Luther Wills-Dudich
@lutherduder42.bsky.social
#Web developer, emergency app envisioner, Fed #disasternerd, ex #energygeek, former #surrealist folk-rocker. Dharma, EE/RE, cheesy movies, #Marvel, #doctorwho. dumb views my own.
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Stay alert.
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Stay alert.
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Flu "Variant K" appears to be expanding rapidly in the US as noted in BIOFIRE data. Confidence is increasing that this will be a bad flu season.
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Flu "Variant K" appears to be expanding rapidly in the US as noted in BIOFIRE data. Confidence is increasing that this will be a bad flu season.
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Stan Lee was notorious for not giving any fucks about licensing no matter how off-model or goofy so long as the check cleared.
November 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Stan Lee was notorious for not giving any fucks about licensing no matter how off-model or goofy so long as the check cleared.
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Some vaccines like COVID and flu don’t stop completely stop infection.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Some vaccines like COVID and flu don’t stop completely stop infection.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
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There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
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the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
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#Florida
“The federal government has not allowed drilling in federal waters in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, which includes offshore Florida and part of offshore Alabama, since 1995, because of concerns about oil spills.”
“The federal government has not allowed drilling in federal waters in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, which includes offshore Florida and part of offshore Alabama, since 1995, because of concerns about oil spills.”
Not content to merely bankrupt the US, Trump wants to take the whole planet down by ignoring everything to do with climate change: Trump administration announces plan for new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Flori - goo.gl/alerts/iFMmTV #GoogleAlerts
Trump administration announces plan for new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida
The Trump administration is proposing new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades.
goo.gl
November 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
#Florida
“The federal government has not allowed drilling in federal waters in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, which includes offshore Florida and part of offshore Alabama, since 1995, because of concerns about oil spills.”
“The federal government has not allowed drilling in federal waters in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, which includes offshore Florida and part of offshore Alabama, since 1995, because of concerns about oil spills.”
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"What once sounded unthinkable is now being said openly: Tehran is not viable; and evacuation orders are imminent."
Makran or Bust: Tehran's water crisis gets worse
open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...
Makran or Bust: Tehran's water crisis gets worse
open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...
Makran or Bust: Tehran's water crisis gets worse
Ten days ago I wrote that Tehran was approaching a point where warnings, pressure cuts and appeals to save water would no longer be enough.
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"What once sounded unthinkable is now being said openly: Tehran is not viable; and evacuation orders are imminent."
Makran or Bust: Tehran's water crisis gets worse
open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...
Makran or Bust: Tehran's water crisis gets worse
open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...
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Nov 21st Update:
NWSS is back! After what may have been the lowest transmission rates since 2021, we are seeing rises again. Expect this to accelerate into the holiday season, especially in MW&NE
Estimates:
🔸150,000 new inf/day
🔸~1 in 220 currently infected
🔸~1 in 550 are significantly infectious
NWSS is back! After what may have been the lowest transmission rates since 2021, we are seeing rises again. Expect this to accelerate into the holiday season, especially in MW&NE
Estimates:
🔸150,000 new inf/day
🔸~1 in 220 currently infected
🔸~1 in 550 are significantly infectious
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Nov 21st Update:
NWSS is back! After what may have been the lowest transmission rates since 2021, we are seeing rises again. Expect this to accelerate into the holiday season, especially in MW&NE
Estimates:
🔸150,000 new inf/day
🔸~1 in 220 currently infected
🔸~1 in 550 are significantly infectious
NWSS is back! After what may have been the lowest transmission rates since 2021, we are seeing rises again. Expect this to accelerate into the holiday season, especially in MW&NE
Estimates:
🔸150,000 new inf/day
🔸~1 in 220 currently infected
🔸~1 in 550 are significantly infectious
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Trump and RFK Jr's CDC just added a page that is full of disinformation about vaccines and autism.
