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It is difficult for me to sympathize with such an odious and cynical man, who dedicated himself to low-brow propaganda while using his free speech to fight for the elimination of the rights and lives of so many.
His hypocrisy and cynicism were astounding. Deeply partisan, he stopped speaking out against the Epstein human trafficking / blackmail ring once Trump's involvement became undeniable. He actively fought to bring about the terrors of America today.
Shocking video. Evil man. Dark times.
They ban vaccines, make food unaffordable, and are making the earth more uninhabitable. But none of that is "violence" in their minds — because they are RIGHTEOUS, and you are not fully human in their eyes
Charlie Kirk —who denied Gaza was being starved, wanted to eliminate all transgender people, and pushed for dis-integrating American society based on race and sex + instituting a theocracy (with low taxes, of course) — was shot and killed today.
The people who decided food for USAID should rot and millions should starve from SUDDEN food supply disruptions, do not consider themselves violent. The people placing purposefully "dysfunctional" AI in charge of healthcare do not consider themselves violent. The people calling for genocidal crusades & apartheid do not consider themselves violent. The people stripping women of rights with the goal of forcing them into the kitchen under a man's thumb don't think domestic violence is a real crime.
As global warming leads more fungi to adapt to living at temperatures found in the human body, it is thought that fungal infections may become more pervasive
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11034633/
Developing mycoviral therapy technology now will help protect us & our food systems in this changing world
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773078625000196
Ecological approaches to health are critical for the prevention of future crises. By developing technologies to protect our food system, we can accelerate their development for humans
Fungal infections can be incredibly difficult to treat, in part because they're difficult to target with current therapies — fungi are more molecularly similar to animals than bacteria are, so small-molecule therapies which do not harm the animal host are difficult to come by. That said, mycoviruses are viruses which DO target fungi. These viruses have potential therapeutic uses in humans and agriculture, just like bacteriophages.
While mRNA technology can rapidly respond to developing threats, prevention is far more effective & efficient. Additionally, maintaining capacity for defense purposes is not feasible when you consider the scale and diversity of potential biological attacks — effective strategic competition requires POSITIVE engagement, not simple aggression which threatens to pull us into an escalatory race to the bottom.
Bring back USAID. It boosts national security & is moral.
Integrative approaches to public health will be critical going forward. One must view human health and immunity holistically: when America pulls back from our campaigns against pathogens like Tuberculosis in the global south, we create a space in which dangerous evolutionary developments can occur. We're ALL better off for eliminating polio around the world. That pathogen can no longer evolve & change & tax our society in so so many ways.
Bacteriophages can be a critical part of a holistic strategy for sustainable development. More generally, agroecology is necessary for continued human thriving.
Holistic approaches to human health are also necessary to avoid disruptive crises such as COVID. While I would love everyone to become vegan and eliminate the environmental & health costs imposed by our system of factory farming, embracing holistic approaches can limit risks & enhance health technology.
New medical technology can be more easily developed in a veterinary context, while still advancing human health goals. That said, there are paths forward to bring phage therapies to humans, allowing us to better deal with challenging bacterial pathogens.
https://gmr.scholasticahq.com/article/117696-a-way-forward-for-phage-therapy-in-the-united-states
mRNA therapies are now being developed for veterinary uses, which greatly benefits and accelerates the field. That said, bacteriophages can also be used to deliver vaccines / antigens:
Phage therapies are incredibly promising. By embracing bacteriophages in veterinary settings, we can limit the development of antibiotic resistance and even treat resistant infections.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377840125001282
Bacteriophages also have excellent potential when it comes to protecting crops, allowing us to continue minimizing labor w/ monocultures
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9820149/
The FDA allows phage therapies for animals and plants, but these biologics are not yet approved in humans