zafrada (78)in #surgeon • 15 hours agoThe Surgeon General has a lot of great infographics on the risk of cancer with alcohol consumption.As it notes, we have causal evidence that alcohol causes at least 7 types of cancer. It is the third largest…zafrada (78)in #sanders • 2 days agoI never was a fan of Bernie Sanders and it was to a large extent stuff like this.H-1B isn't free of problems-if they get laid off or quit without a new employer they risk deportation- but H-1B…zafrada (78)in #trump • 2 days agoTariffs a negotiation tactic?"Trump's just using tariffs as a negotiating tactic" Okay but he keeps arguing he will pay off our debt with…zafrada (78)in #palestine • 4 days agoA lecture about black holes was shouted down by pro-Hamas protesters because the lecturer is Jewish.Tell me again how this anti-Israel movement isn't contaminated by, and festering with genuine racist hatred toward…zafrada (78)in #us • 5 days agoAmerican culture and economy can be upgraded by habitually insisting on reciprocity.I thought that Trump’s claim during the campaign that each drug dealer ends up killing over 400 people during his…zafrada (78)in #carter • 6 days agoCarter vs Biden legacy.Carter's legacy is that he was one of the great humanitarians of the 20th century, a fundamentally decent and kind…zafrada (78)in #panick • 7 days agoIt isn't polite to click at humans..I very nearly missed my flight because the airport parking lot is full and I couldn't find the overflow parking. That…zafrada (78)in #health • 8 days agoThere is a lot of flu activity out there now.Especially in the southern US. Some jurisdictions like Louisiana and Oregon are at very high flu activity levels. We…zafrada (78)in #health • 9 days agoThe CDC released more analysis of the severe bird flu case in Louisiana.The patient's specimens had some rare mutations that are thought to increase binding in the upper respiratory tract…zafrada (78)in #raw • 9 days agoRaw milk does not neutralize pathogens in days.Nicole Shanahan was RFK's vice presidential pick and campaign bankroller. Raw milk does not neutralize pathogens in…zafrada (78)in #self • 11 days agoThe biggest enemy of most people is themselves.When people delude/lie to themselves, procrastinate, set unrealistic expectations, stay in comfort zones, fail to…zafrada (78)in #cdc • 12 days agoTrump's pick for the CDC.Oh joy besides thinking vaccines cause autism, Trump's pick for the CDC was a president of a health cost sharing…zafrada (78)in #biden • 13 days agoBiden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row.My man. Good stuff. Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row. He did not commute the…zafrada (78)in #us • 14 days agoUS healthcare industry buys your financial data to work out how desperate you are and therefore how low a wage you’ll settle for.One of the big misconceptions people have about economics that is often propagated by plutocratic apologists…zafrada (78)in #openai • 15 days agoo3 may or may not be AGI, but we’re close.Pundits claim o3 is AGI. Is it really? We should expect more premature "AGI" claims as these systems approach…zafrada (78)in #gabriella • 15 days agoTo correct some misinformation going around in social media:The “Gabriella Kids First Research Act” funding reauthorization passed in the House months ago. It is currently…zafrada (78)in #trump • 17 days agoThe GOP these days is like the Tea Party on steroids and dumber.All it takes is Trump deciding to back an insurgent challenger to have a credible threat to even long term respected…zafrada (78)in #health • 18 days agoI think we (in the US) may end up losing the Gardasil vaccine.Looking at the incoming administration, there will be lots of harmful public health effects, and among them: I think…zafrada (78)in #election • 19 days agoTrump's popular vote lead is now down to 1.47%.That would be the eighth closest popular vote margin in US elections. The tipping point state of Pennsylvania had a…zafrada (78)in #covid • 20 days agoAntigenic similarity between the dominant variants.Here is how antigenically similar the currently circulating variants XEC and KP.3.1.1 are to KP.2 (what the Moderna…
