Craig McCormick
@craigmccormick.bsky.social
Virologist and cinnamon bun baker.
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H3N2 preprint: there are concerns of a severe incoming influenza season due to the drifted H3N2 K clade. We at @psioxford.bsky.social analysed epi data and ran scenario models to see what we could discern about K clade transmission dynamics: zenodo.org/records/1770....
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Evaluation of the epidemiological outlook of the influenza A/H3N2 clade K in England during the 2025-26 season
Key findings England is currently experiencing a high growth rate of infections caused by the influenza A/H3N2 K clade. Antigenic change from the previously dominant clade, a rapid selective sweep evi...
zenodo.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
H3N2 preprint: there are concerns of a severe incoming influenza season due to the drifted H3N2 K clade. We at @psioxford.bsky.social analysed epi data and ran scenario models to see what we could discern about K clade transmission dynamics: zenodo.org/records/1770....
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Reposted by Craig McCormick
N.S. libraries ask users to contact MLAs, municipalities about impending cuts #NovaScotia #HoustonFail
Libraries suffering after 'decades of underinvestment,' says president of provincial association
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Libraries suffering after 'decades of underinvestment,' says president of provincial association
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
N.S. libraries ask users to contact MLAs, municipalities about impending cuts | CBC News
The head of a regional library service in western Nova Scotia says that without increased funding from the province and municipalities, branches will have to reduce operating hours and services, and e...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
N.S. libraries ask users to contact MLAs, municipalities about impending cuts #NovaScotia #HoustonFail
Libraries suffering after 'decades of underinvestment,' says president of provincial association
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Libraries suffering after 'decades of underinvestment,' says president of provincial association
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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the thing of it is... russia's invasion of ukraine is already a decisive strategic defeat and has been for some time.
-did not achieve war aims
-minimal territorial gains, w/little economic significance
-major loss of russian life/materiel
-2 new nato members www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
-did not achieve war aims
-minimal territorial gains, w/little economic significance
-major loss of russian life/materiel
-2 new nato members www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Russia’s tiny advances in 2025 sold Putin on inevitable victory in Ukraine
Grinding progress for Russia on the battlefield this year has resulted in thousands of casualties but enough progress for Putin to refuse any compromises in diplomacy.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
the thing of it is... russia's invasion of ukraine is already a decisive strategic defeat and has been for some time.
-did not achieve war aims
-minimal territorial gains, w/little economic significance
-major loss of russian life/materiel
-2 new nato members www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
-did not achieve war aims
-minimal territorial gains, w/little economic significance
-major loss of russian life/materiel
-2 new nato members www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California, and That Might be Good News for the Entire Planet....
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California, and That Might be Good News for the Entire Planet
Wondrous kelp beds harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California, and That Might be Good News for the Entire Planet....
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
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IWK Health Centre in Halifax is hiring a Clinical Leader, Intensive Services
Closing date: 2025/12/19
CPA Career Ads and Resources page: buff.ly/fA6Tgfw
Closing date: 2025/12/19
CPA Career Ads and Resources page: buff.ly/fA6Tgfw
November 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
IWK Health Centre in Halifax is hiring a Clinical Leader, Intensive Services
Closing date: 2025/12/19
CPA Career Ads and Resources page: buff.ly/fA6Tgfw
Closing date: 2025/12/19
CPA Career Ads and Resources page: buff.ly/fA6Tgfw
I keep catching myself giggling while watching Raptors half-court offence this season. Ingram makes it look so easy.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I keep catching myself giggling while watching Raptors half-court offence this season. Ingram makes it look so easy.
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Isaac Chotiner staring at a list of names right now.
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Isaac Chotiner staring at a list of names right now.
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I am looking for a PostDoc to join my group at Genentech to drive the development of proteomics technologies to fuel target and therapeutic discovery and development. Check out the link below!
careers.gene.com/us/en/job/20...
careers.gene.com/us/en/job/20...
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I am looking for a PostDoc to join my group at Genentech to drive the development of proteomics technologies to fuel target and therapeutic discovery and development. Check out the link below!
careers.gene.com/us/en/job/20...
careers.gene.com/us/en/job/20...
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New Point in Time count just dropped for Halifax.
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
New Point in Time count just dropped for Halifax.
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Come join your fellow County members at the Halifax Thunderbirds for their season opener on Dec. 5th!
Tickets subsidized by Social & Wellness committee - check out our website for sign up link. 2 tickets per member.
Must be on Member Registry and verified as an HfxCo member to qualify.
Tickets subsidized by Social & Wellness committee - check out our website for sign up link. 2 tickets per member.
Must be on Member Registry and verified as an HfxCo member to qualify.
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Come join your fellow County members at the Halifax Thunderbirds for their season opener on Dec. 5th!
Tickets subsidized by Social & Wellness committee - check out our website for sign up link. 2 tickets per member.
Must be on Member Registry and verified as an HfxCo member to qualify.
Tickets subsidized by Social & Wellness committee - check out our website for sign up link. 2 tickets per member.
Must be on Member Registry and verified as an HfxCo member to qualify.
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Never mind the fact that we already live in a motonormative society where anyone trying to get about on foot or by bike is viewed with suspicion as some kind of mad eccentric.
#.MobilityIsEquity
theurbansketchwriter.substack.com/p/active-tra...
#.MobilityIsEquity
theurbansketchwriter.substack.com/p/active-tra...
Active Travel England! Mad Eccentrics! And The War On The Motorist?
