In real time.
Hospital data on coronavirus patients will now be rerouted to the Trump administration instead of first being sent to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Sunday, June 28, 2020
State of the Insanity
These people have been autonomous adults for longer than I have.
They're in Florida in the middle of a pandemic that kills old people.
This one is screaming "White Power" from a golf cart/scooter parade.
Without a mask, of course.
This is the predictable endpoint of the pathology in communities of old white people with incompetent dentistry. I have anticipated something similar happening up the road in Catalina or down in Green Valley. Roving bands of old farts with canes chasing away the gardeners...
See the vortex.
It's literally breathtaking.
They're in Florida in the middle of a pandemic that kills old people.
This one is screaming "White Power" from a golf cart/scooter parade.
Without a mask, of course.
This is the predictable endpoint of the pathology in communities of old white people with incompetent dentistry. I have anticipated something similar happening up the road in Catalina or down in Green Valley. Roving bands of old farts with canes chasing away the gardeners...
See the vortex.
It's literally breathtaking.
For Posterity
Just to be clear, the United States of America is now in the middle of four major crises including a global pandemic and terrorist actions from Russia.
The "President" played golf yesterday and is at the golf course again right now.
The "President" played golf yesterday and is at the golf course again right now.
Friday, June 26, 2020
Facial Phrenology
Just a reminder that Mike Pence's face is so full of botox that he can't possibly flinch while lying to America.
That's why he's Trump's wing man, after all.
That's why he's Trump's wing man, after all.
State of the Insanity
Greetings from the center of the Vortex.
Phoenix is now seeing more new cases per day than NYC boroughs at their worst. Arizona has more cases per capita than any country in Europe or even Brazil.
It's a nightmare come true for this kitchen table epidemiologist...
Phoenix is now seeing more new cases per day than NYC boroughs at their worst. Arizona has more cases per capita than any country in Europe or even Brazil.
It's a nightmare come true for this kitchen table epidemiologist...
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Face Mask Roundup
Research showing masks work. In case you need to argue with someone who doesn't want to wear one. Forward this and then avoid them.
From the FDA, which cites studies from other orgs.
From the CDC
From the Mayo Clinic
From WHO
Study from the National Institute of Health (NIH) – top line result “In the community, masks appeared to be effective with and without hand hygiene, and both together are more protective”
From the German IZA (Institute of Labor Economics) – “Masks considerably reduce COVID-19 Cases in Germany”
From Texas A&M study – “Face masks critical in preventing spread of COVID-19”-
Health Affairs study of masks in the US – “There is a significant decline in daily COVID-19 growth rate after mandating facial covers in public”
Study from the Lancet – “Face mask use could result in a large reduction in risk of infection”: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31142-9/fulltext
Science Focus article on studies conducted by Cambridge University and University of Greenwich that concluded “Our analyses support the immediate and universal adoption of face masks by the public”
John Hopkins Medicine FAQ – “Yes, if you are in a public place where you will encounter other people, you should wear a mask.”
Countries where mask wearing is universal did massively better than those where it’s not
From the FDA, which cites studies from other orgs.
From the CDC
From the Mayo Clinic
From WHO
Study from the National Institute of Health (NIH) – top line result “In the community, masks appeared to be effective with and without hand hygiene, and both together are more protective”
From the German IZA (Institute of Labor Economics) – “Masks considerably reduce COVID-19 Cases in Germany”
From Texas A&M study – “Face masks critical in preventing spread of COVID-19”-
Health Affairs study of masks in the US – “There is a significant decline in daily COVID-19 growth rate after mandating facial covers in public”
Study from the Lancet – “Face mask use could result in a large reduction in risk of infection”: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31142-9/fulltext
Science Focus article on studies conducted by Cambridge University and University of Greenwich that concluded “Our analyses support the immediate and universal adoption of face masks by the public”
John Hopkins Medicine FAQ – “Yes, if you are in a public place where you will encounter other people, you should wear a mask.”
