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John S. Wilkins @jswilkins.bsky.social · 16h

Does anyone have access to the early volumes of Journal of the Linnean Society? My university no longer does.

I need
The biological meaning of species
ERNST MAYR, F.M.L.S.
V1 No3, 1969.

Thanks

#histsci #histbio

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Nick Bednar @nicholasbednar.bsky.social · 16h

"One source told me that some of the reversals came after the Trump administration realized that they had accidentally terminated critically important staffers working on current measles and Ebola outbreaks."

Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 16h

…really?

Breaking News: RIFs in reverse. Some CDC workers have been brought back, in latest whiplash.

This is breaking news.

insidemedicine.substack.com

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 11h

Kennedy’s attacks on tylenol use and MMR vaccine could be converging but what could this mean for vaccine access?

Updates on the the latest attacks on vaccines in the USA

Attacks on MMR are gaining pace- could this threaten access to the MMR vaccine?

open.substack.com

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 11h

The prospect of a revived trade war between Beijing and Washington is threatening to undermine this year’s blistering rally in Chinese stocks and weigh on the yuan

China’s Markets Under Threat From Risk of Renewed US Trade War

The prospect of a revived trade war between Beijing and Washington is threatening to undermine this year’s blistering rally in Chinese stocks and weigh on the yuan.

bloom.bg

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10h

Utterly ridiculous.

MTG Demands Eyeroll-Worthy Bill Be Passed Before Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Performance

www.comicsands.com

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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 2d

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10h

Private equity wrecked UK high street, says Iceland Foods boss

PE model - low wages, cut staff/investment, high debt, profiteering, tax abuse.

PE devoured Debenhams, Maplin, Byron Burger, Cath Kidson, Comet, Flybe, Poundworld, Toys R Us.

Controls care homes, vets, supermarkets.
archive.ph/tJVkV

Private equity has wrecked the high street, says Iceland boss

Richard Walker says private buyers take out costs and fail to invest then sell to the highest bidder in a cycle that makes retailers steadily worse

www.thetimes.com

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Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · 10h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Angus: Who else are you going to give military bases to? When’s Vladimir Putin getting his rocket bases in the United States?

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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 4d

Debunkinhg takes hours, misinformation seconds.

Don´t just post. If you didn´t read or understand the paper, don´t post it with conclusions from others. Be very careful with low-impact journals and with predatory journals as well as with pre-prints! If unsure, ask experts, or wait for them.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 12h

we need to abolish this shit

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 9h

Trump escalates his use of federal power to target Democratic states

Democrats see a clear pattern of inflicting pain on places that are politically unfriendly, while Trump has declared his intent to hurt liberal areas and policies.

dlvr.it

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Heather McEwen @hmcewen.bsky.social · 15h

www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

Marjorie Taylor Greene on Trump's tariffs: "It's bumpy. I'm talking to major manufacturing companies that are saying...'We're having problems with these tariffs. And now we're having problems, we can't get supplies'...There's problems."

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

Marjorie Taylor Greene: "We have to do something about labor, and that needs to be a smarter plan than just rounding up every single person and deporting them."

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Heather McEwen @hmcewen.bsky.social · 20h

Deep cuts made to CDC’s flagship MMWR publication, a cornerstone of public health www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c... via @statnews.com

Deep cuts made to CDC's flagship MMWR publication, a cornerstone of public health

CDC staff behind the agency’s flagship publication have been fired amid drastic cuts to the HHS promised by the White House due to the government shutdown, according to five people familiar with the s...

www.statnews.com

Heather McEwen @hmcewen.bsky.social · 22h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases

www.nytimes.com

Heather McEwen @hmcewen.bsky.social · 1d

www.dispatch.com/story/news/h...

Central Ohio declares new measles outbreak linked to New Albany school district

An outbreak is when three or more confirmed cases of measles occur within a 21-day period in a certain geographical area.

www.dispatch.com

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 2d

"A study... showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29 percent, their risk of hospitalizations by 39 percent and their risk of death by 64 percent. ”"
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 2d

Trump signed an EO to combat "anti-Christian bias."

This week ICE shot a Christian Pastor, David Black & not one MAGA politician, pundit, or person has bothered to condemn it. Instead they celebrate it.

It was never about anti-Christian bias—it was always about fascism masquerading as Christianity

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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sophiegardner.bsky.social @sophiegardner.bsky.social · Jul 9

This morning in CDC news:

– This year, the U.S. officially has the most measles cases on record 1992: www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

– The HELP committee voted to advance the nomination of Susan Monarez, Trump’s CDC director pick: www.politico.com/live-updates...

The 2025 measles outbreak is largest in three decades

The CDC says cases have reached nearly 1,300, the most since 1992.

www.politico.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

Tryna tweet through the Epstein files cover-up like…

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

I'm sorry but it's just wild we are in the middle of a government shutdown and the House Republicans are REFUSING TO SHOW UP FOR WORK so they can protect billionaire pedophiles and billionaire tax breaks.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 2d

1/ In case you missed it, earlier today RFK Jr. implied in a Cabinet meeting that babies who circumcised early have double the risk of autism because they took Tylenol. He’s previously made the same claim about Tylenol with pregnant people. This idea is spreading and it’s scaring parents.

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