Lauralee Dukeshire (she/her) @LauraleeDukeshire@qoto.org

We knew Covid was associated with diverse self-directed antibodies. But now the link to diverse autoimmune diseases has been established in triplicate

erictopol.substack.com/p/the-heightened…

Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close. - POLITICO

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/04/23/surprising-geography-of-gun-violence-00092413

How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them — ProPublica

https://www.propublica.org/article/cigna-pxdx-medical-health-insurance-rejection-claims

Hello, I’m Dr Kaplan-Myrth, a family doctor in Canada. I also refuse to be an accomplice in the (re)infection of my patients and community. I will do what I can to prevent spread of #COVID19, to educate people about #LongCovid, and to take care of others. How about you? #COVIDisAirborne #MaskUp

I interrupt the general sense of disinformation defeatism and public health gloom to announce that I’m reading the final manuscript today for #BreakingCanadians, co-written by beloved healthcare experts and advocates. Next it goes to production for @utpress fall/winter catalogue!

Today is #YomHaShoah, #HolocaustRemembranceDay. We mourn our families and others who didn’t survive the genocide. 6 million Jews. My grandfather’s 4 sisters (Chana, Devorah, Ethel, Malka), and his parents were all murdered. Photo is one of his murdered sisters. He came to Canada to escape #antisemitism. #NeverAgain

I tried to explain what drove a reporter like me to quit #Twitter (even if it’s temporary) after years and years of thriving on the site.

Looking forward to really seeing what Mastodon has to offer the next few weeks. https://dandiamond.substack.com/p/i-quit-twitter

Elon Musk lost $13 billion in 24 hours on Thursday, and he’s still the world’s second richest person

Don't tell me billionaires can't afford a wealth tax.

TO RECAP:
Elon is giving Twitter blue for free to celebrities who don’t want it and are frantically changing their names to remove it. Oh and he’s also verifying dead celebrities against their will who just want to rest in peace.

Was recently asked which scientific 'myth' I'd like to see banished forever

Obviously, given my field and output, I had to choose 'we only use 10% of our brains'

It's not just a silly thing that leads to shoddy movie plots. It's worse than that

For one thing, the origins of the 'we only use 10% of our brain' notion are unclear. But analysis suggests it came about *at least* a century ago. Believe it or not, our understanding of the brain has improved by orders of magnitude since then

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Meanwhile, inside the box, Schrödinger's cat plans its revenge.

How Shrödinger created Pandora's box.