Countries where mask wearing is universal did massively better than those where it’s not
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Fuck You Martha McSally
Nobody gives a damn about the tourist industry but Trump.
Arizona's main industry is old people. And our covid infection rate is out of control right now.
You're despicable.
Arizona's main industry is old people. And our covid infection rate is out of control right now.
You're despicable.
Coronavirus testing: supply shortages, more positive cases and longer wait times
It's not just the time to get a test that's increasing: The time it takes to get results in Arizona has crept up as well. Instead of a couple days, some people now report waiting a week or more to hear whether they tested positive for the disease.As Arizona weathers big increases in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the demand for tests has increased as well. The supply of testing materials have been running short in some places.
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Friday, June 19, 2020
See the pathology
Christopher Straight shot a black man just to see him die.
He has obvious acute parotid and submandibular salivary gland inflammation.
And the predictable frontal lobe dysfunction.
See the vortex.
Update- Yeah, the McMichael brothers too.
He has obvious acute parotid and submandibular salivary gland inflammation.
And the predictable frontal lobe dysfunction.
See the vortex.
Update- Yeah, the McMichael brothers too.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
I actually remember this
As someone who lived in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle when the Lenin statue went up-
Fremont has a lot of weird public art. It was even funkier back then.
It is not a memorial to Lenin. It's an object lesson.
It is a tacky souvenir of the fall of the USSR. Russians were selling them as scrap metal. It was practically free. It was bought on a lark. The difficult part was shipping it.
It's an iconic reminder that tyrants will be overthrown and that their images become shameful.
Fremont has a lot of weird public art. It was even funkier back then.
It is not a memorial to Lenin. It's an object lesson.
It is a tacky souvenir of the fall of the USSR. Russians were selling them as scrap metal. It was practically free. It was bought on a lark. The difficult part was shipping it.
It's an iconic reminder that tyrants will be overthrown and that their images become shameful.
Sunday, June 14, 2020
Keep up the Good Fight
"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." - Marcus Aurelius
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Bad Faith Argument
75 year old Martin Gugino is still hospitalized in serious condition after head trauma caused by police who tried to walk away.
Gugino is an elderly, anti-violence, devout Christian social worker, and Donald Trump is now slandering him.
Last week he commandeered a church, and then didn't pray- remember?
You "people of faith" need to get this through your heads-
If you don't have an extra million dollars laying around- and give to him- DJT doesn't care about you or your religion. You are merely human capital stock, as they say.
He'll gladly collect your personal information and take your votes, but wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire.
Gugino is an elderly, anti-violence, devout Christian social worker, and Donald Trump is now slandering him.
Last week he commandeered a church, and then didn't pray- remember?
You "people of faith" need to get this through your heads-
If you don't have an extra million dollars laying around- and give to him- DJT doesn't care about you or your religion. You are merely human capital stock, as they say.
He'll gladly collect your personal information and take your votes, but wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire.
Monday, June 8, 2020
Winner!
Just thought you might want to know that 'Chainsaw wielding racist threatening protesters" has now taken the lead over "Man run over with lawn mower while trying to kill son with chain saw" in my personal ranking of American maniacs.
Y'all brush your teeth, okay?
Y'all brush your teeth, okay?
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Total Dickhead
Trump visits the coronavirus swab production line in Maine, without a mask, and the manufacturer says it will now have to throw away the day’s output.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Monday, June 1, 2020
Go Figure
I don't have "teargassing priests to clear church property for a photo op with a bible" on my shitshow bingo card...
State of the Insanity
Far-Right Extremists Are Hoping to Turn the George Floyd Protests Into a New Civil War
Armed extremists are showing up to protests and urging a “boogaloo” — code for civil war — online.
..But perhaps the most troubling of all are the hardcore “accelerationists” who are encouraging their neo-Nazi followers to go to the protests and carry out acts of violence against black people — all with the goal of “exacerbating the ethnic tensions” and sparking a “race war.”
