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Karl Magnacca

@kmagnacca.bsky.social

Entomologist, naturalist, all-around bug nerd. https://www.hawaiianinsects.com

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Michael Caterino@mcaterino.bsky.social · 16h ago

Alarming, rapid spread of an insecticide-resistant malaria vector. This story, in any sane world, would prompt an immediate, coordinated response among governments, NGOs, researchers, and front-line workers. Instead, "We do not have any funding, and we have only one very old microscope."

An Invasive Mosquito Is Spreading With Alarming Speed, Threatening Africa’s Cities (Gift Article)

The malaria-carrying mosquito is resistant to all insecticides. Scientists are scrambling to find ways to blunt the risk.

nytimes.com

Karl Magnacca@kmagnacca.bsky.social · 22h ago

If you told me in 1986 "the company that put out Archon II and Pinball Construction Set will be owned by Saudi Arabia and play a major role in President Donald Trump's corruption" I would have thought you were absolutely insane. [and yes those were the last EA games I owned]

Aura/Moom@moomanibe.bsky.social · yesterday

"saudi arabia owns EA" is going to be the headline you see basically everywhere for this one but "jared kushner is about to use EA as a vehicle for trump administration bribes" is equally relevant imo

Karl Magnacca@kmagnacca.bsky.social · 3d ago

I haven't had anything like this (though even before it would add odd things that had my name on them), but one frustrating thing is that while you can manually add an article, you can't add a url for it. The site a bunch of my papers are published at doesn't get indexed so the link doesn't show up.

Roope Kaaronen@roopekaaronen.net · 3d ago

Anyone else's Google Scholar gone entirely bonkers? It's started adding random acknowledgements and copyright statements ("Copyright© 2021 by the author (s). Published here under license by the...") as my research articles. And deleted my most cited article. Maybe not great to rely on Google here.

Karl Magnacca@kmagnacca.bsky.social · 3d ago

Incredibly tiresome that we can't even get a major win to keep what's left of US science from falling into the abyss without a bunch of doomers shouting "Dems suck"

Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 3d ago

Patty Murray and Chuck Schumer decide to strike a “bipartisan” deal with … checks notes … Susan Collins to fund the Trump regime through December which appears to not to any include any safeguards against Trump’s meddling with midterm elections.

Screenshots of posts from Burgess Everett on X: “The Senate's CR deal is out from Sens. Collins and Murray. Funds government through Dec. 11 Bill blocks a new rule that would allow the admin to cancel grants to, for example, blue states Collins says the bill "prevents the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s proposed rule regarding federal financial assistance from taking effect" Murray: "his bill blocks implementation of OMB’s corrupt new grants rule for the duration of the CR. The proposed rule would systematically politicize federal funding and allow Trump officials to cancel grants at any time for any reason." “Bill also extends surface transportation programs through Dec. 11 (was set to expire Sept. 30 Also has health care extenders Bottom line is this is going to kick a ton of stuff to Congress's lame duck”
ascalaphid@ascalaphid.com · last wk.

now one thing that confuses me... you say the victim died suddenly yesterday but there's a bunch of fourth-instar calliphorid maggots in their clothes, and if there's one thing i know it's that kids may grow up fast but they don't grow up THAT fast

flyman columbo as a forensic entomologist
atticus goldfinch@atticusgf.bsky.social · last wk.

I figured it out! Wilson gives the exact same energy as reviewer #2 who rips into your paper in a cruel way but also makes you go "are you sure you even read this?" every sentence. like calling it "family friendly" or complaining that the movie doesn't draw attention to the atrocities of Odysseus.

atticus goldfinch@atticusgf.bsky.social · last wk.

I think a lot of ex-academics (myself included) are sort of triggered by this review because yes, while acerbic criticism can be entertaining, she is not really joking at all and we all recognize exactly that type of behavior and have ptsd from all it implies.

Julia Métraux@juliametraux.bsky.social · last wk.

For Americans with Disabilities Act anniversary, sharing this interview I did with ADA's primary author Tony Coelho last year at @motherjones.com. He shared the importance of bipartisanship in getting it across the line. Something that seems impossible now. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The ADA is turning 35—and it's in Trump's crosshairs

Tony Coelho, the Americans With Disabilities Act's main author, sees a new wave of threats looming for disability rights.

motherjones.com

Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social · 2w ago

The FDA used to have a warning on its website against bogus autism “remedies,” eg, the dangerous—sometimes deadly—chelation pushed by RFK Jr & his antivaxx ally David Geier RFK Jr ordered the warnings to be removed 😢 Anyone who tells me I must “find common cause” with MAHA & its leader can STFU

Darkest Timeline@darkest-timeline.bsky.social · 2w ago

I remember when RFK jrs fans were into chelation. I've got a 20 something autistic kid, and it was part of his antivax nonsense.

Karl Magnacca@kmagnacca.bsky.social · 2w ago

The hallmark of this era is how comprehensively evil these guys all are. It’s not enough to not care about making things better; if something exists to help people, it has to be destroyed. Hard to think of many analogues here.

Joel Rose@joelrose.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW from me: Transportation officials have removed a growing list of safety measures that reference bikes from federal websites. The push began after DOT Secretary Duffy’s social media post vowing to end funding for “DEI bike lanes” earlier this month. www.npr.org/2026/07/23/n...