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Central Sands Sandbilly, aging punk, tree hugger, wannabe homesteader, "rub some dirt on it" GenX-er, corvid admirer, suspicious of humans, wanderer, no-borders, ACAB, hate that we have created the Anthropocene
Science is a slow river...things get muddied, flow changes over decades or centuries and you never really reach that 100% certainty that what we know is fact: radiolab.org/podcast/quan...
Quantum Birds
How birds bend space and time.
radiolab.org
March 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Science is a slow river...things get muddied, flow changes over decades or centuries and you never really reach that 100% certainty that what we know is fact: radiolab.org/podcast/quan...
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I think most people are intuitively aware of this but something like the official White House account posting an “ASMR” video of shackled immigrants is not just cruel for its own sake, it’s intentional envelope-pushing to ramp up to desensitization over inhumane detention, camps, and deaths
February 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I think most people are intuitively aware of this but something like the official White House account posting an “ASMR” video of shackled immigrants is not just cruel for its own sake, it’s intentional envelope-pushing to ramp up to desensitization over inhumane detention, camps, and deaths
It will be interesting to see where this research goes, but for now know that exercise does a great job of helping regulate insulin and hunger: scitechdaily.com/obesity-brea...
Obesity Breakthrough: Scientists Discover Brain’s “Stop Eating” Switch
Scientists found brainstem neurons that tell mice when to stop eating, offering insights for obesity treatments. Columbia scientists have discovered specialized neurons in the brains of mice that sign...
scitechdaily.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It will be interesting to see where this research goes, but for now know that exercise does a great job of helping regulate insulin and hunger: scitechdaily.com/obesity-brea...
Gov Walker was Milwaukee Cnty Exec 1st; he gutted spending on parks system (and anything else he could get his filthy hands on). Trails went untrimmed, beaches got dirty, bath shelters turned shabby due to neglect. Fewer people accessed amenities, so funding was cut due to lack of use.
February 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Gov Walker was Milwaukee Cnty Exec 1st; he gutted spending on parks system (and anything else he could get his filthy hands on). Trails went untrimmed, beaches got dirty, bath shelters turned shabby due to neglect. Fewer people accessed amenities, so funding was cut due to lack of use.
Gen-X Punks are aging into a healthcare system that has been annihilated by Capitalism, and a society ruled by a cartel of the monied elites. variety.com/2025/music/n...
David Johansen, New York Dolls Co-Founder, Suffering From Stage 4 Cancer, Seeks Donations for Health Care
David Johansen, the sole surviving founder of the New York Dolls and a solo artist, is suffering from stage four cancer and seeks financial aid.
variety.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Gen-X Punks are aging into a healthcare system that has been annihilated by Capitalism, and a society ruled by a cartel of the monied elites. variety.com/2025/music/n...
Time for the bunker full of beans and ammo (or cooperative friendship networks): www.smbc-comics.com/comic/equal
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Equal
www.smbc-comics.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Time for the bunker full of beans and ammo (or cooperative friendship networks): www.smbc-comics.com/comic/equal
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No Backsliding: Environmental Justice, Science & the Role of Academia | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2025/...
No Backsliding: Environmental Justice, Science & the Role of Academia | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
No Backsliding: Environmental Justice, Science & the Role of Academia
publichealth.jhu.edu
February 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
No Backsliding: Environmental Justice, Science & the Role of Academia | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2025/...
My career is in the pharmaceutical industry, but that doesn't mean I'm not critical of the direction of research sometimes, or in human's overwhelming desire for a "magic pill" to solve all the woes processed foods and sedentary lifestyles have wrought upon us: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | I No Longer Think GLP-1s Are the Answer
The drugs 'work' but may be working against us long-term
www.medpagetoday.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My career is in the pharmaceutical industry, but that doesn't mean I'm not critical of the direction of research sometimes, or in human's overwhelming desire for a "magic pill" to solve all the woes processed foods and sedentary lifestyles have wrought upon us: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
I hate the way journalist have to write nowadays to engage people's interests, but this is a decent brief article on how what we eat impacts our internal microbiota and eventually our brain health. scitechdaily.com/this-simple-...