Yeah, this sounds familiar.
Armed extremists are showing up to protests and urging a “boogaloo” — code for civil war — online.
..But perhaps the most troubling of all are the hardcore “accelerationists” who are encouraging their neo-Nazi followers to go to the protests and carry out acts of violence against black people — all with the goal of “exacerbating the ethnic tensions” and sparking a “race war.”
Yeah, this sounds familiar.
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
COVID Roundup
WHO Halts Hydroxychloroquine Trial Over Safety Concerns
VA gave hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 to 1,300 veterans
Key nose cells identified as likely COVID-19 virus entry points
Two specific nose cell types have been identified as likely initial infection points for COVID-19 coronavirus. Scientists discovered that goblet and ciliated cells in the nose have high levels of the entry proteins that the COVID-19 virus uses to get into our cells, which could help explain the high rate of transmission. The study found cells in the eye and some other organs also contain the viral-entry proteins.
This Is How Alcohol Affects Your Immune System
Coping with the coronavirus pandemic often includes drinking, but how much alcohol increases your risk of getting sick?
The Risks - Know Them - Avoid Them
Licensed Pharmacist Charged With Hoarding And Price Gouging Of N95 Masks In Violation Of Defense Production Act
Dementia gene raises risk of severe COVID-19
The woman who discovered the first coronavirus
VA gave hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 to 1,300 veterans
Key nose cells identified as likely COVID-19 virus entry points
Two specific nose cell types have been identified as likely initial infection points for COVID-19 coronavirus. Scientists discovered that goblet and ciliated cells in the nose have high levels of the entry proteins that the COVID-19 virus uses to get into our cells, which could help explain the high rate of transmission. The study found cells in the eye and some other organs also contain the viral-entry proteins.
This Is How Alcohol Affects Your Immune System
Coping with the coronavirus pandemic often includes drinking, but how much alcohol increases your risk of getting sick?
The Risks - Know Them - Avoid Them
Licensed Pharmacist Charged With Hoarding And Price Gouging Of N95 Masks In Violation Of Defense Production Act
Dementia gene raises risk of severe COVID-19
The woman who discovered the first coronavirus
Article Roundup
Testosterone Makes Men Less Likely to Question Their Impulses
Say it ain't so.
Association of Porphyromonas gingivalis with high levels of stress-induced hormone cortisol in chronic periodontitis patients.
Oh this explains soooo much....
Mystery illnesses are on the rise with women, whom doctors are dismissing as "nervous Nellies"
I’m a Mom Who Nearly Died Of Sepsis Because I Didn’t ‘Have Time To Be Sick’
Harmful Bacteria Masquerade as Red Blood Cells to Evade the Immune System
Studying the stealthy strategy could help researchers develop new treatments for group A strep infections.
Is That Two-Week Course of Antibiotics Really Necessary?
Overuse of these drugs can be dangerous and contribute to bacterial resistance
Antibiotics: Even low use in children can have a negative impact on health
Tea drinkers live longer
Meat eaters tend to have better psychological health than vegetarians
You don't say.
Coffee linked to lower body fat in women
Oh really.
Brown, white and beige: understanding your body’s different fat cells could help with weight loss
Obesity not related to how close you live to fast food or gyms
Excellent documentation of the obvious.
Follow your gut: Newly identified digestive-brain axis controls food choice
A gut-to-brain circuit drives sugar preference and may explain sugar cravings.
Hmmm, I wonder what the neurotransmitter could be...
How exercise supports your mental fitness
Flickering light mobilizes brain chemistry that may fight Alzheimer's
Yo Gina. we talked about this.... ages ago... campfire therapy...
