@russellh777.bsky.social
Software, Embedded Systems, Databases, trained in physics and electrical engineering.
Science commits suicide when it adopts a creed.
MS EE
#GeorgiaTech alumnus
Science commits suicide when it adopts a creed.
MS EE
#GeorgiaTech alumnus
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A hundred-year-old medical treatment is gaining a new appreciation. Are friendly viruses the next medical frontier? It’s “Not Just a Phage” bigpicturescience.org/episodes/not...
October 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A hundred-year-old medical treatment is gaining a new appreciation. Are friendly viruses the next medical frontier? It’s “Not Just a Phage” bigpicturescience.org/episodes/not...
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STAR TREK premiered on this day in 1966
September 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
STAR TREK premiered on this day in 1966
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I always find survey results like this staggering (almost to the point of unbelievability).
The US was spending around 1% of its federal budget on foreign aid.
The average guess among 1,000+ surveyed Americans was 26%.
15% thought it was over half of the budget (?!)
www.kff.org/global-healt...
The US was spending around 1% of its federal budget on foreign aid.
The average guess among 1,000+ surveyed Americans was 26%.
15% thought it was over half of the budget (?!)
www.kff.org/global-healt...
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I always find survey results like this staggering (almost to the point of unbelievability).
The US was spending around 1% of its federal budget on foreign aid.
The average guess among 1,000+ surveyed Americans was 26%.
15% thought it was over half of the budget (?!)
www.kff.org/global-healt...
The US was spending around 1% of its federal budget on foreign aid.
The average guess among 1,000+ surveyed Americans was 26%.
15% thought it was over half of the budget (?!)
www.kff.org/global-healt...
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The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Susan J. Kressly, said "creation of federal immunization policy is ‘no longer a credible process.’”
June 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Susan J. Kressly, said "creation of federal immunization policy is ‘no longer a credible process.’”
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I told you we’d be back
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These are VERY rough estimates, but here's life expectancy after diagnosis of type-I diabetes over the past 150 years.
It was Banting and Best's discovery of how to isolate insulin in 1921 — not some fucking cooking class — that gave people including my daughter a new lease on life.
It was Banting and Best's discovery of how to isolate insulin in 1921 — not some fucking cooking class — that gave people including my daughter a new lease on life.
May 26, 2025 at 4:32 AM
These are VERY rough estimates, but here's life expectancy after diagnosis of type-I diabetes over the past 150 years.
It was Banting and Best's discovery of how to isolate insulin in 1921 — not some fucking cooking class — that gave people including my daughter a new lease on life.
It was Banting and Best's discovery of how to isolate insulin in 1921 — not some fucking cooking class — that gave people including my daughter a new lease on life.
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Just FYI because evidently Fox or OAN or whatever is pushing the lie that America accepted the Statue of Liberty and that’s equivalent to the plane.
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
May 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just FYI because evidently Fox or OAN or whatever is pushing the lie that America accepted the Statue of Liberty and that’s equivalent to the plane.
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
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Measles was completely eradicated in the United States by the MMR vaccine. It is not possible for anything to be better than that. It is journalistic malpractice to present this as anything other than stupidity, lies, and outright fraud.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in 25 years. Experts fear the decision could have grave consequences, as studies show the existing vaccine is 97% effective in preventing infection.
RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Measles was completely eradicated in the United States by the MMR vaccine. It is not possible for anything to be better than that. It is journalistic malpractice to present this as anything other than stupidity, lies, and outright fraud.
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History always has a lesson.
April 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
History always has a lesson.
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small government www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Exclusive | Trump Administration Wants to Install Federal Oversight of Columbia University
In an unusual move, the government is aiming to legally bind the school to changes as they negotiate over federal funding
www.wsj.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
small government www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”
www.washingtonpost.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
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Important thing about this jaw-dropping story is that even if Jeff Goldberg hadn't been invited into the chat, Hegseth was sending out detailed military stuff over a civilian app that *even the other people in the conversation probably didn't need to know about*
"Need to know" means "need."
"Need to know" means "need."
March 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Important thing about this jaw-dropping story is that even if Jeff Goldberg hadn't been invited into the chat, Hegseth was sending out detailed military stuff over a civilian app that *even the other people in the conversation probably didn't need to know about*
"Need to know" means "need."
"Need to know" means "need."
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This is insane. Arguably the greatest achievement of the first Trump administration was Operation Warp Speed.
And mRNA technology has tremendous potential. Recall recent news that mRNA vaccines show promise against pancreatic cancer in early trials
www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...
And mRNA technology has tremendous potential. Recall recent news that mRNA vaccines show promise against pancreatic cancer in early trials
www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is insane. Arguably the greatest achievement of the first Trump administration was Operation Warp Speed.
And mRNA technology has tremendous potential. Recall recent news that mRNA vaccines show promise against pancreatic cancer in early trials
www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...
