Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: “We’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.

This means if there’s an ecoli or salmonella outbreak they won’t let us know. This is nuts.

Terrible news, including for health journalists. I wonder if some of the non-government science & medical journals (@science.org, @nature.com, @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social) could pick up some of the slack for the time being...

“We’re all rapists here in the GOP” seems like a problematic message.

⚠️BECOMING MORE AIRBORNE—New study in Nature says that the newer #H5N1 bird flu variants are becoming more airborne than older bird flu variants. This is extremely worrisome. Virus will always try to adapt to be more adept at transmission and infection ability—Evolution arms race.

Pete Buttigieg just released this video about America's supply chains

This paper is interesting for a few reasons. It shows that mask mandates in healthcare protect patients from infections, and removing mask mandates in healthcare harms patients.

A facility without a mask mandate is making a *deliberate choice* known to harm patients.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

You wanted starter packs to be searchable. Our engineers are busy keeping us online, so in the meantime, an independent developer built a new searchable library of starter packs. This is the beauty of building in the open 🦋

I love pecans. I splurge on a few bulk bags & make candied pecans, both sweet & spicy. Such awesome #giftsfromthekitchen
Here’s 2 tried/true recipes for anyone wanting to try their hand. Super simple.
www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23055...
For a little caliente!
www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/swee...

Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.

(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).

Did you know there’s a site to search for starter packs of people to follow? Built by @mubashariqbal.com

blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

The Latest Research About Paxlovid: Effectiveness, Access, and Possible Long COVID Benefits jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Wondering why so many people have mycoplasma (aka walking pneumonia) lately? Here’s a clue.

Just published: after propensity matching, those w/ prior #COVID19 infection were about 3x more likely to get mycoplasma than those without #COVID: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#MedTwitter #MedSky

In a prospective study, people w/ #COVID19 infection breathed & vocalized (sang bday song or yelled “Go Terps!”) into a machine unmasked & in diff types of mask, & exhaled virus was measured. The winner: N95 duckbill-style mask, which blocked 98% of virus. #MedSky #IDSky

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Feels like a good time for a thread about all things exercise for people living with infection (and exposure)-associated complex chronic illnesses (IACCs) such as #MECFS, #LongCOVID and chronic #Lyme /tick- and vector-borne illness. Let’s start with a trip down memory lane.
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I have been dying to read this book from my friend @jonathanstea.bsky.social, who is hands down one of the best science communicators out there. If you are (rightfully) worried about the rise of pseudoscience and antiscience beliefs, this is a great way to inoculate yourself and those you care about

IN FACT signed copies of these and any other book of mine will be available via my local bookseller, Jay and Mary's Book Center, all you have to do is get your order in by December 4 (US only, sorry). Details:

whatever.scalzi.com/2024/11/11/h...