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Trump and RFK Jr's CDC just added a page that is full of disinformation about vaccines and autism.
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I would pay so much money for this.
I want a tool like Adblock that blocks all AI tools and content from my browser
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I would pay so much money for this.
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"We have a 2000s housing bubble level of financial engineering on top of a 1920s level of private unregulated lending on top of something bigger than a 1990s internet (or 1870s railroad) level of technology and infrastructure build-out." prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
The AI Bubble Is Bigger Than You Think - The American Prospect
It’s not just OpenAI that looks overhyped. There’s a whole mountain of sketchy financial engineering underneath.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"We have a 2000s housing bubble level of financial engineering on top of a 1920s level of private unregulated lending on top of something bigger than a 1990s internet (or 1870s railroad) level of technology and infrastructure build-out." prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
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How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
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Back to the drawing board on the "live animal merry-go-round."
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Back to the drawing board on the "live animal merry-go-round."
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During the core months of hurricane season (Aug-Sep-Oct), fairly persistent anomalous "troughiness" was centered over the southeast U.S., which resulted in anomalous counter-clockwise steering flow around it.
This helps explain why hurricanes generally turned northward well before reaching the U.S.
This helps explain why hurricanes generally turned northward well before reaching the U.S.
November 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
During the core months of hurricane season (Aug-Sep-Oct), fairly persistent anomalous "troughiness" was centered over the southeast U.S., which resulted in anomalous counter-clockwise steering flow around it.
This helps explain why hurricanes generally turned northward well before reaching the U.S.
This helps explain why hurricanes generally turned northward well before reaching the U.S.
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NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
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Don't do any of this.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Don't do any of this.
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'A House of Dynamite' but it's your uncles trying to deep fry a turkey.
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
'A House of Dynamite' but it's your uncles trying to deep fry a turkey.
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The ability to change your mind in response to better evidence is a hallmark of human cognition. Experiments now show that chimps are capable of rational thought too
go.nature.com/4p7OH7W
go.nature.com/4p7OH7W
Be rational: chimp decision-making is guided by the strongest evidence
Nature - The ability to change your mind in response to better evidence is a hallmark of human cognition. Experiments now show that chimps are capable of rational thought too.
go.nature.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The ability to change your mind in response to better evidence is a hallmark of human cognition. Experiments now show that chimps are capable of rational thought too
go.nature.com/4p7OH7W
go.nature.com/4p7OH7W
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That #LARain is really coming down this morning. Flash Flood Warnings for all of Los Angeles, with one "Considerable" west of town. Various reports of flooded roads, rocks & trees down.
November 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
That #LARain is really coming down this morning. Flash Flood Warnings for all of Los Angeles, with one "Considerable" west of town. Various reports of flooded roads, rocks & trees down.
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We are phasing out the terms “extant” and “extinct” from our exhibits and will now refer to species as either “Darwinners" or “Darlosers.”
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We are phasing out the terms “extant” and “extinct” from our exhibits and will now refer to species as either “Darwinners" or “Darlosers.”
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Some self-promo amongst all the capital-N news this week...we have two live shows with Jonathan Coulton next week (rescheduled from Sept):
11/19: Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, MD
www.ramsheadonstage.com/events/detai...
11/20: The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA
www.birchmere.com/events/jonat...
11/19: Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, MD
www.ramsheadonstage.com/events/detai...
11/20: The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA
www.birchmere.com/events/jonat...
Jonathan Coulton and Paul & Storm | Rams Head On Stage – Official Site
www.ramsheadonstage.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Some self-promo amongst all the capital-N news this week...we have two live shows with Jonathan Coulton next week (rescheduled from Sept):
11/19: Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, MD
www.ramsheadonstage.com/events/detai...
11/20: The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA
www.birchmere.com/events/jonat...
11/19: Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, MD
www.ramsheadonstage.com/events/detai...
11/20: The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA
www.birchmere.com/events/jonat...