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Global health burdens of #plastics :

A lifecycle assessment model from 2016 to 2040

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #plasticpollution #EcologySky #MedSky
January 30, 2026 at 6:42 PM
These roads in the Bois de Vincennes remind me that I need to repair my bicycle

#Paris #nature #winter
January 30, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Good afternoon for a walk in the woods
(Bois de Vincennes)
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Radu Lupu: The Unreleased Recordings.

6 CDs of previously unreleased recordings of Radu Lupu playing Haydn, Schubert, Mozart, Bartok, Debussy …

open.spotify.com/playlist/0CR... #Music #ClassicalMusic #RaduLupu #MusicSky
January 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The US Embassy in Copenhagen has angered Danish veterans by removing flags honoring soldiers killed in Afghanistan from an area outside the building.

What are the chances that #Denmark would send soldiers again to help the US?

edition.cnn.com/2026/01/28/e... #Trump
US Embassy in Copenhagen removes flags honoring fallen Danish soldiers, angering veterans | CNN
The US Embassy in Copenhagen has angered Danish veterans by removing flags honoring soldiers killed in Afghanistan from an area outside the building.
edition.cnn.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
January 28, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Reposted by David Ojcius
#Medsky🧪 #IDSky #immunosky #episky #publichealth A large-scale nationwide study in 🇳🇱 , published and updated through January 2026, found no increased risk of death following m#COVID19vaccines.
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Mourning in America.

The best way to honor the memories of Alex Pretti & Renee Good is to take action against the forces that executed them.

The midterms are 9 1/2 months away. What can you do now?
Robert Reich describes options for Americans & allies.

robertreich.substack.com/p/mourning-i...
Mourning in America
What you can do to organize
robertreich.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:08 PM
The Un-American President.

It is heartbreaking that on the cusp of our 250th anniversary, we have a president who is perverting all the values our country was founded on.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o... #Trump
Opinion | The Un-American President
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Enough.

The shots that killed Alex Pretti and Renee Good are the shots heard ‘round the world that will topple the #Trump regime.

From Minneapolis to Davos, people are joining together against Trump’s tyranny ...

robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-tho...
Sunday thought: Enough
Time for a truly massive general strike
robertreich.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Reposted by David Ojcius
California—the world's 4th largest economy—is joining the World Health Organization's Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network. Governor Gavin Newsom says the new alliance marks Calif's 1st formal partnership w/ WHO. It's also the latest move to cast Calif as a counterweight to the Trump regime👇
California to join WHO health network in rebuke of Trump
It’s Gavin Newsom’s latest counter to the Republican president.
www.politico.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Reposted by David Ojcius
Headline: #Schumer Says Senate Democrats Will Block DHS Funding After Minneapolis Shooting.

It’s about goddamn time, Schumer! Where have you and fellow #Democrats been since #Nazi #Trump first took office back in 2017?! www.notus.org/congress/odd...
Schumer Says Senate Democrats Will Block DHS Funding After Minneapolis Shooting
Federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Saturday, renewing calls for reforms of ICE.
www.notus.org
January 25, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Danish troops who fought alongside US forces feel betrayed, as #Trump threatens #Greenland and denigrates #NATO

edition.cnn.com/2026/01/24/e...
Danish troops who fought alongside US forces feel betrayed, as Trump threatens Greenland and denigrates NATO | CNN
“It’s very disrespectful.”
edition.cnn.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Over the past year, Trump has gutted many of the United States’ advantages, including its strong scientific research base, and embraced extraction and corruption in their place.

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... #Trump #Corruption
Trump’s Year of Anarchy
The unconstrained presidency and the end of American primacy.
www.foreignaffairs.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Reposted by David Ojcius
Want to help hobble #ICE? See link to news report & links to 2 helpful articles on which US companies have biz contracts with ICE, & tell #Congress & everyone you know.
* fortune.com/2025/06/26/f...
* www.nationofchange.org/2026/01/22/s...
* readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
These are the Fortune 500 companies that have active contracts with ICE | Fortune
From AT&T to FedEx, these are the organizations contracting with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
fortune.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Sunny afternoon at the Avenue des Tilleuls

(Bois de Vincennes)
January 24, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Reposted by David Ojcius
A comb-jellyfish, or Ctenophore, was pushed up against the shore near UCSB by winds one season when all sorts of open-ocean organisms got stranded. This one has small tear near the comb-plates. Ctenophores can coordinate their swimming in ways that jellyfish cannot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Reposted by David Ojcius
A study of dolphins’ epigenetic ages found that animals with more high-quality friendships were biologically younger than their lonely peers
Dolphins age more slowly with a little help from their friends
A study of dolphins’ epigenetic ages found that animals with more high-quality friendships were biologically younger than their lonely peers
www.scientificamerican.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Reposted by David Ojcius
Headline: “Vancouver tech firm #Hootsuite provides services to U.S. Homeland Security.” Please tell everyone in the USA and start boycotting tech company Hootsuite! #ICE

vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/01/21/v...
Vancouver firm Hootsuite provides services to ICE
U.S. procurement records show that Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite is providing social media services to the Department of Homeland Security.
vancouver.citynews.ca
January 24, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Trump 0 vs Europe 1
Ignorance and contempt lose a round

- an optimistic blog by Nobel Prize economist, Paul Krugman

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-0-eu... #Greenland
Trump 0, Europe 1
Ignorance and contempt lose a round
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Reposted by David Ojcius
#Mesky🧪 #publichealth The 🇺🇸 departure, as the organization's largest historical contributor, is expected to create a significant budget crisis for @who.int and disrupt global health programs, including disease surveillance and vaccine development efforts...
US formally withdrawals from World Health Organization, leaving debt

WHO bylaws require nations to give a one-year advance notice of withdrawal and to settle all debts before the exit is complete.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...

January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Reposted by David Ojcius
I learned about this dark side of syphilis when I took a history of medicine course. It is a remarkably resistant disease that brought armies to their knees and wrought tremendous societal damage.
Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 share.google/V15zBbvnvlbf...
Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 Years
The first known outbreak of syphilis in Europe began at the turn of the 16th century, but on the distant continent of South America, the pathogen's history goes much deeper than that.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:48 AM