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epi-squito.bsky.social
@epi-squito.bsky.social
Former mosquito control biologist turning back to epidemiology, environmental health, and anthropology.
Peer-review is not up for your interference. If an ill-founded study isn't up to snuff, it doesn't get published. Stay in your lane, Trumpers. You fascists don't get to laugh at the STEM-educated, and then demand a participation trophy.

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Medical Journals Get Letters From DOJ
At least three journals received letters from a U.S. Attorney asking about 'competing viewpoints'
www.medpagetoday.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
An email from my professor for my Public Health Surveillance class. If we see the end of this, public health workers are going to have a lot of cleaning up to do.
February 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Who knew mosquitoes were such romantics? 😉

#FunFactFriday #MosquitoScience #PublicHealth #dengue
January 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Watching this on repeat how is your day going?
This is awesome. From a custom knife forging shop in Edom, Texas.
January 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Mosquito State. It's a movie that I just watched. I love horror flicks, and my passion for mosquitoes will never die, but I may need to rewatch it in a different head space. Would like it if media would quit treating an entire taxonomic family as one species.
January 30, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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“researchers suspect [the grant review freeze] may be related to President Trump's targeting of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. NSF reviews grant applications based on two criteria: intellectual merit and broader impacts”

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National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
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January 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Welcome to 2025!

Did you know Aedes aegypti thrives in urban environments? It breeds in man-made containers like tires and plant pots, making cities a hotspot for dengue. Let’s clean up stagnant water and create healthier communities this year. 🌍
#NewYear2025 #MosquitoFacts #FunFactFriday
January 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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December 16, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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Dr. Alan Goodman is delivering the Biological Anthropology Section Distinguished Lecture! “Anti-racist science is a rejection of the conflation of social race and human bio-genetic variation” #AAA2024Tampa
November 23, 2024 at 1:07 AM