Susie Concilio 😷 Ph.D. in Virology & Gene Therapy

Ph.D. virologist, artist, democracy stan, SPN fan, Imagine Dragons fiend, animal lover, and the sanest lunatic you've ever met. MN proud since 2014.

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

There is no such thing as “conservative-based” science. If you are not doing evidence-based science, you are making up fairy tales. https://t.co/lNl8Jpi2J5

[Northeast Tennessee Weather @netnwx]

"Dolly" is the next in line to be assigned to a storm this Atlantic hurricane season. We join everyone else in the weather community to ask that it be immediately retired.

[NWS Nashville @NWSNashville]

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."

We're working just a little harder at our 9 to 5 today. This forecast is for you, Dolly.

[Franco Manuel Tascón @FrancoMTascon]

Decir que el feminismo "destruyó" la familia es admitir que la "familia tradicional" dependía de que las mujeres obedecieran, callaran y sacrificaran su libertad por sostenerla.

[LPC @landpalestine]

Our Hero.  Peter Parker aka William Nicholas Love!!!
Our neighborhood Spider-Man 

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

23 US states/territories have COVlD outbreaks. You can use this promo code to get 20% off FlowFlex rapid tests.

That's the test my family uses and that I give to patients and staff because it has >98% sensitivity. (link in next Tweet)

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

I mentioned how the CDC is juking their COVlD map & level categories to make everything seem lower. This 3-min video explains it.

It's at a half-million views across social media, high for a stats PPT. Please get the word out to news outlets.

🧵10/11
https://t.co/nzNZbYuC5L

[Samonator65 @samonator65]

@NWSMemphis @gavinweather “Goofball size hail” and 400 mph storms. Unique weather happening at NWS Memphis

[cutiepia @cutiepia8395]

Feminism didn't teach me to hate men.
It taught me not to prioritise them above myself and apparently many men experience that as hate.

[The Wild North @TheWildNorthTV]

🚨 Our northern MN economy already provides 17,000 tourism jobs based on a clean, accessible BWCA wilderness. $1.1 billion in economic impact. The risk posed to the pristine environment & the jobs that depend on it are not remotely outweighed by the 750 jobs created by this mine.

[tern @1goodtern]

The best time to not catch Covid is ever.

The next best time is again.

[Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz]

You *did* hear it from me bc I've been reporting on this. A lot of ppl seem to think Flock is the only ALPR out there. You guys can rip down all the cameras u want (Flock gets paid every time u do that btw), but unless u pass PRIVACY LAWS nothing will change except the vendors!

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

The following foods have now been recalled:

—Frozen blueberries, possible E. coli contamination
—Iceberg lettuce, possible Cyclospora contamination
—Shell eggs, Salmonella contamination
—Mixed berries, possible E. coli contamination
—Pistachio nut butter, Salmonella contamination
—Green powder supplements, Salmonella contamination
—Jalapeño-containing dips, salsa and guacamole products, Salmonella contamination
—Soup kits, Listeria contamination
—Salad dressings, Salmonella contamination
—Granola, Salmonella contamination
—Dog food, Salmonella contamination
—Jalapeño peppers, Salmonella contamination
—Pizza cheese bread products, Salmonella contamination (July)
—Dried herring fish, Botulism risk (July)
—Requeson cheese, Listeria contamination (July)
—Soft ricotta cheese, Listeria contamination (July)
—Infant formula, Botulism risk (July)
—Multiple cheese varieties, Listeria contamination (July)
—Cottage cheese and ricotta products, Listeria contamination (July)
—Organic moringa capsules and powder, Salmonella contamination (July)
—Smoked whole herring, Botulism risk (June)
—Enoki mushrooms, Listeria contamination (June)
 —Parmesan ranch seasoning, Salmonella contamination (June)
 —Cheese and garlic croutons, Salmonella contamination (June)
 —Tahina, Salmonella contamination (June)
—Specialty beverages, Salmonella contamination (June)
—Multiple green superfood supplements, Salmonella contamination (June)
—Powdered beverage mixes, Salmonella contamination (May)
—Infant formula, Bacillus cereus toxin contamination (May)
—Potato chips, Salmonella contamination (May)
—Pork rinds and seasoning products, Salmonella contamination (May)
—Snack mixes, Salmonella contamination (May)
—Sour cream and onion cheese curds, Salmonella contamination (May)
—Flavored popcorn seasoning, Salmonella contamination (May)
—Coleslaw products, microorganism growth risk (May)
—Pita chips, Salmonella contamination (May)
—Chocolate bars, Salmonella contamination (May)
—White cheddar seasoning, Salmonella contamination (May)
—Kippered herring, Botulism risk (May)
—Peeled garlic, Botulism risk (April)
—Raw milk cheddar cheese, E. coli contamination (April)
—Brain tonic supplements, Botulism risk (April)
—Dried croaker fish, risk of harmful bacteria and toxins (March)
—Salmon products, Listeria contamination (March)
—Cream cheese and tofu spreads, Listeria contamination (March)
—Chicken dog treats, Salmonella contamination (March)
—Yellowfin tuna, Clostridium botulinum contamination (February)
—Organic chia seeds, Salmonella contamination (February)
—Green superfood supplements, Salmonella contamination (February)
—Tamales, potential Listeria contamination (January)
—Shrimp paste, lead contamination risk (January)
—Chocolate bars, Salmonella contamination (January)
—Sea Moss Gel Superfood, Botulism risk (January)
—Cheese products, potential Listeria contamination (January)

[Outbreak Updates @outbreakupdates]

Civilization occasionally becomes prosperous enough to mistake the disappearance of a problem for proof that the solution was unnecessary.

The invoice usually arrives later.

[Jake Johnson @JakeJohnsonMN]

We need a moratorium on data centers. I’ve heard about it at town hall after town hall, and we need to stop them from raising our electric bills, gobbling up our farmland, and extracting profits to tech billionaires.

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

🚨BREAKING 🦠
On Friday, the US CDC arbitrarily shifted higher COVlD levels into lower categories depicted with cooler colors.

Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low."

🔹2 states/territories artificially shifted from High to Moderate (MS, GU)
🔹5 shifted from Moderate to Low (CA, TX, AK, WA, NV)
🔹4 shifted from Low to Very Low (AZ, AR, LA, NC)

During intense surges, states will rarely get classified as Very High anymore. Presently, transmission is rising across the US, with a 75% chance of a wave, but states will be depicted in blue (Very Low) much longer, making communities less prepared. #Bluewashing

Normally, when the CDC makes a methodology change, they flag it prominently on each of their COVlD monitoring pages. This time, there was no alert and no explanation. Major changes were confined to COVlD, not Influenza A, and not RSV. The questionable change was made in the middle of rising transmission across most of the country; 15 states already have COVlD outbreaks, and others may soon join the ranks. These are serious ethics concerns that warrant investigative journalism.

These issues are aggravated by delayed reporting at High/Very High monitoring sites. Sites with 1-week reporting delays get excluded when the CDC calculates current levels. For example, only 16% of the sites online in Texas (3 of 19) report High/Very High levels, but 90% of those with a 1-week reporting delay (18 of 20) have High/Very High levels, leading the state to get classified as "Low" when really High. These issues snowball and can easily push a state down 1-2 categories when experiencing significant COVlD outbreaks.

The good news is that the individual wastewater monitoring site data are still valid. The bad news is that the CDC maps and level descriptions will now mislead the casual user. Think: "Good data, bad use of data." At PMC, we told you that if there was any funny business at the CDC, we would warn you right away. We diagnosed the issue immediately and will still report accurate COVlD information.

Expect further national news coverage this week. Journalists are welcome to reach out.

[Plague Poems @PlaguePoems]

If you
are in the path
of the solar eclipse
stay safe:
wear proper eyewear.

If you
are in the path
of salmonella or cyclospora
stay safe:
avoid tainted food.

If you
are in the path
of Covid
stay safe:
wear a mask.

The paths
are dangerous
so please
stay safe.

[ThePOTSPostman @ThePOTSPostman]

I genuinely cannot believe we are still publishing articles like this. This is exactly the kind of article that pisses chronically ill people off.

I’m so tired of seeing disabling medical conditions get reduced to nothing by people who know nothing about complex chronic conditions.

Yes, everyone will experience dizziness at some point in their life.
Everyone on this planet gets tired, and many know what a racing heart feels like.

That is not remotely the same as standing up and having your heart rate shoot to 150-170bpm.

It’s not the same as nearly passing out, having exercise intolerance, cognitive dysfunction, post exertional crashes, or chronic pain.

Severity matters. Frequency matters. The actual physiological response matters.

And then saying “it can be unclear whether you really have one of these illnesses.”

There are diagnostic criteria for these illnesses. Other causes are supposed to be ruled out first!

People aren’t getting diagnosed with POTS because they told their doctor “my heart races.”
They aren’t diagnosed with hEDS because they are a little flexible.

Can people misdiagnose themselves from a tik tok or Instagram reel? Yes.

Can doctors get diagnoses wrong? Yes.

But using that as your basis and insinuating an entire generation of young chronically ill women basically convinced themselves they were disabled is insulting.

I’m so tired of actual illness constantly being watered down to “well everyone experiences that.”

Not like this they fucking don’t.

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