THBlue
@th2blue.bsky.social
I teach, I like nature, I care about the Earth. I think women’s rights are human rights.
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The come back of pertussis and Measles is only the beginning of the resurgence of preventable infectious diseases in the US. This has been one of the biggest public health failures of 2025 and the competition is tough.
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The US has seen nearly 28,000 whooping cough cases this year. Here’s what you need to know | CNN
For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels.
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December 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The come back of pertussis and Measles is only the beginning of the resurgence of preventable infectious diseases in the US. This has been one of the biggest public health failures of 2025 and the competition is tough.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/h...
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Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
December 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
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When you say that “only the sick kids die from the measles”… you’re telling sick and disabled people that they’re expendable.
You’re telling them their lives don’t matter.
That vaccinating to protect them is too high a price.
That’s eugenics.
Also, healthy kids die from measles too.
You’re telling them their lives don’t matter.
That vaccinating to protect them is too high a price.
That’s eugenics.
Also, healthy kids die from measles too.
December 29, 2025 at 5:21 AM
When you say that “only the sick kids die from the measles”… you’re telling sick and disabled people that they’re expendable.
You’re telling them their lives don’t matter.
That vaccinating to protect them is too high a price.
That’s eugenics.
Also, healthy kids die from measles too.
You’re telling them their lives don’t matter.
That vaccinating to protect them is too high a price.
That’s eugenics.
Also, healthy kids die from measles too.
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Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"
December 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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Amazing that this review paper from 2021 just became my most cited paper of my 30+ yr career. I am honored to have been the lead first co-corresponding author with @ChiaWang8. COVID is indeed airborne--as are most other respiratory viruses. @ucsandiego.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses
A Review discusses the scientific basis of and factors controlling airborne transmission of respiratory viruses including coronavirus.
www.science.org
December 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Amazing that this review paper from 2021 just became my most cited paper of my 30+ yr career. I am honored to have been the lead first co-corresponding author with @ChiaWang8. COVID is indeed airborne--as are most other respiratory viruses. @ucsandiego.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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Merry Christmas to all, and to Donald Trump, good night
December 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Merry Christmas to all, and to Donald Trump, good night
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Ontario recycling policy
The Doug Ford government dropped tire recycling targets, but consumers are still paying eco fees on tires, and there have been job losses for those who used to collect and recycle tires. This is horrible for both the environment and for workers.
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Hundreds of thousands of used tires are piling in Ontario. Some industry insiders are sounding the alarm | CBC News
Hundreds of thousands of used tires are piling up in depots, lots and shops across Ontario as some of the companies responsible for tire recycling have stopped collecting, industry experts say.
www.cbc.ca
December 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Ontario recycling policy
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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Bill Clinton isnt afraid of the Epstein files.
I did NOT expect him to call for the files that reference him to be released in accordance to the law so Im pretty surprised!
Is this a double fake out?
I did NOT expect him to call for the files that reference him to be released in accordance to the law so Im pretty surprised!
Is this a double fake out?
December 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Bill Clinton isnt afraid of the Epstein files.
I did NOT expect him to call for the files that reference him to be released in accordance to the law so Im pretty surprised!
Is this a double fake out?
I did NOT expect him to call for the files that reference him to be released in accordance to the law so Im pretty surprised!
Is this a double fake out?
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A few reminders about the SCOTUS immunity decision for Presidents:
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
December 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A few reminders about the SCOTUS immunity decision for Presidents:
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
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Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?
December 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?
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Nope. Not unless we want to continue to see more of those ever-larger vehicles take over our roads. Much like the 70s energy crisis saw vehicle size decrease, causing 'pinch points' for over-sized vehicles can impact consumer behaviour. www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...
December 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Nope. Not unless we want to continue to see more of those ever-larger vehicles take over our roads. Much like the 70s energy crisis saw vehicle size decrease, causing 'pinch points' for over-sized vehicles can impact consumer behaviour. www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...
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I think the best thing about this Christmas season is how affordable everything is now that there's no carbon tax on gasoline just like the Conservatives promised would happen.
December 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I think the best thing about this Christmas season is how affordable everything is now that there's no carbon tax on gasoline just like the Conservatives promised would happen.
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This is the worst case scenario that everybody was worried about
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is the worst case scenario that everybody was worried about
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And right wing accounts, followed by big names in MAGA, amplified this lie to untold numbers of people, including accounts spreading the lie across South Asia. #EpsteinFiles #MAGALies
December 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
And right wing accounts, followed by big names in MAGA, amplified this lie to untold numbers of people, including accounts spreading the lie across South Asia. #EpsteinFiles #MAGALies
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The DOJ will not release the full Epstein files today because they need more time to redact them.
They released files a few weeks ago and failed to redact the names of the survivors.
If they need more time it’s only to protect the powerful predators.
Release the files.
They released files a few weeks ago and failed to redact the names of the survivors.
If they need more time it’s only to protect the powerful predators.
Release the files.
December 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The DOJ will not release the full Epstein files today because they need more time to redact them.
They released files a few weeks ago and failed to redact the names of the survivors.
If they need more time it’s only to protect the powerful predators.
Release the files.
They released files a few weeks ago and failed to redact the names of the survivors.
If they need more time it’s only to protect the powerful predators.
Release the files.
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Thanks to Donald Trump's chaotic tariffs and economic policies, families are spending more than ever on holiday gifts this year.
December 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Thanks to Donald Trump's chaotic tariffs and economic policies, families are spending more than ever on holiday gifts this year.
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Police have intensified their search for a suspect in the killing of Massachusetts Institute of Technology physics professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro.
Shooting of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro has police searching for a suspect
Police have intensified their search for a suspect in the killing of Massachusetts Institute of Technology physics professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Police have intensified their search for a suspect in the killing of Massachusetts Institute of Technology physics professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro.
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I did this interview at Yonge & St Clair, the reporter hoping he'd catch a gig worker bombing down the sidewalk. Instead a pickup truck was parked in the bike lane behind us, and for the entire conversation rider after rider was forced into traffic.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I did this interview at Yonge & St Clair, the reporter hoping he'd catch a gig worker bombing down the sidewalk. Instead a pickup truck was parked in the bike lane behind us, and for the entire conversation rider after rider was forced into traffic.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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"Transportation often ranks as the second-largest expense after housing, consuming up to 30 percent of household income. The “drive until you qualify” phenomenon pushed families toward affordable suburban housing, only to burden them with commutes that devoured time and money." -Andy Boenau
Why everything turns to asphalt
There’s a King Midas aspect to motor vehicles, this technological gift that promised and delivered abundance until it became a curse.
www.urbanismspeakeasy.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
"Transportation often ranks as the second-largest expense after housing, consuming up to 30 percent of household income. The “drive until you qualify” phenomenon pushed families toward affordable suburban housing, only to burden them with commutes that devoured time and money." -Andy Boenau
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We could have had this...
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We could have had this...
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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Jack, seems like your president may disagree with you. Sick.
December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Jack, seems like your president may disagree with you. Sick.