Reposted by it was probably dylanJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Being GenX/Millennial is such a trip. In our lifetimes, we saw people our age getting wild criminal penalties for pirating music and now have to sit and watch as companies gobble up our work with impunity. 96126293731
Reposted by it was probably dylanKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This👇 is such a good example of how on top of her game Helen was. While she was keeping us all updated on Ebola, MERS, flu, and so many of all the other infectious diseases out there, she immediately grasped the gravity of the first warning sign of what we now remember as SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19. 6524148
it was probably dylan @dylanejohns.bsky.social · 13/10/2026She will be greatly missed. The entire field of public health journalism is at a loss 000
Reposted by it was probably dylanDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 13/10/2026A new thing that I hate: I’m reading a book right now that uses endnote citations, and directs the reader to SCAN A QR CODE to access the endnotes.static.klipy.comDan Levy's Iconic 'Absolutely Not' MomentAlt: Dan Levy's Iconic 'Absolutely Not' Moment 6072986
Reposted by it was probably dylanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/10/2026i know i’m getting old when i visit my hometown — which i was desperate to escape — and think, “you know, this place isn’t so bad” 167384782
Reposted by it was probably dylanolive consumer's floating skull @machete.gay · 11/10/2026One of my dark joys is, like many people who've experienced poverty, slightly zhuzzed-up instant ramen and I will never understand the brain processes of the kind of person who feels compelled to haughtily say "you can make real ramen so easily" and not accept "yes, but I want the bullshit kind". 151305
Reposted by it was probably dylanCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10/10/2026If I built an AI lab and it went rogue and deleted all student loan information, I'm betting they'd suddenly figure out how to prosecute me. 46107813006
Reposted by it was probably dylanJames @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026"But Achilles wanted glory!" No, he didn't. He very explicitly says, "fuck this, I hate Agamemnon, and I'm going home," until Patroclus dies. The entire point of the poem is his rage and grief. Can anyone read a fucking book, holy shit. 331338110
Reposted by it was probably dylanElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It’s simply unimaginable that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has just bowed to RFK Jr. and approved funding for an utterly unethical clinical trial that will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine in Guinea Bissau. It is to be conducted by researchers accused of academic misconduct.rollingstone.comCDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study 821476697
Reposted by it was probably dylanBK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This study was unethical when it was announced last year and it remains unethical today. The birth dose of the hepatitis b vaccine prevents perinatal acquisition of the infection. You cannot randomize a group of newborns to not receive it while giving it to others. www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...linkedin.comHepatitis B vaccine study condemned as unethical wins approval from Danish university 621794
Reposted by it was probably dylanrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 07/10/2026gregor samsa awoke one morning to discover he had been transformed into a sickass beetle. fuck yeah he said scuttling all over the walls and ceiling like no dumbfuck traveling salesman could ever do. this is the best day of my life he said 373638869
Reposted by it was probably dylanKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"It's crucial that people get an influenza vaccine," says Scott Hensley, a virologist at the University of Pennsylvania. "And this might be a year that people might want to get a vaccine early."npr.orgAn early flu season means it might be time to think about a flu shotFlu season typically starts in October or November. But it looks like the flu started to pick up in September this year. 415073
Reposted by it was probably dylanNew York Focus @nysfocus.com · 07/10/2026The utility says it wants to keep rates steady for an extra year. But critics see the proposal as a backdoor rate hike.nysfocus.comHow National Grid’s Gas Rate Freeze May Raise BillsNational Grid calls its plan a gas rate freeze, but critics say NYC and Long Island-area customers could pay more later. 041
Reposted by it was probably dylanMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 574216344218
Reposted by it was probably dylanBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores. 2854653345
Reposted by it was probably dylanKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just a friendly reminder that plague is prevalent, including in the western United States (see, prairie dogs), with multiple cases annually. It is also highly treatable and, yes, lab acquired infections (incl. fatal cases) have happened over the years, including e.g., UChicago. 1725289
