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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 17h

🧬 New #GenEpiBioTrain course!

Bacterial Strain Taxonomy for Genomic Surveillance
📅 22–23.10, 09:00–12:00 (CEST)

Learn how bacterial pathogens are classified & named in genomic surveillance – from #MLST & #cgMLST to SNP-based & k-mer clustering.

Info: bit.ly/48qT5df
#ECDCTraining #IDsky #EpiSky

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 17h

🧬 New #ECDC e-learning now available!
Essentials of SARS-CoV-2 sequencing and data analysis

A beginner-level course introducing next generation sequencing (NGS) with a focus on #SARSCoV2 - featuring Illumina, IonTorrent and Nanopore technologies.

🔗 bit.ly/4q2rrtk
#ECDCTraining #NGS #PublicHealth

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Aug 27

CHAOS ERUPTS AT CDC

CDC Director Susan Monarez has been ousted after RFK Jr. demanded she change her policy on the COVID vaccine. Top officials from the Vaccine Unit, Zoonotic Division, and the Chief Medical Officer are resigning, per reports.

Horrifying news for public health.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Jun 22

Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state.

That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:

Sit back and do absolutely nothing.

An Onion front page with the headline: Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice

Who will stand up for our democracy? This
question, fraught in even the most peaceful
times, has only grown more pressing as our
country approaches its 250th anniversary.
Each passing day brings growing assaults on
essential liberties like freedom of speech and due process.
Meanwhile, our delicately assembled legal system faces
a constant barrage of threats. Even as this issue reaches
publication, the U.S. military has been deployed against
peaceful protesters. We teeter on the brink of collapse into
an authoritarian state. That is why, today, The Onion calls
upon our lawmakers to sit back and do absolutely nothing.
Members of Congress, now more than ever, our nation
desperately needs your cowardice.
Our republic is a birthright, an exceedingly rare treasure
passed down from generation to generation of Americans. It
was gained through hard years of bloody resistance and can
too easily be lost. Our Founding Fathers, in their abundant
wisdom, understood that all it would take was men and
women of little courage sitting in the corridors of power
and taking zero action as this precious inheritance was
stripped away—and that is where we have finally arrived.
Now is not the time for bravery or valor! This is the time
for protecting your own hide and lining your pocket. Now is
not the time for listening to your idiotic constituents drone
on about what’s happening to their precious democracy.
This is the time for getting down on all fours and grov-
eling. Now is not the time to say, “Enough is enough,” and
have the tough conversations about resisting the ongoing
assaults on American liberty. This is the time to let the wave
of apathy and indifference roll over you as you think about
getting a really nice renovation to your house in Kalorama.
But what can I, one coward, do alone? you might ask.

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ambie nickelspooki✨ @trashxbandicoot.bsky.social · Jun 9

good morning friends 💚✨

a picture of an white cat that is very angy with grass and bushes in the background. The caption reads
“Touching grass isn’t enough

i need bad things to happen to evil men in power “

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Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · May 31

Match hadn't started when the band were on though. I don't see the issue here. Guess they shouldn't pipe in music in the intervals either lest it dampen spirits

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Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · May 31

Eh? Famous rock band with epic tunes in stadium in Germany. Not sure what you're missing 🤔

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Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · May 22

Total team effort!!

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Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · May 22

Thanks for joining us! A good time was had by all 😄

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Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · May 20

We already had a packed house and fantastic evening of talks last night. So don't miss out on tomorrow the Wednesday 21st Pint of Science event in Maynooth!!

This event is free and open to all. See details & tickets below

pintofscience.ie/events/Mayno...

@pintofscienceie.bsky.social #pint25

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Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · May 17

Join us in Maynooth next week for a fun series of talks on everything from justice, bacteria and the cosmos! See details below

Pint of Science IE @pintofscienceie.bsky.social · May 16

🧠 #Pint25 Maynooth: 2 Nights of Amazing Science! 🌟

Explore the tiniest bacteria to vast space & social systems at Newtown Inn, 19 & 21 May, 19:00-21:00.

