Richard Mills
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“If you think technology will solve your problems, you don’t understand technology—and you don’t understand your problems.”
—Laurie Anderson
—Laurie Anderson
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The concept of trying to implement geoengineering solutions to #climate change is like trying to design a complicated, expensive, unreliable helmet while you're still hitting yourself in the head with a 2x4.
September 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The concept of trying to implement geoengineering solutions to #climate change is like trying to design a complicated, expensive, unreliable helmet while you're still hitting yourself in the head with a 2x4.
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📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
September 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
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February 1962.
September 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
February 1962.
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New evidence indicates that certain mutations in the human genome arise more frequently where they confer adaptive benefits, challenging the traditional view that mutations are purely random events. doi.org/g92fg2
Mutations driving evolution are informed by the genome, not random, study suggests
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in the human APOL1 gene arises not randomly but more frequently where it is needed to prevent disease, fundamentally challenging the notion that evolution is driven by random mutations and tying the results to a new theory that, for the first time, offers a new concept for how mutations arise.
phys.org
September 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
New evidence indicates that certain mutations in the human genome arise more frequently where they confer adaptive benefits, challenging the traditional view that mutations are purely random events. doi.org/g92fg2
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"Some CDC employees are bracing for what they & many medical experts say could be a death knell for the credibility of public health in America: A declaration from Kennedy that vaccines can cause autism"
This is like the NASA chief declaring the moon is really made of Swiss cheese
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This is like the NASA chief declaring the moon is really made of Swiss cheese
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The CDC is falling deeper into crisis. What it means for the nation’s health.
Months of upheaval at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have undercut the agency’s work, employees said, and put the future of vaccines into doubt.
wapo.st
August 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"Some CDC employees are bracing for what they & many medical experts say could be a death knell for the credibility of public health in America: A declaration from Kennedy that vaccines can cause autism"
This is like the NASA chief declaring the moon is really made of Swiss cheese
wapo.st/4myP0HW
This is like the NASA chief declaring the moon is really made of Swiss cheese
wapo.st/4myP0HW
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Could it be considered significant that Susan Collins has graduated from "concerned" to "alarmed?"
August 29, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Could it be considered significant that Susan Collins has graduated from "concerned" to "alarmed?"
Expect the military to move into Minneapolis soon. Like clockwork.
August 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Expect the military to move into Minneapolis soon. Like clockwork.
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I think one of the problems is that media has conditioned people to believe that fascism comes along with dark skies and ominous music.
People don’t recognize authoritarianism when they see their neighbors walking the dog on a sunny day with chirping birds.
People don’t recognize authoritarianism when they see their neighbors walking the dog on a sunny day with chirping birds.
August 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I think one of the problems is that media has conditioned people to believe that fascism comes along with dark skies and ominous music.
People don’t recognize authoritarianism when they see their neighbors walking the dog on a sunny day with chirping birds.
People don’t recognize authoritarianism when they see their neighbors walking the dog on a sunny day with chirping birds.
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"When my copy of The New Yorker turns up, I drop everything in order to devour it. I don’t think we have anything like that in Britain."
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Language
The wordsmith and cultural historian debunks common myths about English, recommends the smartest writing about words, and says apostrophes are “orthographic squiggles” not worth fighting for.
fivebooks.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"When my copy of The New Yorker turns up, I drop everything in order to devour it. I don’t think we have anything like that in Britain."
fivebooks.com/best-books/h...
fivebooks.com/best-books/h...
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👉 Community + rage and/or fear = belief
Why people embrace conspiracy theories: it’s about community theconversation.com/why-people-e...
"Conspiracy theories don’t merely offer alternative explanations for events, they are resources for communities that provide identity, purpose and belonging."
Why people embrace conspiracy theories: it’s about community theconversation.com/why-people-e...
"Conspiracy theories don’t merely offer alternative explanations for events, they are resources for communities that provide identity, purpose and belonging."
Why people embrace conspiracy theories: it’s about community, not gullibility
Far from being isolated outsiders, conspiracy theorists enjoy thriving communities that recruit and organise activism.
theconversation.com
August 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
👉 Community + rage and/or fear = belief
Why people embrace conspiracy theories: it’s about community theconversation.com/why-people-e...
"Conspiracy theories don’t merely offer alternative explanations for events, they are resources for communities that provide identity, purpose and belonging."
Why people embrace conspiracy theories: it’s about community theconversation.com/why-people-e...
"Conspiracy theories don’t merely offer alternative explanations for events, they are resources for communities that provide identity, purpose and belonging."
