Joel (R🎃cketCo)
@joel-rocketco.bsky.social
Disabled Virologist (MSc)🔬🧫& Teacher in Colorado| Animation (2d/particle systems) | Space & Biology Art/Nature Photography | Hummingbird Dad with @deggn.bsky.social 🌈| Cancer Survivor (3x) | Fibromyalgia 💥
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Hello! I'm Joel 👋. I'm excited to actually do #portfolioday! I'm a disabled/retired Virologist. In my free time, when not resting, I do molecular art (viral models), nature ( #birds & wildlife around my house), & #astrophotography
This will act as a new pinned intro organizing virology/art threads:
This will act as a new pinned intro organizing virology/art threads:
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November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Holy fuck
Reporter to MBS: "U.S. intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist..."
Trump: "Fake news...He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
Trump: "Fake news...He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Holy fuck
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Twinned soul
commission
commission
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Twinned soul
commission
commission
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Progress on the pathway to long COVID treatments
A 2-day workshop announcing four agents to enter RECOVER–Treating Long COVID clinical trials and obtained input on future directions.
www.nature.com/artic...
1/9
A 2-day workshop announcing four agents to enter RECOVER–Treating Long COVID clinical trials and obtained input on future directions.
www.nature.com/artic...
1/9
Progress on the pathway to long COVID treatments
Nature Immunology - The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Foundation for the National Institutes of Health convened a 2-day workshop announcing four agents to enter...
www.nature.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Progress on the pathway to long COVID treatments
A 2-day workshop announcing four agents to enter RECOVER–Treating Long COVID clinical trials and obtained input on future directions.
www.nature.com/artic...
1/9
A 2-day workshop announcing four agents to enter RECOVER–Treating Long COVID clinical trials and obtained input on future directions.
www.nature.com/artic...
1/9
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Birds of a feather…
So who’s going to write about the number of sexual predators this admin has intervened on the behalf of
So who’s going to write about the number of sexual predators this admin has intervened on the behalf of
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Birds of a feather…
So who’s going to write about the number of sexual predators this admin has intervened on the behalf of
So who’s going to write about the number of sexual predators this admin has intervened on the behalf of
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the ultimate weapon
July 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
the ultimate weapon
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Reminder that Garland / the Biden administration didn’t outright refuse to release the Epstein files.
From 2021 thru Sept 2024 Maxwell was being prosecuted or appealing her case.
Her appeal to the Supreme Court wasn’t settled until 2025.
Releasing those files could have jeopardized that case.
From 2021 thru Sept 2024 Maxwell was being prosecuted or appealing her case.
Her appeal to the Supreme Court wasn’t settled until 2025.
Releasing those files could have jeopardized that case.
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Reminder that Garland / the Biden administration didn’t outright refuse to release the Epstein files.
From 2021 thru Sept 2024 Maxwell was being prosecuted or appealing her case.
Her appeal to the Supreme Court wasn’t settled until 2025.
Releasing those files could have jeopardized that case.
From 2021 thru Sept 2024 Maxwell was being prosecuted or appealing her case.
Her appeal to the Supreme Court wasn’t settled until 2025.
Releasing those files could have jeopardized that case.
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I believe this is what the kids call a crash out. I try not to get too angry before I film, that’s usually not my style, but this attitude always frustrates me.
I also wanted to take the opportunity to point out JD Vance’s lies. He shouldn’t coast into succession. #Healthcare #Medication #Ibuprofen
I also wanted to take the opportunity to point out JD Vance’s lies. He shouldn’t coast into succession. #Healthcare #Medication #Ibuprofen
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I believe this is what the kids call a crash out. I try not to get too angry before I film, that’s usually not my style, but this attitude always frustrates me.
I also wanted to take the opportunity to point out JD Vance’s lies. He shouldn’t coast into succession. #Healthcare #Medication #Ibuprofen
I also wanted to take the opportunity to point out JD Vance’s lies. He shouldn’t coast into succession. #Healthcare #Medication #Ibuprofen
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Oh no apparently fiber has replaced protein as the internet food obsession and these influencers will overhype it so much without any warnings they’re gonna have people shitting their brains out.
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Oh no apparently fiber has replaced protein as the internet food obsession and these influencers will overhype it so much without any warnings they’re gonna have people shitting their brains out.
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I've got a bad feeling about the upcoming flu season, given the fact that there are a bunch of subtypes at this party with the potential to wreak varying amounts of havoc. So I broke it all down here.
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
The Real Subtypes of the 2025 Flu Season
Have you ever been to a party where you sensed the messiness before it happened?
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I've got a bad feeling about the upcoming flu season, given the fact that there are a bunch of subtypes at this party with the potential to wreak varying amounts of havoc. So I broke it all down here.
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
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"Heck of a job, Bobby."
"If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization."
(gift link)
"If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization."
(gift link)
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"Heck of a job, Bobby."
"If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization."
(gift link)
"If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization."
(gift link)
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...Denji, you have another person you like besides me, right?...
Reze exploding all my emotional barriers #chainsawman #ChainsawManMovie
Reze exploding all my emotional barriers #chainsawman #ChainsawManMovie
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
...Denji, you have another person you like besides me, right?...
Reze exploding all my emotional barriers #chainsawman #ChainsawManMovie
Reze exploding all my emotional barriers #chainsawman #ChainsawManMovie
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'You're adopted'
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(For the non-palaeo folks, this is in light of a newly published paper re-establishing that #Nanotyrannus, previously understood to be a juvenile #T.rex, is indeed its own genus after all.)
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(For the non-palaeo folks, this is in light of a newly published paper re-establishing that #Nanotyrannus, previously understood to be a juvenile #T.rex, is indeed its own genus after all.)
November 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
'You're adopted'
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(For the non-palaeo folks, this is in light of a newly published paper re-establishing that #Nanotyrannus, previously understood to be a juvenile #T.rex, is indeed its own genus after all.)
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(For the non-palaeo folks, this is in light of a newly published paper re-establishing that #Nanotyrannus, previously understood to be a juvenile #T.rex, is indeed its own genus after all.)
This sucked and she's a fucking loser. Why can't we keep Teen Vogue instead of you?
Vanity Fair's West Coast Editor Olivia Nuzzi was a star political correspondent until scandal led her into exile—and to a California up in flames.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This sucked and she's a fucking loser. Why can't we keep Teen Vogue instead of you?
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Feel this a little too much.
I got tricked into doing everyone else's work for them while they got paid more.
people are so incredibly dumb, I'm mad that I felt pressured to be smart my entire life
November 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Feel this a little too much.
Thinking back to that time I had to point out to Dr Oz. he was using the blood pressure cuff upside down, over their shirt, and the person wasn't sitting or level as he was doing his photo op...
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social the @ama-assn.org has caved to Trump. They invited known grifter Dr Mehmet Oz to give a speech, but, the AMA board/ John Whyte decided to censor all delegates in the following way.
1. Questions can be asked, but all must be vetted.
1. Questions can be asked, but all must be vetted.
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Thinking back to that time I had to point out to Dr Oz. he was using the blood pressure cuff upside down, over their shirt, and the person wasn't sitting or level as he was doing his photo op...
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Editorial cartoon: I just had to draw this :)
November 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Editorial cartoon: I just had to draw this :)