Matt Croken
@alynendr.bsky.social
Genomic Scientist
Clinical Lab Bioinformatician
ASoIaF opinion listener
Clinical Lab Bioinformatician
ASoIaF opinion listener
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>the gyre? narrowing
>falcon? hears the falconer
>things? sticking together
>center? holding
>mere anarchy? never heard of it
>blood-dimmed tide? locked up tight
>ceremony of innocence proceeding as normal
>the best have so much conviction
>the worst? listless and apathetic
we're all gonna make it
>falcon? hears the falconer
>things? sticking together
>center? holding
>mere anarchy? never heard of it
>blood-dimmed tide? locked up tight
>ceremony of innocence proceeding as normal
>the best have so much conviction
>the worst? listless and apathetic
we're all gonna make it
December 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
>the gyre? narrowing
>falcon? hears the falconer
>things? sticking together
>center? holding
>mere anarchy? never heard of it
>blood-dimmed tide? locked up tight
>ceremony of innocence proceeding as normal
>the best have so much conviction
>the worst? listless and apathetic
we're all gonna make it
>falcon? hears the falconer
>things? sticking together
>center? holding
>mere anarchy? never heard of it
>blood-dimmed tide? locked up tight
>ceremony of innocence proceeding as normal
>the best have so much conviction
>the worst? listless and apathetic
we're all gonna make it
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I'm impressed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ccc...
They Might Be Giants - I'm Impressed (Official TMBG video)
YouTube video by ParticleMen
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I'm impressed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ccc...
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Get in loser … we’re reinventing the rule of law from first principles
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Get in loser … we’re reinventing the rule of law from first principles
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We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector
As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...
defector.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...
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![4-panel Comic. (1) STUDENT: If the wavefunction only collapses when I observe it, does that mean my consciousness affects the universe? (2) [Bad:] PROFESSOR: Yes, quantum entanglement proves that we all have souls. (3) [Good:] PROFESSOR: No, consciousness plays no role here. It’s just physical measurement. (4) [Chaotic:] PROFESSOR: No. The wavefunction collapses when *I* look at it because I’m a full professor. It won’t collapse for an undergraduate.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreic2mhmdvsftki6qe275hycolgt22msekbwzdyqoujt56qzpcbm3hm@jpeg)
August 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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People dying of measles in the US, Canada and UK was not on my Bingo card for the year 2025
What a shame!
Paul Farmer would have called these “stupid deaths”
What a shame!
Paul Farmer would have called these “stupid deaths”
July 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
People dying of measles in the US, Canada and UK was not on my Bingo card for the year 2025
What a shame!
Paul Farmer would have called these “stupid deaths”
What a shame!
Paul Farmer would have called these “stupid deaths”
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There is no other term to describe this.
Mass murderer.
(gift link)
(gift link)
Kennedy Withdraws U.S. Funding Pledge to International Vaccine Agency
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
There is no other term to describe this.
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![Comic. [block quote] “Far better an approximate answer to the *right* question, which is often vague, than an *exact* answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise.” -John W. Tukey, The Future of Data Analysis (1962) [caption] Happy Approximate Birthday to John Tukey, author of my favorite statistics quote, who was born 110.000 years ago sometime this week.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreid4vie3df7ltmh7capumhhqcpbejyr7ya7y762fasdeq46ud3gyva@jpeg)
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Listen, I consider myself a liberal, but I also want to feel safe, so we can't just let City Comptrollers freely roam our streets without consequences.
June 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Listen, I consider myself a liberal, but I also want to feel safe, so we can't just let City Comptrollers freely roam our streets without consequences.
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I do forswear them, and I here protest
June 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I do forswear them, and I here protest
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If you’re curious how vaccines are developed, read this ⬇️
Stay informed and stick with science. #VaccinesWork!
www.who.int/news-room/fe...
Stay informed and stick with science. #VaccinesWork!
www.who.int/news-room/fe...
