In our animated short we highlight the potential of #wastewater surveillance as an early warning system for infectious disease transmission. This short explains why wastewater monitoring matters, how it works, & what we stand to lose if funding’s eliminated. 📺 ⤵️ youtu.be/gwmCvjTtX04

Viktor Orban accomplished so much of what the Trump movement wants to accomplish here he ruled for 16 years and rewrote the rules in his favor and still, they threw him out and you know what? they did it by voting don’t let anyone tell you voting doesn’t matter

"Tonight we ask all of you to join with us in choosing hope over fear, democracy over authoritarianism, the rule of law over lawlessness, ethics over unrivaled corruption, resistance over complacency, truth over lies, unity over division, and peace over war.” —Bruce Springsteen, 4-9-26

Checks and balances, and following federal law: drrubin.substack.com/p/a-federal-...

Voter fraud in the USA is 0.00000013% There is absolutely no need for the SAVE Act. The SAVE Act is designed to disenfranchise women and minorities from voting. That is the intent of the Republicans in Congress. Who are coming on TV to push for this Act knowingly lying about it to Americans!

It’s only March, but it looks like another bad year for #measles. Cases have spiked past 2,000 last year and are on track to surpass that number this year. Learn More on the ongoing US measles outbreaks from our Director @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social & researcher @andyuhlig.bsky.social

I put together a guide to the best tools for verifying images, spotting deepfakes, checking claims, and seeing past media bias. Most are free. With AI making fakes cheaper & faster than ever, knowing how to check things yourself has never been more important!

When our military is fighting a war Americans don't want, secret police are kidnapping and killing our neighbors, and the regime is working overtime to suppress the vote in the midterm elections, silence isn't an option. No Kings Day on March 28 has to be big, loud, and inescapable. Please join us.

The U.S. Senate must be clear: no war with Iran.

I'm a volunteer tutor for Reading Partners, which staffs school site and regional support with Americorps workers. I'm grateful for continued funding so we can all keep helping elementary students who are behind grade level improve their reading skills. www.facebook.com/100064862161...

Someone posted this YouTube of Peter, Paul and Mary singing Light One Candle. It's a beautiful Hanukkah song and one for all who pursue justice and equity for all. youtu.be/h1cRXgDFiSs?...

SARS-CoV-2 is NOT just like a cold nor like influenza. docs.google.com/document/d/e...

"Weakening a proven preventive measure doesn’t reduce intervention; it guarantees more invasive, more costly, and more tragic interventions down the line." open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/...

"Ultimately, saying yes to the Hep B birth dose isn’t just about protection today. It’s about safeguarding their future from an infection you might not be otherwise able to see or avoid, but could cause lifelong liver damage and cancer." fromthescienceclass.substack.com/p/i-almost-d...

A poem about 6-7 rattle.com/teaching-the...

@utterrunacy.bsky.social In a post about underrated or favorite cartoons, I remembered this one. And thought you'd also enjoy it.

Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools

This is what I've been trying to remember how to say, risk pooling! Giving us our money back to individually spend doesn't help us support one another to deal with medical catastrophes. Universal healthcare through taxes and making all healthcare nonprofit, while eliminating greedy middle men, does.

I have noticed that so-called moderate Democrats sound a lot like Republicans did 20-30 years ago. The international organization that ranks political parties has long said both US parties have drifted right over the years, towards fascism. (Top right quadrant of their graph)

If you haven't already gotten your Fall vaccinations for influenza, COVID-19 and RSV (if needed) then now it's a great time to get them!

I'm so glad because my ME/CFS and fibromyalgia flared yesterday, so I was unable to attend the protest near my city today. My husband was going to take me, and sit on a camping chair while I sat in my wheelchair. My signs:

The stakes are high and the time is now. Trump's militarized crackdown on dissent is a threat to our very democracy. October 18 we stand against authoritarian overreach and we send a LOUD message: #NoKings app.sosha.ai/s/UZMsCT3n

"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda How quick we forget.

About this Florida vaccine story: When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough. We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated. “Oh, they’d have died.”

If you have trouble holding your phone or device, try this! a.co/d/2cpqtGU

The essential lesson from these studies is, "The effectiveness of a face mask does depend not only on what kind of face mask you are wearing and how you wear it but also how many people around you are wearing face masks. www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...