Charles Haley

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

Hopefully she was not concealing a Subway sandwich.

The 20th-century economist Robert Solow created the theory of infinite economic growth by substituting "technological innovation" for the productivity of land in his model, thereby decoupling the economy from any limits imposed by land or ecosystems.

The world took his theory as gospel.

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A divergent betacoronavirus with a functional furin cleavage site in South American bats Bats are natural reservoirs for a wide range of RNA viruses. Members of the genus Betacoronavirus, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome...

We’ve identified a highly divergent betacoronavirus from South American bat that encodes a functional furin cleavage site.
Another fascinating reminder of how diverse coronavirus evolution is in wildlife reservoirs.
#Virology #VirusEvolution #Bats #Coronavirus

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The world might be pulling back on climate truth: but I'm stepping it up.

How? I'm adding new videos, deep dives & behind-the-scenes stories to Talking Climate.

Why? Because climate honesty and hope matter more than ever right now.

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The Geometry Problem Suburbia doesn't scale

"Simply put, the Geometry Problem is that cars are much bigger than humans. ... these physical differences mean that when we optimize places for cars, they end up not working well (or working at all) for any other mode. They become *car-only* places."

Great post, lays it out very clearly.

Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

Yes - continuous transmission with the possibility of explosive growth this winter.

Interesting interview of @peterdaszak.bsky.social by @nicolascgrey.bsky.social on the personal consequences of having become a public villain in a set of conspiracy theories

www.thisrobotdreaming.com/blog/intervi...

Wars are won by superior logistics.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

@zachhensel.bsky.social and I have a new paper on the origin of SARS-CoV-2! 🧪

There are a lot of reviews on the topic already, so we tried to do something different: characterize "lab leak" scenarios, and directly address those on SARS-CoV-2's furin cleavage site.▫️1/9

doi.org/10.5802/crbi...

Kurz & Allison, Lithograph of “Galveston’s Awful Calamity – Gulf Tidal Wave, September 8, 1900.” A chaotic image of a tidal wave rising over a town, people in the water, scrambling to safety, taking shelter in homes, and floating dead in the water. A Bosch-like rendering of wide-scale death and destruction. Library of Congress.

Tomorrow marks the 125th anniversary of the Galveston Storm, the devastating hurricane that killed about 10,000 people and nearly destroyed the island city on September 8, 1900.

This is a thread about how a society writer responded to the storm in a strange and poignant newspaper story. 🧵🗃️

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The President is selling every aspect of the Federal government to the highest bidder. If you want RFK, Jr replaced, you have to pay the President to do so - that is, you must outbid whoever got RFK, Jr into office.

Dallas should rename the downtown deck park to Greenpeace Park”.

The CPD should be instructed to arrest any armed thugs in Guard uniforms.

Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism Data can easily be manipulated to show causation that doesn’t exist.

Many thanks to @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social for this excellent analysis of the tired con game antivaxxers use to paint vaccines as dangerous and/or not efficacious. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The publisher misunderstood the title. It was supposed to be “The Fart of the Schlemiel”.

‘Sex reversal’ is surprisingly common in birds, new study suggests Survey of five Australian avians finds numerous discordant individuals, including a genetically male bird that had laid an egg

Sex-reversal in birds (genetically male/female but appear female/male) is surprisingly common. Best detail: A genetically male bird called a laughing kookaburra had recently laid an egg. (1/2)

By @phiejacobs.bsky.social on @science.org

A DOGE kid gets beat up in DC and it’s DefCon1; hundreds of bullets into federal buildings with officer killed in Atlanta and it’s crickets; violent mob attacks Capitol wounding dozens of officers and it’s pardons for all.

Aluminum Standard Science Because "deceptive devices" sounds better than "statistical tests that RFK Jr. doesn't like or understand"

I'm ride or die for aluminum salt adjuvants
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

Another email to Bhattacharya about his interview and his continued statements that NIH's gain of function research caused the COVID pandemic and killed millions of people.

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How conspiracy theories about COVID’s origins are hampering our ability to prevent the next pandemic The COVID pandemic likely began when the virus jumped from animals to humans, and didn’t start in a lab. But false narratives continue to circulate.

The politically weaponized "lab leak" theory is destroying both pandemic preparedness & all of American science.

Grateful to @kgandersen.bsky.social, @arambaut.bsky.social, @eddieholmes.bsky.social, & Bob Garry for their courage & commitment to our field.

theconversation.com/how-conspira...

85% of Gaza is on the brink of death due to starvation. Israel could let aid in at any moment. And some people (like these men tried to do with me on Friday) are still trying to justify this atrocity.

There is no justification. This could stop at any moment. End the blockade now.

Everyday! This is a great idea- he thinks this is going away. The problem he has is that he has taught his followers to hold on to old stories, rumors, conspiracies for decades. He just never thought they would hold onto this one once he said “Ignore the man behind the curtain! Pay no attention!”

I don't care if Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton or Jesus Christ himself is implicated in the Epstein files. Anyone who committed such crimes should burn. I believe that because I'm not in a cult.

French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.

"French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza."

stunning.

apnews.com/article/fran...

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