Reposted by it was probably dylanceej @ceej.online · 05/10/2026we don't have time for another plague apocalypse. we already did that. we're on to robot apocalypse now, try to catch up. next in line is fungal apocalypse. please consult the schedule 842598521
Reposted by it was probably dylanNicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If you missed today's @rinpharma.bsky.social workshop, here are a few of my favourite "quick fixes" for some common #ggplot2 issues 📊 1. Use {ggview} to preview plots at the same size and resolution as you want to save them with ggsave() to avoid the annoying resizing #RStats #DataViz 113143
Reposted by it was probably dylan🔪🔪🔪bryan 🔪 🔪 🔪 @murderxbryan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If you really want to know what male loneliness looks like go read the 5 star reviews for a hooters restaurant 1128715
Reposted by it was probably dylanmore mr. spice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026this is pinned up in rust cohle's storage locker with a couple faces crossed out 230125
Reposted by it was probably dylanCaroline Bartman @cbartman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I have been transformed into a PI. Similarity to Gregor Samsa beetle: useless at lab work, hard to explain to family members, general feelings of stress 2252
Reposted by it was probably dylanMaryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If you were transfixed by THE HOT ZONE when you were young, or then read SPILLOVER and trusted it, then as a career scary diseases reporter, I urge you to read this thread. Science moves on. People discover fresh stuff. The work careers were built on becomes outdated. Be open to the new. Please. 414062
Reposted by it was probably dylanMaryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...scrippsnews.comInteractive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labelsPork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for. 11527471294
Reposted by it was probably dylanRichard McElreath 🐈⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Thoughts and prayers for research data managers everywhere. You are not alone. We will get through this together techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/excelbl...techcommunity.microsoft.comExcel now supports multiple values in a single cell | Microsoft Community HubLists, arrays in cells, and nested arrays introduce new ways to store and organize related information, helping you keep data together without sacrificing... 2842185
Reposted by it was probably dylanMaris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I love how LinkedIn is sometimes like, you should be the next editor of the NYT book section. But also have you considered producing content for the first AI-native law firm? 823013
Reposted by it was probably dylanCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 21/09/2026This is my take on almost every single pending copyright case: settling for a few billion is what we will have to do because the alternative is probably that Congress rewrites copyright law so that we have to give it over for free. 529458
Reposted by it was probably dylan⚡⚡MAD DOCTOR IMPOSSIBLE⚡⚡ @impossiblephd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026*Frothing at the mouth with excitement* HEY GUESS WHAT, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE BRAIN, YOU HAVE TWO! med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...med.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 1332612842
Reposted by it was probably dylanJeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 20/09/2026ALMOST EVERY PEER REVIEWED PAPER HAS A SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS RIGHT BELOW ITS TITLE 7644160
Reposted by it was probably dylanMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 17/09/2026"It’s a myth that once you hit 40 you can’t slowly and agonizingly mutate from a human being into a hideous, infernal arachnid whose gluttonous shrieks are hymns to the mad vampire-goddess Maggorthulax. You have time." buff.ly/PqMe2w3mcsweeneys.netSo You’re 35 and All Your Friends Have Already Shed Their Human Skins“There are millions of people around the world who have experienced these same feelings and, more literally, there are billions of parasitic interdimensional... 0417
Reposted by it was probably dylandarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"what is a sankey diagram" they ask innocently "do u have any examples of its utility" they continue blissfully unawares 3593460
Reposted by it was probably dylanRoby Bhattacharyya @roby-b.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Unvaccinated adults will likely handle measles less well than unvaccinated kids, just like with Covid. Historical examples suggest this - measles introduced to naive adult populations (on remote islands etc) appear to have been devastating. (I’m sort of surprised we haven’t seen more of this… yet.) 32615
Reposted by it was probably dylandonni saphire @donni.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I respect my haters and share their concerns 101328294
