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I think this is the first time I've seen him called "Dr." But I am totally here for a trained epidemiologist in the Senate. I want him to personally dope-slap RFKjr at a future hearing.

Friends, Romans, skeeters, its new episode Wednesday. CONSPIRACY THEORIES!!! @elisewang.bsky.social joins the pod to talk about medieval origins and modern myths. #medievalsky 👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Medieval Conspiracy Theories with Elise Wang

Podcast Episode · American Medieval · August 5 · 56m

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A question for law historians: is lacemaking still illegal in #Massachusetts if this hasn't been touched since 1636? I'm thinking of those convictions of witch trial victims that they have to overturn now. Asking for a possible outlaw. archive.org/details/reco... #BobbinLace #BoneLace

honestly can't stress enough, as a former family law attorney, how depressingly common Max Miller's behavior and words are, right down to the petty fixation on custody procedure and rules when faced with allegations of shocking violence.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 21h ago

Rep. Max Miller: "When I was reported for child abuse of my daughter for a broken collarbone, my daughter was in my ex-wife's care 9 out of the last 11 days and she took her to the emergency room, which is a contempt violation from our shared parenting plan."

This.

Walker Bragman@walkerbragman.bsky.social · 20h ago

If they can send even a single scientist to prison over something that plainly did not happen, they can imprison anyone for anything at any time for any reason. Those are the stakes. You don’t hear that from legacy publications like NYT.

The other thing about this film: it was the first time I sat with a director's commentary and was amazed at all the chat about choices and issues that are faced in constructing films. I would like to see this on a big screen--only have seen it on video. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Pleasantville: almost 30 years on, this kaleidoscopic teen romance remains surprisingly relevant

Gary Ross’s 1998 directorial debut offers pointed social commentary about how fear of progress leads to political oppression through innovative use of colour

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The New England #contradance community has lost a legend, apparently. Although I have #contra danced around here, I didn't know of him. The obit reads like time travel; quite a life. #GiftArticle www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/a...

Dudley Laufman, Eminent Folk Dance Caller, Dies at 95 (Gift Article)

A farmer, poet and musician, he revitalized contra dancing in the 1960s and ’70s, bringing the tradition to a new generation.

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I'm not anti-technology. I want to GMO everything, for example--from food to mosquitoes. But geez, #AIslop is terrible. Sometimes I try to give it a shot, in case it really is getting better. It is not. It just confidently lied to me yet again about a source. I checked. It was false.

Damn. I had to stop watching #BlackMirror because of how close we were to danger. Here we are. This is so awful and repulsive. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My son has cancer. Kalshi wants you to be able to bet on his medical future | Joshua Pederson

The predictions market is planning to allow betting on clinical trial results and regulatory decisions as our family fights for his survival

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I didn't expect to laugh that hard at this article. Well, at least the #AI boss is keeping her hands off the staff as far as I can tell from this. So there's that. #GiftArticle #AISlop www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

What’s It Like to Have an A.I. Boss? (Gift Article)

A new study of a bot running a first-of-its-kind San Francisco store finds it is really friendly, but not very smart.

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And SSPE won't show up for 5-10 years. We honestly don't know how many will die from this #measles epidemic for a long-ass time.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze)@newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2d ago

In the same piece, Alex is also in a snit about questioning RFK Jr's measles response because no one has died from measles in 2026. Never mind that the year is only half over & we have 2, 371 measles cases - a 35 year high!

This is going to turn universities into some of the most tired and uninspiring spaces you've ever experienced.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

F you, Wordle. I hate when it tells me some things are luck that are actually well-thought strategy.... #Wordle 1,871 4/6* ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟨🟨🟩⬛ 🟨🟩🟨🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 63/99 Luck 78/99

Doctor here-Story time: I received a call today from a sick friend in another state, & I recognized it as a neurological emergency sent him to ER. Likely diagnosis: Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis, which can cause blindness. 1 of the authors of original 1990 diagnostic criteria: Anthony Fauci MD🙌🏻🫡

RFK Jr lies as often as you and I breathe

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3d ago

RFK told Dana Bash that Lyme disease “almost certainly” came from gain of function research. Which is utterly false. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

True.

Atrios@eschatonblog.com · 3d ago

Various flavors of covid denialism (lab leak, exaggeration of school closures, pretend ignorance of the reasons for all such things) have become a cult belief among many journalists.

Oh, the #BBC did an article about #BobbinLace and the efforts by the young lacemakers in the UK to engage new people in it. They are rocking it! www.bbc.com/news/article...?

Endangered bobbin lace craft revived by young Londoners

The London Lace Club's members are mostly under 30, after a social media revival sparked interest.

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We have 2 different beginner #BobbinLace workshops scheduled now outside of the #Boston area. One is #WorcesterMA and one in #IpswichMA. www.lacecouvige.com/threadsblog/...

Beginner Bobbin Lace workshops coming up in Massachusetts — Lace Couvige

Beginner bobbin lace workshops are being scheduled. Sign up on our Contact Form to be notified of the dates and locations.

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All due respect, if you didn’t look like this in the spring of 2020, I don’t really care about your opinion of Dr Fauci

Every sane and decent person in this god forsaken country for the last year and a half.

Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 5d ago

looking at the headlines and reflecting once again on how all the smart, hard-working, honest people I know feel like they’re going at least a little insane in our era of total Stupid Immoral Asshole ascendancy

Pat Bagley always nails it.

Pat Bagley@bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 6d ago

Mad Men

Wait'll he hears what Bernie Moreno said to Fauci

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6d ago

Stressful times in the DC suburbs.

There are consequences to cutting health insurance? Really? Who coulda known.... "unexpectedly sharp rise" Really? These are the MBAs?? #GiftArticle #Obamacare #Medicare www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/b...

After Obamacare Cuts, Hospitals Are Treating More Uninsured Patients (Gift Article)

More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills.

nytimes.com

this summer's cultural cross over we've all been waiting for jimothy x bayeux

I don't fly much anymore. But if this happens, they're also gonna get a science lecture at the same time....

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.

Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...

In desperation, scientists turn to OnlyFans for funding. But it's not Hot Scientist Feet. No. It's HOT MARMOT SUMMER. OnlyMarms. It makes me both sad for the state of funding, and also...I mean good on ya, that is creative thinking! www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Calif. researchers turn to OnlyFans as their funding dries up

But it's not what you think.

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Paywalled. Of course. We tried to stop RFKjr and his band of miscreants for years. Other scientists stayed "above" the fray. And here we are.

Gladfelter Lab@gladfelterlab.bsky.social · last wk.

You're probably already doing science advocacy — you just might not call it that. Our new commentary (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) makes the case that every scientist has a role, and that advocacy takes many forms. Find and embrace yours! @natcellbio.nature.com @vfarm15.bsky.social

C'mon--we're #1 in measles and explosive diarrhea now. We're Making Pathogens Great Again!

Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social · last wk.

This is the world that RFK Jr dreamed of