Pestilence
@pestilence4all.bsky.social
Purveyor of microorganisms
Immunologist
Vaccines save lives
Facts are facts, whether you believe them or not
Buckle up, climate change is upon us, and things are about to get real hot
Novice photographer, Expert microscopist
Immunologist
Vaccines save lives
Facts are facts, whether you believe them or not
Buckle up, climate change is upon us, and things are about to get real hot
Novice photographer, Expert microscopist
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I'll choose a yellow leaf road over a yellow brick road every time.
November 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I'll choose a yellow leaf road over a yellow brick road every time.
Don’t look up, because you may never want to look back down. And don’t forget to tithe the hell out if it tomorrow. It ain’t cheap running the universe and those free-loaders on Epsilon Eridani need some free healthcare.
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Don’t look up, because you may never want to look back down. And don’t forget to tithe the hell out if it tomorrow. It ain’t cheap running the universe and those free-loaders on Epsilon Eridani need some free healthcare.
Kash Patel receiving another ‘surprise’ prostate exam while standing at a podium.
November 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Kash Patel receiving another ‘surprise’ prostate exam while standing at a podium.
Why in the name of everything unholy!!!?
D.C. plastic surgeons see surge in "Mar‑a‑Lago face" requests from Trump insiders
"[They] want to look like they had something done."
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Why in the name of everything unholy!!!?
Science Saturday continues with a pig-organ transplant article. 😳
“Montgomery and his colleagues acknowledge that the efficacy of using organs from pigs with minimal genetic edits needs to be validated in further experiments in brain-dead and living people.”
“Montgomery and his colleagues acknowledge that the efficacy of using organs from pigs with minimal genetic edits needs to be validated in further experiments in brain-dead and living people.”
Pig-organ transplants are often rejected — researchers find a way to stop it
The successful treatment in a brain-dead man could be used in living people, to prevent the immune system attacking donor organs.
www.nature.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Science Saturday continues with a pig-organ transplant article. 😳
“Montgomery and his colleagues acknowledge that the efficacy of using organs from pigs with minimal genetic edits needs to be validated in further experiments in brain-dead and living people.”
“Montgomery and his colleagues acknowledge that the efficacy of using organs from pigs with minimal genetic edits needs to be validated in further experiments in brain-dead and living people.”
Science Saturday.
“We often assume that dog diversity emerged since the Victorian period over the last two centuries,” she says “But no — what we found is that from the beginning, there is a huge diversity, much more than what we expected.”
“We often assume that dog diversity emerged since the Victorian period over the last two centuries,” she says “But no — what we found is that from the beginning, there is a huge diversity, much more than what we expected.”
How ancient humans bred and traded the first domestic dogs
Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have traded them around the world.
www.nature.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Science Saturday.
“We often assume that dog diversity emerged since the Victorian period over the last two centuries,” she says “But no — what we found is that from the beginning, there is a huge diversity, much more than what we expected.”
“We often assume that dog diversity emerged since the Victorian period over the last two centuries,” she says “But no — what we found is that from the beginning, there is a huge diversity, much more than what we expected.”
And how many geese do you see?
#Photography
#Photography
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
And how many geese do you see?
#Photography
#Photography
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At this point, water lilies are just a fading memory of this summer's #BotanicalWonders.
#PalacesandGardens #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷
#PalacesandGardens #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
At this point, water lilies are just a fading memory of this summer's #BotanicalWonders.
#PalacesandGardens #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷
#PalacesandGardens #MobilePhotography #Photography 📷
Ode to AI
While the gods of old may stand tall,
Prophesing morality and rapture for all,
Yet in our own hands,
What we conjured from sands,
Is a power that makes empires fall.
While the gods of old may stand tall,
Prophesing morality and rapture for all,
Yet in our own hands,
What we conjured from sands,
Is a power that makes empires fall.
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Ode to AI
While the gods of old may stand tall,
Prophesing morality and rapture for all,
Yet in our own hands,
What we conjured from sands,
Is a power that makes empires fall.
While the gods of old may stand tall,
Prophesing morality and rapture for all,
Yet in our own hands,
What we conjured from sands,
Is a power that makes empires fall.
It’s great to see the level of positive interest and discussion from BlueSky accounts as it pertains to scientific information. It makes me believe that there is hope that not everyone is anti-science. Thanks!
a man wearing a beanie and a black jacket is smiling and holding a piece of food .
ALT: a man wearing a beanie and a black jacket is smiling and holding a piece of food .
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
It’s great to see the level of positive interest and discussion from BlueSky accounts as it pertains to scientific information. It makes me believe that there is hope that not everyone is anti-science. Thanks!
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November 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is a very sarcastic, tongue and cheek view, of the current state.
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Ya gotta read this one. So fucked up. Also true.
open.substack.com/pub/patricem...
Ya gotta read this one. So fucked up. Also true.
open.substack.com/pub/patricem...
A Love Letter From A Deadly Virus to MAGA Devotees, Trump Loyalists, and RFK Jr. Enthusiasts
To the Unvaccinated Faithful, the Fearless Spreaders of Freedom and Infection—Your Ignorance Is Our Strength!
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is a very sarcastic, tongue and cheek view, of the current state.
Vaccines save lives.
“… the promise of nasal vaccines is that they could induce mucosal immunity along with a systemic immune response.”
“… the promise of nasal vaccines is that they could induce mucosal immunity along with a systemic immune response.”
Will nasal vaccines consign injections to history?
Nasal vaccines could offer protection against airborne pathogens at their point of entry into the body.
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Vaccines save lives.
“… the promise of nasal vaccines is that they could induce mucosal immunity along with a systemic immune response.”
“… the promise of nasal vaccines is that they could induce mucosal immunity along with a systemic immune response.”
It could take years, if ever, for Canada to regain its measles elimination status. Next up, the US of Disease, thanks to Brainworm Booby.
Canada loses its measles elimination status — as it happened | CBC
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It could take years, if ever, for Canada to regain its measles elimination status. Next up, the US of Disease, thanks to Brainworm Booby.
This is the beginning of a science fiction horror movie.
The computers that run on human brain cells
Move over silicon: scientists want to use neurons to make powerful computers with minuscule energy needs.
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This is the beginning of a science fiction horror movie.
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Colorful sky tonight
NE WA state
NE WA state
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Colorful sky tonight
NE WA state
NE WA state
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I think Lance is ‘seeing’ things in my Aurora borealis photo. Mainly, aliens. 😳
November 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I think Lance is ‘seeing’ things in my Aurora borealis photo. Mainly, aliens. 😳
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🎶 A gathering of angels appeared above my head and sang to me this song of hope
And this is what they said...🎶
10:30pm
And this is what they said...🎶
10:30pm
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🎶 A gathering of angels appeared above my head and sang to me this song of hope
And this is what they said...🎶
10:30pm
And this is what they said...🎶
10:30pm
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Have a great evening folks. Look up and enjoy the universe.
#Photography
#Photography
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Have a great evening folks. Look up and enjoy the universe.
#Photography
#Photography
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#SFSidewalkHaiku #238
each pink bloom hot
defiant even calling
out to Spring…elsewhere
©️ Rick Ehling 11/07/2025 ✍️, 11/06/2025 📷
#Haiku #haikusaturday 🌱🇨🇱 #cistanthe #rockpurslane
each pink bloom hot
defiant even calling
out to Spring…elsewhere
©️ Rick Ehling 11/07/2025 ✍️, 11/06/2025 📷
#Haiku #haikusaturday 🌱🇨🇱 #cistanthe #rockpurslane
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#SFSidewalkHaiku #238
each pink bloom hot
defiant even calling
out to Spring…elsewhere
©️ Rick Ehling 11/07/2025 ✍️, 11/06/2025 📷
#Haiku #haikusaturday 🌱🇨🇱 #cistanthe #rockpurslane
each pink bloom hot
defiant even calling
out to Spring…elsewhere
©️ Rick Ehling 11/07/2025 ✍️, 11/06/2025 📷
#Haiku #haikusaturday 🌱🇨🇱 #cistanthe #rockpurslane