Jasnah Kholin
@jasnah.bsky.social
HKer, nidovirologist. Revstar & MayaKuro fangirl. 一个健康的社會不該只有一種聲音. 解散警隊. ★ she/佢 ★
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The last ten years of human history have convinced me it’s the enemy of all that is good and decent
November 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The last ten years of human history have convinced me it’s the enemy of all that is good and decent
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Populism should be obliterated not channeled
November 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Populism should be obliterated not channeled
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This reminds me of the Valentine's Day when a local theater advertised "An Evening of Romantic Music" but failed to emphasize it was music from the Romantic Period.
November 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This reminds me of the Valentine's Day when a local theater advertised "An Evening of Romantic Music" but failed to emphasize it was music from the Romantic Period.
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When I worked at a bookstore, I quickly learned that people cannot tell the difference between Xmas music and any Baroque or Elizabethan music album that doesn't get too organ-ish. I used this to my advantage.
One customer caught on... AND THANKED ME
One customer caught on... AND THANKED ME
If we had to hear “Baby Shark” everywhere we went for two whole months out of the year we’d throw a fit, right?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
When I worked at a bookstore, I quickly learned that people cannot tell the difference between Xmas music and any Baroque or Elizabethan music album that doesn't get too organ-ish. I used this to my advantage.
One customer caught on... AND THANKED ME
One customer caught on... AND THANKED ME
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If you'd like to celebrate the biology of viruses - or the fight against viral diseases - this winter, try out our free and updated #VirusSnowflake designs.
Please share, and if you have any photos of Virus Snowflakes in your area it would be lovely to see them!
cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
Please share, and if you have any photos of Virus Snowflakes in your area it would be lovely to see them!
cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you'd like to celebrate the biology of viruses - or the fight against viral diseases - this winter, try out our free and updated #VirusSnowflake designs.
Please share, and if you have any photos of Virus Snowflakes in your area it would be lovely to see them!
cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
Please share, and if you have any photos of Virus Snowflakes in your area it would be lovely to see them!
cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
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... a world that is too small to see
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
... a world that is too small to see
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On the first day of Christmas, a virus gave to me...
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
On the first day of Christmas, a virus gave to me...
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If you give me a smart home device as a gift you should know I am going to hit it with a hammer
So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers,
www.eff.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If you give me a smart home device as a gift you should know I am going to hit it with a hammer
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A modest proposal for celebrity academics: The Epstein Number.
Epstein Number 1: You are named in the Epstein files.*
Epstein Number 2: You have co-written an op-ed or co-signed an open letter with someone with an Epstein number of 1.
And so on.
* Epstein Number 0: you are Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein Number 1: You are named in the Epstein files.*
Epstein Number 2: You have co-written an op-ed or co-signed an open letter with someone with an Epstein number of 1.
And so on.
* Epstein Number 0: you are Jeffrey Epstein.
November 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A modest proposal for celebrity academics: The Epstein Number.
Epstein Number 1: You are named in the Epstein files.*
Epstein Number 2: You have co-written an op-ed or co-signed an open letter with someone with an Epstein number of 1.
And so on.
* Epstein Number 0: you are Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein Number 1: You are named in the Epstein files.*
Epstein Number 2: You have co-written an op-ed or co-signed an open letter with someone with an Epstein number of 1.
And so on.
* Epstein Number 0: you are Jeffrey Epstein.
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As Tom Lehrer almost sang, "Can't drink the water, don't breathe the air": www.iranintl.com/en/202511218...
Air quality in Tehran plunges as forecasters warn of dangerous levels
Tehran’s air reached the unhealthy for sensitive groups range on Friday as pollutant concentrations climbed and meteorologists issued an orange alert for six major cities, warning that stagnant condit...
www.iranintl.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As Tom Lehrer almost sang, "Can't drink the water, don't breathe the air": www.iranintl.com/en/202511218...
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"The 'anti-establishment' figures have government positions. They’re billionaires and VPs. They’re not fighting power—they ARE power. But they’ve convinced people they’re still rebels because they’re cruel on the internet."
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/they-dont-...
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/they-dont-...
They Don’t Understand Orwell. At All.
On censorship and hypocrisy.
www.notesfromthecircus.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"The 'anti-establishment' figures have government positions. They’re billionaires and VPs. They’re not fighting power—they ARE power. But they’ve convinced people they’re still rebels because they’re cruel on the internet."
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/they-dont-...
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/they-dont-...
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The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
A survey of trans youth highlights the enormous value of puberty blockers – and the strong need for continued access to them....
thespinoff.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
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That means you, in your life, with your neighbours, your family, your parents, your children. Learn to be willing to die to defend the liberty of others, you fucking cowards.
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
That means you, in your life, with your neighbours, your family, your parents, your children. Learn to be willing to die to defend the liberty of others, you fucking cowards.
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I call upon all Western Europeans to do something fucking unfathomable: develop a fucking spine.
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I call upon all Western Europeans to do something fucking unfathomable: develop a fucking spine.
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trying the strange and exciting chip flavors offered outside the US is an extremely underrated highlight of popping into your local asian market
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
trying the strange and exciting chip flavors offered outside the US is an extremely underrated highlight of popping into your local asian market
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knowing MTG’s district, she’s probably been getting credible death threats every hour from her heavily armed constituents. also, she’s a corrupt grifter who always prioritizes her own safety first, along with her bank account. she’s taking a lower profile break until she can grift again safely.
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
knowing MTG’s district, she’s probably been getting credible death threats every hour from her heavily armed constituents. also, she’s a corrupt grifter who always prioritizes her own safety first, along with her bank account. she’s taking a lower profile break until she can grift again safely.
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me: hey cat, where you goin
my cat:
my cat:
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
me: hey cat, where you goin
my cat:
my cat:
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hey guys, bolsonaro is currently in prison 🥰
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
hey guys, bolsonaro is currently in prison 🥰
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It is 2025 and I regret to inform you that this device is still in use at my grandfather-in-law’s house
November 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It is 2025 and I regret to inform you that this device is still in use at my grandfather-in-law’s house
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Academics, you will not exonerate yourself with the documents you turn over.
If you receive one of these letters, internalize that immediately. This is the House UnAmerican Activities Committee redux. You have to be proactive in communicating publicly.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/proc...
If you receive one of these letters, internalize that immediately. This is the House UnAmerican Activities Committee redux. You have to be proactive in communicating publicly.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/proc...
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Academics, you will not exonerate yourself with the documents you turn over.
If you receive one of these letters, internalize that immediately. This is the House UnAmerican Activities Committee redux. You have to be proactive in communicating publicly.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/proc...
If you receive one of these letters, internalize that immediately. This is the House UnAmerican Activities Committee redux. You have to be proactive in communicating publicly.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/proc...
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A staggeringly naive assumption. Then they silently let liars shape the narrative for 2 yrs.
When Bhattacharya smeared us, they asked me “not to pick a fight with” him — meaning, don’t publicly defend our work. Pipe down til “the cycle” passes.
I can’t stress enough that this strategy doesnt work.
When Bhattacharya smeared us, they asked me “not to pick a fight with” him — meaning, don’t publicly defend our work. Pipe down til “the cycle” passes.
I can’t stress enough that this strategy doesnt work.
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A staggeringly naive assumption. Then they silently let liars shape the narrative for 2 yrs.
When Bhattacharya smeared us, they asked me “not to pick a fight with” him — meaning, don’t publicly defend our work. Pipe down til “the cycle” passes.
I can’t stress enough that this strategy doesnt work.
When Bhattacharya smeared us, they asked me “not to pick a fight with” him — meaning, don’t publicly defend our work. Pipe down til “the cycle” passes.
I can’t stress enough that this strategy doesnt work.
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Quiet compliance will screw the scholars & students whose work the university purported supported.
Stanford loved SIO — until it suddenly didn’t. The GC knew what we worked on. They pre-read the reports Congress eventually smeared.
Stanford turned over docs, & assumed Congress would be honest.
Stanford loved SIO — until it suddenly didn’t. The GC knew what we worked on. They pre-read the reports Congress eventually smeared.
Stanford turned over docs, & assumed Congress would be honest.
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Quiet compliance will screw the scholars & students whose work the university purported supported.
Stanford loved SIO — until it suddenly didn’t. The GC knew what we worked on. They pre-read the reports Congress eventually smeared.
Stanford turned over docs, & assumed Congress would be honest.
Stanford loved SIO — until it suddenly didn’t. The GC knew what we worked on. They pre-read the reports Congress eventually smeared.
Stanford turned over docs, & assumed Congress would be honest.
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What Rand Paul is doing is what Jim Jordan did to Stanford Internet Observatory. Under the pretext of “oversight“ he can make sweeping requests —w/the intent to harass & chill.
The universities can fight. But most are afraid of broader attacks so they quickly comply.
www.wired.com/story/senato...
The universities can fight. But most are afraid of broader attacks so they quickly comply.
www.wired.com/story/senato...
Senators Want Extremism Researchers to Surrender Documents Linked to Right-Wing Grudges
The Senate homeland security committee's chair has asked researchers to turn over troves of documents related to the January 6 attack, vaccines, and more, according to a letter reviewed by WIRED.
www.wired.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
What Rand Paul is doing is what Jim Jordan did to Stanford Internet Observatory. Under the pretext of “oversight“ he can make sweeping requests —w/the intent to harass & chill.
The universities can fight. But most are afraid of broader attacks so they quickly comply.
www.wired.com/story/senato...
The universities can fight. But most are afraid of broader attacks so they quickly comply.
www.wired.com/story/senato...