@Udarnik

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Current medical scientist. One time Cold War observer and defense contractor. One time Air Force Fellow. One time musician. One time kickboxer. There are a lot of things I used to do. I still do some of them. I ain’t as good as I once was, but I’m as good, once, as I ever was.

Lunch time in Singapore: most people eat at 'hawker centres', not restaurants. Hawker centres are open air public spaces where, long ago, street food vendors were brought in from the streets. They ply their trade with better ventilation and sanitation.

Here's a peek into the hawker centre I grew up in. I ate half of my meals here (the other half at home). Hundreds of dishes at US$1-5 each, I miss eating like this.

#TootSea #Singapore #BelieveInFilm #FP4Party

"🙏🏿Lord please grant me the confidence to deny a brilliant woman professor and researcher tenure track, demote her, push her out of my school, to be the adversity that she had to overcome in life... and when she overcomes me and wins the Nobel prize, to roll in like I did something. Amen!"

https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4234061-nobel-prize-winner-for-mrna-vaccines-discusses-being-demoted-by-upenn/

U Penn is bold! Real talk, I couldn't do that. I couldn't even fake that till I make that. Levels.

Nobel Prize winner for mRNA vaccines discusses being demoted by UPenn

Katalin Karikó, who is sharing the medicine Nobel Prize for her work with mRNA vaccines, says she was previously demoted by the University of Pennsylvania for her research in that area.  “If you know about ten years ago, I was here in October because I was kicked out from UPenn, was forced to retire,” Karikó…

The Hill
@jalefkowit Someone came out of the blue and DM'd me that I should have CW'd my poll on chili.
I lived in Brooklyn.
North Brooklyn.
I got big shoulders, too.

H&R Block, TaxAct, Tax Slayer gave Facebook company 'sensitive' information on millions of taxpayers, report found

#DEMOCRATS #FACEBOOK

https://thegrio.com/2023/07/12/hr-block-taxact-tax-slayer-gave-facebook-company-sensitive-information-on-millions-of-taxpayers-report-found/

Notice, too, this spin, still in the main coverage in the NYT:

"The indictment...is the first time a former president has faced federal charges. It puts the nation in an extraordinary position..."

The focus should not be on what the DOJ has done, but on what Trump has done.

It should read:

"The alleged crimes would represent the first time that a President has committed felonies in handling of sensitive military documents, and puts the nation in an extraordinary position..."

D̶r̶a̶g̶ q̶u̶e̶e̶n̶s̶ (fixed that for you!) ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTS have molested so many children in #Oakland that the diocese has declared bankruptcy. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/roman-catholic-diocese-oakland-bankruptcy-18084602.php
Oakland Catholic Diocese files for bankruptcy in wake of lawsuits

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland filed for bankruptcy Monday as it confronts more than 330 lawsuits over alleged sexual abuse of children.

San Francisco Chronicle
I once dated a guy who opposed me volunteering on social causes because "what if someone who doesn't need it gets help" and I'll be damned if that isn't the prevailing mindset of this country

A ridiculous mask study has been retracted: It found “Masks interfered with O2-uptake and CO2-release and compromised respiratory compensation” and concluded “mask wearing should not be mandated let alone enforced by law.” Objections were raised, and the journal investigated, concluding “the complaints were valid and that the article does not meet the standards of editorial and scientific soundness.”

Masks work. #WearAMask #COVID19

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1221666/full

Retraction: Physio-metabolic and clinical consequences of wearing face masks -Systematic review with meta-analysis and comprehensive evaluation

Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the scientific validity of the article. An investigation was conducted in accordance with Frontiers’ policies. It was found that the complaints were valid and that the article does not meet the standards of editorial and scientific soundness for Frontiers in Public Health; therefore, the article has been retracted. This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Frontiers in Public Health and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors did not agree to this retraction.

Frontiers