Dave Larsen
@dalarsen.bsky.social
Epidemiologist at Syracuse University working on infectious disease surveillance, outbreaks, and response.
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It’s not a withdrawal until ICE is abolished.
I have neighbors everywhere.
I have neighbors everywhere.
February 12, 2026 at 2:37 PM
It’s not a withdrawal until ICE is abolished.
I have neighbors everywhere.
I have neighbors everywhere.
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DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
I caught Mr. Smee here after he entered our home through the toilet. This navy seal-trained rat just be climbing sewer pipes and swimming u-bends, looking for a house with bananas on the counter.
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I caught Mr. Smee here after he entered our home through the toilet. This navy seal-trained rat just be climbing sewer pipes and swimming u-bends, looking for a house with bananas on the counter.
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This is the key point - it's not about Moderna's flu vaccine, it's about sending a signal to the rest of the industry that vaccine development isn't viable in the US. It's all part of the larger anti-vaccine agenda.
FDA's decision not to accept Moderna's flu vaccine filing has sent shock waves through pharma. "When there’s uncertainty about the path to approval & the reliability of the process, that really has pretty serious consequences,” one player told @jasonmast.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/2026/02/12/f...
FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry
Experts say the FDA "moved the goalposts" on Moderna, creating "a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development" in the U.S.
www.statnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This is the key point - it's not about Moderna's flu vaccine, it's about sending a signal to the rest of the industry that vaccine development isn't viable in the US. It's all part of the larger anti-vaccine agenda.
Bought some shades for our house. I was alarmed at the price. Now realizing that a lot of that is tariffs.
February 12, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Bought some shades for our house. I was alarmed at the price. Now realizing that a lot of that is tariffs.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
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This isn’t an ocean wave.
Its more than a 1,000-mile long cold front.
Stretching over southern Chile and Argentina 🌍
Seen from space.
Its more than a 1,000-mile long cold front.
Stretching over southern Chile and Argentina 🌍
Seen from space.
February 10, 2026 at 7:22 AM
This isn’t an ocean wave.
Its more than a 1,000-mile long cold front.
Stretching over southern Chile and Argentina 🌍
Seen from space.
Its more than a 1,000-mile long cold front.
Stretching over southern Chile and Argentina 🌍
Seen from space.
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'A concentration camp is a prison or other facility used for the internment of political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or ethnic minority groups, on the grounds of national security, or for exploitation or punishment.'
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concent...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concent...
Concentration camp - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
'A concentration camp is a prison or other facility used for the internment of political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or ethnic minority groups, on the grounds of national security, or for exploitation or punishment.'
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concent...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concent...
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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Maxwell faculty recognition on an international stage. 🌍
Gladys McCormick, associate dean and professor of history, has been awarded the 2026 Howard F. Cline Book Prize in Mexican History from @lasabluesky.bsky.social for her book “The Last Door.”
Gladys McCormick, associate dean and professor of history, has been awarded the 2026 Howard F. Cline Book Prize in Mexican History from @lasabluesky.bsky.social for her book “The Last Door.”
Latin American Studies Association Honors Gladys McCormick With Book Prize
Latin American Studies Association Honors Gladys McCormick With Book Prize
www.maxwell.syr.edu
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Maxwell faculty recognition on an international stage. 🌍
Gladys McCormick, associate dean and professor of history, has been awarded the 2026 Howard F. Cline Book Prize in Mexican History from @lasabluesky.bsky.social for her book “The Last Door.”
Gladys McCormick, associate dean and professor of history, has been awarded the 2026 Howard F. Cline Book Prize in Mexican History from @lasabluesky.bsky.social for her book “The Last Door.”
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“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.”
Conditions in a San Diego concentration camp, via message hurled out in a bottle.
Conditions in a San Diego concentration camp, via message hurled out in a bottle.
![“Good afternoon. My name is [redacted] and my wife and I have been at OMDC since April 15 2025,” reads a handwritten note, wrapped around a lotion bottle that was thrown by a man held captive inside the Otay Mesa Detention Center (OMDC) on Sunday.
“It’s cold here all the time and the food is poor,” the missive continues. “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgw3d4hvw3x5ijrxax7lg26u/bafkreiet46krrk7ovnqxsd6vr7ogw2lgame43jsqw25u2ygi5el5i5toom@jpeg)
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.”
Conditions in a San Diego concentration camp, via message hurled out in a bottle.
Conditions in a San Diego concentration camp, via message hurled out in a bottle.
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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An example of how impacts of interventions can differ at individual and population levels, and are conditional on other events. Given a car hits you, the helmet helps. But mandating helmets could lower the # of bikes on the road & thus might increase the chance of getting hit in the first place.
This is counter-intuitive:
"It is clear that the benefits of cycling outweigh the risks, with helmet legislation actually costing society more from lost health gains than saved from injury prevention." theconversation.com/ditching-bik...
"It is clear that the benefits of cycling outweigh the risks, with helmet legislation actually costing society more from lost health gains than saved from injury prevention." theconversation.com/ditching-bik...
Ditching bike helmets laws better for health
With epidemics of diabetes and obesity threatening to bankrupt state health budgets, governments need to broaden their strategies to encourage physical activity. Allowing cyclists to ride without a he...
theconversation.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:55 PM
An example of how impacts of interventions can differ at individual and population levels, and are conditional on other events. Given a car hits you, the helmet helps. But mandating helmets could lower the # of bikes on the road & thus might increase the chance of getting hit in the first place.
Looking for a postdoctoral scholar to join our team here at Syracuse University. We're a CDC center of excellence in wastewater surveillance.
Interested in infectious disease epidemiology or modeling? Have skills in population genetics?
Position announcement coming soon.
🧪#EpiSky
Interested in infectious disease epidemiology or modeling? Have skills in population genetics?
Position announcement coming soon.
🧪#EpiSky
February 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Looking for a postdoctoral scholar to join our team here at Syracuse University. We're a CDC center of excellence in wastewater surveillance.
Interested in infectious disease epidemiology or modeling? Have skills in population genetics?
Position announcement coming soon.
🧪#EpiSky
Interested in infectious disease epidemiology or modeling? Have skills in population genetics?
Position announcement coming soon.
🧪#EpiSky
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So you voted for Trump because.. Democrats like to kill babies, are pro crime, fund abortions, throw open the borders, give free money to everyone who wants it, give free health care to immigrants, and send your child home a different gender.
Well played, considering not one of those things is true.
Well played, considering not one of those things is true.
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
So you voted for Trump because.. Democrats like to kill babies, are pro crime, fund abortions, throw open the borders, give free money to everyone who wants it, give free health care to immigrants, and send your child home a different gender.
Well played, considering not one of those things is true.
Well played, considering not one of those things is true.
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Ilhan Omar: “In the 4 years when Biden was president, my death threats went to almost zero — now they are back up — so there is a clear correlation between his presidency & the political violence that we see & the political danger that a lot of members of Congress & electeds feel across the country”
January 28, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Ilhan Omar: “In the 4 years when Biden was president, my death threats went to almost zero — now they are back up — so there is a clear correlation between his presidency & the political violence that we see & the political danger that a lot of members of Congress & electeds feel across the country”
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"ICE has definitely gone too far but we still n-" no we don't. Whatever the purist version of what you think their job is supposed to be is, we don't need them for that. We can just get rid of all of it and put that money towards some, anything else.
January 29, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"ICE has definitely gone too far but we still n-" no we don't. Whatever the purist version of what you think their job is supposed to be is, we don't need them for that. We can just get rid of all of it and put that money towards some, anything else.
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In addition to Bruce Springsteen, Billy Bragg has released a new song today, in support of Minneapolis.
youtu.be/IKOW2ZikGW8?...
youtu.be/IKOW2ZikGW8?...
BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
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January 29, 2026 at 12:11 AM
In addition to Bruce Springsteen, Billy Bragg has released a new song today, in support of Minneapolis.
youtu.be/IKOW2ZikGW8?...
youtu.be/IKOW2ZikGW8?...
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'We Will Not Bow': No Kings 3 Rallies Scheduled for March 28 With Flagship Event in Minnesota www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...
I'll be there. We need 20 million people to come out and protest. Let's show tRump and his oligarch masters who's really in charge...not them
#BlueCrew #StrongerTogether
I'll be there. We need 20 million people to come out and protest. Let's show tRump and his oligarch masters who's really in charge...not them
#BlueCrew #StrongerTogether
'We Will Not Bow': No Kings 3 Rallies Scheduled for March 28 With Flagship Event in Minnesota | Common Dreams
Nationwide No Kings protest planned for March 28 to resist Trump's authoritarian attacks on immigrant communities.
www.commondreams.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM
'We Will Not Bow': No Kings 3 Rallies Scheduled for March 28 With Flagship Event in Minnesota www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...
I'll be there. We need 20 million people to come out and protest. Let's show tRump and his oligarch masters who's really in charge...not them
#BlueCrew #StrongerTogether
I'll be there. We need 20 million people to come out and protest. Let's show tRump and his oligarch masters who's really in charge...not them
#BlueCrew #StrongerTogether
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i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
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50501 announcing a major anti-ICE campaign, including protests this Saturday, boycott campaigns against businesses who serve ICE, and primary efforts on the 7 House Dems who voted for DHS funding (this part is unsophisticated; the filing deadline passed for 3 of them, and Golden's retiring)
January 27, 2026 at 3:21 PM
50501 announcing a major anti-ICE campaign, including protests this Saturday, boycott campaigns against businesses who serve ICE, and primary efforts on the 7 House Dems who voted for DHS funding (this part is unsophisticated; the filing deadline passed for 3 of them, and Golden's retiring)
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
If they shoot a man in public with cameras rolling. What are they doing at the detention centers where they won't let congress in?
January 26, 2026 at 8:39 PM
If they shoot a man in public with cameras rolling. What are they doing at the detention centers where they won't let congress in?