And mRNA technology has tremendous potential. Recall recent news that mRNA vaccines show promise against pancreatic cancer in early trials
www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...
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If you don’t get your child vaccinated against measles, it can put them at a high risk of this serious infection, which can lead to severe complications or even death.
Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.
Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.
March 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
If you don’t get your child vaccinated against measles, it can put them at a high risk of this serious infection, which can lead to severe complications or even death.
Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.
Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.
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The Soybean Innovation Lab is a major resource to address hunger in sub-Saharan Africa, but it was also “a huge opportunity” for U.S. growers.
Now it’s preparing to shut down several labs across the country because of cuts to USAID under The Trump administration. Who’s going to be affected first?
Now it’s preparing to shut down several labs across the country because of cuts to USAID under The Trump administration. Who’s going to be affected first?
Soybean Innovation Lab to shutter without USAID funding - Marketplace
"This was a huge opportunity loss for U.S. growers," says Peter Goldsmith, director of the lab at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
www.marketplace.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Soybean Innovation Lab is a major resource to address hunger in sub-Saharan Africa, but it was also “a huge opportunity” for U.S. growers.
Now it’s preparing to shut down several labs across the country because of cuts to USAID under The Trump administration. Who’s going to be affected first?
Now it’s preparing to shut down several labs across the country because of cuts to USAID under The Trump administration. Who’s going to be affected first?
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Once you - and everyone else - are clear of the wreckage, sure, go ahead and film. Otherwise, keep the damn phone in your pocket and get the hell out. Idiot.
What does it feel like to evacuate a plane that's flipped upside down on the runway? Pete Koukov filmed his evacuation from Delta flight 4819 and posted it on Instagram. Caption: "being alive feels pretty cool today" www.instagram.com/p/DGMEswSp9Vk/
February 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Once you - and everyone else - are clear of the wreckage, sure, go ahead and film. Otherwise, keep the damn phone in your pocket and get the hell out. Idiot.
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What Trump has done for US farmers so far:
-frozen their foreign aid program (and left their food to rot)
-encouraged EU to ban their products
-frozen legally-owed reimbursements for their energy efficiency upgrades etc.
-threatened to deport half their workforce
-suppressed research on bird flu
-frozen their foreign aid program (and left their food to rot)
-encouraged EU to ban their products
-frozen legally-owed reimbursements for their energy efficiency upgrades etc.
-threatened to deport half their workforce
-suppressed research on bird flu
Trump on the EU possibly banning food imports from the US: "I don't mind. Let them do it. Let them do it."
February 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What Trump has done for US farmers so far:
-frozen their foreign aid program (and left their food to rot)
-encouraged EU to ban their products
-frozen legally-owed reimbursements for their energy efficiency upgrades etc.
-threatened to deport half their workforce
-suppressed research on bird flu
-frozen their foreign aid program (and left their food to rot)
-encouraged EU to ban their products
-frozen legally-owed reimbursements for their energy efficiency upgrades etc.
-threatened to deport half their workforce
-suppressed research on bird flu
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AUSA Hagan Scotten, former clerk for John Roberts, really put some mustard on his resignation letter.
February 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
AUSA Hagan Scotten, former clerk for John Roberts, really put some mustard on his resignation letter.
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Democracy doesn’t mean whoever wins a slight plurality in the national vote gets to rewrite every American institution to satisfy their own whims. The president is not an elected king. If we let him become one, the project of American democracy is over.
January 31, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Democracy doesn’t mean whoever wins a slight plurality in the national vote gets to rewrite every American institution to satisfy their own whims. The president is not an elected king. If we let him become one, the project of American democracy is over.
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CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has provided real-time data and analysis about disease outbreaks and emerging health threats without a break every week since 1960.
Until today.
Until today.
January 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has provided real-time data and analysis about disease outbreaks and emerging health threats without a break every week since 1960.
Until today.
Until today.
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The RFK Jr. confirmation hearing has been scheduled for 1/29/25. The nomination is on shaky ground.
Here's the call to action: Reach Out To Your Senators and Urge Them To Oppose RFK Jr's nomination to be HHS Secretary
Here's how to do that, step-by-step:
Here's the call to action: Reach Out To Your Senators and Urge Them To Oppose RFK Jr's nomination to be HHS Secretary
Here's how to do that, step-by-step:
CTA: RFK Jr Nomination Hearing Scheduled - Time To Reach Out To Your Senators | Matthew Cortland
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January 24, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The RFK Jr. confirmation hearing has been scheduled for 1/29/25. The nomination is on shaky ground.
Here's the call to action: Reach Out To Your Senators and Urge Them To Oppose RFK Jr's nomination to be HHS Secretary
Here's how to do that, step-by-step:
Here's the call to action: Reach Out To Your Senators and Urge Them To Oppose RFK Jr's nomination to be HHS Secretary
Here's how to do that, step-by-step: