Mark
@schmidtmaa.bsky.social
Infectious disease epidemiologist/PhD research investigator. Farmer. Jovial doomer. Interests: Public health, complex systems dynamics, Limits to Growth, small scale farming, food safety and preservation, and gallows humor. PacNW 🌲
Agreed. Just got to Atlanta for IDWeek!! 🦠
October 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Agreed. Just got to Atlanta for IDWeek!! 🦠
Thanks for the tip! I’m ill-prepared for anything on this trip outside of immense amounts of noro.
September 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Thanks for the tip! I’m ill-prepared for anything on this trip outside of immense amounts of noro.
On my way to the International Calicivirus Conference in Banff.
September 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
On my way to the International Calicivirus Conference in Banff.
I JUST said this here. Altercations in multiple cities, a summer Covid wave brewing, and wildfire smoke around. Not a fan.
June 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I JUST said this here. Altercations in multiple cities, a summer Covid wave brewing, and wildfire smoke around. Not a fan.
You’ve heard of elf on a shelf. Time for A-hole in a K-hole.
May 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
There are some other of us here
April 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
There are some other of us here
Long, detailed article about this psycopath.
Peter Thiel is betting on the apocalypse
An emerging alliance between Tech, the Pentagon and the Christian Right
substack.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Long, detailed article about this psycopath.
I don’t think this perspective has been given enough attention
A bunch of billionaires looking at a typical SS check and not understanding why anyone would be upset about losing such a small amount of money.
March 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I don’t think this perspective has been given enough attention
No need to imagine any more
March 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
No need to imagine any more
Hello! I just sent my CV and a cover letter to the general A*Midex email address. Would you help me connect to those in the epidemiology/public health/medicine realm?
March 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Hello! I just sent my CV and a cover letter to the general A*Midex email address. Would you help me connect to those in the epidemiology/public health/medicine realm?
Having anticipated collapse on an intellectual level for 15 years, I’ve been surprised TBH how hard it still is to go through, emotionally.
March 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Having anticipated collapse on an intellectual level for 15 years, I’ve been surprised TBH how hard it still is to go through, emotionally.
I've been worried they'll try to codify the NIH indirect cuts into one of these mechanisms, as well
February 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I've been worried they'll try to codify the NIH indirect cuts into one of these mechanisms, as well
At a time when everything is dystopian and icky, that the name of the software is ‘AutoRIF’ seems especially so.
February 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
At a time when everything is dystopian and icky, that the name of the software is ‘AutoRIF’ seems especially so.
BigBalls breaks our brains
"Big Balls is the grandson of a KGB agent" is never a phrase I thought was going to come out of my mouth but goddamn if I'm not going to say this to my own mother tomorrow
February 22, 2025 at 4:49 AM
BigBalls breaks our brains