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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 19h

Went canoeing in some light rain. The vultures came out to greet me.

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 22h

@blakemurdoch.bsky.social:
“There have been many reports of people going out knowing they are positive for COVID, denying a known infection is COVID, etc. This is a very interesting essay on some possible mechanisms by which SARS-COV-2 may manipulate infected people's behaviour.” #HostManipulation

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@BlakeMMurdoch: There have been many reports of people going out knowing they are positive for COVID, denying a known infection is COVID, etc. This is a very interesting essay on some possible mechani...

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Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 21h

"We found, on average, about 67% of individuals who had had Covid-19 remained unwell in one way or the other," Dr. Achan said. "In a significant proportion of them, they are still unwell two to three years after the acute illness."

#LongCovid in Africa

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Africa: Beyond Malaria - Uncovering the Overlapping Crisis of Long Covid in Ethiopia and Uganda

While governments lifted restrictions and international attention moved elsewhere after some declared victory over the initial, acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, a significant portion of Covid-19 ...

allafrica.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19h

Florida’s surgeon general’s anti-vax beliefs are only the tip of a very deeply weird iceberg.

Joseph Ladapo’s guiding voice? His wife, who believes she can talk to “Archangel Michael, Mary Magdalene, and many other beings of light.”

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 19h

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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 19h

"Age acceleration was observed in monocytes from all patients with COVID-19, with a higher acceleration noted in patients with severe COVID-19 compared to those with mild COVID-19 across various age groups"

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Client Challenge

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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 20h

Viral infections and risk of mental illness: A Mendelian randomization study

Prior epidemiological evidence suggests associations between viral infections and psychiatric disorders, yet causal relationships remain insufficientl…

www.sciencedirect.com

Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 20h

"A new study has uncovered evidence suggesting that common viral infections may have a direct causal role in altering the risk for several major psychiatric disorders."

Common viruses may directly affect mental health risk

New research using genetic data has uncovered causal links between common viral infections and several psychiatric disorders. The study suggests certain viruses directly raise or lower the risk for co...

www.psypost.org

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Tatiana Trifan #FBLC @tatianatrifan.bsky.social · 21h

Calley Means is the worst type of grifter from the ones fiddling with US public health in Trump regime: the clown grifter.
That grifter who is too ignorant to know that cancer rates are lower in chimps as they are a different species, they live shorter, and there aren't chimpanzee paediatricians.

An abberant tweet from Calley Means reading:
"The cancer rates among pediatric chimpanzees, which share 99% of our DNA, is 0.

Childhood cancer is a preventable illness based on toxins society is telling moms and kids it is safe to injest.

Trillions of dollars rest on defending these toxins."

Below his tweet there is a screenshot from NYT with an article asking why are more young people getting cancer.

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Steve Griffin @profstevegriffin.bsky.social · 1d

For folks that couldn't access the @bmj.com article last week...

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Silberbauer @silberbauer.dk · 1d

Det eneste unge mennesker over hele verden med sikkerhed har til fælles, er gentagne infektioner med en virus, vi ved påvirker hjernen og immunsystemet.

Nyt studie viser, at flere unge dør | Nyheder | DR

Verden oplever en stigning i dødelighed blandt teenagere og unge voksne.

www.dr.dk

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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 1d

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"COVID altered molecules in RNA in the fathers' sperm, which are involved in the regulation of genes that are known to be important in brain development, suggesting that the COVID-19 pandemic could have long-lasting effects on future generations."

www.sciencealert.com/covids-surpr...

COVID's Surprising Effect on Sperm May Impact Future Generations

COVID-19 infection causes changes to sperm in mice that may increase anxiety in their offspring, a study released Saturday said, suggesting the pandemic's possibly long-lasting effects on future gener...

www.sciencealert.com

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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 1d

"We did not find confirmatory evidence for NSEs in the cited RCTs once multiple testing is properly controlled. Strong policy recommendations based on exploratory outcomes without adjustment are premature and risk misleading conclusions."

Vaccine Policy Changes Require More Than Weak Secondary Findings From Underpowered Trials -a Reanalysis of Randomized Trials on Nonspecific Vaccine Effects

Introduction: Non-specific effects of vaccines (NSEs) have been suggested to influence overall health beyond protection against tar

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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 1d

"Last week, news stories reported that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had convened an “aluminum working group.” Among the “scientists” there are antivax scientists about whom I’ve been writing for over a decade. Everything old antivax is new again."

RFK Jr. is definitely coming for your vaccines, part 4: Aluminum edition (or: Everything old is new again…again)

Last week, news stories reported that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had convened an "aluminum working group." Among the "scientists" there are antivax scientists about whom I've been writing for

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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 2d

And the sentence continues..."- so when you are older you hopefully have enough immunity to not get severely ill."

Okay - I give up.

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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 2d

You need to understand: this administration is not merely destroying access to treatments, but the possibility that they might exist at all.

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 2d

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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 2d

Kilde:

CDC advisers create new work group to review childhood vaccines

www.cidrap.umn.edu

Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 2d

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Snart tilknyttes en ny "ekspertgruppe" til ACIP. Hvilket Martin Kulldorff - Stabell Benn's ven og samarbejdspartner - allerede annoncerede i juni. Dette dokument er netop offentliggjort på CDC's website: www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...

Stabell Benn-gruppens ideer formelig lyser ud af teksten.

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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 2d

Kilde:
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

CDC advisers create new work group to review childhood vaccines

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 2d

Another day, another study that shows the potential for damage from #COVID19 on future generations. #CleantheAir
newshub.medianet.com.au/2025/10/covi...

COVID-19 causes changes in sperm that lead to increased anxiety in offspring - News Hub

Key points A Florey study in mice has found that offspring conceived after a father has been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and developed COVID-19 symptoms have higher levels of anxiety-like behav...

newshub.medianet.com.au

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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 2d

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a man in a suit is scratching his head and saying `` i cant deal with this anymore '' .

ALT: a man in a suit is scratching his head and saying `` i cant deal with this anymore '' .

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Sheep in Fog @brebis.bsky.social · 2d

"Most people will get one or two respiratory infections every year. In some ways, it's a good thing when you are a child or healthy adult.
"By getting exposed you are building up your immunity through natural infection…”

And we wonder why the average citizen is so clueless. 🤦‍♀️

Common cold, flu, Covid: Why is Britain so sick right now?

Why coughs and colds seem to be taking hold currently - and what you can do to protect yourself.

www.bbc.com

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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 2d

'The Survivor, Canetti’s leader, is a ruthless idolater of death..In his passion for survival he wages death all around him. Thus in a swift gesture Canetti re-writes the meaning of history’s great men: what distinguishes them from the paranoiac is only the power to exterminate their nightmares.'

Crowd Theory | Anna Aizman | The Hypocrite Reader

A biannual leftist magazine of useful, unexpected writing.

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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 2d

"The real intention of the true ruler is as grotesque as it is incredible: he wants survive them all so that no one survives him".

Canetti

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Autocrats and tech bros want to live for ever. Here’s how bleak that future could be | Hanna Thomas Uose

My novel explores the consequences of extreme longevity. Meanwhile, Putin and Xi are pondering immortality in real life, says writer-strategist Hanna Thomas Uose

www.theguardian.com

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