iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

great resource from the lovely folks @emoryrollins.bsky.social

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Jason Rhody @jasonrhody.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

If you had an NEH Grant terminated, see the newly posted "Restarting Your Project: Planning Tips and Best Practices" and check for messages from eGMS. www.neh.gov/grants/manag...

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Restarting Your Project: Planning Tips and Best Practices

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 18/06/2026

This video appears to confirm it was a Russian air-defense missile — not a Ukrainian drone — that blew up that Moscow refinery’s storage tank today, creating the "flying saucer" footage. (This video was shared on Telegram by Russian military expert Yan Matveev.) t.me/arrowsmap/11...

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

When Sade sings “Smooth Operator,” it has always concerned me, from a geographical accuracy POV, that she says “Coast to coast: LA to Chicago”

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

There’s definite plausibility to the idea that the critical thinking which can come from the humanities is in higher demand as AI gets better www.ft.com/content/c0ae...

A few months ago a New York financier told me he had just experienced a "first": his 2025 summer interns "were the first true AI natives I have seen". This meant they had grown up not only among digital tech, but Al too.
So how did it go? He winced. While those wannabe masters of the universe initially seemed wildly impressive, when senior financiers later probed their ideas they found them alarmingly shallow.
Consequently this person's company made fewer return offers and is now focusing less on graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics - and more humanities students instead.

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The European History Section of the Southern Historical Association is accepting nominations for the Smith award!! (“European” is defined as encompassing the entire continent, including Russia, from pre-history to the present.)

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

“State prosecutors alleged that groups created by Lada-Rus operated under the guise of traditional medicine and political activism while functioning as a “destructive community” that encouraged followers to abandon their “civic responsibilities.””

themoscowtimes.com

This Mysterious Occult Healer Is Behind Some of Russia’s Biggest Wartime Protests - The Moscow Times

Almost everything about Svetlana Lada-Rus, one of the most influential opposition figures in Russia, defies conventional expectations of who a worthy opponent of President Vladimir Putin should be. M...

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A lovely piece on the enduring need for medical humanities as a base for clinical diagnosis in the age of AI.

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Opinion | Why A.I. Will Never Replace Your Doctor

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The best defense is a good offense. That’s why I’m a member of American Association of University Professors and UARK’s own, fightin’ UA-Fayetteville Education Association / Local 965 Come join us to - Organize! Educate! Agitate! (Gift link)

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A Professor Union Grows Fast as It Ramps Up Its Fight Against Trump

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Rachel Hoopsick, PhD, MS, MPH, MCHES @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Sharing Principles of Epidemiology: A Primer, an open-access textbook I had the opportunity to co-author with an amazing group of colleagues. We developed this book to make introductory epidemiologic information more accessible, understandable, and useful for (undergrad) students and professionals.

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Principles of Epidemiology: A Primer | Windsor & Downs Press

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 08/04/2026

all these universities kept axing medieval history departments as if they thought tyrants beefing with the Pope was going to stop being relevant

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Zelenskyy complains that Trump is not interested in the evidence that Russia is helping Iran (kill Americans). The problem is there's no leverage for shame. JD has literally been palling with the enemy in recent days, and it's not being covered. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

The US has ignored compelling evidence that Russia has been helping Iran to target US bases in the Middle East because it “trusts” Vladimir Putin, according to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Speaking in an interview with Alastair Campbell on The Rest is Politics podcast, Zelenskyy said he had tried to draw the White House’s attention to the close collaboration between Moscow and Tehran.

He said Russian military satellites had photographed critical energy infrastructure objects in the Gulf states and in Israel, as well as the locations of US army bases across the region. The Kremlin passed details and images to the Iranian regime, he said, to facilitate its attacks.

“I said this publicly. Did we hear a reaction from the US to Russia that they have to stop it?” Zelenskyy asked rhetorically. He added: “The problem is they trust Putin. And it’s a pity.”

Zelenskyy said Donald Trump’s team had failed to “really understand the details of what Russia wants”.

Asked why this was, he said that Trump’s two negotiators – Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner – had “spent too much time” with Putin and his senior officials.

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Silicone sampling - using LLMs to “simulate” human responses for public opinion polling - is being pioneered by Gallup and others - and the potential to generate opinion not reflect it is frightening. Gift link

nytimes.com

Opinion | It’s Called Silicon Sampling, and It’s Going to Ruin Public Opinion Polling

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

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Joseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Update: The US Auto industry has retreated from EVs. That strategy will relegate them to the domestic market only or to extinction. The world is shifting to EVs. Global sales of fully internal combustion engine vehicles peaked in 2017. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 Paywalled link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Bloomberg NEF analysis of global light duty vehicle sales shows that pure internal combustion vehicle sales peaked in 2017. Hybrid sales are increasing slowly, while BEVs are increasing faster. Global PHEV sales are growing slower than global hybrid sales.

