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Tara C. Smith

@aetiology.bsky.social

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Collector of social media sites. Definitely not a memelord. Sometimes scienceing (infectious diseases and shit. Occasionally literally). Also writes about vaccine hesitancy & science misinformation. Probably somewhere on a trail. She/her

Tara C. Smith's avatar Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social
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I know it's hard to keep up with everything coming out, but this piece looking at the effect of losing Chevron on public health by @tarahaelle.bsky.social is one to bookmark.

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Adam P. Knave's avatar Adam P. Knave @adampknave.com
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Just as fearlessness isn't "not having fear" it's "keeping going in spite of your fear" being hopeful isn't "being blind to the situation" it's "continuing to push despite the odds."

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Tara C. Smith's avatar Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social
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Not a tough one today. Gravel, mostly flat. Yesterday was the hard trail run and I did not come close to a PR there.

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Tara C. Smith's avatar Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social
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Existential angst about the end of democracy has one benefit, I guess.

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b-boy bouiebaisse's avatar b-boy bouiebaisse @jbouie.bsky.social
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these people do not intend to ever lose power again

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Katie Mack's avatar Katie Mack @astrokatie.com
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I kinda feel like now that the Supreme Court has declared it legal for a president to straight-up murder people they don't like, it's probably even more important to not elect people who seem extremely inclined to murder people they don't like

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Eddie Holmes 's avatar Eddie Holmes @eddieholmes.bsky.social
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Appalling to see a number of ‘scientists’ also take part in the anti-Fauci rhetoric and be manipulated so easily by politicians. The origins narrative they spin re: Fauci is entirely and utterly false…and I know because I was there.

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Sophien Kamoun's avatar Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social
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Methionine-Tyrosine-Serine-Glutamate-Leucine-Phenylalanine

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Thomas Fuchs 🔭🕹️'s avatar Thomas Fuchs 🔭🕹️ @thomasfuchs.at
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The bigotry from Tractor Supply's leadership is truly spectacular. tl;dr "Our 'core customers' asked to embrace hate, who are we to say no"

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Dr. Damien P. Williams: Magus, Werewolf, Cyborg, Bi's avatar Dr. Damien P. Williams: Magus, Werewolf, Cyborg, Bi @wolvendamien.bsky.social
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So. This is literally a death threat.

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Ben Goggin's avatar Ben Goggin @bengoggin.bsky.social
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I asked the programs about the alleged minute long delay in broadcasting that CNN has already shot down.

Both programs regurgitated the misinformation and the conspiracy theory that a delay would be used to edit footage.

www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...

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CNN's avatar CNN @cnn.com
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JUST IN: The former Uvalde school police chief and an officer are indicted in the first criminal charges filed over the failed response to the 2022 mass shooting

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Tara C. Smith's avatar Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social
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Yep. She went all in on a bunch of bonkers shit at the end.

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Gregg Gonsalves's avatar Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
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John Moore, virologist/immunologist from Cornell Weill Med in NYC and I take the NYTimes to task for two opinion pieces on #COVID earlier this month. Both pieces are examples of "science opinion", where non-experts weigh in on topics beyond their ken. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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Iron Spike's avatar Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social
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"U.S. police departments have gotten smaller—and the violent crime rate is still plummeting. So what is going on?" What's ALWAYS gone on. Cops do not stop crime. They never have. Real "tough on crime" measures are well-funded schools, free daycare, and mental health services. Always have been.

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Tim Onion's avatar Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social
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Hi! The Onion is bringing back our Writing Fellowship.

The fellowship has produced some of the biggest names in comedy, at The Onion and elsewhere.

It was a casualty private equity. We are reviving it.

The program is six months long and includes health insurance.

jobs.gusto.com/postings/the...

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Tara C. Smith's avatar Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social
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If you haven't read this yet, you should.

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Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan's avatar Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan @elizabethbitmeehan.com
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Remember Tr*mp has promised to eliminate NOAA as a federal agency because of its contributions to evidence of climate change, including providing the public with invaluable tools like this one: www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/

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Premee Mohamed's avatar Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com
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I have a book coming out tomorrow! I do feel this would be more exciting if I didn't also have four other books out this year but like Book day!! Official!! Someone remind me to skeet about it in the morning

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Rebecca Schoenkopf's avatar Rebecca Schoenkopf @wonkette.bsky.social
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Just need to say again, Andre Braugher was a donor and Friend of Wonkette. When I emailed asking him if he were he, he replied, "I am that hilarious dude." We win. FOREVER.

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Jennifer Biddle's avatar Jennifer Biddle @jenbiddle.bsky.social
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I asked Rita Colwell at ASM what pushed her into leadership. She said, paraphrased - well, it was either me or someone who was an idiot. I just bought her book. Idol.

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Tara C. Smith's avatar Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social
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Of course, this would make social media completely unusable for most academics and educators, which is exactly what they want.

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Katharine Hayhoe's avatar Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com
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Trolling + misinformation requires an audience: so when rather than responding, I simply block, they also perceive that as censorship. This latest accusation, for example, claims that, as a university professor, I am a public official and hence shouldn’t be allowed to block anyone on social media.

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Katharine Hayhoe's avatar Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com
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An essential read from the former research manager of Stanford’s Internet Observatory, on how spreaders of misinformation (people who have been deceived) and disinformation (people who know they’re lying) view even *labelling* a post as misinformation as censorship. More … 🧵

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Michael Bazaco's avatar Michael Bazaco @mcbazacophd.bsky.social
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#Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pet Bearded Dragons

#IDsky #EpiSky 🧪

Don’t kiss your lizard. Don’t lick your lizard. Don’t kiss or lick anyone else’s lizard. If you play with any lizard, wash your hands.

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Simon Roux's avatar Simon Roux @simrouxvirus.bsky.social
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In Atlanta for #ASMicrobe. DM open if anyone want to chat ! Also if you have (or are) PhD student(s) looking for postdocs, we have positions now for RNA phage discovery and wastewater phage bioinformatics !

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Kate Starbird's avatar Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social
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This story is horrifying on multiple levels. (1) It very likely cost lives in Philippines and around the world, including here in the US due to diminished trust in vaccines. (2) When democratic govs employ this kind of info operation, they undermine the values and trust that sustain democracies.

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Tara C. Smith's avatar Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social
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I still can't believe he's younger than me.

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STAT's avatar STAT @statnews.bsky.social
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Opinion: Public health agencies, health care systems, and advocacy organizations must work together on rebuilding public understanding of how vaccines improve the human immune system.

www.statnews.com/2024/06/14/t...

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Casey Newton's avatar Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social
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NEWS: After sustained attacks from House Republicans, the Stanford Internet Observatory is being dismantled. A huge blow to academic freedom and our ability to understand platforms and influence operations www.platformer.news/stanford-int...

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Tara C. Smith's avatar Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social
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Oh no, I hadn't seen that news yet.

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I had another bizarre one recently too. Jimmy Kimmel or someone? Why???

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