@alijla2021 on twitter

Via Scott Long. I've uploaded my entire library of books on Palestine/Israel to the cloud, in digital form so you can access them. It's a little over 1700 books, a lot of them good and important, some of them historical or political curiosities. Nearly all are in English, I'm afraid. You can download any that interest you individually, or the whole library (about 13 GB). feel free to share https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/18u9KYo3MvRpyI0SDqD2AzseTvuSn3S8T?

@johntimaeus@sysad.ninja I would not suggest that involved parties would participate. My vision would be for the models that come out of the think tank would be rationale and would be based on facts, history, and religious "requirements". But you are correct, the most affected parties might not want to implement the modeled solution.

Why can't we form an international think tank of brilliant minds in all fields (data, technology, theology, science, military) along with AI and ML experts to model solutions to the Middle East conflict?
What other areas of expertise would we need for this think tank?
#Mastodon, #Hamasaki, #Palestinian, #Israel

"This is where you wind up when you view this conflict in monochrome, as a clash of right v wrong. Israeli novelist and peace activist Amos Oz was never wiser than when he described the Israel/Palestine conflict as something infinitely more tragic: a clash of right v right. Two peoples with deep wounds, howling with grief, fated to share the same small piece of land.

So, this is not a football game. There are no winners – only never-ending loss."

Jonathan Freedland

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/27/tragedy-israel-palestine-conflict-horror

My whole political position right now is, don't kill innocents. Don't kill children.

Don't kill them!! not with assault rifles, not in retaliation, not with bombs, not with lousy public health policy.

Do not kill them, just do not do it! Can we all just get behind this one thing.

#Israel had been telling the world since Oct 7 that they are going into #Gaza and are going to destroy #Hamas. Why is anyone surprised they are doing just that?

New paper on Masks:

Some claim scientific studies show masks don’t work, or that surgical masks are as good as N95s. Just released paper shows this claim is false. Masks work, and N95 respirators give a much higher benefit than surgical masks.

The controversy about N95 respirator and mask efficacy is based on claims that studies (RCTs and meta-analyses) have no observed effect. Our paper shows these claims result from the use of incorrect mathematical equations.

#covid @whn

“It just blossomed into way more than I ever could have expected.”

What started small has become a national movement: free food at sites throughout U.S. cities., including several in #Texas. But these 'Love Fridges' could also cut down on waste and emissions. From our friends at @grist: https://www.texasobserver.org/community-fridge-free-food-environment/

#news #environment #pollution #poverty #inequality #COVID19 #food #ClimateChange

Predators targeting people with Long Covid with unproven stem cell treatments, charging up to $25,000. Nearly half of the 60 clinics identified are operating in the United States https://cell.com/stem-cell-reports/fulltext/S2213-6711(23)00374-0

#FDA is planning a major reorganization of the Office of Regulatory Affairs, precipitated by the #Reagan-Udall Foundation report that suggested the 2022 powdered infant formula was due in part to the design of the Agency. The shortage was caused by the shuttering of one Abbott plant in Michigan.
#Fdafoodregulations
This will impact #pharmaceuticals too.

#FDA is signaling

How long do children with Covid have culturable virus shedding?
"Our findings suggest that current policies requiring isolation for 5 days after a positive test might be appropriate"
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2810939

@pitmutt so you are talking with me on my Federated timeline?

@wolfgangcramer @petersuber @sabrinaschalz@fediscience.org
Thank you for engaging! I see your point, and will not give #Musk money (won't buy a Tesla even though Tesla has given a lot of job training and jobs in my city)
But I think it is dangerous for us that care to not listen to people when they tell us who they are (ie #Hitler, #Trump). On social, as opposed to mainstream media, people tell us exactly who they are and, more importantly, what they are going to do.
It is a tough decision for me.

@LaureM @mike that is disappointing 😞

@raiaren Thanks!

@SarahBreau thanks!

@adritheonly thanks! I am working on that.

@Wikisteff @brembs thanks for feedback

@Vash I am finding out that it is not easy.