microdynamic
@amebadger.bsky.social
Liberal scientist | COVID avoider | Still COVIDing | Community organizer | Waffle expert | Arlington MA
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We appreciate @ashishkjha.bsky.social advocating in @bostonglobe.com for cleaning the air in public schools! Fortunately,
legislators in Massachusetts are trying to pass legislation to fix this growing problem. 👇👇👇https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/13/metro/commentary-ri-clean-air-schools/
legislators in Massachusetts are trying to pass legislation to fix this growing problem. 👇👇👇https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/13/metro/commentary-ri-clean-air-schools/
March 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We appreciate @ashishkjha.bsky.social advocating in @bostonglobe.com for cleaning the air in public schools! Fortunately,
legislators in Massachusetts are trying to pass legislation to fix this growing problem. 👇👇👇https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/13/metro/commentary-ri-clean-air-schools/
legislators in Massachusetts are trying to pass legislation to fix this growing problem. 👇👇👇https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/13/metro/commentary-ri-clean-air-schools/
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EU: “Pediatric treatment against Long Covid needed for children and adolescents”
Me: "Since there is no treatment, how about we stop reinfecting children and adolescents and everyone?"
www.eunews.it/en/2025/01/0...
Me: "Since there is no treatment, how about we stop reinfecting children and adolescents and everyone?"
www.eunews.it/en/2025/01/0...
EU: "Pediatric treatment against Long Covid needed for children and adolescents"
Health commissioner: "Commission recognizes medical and socio-economic consequences of Long COVID"
www.eunews.it
January 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
EU: “Pediatric treatment against Long Covid needed for children and adolescents”
Me: "Since there is no treatment, how about we stop reinfecting children and adolescents and everyone?"
www.eunews.it/en/2025/01/0...
Me: "Since there is no treatment, how about we stop reinfecting children and adolescents and everyone?"
www.eunews.it/en/2025/01/0...
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in celebration of Tom Holland and Zendaya’s engagement, please enjoy this moment from 2017 when she turned into a literal 😍 emoji and we all knew it was for keeps
Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland
YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica
youtu.be
January 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
in celebration of Tom Holland and Zendaya’s engagement, please enjoy this moment from 2017 when she turned into a literal 😍 emoji and we all knew it was for keeps
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I’m trying to eat healthily but there’s still so much cheese in the fridge. And it’s illegal to throw cheese away. Not sure what to do.
I guess I’m going to have to eat the cheese.
Yes. I am now actively eating the cheese.
I guess I’m going to have to eat the cheese.
Yes. I am now actively eating the cheese.
January 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I’m trying to eat healthily but there’s still so much cheese in the fridge. And it’s illegal to throw cheese away. Not sure what to do.
I guess I’m going to have to eat the cheese.
Yes. I am now actively eating the cheese.
I guess I’m going to have to eat the cheese.
Yes. I am now actively eating the cheese.
They’re trying hard to not attribute the bulk of this increase to COVID. At least they mention the word….
insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/d...
insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/d...
Disability claims skyrocket, raising new puzzle alongside ‘excess mortality’
Along with a baffling rise in post-pandemic mortality rates, the number of Americans claiming disabilities has skyrocketed since 2020.
insurancenewsnet.com
January 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
They’re trying hard to not attribute the bulk of this increase to COVID. At least they mention the word….
insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/d...
insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/d...
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Goldman Sachs analysts : The money men saying the quiet part out loud
Curing patients may not be a sufficiently profitable enterprise for biotech companies.
Chronic disease is a far more beneficial business model
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
Curing patients may not be a sufficiently profitable enterprise for biotech companies.
Chronic disease is a far more beneficial business model
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: 'Is curing patients a sustainable business model?'
Goldman Sachs warns sales from the most successful disease treatments are difficult to maintain.
www.cnbc.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Goldman Sachs analysts : The money men saying the quiet part out loud
Curing patients may not be a sufficiently profitable enterprise for biotech companies.
Chronic disease is a far more beneficial business model
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
Curing patients may not be a sufficiently profitable enterprise for biotech companies.
Chronic disease is a far more beneficial business model
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
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the thing with UnitedHealth is that you have to go pretty damn far up the financial hierarchy of this country before you find someone who has not been screwed by health insurance or had a close friend or family member who was
December 7, 2024 at 1:00 AM
the thing with UnitedHealth is that you have to go pretty damn far up the financial hierarchy of this country before you find someone who has not been screwed by health insurance or had a close friend or family member who was
I was doing homeschool art class with my kids, showing them how to use watercolors to build the look of 3D with different shades of the same color, and I accidentally made some magic 😂 #watercolor #painting #donut #amateurart
December 5, 2024 at 10:03 PM
I was doing homeschool art class with my kids, showing them how to use watercolors to build the look of 3D with different shades of the same color, and I accidentally made some magic 😂 #watercolor #painting #donut #amateurart
Just a lovely photo from earlier in the fall. Spy Pond, Arlington MA, Sept 2024 #arlington #spypond #sunset #photography
November 30, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Just a lovely photo from earlier in the fall. Spy Pond, Arlington MA, Sept 2024 #arlington #spypond #sunset #photography
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We’re entering flu season with bird flu raging among US dairy cattle: ~third of CA herds infected.
The danger is flu viruses have a trick: they can swap segments —one farmworker co-infected by human and avian flu— to cause pandemics.
We may get lucky. I hope so.
🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...
The danger is flu viruses have a trick: they can swap segments —one farmworker co-infected by human and avian flu— to cause pandemics.
We may get lucky. I hope so.
🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...
Opinion | A Bird Flu Pandemic Would Be One of the Most Foreseeable Catastrophes in History (Gift Article)
It’s not too late for President Biden to give the U.S. a life-changing gift.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:05 PM
We’re entering flu season with bird flu raging among US dairy cattle: ~third of CA herds infected.
The danger is flu viruses have a trick: they can swap segments —one farmworker co-infected by human and avian flu— to cause pandemics.
We may get lucky. I hope so.
🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...
The danger is flu viruses have a trick: they can swap segments —one farmworker co-infected by human and avian flu— to cause pandemics.
We may get lucky. I hope so.
🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...
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When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...
Study confirms face masks' effectiveness in reducing disease transmission, calls for improved public understanding
Researchers reviewed the benefits, practicalities, and harms of masks and masking, finding that masks are effective in reducing respiratory disease transmission despite some adverse effects, and empha...
www.news-medical.net
November 28, 2024 at 7:39 PM
When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...
We’re progressing on plans for spring/summer COVID-safe(r) day camp in Eastern Massachusetts. Possibly a second one for Western Mass. Possible dates: MA spring break week; first 2 weeks of June; last week of August. #summercamp #stillCOVIDing #COVIDsafe
November 27, 2024 at 8:21 PM
We’re progressing on plans for spring/summer COVID-safe(r) day camp in Eastern Massachusetts. Possibly a second one for Western Mass. Possible dates: MA spring break week; first 2 weeks of June; last week of August. #summercamp #stillCOVIDing #COVIDsafe
Who could have guessed, that an industry that spends billions to make us crave ultra-processed foods would be worried about GLP-1 drugs that lift the veil and make people crave *not their products*? I could see them lobbying against pharmas that make these drugs.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/m...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/m...
Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back.
As revolutionary new weight-loss drugs turn consumers off ultraprocessed foods, the industry is on the hunt for new products.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Who could have guessed, that an industry that spends billions to make us crave ultra-processed foods would be worried about GLP-1 drugs that lift the veil and make people crave *not their products*? I could see them lobbying against pharmas that make these drugs.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/m...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/m...
November 24, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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Your regular reminder that the COVID pandemic is NOT over. Please use language accordingly. Don’t refer to ‘during the pandemic’ or ‘post-COVID’ or ‘since COVID’. We are still in the thick of it - wave after wave. People are still dying or becoming disabled from Long COVID
November 24, 2024 at 6:23 AM
Your regular reminder that the COVID pandemic is NOT over. Please use language accordingly. Don’t refer to ‘during the pandemic’ or ‘post-COVID’ or ‘since COVID’. We are still in the thick of it - wave after wave. People are still dying or becoming disabled from Long COVID
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Numerous times this week, I’ve learned of news breaking on Bluesky before Twitter. In the past, it’s only ever been Twitter. Bodes well for the future of this site.