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

“There are interceptions from radio-electronic intelligence showing the enemy’s co-ordination between its units has become much worse at all levels. There have also been more frequent cases where the enemy kills itself. They have friendly small-arms fire because there is no co-ordination.”

thetimes.com

Inside the spring offensive giving Ukraine fresh cause for optimism

An elite force has landed an unexpected counterpunch to Putin. Its use of technology has made the battlefield even deadlier

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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Does it work properly? No. Are the people making it acting in good faith? No. Have they ensured it can't be used maliciously? No. Does it make people's lives better? No. Will it make people's lives better? No. Is it profitable? No. Is it popular? No. Is it harmless? No. The argument for AI.

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

More sick kids + less available care = our current health policy

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Hello, we have something extraordinary to share with you.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Significantly helps people with heart disease *and* makes people 16% less likely to develop dementia? There should be lines at the pharmacy for this miracle drug.

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Nonia Pariente @npariente.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

CDC issued a Global Polio Level 2 Travel Health Notice advising enhanced precautions Tragic. We had polio almost eradicated, but disruption to vaccination campaigns due to COVID, global instability, defunding & vaccine hesitancy have led us here #VaccinesWork 🧪 wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notic...

World map highlighting countries where polio has been detected in the last 12 months

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs 2025, the fastest‑rising core skills in the global marketplace include analytical thinking, creative thinking, resilience and leadership; all of which continue to be the bedrock of an arts education.”

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 06/03/2026

Something started happening in 2020 and is continuing to happen, which causes premature death and chronic illness, huh?

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M. Alejandra Petino Zappala @petinozappala.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Workshop on genetics, eugenics and scientific racism next week! #Philsci #Philosophy #Ethics #HPS #Sociology #AcademicSky We will be conducting hybrid sessions, you can find the zoom link at www.imseam.uni-heidelberg.de/en/heinzelma...

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Russian injured estimated between 1.1-1.4m and dead around 230-430K. Altogether — “That’s one in 25 Russian men between the ages of 18 and 49 who’ve probably been killed or seriously wounded since the war began.” Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/o...

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Opinion | ‘Time Is Not on Russia’s Side’

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Citing data that more Russians are dying in Ukraine than the country is able to recruit, NATO Secretary General warns “I would say, ‘Do everything you can to stop this, because it is killing Russia. It is so bad for Russia’.”

themoscowtimes.com

Ukraine War Is “Killing Russia” – Rutte to MT - The Moscow Times

MUNICH, Germany — The Russian people should know that the war is destroying their country and should do everything they can to stop it, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told The Moscow Times.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

DOGE allegedly used ChatGPT to identify 1,400 NEH grants it said were DEI. Grants were terminated April 2025, according to a court filing. E.g. Film: 1873 Colfax massacre Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"

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ChatGPT cuts in action

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

The writers have gotten too literal. Give the reader some credit.

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Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

“are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” has been knocking around my head all day

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

As far as I know, Tom Suozzi here still does not have a primary challenger in his district (NY-3 on Long Island). The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

National Humanities Alliance reports budget bills expected to be signed by Trump will include level funding for NEH, and continued, but cut, funding for NARA and NHPRC. Wilson Center gets funding - 5m down from 15m in FY25. Check link for more on different funding levels:

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it. We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics. What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.

arstechnica.com

FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies

The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

It's been a heck of a week to look at the near miraculous effects of vaccination campaigns in post-war Russia (figures specifically for RSFSR).

A chart of incidence of diphtheria, measles, whooping cough, polio, parotitis, and scarlet fever that shows uniform declines from 1951-1990 with particularly impressive drops after the introduction of vaccinations for said diseases.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Yep, I've got a History degree and the lessons from it are far less predictive of what will happen in contemporary society than Gender Studies and Critical Race Theory, which are like that sports almanac in Back to the Future II.

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

“Supplying cannon fodder for the war is now considered the main indicator of effectiveness for Russian governors...” Expert on Russian military recruitment expects more coercion, deception, and exploitation of economic situation in the provinces in 2026.

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Russia Needs Men To Fight in Ukraine in 2026. Where Will They Come From? - The Moscow Times

Russia’s regions and ethnic republics have borne a disproportionate share of the burden in supplying manpower for the front lines in Ukraine since the onset of Moscow’s full-scale invasion. With no p...

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 31/12/2025

Turns out studying philosophy is actually valuable. Philosophy majors don’t just argue well, they actually become better thinkers and do better on tests. Data from 600k students shows they outscore every other major on reasoning, curiosity and open-mindedness.

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Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads

Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

this is precisely it. also why i couldn't use it much at work. created more work than time it saved. gemini's new models still get about 1 in 3 knowledge requests wrong, according to google's *public* data. probably worse when you look at internal data.

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Tricia Starks @tricia-starks.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

This is no Hallmark Christmas story …

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

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Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades

Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said.

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ANZSHM @anzshm.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

🌟 PhD Opportunity in History of Health 🌟 Social History of Polio Vaccination in Australia, 1950 to 1970 with Prof Catharine Coleborne Newcastle (or Sydney-based) Domestic students only Applications close 30 January 2026 ❗ More information ⬇️ www.newcastle.edu.au/study/resear... #histSTM #histmed

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A Social History of Polio Vaccination in Australia, 1950s to 1970s

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Rare set of varied factors triggered Black Death, starting with a cluster of volcanic eruptions. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

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Rare set of varied factors triggered Black Death

Volcanic eruptions in the mid-1340s triggered a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe.

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