Martin Michaelis (he/him)
@martmichaelis.bsky.social
Academic researcher working on cancer, viruses, and meta-research in the life sciences. Opinions are my own.
9. November, eigenartiger Tag in der deutschen Geschichte...
Niedeckens BAP - KRISTALLNACHT
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November 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
9. November, eigenartiger Tag in der deutschen Geschichte...
Wenn Menschen in Ausbildung nach Afghanistan abgeschoben werden, muss man sich schon fragen, was aus unserem moralischen Kompass geworden ist, aus unserer Vorstellung von Menschenrechten, deren Schutz ein integraler Bestandteil unserer Demokratie ist...
Abschiebungen nach Afghanistan: In Deutschland ohne Perspektive
Die deutsche Bundesregierung will bald schon mit regelmäßigen Abschiebeflügen nach Afghanistan starten - trotz der Taliban-Herrschaft. Damit trifft sie auch Menschen, die sich hier schon gut integrier...
www.tagesschau.de
November 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Wenn Menschen in Ausbildung nach Afghanistan abgeschoben werden, muss man sich schon fragen, was aus unserem moralischen Kompass geworden ist, aus unserer Vorstellung von Menschenrechten, deren Schutz ein integraler Bestandteil unserer Demokratie ist...
"These findings...support the public health strategy of COVID-19 vaccination in children and young people to mitigate the more frequent and persistent risks associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection." #COVID19 #Vaccination #vaccine #vaccines #MedSky 🧪
Vascular and inflammatory diseases after COVID-19 infection and vaccination in children and young people in England: a retrospective, population-based cohort study using linked electronic health recor...
Children and young people have higher risks of rare vascular and inflammatory diseases
up to 12 months after a first COVID-19 diagnosis and higher risk of rare myocarditis
or pericarditis up to 4 week...
www.thelancet.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"These findings...support the public health strategy of COVID-19 vaccination in children and young people to mitigate the more frequent and persistent risks associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection." #COVID19 #Vaccination #vaccine #vaccines #MedSky 🧪
"When you make it difficult to separate opinions from facts, it becomes a lot easier to manipulate people." #democracy #PoliSky
Trump and his media buddies are taking the muddling of reality to a whole new level | Arwa Mahdawi
How scared should we be by Trump’s heavily edited appearance on a US news programme this weekend, and Elon Musk’s Grokipedia, asks Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"When you make it difficult to separate opinions from facts, it becomes a lot easier to manipulate people." #democracy #PoliSky
Life is often very complicated, but physical activity and #exercise turn repeatedly and reliably out to be beneficial under virtual all circumstances, including Alzheimer's disease. #health #Alzheimers 🧪 #MedSky
Physical activity as a modifiable risk factor in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease - Nature Medicine
In cognitively normal older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s dementia, physical inactivity was associated with faster tau protein buildup and cognitive decline.
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Life is often very complicated, but physical activity and #exercise turn repeatedly and reliably out to be beneficial under virtual all circumstances, including Alzheimer's disease. #health #Alzheimers 🧪 #MedSky
An escalation...
Tracking the ICE tactics used in Trump's mass deportation drive
BBC Verify has gathered more than 70 videos to track how President Trump's illegal immigration crackdown has unfolded so far.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
An escalation...
