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Notices by Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)

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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 07-May-2025 09:57:44 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    The US Director of National Intelligence isn't very intelligent and you can bet the people working for her are extremely aware of this.

    https://www.wired.com/story/tulsi-gabbard-dni-weak-password/

    In conversation about 3 days ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 03-May-2025 13:48:43 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    A Kiwi named Steven Adams just dominated an NBA playoff game and I thought he was new but he's been playing for over a decade lol.

    Me - not really an NBA fan I just watch it.

    #Sports

    In conversation about 7 days ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Sunday, 27-Apr-2025 12:46:57 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag
    in reply to
    • Dr. Matt Lee is at hireme.fyi

    @mattl I haven't been on the job market for a while but why would a recruiter need that info?

    In conversation about 13 days ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 19-Apr-2025 08:53:30 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    Sen. Van Hollen posts picture on bluesky sitting at a table with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and this message: "I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return."

    https://bsky.app/profile/vanhollen.senate.gov/post/3ln2gcpf6js2m

    #USpol

    In conversation about 21 days ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink

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      Senator Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov)
      from Senator Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov)
      I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 19-Apr-2025 08:53:04 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    I like to take photos of the landscapes & wildlife here on Kauai, so here's Hawaiian monk #seal H92 (they're all tagged). About 1400 of these seals exist today & NOAA has done a great job increasing their numbers of late. They dig these face trenches in the sand to cool off but it's a good metaphor for a lot of things these days. #photography #animals #mammals #Hawaii #beach #ocean

    In conversation about 21 days ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink

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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 19-Apr-2025 08:48:24 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    My relative who votes straight GOP every election in North Dakota has spent decades inspecting meat for USDA.

    There goes his job....

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-food-safety-inspections-plans/

    In conversation about 21 days ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Friday, 18-Apr-2025 04:59:39 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    An NBA player (Damian Lillard, Milwaukee Bucks) has been cleared to play just 3 weeks after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis, a blood clot in his leg. This is a remarkable timeline (months of treatment with blood thinners is typical) and I'm sure many physicians are skeptical about him being OK to play.

    #sports #NBA #medicine

    https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44718151/sources-damian-lillard-cleared-deep-vein-thrombosis-blood-thinning-meds

    In conversation about 22 days ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink

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      Sources: Lillard taken off blood-thinning meds
      Bucks star Damian Lillard has been cleared of his deep vein thrombosis and is no longer on blood-thinning medication, sources told ESPN.
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 10-Apr-2025 08:30:03 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    For people still wearing N95s and the like: The federal office that ensured masks met the N95 or KN95 standards has been destroyed. So any masks sold in the US could well be counterfeit or inadequate.

    https://www.ems1.com/public-health/hhs-cuts-eliminate-niosh-respirator-certification-staff

    In conversation about a month ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Apr-2025 15:10:09 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    Welp #measles has returned to #Hawaii.

    Watching civilization slam the stick shift into reverse is fun.

    https://health.hawaii.gov/news/newsroom/measles-case-confirmed-in-child-on-o%CA%BBahu-doh-notifies-public-of-measles-exposure-locations/#:~:text=HONOLULU%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Hawai%CA%BBi%20Department

    In conversation about a month ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink

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      MEASLES CASE CONFIRMED IN CHILD ON OʻAHU — DOH NOTIFIES PUBLIC OF MEASLES EXPOSURE LOCATIONS
      from Kristen
      HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) State Laboratories Division last night confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated child under 5 years of age on Oʻahu. The DOH is investigating the case to identify those who might have been exposed and is working with them to prevent the spread of disease. The […]
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Sunday, 06-Apr-2025 05:04:42 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    Finished migrating my stuff off of Google drive and onto pCloud, based in Switzerland. Not as many features, sure, but lower price per GB and one less gross Google tentacle in my life.

    pCloud automates Google photos migration so that part was easy.

    In conversation about a month ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Friday, 04-Apr-2025 09:48:59 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    @erininthemorning.com Fund managers:

    In conversation about a month ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink

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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Apr-2025 08:41:23 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    Sen. #Booker now decrying cuts to NIH funding, repeating the oft-cited statistic that $1 in basic biomedical research funding leads to $5 in economic gains.

    Compares the decimation of US research to Chinese cultural revolution.

    #USpol

    In conversation about a month ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Apr-2025 08:40:20 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    Applause in the Senate as Sen. Schumer tells Sen. Booker he now has the longest filibuster in US history, besting a racist shitbag.

    #USpol

    In conversation about a month ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Monday, 24-Mar-2025 08:58:41 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    The US Men's National Team just lost to Canada. Lol. 👍👎

    #sports

    In conversation about 2 months ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 05:17:08 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    Hmmm....my financial institution is making me call them to short #Tesla. Won't let me do it electronically. Fuck that.

    In conversation about 2 months ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 05:17:06 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag
    in reply to
    • Paul Cantrell
    • Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified:

    @adamshostack @inthehands Oh yeah I was trying to buy TSLQ and Citibank is making me call....

    In conversation about 2 months ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Friday, 21-Mar-2025 04:50:01 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    On a day when a volcano resumed erupting, we get news that the Hawaii Volcano Observatory - relied on by residents of Hawaii Island to stay safe from lava and vog - will have its HQ closed by Elon fucking Musk.

    https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/03/hawaiian-volcano-observatory-is-being-evicted-amid-federal-cuts/

    In conversation about 2 months ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Mar-2025 08:48:54 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag
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    • Heidi Li Feldman

    @heidilifeldman Wonder what the judge does when they inevitably shirk the orders.

    In conversation about 2 months ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Monday, 10-Feb-2025 01:14:15 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag

    I get so incensed at all of the security theater for fucking banks, medical providers and the like when these monopolistic corporations are constantly hemorrhaging our data.

    Oh, the burden is on me to jump through these hoops..make new passwords... type in fucking 12 digit 2-factor codes...endless catpchas....& when THEIR TERRIBLE FUCKING SECURITY leads to terabytes of personal data getting posted for LULZ & profit, I will get $22, which was my share of the Equifax settlement.

    #rant

    In conversation about 3 months ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Feb-2025 11:13:48 JST Brian Vastag Brian Vastag
    in reply to
    • Chris Trottier

    @atomicpoet In Nov. '22 I saw many people on the fediverse tell journalists to leave and several servers de-federated from journo.host. Journalists who tried it here took the hint and most did leave as far as I can tell.

    In conversation about 3 months ago from sciencemastodon.com permalink
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    Occasional science reporter at The Washington Post and elsewhere. Disabled by complex chronic post-viral illness. Living on #Kauai #Hawaii. Sometimes SCUBA diver.

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