Reposted by it was probably dylanCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 14/09/2026When we talk about how science is broken, maybe at least consider how a huge collaboration measured the ripples in spacetime resulting the collision of two black holes 1.3 billion light years away, as counterweight the guy who had to fake his data to show that people who procrastinate fall behind. 19875134
it was probably dylan @dylanejohns.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is true, it nearly paralyzed Ed Muskie's brain with hallucinations back during the 1972 Democratic primary. He never recovered 000
Reposted by it was probably dylanDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Area econblogger has decided that superintelligent AI will kill us all with a doomsday virus. A lot of biologists say "no, econblogger, you don't actually know anything about viruses." Area econblogger responds "I urge you not to listen to these biologists." 1414223
Reposted by it was probably dylanTara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Another Pennsylvania #measles death, this time in an unvaccinated 40 year old woman. 3 deaths with less than 700 confirmed cases suggests this outbreak is much larger than reported (no surprise).washingtonpost.comPennsylvania woman dies of measles-related complications, local coroner saysThe 40-year-old woman, who was from Jefferson County was unvaccinated, according to the coroner. 1016194
Reposted by it was probably dylanBEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 13/09/202613 Sep 2026 - New World screwworm – first equine case confirmed, 48 animal cases in Texas, USA Read more at: beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=5… 067
Reposted by it was probably dylanJosh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026who was it on here who was saying it must kill toyota's marketing dept that they can't tout one of the most widespread and successful things their pickup trucks are used for 11675142
Reposted by it was probably dylanAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 12/09/2026DRC detected the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo virus in mid-May; nearly 3,400 people have since died.aljazeera.comDR Congo's worst Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 casesDRC detected the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo virus in mid-May; nearly 3,400 people have since died. 814898
Reposted by it was probably dylanDaniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"We report nearly a million users a month for looking at kiddie porn!" may not be the ironclad defense of your platform that you think it is 11475103
Reposted by it was probably dylanGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 11/09/2026Friends, if you still post on X, I think less of you. I don't hate you. Not gonna cancel you. But your posting on X gives me reason to doubt your judgment & your commitment to sticking up for vulnerable people against powerful predators. I'm not perfect, either! But I'm not fucking posting on X. 4597134
Reposted by it was probably dylanvictoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 11/09/2026anyway, the American id understander himself, Hunter S. Thompson, the next week for goddamn ESPN of all places. the party's over, folks. 272216674
Reposted by it was probably dylanMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 09/09/20267 a.m. I wake up and get stabbed. 8 a.m. I go to my corner bodega for a Bacon, Egg, and Cheese. On the way, I get mugged. 9 a.m. I get on the subway and immediately get murdered. buff.ly/puREmHamcsweeneys.netA Day in the Life of a New Yorker, According to My Fox News-Watching Florida Family Members7 a.m. I wake up and get stabbed. 30813137
Reposted by it was probably dylanThe Onion @theonion.com · 09/09/2026“Humanity has never faced a more deadly carrier of disease and bacteria than children, and their total removal is a massive medical breakthrough and a milestone in the management of illness in this country,” — Jane Christiansen, CDC spokesperson theonion.comCDC Successfully Eradicates ChildrenATLANTA—Hailing its success as a major victory for the public health and safety of all Americans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that it had successfully eradicated ch... 301568273
Reposted by it was probably dylanda share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026DO LESS - dashare.zone ADMIN 0649224
Reposted by it was probably dylanViktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 08/09/2026More than anything, Jaws is a metaphor about the dangers of being attacked by a killer shark 28971149
Reposted by it was probably dylanghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I think MAHA is very straightforwardly the triumph of the snake oil salesmen and the way we beat it is the same way you always beat snake oil salesmen: regulate their claims 14066871071
Reposted by it was probably dylanNight of the Living Red Durkin @daedsider.bsky.social · 07/09/2026"I just left work because I can't manage going up and down hills. I know I will soon die," hits like a ton of bricks. 1407