Future generations will not look back fondly on us... #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #PoliSky 🧪 #EconSky
World leaders, remember that future generations will judge you. At Cop30, you can define how | Gordon Brown
Keir Starmer is taking the lead on tackling the climate crisis. With the US backing away, now is the moment when other nations must step up, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Future generations will not look back fondly on us... #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #PoliSky 🧪 #EconSky
If #FreeSpeech means anything, the same rules have to apply to everyone. Personally, I do not see the appeal in using the right of free speech as a right to offend others. Meaningful exchange requires respect and courtesy. Who would be keen to interact with someone, who insults them? #PoliSky
If the right really wants free speech in universities, why is it so obsessed with discrediting students? | Jason Okundaye
The media loves to manufacture outrage about what students get up to – and to discipline those who dare challenge conservatives, says Jason Okundaye, a Guardian assistant newsletter editor
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
If #FreeSpeech means anything, the same rules have to apply to everyone. Personally, I do not see the appeal in using the right of free speech as a right to offend others. Meaningful exchange requires respect and courtesy. Who would be keen to interact with someone, who insults them? #PoliSky
A scary question... Why are people not concerned about the threats to our democracies? #democracy #DemocracyUnderThreat #DemocracyMatters
What would you do if democracy was being dismantled before your eyes? Whatever you’re doing right now | Andy Beckett
In California, daily life under Trump is marked by sporadic resistance and avoidance. Neither will defeat the autocrats, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A scary question... Why are people not concerned about the threats to our democracies? #democracy #DemocracyUnderThreat #DemocracyMatters
“...But every miserable fool who has nothing at all of which he can be proud adopts, as a last resource, pride in the nation to which he belongs; he is ready and glad to defend all its faults and follies tooth and nail, thus reimbursing himself for his own inferiority." Arthur Schopenhauer
#PoliSky
#PoliSky
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“...But every miserable fool who has nothing at all of which he can be proud adopts, as a last resource, pride in the nation to which he belongs; he is ready and glad to defend all its faults and follies tooth and nail, thus reimbursing himself for his own inferiority." Arthur Schopenhauer
#PoliSky
#PoliSky
#ToughTimes, #PseudoSolutions, #SimpleSolutions, #nationalism, #jingoism, #Hate, #Xenophobia, #Othering... Anyone noticing the similarities? What could possibly go wrong?
#PoliSky
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
#PoliSky
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Radio 4 - Nazis: The Road to Power
The rise of fascism and the cult of the leader, in a Germany shattered by defeat.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
#ToughTimes, #PseudoSolutions, #SimpleSolutions, #nationalism, #jingoism, #Hate, #Xenophobia, #Othering... Anyone noticing the similarities? What could possibly go wrong?
#PoliSky
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
#PoliSky
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
It is all happening in plain sight. Where is the outcry? Do we not care about #democracy?
From CBS to TikTok, US media are falling to Trump’s allies. This is how democracy crumbles | Owen Jones
We’re watching the Orbánisation of the US – and as in Hungary, control of the media is key to consolidating power, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
It is all happening in plain sight. Where is the outcry? Do we not care about #democracy?
I am surprised and astounded by the lack of appreciation for democracy and democratic values... #PoliSky
Forget diplomatic niceties: it's beyond time Europe denounced Trump's trashing of democracy in the US | Paul Taylor
The convention to stay out of allies’ internal affairs does not apply. What happens in America does not stay in America, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I am surprised and astounded by the lack of appreciation for democracy and democratic values... #PoliSky
"This turned out to be a tipping point for Sarah and there was no stopping her. Her whole life had been blighted by having to see so many brown and black faces on TV. It was like a form of torture for her." We need more #love, #empathy, and #acceptance. #racism #PoliSky
Nige thinks Pochin’s comments were ugly and unpleasant. But he agrees with them | John Crace
Reform is no place for racists, and every party has its bad apples. But the benchmark seems to be higher at Farage’s party
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"This turned out to be a tipping point for Sarah and there was no stopping her. Her whole life had been blighted by having to see so many brown and black faces on TV. It was like a form of torture for her." We need more #love, #empathy, and #acceptance. #racism #PoliSky
"And nobody ever needed freedom of speech to say something nice." The debate about #FreedomOfSpeech, about what you can(not) say, divides society. If you want to interact with people in an earnest, meaningful way, you will have no desire to insult them. #PoliSky
How the free speech debate stops us from stating the bleeding obvious | Zoe Williams
The Sarah Pochin controversy has ignited another row over how nasty people are allowed to be before they get ‘cancelled’. It’s an insidious distraction, writes Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"And nobody ever needed freedom of speech to say something nice." The debate about #FreedomOfSpeech, about what you can(not) say, divides society. If you want to interact with people in an earnest, meaningful way, you will have no desire to insult them. #PoliSky
A celebration of the life of Jaroslav Cinatl, a cell culture pioneer and visionary, who worked in the lab until the age of 96, and a moral example, who defended the truth under great personal sacrifice against #authoritarian #censorship, influence, and control.