Or, dare we prioritise design for walking and cycling even if a tabloid reader might get mad?
theurbansketchwriter.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Never mind the fact that we already live in a motonormative society where anyone trying to get about on foot or by bike is viewed with suspicion as some kind of mad eccentric.
#.MobilityIsEquity
theurbansketchwriter.substack.com/p/active-tra...
#.MobilityIsEquity
theurbansketchwriter.substack.com/p/active-tra...
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Wanna know why taxes are going up? Read all about it in the latest issue of Grand Parade
Halifax facing $60 million budget shortfall
Bad decisions and unsustainability haunt council
www.grandparade.news
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Wanna know why taxes are going up? Read all about it in the latest issue of Grand Parade
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From Sameer Velankar & colleagues in @narjournal.bsky.social #NARDatabaseIssue | #AlphaFold #Protein #Structure #Database 2025: a redesigned interface and updated structural coverage | #Bioinformatics #Proteomics #OpenScience #AFDB 🧪🔓 CC/ @ebi.embl.org
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AlphaFold Protein Structure Database 2025: a redesigned interface and updated structural coverage
Abstract. The AlphaFold Protein Structure Database (AFDB; https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk), developed by EMBL–EBI and Google DeepMind, provides open access to
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November 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
From Sameer Velankar & colleagues in @narjournal.bsky.social #NARDatabaseIssue | #AlphaFold #Protein #Structure #Database 2025: a redesigned interface and updated structural coverage | #Bioinformatics #Proteomics #OpenScience #AFDB 🧪🔓 CC/ @ebi.embl.org
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🐦 Backlands Bird & Nature Team Gathering: All are welcome! Don't miss this opportunity to hear about some of the exciting Citizen Science work taking place in the #HalifaxBacklands.
📍 Chocolate Lake Community Centre
🗓 Wednesday, Dec. 3, 7-9 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm for socializing & snacks) #birds
📍 Chocolate Lake Community Centre
🗓 Wednesday, Dec. 3, 7-9 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm for socializing & snacks) #birds
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
🐦 Backlands Bird & Nature Team Gathering: All are welcome! Don't miss this opportunity to hear about some of the exciting Citizen Science work taking place in the #HalifaxBacklands.
📍 Chocolate Lake Community Centre
🗓 Wednesday, Dec. 3, 7-9 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm for socializing & snacks) #birds
📍 Chocolate Lake Community Centre
🗓 Wednesday, Dec. 3, 7-9 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm for socializing & snacks) #birds
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Halifax tried closing one street to car traffic to prioritize transit, did nothing to enforce it, decided immediately it didn’t work, and never tried it again. #WorldClass
iCYMI: "Paris started with periodic, strategic closures of key streets, then day-long closures of the entire city center, always in the context of the conversation about air quality, livability & noise…It's a very smart way of doing it." — @brenttoderian.bsky.social in BlogTO. #Paris
People on board with new solution to Toronto traffic that would limit cars on city streets
Fixing Toronto's gridlock is now so high on the political agenda that the Province is ripping out brand-new bike lanes in a misguided attempt to get …
www.blogto.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Halifax tried closing one street to car traffic to prioritize transit, did nothing to enforce it, decided immediately it didn’t work, and never tried it again. #WorldClass
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Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes | A COLORS SHOW
YouTube video by COLORS
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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🌳 Did you know North America's largest urban wilderness area is here in #Halifax? The Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area sets us apart from every other city.
🌐Experience its raw beauty in my interactive 360° virtual tour:
kuula.co/share/hz3ry/...
🌐Experience its raw beauty in my interactive 360° virtual tour:
kuula.co/share/hz3ry/...
Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes 360° Virtual Tour
Virtual Tour | Trail Info: https://www.halifaxtrails.ca/kearney-lake-trail-system/ | Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area in Halifax, Nov...
kuula.co
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🌳 Did you know North America's largest urban wilderness area is here in #Halifax? The Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area sets us apart from every other city.
🌐Experience its raw beauty in my interactive 360° virtual tour:
kuula.co/share/hz3ry/...
🌐Experience its raw beauty in my interactive 360° virtual tour:
kuula.co/share/hz3ry/...
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Nailed it. The modern age of digital colonizers is in full swing.
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Nailed it. The modern age of digital colonizers is in full swing.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
100% agree.
Appealing to low-information voters and shunning evidence-based decision making.
I think most that voted for him thought they were getting smiling and waving bicycle Andy. What a disappointment.
Appealing to low-information voters and shunning evidence-based decision making.
I think most that voted for him thought they were getting smiling and waving bicycle Andy. What a disappointment.
I ask again, as a property-tax payer, is Andy Fillmore the WORST mayor ever, or THE worst mayor EVER?
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
100% agree.
Appealing to low-information voters and shunning evidence-based decision making.
I think most that voted for him thought they were getting smiling and waving bicycle Andy. What a disappointment.
Appealing to low-information voters and shunning evidence-based decision making.
I think most that voted for him thought they were getting smiling and waving bicycle Andy. What a disappointment.
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I ask again, as a property-tax payer, is Andy Fillmore the WORST mayor ever, or THE worst mayor EVER?
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I ask again, as a property-tax payer, is Andy Fillmore the WORST mayor ever, or THE worst mayor EVER?
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Light traffic and considerate drivers make for great cycling in rural areas here. Only issue is some drivers literally freak out when they see a cyclist, more specific training needed as part of driving courses @nsgov.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Light traffic and considerate drivers make for great cycling in rural areas here. Only issue is some drivers literally freak out when they see a cyclist, more specific training needed as part of driving courses @nsgov.bsky.social
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.