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johntl.bsky.social
@johntl.bsky.social
Epidemiology and Infectious Disease graduate student at BU. Big fan of nature, clean air, and biking
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Last night’s article in the Washington Post about D.C. police responding to a 911 call by illegally letting DOGE onto private property is unlike any news story I have ever read. Every single person should read this article and think about where our society is going.
March 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Customs and Border Patrol denied a French scientist entry to the U.S. because they found messages on his phone criticizing Trump’s science cuts.

Apparently saying that canceling cancer research is bad can now be classified as terrorism. Chilling.
March 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Not your everyday airport news.

Women stung by scorpion at Boston Logan Airport’s terminal E:

www.nbcboston.com/news/local/w...
Woman stung by a scorpion while retrieving luggage at Logan Airport
A woman was stung by a scorpion while retrieving her luggage at Boston Logan International Airport Sunday night, according to police.
www.nbcboston.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Protest in Boston tomorrow against NIH/CDC cuts @universalhub.com @altcdc.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Good morning! It’s a good day to get outside. It’s an even better day to get outside to protest and let your voice be heard.

www.fiftyfifty.one
50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement
Join the movement to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach. 50 protests, 50 states, 1 day: #50501.
www.fiftyfifty.one
February 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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"We're on the verge of potentially another pandemic and we're firing the people who have probably more expertise than anyone else in the country collectively.”
Trump Admin Fires CDC 'Disease Detectives' As Bird Flu Fears Rise: Sources
www.barrons.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.
February 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Our parks are in chaos. We’ve seen firsthand how Trump’s hiring freeze, the rescinding of hundreds of job offers, and the layoff of 5% of NPS staff have left us overwhelmed and short-handed.
February 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering it, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.
February 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Bruh, what the fuck is going ON????
January 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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And then there are cases where all involved are travelling at reasonable speeds and maintaining attention, but crashes still occur because motor vehicles are the only road users considered in the design of our streets. The road system itself encourages traffic violence.
January 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
First bird flu death in the US. Important for PH to stay vigilant, and reminder that it’s a deadly disease. However, no evidence of spread at this time, so risk remains relatively low for now t.co/HtiVEZsEo4
https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-death-louisiana-82e4d00876e62cb2b13bb621826c84f9?taid=677c4d2601c1d50001cf7a08&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
t.co
January 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Pretty Cute Watching Boston Residents Play Daily Game Of ‘Big City’
theonion.com/pretty-cute-...
January 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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It's not being alarmist that this right here is causing a lot of concern in Epidemiology/ID circles 👇👇👇👇
And human flu season beginning, with so many potential reassortment events. Hopefully we'll get lucky but damn, stakes are high if we're not.
One mutation. One single mutation. In an environment in which H5N1 is infecting multiple species (including humans) and a vast total number of infections.

www.latimes.com/environment/...
December 6, 2024 at 2:13 AM
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I feel seen
November 24, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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I forget how special it is to vote, until I'm standing in line and see folks grinning & taking selfies after voting and high-fiving each other. Plus a gazillion poll workers so diligently checking everything and detailing instructions.
Thanks to everyone spending their day making it all work.
November 5, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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Can’t overstate how dangerous it is that vaccine denial has completely captured one of the two major parties. We’re an election or two from unraveling one of humanity’s greatest achievements. The potential long tail damage is millions of preventable deaths. Just absolutely bonkers.
October 31, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Fantastic epi work. Rapid identification of the index case for the recent Marburg outbreak and mapping back to Egyptian fruit bats in a gold mine. #onehealth #Marburg #outbreak allafrica.com/stories/2024...
October 31, 2024 at 12:23 AM
US COVID markers continue to decline: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/us-...
October 29, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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This research on how people search Wiki could help inform #SciComm efforts, though I’m not sure how yet.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Study reveals three ways to disappear down a Wikipedia rabbit hole
Understanding how ‘hunters’ ‘dancers’ and ‘busybodies’ find information could help to improve the site and encourage better teamwork.
www.nature.com
October 28, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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Tinderboxachusetts: #Boston area wakes up to the smell of smoke from brush fires erupting all over
www.universalhub.com/2024/tinderb...
October 28, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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If you're smelling smoke, it's likely due to a brush fire in Salem:
Crews fight multi-acre brush fire in Salem; Smoke moves across southeastern Mass.
Police say a woman has died in an outdoor fire at an encampment in Millbury, while crews fought a brush fire in Salem on Sunday. A strong smell of smoke and haze settled over southern New England Mond...
www.wbur.org
October 28, 2024 at 1:44 PM
First H5N1 human infections in WA, bringing total number in US up to 31, all but 1 linked to cattle or poultry. Numbers will likely continue to rise #epi #onehealth #ID #H5N1 www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
October 22, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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October 21, 2024 at 3:08 AM