What's in a vaccine?
www.who.int
May 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If you’re curious how vaccines are developed, read this ⬇️
Stay informed and stick with science. #VaccinesWork!
www.who.int/news-room/fe...
Stay informed and stick with science. #VaccinesWork!
www.who.int/news-room/fe...
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NIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deaths. Exclusive via Ismael M. Belkoura for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...
NIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deaths
NIH has cancelled its participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep
www.statnews.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
NIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deaths. Exclusive via Ismael M. Belkoura for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...
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trying to switch off the AI bloatware that has been pinned to the top of every single menu in every single app
April 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
trying to switch off the AI bloatware that has been pinned to the top of every single menu in every single app
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The only thing worse than a thug is a thug with a quota.
April 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The only thing worse than a thug is a thug with a quota.
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FACT CHECK:
This viral graph from twitter claims to *prove* vaccines cause autism.
But there's something fishy about the data! Let's dive in.
This viral graph from twitter claims to *prove* vaccines cause autism.
But there's something fishy about the data! Let's dive in.
April 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
FACT CHECK:
This viral graph from twitter claims to *prove* vaccines cause autism.
But there's something fishy about the data! Let's dive in.
This viral graph from twitter claims to *prove* vaccines cause autism.
But there's something fishy about the data! Let's dive in.
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"Vaccines have saved millions, yet their importance
and safety is repeatedly in question. We cannot let disinformation campaigns get in the way of global public health—it is not time to defund, but rather invest in them"
@npariente.bsky.social @plosbiology.org
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and safety is repeatedly in question. We cannot let disinformation campaigns get in the way of global public health—it is not time to defund, but rather invest in them"
@npariente.bsky.social @plosbiology.org
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
April 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"Vaccines have saved millions, yet their importance
and safety is repeatedly in question. We cannot let disinformation campaigns get in the way of global public health—it is not time to defund, but rather invest in them"
@npariente.bsky.social @plosbiology.org
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
and safety is repeatedly in question. We cannot let disinformation campaigns get in the way of global public health—it is not time to defund, but rather invest in them"
@npariente.bsky.social @plosbiology.org
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.
April 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.
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I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
April 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
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It's really hard to make videos about all of the cool science coming out all of the time.
I really appreciate Trump trying to help me out with this problem by making it so no new science comes out ever.
I really appreciate Trump trying to help me out with this problem by making it so no new science comes out ever.
April 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It's really hard to make videos about all of the cool science coming out all of the time.
I really appreciate Trump trying to help me out with this problem by making it so no new science comes out ever.
I really appreciate Trump trying to help me out with this problem by making it so no new science comes out ever.
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Camus: Under conditions so desperate, the hard, marvelous task of this century is to create justice in the most unjust of worlds, and to protect freedom from those souls who, out of principle, choose servitude. If we fail, man will return to darkness. But at least we will have fought to find light.
November 16, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Camus: Under conditions so desperate, the hard, marvelous task of this century is to create justice in the most unjust of worlds, and to protect freedom from those souls who, out of principle, choose servitude. If we fail, man will return to darkness. But at least we will have fought to find light.
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The Rarest Stars Shine Brightest video is currently in third place. Please vote to celebrate a video celebrating the resilience of kids with rare diseases.
Many thanks.
youtu.be/h7CKgaLlGWE
Many thanks.
youtu.be/h7CKgaLlGWE
The Rarest Stars Shine Brightest—No One Has More Grit Than a Group of Kids with Rare Diseases
YouTube video by Montefiore Health System
youtu.be
April 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The Rarest Stars Shine Brightest video is currently in third place. Please vote to celebrate a video celebrating the resilience of kids with rare diseases.
Many thanks.
youtu.be/h7CKgaLlGWE
Many thanks.
youtu.be/h7CKgaLlGWE
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This is the worst National Burrito Day ever.
April 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is the worst National Burrito Day ever.