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because they don't tell you in the head or sub-head: the brand is DermaRite. there are specific products & batch numbers in the article
Hand soaps are now being recalled because they can cause serious infection including sepsis and death.
In “healthy” individuals with minor cuts they will likely cause localized infection, but in immune compromised people it could be fatal.
Truly the worst timeline:
In “healthy” individuals with minor cuts they will likely cause localized infection, but in immune compromised people it could be fatal.
Truly the worst timeline:
Hand soaps recalled nationwide over potential for 'serious and life-threatening infections'
A number of soap products sold nationwide are being recalled over concerns that using them could result in "serious and life-threatening infections."
www.nbcchicago.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
because they don't tell you in the head or sub-head: the brand is DermaRite. there are specific products & batch numbers in the article
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"No, same-sex marriage will not entirely dissolve in the United States if Obergefell should be overturned, but it will be much, much more difficult for millions of LGBTQ families if that happens."
If Same-Sex Marriage is Overturned
An explainer for the worst case scenario.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"No, same-sex marriage will not entirely dissolve in the United States if Obergefell should be overturned, but it will be much, much more difficult for millions of LGBTQ families if that happens."
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Yes, the corner gas station that pays minimum wage will offer a variety of generous health plans with unusually low co-pays.
JIANG: What is the NEC's estimate for how many people could lose healthcare coverage?
HASSETT: The bottom line is the best way to get insurance is to get a job
HASSETT: The bottom line is the best way to get insurance is to get a job
July 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Yes, the corner gas station that pays minimum wage will offer a variety of generous health plans with unusually low co-pays.
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I have seen polio. In mice that I experimentally infected as a PhD student. It's one of the most horrific disease phenotypes I've ever seen in 25 years of studying viral pathogenesis & that includes Ebola.
Enabling polio in American kids is monstrous.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
Enabling polio in American kids is monstrous.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
Opinion | ‘I Never Want to See a Case of Polio, but I’m Very Fearful I Will’
www.nytimes.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I have seen polio. In mice that I experimentally infected as a PhD student. It's one of the most horrific disease phenotypes I've ever seen in 25 years of studying viral pathogenesis & that includes Ebola.
Enabling polio in American kids is monstrous.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
Enabling polio in American kids is monstrous.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
My wife raises an interesting question: why hasn’t Trump renamed Mar-a-Lago to Sea-to-Lake? It seems off-brand.
July 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My wife raises an interesting question: why hasn’t Trump renamed Mar-a-Lago to Sea-to-Lake? It seems off-brand.
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Sutro Tower saw its shadow. That means six more weeks of Pride!
June 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Sutro Tower saw its shadow. That means six more weeks of Pride!
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Part III out now! Here's the link. Don't forget to subscribe. Next time we're talking causal inference!
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The MAHA Report: Doing Our Own Research
Part III of Reading the MAHA Report so You Don't Have to
open.substack.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Part III out now! Here's the link. Don't forget to subscribe. Next time we're talking causal inference!
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Part II out now! Read it here:
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The MAHA Report: A Generation at Risk?
Part II of Reading the MAHA Report so You Don't Have to
open.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Part II out now! Read it here:
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Curious about the MAHA Report on children’s health but don’t have the time or energy or inclination to read all 75 pages?
You’re in luck! I’m reading it for you. Link in replies.
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
You’re in luck! I’m reading it for you. Link in replies.
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
The MAHA Report: I Read it so You Don't Have to.
Part I: In the Beginning
open.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Curious about the MAHA Report on children’s health but don’t have the time or energy or inclination to read all 75 pages?
You’re in luck! I’m reading it for you. Link in replies.
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
You’re in luck! I’m reading it for you. Link in replies.
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
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European Jews on Ellis Island protest against their deportation to Germany, 1936
June 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
European Jews on Ellis Island protest against their deportation to Germany, 1936
Has anyone seen the trunk/bed of a Cybertruck open? What’s hiding in there?
June 2, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Has anyone seen the trunk/bed of a Cybertruck open? What’s hiding in there?
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“Under Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”, the top 0.1% will see their income increase by nearly $400K next year, while Americans making less than $51,000 will see their incomes GO DOWN.
Oligarchs are waging a war on the working class, and they are intent on winning-r/t Bernie Sanders #BlueSky #MedSky
Oligarchs are waging a war on the working class, and they are intent on winning-r/t Bernie Sanders #BlueSky #MedSky
May 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Have we set a world record yet for courts blocking executive decisions?
May 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Have we set a world record yet for courts blocking executive decisions?
I love this.
I have absolutely no idea what it means.
I have absolutely no idea what it means.
May 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I love this.
I have absolutely no idea what it means.
I have absolutely no idea what it means.