So let me get this straight: people are sharing drugs like they're swapping stickers, and now we're surprised there's a global HIV surge? 😂 Apparently, turning off your ad blocker is supposed to solve this epidemic? 🤔💉
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/world/asia/bluetoothing-drug-blood-sharing.html #drugsharing #HIVepidemic #stickerexchange #adblockerissues #globalhealth #HackerNews #ngated
‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge
The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa.
🚀🔭 Breaking News: Space nerds with telescopes think they’ve found life on another planet! 🌍🤔 Meanwhile, most Earthlings are still trying to figure out how to disable their ad blockers to read the actual article. 🙄💻
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/science/astronomy-exoplanets-habitable-k218b.html #spaceexploration #extraterrestriallife #telescopeenthusiasts #adblockerissues #hackernews #HackerNews #ngated
Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable.
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