into adopting these laws, hamstringing foreign startups that might compete with Apple (by providing a jailbreaking kit that installs a third-party app store), or Google (by blocking tracking on Android devices), or Amazon (by converting Kindle and Audible files to formats that work on rival apps), or John Deere (by disabling the systems that block third-party repairs), or the Big Three automakers (by decoding the encrypted error messages mechanics need to service our cars). The rents that these digital locks help American companies extract run to hundreds of billions of dollars every single year. The world’s governments agreed to protect this racket in exchange for tariff-free access to American markets. Now that the US has reneged on its side of the bargain, these laws serve no useful purpose.
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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joshuasweitz.bsky.social
Many thanks to cofounder @asinclair.bsky.social & the entire SCIMaP team (scienceimpacts.org) for collaborative work to confront federal cuts to science and medical research; together, our effort was recognized as a 2025 Public Health Hero in @thenation.com.

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www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Public Health Heroes of 2025
The Trump administration wants to destroy our health infrastructure. These warriors aren't letting that happen without a fight.
www.thenation.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
jdushoff.bsky.social
This is a really cool project, I was lucky to have the opportunity to participate.

news.mcmaster.ca/mcmaster-res...
McMaster research team digitizes more than 100 years of Canadian infectious disease data
The new, publicly accessible database contains more than a million infectious disease incidence counts dating back to 1903.
news.mcmaster.ca
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
jdushoff.bsky.social
Is this a typo? I think they meant to say "settles" instead of "raises".
A picture of Trump dancing, presumably as he receives an award. The headline reads: Infantino's 'Peace Prize' to Trum raises questions about FIFA's neutrality.
December 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
jdushoff.bsky.social
Shouldn't the US Secretary of Defense have _some_ idea what "fog of war" means?

theintercept.com/2025/12/02/c...
Clip from an article reading: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth acknowledged U.S. forces conducted a follow-up strike on the alleged drug boat during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday, but distanced himself from the killing of individuals clinging to the wreckage. “I didn’t personally see survivors,” Hegseth told reporters, noting that he watched live footage of the attack. “The thing was on fire. It was exploded in fire and smoke. You can’t see it.” He added, “This is called the fog of war.”
December 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
jdushoff.bsky.social
Shouldn't the Attorney General of a US state have _some_ idea what "fundamental right" means?
Article clip reading: Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, welcomed the supreme court ruling in favor of the state’s Republican party. In a statement carried by the Associated Press, Paxton said the order “defended Texas’s fundamental right to draw a map that ensures we are represented by Republicans”.
December 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
jdushoff.bsky.social
When people say that firing on the shipwrecked is “clearly illegal” according to the Pentagon's own War Manual, they don't _just_ mean that it is explicitly mentioned as illegal. ...

ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
ogc.osd.mil
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
jdushoff.bsky.social
I found these notes from #BenBolker about file formats for plots and diagrams to be pretty useful. Your mileage may vary.

bbolker.github.io/bbmisc/graph...
some stuff about graphics formats
bbolker.github.io
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
jdushoff.bsky.social
"I'm going to the US to see the Chaos" can be interpreted in two very different ways.
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
jdushoff.bsky.social
Nobody in the press corps should call POTUS anything but "Piggy" (or "Mr Piggy" out of respect for the office) until he apologizes. Like everyone waving their hands for his attention should be like, "Piggy, Piggy! What do you think about murdering journalists?" www.msn.com/en-us/video/...
MSN
www.msn.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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joshuasweitz.bsky.social
Amidst a government shutdown in which the White House has proposed slashing federal support of science by billions of dollars, our #SCIMaP team continues to assess the impact of research cuts on communities nationwide.

Learn more about our efforts: scienceimpacts.org

With more to come...

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October 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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joshuasweitz.bsky.social
Launched in March 2025 as a joint project between the University of Maryland & the University of Pennsylvania and now supported by a grant from Open Philanthropy, #SCIMaP focuses on assessing the impacts of federal cuts to science on communities nationwide:

cmns.umd.edu/news-events/...
Open Philanthropy Awards $336K to Map the Impact of Scientific Funding Cuts | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
Researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of Pennsylvania are jointly leading efforts to comm
cmns.umd.edu
October 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
Don’t let the frogwater that’s boiling us alive let you skip over this: we murdered another country’s citizens in cold blood, and when their leader objected, we called him a drug dealer and cut off aid to his country. That’s freakish.
3fecta.bsky.social Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · Oct 19
Petro objected to the US bombing a Columbian fishing vessel that had the emergency beacon on because they were broken down, that we subsequently bombed. One Columbian fisherman survived the attack.