This Simple Diet Tweak Could Help Protect Your Brain Against Dementia
Oral bacteria may impact brain health, and diet could help preserve cognitive function. The bacteria in your mouth may play a surprising role in brain health, potentially influencing cognitive decline...
scitechdaily.com
February 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I hate the way journalist have to write nowadays to engage people's interests, but this is a decent brief article on how what we eat impacts our internal microbiota and eventually our brain health. scitechdaily.com/this-simple-...
1 of the reasons I have such a problem with humans is that every issue has to be an extreme...black and white, one or the other. Multiple issues intersect in real life tho; people can be right (protect the heelsplitters) but still so, so wrong (NIMBYism, anti-"other"ism) www.wfae.org/energy-envir...
Heelsplitters, hikers and homeowners: Residents fight unpermitted trails in their backyards
Trails can make the outdoors more accessible, letting folks walk among the trees and connect with each other. But some Union County residents — angered by unpermitted trail work in their neighborhoods...
www.wfae.org
February 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
1 of the reasons I have such a problem with humans is that every issue has to be an extreme...black and white, one or the other. Multiple issues intersect in real life tho; people can be right (protect the heelsplitters) but still so, so wrong (NIMBYism, anti-"other"ism) www.wfae.org/energy-envir...
Research regarding gut health, and food intolerances: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202....
New clues to the mechanism behind food tolerance and allergies
Study reveals how immune cells in the gut distinguish between food and harmful pathogens, shedding light on the origins of both food allergies and intestinal diseases.
www.sciencedaily.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Research regarding gut health, and food intolerances: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202....
Scientific progress like this will be stymied under the political conditions we face now...It's amazing how they have managed to get around both rejection and infection issues with this process: www.wired.com/story/this-b....
This Blood Vessel Was Grown in a Lab With Real Human Cells
The FDA recently approved a bioengineered blood vessel, which becomes part of a patient’s body over time. It’s designed to help treat victims of traumatic injuries.
www.wired.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Scientific progress like this will be stymied under the political conditions we face now...It's amazing how they have managed to get around both rejection and infection issues with this process: www.wired.com/story/this-b....
It takes a lot of meditation to deal with humanity: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/axial
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Axial
www.smbc-comics.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It takes a lot of meditation to deal with humanity: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/axial
Our culture has women and men focused on beauty more than health, but nothing carries you into old age better than staying active. Sure we might be living into our 80s and 90s but in what form? medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01...
Inactive today, forgetful tomorrow: The link between lack of physical activity and mental decline
Whenever 27-year-old Nathan Kerr stops by the office of his 81-year-old mentor Frank Booth, Kerr often finds Booth running on a treadmill.
medicalxpress.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Our culture has women and men focused on beauty more than health, but nothing carries you into old age better than staying active. Sure we might be living into our 80s and 90s but in what form? medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01...
The Ministry for Efficiency power grab is following Trump's super-spoiled-rich-guy playbook: do what you want, fuck everyone over and then tie it up in the courts until it all burns to the ground. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-omb-...
Mass Impoundment Shakes Our Government to the Core
The repercussions from the OMB’s freezing of all federal grants and assistance are raising alarms and already inviting lawsuits
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Ministry for Efficiency power grab is following Trump's super-spoiled-rich-guy playbook: do what you want, fuck everyone over and then tie it up in the courts until it all burns to the ground. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-omb-...
A Just+Equitable nation wouldn't have > 550 inhabitants incarcerated/ every 100,000 Americans. Canada's rate is around 90 people per 100,000. It's a sick and predatory system that preys on the poor, and on marginalized communities, and needs to be abolished. www.sentencingproject.org/newsletter/t...
Top Trends in Criminal Legal Reform, 2024 – The Sentencing Project
Learn about key criminal legal reforms advocates took to challenge mass incarceration in at least 9 states in 2024.
www.sentencingproject.org
January 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
A Just+Equitable nation wouldn't have > 550 inhabitants incarcerated/ every 100,000 Americans. Canada's rate is around 90 people per 100,000. It's a sick and predatory system that preys on the poor, and on marginalized communities, and needs to be abolished. www.sentencingproject.org/newsletter/t...
Once research gets its ass up off of amyloid/tau pathology as its fetish focus, maybe we can start making strides again in finding treatments and cures for Alzheimers. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36404545/
Association Between Oral Bacteria and Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - PubMed
Current evidence moderately supports the association between oral bacteria and AD, while the association was strong when oral bacteria were detectable in the brain. Further evidence is needed to clari...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Once research gets its ass up off of amyloid/tau pathology as its fetish focus, maybe we can start making strides again in finding treatments and cures for Alzheimers. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36404545/
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Products for skin, hair, lips, and even feminine hygiene products, have the ability to interact chemically with our systems...reading labels can't always protect you if there are no regulations to hold companies accountable for the damages they cause: publichealth.berkeley.edu/news-media/r...
First study to measure toxic metals in tampons shows arsenic and lead, among other contaminants
A new UC Berkeley study finds that tampons used during menstruation can contain toxic metals, including lead, arsenic, and cadmium.
publichealth.berkeley.edu
January 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Products for skin, hair, lips, and even feminine hygiene products, have the ability to interact chemically with our systems...reading labels can't always protect you if there are no regulations to hold companies accountable for the damages they cause: publichealth.berkeley.edu/news-media/r...
No proof that he was guilty, held for decades as a political prisoner, Leonard Peltier's sentence has now been commuted: apnews.com/article/leon...
Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
President Joe Biden has commuted the sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents and is serving life in prison.
apnews.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
No proof that he was guilty, held for decades as a political prisoner, Leonard Peltier's sentence has now been commuted: apnews.com/article/leon...
Yet not a single person named. Still. Revelation: rich people visit islands. Billions of data points to discern that rich people use roads for transportation. All that data yet we can't seem to manage any arrests. Weird.
www.wired.com/video/watch/...
www.wired.com/video/watch/...
We Tracked Every Visitor to Epstein Island
www.wired.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Yet not a single person named. Still. Revelation: rich people visit islands. Billions of data points to discern that rich people use roads for transportation. All that data yet we can't seem to manage any arrests. Weird.
www.wired.com/video/watch/...
www.wired.com/video/watch/...
I love when folks with no concept of history or how banks currently/constantly rob people, spout bs like this: "Jacobs told CNBC "A bank just robbed us. This is the first reverse bank robbery in the history of America."" ...
Yeah, the "first".
futurism.com/the-byte/fin...
Yeah, the "first".
futurism.com/the-byte/fin...
Online Bank Users Horrified as Their Savings Accounts Vanish Into Thin Air
People who put their savings into fintech services are left holding the bag after a little-known firm went broke and took their life savings.
futurism.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:46 PM
I love when folks with no concept of history or how banks currently/constantly rob people, spout bs like this: "Jacobs told CNBC "A bank just robbed us. This is the first reverse bank robbery in the history of America."" ...
Yeah, the "first".
futurism.com/the-byte/fin...
Yeah, the "first".
futurism.com/the-byte/fin...
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Reminder to my aging punks friends to do what you can to get the diagnostic scans recommended if you can, and remember that tattoo ink may show up in scans like mammograms: www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/h...
Have tattoos? Read this before your next mammogram
Tattoos can cause abnormal results on diagnostic imaging tests, including mammograms. Toma Omofoye, M.D., explains what patients with tattoos should know.
www.mdanderson.org
November 21, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Reminder to my aging punks friends to do what you can to get the diagnostic scans recommended if you can, and remember that tattoo ink may show up in scans like mammograms: www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/h...
oldy but goody: www.networkworld.com/article/9536...
The CIA, NSA and Pokémon Go
Before playing Pokémon Go, consider the data the game has access to, the history of Niantic Labs and its connection with the CIA and the NSA.
www.networkworld.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:50 PM
oldy but goody: www.networkworld.com/article/9536...