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Book Med Monopoly: IP and Origins of Modern Pharma Industry
#histmed, pharma, public health, drugs. Sometimes IP, bioethics, critical med ed, pedagogies of care. Gardening. N Florida. a small axe
Papers - https://tinyurl.com/288f3phs
Book Med Monopoly: IP and Origins of Modern Pharma Industry
one more time, with feeling
having a very nice debate here about something very important
who says this place has no juice
having a very nice debate here about something very important
who says this place has no juice
Because disease is never, in any time or place, ever only about biological mechanisms. Thst's just not how it works. Theres no reason to think the wanpanoag did not do things to mitigate its effects
Have you read Paul Kelton's work on smallpox and the Cherokee? If not you should
Have you read Paul Kelton's work on smallpox and the Cherokee? If not you should
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
one more time, with feeling
having a very nice debate here about something very important
who says this place has no juice
having a very nice debate here about something very important
who says this place has no juice
The more I think about this the more I think I may not agree. Like, it is maybe okay to talk about shitty colonizers sometimes without always needing to bring up context, indigenous allies, etc.
Also, "agency" remains a weird category that I have a lot of issues with
Also, "agency" remains a weird category that I have a lot of issues with
The depopulation of native tribes from New England due to smallpox exposed massive divisions between tribes who went to war with one another, and tended to compete with one another to make European allies to tilt the scales in these wars.
Native agency shouldn't be ignored
Native agency shouldn't be ignored
November 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The more I think about this the more I think I may not agree. Like, it is maybe okay to talk about shitty colonizers sometimes without always needing to bring up context, indigenous allies, etc.
Also, "agency" remains a weird category that I have a lot of issues with
Also, "agency" remains a weird category that I have a lot of issues with
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Siiiigh. The Pequot War involved native peoples on both sides of the conflict. A huge part of this war was Europeans allying with native tribes fighting their own dispute.
New England native history is fascinating because it doesn't fit into the simplistic Euro colonizer boxes as nearly.
New England native history is fascinating because it doesn't fit into the simplistic Euro colonizer boxes as nearly.
yes, the first generation of Pilgrims were allies with the Wampanoag. But the Pequot War was pretty f'ing bad. And so wa lots of other stuff about them. If you are the type of person who feels bad about things that happened 400 years ago there is plenty to work with here
November 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Siiiigh. The Pequot War involved native peoples on both sides of the conflict. A huge part of this war was Europeans allying with native tribes fighting their own dispute.
New England native history is fascinating because it doesn't fit into the simplistic Euro colonizer boxes as nearly.
New England native history is fascinating because it doesn't fit into the simplistic Euro colonizer boxes as nearly.
Joseph Michael's sweet potato pie recipe
Made today, with potatoes from the garden. It is very yummy
Made today, with potatoes from the garden. It is very yummy
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Joseph Michael's sweet potato pie recipe
Made today, with potatoes from the garden. It is very yummy
Made today, with potatoes from the garden. It is very yummy
this comment turned into a thread, so
yes, the first generation of Pilgrims were allies with the Wampanoag. But the Pequot War was pretty f'ing bad. And so wa lots of other stuff about them. If you are the type of person who feels bad about things that happened 400 years ago there is plenty to work with here
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
this comment turned into a thread, so
I remember back when I was an M.A. student I read a book about the history of medicine. I thought it was horrible, and remember telling myself "holy shit what a terrible field, i never want to do that" So now I'm a historian of medicine, which seems fair
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I remember back when I was an M.A. student I read a book about the history of medicine. I thought it was horrible, and remember telling myself "holy shit what a terrible field, i never want to do that" So now I'm a historian of medicine, which seems fair
Promote your book, or maybe just finish it?
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Promote your book, or maybe just finish it?
For a small fee I will go to your enemy's conference presentation, listen quietly for a bit and go home
Just being honest here
Just being honest here
For a small fee, I will go to your enemy's conference presentation and ask "Why does everyone always have to make everything about [their topic] these days?"
For a small fee, I will go to your historian enemy’s seminar presentation and say “I guess I’m just wondering what the “so what” of this paper is?”
November 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
For a small fee I will go to your enemy's conference presentation, listen quietly for a bit and go home
Just being honest here
Just being honest here
Great time for the toilet to stop working. Really, fabulous timing
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Great time for the toilet to stop working. Really, fabulous timing
Right, he's the Pope. Being the Pope. He's a pretty great Pope so far, as far as I can ell, but if you are freaky he is gonna cause you some friction because of his Pope-ness. Maybe don't worry about it. Unless you are Catholic, of course, in which case I got nothing for you, sorry
look, polyamory is extremely not for me but I have a ton of friends who it works great for, so obviously I disagree with him here
but I always find it very funny when you get a bunch of outraged posts about the Pope being Catholic
even if he’s pretty cool for a Pope he is, you know, the Pope
but I always find it very funny when you get a bunch of outraged posts about the Pope being Catholic
even if he’s pretty cool for a Pope he is, you know, the Pope
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Right, he's the Pope. Being the Pope. He's a pretty great Pope so far, as far as I can ell, but if you are freaky he is gonna cause you some friction because of his Pope-ness. Maybe don't worry about it. Unless you are Catholic, of course, in which case I got nothing for you, sorry
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In my opinion, it is not worth engaging with MAHA's CDC. I do not see any utility in submitting comments for the ACIP docket. There is ongoing litigation aimed at undoing the damage Kennedy has done to ACIP, but that litigation will, in no way, turn on the commenting docket for future ACIP meetings.
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
In my opinion, it is not worth engaging with MAHA's CDC. I do not see any utility in submitting comments for the ACIP docket. There is ongoing litigation aimed at undoing the damage Kennedy has done to ACIP, but that litigation will, in no way, turn on the commenting docket for future ACIP meetings.
jfc this is bleak. has eugenics always been this closely tied to the profit motive? i kind of think maybe, but not sure?
Markwayne Mullin on healthcare: "What the president would like to do is say, hey, if you take care of yourself -- you don't smoke, you don't dip, you're not drinking, you're not overweight, you're working out -- then you should pay less than the guy that obviously is not taking care of himself."
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
jfc this is bleak. has eugenics always been this closely tied to the profit motive? i kind of think maybe, but not sure?
my top gaming memory is playing Zork on my Atari 800 in like 1985 or something
playing the OG metroid prime way back when is a top gaming memory for me
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
my top gaming memory is playing Zork on my Atari 800 in like 1985 or something
we are so f'd
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
we are so f'd
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"...A sweeping new online Wiki built on the ICE List project, promising, for the first time, a central, searchable record tying individual immigration agents to raids, vehicles, local police partners, and the legal machinery behind US immigration enforcement."
NEWS: ICE List Launches Wiki to Expose Enforcement Network
The Europe-based volunteer-built database links raids, agents, vehicles, and legal structures, aiming to break the cycle of official secrecy.
migrantinsider.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"...A sweeping new online Wiki built on the ICE List project, promising, for the first time, a central, searchable record tying individual immigration agents to raids, vehicles, local police partners, and the legal machinery behind US immigration enforcement."
I beg you, if you know anyone who writes for the Atlantic please for the love of God shame them until they stop
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
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November 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I beg you, if you know anyone who writes for the Atlantic please for the love of God shame them until they stop
Can anyone help me with a question re: indigenous cosmology among Algonquin speaking peoples of the Northeastern Dawnlands? I'm wondering if kinship relations - which extended beyond one's immediate family to include other people, animals, the spirit world, etc., also included one's enemies? Thanks
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Can anyone help me with a question re: indigenous cosmology among Algonquin speaking peoples of the Northeastern Dawnlands? I'm wondering if kinship relations - which extended beyond one's immediate family to include other people, animals, the spirit world, etc., also included one's enemies? Thanks
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Literally EVERY parent should ban Roblox
Every parent whose career has to do with online safety also bans Roblox.
Every game designer parent I know bans Roblox for their kids
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Literally EVERY parent should ban Roblox
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This whole thread is a great read.
“…AI provides coherence and validation, stabilizing the narrative…” is a hell of a phrase, which I think can be applied both as risk statement and value prop.
“…AI provides coherence and validation, stabilizing the narrative…” is a hell of a phrase, which I think can be applied both as risk statement and value prop.
The content is still obviously delusional to anyone reading it. It’s just organised crazy. But the real danger is the internal effect on the user. The AI provides coherence and validation, stabilising the narrative they’re caught in.
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This whole thread is a great read.
“…AI provides coherence and validation, stabilizing the narrative…” is a hell of a phrase, which I think can be applied both as risk statement and value prop.
“…AI provides coherence and validation, stabilizing the narrative…” is a hell of a phrase, which I think can be applied both as risk statement and value prop.
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genuinely love and admire the folks who are on here blithely posting about the movie they just saw or interesting penguin facts or whatever. they have made better choices than i tonight. respect.
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
genuinely love and admire the folks who are on here blithely posting about the movie they just saw or interesting penguin facts or whatever. they have made better choices than i tonight. respect.
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I closed social media for like three hours and the Pope threw a rave, MTG resigned, and Trump endorsed Mamdani before Chuck Schumer did? Now accepting bribes to close social media for all of next week
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I closed social media for like three hours and the Pope threw a rave, MTG resigned, and Trump endorsed Mamdani before Chuck Schumer did? Now accepting bribes to close social media for all of next week
maybe Mamdani can get Stephen Millier fired
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
maybe Mamdani can get Stephen Millier fired
I hope Mamdani and Trump become real friends. I mean that.
Trump just wants to be loved. The only way he really knows how to do that is through fear. But you can see that he knows other ways are possible. You can see it in how he talked about FDR
Mamdani could show him.
Trump just wants to be loved. The only way he really knows how to do that is through fear. But you can see that he knows other ways are possible. You can see it in how he talked about FDR
Mamdani could show him.
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I hope Mamdani and Trump become real friends. I mean that.
Trump just wants to be loved. The only way he really knows how to do that is through fear. But you can see that he knows other ways are possible. You can see it in how he talked about FDR
Mamdani could show him.
Trump just wants to be loved. The only way he really knows how to do that is through fear. But you can see that he knows other ways are possible. You can see it in how he talked about FDR
Mamdani could show him.
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM