Catherine Clase @cmclase@qoto.org

@mike_johansen @bijans yeah - leading to shortages for DM 😕 https://apple.news/AJaDiM9FNQBSYp2Kq4DlEdw
All good so far - are there any second order effects we should be looking at?
@ChristosArgyrop

@mike_johansen will Wegovy/Ozempic or GLP1RAs break the Lipitor/statins blockbuster records ?

Out for an afternoon stroll on the Thames footpath in London. I’m eagerly awaiting my West End stage debut at the Charing Cross Theatre less than two weeks from now!

If you’re in London Jan-Apr, be sure to come see me in Allegiance! https://Allegiancemusical.com

Pay attention to who they’re giving a platform to over at Fox News. Listen to their hateful, dehumanizing rhetoric. Then speak out against it forcefully.

Who are the #epidemiologists and infectious disease #modellers on Mastodon?
Will update this list as I come across them & if you “favourite” or “boost” this toot you will be updated every time there is an addition.
This helps create an “Epidemiology/Modellers” list on mastodon to browse their focused stream.
List so far:
@famulare
@enenbee
@aetiology
@DrZoeHyde
@dgbassani
@doxy_cycling
@adamjkucharski
@dgurdasani1
@epiellie
@mlipsitch
@deonandan
@seabbs
#epidemiology #epidemiologist

According to the news
the state of the virus
over there
is very worrisome
according to the news
the state of the virus
over here
is only worrisome
to holdouts and alarmists.

Those choosing (and for many — not all, but many — it IS a choice) to live in the heavily subsidized suburbs are NOT ALSO entitled to free-flow car traffic capacity (aka an “easy car commute”) into the city at the expense of the taxes, health, safety & quality of life of city-dwellers.
HT #IanLockwood cartoon
#Sprawl #SuburbanSprawl #traffic #cars #city #driving #commuting #transportation #cities

Like Malcolm X, Nina Simone was a passionate activist and dedicated to the Black liberation struggle. She posed in this photo very intentionally as an homage to Malcolm. 🖤🙏🏿 #BlackFriday #BlackMastodon #Mastodon

In case you needed another reminder, it’s absolutely CRITICAL, as we strive to achieve so-called “better cars,” that we make EVERY strategic action/effort at the same time (or even BEFORE/proactively) to ensure that we are achieving FEWER cars, LESS driving, more inviting transpo alternatives & better communities/cities!

#ElectricVehicles #EVs #Cities #urbanism #car #transportation #mobility #cars #ElectricCars

writing malware that will infect a Kindle and replace all the books with ads for mexican beer. that's right, a novel corona virus

Tara Moriarty has released The Dec 21-Dec 27 Canadian COVID Forecast:

SEVERE: BC, NB, NL, PEI
VERY HIGH: CAN, ON, QC, SK
HIGH: AB, NS
ELEVATED: MB
MODERATE: North

"The scores have become more volatile in the last week. We usually see this at start of new waves, when some provinces are still seeing some numbers coming down quite low compared to earlier periods, but there are starting to be spikes in other variables, especially waste water."

Full thread here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1605921061178118147.html

#MaskUp

Let's test my Mastodon network.

If you're a grad student (MA or PhD) at NYU who wants to help local journalism surivive, and who might want to take a course with me... this is a heads up.

Spring semester, my students and I have a nifty project planned with a local news startup in NYC. We are looking to add people to the project from different discplines. Tech, data, design, city planning, NY politics, local life.

Forward If you know someone at NYU who should know. My email is on my profile.

King rejects cut-price coronation in favour of ‘glorious pomp and pageantry’

Oblivious to the state of the country. What gives him the right to waste time and money on his own glorification at our expense? I’ve had enough of it.

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/king-rejects-cut-price-coronation-in-favour-of-glorious-pomp-and-pageantry-340929/

How much air backwash are you inhaling from others? A CO₂ meter will tell you! Here is how to determine the rebreathed fraction of air.
#COVIDCO2 #ventilation

Someone asked why we don’t have our blinds open, as is the #Chanukah tradition, with menorahs in the window. This is #Ottawa today, #Canada today. As the recipient of multiple #antisemitic death threats, it isn’t safe to indicate that our home is Jewish. Let that #hate sink in.

Molnupiravir flops (no diff in death or hospitalization in high risk vaccinated peeps)

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02597-1/full text

Self reported recovery better - but open label caveat

#Introduction

I'm a sociologist at Cornell exploring religion, gender, sexualities, politics, public opinion, and social change.

I have intense and varying interests including reading, board games, computer games, music, basketball, weightlifting, hiking, collecting things, and making things.

I'm still figuring things out here and welcome tips and suggestions.

This is my introduction post. I don’t know how this thing works yet but hope it’s a life-raft to escape Twitter.

I’m a sociologist at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I specialize in disasters, environment, cities, and the sociology of science. Looking for people to follow in those areas.