great resource from the lovely folks @emoryrollins.bsky.social

Dorit Reiss@doritreiss.bsky.social · last wk.

Sent to me with request to share, looks like a useful tool which "provides state-level projections showing how changes in childhood vaccination coverage could impact disease burden, hospitalizations, healthcare costs, and other outcomes." Website Link: vaximpactmap.org

If you had an NEH Grant terminated, see the newly posted "Restarting Your Project: Planning Tips and Best Practices" and check for messages from eGMS. www.neh.gov/grants/manag...

Restarting Your Project: Planning Tips and Best Practices

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This video appears to confirm it was a Russian air-defense missile — not a Ukrainian drone — that blew up that Moscow refinery’s storage tank today, creating the "flying saucer" footage. (This video was shared on Telegram by Russian military expert Yan Matveev.) t.me/arrowsmap/11...

When Sade sings “Smooth Operator,” it has always concerned me, from a geographical accuracy POV, that she says “Coast to coast: LA to Chicago”

There’s definite plausibility to the idea that the critical thinking which can come from the humanities is in higher demand as AI gets better www.ft.com/content/c0ae...

The European History Section of the Southern Historical Association is accepting nominations for the Smith award!! (“European” is defined as encompassing the entire continent, including Russia, from pre-history to the present.)

“State prosecutors alleged that groups created by Lada-Rus operated under the guise of traditional medicine and political activism while functioning as a “destructive community” that encouraged followers to abandon their “civic responsibilities.””

This Mysterious Occult Healer Is Behind Some of Russia’s Biggest Wartime Protests - The Moscow Times

Almost everything about Svetlana Lada-Rus, one of the most influential opposition figures in Russia, defies conventional expectations of who a worthy opponent of President Vladimir Putin should be.  M...

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A lovely piece on the enduring need for medical humanities as a base for clinical diagnosis in the age of AI.

Opinion | Why A.I. Will Never Replace Your Doctor

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The best defense is a good offense. That’s why I’m a member of American Association of University Professors and UARK’s own, fightin’ UA-Fayetteville Education Association / Local 965 Come join us to - Organize! Educate! Agitate! (Gift link)

A Professor Union Grows Fast as It Ramps Up Its Fight Against Trump

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Sharing Principles of Epidemiology: A Primer, an open-access textbook I had the opportunity to co-author with an amazing group of colleagues. We developed this book to make introductory epidemiologic information more accessible, understandable, and useful for (undergrad) students and professionals.

all these universities kept axing medieval history departments as if they thought tyrants beefing with the Pope was going to stop being relevant

Zelenskyy complains that Trump is not interested in the evidence that Russia is helping Iran (kill Americans). The problem is there's no leverage for shame. JD has literally been palling with the enemy in recent days, and it's not being covered. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Silicone sampling - using LLMs to “simulate” human responses for public opinion polling - is being pioneered by Gallup and others - and the potential to generate opinion not reflect it is frightening. Gift link

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

Update: The US Auto industry has retreated from EVs. That strategy will relegate them to the domestic market only or to extinction. The world is shifting to EVs. Global sales of fully internal combustion engine vehicles peaked in 2017. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 Paywalled link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Joseph D. Ortiz@earthsciinfo.bsky.social · last yr.

For anyone wondering, global sales of internal combustion vehicles peaked in 2018. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋 ourworldindata.org/data-insight...

“There are interceptions from radio-electronic intelligence showing the enemy’s co-ordination between its units has become much worse at all levels. There have also been more frequent cases where the enemy kills itself. They have friendly small-arms fire because there is no co-ordination.”

Inside the spring offensive giving Ukraine fresh cause for optimism

An elite force has landed an unexpected counterpunch to Putin. Its use of technology has made the battlefield even deadlier

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Does it work properly? No. Are the people making it acting in good faith? No. Have they ensured it can't be used maliciously? No. Does it make people's lives better? No. Will it make people's lives better? No. Is it profitable? No. Is it popular? No. Is it harmless? No. The argument for AI.

More sick kids + less available care = our current health policy

Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 6mo ago

“From 2008 to 2022, the U.S. lost about 30% of its pediatric inpatient units, with rural communities disproportionately affected. This is in part because of the high costs and low revenue associated with caring for kids… In 2025, only around 78% of pediatric specialty training spots were filled”

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Significantly helps people with heart disease *and* makes people 16% less likely to develop dementia? There should be lines at the pharmacy for this miracle drug.

Greg Folkers@gregfolkers.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Shingles vaccine drastically cuts risk of serious cardiac events bit.ly/47Prvoy

This is an incredible documentation of the systematic, intentional collapse of American health science, by Elizabeth Ginexi. open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...

I Wrote Research Funding Announcements for NIH for 22 Years. This Year They’ve Published 14

How NIH went from 756 funding announcements to 14 in two years — and what it means for every disease that depends on federal research

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CDC issued a Global Polio Level 2 Travel Health Notice advising enhanced precautions Tragic. We had polio almost eradicated, but disruption to vaccination campaigns due to COVID, global instability, defunding & vaccine hesitancy have led us here #VaccinesWork 🧪 wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notic...

According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs 2025, the fastest‑rising core skills in the global marketplace include analytical thinking, creative thinking, resilience and leadership; all of which continue to be the bedrock of an arts education.”

Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman@niamhroisin.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A great piece in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social today from UL’s Prof Máiréad Moriarty on the increased value of the critical skills gained during an Arts degree in the age of AI - expertise in human complexity will always be required! www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Something started happening in 2020 and is continuing to happen, which causes premature death and chronic illness, huh?

Tim Bale@timbale.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Crikey. Read this (www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...) for more detail

Workshop on genetics, eugenics and scientific racism next week! #Philsci #Philosophy #Ethics #HPS #Sociology #AcademicSky We will be conducting hybrid sessions, you can find the zoom link at www.imseam.uni-heidelberg.de/en/heinzelma...

Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies

Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases

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Russian injured estimated between 1.1-1.4m and dead around 230-430K. Altogether — “That’s one in 25 Russian men between the ages of 18 and 49 who’ve probably been killed or seriously wounded since the war began.” Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/o...

Opinion | ‘Time Is Not on Russia’s Side’

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Citing data that more Russians are dying in Ukraine than the country is able to recruit, NATO Secretary General warns “I would say, ‘Do everything you can to stop this, because it is killing Russia. It is so bad for Russia’.”

Ukraine War Is “Killing Russia” – Rutte to MT - The Moscow Times

MUNICH, Germany — The Russian people should know that the war is destroying their country and should do everything they can to stop it, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told The Moscow Times.

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DOGE allegedly used ChatGPT to identify 1,400 NEH grants it said were DEI. Grants were terminated April 2025, according to a court filing. E.g. Film: 1873 Colfax massacre Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"

ChatGPT cuts in action

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