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Rachel McCulloch
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📍Aotearoa New Zealand
🔬pro science -here to learn
✅ #toitūtetiriti
😷immune compromised
❤️endurance swim•bike•run
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socialmedialab.ca
New law in China now requires influencers "to prove professional qualifications for discussing topics such as finance, medicine, law, or education.
Platforms ... will be held liable for verifying these credentials, with fines as high as 100,000 yuan." www.globalbrandsmagazine.com/china-influe...
Not Verified? Not Welcome. China’s Influencer Policy Sends a Message
Influencers now need to prove professional qualifications for discussing topics such as finance, medicine, law, or education. Platforms like Douyin, Weibo, and Bilibili will be held liable for verifyi...
www.globalbrandsmagazine.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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sciencex.bsky.social
A new proof-of-concept vaccine offers broad protection against current and future highly pathogenic avian influenza (A5) strains, potentially streamlining pandemic preparedness. doi.org/g98bdx
A one-shot flu vaccine can beat avian flu strains before they appear
Scientists have developed a proof-of-concept vaccine that could offer broad protection against all known and emerging variants of highly pathogenic avian influenza (A5) viruses, including those that have yet to evolve.
medicalxpress.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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astropierre.com
Dans une carrière de l'Oxfordshire, au Royaume-Uni, des paléontologues ont mis au jour une "super-autoroute" de dinosaures : une piste continue de 220 mètres de long, composée d'empreintes vieilles d'environ 166 millions d'années.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
Huge dinosaur trackway uncovered in the UK - BBC News
One of the longest sets of dinosaur footprints in the world has been discovered in a limestone quarry
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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bberwyn.bsky.social
When Antarctica's ice starts melting as fast as Greenland's sea level will start rising so rapidly that it won't really be possible for most places to adapt.
Scientists Warn About the ‘Greenlandification’ of Antarctica - Inside Climate News
Global warming is awakening sleeping giants of ice at the South Pole as glaciers start to flow faster and surface melting increases.
insideclimatenews.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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andrewkostrub.bsky.social
Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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drinfosec.bsky.social
I'm grateful that the St. Louis Fed supports direct link to their FRED charts, including down to the date range specified.

Here is the "Population - With a Disability, 16 Years and over" (in thousands so ~36k in Jul 2025 = ~36 million)
Link: fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1bo4m
September 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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mzbehavn.bsky.social
Let that sink in.
August 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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bettycjung.bsky.social
Bird Flu on Dairy Farms May Be Airborne After All

Infectious bird flu virus was found in milk, on equipment, within wastewater and aerosolized in the air on California dairy farms
www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird...
Bird Flu on Dairy Farms May Be Airborne After All
Infectious bird flu virus was found in milk, on equipment, within wastewater and aerosolized in the air on California dairy farms
www.scientificamerican.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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depechemodefan101.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
July 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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aljazeera.com
srael has refused to renew visas for the heads of three UN agencies working on Gaza—OCHA, OHCHR, and UNRWA—as hunger and lack of aid worsen for Palestinians, a UN spokesperson said.

🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/gxike0
July 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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drinfosec.bsky.social
🚨🚨🧵by Dr. @jamesthrot.bsky.social on Twitter earlier today, regarding Covid, brain damage, & society...

"... what happens when a neurotropic virus repeatedly infects the population, targeting the frontal lobe & almost nobody talks about the consequences?"

🧵here:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19458...
Let’s talk about COVID, brain damage & society. Specifically, what happens when a neurotropic virus repeatedly infects the population, targeting the frontal lobe & almost nobody talks about the consequences? This thread is for the skeptics. I’m a neurologist, stay with me 🧵
July 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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nukit.bsky.social
The Nukit Lantern 222nm Far-UVC disinfection lamp is back in stock for US and International sales.

nukit222.com/products/nuk...

Far-UVC is effective against all airborne and surface pathogens.

Extensive Third Party Testing- effective, eye and skin safe, no ozone.

Reposts are appreciated🙏🏻
July 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Reposted by Rachel McCulloch
beairaware.bsky.social
Air Pollution Is Now Linked To Brain Tumour, Shows Study

"Researchers found that people with higher exposure to air pollutants had a greater risk of developing meningioma?

www.ndtv.com/world-news/s...
Air Pollution Is Now Linked To Brain Tumour, Shows Study
Air pollution may not only affect your heart and lungs but can also raise the possibility of developing meningioma -- a typically noncancerous brain tumour -- according to a study.
www.ndtv.com
July 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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drinfosec.bsky.social
🚨very interesting 🧵 by @nukit.bsky.social (on Twitter) discussing the importance of measuring the output of Far-UVC not just at the nadir, but also total radiant power output...

