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@armholster.bsky.social
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I am a Cdn/US physician scientist specialized in Internal, Occupational, Aerospace and Preventive Medicine. My posts cover #virtualtravel #medicine #science #technology #innovation #aerospace and #Cdn #US #UK #Intl #news. AI Images by #ChatGPT 🖥️ 🌎🔬👨🏼‍⚕️📚🚀🇨🇦🇺🇸
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🧪 There are safe and effective #vaccines that prevent this disease!
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More than 25,000 cases of whooping cough recorded this year, higher than pre-pandemic levels: CDC
More than 25,000 cases of whopping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.
abcnews.go.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
armholster.bsky.social
China has provided global police training in 138 countries, expanding its influence, spreading its law enforcement and regime security models, and reshaping policing norms; blending technical support with authoritarian practices. Report:
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China’s Foreign Police Training: A Global Footprint
New data reveal how China’s foreign police training programs have become an integral part of Beijing’s strategy to remake global security.
carnegieendowment.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
armholster.bsky.social
The number of near-Earth asteroid discoveries is rising exponentially, from one thousand in 2000 to 15,000 in 2016, 30,000 in 2022, and 40,000 in 2025. Fortunately space is huge and the chances of a spacecraft collision with one is very small.
#asteroids #space
www.spacedaily.com/reports/40_0...
40 000 near-Earth asteroids discovered!
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 21, 2025 - Astronomers recently discovered the 40 000th near-Earth asteroid! These space rocks range from a few metres to a few kilometres in size and are on orbits that bring...
www.spacedaily.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
armholster.bsky.social
The DOT withdrew its proposed airline passenger rights rule on Nov 17, 2025, citing regulatory burden, deregulation, and timing. Existing passenger rights rules will stay unchanged. Details in Federal Register:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
#airlines #DOT #consumerprotection #deregulation
Airlines will not have to compensate customers for flight disruptions
While the Department of Transportation is nixing the proposed rule, consumers' right to a refund or rebooking remain intact.
www.customerexperiencedive.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
armholster.bsky.social
Human-made aerosols from burning fossil fuels have masked global warming by reflecting sunlight and cooling the planet. As air pollution controls cut aerosols, this “masking” fades, accelerating warming and revealing more greenhouse gas effects.
www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-ho...
Explainer: How human-caused aerosols are ‘masking’ global warming - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief unpacks the climate effects of aerosols, how their emissions have changed over time and how they could impact the pace of future warming
www.carbonbrief.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
armholster.bsky.social
Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, Istanbul, Türkiye
Website: substackcdn.com/image/fetch/...
#Travel #Daily #Photo #Landscape #Wallpaper #Hamam #Istanbul #Türkiye
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
armholster.bsky.social
Private equity is rapidly consolidating physician practices, amassing local market power, and driving significant price and spending increases in most specialties. Tighter antitrust, payment, and transparency rules are needed.
Here is the report (69 pp.):
www.antitrustinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
New report exposes breadth of physician practices owned by private equity
More than 75 years of transformational research and hands-on social impact for a better world.
publichealth.berkeley.edu
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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On the same day CSIRO announced it was cutting 350 jobs, the Australian newspaper ranked the country's top 250 researchers and institutes by field.

Don't mean to yuck yums but... Citations and metric ranking feels like a bad idea folks!!!!! 🧪

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Are You in Australia's Top 250 Researchers? Who Cares!
(Yet) An(other) argument for science journalism in the newsroom.
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) plans to cut hundreds of scientific research jobs. Research opportunities are available in Canada and Europe, which are expanding their scientific research budgets.
#science
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CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul
After 440 positions were slashed last year, the CSIRO has announced more staff cuts across the country in a bid to remain financially viable.
www.abc.net.au
November 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
armholster.bsky.social
City Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Website: a.travel-assets.com/findyours-ph...
#Travel #Daily #Photo #Landscape #Wallpaper #Belfast #NorthernIreland
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
armholster.bsky.social
US excels at clinical prevention for those with access but has more risk exposures (e.g. obesity, firearms, opioids), weaker national public‑health regulations, gaps in medical coverage, less reliable access to primary care, and lower life expectancy than peer nations.
#prevention #UnitedStates
Comparing US prevention efforts to other high-income countries
Life expectancy in the USA is considerably lower than in most high-income countries, with many deaths considered preventable. The extent by which poor performance on prevention measures and public hea...
www.thelancet.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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We’re introducing a new layer of verification on Bluesky — a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check.

