James
@0xb04t.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Butler to dogs. Epidemiologist. Science & risk communicator. Lover of books, music, board games, and assorted nerdy stuff. Buddhist?
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once this nation learns the hard way that destroying public health isn’t an option for modern life, PH workers need to unite to demand fair pay. our field already had terrible pay before the years of inflation, during which pay has not gone up, exactly
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
once this nation learns the hard way that destroying public health isn’t an option for modern life, PH workers need to unite to demand fair pay. our field already had terrible pay before the years of inflation, during which pay has not gone up, exactly
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There goes the World Cup
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
There goes the World Cup
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Saw this in a lab sticker pile today… seemed fitting
December 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Saw this in a lab sticker pile today… seemed fitting
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Pissing Out Cancer, my comedy special produced by and formerly exclusively on Dropout.tv is now available for free and in full on YouTube.
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
Hank Green: Pissing Out Cancer | Full Comedy Special
YouTube video by Hank Green
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December 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Pissing Out Cancer, my comedy special produced by and formerly exclusively on Dropout.tv is now available for free and in full on YouTube.
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
I know he's already quite busy with Advent & ministering to his flock, but this still makes me wonder if @revdaniel.bsky.social & Chester would make for a stylish addition to this list. Sort of Turner & Hooch, but holy & vaguely Muppet-ish. Not that I'm hoping for murder up north.
Clerical detectives may be a highly specific field, but it's one explored by Umberto Eco, Agatha Christie, and most recently Rian Johnson. @leahschnelbach.bsky.social presents an ironclad ranking of the holiest sleuths across genre!
An Infallible Ranking of Crime-Solving Clergy - Reactor
There's a surprising amount of crossover between sleuthing and pastoral care.
reactormag.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I know he's already quite busy with Advent & ministering to his flock, but this still makes me wonder if @revdaniel.bsky.social & Chester would make for a stylish addition to this list. Sort of Turner & Hooch, but holy & vaguely Muppet-ish. Not that I'm hoping for murder up north.
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Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857:
May 27, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857:
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This is literally one of the funniest threads I have ever seen. Brilliant.
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
This is literally one of the funniest threads I have ever seen. Brilliant.
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Counterpoint: Shut up
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Counterpoint: Shut up
It's critical we add to our knowledge about vaccine safety. Don't have access to the article, but in case it's not there, context is also important.
Risk of myocarditis among young men after COVID infection is 6 times higher than after 2 doses of mRNA vaccine.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Risk of myocarditis among young men after COVID infection is 6 times higher than after 2 doses of mRNA vaccine.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
December 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It's critical we add to our knowledge about vaccine safety. Don't have access to the article, but in case it's not there, context is also important.
Risk of myocarditis among young men after COVID infection is 6 times higher than after 2 doses of mRNA vaccine.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Risk of myocarditis among young men after COVID infection is 6 times higher than after 2 doses of mRNA vaccine.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Reposting the sign for my own benefit
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Reposting the sign for my own benefit
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The bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit of Tiny Desk's early days: fewer microphones to capture "the way these instruments are meant to sound." n.pr/3KD1SiI
Billy Strings: Tiny Desk Concert
The bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit of Tiny Desk's early days: fewer microphones to capture "the way these instruments are meant to sound."
n.pr
December 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit of Tiny Desk's early days: fewer microphones to capture "the way these instruments are meant to sound." n.pr/3KD1SiI
How is that real? How is that it's real name?
Nope, that's an aquatic Muppet named Carl.
Nope, that's an aquatic Muppet named Carl.
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
How is that real? How is that it's real name?
Nope, that's an aquatic Muppet named Carl.
Nope, that's an aquatic Muppet named Carl.
Five seasons in and I still don't skip the Slow Horses intro because I like the song so damn much.
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Five seasons in and I still don't skip the Slow Horses intro because I like the song so damn much.
I'll fess up. At some time, in some way, I was definitely that kid. Feels like something my inner shame goblin would be able to instantly pinpoint, but I'm still waiting.
December 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I'll fess up. At some time, in some way, I was definitely that kid. Feels like something my inner shame goblin would be able to instantly pinpoint, but I'm still waiting.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Delighted by this story of a rogue beaver in Norfolk. Particularly the line - At first he wondered whether “some small boy with an axe had somehow found his way into the woodland.” And the concept of ‘beaver bombing’.
apple.news/Ar3iJ-4XOQ-6...
apple.news/Ar3iJ-4XOQ-6...
‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk for 400 years — The Guardian
Cameras capture lone creature collecting materials for its lodge in riverside nature reserve
apple.news
December 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Delighted by this story of a rogue beaver in Norfolk. Particularly the line - At first he wondered whether “some small boy with an axe had somehow found his way into the woodland.” And the concept of ‘beaver bombing’.
apple.news/Ar3iJ-4XOQ-6...
apple.news/Ar3iJ-4XOQ-6...
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Get a load of this. 😆
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Get a load of this. 😆
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Merriam-Webster has spoken...
December 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Merriam-Webster has spoken...
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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This is a total stab in the dark for my #phillies fan friends out there.
Ages ago (15+ years) the Phils sold this Phanatic ornament. My brother and his family had one they loved, but lost along with everything else in the CA fires last year. I can't find one anywhere online.
Anyone have any leads?
Ages ago (15+ years) the Phils sold this Phanatic ornament. My brother and his family had one they loved, but lost along with everything else in the CA fires last year. I can't find one anywhere online.
Anyone have any leads?
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This is a total stab in the dark for my #phillies fan friends out there.
Ages ago (15+ years) the Phils sold this Phanatic ornament. My brother and his family had one they loved, but lost along with everything else in the CA fires last year. I can't find one anywhere online.
Anyone have any leads?
Ages ago (15+ years) the Phils sold this Phanatic ornament. My brother and his family had one they loved, but lost along with everything else in the CA fires last year. I can't find one anywhere online.
Anyone have any leads?
This would be a fun label to recreate. Anyone good with recognizing old fonts?
'Tis the season!
“One Night Cough Syrup” from the 1930s, which contained cannabis, morphine, chloroform, and alcohol! In 1934, the FDA ruled that the claims of the cough syrup's therapeutic properties were misleading, and remaining stock was destroyed.
#skystorians #medhist #science 🧪
“One Night Cough Syrup” from the 1930s, which contained cannabis, morphine, chloroform, and alcohol! In 1934, the FDA ruled that the claims of the cough syrup's therapeutic properties were misleading, and remaining stock was destroyed.
#skystorians #medhist #science 🧪
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This would be a fun label to recreate. Anyone good with recognizing old fonts?
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I'm no purist when it comes to participating in things we all know are bad. I try to reduce my harm but I'm an honest hypocrite.
I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...
I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...
Explore live radio by rotating the globe
Explore live radio by rotating the globe.
radio.garden
December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm no purist when it comes to participating in things we all know are bad. I try to reduce my harm but I'm an honest hypocrite.
I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...
I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...
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we have never seen ninja turtles, but isn't that exactly how ninjas operate
Are there really ninja turtles down there?
December 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
we have never seen ninja turtles, but isn't that exactly how ninjas operate
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The enemy is always aristocracy. It changes shape to fit whatever society we’re in, but the desire for it is endemic for certain types of people. You must learn to hate it as much as it hates you.
"At least $5.9 trillion will be inherited by billionaire children over the next 15 years, the bank calculates."
Billionaires are inheriting record levels of wealth, UBS report finds reut.rs/3MFJWnW
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The enemy is always aristocracy. It changes shape to fit whatever society we’re in, but the desire for it is endemic for certain types of people. You must learn to hate it as much as it hates you.