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Picture of a plaque assay (purple field with clear holes) showing gorgeous poliovirus plaques

My replies are perpetually full of anti-vaxxers these days telling me about polio vaccines.

Not shockingly, most of what they are saying is wrong. Luckily, I trained with Vincent Racaniello & he taught me a few things about poliovirus.

So let’s discuss the king of the Picornaviridae👇🏻

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Black lab on a bed with her head on a pillow.

We have a guest for the weekend! Kylie, an eight year old lab. She's a precious angel. She slept with me last night.

Audio only
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‘There will be nothing left’: researchers fear collapse of science in Argentina One year into President Javier Milei’s presidency, scientists are exiting the country in the face of big budget cuts.

American scientists funded by the NIH, behold the future.

Silence will not protect you from the incoming anti-science regime when they strip funding across the board. You’ll just be another scoundrel who didn’t speak up.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine

If you are cis ("not transgender") I need to explain this to you.

Bluesky today posted this vague thread, announcing-without-spelling-out that they're allowing a writer, net troll and anti-trans activist named Jesse Singal to stay on the platform, despite every trans user saying it makes us unsafe.

Golden Retriever standing in snow with a sploosh of snow on top of his nose.

12°F and snow here in Michigan, and he loves it.

Ooooh feel better. We had flu A in our family and the symptoms were worse than covid-19.

14 Years Late, Battered and Broken, But We Are Finally Free Renowned Syrian journalist Rami Jarrah’s emotional essay reflecting on the pain and loss of fighting Assad, and what's next for his country.

“14 Years Late, Battered and Broken, But We Are Finally Free”

A powerful, personal, emotional, reflective essay for Zeteo from renowned Syrian writer and journalist Rami Jarrah, aka ‘Alexander Page’

Please do read/share/subscribe:

Watching the people who were tortured by Assad…. And my anger for @TulsiGabbard defending him grows hotter.

Every senator that votes yes on her is complicit

This account is on a list :-)
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Golden Retriever happily laying on a deck outside in the cold.

Golden Retriever happily laying on a deck outside in the cold, not wanting to go inside the house even when bribed with the promise of a treat.

Long hair, don't care. I was freezing but somebody wanted to stay out.

Oklahoma baptist pastor, James McMillan, who was arrested for exposing himself to a child, has been arrested again for more child sex crimes.

One of my fav pics I've taken. That bike cost $100 and I rode it 8,000 miles on the beach over 6 years. Pure joy!

Screenshot of a summary of top 5 podcast listening for 2024. Pod Save America, This Week in Virology, The Bulwark, Strict Scrutiny, Jack.

No surprises 🙃

@podsaveamerica.bsky.social
@bioprofbarker.bsky.social
@danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social
@thebulwark.bsky.social
@strictscrutiny.bsky.social
@muellershewrote.bsky.social

This is critical because we can’t cede actions just because they SAY they can do it.

Know what they can do. Know how they can do it. Oppose what you can, and oppose what they say they can do that they can’t.

Close up of a Golden Retriever's face emphasizing his black nose.

*boop*

Sending love and light, for the best outcome.

I learned today that a lovely woman who works for me had a heart attack last night and is currently intubated in the ICU.

She is surrounded by her children and many grandchildren.

I don’t know if prayers or well wishes work, but if you have one to spare, send it to Kathy.

A sleepy Golden Retriever on a bed

Annnnnd bedtime!

Two Golden Retrievers, each with a toy.

Arrived at my daughter's and son-in-law's house this afternoon. They have a bonus Golden. They're dogsitting. Luke, foreground, belongs to a work colleague. Oliver, in the rear with the blanket, is their dog. Happy surprise!

Hahahaaaa yup

Bring it. My kids go back to the Mayflower on my side, and Chippewa Tribe on their dad's side.

"Still alcoholism," says my CAADC (Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor) credentialed MSW daughter.

Bashar-Al-Assad has learned his lesson.

by Susan Collins