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The references in the PDF are clickable links if anyone wants to dig deeper into the issues here. It seems like a lot, but this is just the tip of the iceberg - I gave a one-hour keynote presentation last month and I still had to leave a lot out to make time.

An op-ed exploring related concepts:
Trump’s cronies aren’t what broke public health
The structural blind spots that undermine medical progress and how to fix them.
canadahealthwatch.ca
October 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Not only does Mike Johnson use the app with his son, he used to post affiliate links to the program.
October 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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The deportation order derives from the crime of which he has now been exonerated.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Right on brand

un/believable
JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.
Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse
In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.
churchleaders.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Sounds like Zeldin thought he was using Cluely, but was accidentally using Claude Code.
KILMEADE: The president says climate change is a hoax, it's a con job. Where do you fall on this?

EPA ADMINISTRATION LEE ZELDIN: The president is absolutely right
September 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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For migrant sex workers — I don’t like the look of this at all! www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.
www.wired.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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The semver library used in npm, yarn and pnpm could be made 33x faster.

Ran into that while wondering why running `npm install` takes so long on the Preact repo.

marvinh.dev/blog/speedin...
Speeding up the JavaScript ecosystem - Semver
During the installation process, package managers run a bunch of semver comparisons. The semver library used in npm, yarn and pnpm can be made around 33x faster.
marvinh.dev
August 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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communicable disease like covid absolutely IS still a huge concern, @wired.com , please read my thread and do better
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Jun 13
Attending a protest this weekend?

Here's a guide on how to best protest safely, what to bring, and what to do if you're confronted by officers. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.
www.wired.com
June 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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It may seem hard to believe but there is a group of Infectious Disease doctors who signed an affidavit to restrict nurses' access to N95s early in the pandemic
August 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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The irony of saying that the standard is "not supported by evidence" when they don't provide any evidence themselves. Also, their dabbling into health economics, while having no discernible expertise in that field & while claiming the authors of the standard don't have expertise really is something.
July 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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3/ Do No Harm BC has posted an excellent website dedicated to this new standard: donoharmbc.ca.

Kudos to Canada for setting an international first in development of such a standard.

Thanks to Dick Zoutman of Queen's Univ for the heads up.
DoNoHarm BC
We're a non-partisan action group of British Columbians advocating for evidence-based safety measures in high-risk settings.
donoharmbc.ca
July 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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1/ Respiratory protection (including respirators)

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has released CSA Z94.4, a draft revision of its standard on respirators and respiratory protection.

For the first time they are including healthcare settings in the new draft standard.
July 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Oh god if vibe coding generates code THIS messy we're all screwed...
May 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Ok Claude, you're NOT quite smart yet.
May 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Ah yes, a BUILDING ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM stuck in the BIOS 😂😂😂

Is deviant on this platform?
May 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
@jimrosenthal5.bsky.social please dm here or on Twitter!
April 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
April 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.
April 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Chatgpt suggested a prompt to show how well it can now remember past chats
April 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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“We found that having COVID-19 during the 3-year study period significantly increased the progress of aging,” particularly among females.

Associations of epigenetic aging and COVID-19: A 3-year longitudinal study

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Associations of epigenetic aging and COVID- 19: A 3-year longitudinal study - GeroScience
Aging and COVID- 19 are known to influence DNA methylation, potentially affecting the rate of aging and the risk of disease. The physiological functions of 54 volunteers—including maximal oxygen uptak...
link.springer.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:19 AM