Joel M(ultiplex)
@joelmicrobe.bsky.social
Dad : Infectious disease IVDs : Food and Videogame enthusiast
Primarily lurking in ID spaces. Highly interested lifecycle management and regulatory stewardship of molecular diagnostics. SLC, UT.
Primarily lurking in ID spaces. Highly interested lifecycle management and regulatory stewardship of molecular diagnostics. SLC, UT.
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(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
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You: It can’t happen to me.
The state: we looked into this white guy we killed and we do feel a need to bring up these parking tickets
The state: we looked into this white guy we killed and we do feel a need to bring up these parking tickets
January 24, 2026 at 7:25 PM
You: It can’t happen to me.
The state: we looked into this white guy we killed and we do feel a need to bring up these parking tickets
The state: we looked into this white guy we killed and we do feel a need to bring up these parking tickets
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(1/7) Really pleased to have this published in @natcomms.nature.com
We looked at all public genomes encoding blaIMP (carbapenem #AMR ) 🦠🧫🧬💊. We show 5 IMP variants achieved global endemicity while 2 are regionally endemic.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MicroSky #microbiology #IDSky #EpiSky 🧪
We looked at all public genomes encoding blaIMP (carbapenem #AMR ) 🦠🧫🧬💊. We show 5 IMP variants achieved global endemicity while 2 are regionally endemic.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MicroSky #microbiology #IDSky #EpiSky 🧪
The rise and global spread of IMP carbapenemases (1996-2023): a genomic epidemiology study - Nature Communications
Carbapenemase blaIMP genes between 1996-2023 were analysed across 4,556 genomes, revealing variant-specific epidemiologies and endemicities. Horizontal gene transfer enabled broad inter-species transm...
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
(1/7) Really pleased to have this published in @natcomms.nature.com
We looked at all public genomes encoding blaIMP (carbapenem #AMR ) 🦠🧫🧬💊. We show 5 IMP variants achieved global endemicity while 2 are regionally endemic.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MicroSky #microbiology #IDSky #EpiSky 🧪
We looked at all public genomes encoding blaIMP (carbapenem #AMR ) 🦠🧫🧬💊. We show 5 IMP variants achieved global endemicity while 2 are regionally endemic.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MicroSky #microbiology #IDSky #EpiSky 🧪
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As I work on my syllabi for next semester, I find it really upsetting & depressing that Trump & RFK Jr destroyed so many valuable educational USAID & CDC public health resources that I used to ask my students to read (e.g. there used to be a superb USAID health policy implementation tool, now gone😔)
December 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
As I work on my syllabi for next semester, I find it really upsetting & depressing that Trump & RFK Jr destroyed so many valuable educational USAID & CDC public health resources that I used to ask my students to read (e.g. there used to be a superb USAID health policy implementation tool, now gone😔)
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I was on an IRB at UW Madison for 6 years, and chair for 2. We would have run this proposal through a shredder, set fire to the detritus, mixed the ashes with concrete, and buried it in a salt mine. It's just outrageous.
December 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I was on an IRB at UW Madison for 6 years, and chair for 2. We would have run this proposal through a shredder, set fire to the detritus, mixed the ashes with concrete, and buried it in a salt mine. It's just outrageous.
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A group of ID clinical researchers passionate about clinical research and evidence appraisal has just launched the CLARITY initiative (clarityinitiative.org), which aims to improve the generation and interpretation of evidence in ID and Microbiology.
Clarity Initiative
Clinical Literature Appraisal and Research education in InfecTious diseases
clarityinitiative.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A group of ID clinical researchers passionate about clinical research and evidence appraisal has just launched the CLARITY initiative (clarityinitiative.org), which aims to improve the generation and interpretation of evidence in ID and Microbiology.
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'Likely' first case of measles detected in Salt Lake County, but patient refuses to be tested https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/likely-first-case-of-measles-detected-in-salt-lake-county-but-patient-refusing-to-be-tested
'Likely' first case of measles detected in Salt Lake County, but patient refuses to be tested
Health officials believe they have detected the first case of measles in Salt Lake County, but they have so far been unable to verify it because the patient is not cooperating.
www.fox13now.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
'Likely' first case of measles detected in Salt Lake County, but patient refuses to be tested https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/likely-first-case-of-measles-detected-in-salt-lake-county-but-patient-refusing-to-be-tested
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We have breaking news in Inside Medicine.
We had heard rumors of RIFs to CDC.
But this is the first visual confirmation that it has occurred tonight, and at high levels in the agency.
Here is what we know...and then some well-sourced rumors (but rumors, nonetheless, not confirmed) 🧵...
We had heard rumors of RIFs to CDC.
But this is the first visual confirmation that it has occurred tonight, and at high levels in the agency.
Here is what we know...and then some well-sourced rumors (but rumors, nonetheless, not confirmed) 🧵...
October 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
We have breaking news in Inside Medicine.
We had heard rumors of RIFs to CDC.
But this is the first visual confirmation that it has occurred tonight, and at high levels in the agency.
Here is what we know...and then some well-sourced rumors (but rumors, nonetheless, not confirmed) 🧵...
We had heard rumors of RIFs to CDC.
But this is the first visual confirmation that it has occurred tonight, and at high levels in the agency.
Here is what we know...and then some well-sourced rumors (but rumors, nonetheless, not confirmed) 🧵...
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RFK has announced that he is developing a vaccine against all viruses. Yes, every single one. The whole, uh, "phylum"
August 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
RFK has announced that he is developing a vaccine against all viruses. Yes, every single one. The whole, uh, "phylum"
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Reporter: The FDA has a new AI tool that's intended to speed up drug approvals. But several FDA employees say the new AI helper is making up studies that do not exist. One FDA employee telling us, 'Anything that you don't have time to double check is unreliable. It hallucinates confidently'
July 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reporter: The FDA has a new AI tool that's intended to speed up drug approvals. But several FDA employees say the new AI helper is making up studies that do not exist. One FDA employee telling us, 'Anything that you don't have time to double check is unreliable. It hallucinates confidently'
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The American Academy of Pediatricians bluntly telling us the current CDC can't be trusted, and of course they are absolutely correct
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
AAP will continue to publish its own vaccine recommendations after CDC advisers sow distrust
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices plans to form a work group to review child and adolescent immunization schedules despite them undergoing constant review in real time.
publications.aap.org
June 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The American Academy of Pediatricians bluntly telling us the current CDC can't be trusted, and of course they are absolutely correct
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
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Absolute bloodbath at FDA, very bad
June 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Absolute bloodbath at FDA, very bad
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The RFK Jr. version of health, where health creates health and healthy people don't get sick and the thing that keeps you healthy is /living the right way/ is very seductive to a lot of people. It also places the burden of illness back on the ill, which decreases the value of human life.
May 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The RFK Jr. version of health, where health creates health and healthy people don't get sick and the thing that keeps you healthy is /living the right way/ is very seductive to a lot of people. It also places the burden of illness back on the ill, which decreases the value of human life.
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we did a systematic analysis of over 40k CV & CV research based patents and found that the field is not advancing cancer research or anything useful but rather powering surveillance arxiv.org/abs/2309.15084
The Surveillance AI Pipeline
A rapidly growing number of voices argue that AI research, and computer vision in particular, is powering mass surveillance. Yet the direct path from computer vision research to surveillance has remai...
arxiv.org
May 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
we did a systematic analysis of over 40k CV & CV research based patents and found that the field is not advancing cancer research or anything useful but rather powering surveillance arxiv.org/abs/2309.15084
Prediction: This will definitely accelerate review times. It will also cut corners.
FDA Announces Completion of First AI-Assisted Scientific Review Pilot and Aggressive Agency-Wide AI Rollout Timeline
FDA announced an aggressive timeline to scale AI across all centers by June 30.
www.fda.gov
May 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Prediction: This will definitely accelerate review times. It will also cut corners.
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Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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March 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
a 🧵
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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I’ve long used FiveThirtyEight’s interactive “Hack Your Way To Scientific Glory” to illustrate the idea of p-hacking when I teach statistics. But ABC/Disney killed the site earlier this month :(
So I made my own with #rstats and Observable and #QuartoPub ! stats.andrewheiss.com/hack-your-way/
So I made my own with #rstats and Observable and #QuartoPub ! stats.andrewheiss.com/hack-your-way/
March 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I’ve long used FiveThirtyEight’s interactive “Hack Your Way To Scientific Glory” to illustrate the idea of p-hacking when I teach statistics. But ABC/Disney killed the site earlier this month :(
So I made my own with #rstats and Observable and #QuartoPub ! stats.andrewheiss.com/hack-your-way/
So I made my own with #rstats and Observable and #QuartoPub ! stats.andrewheiss.com/hack-your-way/
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
February 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
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Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines?
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
INTRODUCTION
thebullshitmachines.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines?
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
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We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
February 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
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FDA purges material on clinical trial diversity from its site, showing stakes of Trump DEI ban
From me and @lizzylawrence.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/f...
From me and @lizzylawrence.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/f...
FDA purges material on clinical trial diversity from its site, showing stakes of Trump DEI ban
Following the Trump administration's DEI ban, the FDA's move to scrub webpages has ensnared many pages focused on ensuring diversity in drug trials.
www.statnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
FDA purges material on clinical trial diversity from its site, showing stakes of Trump DEI ban
From me and @lizzylawrence.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/f...
From me and @lizzylawrence.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/f...
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This, from @redford.bsky.social, is excellent.
January 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
This, from @redford.bsky.social, is excellent.
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Pokémon is great. I love it. But there’s an insidiousness in TCGP that has been normalized. Overlaying the Pokemon IP on rubs me the wrong way. I think it’s worth thinking about.
a) you should be watching/listening to GB's GOTYs if you aren't already www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWdx...
b) thought @tamoorh.com 's take on the.. insidiousness? on pokemon TCG was worth a broader article/video, really well articulated thoughts on gambling, manipulation, chance in games
b) thought @tamoorh.com 's take on the.. insidiousness? on pokemon TCG was worth a broader article/video, really well articulated thoughts on gambling, manipulation, chance in games
Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2024 | Day 1
YouTube video by Giant Bomb
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Pokémon is great. I love it. But there’s an insidiousness in TCGP that has been normalized. Overlaying the Pokemon IP on rubs me the wrong way. I think it’s worth thinking about.
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If there was a “coarsening” of society, surely it occurred when businesses were established to profit off denying people healthcare. The main joke people are making in response to Thompson’s death is merely to treat it with the bloodless bureaucratic indifference that these companies perfected.
December 6, 2024 at 1:25 PM
If there was a “coarsening” of society, surely it occurred when businesses were established to profit off denying people healthcare. The main joke people are making in response to Thompson’s death is merely to treat it with the bloodless bureaucratic indifference that these companies perfected.