This essay--like so much of Orwell--stands up well.

"By ‘nationalism’ I mean the habit of assuming human beings can be classified like insects...[and] of [placing] a single nation beyond good and evil...Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism."

www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...

@unroll.skywriter.blue unroll

Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?

When Space Barbie met Ken ✨ “An astrophysicist breaks down the science of Project Hail Mary FEATURING RYAN GOSLING” video coming very soon! 🤯🥳🫠 yes I’m still freaking out about this! And I got to go the London Premiere - what a surreal few days!

#projecthailmary

I’m so glad they’ve been a help and been able to stay employed. This is still happening to people. There’s no cure or approved treatments. The only way to prevent it is to not get COVID, and the best way to do that is wear an N95 respirator or better, and never take it off in shared public spaces.

I don’t know if it will help everyone, but my wife’s sensitivities have been reduced by taking a DAO supplement when she eats. But they appear to be sensitivities to histamine specifically.

I’m doing my very best, Helen!

Here's the origin story of astronomer Dr. Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil, who has persevered through religious bans, moving to a new country, and countless other hurdles to become a professor and mentor to the underrepresented.

Link: sciall.org/wp-content/u...

🧪🎢⚛️🔭⭐ #WomenInSTEM 🧵3/7

Here's the origin story of experimental particle physicist Dr. Jessica Esquivel—proudly queer, Black, Latina, and neurodivergent, and a vocal advocate for diversity and inclusion in STEM.

Link: sciall.org/wp-content/u...

🧪🎢⚛️ #WomenInSTEM 🧵2/7

"Sunlight travels 93 million miles to reach the earth
None of them through the Strait of Hormuz"

Top @billmckibben.bsky.social post here

billmckibben.substack.com/p/sunlight-t...

Admiring Our Heroes for International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women Women in tech deserve more and brighter spotlights. At EFF, we’ve had the honor of celebrating some of our heroes at our annual EFF Awards, including many women who are leading the digital rights

For International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting the contributions of just a few recent EFF Award recipients: Carolina Botero, Annie Game, and Chelsea Manning. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

A small moment of gentleness in the middle of everything. 🐈‍⬛🤍 (please open the thread)

My dogs breath was always fresh as a daisy after I gave him a bite or two of apple.

LED Christmas lights which don't hurt the eyes: it finally happened! YouTube video by Technology Connections

This video from @techconnectify.bsky.social may help you find those LED Christmas lights you crave! youtu.be/qSFNufruSKw?...

FDA Guidelines on COVID-19 Vaccines Are Throwing Those Most at Risk Into Despair “There’s a lot of misinformation, and nobody seems to know what’s going on,” a resident of Missouri said.

When the FDA approved updated COVID-19 vaccines back in August, it also imposed new restrictions on who is eligible to get them — restrictions that have made it harder for the nation's most vulnerable people to access a life-saving vaccine. Here's my reporting on the issue.

Highlighting this Retraction Watch article because it's both incredibly serious, and just the tip of the iceberg. This reflects a culture of sloppiness and self-interest that is far too widespread in clinical "science" circles, from the "5-micron error" to shoddy evidence synthesis practices.

See 🧵

A medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are, in fact, fiction A Canadian journal has issued corrections on 138 case reports it published over the last 25 years to add a disclaimer: The cases described are fictional. Paediatrics & Child Health, the journal…

Works with medical journals too.

Vibe medical research - when even cosplay science is too much effort.

Please share this around #MedSky. Far too many clinicians are still practicing like it's 2019.

#SciSky #StandUpForScience

💯 The groups that Dunning-Kruger'ed COVID out of control internationally are way more tightly linked to MAGA/MAHA than most people realize, and not just in shared sociopathy, authoritarianism and #EpsteinClass impunity. Anti-PPE and anti-vax pseudoscience come from the same medical country club.

🧵:

the scotus tariff decision was only a week ago

The Handbasket 100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas

Now that CNN and WBD are set to become state media in a sale to Paramount/Oracle/TikTok, it is especially important to support independent media.

Off the top of my head:

www.thehandbasket.co
404media.co
www.garbageday.email

Add your favorites in the replies. Fuck state-backed media monopolies.

Horrifying

I have heard
a favored strategy
of authoritarian leaders
is to overwhelm people
with crises and calamities
so they do not know
how to respond,
which perhaps explains
why if you suggest
that wearing a mask
is a way to respond
people act as if doing so
is just too overwhelming.

Re-upping this because it still reflects the reality in healthcare today.

Interviewer: "When you look at today's numbers, what do they tell us about the effectiveness of Donald Trump's tariffs."

Me, very serious economist: "Hahahahahahahahahahaha.... hahahahahahahaha.... hahahahahahahahahaha... oh, wow."

Sometimes all you can do is laugh at the absurdity of it all.

Welcome to 2026, where readers of 👉the New York Post👈 get a better education on the science of airborne disease transmission than an MD who just graduated from medical school at the University of British Columbia.

This is not hyperbole.

People need to go to jail for this.

#medsky #scisky #cdnpoli

Utah Supreme Court upholds fairer map for midterm elections, rejects GOP appeal That fairer map creates a district where Democratic voters can meaningfully compete.

🚨BREAKING: In a decisive win for voters, the Utah Supreme Court dismissed the GOP legislature’s appeal in the state’s landmark redistricting case — clearing the way for a fairer congressional map to be used in the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...