Author: Charley Naney
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Dengue, Peru – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Repost; Dengue cases in Malaysia reach over 44 000 by mid July, inching towards the entire annual total reported in 2025 – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Repost: Bundibugyo virus disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, France – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Repost: U.S. Rep. Huffman: ‘Trump is … pushing species to the brink of extinction’
A coalition of conservation groups have filed suit to block federal changes they say will likely lead to endangered species’ extinctions. U.S. Rep. Huffman: ‘Trump is … pushing species to the brink of extinction’
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Repost: Trump shrinks two Utah national monuments — and opened them to mining
Repeating a move from his first presidency, President Donald Trump cut two national monuments by roughly 90% this week. Trump shrinks two Utah national monuments — and opened them to mining
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Repost: Alberta entering prolonged mosquito season not seen in decades: ‘Eaten alive’
‘There’s water in places I haven’t seen in literally decades. The mosquitoes are being produced from those habitats,’ said Edmonton biological … Alberta entering prolonged mosquito season not seen in decades: ‘Eaten alive’
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Repost: Air Force Reserve Veteran/ GA State Sen. Anderson and health expert speak out to protect people from toxic chemicals
Sen. Anderson says protections need to stay strong with TSCA law especially since BioLab explosion spread a toxic chemicals across GA July 14, 2026 … Air Force Reserve Veteran/ GA State Sen. Anderson and health expert speak out to protect people from toxic chemicals
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Pakistan reports over 20 000 measles cases and 96 child deaths; highest mortality burden in Sindh – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Sustained yellow fever outbreak in Colombia with 200 cases and 89 deaths; highest morbidity and mortality burden in Tolima Department – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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First confirmed sexual transmission of Marburg virus in Rwanda; post-recovery persistence of virus in semen drives policy revision – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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HPAI (H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b kills more than 13 000 southern elephant seal pups on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Foot and mouth disease, Greece – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Pertussis, Honduras – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Influenza cases among trainees at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, USA, increase to 275, with four hospitalizations – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/ Upside: mandatory vaccination policy restored on 25Jun2026
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172 leptospirosis cases and 21 deaths reported in Pati Regency, Central Java after early 2026 flooding – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Africa CDC confirms a Marburg virus disease case in Kyegegwa District, Western Region, Uganda – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Cholera, Republic of the Sudan – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Measles, Guatemala – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Unknown illness cluster in Kwilu Province, DRC: Preliminary results negative for Ebola and Marburg; severe malaria in some patients – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Request for information (RFI): Unidentified outbreak at orphanage in Kinshasa, with 16 deaths. RFI on diagnostic and clinical data – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Leptospirosis cases in Piura Region, Peru, up 242% compared with 2025; national cases exceed 6000 amid El Niño–related State of Emergency – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Fatal human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Chongqing Municipality, China, associated with poultry exposure – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Udmurtia, Russia, with 259 cases, a threefold surge in the first half of 2026 – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Sustained measles transmission in Yemen: 14 470 suspected cases and 87 child deaths in government-controlled areas in 2026 – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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First detection of avian influenza H5 in native resident seabirds marks new phase of incursion risk in South Australia and Western Australia – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Infant botulism, USA – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/event/
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Measles outbreak in the Maldives: 121 confirmed cases threaten hard-won elimination status – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Sri Lanka reports a sustained increase in dengue fever cases, with more than 47 000 cases amid strained healthcare capacity – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Fifth human case of HPAI (H5N1) reported in a nine-month-old in Phnom Penh, Cambodia – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Sharp increase in dengue cases in Bangladesh raises concerns ahead of peak transmission period; measles outbreak continues – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Southeastern Mexico reports 400 leishmaniasis cases year-to-date, nearly four times the 2025 total during same period – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Bangladesh reports third human case (pediatric, age unknown) of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) (H5) – BEACON
Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness. — Read on beaconbio.org/en/report/
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Recent WHO Surveillance Briefing (Overview) Avian Influenza from BEACON
www.woah.org/en/disease/avian-influenza/
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Trump Moves to Shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante, Bears Ears; Tribes Condemn Decision as Attack on Consultation and Cultural Heritage
Repost President Donald Trump announced on Monday that his administration will dramatically reduce the boundaries of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante and … Trump Moves to Shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante, Bears Ears; Tribes Condemn Decision as Attack on Consultation and Cultural Heritage
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Another major heat wave fueling European wildfires: Europe is grappling with its third heat wave since May, and the hot weather is feeding wildfires …
Repost Another major heat wave fueling European wildfires: Europe is grappling with its third heat wave since May, and the hot weather is feeding wildfires …
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Why Can’t There be an International Court That Makes it Illegal for a Politician to Call for Extermination of Another Country ‘s People? Oh Wait there is.
