#reconnectingconsequencestocauses — Public Fediverse posts

This piece is worth a read as it details the actions & aftermath; here’s just one taste. 😱
A real s**t show went down at the American Diabetes Association (ADA)’s meeting - you may have seen the video of the 5 diabetes scientists having their handouts snatched & being manhandled out by beefy police:
“Kahn [lead author of the editorial at the center of the story, and the editor-in-chief of Diabetes Care] pointed out that the events as they unfolded brought his editorial more attention than he ever imagined, with page views shooting up to 76,000 as of Monday afternoon, and a flood of views on social media through various channels.

“"Our goal was to hand out 1,000 copies of those editorials, and if we got 200 people to read them, we were lucky," Kahn told MedPage Today. "By the actions of the ADA, we've actually got millions of people to think about it."”
https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/121657

#StreisandEffect #ADA #consequences #actionAndAftermath #supportForScience #AmericanDiabetesAssociation #Kahn #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

@amyfallon
Yep, I’m with you - spot on analysis: they’re just out to get your ideas without paying anything. Disgusting. Outrageous. Name & shame: let’s let them have some consequences!

#reconnectingConsequencesToCauses #nameAndShame #cheats

@stancarey @ploum @Tupp_ed

A lovely read, beautifully written, reminding us that “the European Web… conquered the world because it was offered as a common good instead of seeking short-term profits.” 🙂
Redefining ‘success’ as contributing to the commons (copyleft) as opposed to privatising:
“Some are proud because they made a lot of money while cutting down a forest. Others are proud because they are planting trees that will produce the oxygen breathed by their grandchildren. What if success was not privatizing resources but instead contributing to the commons, to make it each day better, richer, stronger?

“The choice is ours. We simply need to choose whom we admire. Whom we want to recognize as successful. Whom we aspire to be when we grow up. We need to sing the praises of our true heroes: those who contribute to our commons.”
🙏🏻 so much, for writing this, for sharing it 😁

#copyleft #Commons #commonGood #success #redefiningSuccess #EuropeanWeb #trueHeroes #contributors #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

@GhostOnTheHalfShell
Yes, I thought the same, if you want to know the likely damage from unchecked measles (mortality, morbidity/ death, sickness, add disability - eg deafness): just ask #publicHealth experts, epidemiologists & biostatisticians. It’s not like the world is lacking in relevant experts & knowledge. Perhaps if the US invested a little more time & effort in the World Health Organisation* they wouldn’t ask such dumb questions or show ignorance so proudly. 🤔 This person is one sick puppy. ☹️

*WHO - which the US has now left without paying the $260m it owes - a typical Thump manoeuvre to not pay your bills.

#measles #epidemiology #immunisation #WHO #WorldHealthOrganisation #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

@benlockwood

@DoomsdaysCW
As if the war wasn’t enough, to then be running out of treatment options for wounded soldiers… the situation seems hopeless… but every analysis identifies one or more solutions & this is a textbook write-up of how to find hope & better responses. 🙂
So glad I read it; only concern is what is the situation in Ruzzia (have read elsewhere about rises in all sorts of infectious diseases like HIV etc in Ruzzia & in a world so interconnected can we afford a rogue country so close to many others? Rhetorical question - but facts could be helpful - before they start distributing the measles-infected blankets).

#PublicHealth #ReconnectingConsequencesToCauses #InfectionControl #AntibioticsResistance #WarMedicine #Treatment

@DenisCOVIDinfoguy @auscovid19

This is terrible: in NZ nearly 70% of new COVID cases were reinfections! We must be able to do better than this: Clean &/or filter the air- especially in healthcare, childcare, school situations; get vaccinated; mask up especially inside at mass social gatherings; socialise outside where fresh air is circulating - COVID is airborne!; etc etc - we know what to do, let’s do it!

#COVIDisAirborne #Covid #CovidIsNotOver #publicHealth #precautions #ReconnectingConsequencesToCauses