Favorites September 9th 2021

Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Interesting that people who regularly attend NFL games say they're more likely to attend games with a vaccine requirement, more so than in the population overall. I'd guess this partly reflects socioeconomic status (games are $$$; most high-income people are vaccinated).

Morning Consult @MorningConsult

Typical NFL Game Attendees Largely Prefer Vaccine Requirements for Fans https://t.co/h5SRaRSAWs via @AlexMSilverman https://t.co/5LaFi4kJaQ

Everyone loves vaccine mandates!

Kim-Mai Cutler @kimmaicutler

This is the funniest shit. A socialist who campaigned on social housing arguing against converting a hotel into homeless housing because of Japanese internment. This is state seizure of a boutique hotel from a $11B publicly traded company for affordable housing! https://t.co/FkaiSSofIV

Dean Preston @DeanPreston

Japantown has endured a painful history of racist state-imposed decisions that left a legacy of distrust. From internment to redevelopment, we need to recognize that making decisions for, instead of with, the J-town community can reopen generational wounds. This cannot be ignored

Preston is… not serious about getting more homes for people. The DSA is attacking him on this (he claims he’s aligned with them).

Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH @ashishkjha

We could examine cases but might be affected by testing (CA does more!) So lets focus on deaths per capita Here are daily deaths in CA, FL They track closely from April through mid-July Then, FL took off while CA rose slowly Now, per capita, FL has 6 times daily deaths of CA

Florida's case counts are down, but like clockwork, here are the deaths from their massive case spike.

Alec Stapp @AlecStapp

The four most important charts in science & technology (note: all y-axes are log scale)

Optimism!

Meg Tirrell @megtirrell

Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel, in company’s R&D day this AM, says the co expects first clinical trial data on its quadrivalent seasonal flu vaccine candidate very soon; expects Moderna to be first to market w Covid-flu-RSV combo shot

That's what I'm talkin' about!! Aww yissss

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

New: President Biden will sign an executive order today requiring all federal workers to be vaccinated, with no option of being regularly tested instead, according to a source familiar with the plans. W/ @Kevinliptakcnn

That's not all, he's also requiring employers of over 100 people to mandate vaccines or weekly testing. (A page from the NFL's book: testing so onerous that it's basically a vaccine mandate)

Heather Knight @hknightsf

A year ago today, the sun never came up in San Francisco. The skies remained dark orange all day, a scary sign of climate change in an already apocalyptic year. Remembering Orange Sky Day on this anniversary and hoping our leaders act more strongly to address our #ClimateCrisis.

That photo takes me back. My clearest memory is the blade runner music overlay video.

Eli Dourado @elidourado

mRNA cancer therapy works (in mice). fiercebiotech.com/research/biont… Original paper: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… “Nineteen of 20 mice treated with the four-component mixture had complete tumor regression.” Human trial now recruiting:

clinicaltrials.govA First-in-Human Dose Escalation and Expansion Study to Evaluate Intratumoral Administration of SAR441000 as Monotherapy and in Combination…A First-in-Human Dose Escalation and Expansion Study to Evaluate Intratumoral Administration of SAR441000 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Cemiplimab in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors - Full Text View.

But wait! there’s more: a vaccine against cancer! (Well, mouse cancer at least) (strictly speaking, just an excellent treatment, not a vaccine)

Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary

The longest straw you can drink from on Earth is ~ 10.3 m (33.8 ft) long

Noah Smith 🐇 @Noahpinion

What if it's a bendy straw tho

Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary

The longest straw you can drink from on Earth is ~ 10.3 m (33.8 ft) long https://t.co/c5rKu7Ibv8

Inquiring minds want to know, (especially toddlers)

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