https://open.substack.com/pub/olgalautman/p/another-russian-politician-calls?r=1e0o4u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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The Tragedy of Cyclospora Outbreaks in the U.S. Under Trump
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/well/eat/cyclospora-stomach-bug-prevention.html As Public Health threats go from a novel infectious disease scenario I would rate it a 1 out of 10 with 1 being least concern. We are not talking about a bacteria and certainly it isn’t a retrovirus. The threat is an endemic protozoan spread from water contaminated with feces, and now under Trump…
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The World Is Watching Renewing Genocide Campaigns in Sudan 🇸🇩 and Trump is Holding FBI Hearings in White House About His Plane
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/opinion/sudan-atrocity-africa-rsf.html
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Entering Nightmare Phase of Trump’s War on Endangered Species
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/climate/endangered-species-act-harm.html
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Drought, Mad Storms, Endless Oil Wars, and Water Restrictions
There are no silver bullets except where there are. If everyone sold their gas guzzlers and bought some solar panels we would be immune to chaos of the current climate crisis and begin reducing the greenhouse emissions that are dooming our kids. Enjoy your five min shower.
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The Problem with Entitlements
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/us/politics/trump-pardon-clean-air-act.html First, I must disclose I have personally designed apparatuses that can violate the Clean Air Act. It was during the recent Trumpian winters with the environmental chaos machine leveled to 10. I have my herds and birds and they too being Metazoan kin believe it or not get cold and can in fact die…
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Duke Energy’s War on Solar Power
Take the who killed the electric car argument and multiply it. I have solar panels from a company I suspect Duke Energy did no kindness to. However my panels are still working even though they run with fans buzzing constantly now. There are legal complaints against manufacturers of solar. I wonder when there will be…
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This Midterm Elections—Be A Copperhead
I was so impressed with this scaled little brother. All these things we fear, none are as bad as further losing our democracy to Trumpism. Never give up where you are, we do not have to keep suffering under the weight of this wannabe despot. We don’t have to agree on anything but this, if…
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An Ev-o-lu-tion Story: Charge of the Black Jacket Brigades
Folks, love it or hate it, it’s real. This is weak evidence I admit, but I still like it. On the farm I was battling yellow jackets for territory, biting flies and mammoth hornets in legions. Then subtly and silently like a French horn at dawn with a tapestry scrolling—the black jackets arrive on the…
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Berlin Sermon
open.substack.com/pub/ourmoralmoment/p/sermon-from-berlin You don’t have to listen long to Rev Barber to understand Dr. King is with him, Gandhi is with him, Thoreau is with him, Christ is with them. Answer tyrants with truth, amen.
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Am I Cheering for End of Colonialism Through Soccer?
Yes, guilty as charged. Every game where a formerly exploited Nation results in an upset does lift my heart. I know it’s weird given my ancestry but Haiti taught me long ago, the world is diverse and all of it deserves glory.
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If The Truce Only Lasts for The Birthday Weekend—Do we Still Call It A Truce?
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/27/world/us-iran-strikes-hormuz
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Does Moral Bankruptcy Start With Racism?
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-haiti-race.html I think so. First to clarify all of the conservative judges, including the female one with enough sadism to adopt Haitian children (see their equality) and them use her “law” to wound their ancestors– an entire group of people because a Racist King told them to. Racism is not erasable with plaudits or sleazy…
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How We Serve Venezuela as Christians — Read Example from My New Favorite Pope
www.instagram.com/p/DaBVIsnDwq9/
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Why Must Just Law Be Subject to Crooked Judges
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/world/americas/haitians-syrians-deportations-us.html Everyone knows the conservative judges on the U.S. Supreme Court are profoundly underdeveloped when it comes to Emotional Intelligence and empathy. With this bit of theater however I would say they are morally bankrupt as well. I use bankruptcy, from Dr. King, because it means their ideas and positions are so indebted to lobbyists…
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“We 🇺🇸 will be there for our new important friends 🇻🇪 ”
No we 🇺🇸won’t. Part of improving as a species is recognizing the tired tropes of sad kings and preparing for the vacuum.
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The Press Has Duty Too Improve in Earthquake Coverage
www.bbc.com/news/live/c621z18wznet Please, please, please NYT, BBC, et al don’t just tell the same story over and over again. Be revolutionary with your privileged perspective. The airport scene is awful, that’s good to know. However structurally terminals are uniquely under populated and single leveled in design. They are also buildings more likely to be constructed with…
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People between Volcanoes and Across Oceans: How to Understand Earthquake in Venezuela
www.bbc.com/news/live/c621z18wznet You are searching for your mother or child after an earthquake. What do you do? You are trying to help this person, what do you do? In both instance the only way to answer these questions is real world examples of action. This is why it’s imperative that a neutral presence is on the…
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Earthquakes in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/24/world/venezuela-earthquake The press will now converge on Venezuela. It’s only human after all in a disaster. What will matter most though, is when they are there, the world will pay attention to the Venezuelan people in their dire hour of need? In the past hour the NYT has reported 3 deaths and the California Post…
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Why I Must Vote
Walking through the wilderness of American manifest destiny it’s easy to sway towards Democratic Socialists when you’re poor and Republican Fascism when you’re wealthy. Alternatively, there is the volatile and unpredictable center but isn’t freedom worth more than that? Therefore instead of deciding of who I want to lead I will instead choose why I…
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Trumpism Expands to Lay Waste to Wastewater Surveillance of Rare Viral Strains Known to Cause Epidemics
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/health/drug-testing-wastwater-sewage.html Right, the weak minded logic goes. If we can sequence squalor for the sparks of infection we can use it to track drug addicts. Here how its works. Trump’s army goes to poor places without country club watchmen, in the jagged periphery of municipalities, where a person on drugs used the toilet. Then they…
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Some bylines cannot be improved, spot on NYT: Flu Outbreak at Largest USAF Base after Sec Hegseth Abandons A Century of Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/flu-outbreak-air-force-base.html “A trainee in his sixth week of basic training died after falling ill on Friday and being taken to Brooke Army Medical Center, the Air Force said in a news release.”
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Forget The Cage Fight Party —- Trump Delivers Largest Ebola Outbreak🩸
apple.news/ArDumUhYjQnK-abkFrgC6bg Anyone who has ever seen a person die from Ebola knows there is no better shock value. A smashed face has nothing on hemorrhagic fevers. I think all the fans of Ultimate Fighting just need to prepare themselves, their blood sport is child’s play compared to Epidemics of Ebola. Which is why the headline…
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Increase in Wildfires Increase Greenhouse Gases and Temperatures..
