CHAOS ERUPTS AT CDC CDC Director Susan Monarez has been ousted after RFK Jr. demanded she change her policy on the COVID vaccine. Top officials from the Vaccine Unit, Zoonotic Division, and the Chief Medical Officer are resigning, per reports. Horrifying news for public health.

Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state. That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress: Sit back and do absolutely nothing.

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We already had a packed house and fantastic evening of talks last night. So don't miss out on tomorrow the Wednesday 21st Pint of Science event in Maynooth!! This event is free and open to all. See details & tickets below pintofscience.ie/events/Mayno... @pintofscienceie.bsky.social #pint25

Join us in Maynooth next week for a fun series of talks on everything from justice, bacteria and the cosmos! See details below

🧠 #Pint25 Maynooth: 2 Nights of Amazing Science! 🌟 Explore the tiniest bacteria to vast space & social systems at Newtown Inn, 19 & 21 May, 19:00-21:00. Get FREE tickets: pintofscience.ie #SciComm #Maynooth2025

This is interesting! I would love to see an objective exploration into whether orange cats are actually dumber than other cats, because I suspect it is mostly the result of internet-fueled confirmation bias and not an actual shared trait. gizmodo.com/orange-you-g...

Currently, respiratory virus activity is low in the EU/EEA. #Influenza & #RSV have decreased to low levels in most countries. #SARSCoV2 remains low, but it is important to remain vigilant for potential increases. More information on erviss.org #RespiratoryDiseases #Epidemiology #Flu #IDsky #EpiSky

Do you live in or near Maynooth? Are you interested in science? Do you want to be a part of a free annual global science event? Then come along to Pint of Science May 19 and 21 in Maynooth See details here: pintofscience.ie/events/Mayno... @pintofscienceie.bsky.social @pintsworld.bsky.social

📢 Interesting paper alert (short thread): A phylogenetic analysis of bat sarbecoviruses reveals the closest known ancestors of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 were circulating in horseshoe bats less than a decade before their emergence in humans. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Do you live in or near Maynooth? Are you interested in science? Do you want to be a part of a free annual global science event? Then come along to Pint of Science May 19 and 21 in Maynooth See details here: pintofscience.ie/events/Mayno... @pintofscienceie.bsky.social @pintsworld.bsky.social

Who’s wearing the wrong shit now

🎟️ #Pint25 Tickets Available Now! 🎉 Join us 19-21 May for 164 speakers, 50 events, and science fun across 9 Irish cities! Grab your FREE tickets: pintofscience.ie/locations/ Hurry, spaces are limited! #SciComm #Ireland

🎉 Celebrating #Pint25 Volunteers Across Ireland! 🎉 Meet the dedicated volunteers in Dundalk, Sligo, Maynooth, Limerick, & Mullingar! Join us 19-21 May for engaging science events, talks, and connections. Thank you! 🌟 @carinabrehony.bsky.social @rabbitcomplex.bsky.social @k8duffy.bsky.social

Time to post the real story of Easter from Shane Daniel Byrne again 😂 #easter

Incredible that this is not @theonion.com

This is literally eugenics

📣ESCMID is now on Threads & BlueSky! 🧵🦋 Keep up w/ #ESCMID activities all year 🫠 Help build our ID community & follow us on our newest platforms! By doing so, you will be entered to win cool prizes at #ESCMIDGlobal 2025 & beyond. ✨ Campaign ends today! #IDSky #clinmicro #campaign #day4 #giveaway

Genetic data giant 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong? https://go.nature.com/4iDBili

Today is World TB day. Ireland is making important strides towards eradicating TB, but the disease remains a public health challenge globally. #worldTBday #TB #Tuberculosis

New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH. No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts. And no indication how long the pause will last. With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.

Trump’s White House just withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health Organization. This shameful embrace of science denial puts the entire world at greater risk of climate catastrophe and deadly pandemics.

Back on the grind tomorrow

BIGSdb v1.50.1 has been released. This adds support for Neighbour-Joining trees in GrapeTree. Full release notes at github.com/kjolley/BIGS...

'How's that on a scale of medieval misogyny?' Ian Hislop tells Andrew Marr that Elon Musk is 'riddled with contradictions'.

#Flu, #RSV and #COVID19 are all on the increase in Ireland and flu is likely to peak over the Christmas holidays. We've updated COVID-19, flu & RSV data in the Respiratory Virus Notification Data Hub. Explore the hub at respiratoryvirus.hpsc.ie

State of SARS-CoV-2 evolution (Nov. 2024).

California's State of Emergency declaration comes after the CDC confirmed the first severe case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the US.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a State of Emergency due to concerns over bird flu infections across the US.

President Higgins today hosted a credential ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin for the Ambassador of Italy, H.E. Nicola Faganello, and Ambassador of the State of Palestine, H.E. Jilan Abdaljamid

It might be a day or two — or potentially longer — before health officials in DRC can determine what is the cause of an outbreak in a remote part of the country where 382 cases, 79 of them fatal, have been reported. Samples had to be transported >500 km for testing. www.statnews.com/2024/12/05/m...

LIFE HACK: Answer your phone "Hello you're on the air" and 99% of the time people will just hang up.

🇮🇪 Best teller outfit ever. #irishelection #ge24

Today’s poem is dedicated to all those who have taken it upon themselves to correct the grammar or spelling in my poems over the last few weeks. It’s called ‘Pedents’.

New bioinformatics postdoc position in our lab! @ineosoxford.bsky.social; @oxfordbiology.bsky.social; @dunnschool.bsky.social my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

BIGSdb v1.49.1 has been released. This version improves the layout of user registration and admin pages, and provides the option to export LIN code prefixes of specified length in the Export plugin. BIGSdb powers the databases on pubmlst.org and bigsdb.pasteur.fr. github.com/kjolley/BIGS...

Job Fairy Our MRC UK-China AMR project DETECTIVE-II needs a post doc. Please reach out if you are interested edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Cat's Paw Nebula 🐈 Cosmic cat leaves it's pawprint on the canvas of the cosmos

Well they say a picture is worth a thousand words, this is spot on. Do not obey in advance!

Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.

#JustPublished! ECDC: wastewater #poliovirus detections in the EU call for continued strong surveillance and high vaccination coverage rates. Read full statement: bit.ly/49fIyQ9 #Polio #cVDPV2

If you want to really stick it to Elon, thou shalt completely stop posting on X.

UKHSA hiring a Deputy Director of Modelling: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

Thanksgiving traffic jam, County Galway

“Most orange cats are boys, a quirk of feline genetics that also explains why almost all calicos and tortoiseshells are girls.” I had no idea… 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...