Small note: I wish there was a way to segment notifications (people I follow, mentions, etc).
cc @jay.bsky.team
Small note: I wish there was a way to segment notifications (people I follow, mentions, etc).
cc @jay.bsky.team
November 22, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Numerous times this week, I’ve learned of news breaking on Bluesky before Twitter. In the past, it’s only ever been Twitter. Bodes well for the future of this site.
Small note: I wish there was a way to segment notifications (people I follow, mentions, etc).
cc @jay.bsky.team
Small note: I wish there was a way to segment notifications (people I follow, mentions, etc).
cc @jay.bsky.team
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This is like when Skype lost to Zoom during the pandemic
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
November 21, 2024 at 11:10 AM
This is like when Skype lost to Zoom during the pandemic
Holiday lights displays are a great way to have COVID-safe(r) festivities. Whether they’re walk-through or drive-through, they offer lots of space and little to no exposure. Links to some displays in New England in replies; add yours, too! #COVIDsafe #stillCOVIDing #Holidays
November 21, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Holiday lights displays are a great way to have COVID-safe(r) festivities. Whether they’re walk-through or drive-through, they offer lots of space and little to no exposure. Links to some displays in New England in replies; add yours, too! #COVIDsafe #stillCOVIDing #Holidays
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BREAKING: Gaetz withdraws from consideration for attorney general.
November 21, 2024 at 5:27 PM
BREAKING: Gaetz withdraws from consideration for attorney general.
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With a fully remote team of just 20 employees, Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users in its first year since opening to the public and is stealing thunder from rivals hundreds of times its size.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
November 20, 2024 at 4:16 PM
With a fully remote team of just 20 employees, Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users in its first year since opening to the public and is stealing thunder from rivals hundreds of times its size.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
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im on every app. im in your city, in your neighborhood. the sales associate who handed you a large when you asked for a medium? that was me. i am now behind you.
November 20, 2024 at 7:00 AM
im on every app. im in your city, in your neighborhood. the sales associate who handed you a large when you asked for a medium? that was me. i am now behind you.
I definitely remember times before COVID came on the scene when doctors’ offices requested masking during times of high flu prevalence. Now masking for any reason is a dirty word. There are definitely people avoiding necessary healthcare because of this.
Unmasked doctors and dentists make it difficult for people to get the care they need. 91% of clinically vulnerable people are avoiding or delaying getting critical medical work because Covid is worse option.
email HICPAC@CDC.gov by Thursday
#covid #KeepMasksInHealthcare
email HICPAC@CDC.gov by Thursday
#covid #KeepMasksInHealthcare
November 20, 2024 at 12:44 PM
I definitely remember times before COVID came on the scene when doctors’ offices requested masking during times of high flu prevalence. Now masking for any reason is a dirty word. There are definitely people avoiding necessary healthcare because of this.
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The reality is that you can't mandate RTO without losing talent. To the larger companies that are trying, the smaller ones say "Go ahead, take remote work away. Make your employees angry enough to quit, as doing so helps me attract your talent."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Think twice before ordering work-from-home employees to return to the office
Companies are facing backlash after telling staff to cut back on working from home. That’s a good way to alienate talent
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:10 PM
The reality is that you can't mandate RTO without losing talent. To the larger companies that are trying, the smaller ones say "Go ahead, take remote work away. Make your employees angry enough to quit, as doing so helps me attract your talent."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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A bit of commentary about the RFK Jr.nomination, but more about dealing with this kind of story in general. Because we’re going to get a lot of them.
On RFK Jr. And What We're In For
www.science.org
November 15, 2024 at 5:03 PM
A bit of commentary about the RFK Jr.nomination, but more about dealing with this kind of story in general. Because we’re going to get a lot of them.
November 18, 2024 at 6:07 PM