Keith Darce
@keithdarce.bsky.social
Great read about micro/nano plastics in the environment … the science is still evolving but we’re running out of time to do something about it.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Your brain is full of microplastics: are they harming you?
Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists are scrambling to understand their effects on health.
www.nature.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Great read about micro/nano plastics in the environment … the science is still evolving but we’re running out of time to do something about it.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Great background on the recent #birdflu #H5N1 spillover in Nebraska dairy cattle and why it’s an important development.
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
www.aphis.usda.gov
February 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Great background on the recent #birdflu #H5N1 spillover in Nebraska dairy cattle and why it’s an important development.
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
Stuff I see from my desk.
February 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Stuff I see from my desk.
Reposted by Keith Darce
🚨😷🧪 NEW: A growing body of evidence shows that pandemics, biodiversity loss, and climate change are part of a broader polycrisis - but there are no simple solutions. A sweeping overview of "Pathogens and planetary change" for the first issue of @natrevbiodiv.bsky.social, out now 🔓 rdcu.be/d6lHl
January 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🚨😷🧪 NEW: A growing body of evidence shows that pandemics, biodiversity loss, and climate change are part of a broader polycrisis - but there are no simple solutions. A sweeping overview of "Pathogens and planetary change" for the first issue of @natrevbiodiv.bsky.social, out now 🔓 rdcu.be/d6lHl
This from a guy who represents a state that is completely dependent on regular disaster bailouts from the federal government.
“No one wants to leave any American who is in need hanging, so to speak, right? But at the same time, we recognize that we have a $36 trillion federal debt and we have to balance these needs. It’s about priorities.”
via @jennifershutt.bsky.social
via @jennifershutt.bsky.social
U.S. House speaker pitches conditions on disaster aid, upending long-standing practice • Arizona Mirror
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Congress will likely provide billions in disaster aid to help California recover from devastating wildfires, but indicated he might set a new preceden...
azmirror.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This from a guy who represents a state that is completely dependent on regular disaster bailouts from the federal government.
#Vaccination is not a “personal choice.” It’s a benevolent proactive decision to help protect your family, your friends and your community from vicious and potentially dangerous diseases that are easily preventable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/h...
Even Adults May Soon Be Vulnerable to ‘Childhood’ Diseases
Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may be vulnerable to some illnesses.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
#Vaccination is not a “personal choice.” It’s a benevolent proactive decision to help protect your family, your friends and your community from vicious and potentially dangerous diseases that are easily preventable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/h...
Reposted by Keith Darce
"California paid in a lot more [to the federal government] than it got back — $83 billion in total. So did Washington state and much of the Northeast. Most red states were in the reverse position, getting much more from DC than they paid in return."
In Praise of California
It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"California paid in a lot more [to the federal government] than it got back — $83 billion in total. So did Washington state and much of the Northeast. Most red states were in the reverse position, getting much more from DC than they paid in return."
Reposted by Keith Darce
This morning, my colleagues and I published a trio of articles. One talks about the very real threat of polio. Even though we think of it as nearly eradicated, it is still circulating in some parts of the world, including in Europe. (1/3)
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/h...
How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence (Gift Article)
In its original form, the virus survives in just two countries. But a type linked to an oral vaccine used in other nations has already turned up in the West.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This morning, my colleagues and I published a trio of articles. One talks about the very real threat of polio. Even though we think of it as nearly eradicated, it is still circulating in some parts of the world, including in Europe. (1/3)
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/h...
#mpox vaccination research out of France with implications for responding to future outbreaks. A significant drop in risky behavior by MSM was the main factor in stopping the 2022 epidemic.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Adaptive behavior in response to the 2022 mpox epidemic in the Paris region
The 2022 mpox outbreak saw a rapid case surge among men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) in previously unaffected regions, driven by heterogeneity in sexual networks. A sudden decline followed, but its dri...
www.medrxiv.org
January 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
#mpox vaccination research out of France with implications for responding to future outbreaks. A significant drop in risky behavior by MSM was the main factor in stopping the 2022 epidemic.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Already below the measles herd immunity threshold 😢
US childhood vaccination rates are dropping. "Falling vaccination rates are creating new pockets of students no longer protected by herd immunity." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Childhood Vaccination Rates Were Falling Even Before the Rise of R.F.K. Jr. (Gift Article)
The declines began with the pandemic, well before routine vaccines became part of the national political conversation.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Already below the measles herd immunity threshold 😢
Happy Friday from the office cube
January 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Happy Friday from the office cube