On Hantavirus: a (non-technical) thread.
Disclaimer: I am a biology PhD, but not virology/epidemiology. Husbandman is a virology PhD. But I’m told I’m good at communicating science, so here’s my take.
#Hantavirus
For months, @NickiJhabvala and I have spoken with most of the key players in an often unbelievable saga: how the Commanders made a deal to return to D.C., and to build a new stadium/mixed use development at the old RFK site. Free to read, in @TheAthletic:
https://t.co/akINhajhgL
Here’s a mad stat…
This century there’s only one club in the 92 football league clubs that hasn’t been able to celebrate anything, no trophy, no promotion, no nothing…
And that club is…..
Everton
NEW: It's now more lucrative to have a losing sports team than a championship team.
We examined the Boston Red Sox to see how private equity and cost cutting invaded sports.
In this era, teams want to sell good players for profit more than they want to have a good season.
NFL won’t let actual players grade the workplace they attend every single day, but they’ll allow a 3rd party “grading” service to display their “rankings” of players on national television every Sunday night…
If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.