apple.news/APv1psHvRSzGJzFMHeaAkcA Feedback loops dominate scientific mechanics, especially in thermodynamics. If you don’t believe me take a hot plate and glass beaker and fill it with 30 ml of water and record how long it takes for the water to evaporate. Choose different scenarios. Raise the temperature then lower it. To simulate our current climate emergency…
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Climate Myth Truth or Dare
apple.news/AdlhCHZmJTBqFvuvCZJWWeQ In this excellent article the author notes that in a recent poll of Americans, Climate Change was ranked 24th out 25 concerns. I think this is because of the size of the problem and human nature. Especially in a time with the U.S. President is locking us in to permanent climate change catastrophe with…
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Drought in Triad, NC
www.wfdd.org/weather/2026-06-12/drought-conditions-worsen-in-parts-of-the-triad
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The Folly of Trump’s Proposed OMB Changes for U.S. Discretionary Scientific Funding
I was reading Ann Druyan and Stalin’s perspective towards scientific research and was reminded about Trump’s proposed changes and suddenly it occurred to me. What do people think of Stalin today? They think he was a despicable. This brings me peace. Yes it is highly likely that Trump is hell bound. However, we can’t know…
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It’s True. Trump is an Autocrat and he Will Dismantle U.S. Science if We Let Him…
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/science/trump-science-autocrats.html I however along with being an enlightened scientist am a MF deist George Washington style. Let Trump destroy science and hasten the extinction of millions of innocent people and billions of organisms on Earth. We will nonviolently resist and soon enough the same distain he showed the world will be repaid in kind on…
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Without Question The Most Dangerous Threat American Science Has Ever Encountered
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/opinion/science-federal-government-funding.html
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I would vote for Jaba The Hut to take down Susan Collins The Great Wall to Human Rights
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/graham-platner-maine-rally-senate.html I avoided the bluster on this man. Honestly I don’t even care what his name is. Democratic Party is what you vote because of the soul sucking imbalance of power in America 🇺🇸 right now. Seriously this guy could have an affair with donkey and I’d still vote for him. It’s a tragedy for…
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Screwworm arrives in U.S. TX
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/texas-screwworm-first-us-case-emergency-response-abbott.html
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ASBMB Statement on OMB Proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance
June 3, 2026 On Thursday, May 28, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a proposed revision to the regulations governing Federal Financial Assistance. This proposal seeks to fundamentally reshape how federal grants across many areas, including the sciences, are regulated and funded by granting the executive branch, specifically the budget office, sweeping authority…
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This is the right message
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010911616/us-aid-suspension-impact-ebola-outbreak.html
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Dr. Tedros is right, not about Ebola’s risk outside of Africa, but all the inequalities the African health systems must address along with Ebola containment
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/africa/ebola-congo-tedros-rubio.html Here is why any health official that tells you Ebola will not spread beyond Africa is wrong. Does Ebola transmit across species? Yes. Does Ebola transmit within species? Yes. Does Ebola surpass epidemic SIR models repeatedly in novel environments. Is Ebola one of the youngest, largest and most evolutionarily adaptable viruses in the history…
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Sure Criticize The WHO — They’re The Only Organization Between us and Ebola. Instead Maybe Ask Where Would We Be Today Without Them?
www.nytimes.com/video/world/africa/100000010915385/ebola-who-tedros-rubio-congo.html I have fought many Pandemics in my career. Most people can’t really say that. I haven’t sparred with Ebola yet, but I know I will. I might not survive either. I’ll tell you something else too, the WHO is always at the front line and issuing the first signal long before I get anywhere…
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24|7|365 Tell These Stories NYT!
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/business/iran-war-somalia-usaid.html In 15 lines this story lays out plainly the corpus of catastrophe of our world. This Somali family’s walk and the absence of the refugee camp that would have been there. People in the South East, USA don’t see it anymore, but Jesus is walking with that family in Somalia right now. In his…
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Love the NYT but seriously dislike the way they report about Hantavirus and now Ebola virus.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/africa/what-to-know-ebola-africa.html The NYT has always been a paper for deep thinkers, but to hear them report about infectious diseases nowadays … sigh. I know the real problem isn’t the NYT though it’s their sources. Vapid public health meanderings from Trump selected sycophants does not educate or motivate anyone serious about stopping this virus. If they…
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Every scientist needs their papers and their blog, and no they are not the same thing
I can think of no better illustration in this moment than this quote by one bard of Evolution the great Richard Dawkins (2009). “There is a risk that epigenesis will be confused with epigenetics, a modish buzz-word now enjoying its fifteen minutes of fame in the biological community. Whatever epigenetics might mean (and its enthusiasts…
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With Emphasis (Global Means All of Us) “WHO Declares Global Ebola Emergency”
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/africa/ebola-congo-uganda-who-public-health-emergency.html Beyond my bluster key detail “There are significant uncertainties to the true number of infected persons and geographic spread associated with this event at the present time,” . Then there is the etiology of this disease and molecular structure and epidemiology of this virus. Trust me: all are terrible. I need not belabor nonexistent readers…
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Right, AOC and Not This Hack Reporter Is The Real Problem?
