Bolsonaro filmed a YouTube video outside the presidential palace in Brasilia on Tuesday mocking claims his government’s widely lambasted response to the crisis amounted to intentional mass killing: ‘They called me homophobic, racist, fascist, a torturer and now… what is it now? Now I am… someone who kills a lot of people? Genocidal. Now, I’m genocidal.’ The next day on a visit to the southern city of Chapeco, Bolsonaro didn’t appear to be taking the matter any more seriously and continued to insist on a policy of inaction.
Howard Dean’s racist, genocidal pharma sellout:
Dean works for Dentons, the largest law firm in the world, alongside Newt Gingrich, as a ‘senior advisor’ to the firm’s lobbying arm. “…] Dean published a remarkable op-ed in Barron’s, opposing any measure to permit the world’s poorest countries to manufacture generic versions of the covid vaccines they desperately need.
I don’t disagree: being able to offload repetitive tasks to a program is one of the best things about knowing how to code. However, sometimes problems can’t be solved by automation. If you’re willing to embrace the grind you’ll look like a magician.
I Spent My Life Consenting to Touch I Didn’t Want:
I did not hesitate to assess whether I really wanted to spoon with him. I had no lucid thought about it at all. I simply agreed
Kati Kariko Helped Shield the World From the Coronavirus:
A molecule called pseudouridine in tRNA allowed it to evade the immune response. As it turned out, naturally occurring human mRNA also contains the molecule.
Added to the mRNA made by Dr. Kariko and Dr. Weissman, the molecule did the same — and also made the mRNA much more powerful, directing the synthesis of 10 times as much protein in each cell.
The idea that adding pseudouridine to mRNA protected it from the body’s immune system was a basic scientific discovery with a wide range of thrilling applications. It meant that mRNA could be used to alter the functions of cells without prompting an immune system attack.
Letter from Leslie Knope on Trump’s Election (2016).
Nearly 7 million Americans might not get a COVID-19 vaccine because they don’t know it’s free:
6,900,000 U.S. residents don’t plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19 because they’re mistakenly concerned about the cost of the shot. In reality, the U.S. government is paying for the vaccine, making it free at the point of service to all U.S. residents
The Republican Party’s Loathsome New War on Trans Kids:
A bill filed in North Carolina would require that any government agent — including teachers or any other public school officials — ‘immediately notify, in writing, each of the minor’s parents, guardians, or custodians’ if a minor exhibited ‘gender nonconformity.’ Is that boy’s hair getting a little too long? How are that girl’s jeans cut? If that bill became law, the school would have to write a letter home warning that the child is not displaying the proper gender conformity.
Police Officer Stationed in My High School:
He took me to jail where I sat for hours. My parents were on vacation, there was no one I could call. He then told me I was not under arrest but that he was trying to teach me a lesson.
Tiny Particle’s Wobble Could Upend the Known Laws of Physics.