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  1. Capitalism’s defenders like to boast that it rewards talent. What capitalism actually rewards is saleability, compliance, stamina, inheritance, and the ability to endure long periods of spiritual self-betrayal without becoming visibly troublesome.

    philosophics.blog/2026/03/08/c

    #philosophy #capitalism #labour #art #employment #artists #culture #Kafka #modernity, #exploitation #creativity #patronage #work #society #politics #enlightenment #civilisation #potential #opportunitycosts #parasites #blog

  2. #safely eradicate #parasites via #gene-drive
    #medical : lice, scabies : #gene_drive
    #lice (body, pubic, head) & #mites (' #scabies ') and #bedbugs have no #natural_predators , it would be fantastically amazing to have a #genedrive to #eradicate the sometimes-lethal insects. Last year, it was widely reported, one on the east coast had died -- was literally eaten alive by a parasite colony in jail. No treatment had been granted, despite repeat complaints. More recently, prisoners in #ice jails, families & children in #Gaza , and held in #Israeli #prisons have reported being deliberately #infected with scabies and lice, suffering horribly. Also #RX #treatment_resistance - much like #antibiotic_resistance w #superbugs - to conventional RX (#antiparasitics ) has skyrocketed: in late 1990s, efficacy was ~97% in USA. But a decade ago by 2016, dropped to ~35%. Today, the identical treatment is prescribed as 30 years ago. Finally, said #drugs = #neurotoxin #nerve_damage . A #genedrive could fix all of that. What is it? A gene edit which makes 100% of all offspring male: no females = inability to #reproduce and it perpetuates every generation so an edited male reproduces w nonedited female and all eggs become male, also carrying the gene-edit.... And eventually the colony depopulates entirely. A very fast & effective cure ..... versus.... a months-long hopeless battle dousing one's body in vinegar, daily, plus numerous other toxins & nerve damage.

  3. Les voyageurs peuvent attraper des #parasites comme les punaises de lit et tiques. Inspectez les lieux et consultez un médecin si besoin. A lire ici --> wp.me/pbyKZP-1alp #JulienMenielle #Biendanstoncorps #pourquoi #médecine #conseils #santé #vacances #corpshumain

  4. We also confirmed the observation made by the Wheelers back in the '60s that Manica parasitica is really "shaky". Maybe this is an "adaptive manipulation" by the parasite?

    #Manica #ants #insects #parasites #sierranevada

  5. 1/2 We (re)rediscovered Manica parasitica in the Sierra Nevada. Originally, this ant species was thought to be a free-loading parasite that uses the nests and brood care of its host Manica bradleyi for its own survival.

    Instead, "Manica parasitica" is tapeworm-infested Manica bradleyi.

    royalsocietypublishing.org/doi

    #Manica #ants #insects #parasites #sierranevada

  6. Ant biologists thought the small, strangely-shaped Manica parasitica from the Sierra Nevada was a social parasite of another ant species, but the truth is even stranger.

    #Ants #Insects #Manica #Parasites

    royalsocietypublishing.org/doi

  7. The prospect of a better treatment for Chagas disease and sleeping sickness blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbit

    #Cyanotriazoles are selective topoisomerase II poisons that rapidly cure trypanosome infections science.org/doi/10.1126/scienc

    "#NeglectedTropicalDiseases caused by #SingleCelled #parasites (#trypanosomatids) include #ChagasDisease, #SleepingSickness & #leishmaniasis. Progress in treatment of these #diseases had been slow, though large chemical library screens are now showing promising results."

  8. (Esp) El poder engendra parásitos. Смерть (Muerte). Viva la anarquía.

    (Eng) #Power #breeds #parasites. Смерть (Death). Live #anarchy.

  9. #LochArkaig #OspreyCam: Live #Webcam - #WoodlandTrust

    What’s going on here this morning? It looks like this crow (or is it a raven?) is on the #osprey #nest while one of the ospreys looks on from nearby. I guess that the interloper is looking for #grubs and #insects to feed on and is thereby serving to clean the nest of #parasites. I presume that’s why its presence is being tolerated.

    woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woo

    #UK #Scotland #Wildlife #Birds