apple.news/A1GDYcIpLTYOdEi-uylDJGA I know articles like this will always have a loyal following in the audience Dr. King spoke directly to in Letters From A Birmingham Jail. Ah yes, the self-content moderate American, that pulled themselves up with bootstraps and then put their feet up. Nothing this reporter says about Rep AOC worries me. Don’t take…
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Welcome to Ebola Outbreaks in the Age of Trump
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/world/africa/congo-ebola-outbreak.html
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Man Who Truly Needs Psychiatry Wants to Break This System Too 😮
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/magazine/rfk-jr-antidepressants-ssris-psychiatry.html The question is will the great acquiescence machine that is government in my country allow it. The truth is I am surprised it took this long. I am not a psychiatrist but I can see why Kennedy has so much trouble seeing people healthy. Afterall, the system let him down, why not become a…
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American Founders and First Principles
Edward Dolnick summarizes his history on The Royal Society with something Trump and his disciples never will understand. The American Experiment was designed by honest scientists who stood on the shoulders of Newton, Liebniz, Halley, Hooke and so many others. Our liberty was secured with the scientific method. Now look at us. Social Media is…
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Instant Drought
Maybe it’s the Piedmont clay but I see where we’re heading environmentally. There will never be enough water to quench the living. Trees and animals will die and the AC systems will not cover the difference between the shade and direct sunlight. The loss of diverse landscapes will reduce the diversity of living organisms. Heat…
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All he had to do was leave in place the life sustaining programs in place. This is when I knew how bad things are. Trump has turned the whole world into his Gulag.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/opinion/foreign-aid-cuts.html When I think of the many unfortunate deaths that Trump and his cult have caused these children are top of mind. Infact in all of human history there has never been a Democratic Republic that gave the world so much hope only to stop and take the money for their own wealth and luxury.…
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Perhaps one of the most disturbing things I have seen in my Apple Books Feed
If it is true that most popular book in audible Apple Books right now is this then we the listeners have never been more ignorant. I did not always agree with something my teachers might have said, but I know none of them ever lied to me. Only the Trump GOP would be debase enough…
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WHO Reports: fatal Hantavirus cases on a cruise ship
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/well/cruise-ship-virus-fatal-outbreak.html Environmental exposures have been increasing for decades and now conspicuous cases on an actively surveilled cruise ship. Who is tracking Hanta virus in all the non conspicuous places these days with so many devastating cuts to support networks for the most vulnerable populations to hantavirus virus transmission. I shudder to think about their exposure…
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The Price of Trump’s Tyranny
Have you ever watched a starving crowd and thought never here—just wait. Have you ever organized as a community to sweep your neighborhood for dead neighbors in a Pandemic—just wait. Have you ever stood in line to vote only to be told your color isn’t counted this election—just wait. Have you experienced bread lines and…
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How Measles Spreads Under GOP Rule
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/well/south-carolina-measles-outbreak-ends.html
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Happy Earth Day
Photo credit to NASA. A decade ago my eyes opened to Nature and our beautiful planet. Now I am near the end of my Ph.D in biology. On this Earth Day I pledge allegiance to Gaia and the creeks, grasses, mountains, trees, and fellow Metazoans. If all my legacy becomes is seeds, let the canopy…
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