GC
@growlycub.bsky.social
Avid historical romance reader, retired Maine Coon cat breeder & cat/house sitter. Translator, teacher, history enthusiast, Regency dancer and more :)
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an attack on a NATO member's key infrastructure
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Poland Says Russia Behind Blast on Its Rail Network
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the explosion and another attempted act of sabotage over the weekend were a major escalation by Moscow.
www.wsj.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
an attack on a NATO member's key infrastructure
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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Bei Frauen in Schottland, die seit 2008 gegen HPV geimpft wurden, ist kein einziger Fall von HPV-bedingtem Gebärmutterhalskrebs mehr aufgetreten.
In Deutschland hinken wir da ziemlich hinterher.
www.focus.de/gesundheit/r...
In Deutschland hinken wir da ziemlich hinterher.
www.focus.de/gesundheit/r...
HPV: Schottland hat aggressiven Krebs besiegt, Deutschland zögert beim Kampf
Humane Papillomviren (HPV) stehen im Verdacht, eine Schlüsselrolle bei der Entstehung von Krebs zu spielen. Besonders alarmierend: die Verbindung zu Gebärmutterhalskrebs, einer der aggressivsten Krebs...
www.focus.de
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Bei Frauen in Schottland, die seit 2008 gegen HPV geimpft wurden, ist kein einziger Fall von HPV-bedingtem Gebärmutterhalskrebs mehr aufgetreten.
In Deutschland hinken wir da ziemlich hinterher.
www.focus.de/gesundheit/r...
In Deutschland hinken wir da ziemlich hinterher.
www.focus.de/gesundheit/r...
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And there we have it - another hostile act initiated by Russia against a European Union state.
❗️Sabotage on Polish railways was carried out by two Ukrainian citizens who arrived from Belarus — Polish Prime Minister Tusk
“The identified individuals are two citizens of Ukraine who have been cooperating and acting in the interests of Russian special services for a considerable time.”
“The identified individuals are two citizens of Ukraine who have been cooperating and acting in the interests of Russian special services for a considerable time.”
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
And there we have it - another hostile act initiated by Russia against a European Union state.
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40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
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posted by a friend who is Professor of Molecular Biophysics. PM me if you have any ideas and want to be put in touch.
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
posted by a friend who is Professor of Molecular Biophysics. PM me if you have any ideas and want to be put in touch.
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NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
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Us Gen X women are in our werewolf era. We’re growing hair in places we don’t want + changing shape fast & hot. Not to mention occasional bloodbaths & spending most of our time incandescently furious. Perimenopause = lycanthropy. You can’t tell me otherwise.
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Us Gen X women are in our werewolf era. We’re growing hair in places we don’t want + changing shape fast & hot. Not to mention occasional bloodbaths & spending most of our time incandescently furious. Perimenopause = lycanthropy. You can’t tell me otherwise.
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The Friedrichstraße in Berlin is getting a make-over. The design is very close to what the Greens had tried to do, and what the CDU campaigned massively against.
Much like debt brake reform. Or the lowered industry electricity price. www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/die-l...
Much like debt brake reform. Or the lowered industry electricity price. www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/die-l...
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Friedrichstraße in Berlin is getting a make-over. The design is very close to what the Greens had tried to do, and what the CDU campaigned massively against.
Much like debt brake reform. Or the lowered industry electricity price. www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/die-l...
Much like debt brake reform. Or the lowered industry electricity price. www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/die-l...
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I've now heard from 3 authors targeted on X by a scammer impersonating Lois McMaster Bujold. Bujold impersonator refers author to "Eleanor Wood at Spectrum Literary", also an impersonation. Goal: to sell editing svcs. Scam is impersonating multiple authors & agents writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
writerbeware.blog
November 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I've now heard from 3 authors targeted on X by a scammer impersonating Lois McMaster Bujold. Bujold impersonator refers author to "Eleanor Wood at Spectrum Literary", also an impersonation. Goal: to sell editing svcs. Scam is impersonating multiple authors & agents writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
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On today's World Day of Remembrance for Road Victims it is worth noting that in the two years since Wales implemented a national default 20mph (32km/h) there have been 25% fewer casualties on such roads with over 1,000 fewer people killed or injured. youtu.be/efr3uVKpOwY
UN World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims - Theme: Remember. Support. Act. - English
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November 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
On today's World Day of Remembrance for Road Victims it is worth noting that in the two years since Wales implemented a national default 20mph (32km/h) there have been 25% fewer casualties on such roads with over 1,000 fewer people killed or injured. youtu.be/efr3uVKpOwY
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"..the first known human H5N5 infection has captured a good deal of attention, but the `other' flu story we've been following this week has been the rapid spread of a new seasonal H3N2 subcade (K) virus, which emerged in the Southern Hemisphere"
afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/11/cdc-...
afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/11/cdc-...
