Ron Avitzur
@ronavitzur.bsky.social
Math visualization, programming, puppies. They/them.
Always ask yourself:
Who writes the stories?
Who benefits from the stories?
Who is missing from the stories?
Always ask yourself:
Who writes the stories?
Who benefits from the stories?
Who is missing from the stories?
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Researchers are learning more about how early acute infections can increase the risk of neurodegeneration - sometimes a decade or more later
stanmed.stanford.edu/infections-l...
stanmed.stanford.edu/infections-l...
Why acute infections can lead to neurodegeneration
Researchers are uncovering the mysteries of why early-in-life acute infections can lead to neurodegenerative diseases in later years.
stanmed.stanford.edu
November 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Researchers are learning more about how early acute infections can increase the risk of neurodegeneration - sometimes a decade or more later
stanmed.stanford.edu/infections-l...
stanmed.stanford.edu/infections-l...
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Remember a few weeks ago when Trump brought in a couple bulldozers and demolished about a third of the White House? That was weird.
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Remember a few weeks ago when Trump brought in a couple bulldozers and demolished about a third of the White House? That was weird.
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Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
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NIH scientist Dr. Jenna Norton was just placed on nondisciplinary leave.
She led a team who wrote a sign-on letter critical of The Regime.
A person at NIH asked to give a reason for her leave called her “radical leftist”; while the NIH Director has claimed that “dissent is productive”.
She led a team who wrote a sign-on letter critical of The Regime.
A person at NIH asked to give a reason for her leave called her “radical leftist”; while the NIH Director has claimed that “dissent is productive”.
N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Health Policies Says She Is on Administrative Leave
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
NIH scientist Dr. Jenna Norton was just placed on nondisciplinary leave.
She led a team who wrote a sign-on letter critical of The Regime.
A person at NIH asked to give a reason for her leave called her “radical leftist”; while the NIH Director has claimed that “dissent is productive”.
She led a team who wrote a sign-on letter critical of The Regime.
A person at NIH asked to give a reason for her leave called her “radical leftist”; while the NIH Director has claimed that “dissent is productive”.
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Tapping the XKCD sign again to explain that no, I won't be seeing an aurora tonight. Or at least I really hope not. That would be bad. :)
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Tapping the XKCD sign again to explain that no, I won't be seeing an aurora tonight. Or at least I really hope not. That would be bad. :)
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It’s wildly disingenuous for @aaron.bsky.team to reply to queries about Sarah Kendzior’s suspension about how they don’t comment publicly on individual users when he knows that we all know that they haven’t even told her privately what the basis for the suspension is
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It’s wildly disingenuous for @aaron.bsky.team to reply to queries about Sarah Kendzior’s suspension about how they don’t comment publicly on individual users when he knows that we all know that they haven’t even told her privately what the basis for the suspension is
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Long Covid is common - ~1 in 5 people have it, and it's on the rise. Reinfections add to the burden. It's the most common chronic condition in children.
Actual coverage on this at last from CBC
Actual coverage on this at last from CBC
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Long Covid is common - ~1 in 5 people have it, and it's on the rise. Reinfections add to the burden. It's the most common chronic condition in children.
Actual coverage on this at last from CBC
Actual coverage on this at last from CBC
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This account also feels in line with some of what other people that have been in Broadview have shared.
Lawsuit Alleges Inhumane Conditions at Broadview ICE Facility
Federal authorities moved two plaintiffs in the suit out of state; a judge has ordered they be returned Monday.
southsideweekly.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This account also feels in line with some of what other people that have been in Broadview have shared.
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Nice! “Allentown’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration will look — and sound — a lot different this year… the city will ring in 2026 with its first-ever drone light show, a custom-designed aerial performance that will illuminate the sky above Seventh and Hamilton streets, according to a news release.”
Drone show will replace Allentown fireworks on New Year's Eve
The custom-designed aerial performance that will illuminate the sky above Seventh and Hamilton streets in Allentown is part of the city's New Year's Eve celebration.
www.lehighvalleynews.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Nice! “Allentown’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration will look — and sound — a lot different this year… the city will ring in 2026 with its first-ever drone light show, a custom-designed aerial performance that will illuminate the sky above Seventh and Hamilton streets, according to a news release.”
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TPM's @allegrak.bsky.social worked at Teen Vogue for several years before returning to TPM earlier this year. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/what-we...
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
TPM's @allegrak.bsky.social worked at Teen Vogue for several years before returning to TPM earlier this year. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/what-we...
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I can’t wait for the articles—“Democrats won big Tuesday night. Here’s why that’s bad for Democrats.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I can’t wait for the articles—“Democrats won big Tuesday night. Here’s why that’s bad for Democrats.”
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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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I can't think of anything to say
November 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I can't think of anything to say
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This is what I mean when I say that present-day covid denialism is right wing. It was a plan born of corporatists and wholly adopted by centrists and even leftists eager to pretend the pandemic was over, which should immediately give anyone thinking about it pause.
Remember how just a few years ago during the worst of the pandemic when we saw how the govt can actually do big things and saw that our collective health & well-being are intertwined, and then corporations got mad that they lost a modicum of power and helped fund a backlash of amnesia and fascism?
October 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This is what I mean when I say that present-day covid denialism is right wing. It was a plan born of corporatists and wholly adopted by centrists and even leftists eager to pretend the pandemic was over, which should immediately give anyone thinking about it pause.
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Before the measles vaccine, humans did not have permanent immunity to *anything*
A measles outbreak would come along and wipe out previous immunities, whether from previous infections or vaccinations.
A fresh, periodic reset on every other disease.
A measles outbreak would come along and wipe out previous immunities, whether from previous infections or vaccinations.
A fresh, periodic reset on every other disease.
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Before the measles vaccine, humans did not have permanent immunity to *anything*
A measles outbreak would come along and wipe out previous immunities, whether from previous infections or vaccinations.
A fresh, periodic reset on every other disease.
A measles outbreak would come along and wipe out previous immunities, whether from previous infections or vaccinations.
A fresh, periodic reset on every other disease.
A feature I've been working on since 2004. Anyone here remember ARB_fragment_programs from the days before GLSL?
Have you noticed a change of colors? 🍁
You can now define colors in the 3D calculator that depend directly on coordinates. 📝 Learn more in the Desmos Help Center: help.desmos.com/hc/en-us/art... #iteachmath #mathsky
You can now define colors in the 3D calculator that depend directly on coordinates. 📝 Learn more in the Desmos Help Center: help.desmos.com/hc/en-us/art... #iteachmath #mathsky
October 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A feature I've been working on since 2004. Anyone here remember ARB_fragment_programs from the days before GLSL?
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One would think it would give journalists at the NYT, CBS, and CNN pause that Teen Vogue & People Magazine offer better coverage of political news these days, but 🤷♂️
We are in a timeline in which People Magazine is publishing legit hard-hitting news headlines while CBS and CNN publicly humiliate themselves.
I don’t like this timeline. But I’m loving People Magazine right now.
I don’t like this timeline. But I’m loving People Magazine right now.
October 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
One would think it would give journalists at the NYT, CBS, and CNN pause that Teen Vogue & People Magazine offer better coverage of political news these days, but 🤷♂️
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I wrote about how RFK Jr is making health worse for millions of Americans. He's slashed research and healthcare, and replaced them with "hAvE yOu TrIeD YoGa?"
Link & free link in thread. There are impeachment/removal proposals in both the House and Senate. Tell your electeds to boot this guy out!
Link & free link in thread. There are impeachment/removal proposals in both the House and Senate. Tell your electeds to boot this guy out!
San Francisco Chronicle: 'RFK Jr. has betrayed millions of Americans like me who suffer from chronic illness'
'Like millions of Americans, I live with a virally triggered chronic illness called myalgic encephalomyelitis...'
By Effie Seiberg
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
'Like millions of Americans, I live with a virally triggered chronic illness called myalgic encephalomyelitis...'
By Effie Seiberg
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
RFK Jr. has betrayed millions of Americans like me who suffer from chronic illness
OPINION: “According to research published by the CDC, 3 in 4 Americans have a chronic illness. That’s nearly 200 million people, and Kennedy is helping none of us,” Effie Seiberg writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I wrote about how RFK Jr is making health worse for millions of Americans. He's slashed research and healthcare, and replaced them with "hAvE yOu TrIeD YoGa?"
Link & free link in thread. There are impeachment/removal proposals in both the House and Senate. Tell your electeds to boot this guy out!
Link & free link in thread. There are impeachment/removal proposals in both the House and Senate. Tell your electeds to boot this guy out!
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I don’t care how “annoying” “virtue-signaling” and “anxious” people with long covid sound, as far as the data shows us, the only thing standing between you and us is the right number of infections, and we are trying desperately to stop you from hitting it.
October 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I don’t care how “annoying” “virtue-signaling” and “anxious” people with long covid sound, as far as the data shows us, the only thing standing between you and us is the right number of infections, and we are trying desperately to stop you from hitting it.
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Something I think is key to highlight is that, despite me having this disease for almost three years, my doctors have absolutely 0% of an idea of what mechanism is causing it. We don’t know if there’s viral fragments in my blood or microbiome damage. And if you don’t know, you can’t treat it.
Tokyo researchers reviewed evidence from over 700 million COVID-19 cases and found Long COVID stems from overlapping causes including immune dysregulation, viral persistence, microbiome imbalance, and mitochondrial damage. But vaccines reduce risk.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Long COVID: mechanisms of disease, multisystem sequelae, and prospects for treatment
Long COVID has emerged as a significant global health issue, affecting individuals across a wide spectrum of initial disease severity. While its definition and prevalence vary across studies, persi...
www.tandfonline.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Something I think is key to highlight is that, despite me having this disease for almost three years, my doctors have absolutely 0% of an idea of what mechanism is causing it. We don’t know if there’s viral fragments in my blood or microbiome damage. And if you don’t know, you can’t treat it.
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IMO this is why a lot of ICE agents wear gaiters and masks. It’s not just to avoid social consequences for their actions. It’s because so many of them would almost instantly be identified as known members of white supremacist hate groups. Their bosses probably insisted they mask for this reason.
NEW: CU Boulder sophomore Nathaniel Ellis has been identified as a member of the white supremacist groups Patriot Front and Active Club.
Nathan is on the Executive Board for CU Boulder's Turning Point USA Chapter.
Read the full report: frontrangeantifa.noblogs.org/nathan-ellis/
Nathan is on the Executive Board for CU Boulder's Turning Point USA Chapter.
Read the full report: frontrangeantifa.noblogs.org/nathan-ellis/
October 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
IMO this is why a lot of ICE agents wear gaiters and masks. It’s not just to avoid social consequences for their actions. It’s because so many of them would almost instantly be identified as known members of white supremacist hate groups. Their bosses probably insisted they mask for this reason.
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It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.
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Complex function domain-colouring of roots of unity, in @desmos.com
Here's the graph:
www.desmos.com/3d/hadt9rebbe
They recently enabled colouring a surface using functions, so far only in 3D grapher. Side-effect: allows complex domain colouring, using 3D tool as a 2D one! #iTeachMath #MathSky
Here's the graph:
www.desmos.com/3d/hadt9rebbe
They recently enabled colouring a surface using functions, so far only in 3D grapher. Side-effect: allows complex domain colouring, using 3D tool as a 2D one! #iTeachMath #MathSky
October 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Complex function domain-colouring of roots of unity, in @desmos.com
Here's the graph:
www.desmos.com/3d/hadt9rebbe
They recently enabled colouring a surface using functions, so far only in 3D grapher. Side-effect: allows complex domain colouring, using 3D tool as a 2D one! #iTeachMath #MathSky
Here's the graph:
www.desmos.com/3d/hadt9rebbe
They recently enabled colouring a surface using functions, so far only in 3D grapher. Side-effect: allows complex domain colouring, using 3D tool as a 2D one! #iTeachMath #MathSky
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I’m tempted to dunk, but ok, let’s engage seriously.
Putting Japanese-Americans in concentration camps was a fascist activity.
(And I think that if you were Japanese-American at the time, you were experiencing the US as a fascist country.)
Does that mean the US was fascist?
Wrong question.
Putting Japanese-Americans in concentration camps was a fascist activity.
(And I think that if you were Japanese-American at the time, you were experiencing the US as a fascist country.)
Does that mean the US was fascist?
Wrong question.
So I guess the US was also a fascist country when FDR was putting Japanese Americans in internment camps, right?
October 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I’m tempted to dunk, but ok, let’s engage seriously.
Putting Japanese-Americans in concentration camps was a fascist activity.
(And I think that if you were Japanese-American at the time, you were experiencing the US as a fascist country.)
Does that mean the US was fascist?
Wrong question.
Putting Japanese-Americans in concentration camps was a fascist activity.
(And I think that if you were Japanese-American at the time, you were experiencing the US as a fascist country.)
Does that mean the US was fascist?
Wrong question.