@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC
@drjoepajak.bsky.social
PhD physical chemistry: interface science
Public governor NHS Hospital
https://www.change.org/Make-Covid-Vaccine-Freely-Available-In-The-UK
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/732047
https://mstdn.science/@JoePajak
https://substack.com/@joepajak
Public governor NHS Hospital
https://www.change.org/Make-Covid-Vaccine-Freely-Available-In-The-UK
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/732047
https://mstdn.science/@JoePajak
https://substack.com/@joepajak
Pinned
Aerosol transmission of SARSCoV2 virus is the dominant route for transmitting COVID-19.
👏'2025 Faraday Horizon Prize for advancing understanding of the physicochemical properties of exhaled aerosols, and their impact on transmissibility of respiratory pathogens.' @rsc.org
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👏'2025 Faraday Horizon Prize for advancing understanding of the physicochemical properties of exhaled aerosols, and their impact on transmissibility of respiratory pathogens.' @rsc.org
www.rsc.org/standards-an...
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Congratulations! Thank you for advancing our understanding of airborne disease transmission. This is how you challenge and shift droplet dogma! #COVIDisAirborne
Aerosol transmission of SARSCoV2 virus is the dominant route for transmitting COVID-19.
👏'2025 Faraday Horizon Prize for advancing understanding of the physicochemical properties of exhaled aerosols, and their impact on transmissibility of respiratory pathogens.' @rsc.org
www.rsc.org/standards-an...
👏'2025 Faraday Horizon Prize for advancing understanding of the physicochemical properties of exhaled aerosols, and their impact on transmissibility of respiratory pathogens.' @rsc.org
www.rsc.org/standards-an...
June 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Congratulations! Thank you for advancing our understanding of airborne disease transmission. This is how you challenge and shift droplet dogma! #COVIDisAirborne
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#Covidisairborne should have been the single most important thing the Covid inquiry. I feel my family has been hugely failed by the inquiry.
Aerosol transmission of SARSCoV2 virus is the dominant route for transmitting COVID-19.
👏'2025 Faraday Horizon Prize for advancing understanding of the physicochemical properties of exhaled aerosols, and their impact on transmissibility of respiratory pathogens.' @rsc.org
www.rsc.org/standards-an...
👏'2025 Faraday Horizon Prize for advancing understanding of the physicochemical properties of exhaled aerosols, and their impact on transmissibility of respiratory pathogens.' @rsc.org
www.rsc.org/standards-an...
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#Covidisairborne should have been the single most important thing the Covid inquiry. I feel my family has been hugely failed by the inquiry.
Maria Skłodowska (Marie Curie) was born in Warsaw, Poland, in November 1867.
She was:
👏 the first person to win two Nobel Prizes (Physics in 1903, Chemistry in 1911).
👏 the first woman laureate.
Prizes were awarded in Stockholm on 10 Dec each year.
@nobelprize.org
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She was:
👏 the first person to win two Nobel Prizes (Physics in 1903, Chemistry in 1911).
👏 the first woman laureate.
Prizes were awarded in Stockholm on 10 Dec each year.
@nobelprize.org
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911 was awarded to Marie Curie, née Skłodowska "in recognition of her services to the advancement of chemistry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by th...
www.nobelprize.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Maria Skłodowska (Marie Curie) was born in Warsaw, Poland, in November 1867.
She was:
👏 the first person to win two Nobel Prizes (Physics in 1903, Chemistry in 1911).
👏 the first woman laureate.
Prizes were awarded in Stockholm on 10 Dec each year.
@nobelprize.org
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...
She was:
👏 the first person to win two Nobel Prizes (Physics in 1903, Chemistry in 1911).
👏 the first woman laureate.
Prizes were awarded in Stockholm on 10 Dec each year.
@nobelprize.org
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...
'Evidence supports vaccination with RSV for those 60 yrs and older. Efforts should be focused on saving lives and decreasing disease by encouraging vaccination of persons 75 yrs and older and those 60 yrs and older with underlying health issues'.🔗 @jamanetworkopen.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The Importance of Real-World Evidence to Inform RSV Vaccine Guidance
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is associated with increased risks of hospitalization and death in older adults with chronic conditions. To reduce risks in this population, 3 RSV vaccines are approv...
jamanetwork.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
'Evidence supports vaccination with RSV for those 60 yrs and older. Efforts should be focused on saving lives and decreasing disease by encouraging vaccination of persons 75 yrs and older and those 60 yrs and older with underlying health issues'.🔗 @jamanetworkopen.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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you can deal with industrial waste and pollution or you can ignore it and have more people die
'Baby deaths in Corby rose during the steelworks reclamation: From 1982 to 1990, the infant mortality rate rose significantly and was higher than the national average. In 1987 and 1988 infant mortality rate was double the national average.' @nnjournal.bsky.social
www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/saturday-b...
www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/saturday-b...
Saturday brief: Baby deaths in Corby rose during the steelworks reclamation
Unearthed data analysed by air pollution campaigner Michael Ryan has revealed the startling new evidence
www.nnjournal.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
you can deal with industrial waste and pollution or you can ignore it and have more people die
Testing the waters
'>50 sites across Corby’s waterways tested for heavy metals in an attempt to find some answers in light of community concerns.'
Samples sent for analysis to @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social. 📝 @nnjournal.bsky.social @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social
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'>50 sites across Corby’s waterways tested for heavy metals in an attempt to find some answers in light of community concerns.'
Samples sent for analysis to @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social. 📝 @nnjournal.bsky.social @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/nnjourna...
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Testing the waters
'>50 sites across Corby’s waterways tested for heavy metals in an attempt to find some answers in light of community concerns.'
Samples sent for analysis to @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social. 📝 @nnjournal.bsky.social @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/nnjourna...
'>50 sites across Corby’s waterways tested for heavy metals in an attempt to find some answers in light of community concerns.'
Samples sent for analysis to @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social. 📝 @nnjournal.bsky.social @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/nnjourna...
Researchers conclude, 'symptom severity in Long COVID is associated with immune cell mitochondrial dysfunction and altered cytokine responses, highlighting potential disease biomarkers and targets for future therapeutic strategies.' @clionaofarrelly.bsky.social et al doi.org/10.1093/ofid...
Digitally Assessed Long COVID Symptomatology Is Associated With Lymphocyte Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Altered Immune Potential
AbstractBackground. Postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, also known as long COVID (LC), is a complex and heterogenous condition affecting millions w
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November 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Researchers conclude, 'symptom severity in Long COVID is associated with immune cell mitochondrial dysfunction and altered cytokine responses, highlighting potential disease biomarkers and targets for future therapeutic strategies.' @clionaofarrelly.bsky.social et al doi.org/10.1093/ofid...
🤦@ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social 'Had a lockdown been imposed on or immediately after 16 Mar 2020, modelling has established that the number of deaths in England in the first wave up until 1 Jul 2020 would have been reduced by 48% – equating to around 23,000 fewer deaths.'
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Covid inquiry: UK action was “too little, too late” and led to avoidable deaths, report finds
Boris Johnson’s government repeatedly did “too little, too late” in response to the covid pandemic and could have saved 23 000 lives in England if a lockdown had been imposed a week earlier, the UK Co...
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November 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🤦@ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social 'Had a lockdown been imposed on or immediately after 16 Mar 2020, modelling has established that the number of deaths in England in the first wave up until 1 Jul 2020 would have been reduced by 48% – equating to around 23,000 fewer deaths.'
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
💨Quote: @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social 'is considering airborne transmission (and methods used to combat it) in the context of healthcare in Module 3: Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare systems in the four nations of the UK'.
🤷It's STILL airborne!
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
🤷It's STILL airborne!
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
November 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
💨Quote: @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social 'is considering airborne transmission (and methods used to combat it) in the context of healthcare in Module 3: Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare systems in the four nations of the UK'.
🤷It's STILL airborne!
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
🤷It's STILL airborne!
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
💨Quote: @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social 'is considering airborne transmission (and methods used to combat it) in the context of healthcare in Module 3: Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare systems in the four nations of the UK'.
🤷It's STILL airborne!
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
🤷It's STILL airborne!
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
Modules 2, 2A, 2B, 2C - Core decision-making and political governance - Volume I - UK Covid-19 Inquiry
The independent public inquiry to examine the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
covid19.public-inquiry.uk
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
💨Quote: @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social 'is considering airborne transmission (and methods used to combat it) in the context of healthcare in Module 3: Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare systems in the four nations of the UK'.
🤷It's STILL airborne!
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
🤷It's STILL airborne!
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
Airborne transmission @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social
🤦Quote: 'Insufficient attention had been paid to the possibility of airborne transmission from as early as April 2020.
💯Advice was clear... airborne transmission was possible in poorly ventilated spaces.'
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
🤦Quote: 'Insufficient attention had been paid to the possibility of airborne transmission from as early as April 2020.
💯Advice was clear... airborne transmission was possible in poorly ventilated spaces.'
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
November 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Airborne transmission @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social
🤦Quote: 'Insufficient attention had been paid to the possibility of airborne transmission from as early as April 2020.
💯Advice was clear... airborne transmission was possible in poorly ventilated spaces.'
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
🤦Quote: 'Insufficient attention had been paid to the possibility of airborne transmission from as early as April 2020.
💯Advice was clear... airborne transmission was possible in poorly ventilated spaces.'
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
Airborne transmission @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social
🤦Quote: 'Insufficient attention had been paid to the possibility of airborne transmission from as early as April 2020.
🤷Advice was clear... airborne transmission was possible in poorly ventilated spaces.'
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
🤦Quote: 'Insufficient attention had been paid to the possibility of airborne transmission from as early as April 2020.
🤷Advice was clear... airborne transmission was possible in poorly ventilated spaces.'
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
November 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Airborne transmission @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social
🤦Quote: 'Insufficient attention had been paid to the possibility of airborne transmission from as early as April 2020.
🤷Advice was clear... airborne transmission was possible in poorly ventilated spaces.'
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
🤦Quote: 'Insufficient attention had been paid to the possibility of airborne transmission from as early as April 2020.
🤷Advice was clear... airborne transmission was possible in poorly ventilated spaces.'
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
Airborne transmission @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social
🤦Quote: 'Insufficient attention had been paid to the possibility of airborne transmission from as early as April 2020.
🤷Advice was clear... airborne transmission was possible in poorly ventilated spaces.'
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
🤦Quote: 'Insufficient attention had been paid to the possibility of airborne transmission from as early as April 2020.
🤷Advice was clear... airborne transmission was possible in poorly ventilated spaces.'
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Airborne transmission @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social
🤦Quote: 'Insufficient attention had been paid to the possibility of airborne transmission from as early as April 2020.
🤷Advice was clear... airborne transmission was possible in poorly ventilated spaces.'
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
🤦Quote: 'Insufficient attention had been paid to the possibility of airborne transmission from as early as April 2020.
🤷Advice was clear... airborne transmission was possible in poorly ventilated spaces.'
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/modu...
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The Chair of the UK Covid Inquiry, Baroness Hallett has made a statement on her findings and recommendations.
View the statement in full by visiting our YouTube channel 📺👇
youtube.com/watch?v=a6xY...
View the statement in full by visiting our YouTube channel 📺👇
youtube.com/watch?v=a6xY...
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The Chair of the UK Covid Inquiry, Baroness Hallett has made a statement on her findings and recommendations.
View the statement in full by visiting our YouTube channel 📺👇
youtube.com/watch?v=a6xY...
View the statement in full by visiting our YouTube channel 📺👇
youtube.com/watch?v=a6xY...
142 deaths in England involving COVID-19: w/ending 7 Nov 2025.
🤦Data too limited
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared, continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for better infection prevention. @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social
🤦Data too limited
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared, continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for better infection prevention. @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
142 deaths in England involving COVID-19: w/ending 7 Nov 2025.
🤦Data too limited
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared, continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for better infection prevention. @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social
🤦Data too limited
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared, continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for better infection prevention. @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social
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1️⃣ A new Nature Communications study from the RECOVER-Adult consortium tracks how #LongCovid symptoms evolve over 15 months in 3,659 adults infected in the Omicron era. This isn’t just “who has LC” it’s about what path the symptoms take.
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
1️⃣ A new Nature Communications study from the RECOVER-Adult consortium tracks how #LongCovid symptoms evolve over 15 months in 3,659 adults infected in the Omicron era. This isn’t just “who has LC” it’s about what path the symptoms take.
This study found that 'among individuals with a known history of #SARSCoV2 infection, 5% had a profile characterized by a persistently high #LongCOVID related symptom burden, an additional 12% had intermittently high burden of symptoms that did not improve over time.'
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Long COVID trajectories in the prospectively followed RECOVER-Adult US cohort - Nature Communications
Long COVID has heterogeneous presentation and clinical trajectories are not well defined. Here, the authors define trajectories using data from a prospective cohort study in the United States involvin...
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This study found that 'among individuals with a known history of #SARSCoV2 infection, 5% had a profile characterized by a persistently high #LongCOVID related symptom burden, an additional 12% had intermittently high burden of symptoms that did not improve over time.'
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
'Deteriorating diets are an urgent public health threat that requires coordinated policies and advocacy to regulate and reduce ultra-processed foods and improve access to fresh and minimally processed foods.' Credit report via @thelancet.com
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Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health
This 3-paper Series reviews the evidence about the increase in ultra-processed foods in diets globally and highlights the association with many non-communicable diseases. This rise in ultra-processed ...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
'Deteriorating diets are an urgent public health threat that requires coordinated policies and advocacy to regulate and reduce ultra-processed foods and improve access to fresh and minimally processed foods.' Credit report via @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/series-do/ul...
www.thelancet.com/series-do/ul...
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@ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social Why did Labour remove 13 million Covid vaccines to clinically vulnerable? Prevention matters!
Latest ONS data show 142 deaths in England involving COVID-19: w/ending 7 Nov 2025.
🤦Up again.
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared.
🛑It continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while national strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for stronger infection prevention...
🤦Up again.
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared.
🛑It continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while national strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for stronger infection prevention...
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
@ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social Why did Labour remove 13 million Covid vaccines to clinically vulnerable? Prevention matters!
Latest ONS data show 142 deaths in England involving COVID-19: w/ending 7 Nov 2025.
🤦Up again.
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared.
🛑It continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while national strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for stronger infection prevention...
🤦Up again.
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared.
🛑It continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while national strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for stronger infection prevention...
November 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Latest ONS data show 142 deaths in England involving COVID-19: w/ending 7 Nov 2025.
🤦Up again.
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared.
🛑It continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while national strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for stronger infection prevention...
🤦Up again.
🤷COVID-19 has not disappeared.
🛑It continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - while national strategies appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for stronger infection prevention...
Reposted by @DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC
Flu activity has risen unusually early this season, driven by a new subclade.
On the bright side, our data shows that this year's vaccines offer good protection against the virus - to both children and adults.
Details here: https://bit.ly/47LEXZW
On the bright side, our data shows that this year's vaccines offer good protection against the virus - to both children and adults.
Details here: https://bit.ly/47LEXZW
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Flu activity has risen unusually early this season, driven by a new subclade.
On the bright side, our data shows that this year's vaccines offer good protection against the virus - to both children and adults.
Details here: https://bit.ly/47LEXZW
On the bright side, our data shows that this year's vaccines offer good protection against the virus - to both children and adults.
Details here: https://bit.ly/47LEXZW
Reposted by @DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC
From heatwaves to floods, climate change is affecting not just our surroundings, but our wellbeing. Our latest report shares the impact climate change is already having on the mental health of the UK population. 🌍🧠
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
From heatwaves to floods, climate change is affecting not just our surroundings, but our wellbeing. Our latest report shares the impact climate change is already having on the mental health of the UK population. 🌍🧠
Reposted by @DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC
🆕 #UKHSAVirusWatch: The latest flu, COVID-19 and RSV data from our weekly winter surveillance report.
🟢 Flu shows mixed trends in our indicators, reflecting the impact of reduced mixing over the school half term.
If you want even more detail, read the full report below. 🔎
https://bit.ly/47shfmB
🟢 Flu shows mixed trends in our indicators, reflecting the impact of reduced mixing over the school half term.
If you want even more detail, read the full report below. 🔎
https://bit.ly/47shfmB
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🆕 #UKHSAVirusWatch: The latest flu, COVID-19 and RSV data from our weekly winter surveillance report.
🟢 Flu shows mixed trends in our indicators, reflecting the impact of reduced mixing over the school half term.
If you want even more detail, read the full report below. 🔎
https://bit.ly/47shfmB
🟢 Flu shows mixed trends in our indicators, reflecting the impact of reduced mixing over the school half term.
If you want even more detail, read the full report below. 🔎
https://bit.ly/47shfmB
Reposted by @DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odourless gas that can kill 😮💨
This #COAwarenessWeek, we're reminding everyone to get an alarm & check fuel-burning appliances.
Find out more: https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/18/how-to-protect-your-home-and-family-from-the-invisible-danger-of-carbon-monoxide/
This #COAwarenessWeek, we're reminding everyone to get an alarm & check fuel-burning appliances.
Find out more: https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/18/how-to-protect-your-home-and-family-from-the-invisible-danger-of-carbon-monoxide/
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odourless gas that can kill 😮💨
This #COAwarenessWeek, we're reminding everyone to get an alarm & check fuel-burning appliances.
Find out more: https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/18/how-to-protect-your-home-and-family-from-the-invisible-danger-of-carbon-monoxide/
This #COAwarenessWeek, we're reminding everyone to get an alarm & check fuel-burning appliances.
Find out more: https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/18/how-to-protect-your-home-and-family-from-the-invisible-danger-of-carbon-monoxide/
'Apply COVID lessons learned to other diseases and strengthen systems for the next pandemic. Despite unprecedented speed, poorer countries faced delays and shortages. Vaccine equity is essential for pandemic control.' 💯 @drsethberkley.bsky.social @rglenner.bsky.social @cgdev.org youtu.be/DAZRHwvSNVU
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November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
'Apply COVID lessons learned to other diseases and strengthen systems for the next pandemic. Despite unprecedented speed, poorer countries faced delays and shortages. Vaccine equity is essential for pandemic control.' 💯 @drsethberkley.bsky.social @rglenner.bsky.social @cgdev.org youtu.be/DAZRHwvSNVU