In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly.
Bluesky’s logo, a trusted verifier’s scalloped checkmark, and a standard verified blue check mark.
April 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
armholster.bsky.social
The 2025 UN climate summit (COP30) held in Belém, Brazil made little headway. Fossil fuel phase‑out was not accepted by petrostates, led by Russia and Saudi Arabia. COP’s consensus-based voting rules have drawn growing criticism and calls for reform.
grist.org/cop30/un-cli...
#COP30 #climatechange
Climate groups call for reform of UN talks, end of consensus rule
More than 200 climate campaign groups have issued a joint call for reforms to the way United Nations (UN) climate talks are conducted, saying that the negotiations have “reached breaking...
www.democracywithoutborders.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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A metaphor for holiday family gatherings?

By studying relationships between distant objects, astronomers have reconstructed our solar system's early upbringing. Their conclusion: The Sun left its birthplace early, before its siblings could stir up much trouble. 🧪🔭

aasnova.org/2025/11/14/t...
The Hubble Space Telescope’s view of a collection of young stars still embedded within their natal nebula. [NASA, ESA, G. Duchene]
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
armholster.bsky.social
Lisa Su, AMD CEO and Jensen Huang, NVIDIA CEO are both from Tainan, Taiwan, related as distant cousins, and both are US citizens. AMD has surpassed chipmaker Intel, and will now compete with NVIDIA with the coming AMD MI450 chip for use in AI data centers.
www.tomshardware.com/news/jensen-...
The Chip CEO Staring Down Nvidia and Talk of an AI Bubble
Su has a new chip and a new goal: To grab a big chunk of an AI business that could reach $1 trillion a year.
www.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
armholster.bsky.social
“Water, Shade, Rest and Training” are the solutions to heat exposure at work.
- Dr Paul Papanek, California State Heat Illness Prevention Special Emphasis Program contributor. Saving lives since 2024.
www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/heat-il...
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#worker #heat #exposure #California
Photo from: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/heat-illness/outdoor.html
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
armholster.bsky.social
Roman Aqueduct, Pont Du Gard, Gard, France
Website: www.lelongweekend.com/wp-content/u...
#Travel #Daily #Photo #Landscape #Wallpaper #Roman#Aqueduct
November 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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In red states, many academic researchers feel fear–and resolve | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
In red states, many academic researchers feel fear–and resolve
State-level mandates prompt changes and small acts of resistance at universities
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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denisegutzmer.bsky.social
The percent of normal precipitation map for the last 30 days shows that many parts of the US have received 50% or less (dark orange) of normal precipitation. Meanwhile, areas of California and the West have gotten 400% to 800% of normal precipitation.

#precipitation 🧪

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Map of the U.S. showing percent of normal precipitation for the last 30 days.
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
armholster.bsky.social
The 2025 Canadian Federal budget was passed. It spared research funding from major cuts, boosted AI and quantum tech investment, and pledged $1.7B to attract 1,000+ top global scientists, reinforcing science’s central role in Canada’s national competitiveness.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Budget release: Canada courts US researchers and signals wider commitment to science
Artificial intelligence and international scientists are some of the big winners in the country’s spending plan this year.
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
armholster.bsky.social
Mosquito Bay, Vieques, Puerto Rico, USA
Website: www.journee-mondiale.com/en/wp-conten...
#Travel #Daily #Photo #Landscape #Wallpaper #Vieques #PuertoRico
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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When you are a consultant, “roll up your sleeves and listen.”
- Hermann Spanyard, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Consultant
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Wadi Rum, Jordan
Website: a.travel-assets.com/findyours-ph...
#Travel #Daily #Photo #Landscape #Wallpaper #Jordan
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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🧪 Academic journal editor using gen-AI for cover art...
Time for some discussions in scientific community around standards and ethics approaches for illustration?
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Roman Ruins, Taormina Sicily, Italy
Website: www.14stops.org/content/imag...
#Travel #Daily #Photo #Landscape #Wallpaper #Taormina #Sicily #Italy
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM