Everyone understands that insurance companies denying life insurance (not disability insurance, ~life~ insurance) to people with LC means they believe people w covid sequelae (10-20% of the pop and rising) are at increased risk of dying young, right? K, just so we’re all clear.
I know Twitter sucks but it's not 2009 anymore; we're no longer naive to the fact that apps like this and Instagram and TikTok exist to harvest and sell your personal information. Who still rushes to sign up for the newest iteration of THAT experience?
Great illustration of the current temperature spike relative to the trend since the end of the last ice age. It shows just how alarming the recent trend is due to human-caused heating. One note: due to some progress in slowing emissions, consensus does not expect 4C warming but…
Little astrophysics whiplash this morning — start with "The universe is humming with gravitational waves from supermassive black holes", then suddenly shift gears to "We can see the plane of the Milky Way glowing in neutrinos" 🤯 What a time for science!!
"I am not angry because the submarine was badly-made. I am angry because I live in a vastly larger pressure vessel being managed and maintained by the exact same people."
"a perfect microcosm of the problem with everything right now."
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One year ago, the Supreme Court made the outrageous decision to overturn Roe, deny tens of millions of women the right to make their own reproductive choices, and interfere with lifesaving medical care. It's time for Congress to codify Roe and make abortion safe and legal again.
This is absolutely bananas.
There is NOTHING like this on the instrumental record. Its likely impact is probably immeasurable.
But is it leading our news bulletins & on newspaper front pages?
Nope.