CDC FluView, ECDC CDT & Canada Announce Early H3N2 Subclade K Prevalence Numbers
Credit NIAID #18,947 Yesterday's announcement for the first known human H5N5 infection has captured a good deal of attention, but the `ot...
afludiary.blogspot.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"..the first known human H5N5 infection has captured a good deal of attention, but the `other' flu story we've been following this week has been the rapid spread of a new seasonal H3N2 subcade (K) virus, which emerged in the Southern Hemisphere"
afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/11/cdc-...
afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/11/cdc-...
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We’re up to 38% of last year. Wanna help me get a little closer to last year?
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Advent starts in ~2 weeks! I’ll be packing up orders all morning and tonight!
Advent calendars fund @skypeascientist.bsky.social’s programming. They’ve been our biggest fundraiser for the last 3 years!
SquidFacts.net
Advent starts in ~2 weeks! I’ll be packing up orders all morning and tonight!
Advent calendars fund @skypeascientist.bsky.social’s programming. They’ve been our biggest fundraiser for the last 3 years!
This year we have sold 31% of the advent calendars that we sold last year 😓
The art is so pretty and colorful 🥺
The facts are so good 🥺
Eels are so cool 🥺
Get an eel facts advent calendar at EelFacts.net
The art is so pretty and colorful 🥺
The facts are so good 🥺
Eels are so cool 🥺
Get an eel facts advent calendar at EelFacts.net
November 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We’re up to 38% of last year. Wanna help me get a little closer to last year?
SquidFacts.net
Advent starts in ~2 weeks! I’ll be packing up orders all morning and tonight!
Advent calendars fund @skypeascientist.bsky.social’s programming. They’ve been our biggest fundraiser for the last 3 years!
SquidFacts.net
Advent starts in ~2 weeks! I’ll be packing up orders all morning and tonight!
Advent calendars fund @skypeascientist.bsky.social’s programming. They’ve been our biggest fundraiser for the last 3 years!
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Ihr könnt unser Informationsmaterial nun endlich bequem auf unserer Seite aus bestellen!
Schaut rein und verbreitet Wissen um die Vorteile und Wichtigkeit von sauberer Luft in Innenräumen
dagl.de/infomaterial/
Schaut rein und verbreitet Wissen um die Vorteile und Wichtigkeit von sauberer Luft in Innenräumen
dagl.de/infomaterial/
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October 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Ihr könnt unser Informationsmaterial nun endlich bequem auf unserer Seite aus bestellen!
Schaut rein und verbreitet Wissen um die Vorteile und Wichtigkeit von sauberer Luft in Innenräumen
dagl.de/infomaterial/
Schaut rein und verbreitet Wissen um die Vorteile und Wichtigkeit von sauberer Luft in Innenräumen
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Not great news to see Marburg spreading across the borders of the previously endemic areas. I was so happy to see that Ebola outbreak in the DRC over and now this...I hope the country will be able to get it under control soon.
The outbreak in Ethiopia is #Marburg virus, the first such outbreak for this country. 9 cases so far, including some health workers. x.com/drtedros/sta...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on X: "#Ethiopia has confirmed the outbreak that has infected at least 9 people in the south of the country is of #Marburg virus disease. I commend Ethiopia’s @FMoHealth for its rapid and transparent response to the outbreak, and the work of the Ethiopia Public Health Institute and" / X
#Ethiopia has confirmed the outbreak that has infected at least 9 people in the south of the country is of #Marburg virus disease. I commend Ethiopia’s @FMoHealth for its rapid and transparent response to the outbreak, and the work of the Ethiopia Public Health Institute and
x.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Not great news to see Marburg spreading across the borders of the previously endemic areas. I was so happy to see that Ebola outbreak in the DRC over and now this...I hope the country will be able to get it under control soon.
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“We don’t understand what the world is waiting for before allowing in thousands of tents and temporary homes… We renew our appeal for shelter for the 1000th time to all free people around the world: Gaza needs dignified shelter. Gaza needs housing...”
— Eyad Amawi, Gaza Humanitarian Coordinator
— Eyad Amawi, Gaza Humanitarian Coordinator
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“We don’t understand what the world is waiting for before allowing in thousands of tents and temporary homes… We renew our appeal for shelter for the 1000th time to all free people around the world: Gaza needs dignified shelter. Gaza needs housing...”
— Eyad Amawi, Gaza Humanitarian Coordinator
— Eyad Amawi, Gaza Humanitarian Coordinator
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"Accounts are hosted across numerous Mastodon instances and bridged into Bluesky, creating the appearance of independent sources. Activity on Bluesky helped reveal aggregate patterns, identical usernames, posting schedules, and content themes ..."
Since 15 Sept IFTAS has tracked a network of over 300 Mastodon accounts engaged in a high-volume propaganda campaign, promoting pro-Russian narratives:
https://about.iftas.org/2025/10/05/coordinated-pro-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-activitypub-and-atproto-services/
https://about.iftas.org/2025/10/05/coordinated-pro-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-activitypub-and-atproto-services/
November 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"Accounts are hosted across numerous Mastodon instances and bridged into Bluesky, creating the appearance of independent sources. Activity on Bluesky helped reveal aggregate patterns, identical usernames, posting schedules, and content themes ..."
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1) This study from Cornell University tested more than 6000 proteins before and after two exercise tests.
It found altered patterns in ME/CFS patients compared to controls, particularly in proteins involved in the immune system, signal transduction, and muscle contraction.
It found altered patterns in ME/CFS patients compared to controls, particularly in proteins involved in the immune system, signal transduction, and muscle contraction.
November 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
1) This study from Cornell University tested more than 6000 proteins before and after two exercise tests.
It found altered patterns in ME/CFS patients compared to controls, particularly in proteins involved in the immune system, signal transduction, and muscle contraction.
It found altered patterns in ME/CFS patients compared to controls, particularly in proteins involved in the immune system, signal transduction, and muscle contraction.
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HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!
Medical Republic: 'Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint'
'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint - Medical Republic
A massive global study links the chronic pain condition to 26 genes associated with brain signalling, marking a turning point in understanding its biological roots.
www.medicalrepublic.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!
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Tomorrow in Kirkwall! Including the official launch of Prof. Jane Downes & Colin Richards' book on Bronze Age burials. Looks like fun & bones. Happy birthday @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social ! 🎂
@thinkuhi.bsky.social 🏺
@thinkuhi.bsky.social 🏺
All welcome to our tenth anniversary celebrations this Friday - Archaeology Orkney
We’re celebrating the tenth anniversary of the UHI Archaeology Institute in November and would be delighted if you could come along and join us.
archaeologyorkney.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Tomorrow in Kirkwall! Including the official launch of Prof. Jane Downes & Colin Richards' book on Bronze Age burials. Looks like fun & bones. Happy birthday @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social ! 🎂
@thinkuhi.bsky.social 🏺
@thinkuhi.bsky.social 🏺
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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authormarilynmiller.wordpress.com Helping a good friend get her first book published!
Author Marilyn Miller
Heart-warming Midwestern Romance
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November 12, 2025 at 5:57 AM
authormarilynmiller.wordpress.com Helping a good friend get her first book published!
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November 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Sehr einfühlsam: Doku von RTL und "Roberta Bieling deckt auf!"
Mindestens 650.000 Deutsche sind an #MECFS erkrankt, jährlich kommen 20.000 mehr hinzu. Es gibt keine Medikamente, die Forschungsgelder sind seit einem Jahr gesperrt. Das Leiden der Betroffenen ist unendlich.
www.rtl.de/videos/rober...
Mindestens 650.000 Deutsche sind an #MECFS erkrankt, jährlich kommen 20.000 mehr hinzu. Es gibt keine Medikamente, die Forschungsgelder sind seit einem Jahr gesperrt. Das Leiden der Betroffenen ist unendlich.
www.rtl.de/videos/rober...
Roberta Bieling deckt auf!: Hunderttausende ME/CFS-Betroffene kämpfen und die Regierung kürzt Gelder
www.rtl.de
November 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Sehr einfühlsam: Doku von RTL und "Roberta Bieling deckt auf!"
Mindestens 650.000 Deutsche sind an #MECFS erkrankt, jährlich kommen 20.000 mehr hinzu. Es gibt keine Medikamente, die Forschungsgelder sind seit einem Jahr gesperrt. Das Leiden der Betroffenen ist unendlich.
www.rtl.de/videos/rober...
Mindestens 650.000 Deutsche sind an #MECFS erkrankt, jährlich kommen 20.000 mehr hinzu. Es gibt keine Medikamente, die Forschungsgelder sind seit einem Jahr gesperrt. Das Leiden der Betroffenen ist unendlich.
www.rtl.de/videos/rober...
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Everything that actually made America great is being destroyed
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
Lowell Observatory slashes research funding in the midst of financial struggle
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Everything that actually made America great is being destroyed