Such a preventable tragedy.

An update with latest data available for graph of life expectancy vs health care expenditures per capita for 20 countries and one outlier.

I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...

Here's an uplifting story! I just came across this AWESOME article by @laureloldach.bsky.social in @cenmag.bsky.social.

US #DrugManufacturers long relied on horseshoe crab blood for endotoxin testing, a key #microbio QC step.

Late 2024, that finally changed. (1/6) 🧪
cen.acs.org/safety/drug-...

2/2
... but it was all carefully calculated. These changes didn't just affect Americans - they impacted users worldwide.

One of the most disturbing things we did was create thousands of fake accounts using advanced AI systems called Grok and Eliza."⬅️

theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...

This week's cover and editorial @thelancet.bsky.social on mis- and disinformation's impact on public health
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

@mikeflanaganfilm.com Carel Struycken, who appeared in Doctor Sleep and Gerald's Game, lost his home in the Eaton Fire. gofund.me/ec654e1f

#Altadena has a Black community that began during the Great Migration of people escaping the Jim Crow South. Now those neighborhoods are 2nd-4th gen Black families. Over 60% of Black residents are over 65 yrs old. LA’s #EatonFire burned it to the ground

Here’s a compiled doc of their GoFundMes

As some might have heard, downtown Altadena is on fire. Commercial buildings, apartments, and homes burned down or burning down. #EatonFire

So glad I was able to visit this the last time I was in town. RIP the Bunny Museum