#AcademisSky 🧪 #PoliSky
#AcademisSky 🧪 #PoliSky
FEBS Press
Here, we present an obituary for Jaroslav Cinatl (1929–2025), a cell culture pioneer, who defended the truth and stood firm by his convictions in socialist Czechoslovakia at a high personal cost. His...
febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A celebration of the life of Jaroslav Cinatl, a cell culture pioneer and visionary, who worked in the lab until the age of 96, and a moral example, who defended the truth under great personal sacrifice against #authoritarian #censorship, influence, and control.
#AcademisSky 🧪 #PoliSky
#AcademisSky 🧪 #PoliSky
So kann man das machen... #gendern
Nur weibliche Formen: Gender-Zoff wegen Feuerwehr-Satzung in Friedrichsdorf
Streit um geschlechtergerechte Sprache: In Friedrichsdorf sorgt eine Feuerwehr-Satzung, die nur noch weibliche Amtsbezeichnungen kennt, für reichlich Zündstoff zwischen Bürgermeister und CDU-Fraktion.
www.hessenschau.de
October 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
So kann man das machen... #gendern
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Schade, dass vergessen wird, zu betonen, dass (lt. d. zitierten Studie) dieser Anstieg fast ausschließlich auf Ausbau der Kinder-Tagesbetreuung (und damit auf Gesetzesänderungen) zurückgeht...
Datenkompetenz und Schalgzeilen-Bashing...
Datenkompetenz und Schalgzeilen-Bashing...
October 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Schade, dass vergessen wird, zu betonen, dass (lt. d. zitierten Studie) dieser Anstieg fast ausschließlich auf Ausbau der Kinder-Tagesbetreuung (und damit auf Gesetzesänderungen) zurückgeht...
Datenkompetenz und Schalgzeilen-Bashing...
Datenkompetenz und Schalgzeilen-Bashing...
#Evidence that #mRNA #COVID19 #vaccination increases the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade in non-small cell #lung #cancer patients. #Cancer #CancerResearch #vaccine #vaccines 🧪 #MedSky
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade - Nature
mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
www.nature.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
With global warming, the mosquitoes are coming. And sooner or later also the diseases that they can transmit... #climate #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis 🧪 #MedSky #PoliSky
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
With global warming, the mosquitoes are coming. And sooner or later also the diseases that they can transmit... #climate #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis 🧪 #MedSky #PoliSky
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This morning my ChatGPT quota was inexplicably exhausted.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
October 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This morning my ChatGPT quota was inexplicably exhausted.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
Commuting and pardoning political allies and supporters is a sign of #authoritarian and #despotic rulers. Why should any individual be allowed to commute or pardon people, who have been convicted in a proper trial? #democracy #authoritarianism #despotism #PoliSky
George Santos: 'Have a great life!' Trump orders prison release of disgraced ex-congressman
George Santos was jailed for seven years for stealing identities, including from members of his own family.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Commuting and pardoning political allies and supporters is a sign of #authoritarian and #despotic rulers. Why should any individual be allowed to commute or pardon people, who have been convicted in a proper trial? #democracy #authoritarianism #despotism #PoliSky
"To conduct the assessment, the authors applied the same analytic methods used by US intelligence agencies to assess the fragility of democracies abroad but turned them inward for what the group called a “first-of-its-kind” analysis of domestic democratic decline." #PoliSky
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"To conduct the assessment, the authors applied the same analytic methods used by US intelligence agencies to assess the fragility of democracies abroad but turned them inward for what the group called a “first-of-its-kind” analysis of domestic democratic decline." #PoliSky