This is the official US response to Petro's comments.
October 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
jdushoff.bsky.social
joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/not-all-wa...

from @joshuasweitz.bsky.social
Screen grab from the substack post, focused on the bolded phrase: “I began to wonder whether the title was a hidden signal that this book was actually part of the war, with essayists carefully chosen to wage a battle against science, scientists, and institutions in need of a comeuppance so that higher education and science can get back to the classics (aka the good old days).”
October 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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standplaatskrk.pl
me: it's okay to be a person struggling with productivity during a prolonged crisis my brain: not u though me: not me though
October 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
jdushoff.bsky.social
From global health leader to global health pariah. #ThanksDonald! healthpolicy-watch.news/un-declarati...
UN Declaration On Noncommunicable Diseases Fails To Win Approval After US Foils Consensus - Health Policy Watch
NEW YORK CITY - A painstakingly negotiated Political Declaration on Noncommunicable Diseases with overwhelming support from UN member states failed to win
healthpolicy-watch.news
October 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
jdushoff.bsky.social
Working with @rowandurrant.bsky.social on ways to visualize the amino-acid table and better understand viral evolution.

We started with a two-by scheme for nucleotides (small square), where bond partners are horizontally adjacent and transition-connected nts are vertically adjacent.

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A blackboard with a drawing in several colors of chalk showing 16 squares, some subdivided, with one-letter abbreviations for amino acids and other annotations. Above is a small white square divided in four, showing ATCG (clockwise from upper left). More description provided in the thread.
September 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
jdushoff.bsky.social
The #DAIDD2025 deadline has been extended to 10 Oct!
jdushoff.bsky.social Jonathan Dushoff @jdushoff.bsky.social · Sep 8
An "dynamic" workshop with an exciting group in a fun place!

docs.google.com/document/d/e...
A screenshot of a flyer with a picture of Muizenberg beach with changing sheds in the foreground and the Cape of Good Hope in the background; some text information similar to the information in the link; and logos from SACEMA and ICI3D.
September 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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joesudbay.bsky.social
Nick Valencia, who has been doing amazing reporting, just wrote about this:

“These Are Abductions.” Newlywed Husband Says Wife Taken During Green Card Interview

open.substack.com/pub/nickvale...
September 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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gtconway.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
jdushoff.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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theonion.com
Desperate Kash Patel Asks Shooter’s Family If They Can Solve Any Other Cases
Desperate Kash Patel Asks Shooter’s Family If They Can Solve Any Other Cases
WASHINGTON, UT—As he described a massive backlog of murders that continued to stump the agency he leads, desperate FBI director Kash Patel reportedly asked the family of alleged Charlie Kirk assassin ...
theonion.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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charlotteclymer.bsky.social
If you're a firm conservative and you believe this path doesn't eventually lead to your own speech being censored by the Trump regime, you are sorely mistaken. That day is coming. I promise you. And if you ignore that longterm consequence out of favor for short-term schadenfreude over someone liberal being censored by the government, you need to ask yourself whether you really support the First Amendment. I'm not asking you to support liberal opinions or refrain from boycotts of entertainment you don't like. I may find that position ridiculous, but that's your right. Boycott movies and shows. Boycott businesses. Criticize Kimmel and Colbert and everyone else you don't like. By all means, leverage your capital in the marketplace of ideas. But the moment you support or enable the government to punish people with wrong opinions, it only becomes a matter of time before your own opinion is being punished by the government. I don't give my money to anti-trans people. I don't watch their shows. I don't buy their products. I don't think they deserve my money or my attention. That's my right. But if the government were to directly punish someone for expressing an anti-trans opinion, I would be the first in line to defend them. Even if I believe they're an insufferable clown, I will still defend their First Amendment rights. Either you believe in First Amendment protections, or you don't. Either you believe the government has no business punishing someone's speech, or you don't.
September 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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lshtm.bsky.social
Missed out on a ticket for LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED?

Our event is proving so popular we’ve released EXTRA online tickets so more people can learn how to fight dangerous health #misinformation!

Get your ticket👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
September 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM