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Exercise is associated with lowering the risk of several types of cancer, and reduction of all-cause mortality across all types |
Jermaine Jackson, one of Michael Jackson’s older brothers and a founding member of the Jackson 5, was accused of sexual assault in a civil suit filed Wednesday in California. |
Jane Austen Used Pins to Edit Her Manuscripts: Before the Word Processor & Wite-Out |
The impact of Long Covid on healthcare resources, utilization, and costs among ~53,000 diagnosed individuals cf ~265,000 matched controls |
The flood-prone New York City neighborhood known as the Hole faces an uncertain future with climate change. Residents have faced snakes, spores growing inside their homes, sewage problems and more. “All of those extremes are already happening here,” Felicia Singh, a community activist, said. |
Oh yes, especially that bracelet datenbank.museum-kassel.de/26213/T57505... And I appreciate the elaborate description |
What we are witnessing with the US-led marketing push for “generative AI” today is a speeding and scaling up of the kind that we’ve seen throughout the history of the linked processes of industrialization and imperialism. |
Breaking News: The Biden administration told Israel it wanted the country to scale down its ground campaign in Gaza by the end of the year, officials said. |
A journalist-centered lookback at “the height of the twitter era” and how it both made and broke news media… |
1.57 Thread Reply Controls When you compose a post, you can now choose who is allowed to reply to your posts. Options include nobody, mentioned users, followed users, and members of lists you’ve created. 2/4 |
1.57 Logged-out visibility Next week the Bluesky app and website will enable logged-out viewing. If you dont want Bluesky to show your content, you can select this new option in the Moderation screen. Remember Bluesky is a public network. This setting only adds friction to seeing your posts. 3/4 |
Feeling very lucky to spend the afternoon at the ISAC museum. Definitely obsessed with this New Kingdom mask. |
Sardonyx intaglio of a horse ~ C1st CE The setting is not original, but the detail of the carved horse is stunning regardless of that. Whether used as a personal seal or merely as jewellery is unknown, likewise the provenance is uncertain. Art Institute, Chicago ClassicsBluesky |
Jesus dude I didn't realize the $7.25 minimum wage was still in effect anywhere, let alone the entire south |
Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion Vayishlach (וַיִּשְׁלַח) with this creature spouting golden flames. Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.24v |
It's so illogical and dangerous that even after seeing a virus kill tens of millions and disable many more, a majority of people still haven't adapted by making the most simple adjustments to their lives like wearing a mask or staying home when they are sick. |
Discover the Mikiphone, the World’s First Portable Record Player: “Fits a Jacket Pocket; Goes into a Lady’s Handbag” (1924) |
BBC Verify and BBC Arabic have examined social media videos showing how from 2020 onwards several armed Palestinian groups practised hostage-taking, raiding compounds and breaching Israel's defences in plain sight to prepare for the 7 October attack. |
Donald Trump's pardon of a drug smuggler named Jonathan Braun had broader implications than previously known, an investigation by The New York Times found. It raises new questions about how Trump would use his clemency powers in a second term. |
Australia's fire season is well underway. It is expected to be the worst fire season since the summer of 2019-2020, when nearly 500 people died from direct fire exposure and smoke inhalation, and tens of thousands of acres were charred. |
Life in besieged Gaza revolves around a daily struggle to find food and water. Families are burning doors and window frames to cook what they can scrounge. Diarrhea, scabies and lice are ripping through the population, hitting children particularly hard. |
"There are usually in the range of 70-80 eruptions over a calendar year, so it really looks like 2023 will be on the low end of normal," [Ed Venzke said], noting that additional activity is still possible before the end of the year.” factcheck. |
Earthquakes are happening around the all the time and we’re blissfully unaware of most of them. But seismometers across the globe are on duty, recording quakes both large and small! |
Clay lamps may be some of my favourite Roman artefacts! This one's a little cracker, decorated with a fine scene of Odysseus, strapped to his mast, sailing past the Sirens: ca. Late 2nd Century AD. Image: BnF (inv.65.5296). Link - medaillesetantiques.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/c... |
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Nice work, : a tool to help people access insurance company info on claim denials. projects. |
Breaking News: Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady who helped propel Jimmy Carter from rural Georgia to the White House, has died at 96. |
Elon Musk is so mad about all the advertisers fleeing X, he announced he’s going to sue Media Matters and in his statement, he appears to confirm the accuracy of their reports in an attempt to downplay it good luck with that lawsuit |
Temperature anomalies over the last month (left), 3 months (center), and 12 months (right) in the Northern Hemisphere... remarkable coverage of warm anomalies! Data from ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at cds..eu/cdsapp#!/dat... |
I realize basically everyone saw this coming but it still really sucks |
Supreme Court rules Rwanda expulsion policy is unlawful - summary of the main part of today's judgment Full text of today's judgment: www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2... |
I think it should be a much, much bigger story that Trump pledged to “root out” and destroy his political opponents, which he literally described as “vermin.” Covered, but mostly buried, by the New York Times. An ongoing catastrophe of failing journalism. |
Representation of the Zodiac with explanatory texts Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, F III 15a; Various including Astronomic Tables; 8th / 9th century; Fulda; f.23r (www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...) |
Our oceans have been record warm over the last three months due to human-caused climate change and an (unlucky) combination of other factors (e.g., La Niña to El Niño, atmospheric circulation forcing, solar activity). Data via NOAA ERSSTv5 averaged over August-October: psl. |
Tips to mitigate COVID risk over Thanksgiving: Prepare now! Get the updated COVID vaccine Wear a high quality mask when you travel and in public spaces Isolate for a few days before you gather Test before you see people Clean the air (gather outside/open windows/HEPA purifiers) |
Kudos to Forbes for calling this what it was. NYT's original headline, apparently since changed, was, "Trump takes Veterans Day speech in a very different direction" |
From the pandemic to Gaza, we are putting our healthcare workers in impossible situations, and it's absolutely heartbreaking. They are all heroes for risking their lives to save the lives of many others, but it doesn't have to be this way. |
Pre-existing asthma or allergic rhinitis were associated with an increase in the risk of Long Covid, from a meta-analysis of 13 studies onlinelibrary. |
A month into the Israel-Hamas war, not only is there no sign of the volume of misinformation being posted online slowing down, but it seems to be getting even worse. The worst part is the number of viral claims about staged attacks and fake victims, never seen anything like it before. |
Good morning! Sun is shining in this MS of alchemical texts copied partly in the early 15thC and partly in the late 15th-early 16thC "Tractatus de virtutibus lunariae" CCCC MS 395, f. 49v parker. |
UK coastguard downgraded 999 calls from refugees pleading for help, days before the worst Channel disaster for decades. HM Coastguard potentially breached its own policy by categorising 999 calls from passengers on small boats as not in need of urgent rescue. |
This is horrifying. Framing Jews who are against a war and occupation as “pro-Hamas” is a sickening distortion that is being used to cut them away from the Jewish people. Ironically, this sort of attack is a version of Jewish antisemitism. It needs to be roundly rejected. |
Wedding feast of Henry and Matilda Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 373; Anonymous Chronicle to 1114 CE, based on Ekkehard of Aura's Imperial Chronicle; ca. 1114 CE - 1125 CE; Germany; f.95v |
I don't know how many times in how many ways i have to say "AI encodes, reinforces, & iterates on the prejudicial biases & other values & beliefs of humans, so events like this are entirely predictable as long as we keep building & training these systems the ways we do" before it fucking sinks in. |
Yet again, another record. Last month averaged the lowest Antarctic sea ice extent on record for the month of October This was 1,900,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. Data from |
What a wonder to behold! BnF MS Français 136; Livre des proprietés des choses de Bathélemy l'Anglais , translated from Latin by par Corbichon; 15th century; f.1r |
Good night: let's end the day with Dante and Beatrice gazing upon the planets beneath them. Bodleian Library MS. Holkham misc. 48; Dante, Divine Comedy; 1350 CE–1375 CE; Italy (?Genoa); p.141 |
Never has being in Pompeii felt more like being in *ancient* Pompeii than yesterday. After an olive oil tasting event many of us flocked around the producer of bread to try and claim a free ‘panis quadratus’ loaf. Had he asked, I would have promised to vote for him. |
I was born in a refugee camp. People in refugee camps are not there by choice, they are in desperate circumstances, many of them are children, and they are defenseless and vulnerable. Refugee camps should never be a target under any circumstances. |
Israel confirms it carried out airstrike at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza to kill senior Hamas commander |
Iranian cyberattacks have moved beyond disrupting services to spying on Israel and others, according to a leading Israeli-American security firm. |
Since the gun background check system was put in place, over 465 million checks have been conducted. There have been 2.3 million denials. |
Two weeks before Boris Johnson announced the Covid Inquiry, his Principal Private Secretary Martin Reynolds turned on the disappearing messages function on his WhatsApp group with the Prime Minister and senior officials. Reynolds claims he "cannot recall" why he did so. |
A very beautiful Roman glass bowl - it survives in such wonderful condition, particularly given that it is nearly 2000 years old (very glad it has done!) |
The new COVID shot is not a booster, it's like the flu shot: researched and formulated to protect from the most dangerous and common strains this year! It'll still help against other strains! Get it soon as you can and help yourself and your community! |
The harmony of the spheres München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 210; Collection of astronomical-computistic and scientific texts; 818 CE; Salzburg area; f.123r |
Since the Trump administration removed the species from the endangered list 20% of entire population has been lost in just two years |
A beautiful garden scene from the fresco which once decorated the walls of a villa just outside central Rome, one which once belonged to the Roman empress Livia. This garden fresco is rightly still both well-known & much loved by people today! AncientBlueSky |
2.1.0 is up! - GIFs are here! - You can now see and posts GIFs from deck.blue! They're fully compatible with and - You can disable autoplay in the settings and also pause them by clicking! Also a really requested fix: - Enabled spellcheck in the post composer! |
BuzzFeed is in advanced talks to sell Complex Networks at under $140 million, less than half it paid for the company two years ago. Buzzfeed is planning to keep First We Feast, the division of Complex responsible for the “Hot Ones” interview franchise. |
"They absolutely want your extinction." Today, Elon Musk wildly increased his race-war rhetoric and promotion of white nationalism in a reply to a complaint by a white supremacist about the melting down of the Charlottesville Robert E Lee statue. |
This framing is deceitful. Many in medicine & public health (especially in Asia) have warned about airborne transmission for decades, & advocated for layers of protection including clean air, masks, & more. Politicians prioritizing corporate interests over human health are the ones costing lives. |
"DeSantis’ picks for the Florida Poly board include Ilya Shapiro, a former Georgetown Law professor who gained national attention... for referr[ing] to [Ketanji Brown Jackson] as a 'lesser black woman' who 'will always have an asterisk attached' to her name." |
Nine days after the deadly Al-Ahli hospital explosion in Gaza, the exact cause is still contested. BBC Verify has focused on three key areas: the lack of weapon fragments, the crater and damage at the scene, and video footage of a projectile over Gaza. |
New GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson this week claimed that Roe V. Wade unjustly allowed women to choose NOT to give birth to “able bodied workers in the economy,” which is why everything is so expensive. Very cool, very normal, very forced-birth eugenics |
Some exciting new arrivals from the climate world… , CEO of the Climate Change Committee is here. So is , one of the UK’s top heating experts. |
A social media account recommended by Elon Musk for its coverage of the Israeli war with Hamas with a long history of antisemitic posts is connected to a southwest London teenager, according to research and a text exchange with the account. |
US woman starts proceedings against Pornhub in Irish court alleging it distributed videos of her being sexually abused as a minor. Based on a quick scan of court records this is the second case against Pornhub in Dublin, and probably won't be the last. |
The House will vote on the resolution to expel George Santos next week on Wed or Thurs. Meanwhile, Santos tweets that he is NOT resigning, and he has NOT cleaned out his office, as was apparently rumored. His staff permitted Semafor's Kadia Goba into the office to confirm that it looked normal. |
Republicans have delayed more than $1 billion in funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, better known as PEPFAR, the latest complication facing a lifesaving HIV program that has been ensnared in a broader political fight around abortion. |
Breaking News: Officials said 27 people were killed by Hurricane Otis, the most powerful storm to ever hit Mexico’s Pacific coast. |
BREAKING: Maine governor says 18 dead, 13 injured in Lewiston shootings |
A bizarre mid-flight incident involving an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot has raised questions about the effects of psychedelic mushrooms, sleep deprivation and psychosis. Here’s what experts had to say. |
Some AI-generated images are being shared in relation to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Here are a few I've seen so far: 1- Home bombed in front of a child 2- Temporary tents for Israeli citizens 3- Palestinian flag held by Atletico Madrid fans 4- A child under the rubble in Gaza |
The Republican Party is led by a man charged with 91 felonies who incited an insurrection to try to overthrow democracy—and is now led in Congress by a man who voted to overturn a democratic election. This is objectively an anti-democracy, authoritarian political party. |
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A beautiful Roman glass bowl, with a lovely rich amber colour. Aside from a small chip on the rim it survives in amazing condition - particularly considering that it is about 2000 years old! AncientBlueSky |
Elon autonomously removed the New York Times’ verification badge from their Twitter/X account just because he disagreed with the media outlet’s reporting. This is so incredibly dangerous. |
I’m looking for someone who lives in Los Angeles, hates pseudoscience as much as I do, and is willing to take a photo of a particular landmark for me, to be reproduced with credit in my forthcoming book. Any takers? . |
A terracotta Roman flask, decorated with an image of two gladiators in combat (although it looks like the murmillo gladiator on the left might be on the verge of victory, to me) - it was made about 1800 years ago, probably a mass-produced item for gladiatorial fans. |
Healthcare workers in Gaza are drinking from IV bags because the water has been cut off. |
BREAKING: Large explosion hits Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, health ministry says hundreds killed |
A man stabbed a child to death and critically injured a woman in Plainfield, Illinois because they are Muslim, the Will County Sheriff's Office said |
French 'poison' and 'potion' are doublets: they both stem from Latin 'pōtiōnem' (drink). 'Poison' was inherited from spoken Latin. It underwent the sound changes that turned Latin into French. 'Potion' was borrowed from written Latin in the 2nd millennium. This graphic shows 15 French doublets: |
In the last few months, I’ve had to pay £3,200 for a visa to stay in the UK, plus £1,720 for a citizenship application, taking my total in visa fees well above £15,000. What an absurd system. Well, jokes on them, because I will be voting in the next general election. |
I didn’t post much on the last place. I’m not entirely sure I’ll do better here. But hello. Here is something I wrote this week: uninsurability is the first stage of uninhabitability. |
Australians have resoundingly rejected a proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in the country’s constitution and establish a body to advise parliament on Indigenous issues |
“If you haven’t got anything nice to say about anyone, come and sit here by me.” - Alice Roosevelt Longworth (who had it needlepointed onto a pillow) 1st c. CE Roman fresco fragment with two women. (96.AG.302). my own |
The beginning of Ovid's Metamorphoses and, in the lower margin, a diagram of the Golden Chain of Macrobius, labelled ‘Aurea cathena macrobii’ BL Burney 224; Ovid, Metamorphoses, and other short texts; 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 13th century; France; f.3r |
The Kyiv Independent does not have a Bluesky account yet, and this account impersonating us is fake. Please report this account, if possible. Please spread the words – and don't send money to a PayPal email address it is sharing. |
peep my cardigan that's inspired by the medieval flemish tapestry "la dame a la licorne" ! |
Thirty-three years after the Food and Drug Administration banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in red lipstick and other cosmetics by linking it to cancer, California has become the first state to ban the chemical in food. |
Phyllis Latour: The secret life of a WW2 heroine revealed .uk/news/uk-6710... |
'Porpoise', the term for a marine mammal related to the beluga whale, stems from Old French 'porpois'. This word literally meant "pig-fish". The element 'por-' is related to English 'pork'. 'Pois' as a word for "fish" was later supplanted by the derivative 'poisson'. Here's more: |
Given the extensive reach of YouTube, recalling the precise obligations of the DSA in the context of the terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel and disinformation around elections |
Seventeen deputies at a South Florida sheriff’s office were charged with defrauding federal loan programs of nearly half a million dollars intended to help businesses that were struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, the authorities said. |
A text worthy of a few notes: the beginning of Homer's Iliad BL Burney MS 86; Townley Homer: Iliad of Homer, with extensive marginal and interlinear scholia; ?1059 CE; f.1r |
New satellite imagery shows severe damage to residential areas in Gaza City and Beit Hanoun, a town on the northeastern edge of the Gaza Strip. The Health Ministry in Gaza said Beit Hanoun Hospital is now out of service because of the strikes. nyti.ms/46qqlx3 |
A very insightful perspective on variants and booster vaccination at Science Magazine "Broadly protective vaccines, potentially given mucosally (e.g. intranasally) are urgently needed for SARS-CoV-2." |
Some universities are not allowing climate scientists to avoid plane travel, and others are preventing public health academics from enacting COVID precautions in their classes. If scientists are not allowed to act on the implications of their own research, what's the point? |
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