Get FREE tickets: pintofscience.ie #SciComm #Maynooth2025

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Pint of Science IE @pintofscienceie.bsky.social · May 16

🧠 #Pint25 Maynooth: 2 Nights of Amazing Science! 🌟

Explore the tiniest bacteria to vast space & social systems at Newtown Inn, 19 & 21 May, 19:00-21:00.

Get FREE tickets: pintofscience.ie #SciComm #Maynooth2025

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · May 15

This is interesting! I would love to see an objective exploration into whether orange cats are actually dumber than other cats, because I suspect it is mostly the result of internet-fueled confirmation bias and not an actual shared trait.
gizmodo.com/orange-you-g...

Orange You Glad We Finally Figured Out Why Some Cats Are Ginger

New research identifies a unique mutation found only in cats that explains their orangeness.

gizmodo.com

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · May 12

Currently, respiratory virus activity is low in the EU/EEA.

#Influenza & #RSV have decreased to low levels in most countries. #SARSCoV2 remains low, but it is important to remain vigilant for potential increases.

More information on erviss.org
#RespiratoryDiseases #Epidemiology #Flu #IDsky #EpiSky

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Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · May 7

Do you live in or near Maynooth? Are you interested in science? Do you want to be a part of a free annual global science event?

Then come along to Pint of Science May 19 and 21 in Maynooth

See details here: pintofscience.ie/events/Mayno... @pintofscienceie.bsky.social @pintsworld.bsky.social

Maynooth events

Maynooth scientists and researchers share their discoveries with you

pintofscience.ie

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Carroll Lab Oxford @carroll-lab.bsky.social · May 9

📢 Interesting paper alert (short thread): A phylogenetic analysis of bat sarbecoviruses reveals the closest known ancestors of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 were circulating in horseshoe bats less than a decade before their emergence in humans.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The recency and geographical origins of the bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2

The emergence of SARS-CoV in 2002 and SARS-CoV-2 in 2019 led to increased sampling of sarbecoviruses circulating in horseshoe bats. Employing phylogen…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · May 7

Do you live in or near Maynooth? Are you interested in science? Do you want to be a part of a free annual global science event?

Then come along to Pint of Science May 19 and 21 in Maynooth

See details here: pintofscience.ie/events/Mayno... @pintofscienceie.bsky.social @pintsworld.bsky.social

Maynooth events

Maynooth scientists and researchers share their discoveries with you

pintofscience.ie

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · Apr 26

Who’s wearing the wrong shit now

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Pint of Science IE @pintofscienceie.bsky.social · Apr 26

🎟️ #Pint25 Tickets Available Now! 🎉

Join us 19-21 May for 164 speakers, 50 events, and science fun across 9 Irish cities!

Grab your FREE tickets: pintofscience.ie/locations/

Hurry, spaces are limited! #SciComm #Ireland

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Pint of Science IE @pintofscienceie.bsky.social · Apr 24

🎉 Celebrating #Pint25 Volunteers Across Ireland! 🎉

Meet the dedicated volunteers in Dundalk, Sligo, Maynooth, Limerick, & Mullingar!

Join us 19-21 May for engaging science events, talks, and connections.

Thank you! 🌟
@carinabrehony.bsky.social @rabbitcomplex.bsky.social @k8duffy.bsky.social

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Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · Apr 19

Bless 🥰

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Mark O’Brien @obrienpmark.bsky.social · Apr 19

Time to post the real story of Easter from Shane Daniel Byrne again 😂 #easter

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Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · Apr 19

OK bot

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Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · Apr 19

Incredible that this is not @theonion.com

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Apr 18

Put aside the lies and the open defiance of the Supreme Court, as well as the cruelty, and ask yourself: who talks like this? This is the *official* account of the *White House* - is it being run by a six year old?

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