Sleeping Brain Waves Draw a Healthy Bath for Neurons
An organized tide of brain waves, blood and spinal fluid pulsing through a sleeping brain may flush away neural toxins that cause Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
Here, take your mind off current events:
Rheumatic diseases: The cost of survival during the Little Ice Age
How Climate Helped Shape Your Nose
New research shows how the width of our nasal passages is literally shaped by the air we breathe
What Ear Infections Going Back 15,000 Years Tell Us About Human Health
Africans and Europeans have genetically different immune systems
Londinium Romans’ blood lead levels so high they may have lowered birth rates
Dwale: an anaesthetic from old England
How glass drove scientific progress
Evidence of 10,000-Year-Old Crops Points to the Amazon as an Early Agricultural Hotspot
I am really getting into underwater coastal archaeology:
Early humans thrived in this drowned South African landscape
video: How Doggerland sank below the waves
My new favorite person: Merryn Dinely. "I have a number of academic publications about ancient and traditional malting and beer brewing, all of which are available to download."
This woman and her husband are the walking, talking embodiment of five hundred generations of dietary induced obsession. I love her so freakin much... Here's a podcast with her.
This. This. This.
What if Competition Isn’t As “Natural” As We Think?
Scientists are slowly understanding collaboration’s role in biology.
Oops, forgot this one. So cool.
Indiana Bones: The archaeologist dogs discovering ancient remains
Say it ain't so.
Association of Porphyromonas gingivalis with high levels of stress-induced hormone cortisol in chronic periodontitis patients.
Oh this explains soooo much....
Mystery illnesses are on the rise with women, whom doctors are dismissing as "nervous Nellies"
I’m a Mom Who Nearly Died Of Sepsis Because I Didn’t ‘Have Time To Be Sick’
Harmful Bacteria Masquerade as Red Blood Cells to Evade the Immune System
Studying the stealthy strategy could help researchers develop new treatments for group A strep infections.
Is That Two-Week Course of Antibiotics Really Necessary?
Overuse of these drugs can be dangerous and contribute to bacterial resistance
Antibiotics: Even low use in children can have a negative impact on health
Tea drinkers live longer
Meat eaters tend to have better psychological health than vegetarians
You don't say.
Coffee linked to lower body fat in women
Oh really.
Brown, white and beige: understanding your body’s different fat cells could help with weight loss
Obesity not related to how close you live to fast food or gyms
Excellent documentation of the obvious.
Follow your gut: Newly identified digestive-brain axis controls food choice
A gut-to-brain circuit drives sugar preference and may explain sugar cravings.
Hmmm, I wonder what the neurotransmitter could be...
How exercise supports your mental fitness
Flickering light mobilizes brain chemistry that may fight Alzheimer's
Yo Gina. we talked about this.... ages ago... campfire therapy...
Sleeping Brain Waves Draw a Healthy Bath for Neurons
An organized tide of brain waves, blood and spinal fluid pulsing through a sleeping brain may flush away neural toxins that cause Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
Here, take your mind off current events:
Rheumatic diseases: The cost of survival during the Little Ice Age
How Climate Helped Shape Your Nose
New research shows how the width of our nasal passages is literally shaped by the air we breathe
What Ear Infections Going Back 15,000 Years Tell Us About Human Health
Africans and Europeans have genetically different immune systems
Londinium Romans’ blood lead levels so high they may have lowered birth rates
Dwale: an anaesthetic from old England
How glass drove scientific progress
Evidence of 10,000-Year-Old Crops Points to the Amazon as an Early Agricultural Hotspot
I am really getting into underwater coastal archaeology:
Early humans thrived in this drowned South African landscape
video: How Doggerland sank below the waves
My new favorite person: Merryn Dinely. "I have a number of academic publications about ancient and traditional malting and beer brewing, all of which are available to download."
This woman and her husband are the walking, talking embodiment of five hundred generations of dietary induced obsession. I love her so freakin much... Here's a podcast with her.
This. This. This.
What if Competition Isn’t As “Natural” As We Think?
Scientists are slowly understanding collaboration’s role in biology.
Oops, forgot this one. So cool.
Indiana Bones: The archaeologist dogs discovering ancient remains
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