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People don't want data centers polluting their cities.

They don't want masked thugs terrorizing their neighbors.

They don't want warehouses being turned into ICE prisons.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home.

They want their basic needs met.

Iran anti-government student protests spread to more universities A fresh wave of anti-government protests at several Iranian universities that began on Saturday has spread to more campuses.

A fresh wave of anti-government protests by students at several Iranian universities has spread to more campuses on Monday.

The BBC has verified footage of protests at eight universities in Tehran, as well as universities in Mashhad and Isfahan.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

On the eve of the 4th anniversary of Russia’s full-scale war, we raise the Ukrainian flag at our headquarters.

So it can fly proudly at the heart of our Union, where it belongs.

One day Ukraine will be safe.

Ukraine will be free.

Ukraine will be part of our European family.

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...

X's algorithm isn't neutral (as we all suspected) - it's pushing users toward the conservative side.

The study also found that the algorithm promotes conservative content and DEMOTES posts by traditional media.

Read: nature.com/articles/s41...
#SocialMedia #Algorithms #Politics

Loss of Infectivity of Influenza Virus and SARS-CoV-2 during Aerosol Sampling Our understanding of transmission of influenza virus and other respiratory viruses is limited by the difficulty of detecting infectious viruses in aerosol particles. Most aerosol sampling methods are believed to contribute to virus inactivation, but the magnitude of this sampling artifact is unknown. To investigate this question, we aerosolized influenza A virus (IAV) and SARS-CoV-2 suspended in human saliva into a small chamber (3.7 L). Aerosols settled for 10 min onto either cells or a thin layer of liquid medium that was immediately transferred to cells for plaque assay. Aerosols that deposited directly onto cells led to the formation of 100× more plaque forming units (PFU) compared to aerosols that deposited first into liquid medium. Further experiments ruled out uneven aerosol distribution in the chamber or inefficient virus recovery as causes of this discrepancy. These findings indicate that aerosolized IAV and SARS-CoV-2 lost infectivity by approximately 2 log10 PFU within ∼10 min unless they attached to cells quickly. As natural infection via inhalation occurs by direct deposition of the virus onto cells, we hypothesize that sampling directly onto cells more accurately reflects the potential for exposure to lead to infection.

Our latest paper shows that most aerosol sampling methods may underestimate infectious virus in air. We observed 100x more infectious flu virus and SARS-CoV-2 if it deposited directly on cells (more realistic) rather than in liquid first and then transferred to cells. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

So etwas ist mehr als nur ärgerlich. Es zeigt, worauf sich der ÖRR (wieder) konzentrieren sollte: Journalistische Kompetenz und Präzision. Gut möglich, dass da einiges unter die Räder gekommen ist im großen digitalen Transformationsprozess.

Der „Bericht aus Berlin“ zeigte gestern, wie Merkel das Wahlergebnis von Merz beklatscht – dabei war sie zu diesem Zeitpunkt gar nicht mehr im Saal. Die ARD hat den Fehler online korrigiert, aber wie kann sowas (schon wieder) passieren? (1/2)

Great Barrington Declaration author Jay Bhattacharya takes control of CDC as measles cases surge The Trump administration has placed a Stanford economist who championed mass infection policies during COVID-19 as the single official in charge of both the NIH and CDC.

Will we hold them accountable when the next pandemic hits? They've forced NIAID to remove 'pandemic preparedness' from website, strategic plans, programs. CDC is hollowed out & under attack. If these two orgs aren't doing pandemic preparedness, who is?
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

Wässrige Proben (50 µl) in Reaktionsgefässen.

Im Projekt "SERIMM" untersuchen wir, welche molekularen und zellulären Mechanismen im Körper die Krankheit ME/CFS bzw. PostCovid verursachen. Dazu gehören sogenannte "Einzelzellsequenzierungen", in denen wir von einigen 1000 Zellen aus einer menschlichen Gewebeprobe den "Aktivitätszustand" … (1/4)

Not even my chancellor, but he quoted Astolphe de Custine
"La Russie en 1839 (1843)".

With #measles outbreaks raging in the the US, I've been puzzled by the drop in hospitalizations reported in 2026 by #CDC. Here's why: @propublica.org reports that SC, which has racked up 100s of cases in 2026, doesn't require hospitals to report measles admissions. www.propublica.org/article/sout...

Ralph Abraham, no. 2 official at CDC, abruptly steps down The No. 2 official at the CDC has resigned, adding to the drama and chaos surrounding the agency's leadership.

In today's episode of "As the #CDC Turns", the agency's #2 official — the one who actually goes to work in Atlanta — steps down from a job he started in early January. "Unforeseen family obligations cited as the reason for Ralph Abraham's departure. www.statnews.com/2026/02/23/r...

Report underscores death toll of health care-related infections

Infections acquired in health care settings kill three times more people than car accidents each year.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...

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Tomorrow everyone will be asking: when will the Russo-Ukrainian war end? The right question is: what can we do to make the Russian invasion fail?

I’m just going to put this out there: tons of our monoclonal antibodies (esp antiviral ones) are derived from antibodies that came from the sera of patients and there is nothing unethical about that provided that informed consent was followed for the procurement and use of patient serum.

BREAKING: New study released!

SOURCE: My wife texted it to me.

Tyrese Haliburton diagnosed with shingles, away from Pacers Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton was diagnosed with shingles and will be away from the team for a few weeks, coach Rick Carlisle said Sunday.

Although more common >50, varicella zoster can reactivate at any age. Shingles is painful and recovery can take several weeks and yes it can sideline an elite athlete like Haliburton for 2-3 weeks. I wish him a speedy recovery.
If you are >50 get your Shingles vaccine.
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

The surge of HPAI in cattle has had an intersting side effect - way more research, and detections, of influenza D virus.
👉 www.science.org/content/arti...

Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.

Once you read "Persona Identity, Inc. is a Peter Thiel-backed venture..." you already know what this article is going to say.

www.therage.co/persona-age-...

A screenshot of a FB memories post from 6 years ago today, 23 Feb 2020. Emma Hodcroft posts: "So yea. This is it. This is the post. SARS-CoV-2 is extremely likely to become (if not already) pandemic. What's most important right now is getting a handle on how quickly it is spreading and where. This means increasing testing and trying to slow the spread to buy time."

Every year I get to 're-live' the pandemic thanks to FB memories. Re-examining my posts with increasing time is always interesting.

This one though - this one never fails to send a shiver down my spine. When do make a post like this? When are you sure enough? What if you regret it?

Dass eine Volkswirtschaft nur durch Wachstum überlebensfähig sein soll, habe ich nie verstanden. Aber ich habe auch nicht VWL studiert, sondern bin nur eine kleine dumme Biologin, die gelernt hat, dass Wachstum immer begrenzt ist! Überall! Weil Ressourcen begrenzt sind! Überall! Erika Suttner-Kamp

#wemezeclassics

I like to expand my vocabulary, so thanks to Great Valu Ali Velshi for teaching me that “more natural minded doctors” is the preferred ambulance chaser terminology for “quack.”

Eingriff in die Pressefreheit Bei dem Fotojournalisten Leon Enrique Mon- tero, der für die taz zu diesem Text fotogra- fiert hat, hat die Polizei Hannover in der vor- vergangenen Woche eine Hausdurchsuchung durchgeführt. Dabei wurden Speichermedien, Telefone und Computer beschlagnahmt und Montero selbst erkennungdienstlich behan- delt. Nach Angaben der Polizei steht die Maß- nahme im Zusammenhang mit einer Auseinan- dersetzung zwischen linken Demonstrant:in- nen und Personen aus dem rechten Spektrum am Rande der Demonstration „Gerechtigkeit für Lorenz" am 8. November. „Wir verlangen, dass unser freier Fotograf sein Arbeitsmateri- al sofort zurückbekommt", sagt taz-Chefre- dakteurin Ulrike Winkelmann. „Es kann nicht sein, dass die Polizei ihn an seiner Berufsaus- übung hindert. Aus unserer Sicht ist das ein erheblicher Eingriff in die Pressefreiheit" (taz)

Die Polizei hat bei dem Fotografen Leon Enrique Montero eine Hausdurchsuchung durchgeführt. Er hatte für @taz.de eine Reportage zu Lorenz A. fotografiert, der in Oldenburg von der Polizei erschossen worden war.

Das ist ein Eingriff in die Pressefreiheit. Wir stehen an der Seite unseres Kollegen.

Illustration zweier älterer Männer, die im Gespräch vertieft vom Betrachter weg zum Bildhorizont spazieren. Der eine sagt: Es gibt biologisch nur zwei Geschlechter. der andere antwortet: und was genau geht es dich an!?

Ein Herr lehnte sich zu mir herüber und erklärte, es gäbe nur zwei Geschlechter. Ich goß mein inneres Seufzen in die Gegenfrage, was es ihn anginge. Denn wieviele Geschlechter es auch geben mag, es gibt in der Diskussion nur eine Übergriffigkeit: die dritten diktieren zu wollen wer was zu sein habe.

Während Medien & Co auf Trumps Autokraten-Version der UN blicken, verlieren wir den eigentlichen Fokus auf das Wesentliche.

Die "Welt tritt in die Ära des globalen Wasserbankrotts ein".

Hunderte Milliarden fließen parallel in sinnlose KI-Zentren, die die Krise noch verschärfen werden.

Und hier ist noch der Trailer für unsere neue Pandemia-Folge. Bin noch nicht ganz an Bord heute Morgen. 😅
Folge findet ihr unter anderem hier:
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Mit Hymne und Flagge: Der schwierige Umgang mit Russlands Paralympics-Rückkehr Bei den Olympischen Winterspielen in Italien dürfen russische Sportler nur als neutrale Athleten starten. Nun folgen die Paralympics und markieren einen umstrittenen Wendepunkt.

🤮🤢
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/mit-hymne-und-flagge-der-schwierige-umgang-mit-russlands-paralympics-ruckkehr-15281924.html

RFK Jr.’s billionaire running mate is making a comedy about the pandemic Nicole Shanahan has recruited a top screenwriter and enlisted Covid contrarian Jay Bhattacharya.

I don’t know that words exist to convey the magnitude of disgust I feel upon reading this.