Clear, concise, and informative
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19413...

#CleanAir #IAQ #FarUVC #222nmUVC
A device called a goniophotometer is used to measure the light from every angle, and that gives us a picture of the three-dimensional power output- which can be shown on a polar plot. Below that are two diagrams. One is of the testing setup. The other is a polar plot of the energy output of the device.
July 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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atranscendedman.bsky.social
Hamilton, Montana study in mice found that a COVID-19 intranasal booster triggered strong, lasting mucosal immunity, protecting the upper respiratory tract far longer than an intramuscular booster alone.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Intranasal booster induces durable mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in mice - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Intranasal booster induces durable mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in mice
www.nature.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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simpson-ian.bsky.social
@ipaccanada.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social
Long COVID Rates Higher in Women: Evidence Grows.

A JAMA study of 12,200+ participants infected by COVID between 2021 and 2024 found women were 31%–44% more likely than men to develop long COVID, even after adjusting for clinical and demographic factors.

Source: archive.md/8OPMy
Long COVID Rates Higher in Women: Evidence Grows
July 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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thoughtfulnz.bsky.social
To spell it out:
precovid - no health differences between the group that subsequently caught covid and those that did not.
after covid - health differences between the group that known to have caught covid and the group not.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
At baseline, there were no significant differences between the self-rated health status of those children who later had Covid-19 and those who did not (p = 0.5274). Following widespread SARS-CoV-2 transmission, those who reported having had Covid-19 were significantly more likely to report a poorer health status than those who did not (p < 0.0001).
July 3, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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michaelplanknz.bsky.social
Reupping this as I have just seen a certain NZ Herald article relating Gibson's claims about excess mortality and this happens to explain why they are wrong
michaelplanknz.bsky.social Michael Plank @michaelplanknz.bsky.social · Jun 17
Estimating excess mortality during the Covid-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand

Our new study published this week
doi.org/10.1093/ije/...

TLDR:
- We estimated excess mortality from 2020-23 was between -0.8% and +2.0%
- Much lower than countries such as the UK (10%) or US (11%)
Estimating excess mortality during the Covid-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand
AbstractBackground. The excess mortality rate in Aotearoa New Zealand during the Covid-19 pandemic is frequently estimated to be among the lowest in the wo
doi.org
June 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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duncanwebbmp.bsky.social
Oral submission times for the Regulatory Standards Bill have been slashed. This Government doesn't want to hear from you.
Oral submission times slashed Regulatory Standards Bill Graph: Oral submission hours for fast-track Bill: 100 hours Oral submission hours for Treaty Principles Bill: 80 Oral submission hours for Regulatory Standards Bill: 30 Your voice is being silenced Authorised by Duncan Webb MP, Parliament Buildings Wellington
June 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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jamellebouie.net
imagine watching a small child struggle to breathe because of a measles infection and then going on your radio show to explain that the “human body was designed to fight measles” with the clear implication that if you die your body just wasn’t good enough.
June 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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juliadoubleday.bsky.social
Long COVID is now the number one chronic illness afflicting children, surpassing asthma.
Yet we're refusing to use tools that could prevent recurrent infections in kids, like clean air or Far UVC, preferring to repeat propaganda about COVID's harmlessness

www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...
Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children
Repeatedly mass infecting kids with COVID is not a public health strategy. It's a fast pass to declining population health
www.thegauntlet.news
June 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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cucumber.bsky.social
@byroncclark.bsky.social has finally hit the big time (retweeted via poster on a boarded up storefront in karori centre)
poster on a boarded up storefront in karori centre with byron c clark tweet: Byron C Clark @byroncclark I feel like to many people don't recognise fascism because they think fascism will arrive selling oppression and tyranny, but if you're part of the privileged group fascism is selling you safety, normalcy, and tradition
June 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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shh-uk.bsky.social
🕒 It’s the 15th hour of the 15th day — time to spotlight Long Covid.

💬 We invite you — allies, friends, colleagues — to post a Long Covid fact or article today.

#LongCovid #LongCovidAwareness #SHHUK #SupportHealthcareHeroes #safeair4all
June 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM