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Ditch Witch
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PhD student in WasteWater Epi @IUSPH | Dravidian Stock | Tamil | Anti-Caste | Medical Doctor | Dialectical Biologist
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Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines?

Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.

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INTRODUCTION
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February 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The CDC funds the EIS Epidemic Intelligence program across so many countries through various domestic/ national organizations including the National Institute of Epidemiology India, where some of us were trained at. This is a huge blow to public health and epidemiology manpower building globally
February 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Tomo! Rally for
Labor for Science! Science for the People!!! #SharedGovernance
Our university’s president has got to go. Join us this Friday to take back IU and wish Pam adieu
December 6, 2024 at 12:03 AM
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This cartoon is from 1894 but could have been drawn today. The solution to this problem remains the same as it was in the 19th century: workers and tenants organizing strikes for higher wages and lower rent. To win we have to build power from below.
December 2, 2024 at 12:14 PM
While I hav tried to understand how majoritarianism and ethnonationalism have long stifled minority communities& hav always considered myself an ‘ally’ to the struggles of Tamil and Muslim population,it is only my fixation wit Palestinian liberation that shockingly awakened the inner moral conundrum
"Am I A Settler Too?" asks a "majority Sinhala-Buddhist" man.

"Admit the role of majoritarianism in post-colonial South Asia in the ... practices of occupation, land grabbing, militarisation, violence, surveillance, and State repression."

@Amaliniii shared for "Tamil Genocide Remembrance Week"
Nalin Jayathunga | Am I A Settler Too? Reflections of a Sinhalese from Sri Lanka after Gaza
Nalin Jayathunga is an independent researcher with interests in development studies and gender and sexuality studies.
polity.lk
May 20, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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I share my take analysing the projections on the COP28 outcomes at @convoist.bsky.social . Happy to receive comments!
The State of Climate Action in 2024
Nearly three months after COP28, are we actually delivering on its promises?
eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
February 27, 2024 at 5:09 PM
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📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data

Influenza: Flu A and B are in the “High” category nationally; flu A has no significant trend over the last 3 weeks while flu B concentrations are trending up. For both, all regions remain in the “High” category after recent peaks. 🛟 😷 🧪
February 23, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Potrait of a lady in contemplation #Bugs #MineAllMine #Diva
February 20, 2024 at 5:22 PM
I'm new here. I'd love to connect with people who care about
▶️environmental health
▶️public health
▶️epidemiology
▶️wastewater
▶️safe water
▶️sanitation
▶️hygiene
▶️infectious diseases
▶️waterborne diseases
▶️medicine
▶️clinical practice
▶️climate change
▶️climate health
▶️climate politics
▶️history
February 18, 2024 at 6:51 PM
வணக்கம் மாப்ள🙏 Bloomington- லருந்து! #DayOne
February 17, 2024 at 11:49 PM