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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 1w ago

Boosted by @kcarruthers@infosec.exchange

The insidious, fascinating, and utterly infuriating reason that women’s health care is worse than men’s https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/504071/medical-billing-womens-health-outcomes

Vox

The insidious, fascinating, and utterly infuriating reason that women’s health care is worse than men’s

How the medical system literally devalues women’s bodies.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 2w ago

Neener Neener - Scientists Discover a “Fire Amoeba” That Defies Life’s Heat Limit https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-a-fire-amoeba-that-defies-lifes-heat-limit/

scitechdaily.com

Scientists Discover a “Fire Amoeba” That Defies Life’s Heat Limit

A newly identified amoeba from a volcanic region of California is challenging long-held assumptions about how much heat complex cells can withstand.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 2w ago

How Virus-like ‘Jumping Genes’ Became Our Partners in Evolution https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-virus-like-jumping-genes-became-our-partners-in-evolution-20260921/

Quanta Magazine

How Virus-like ‘Jumping Genes’ Became Our Partners in Evolution | Quanta Magazine

Half of our genome is made of transposons — snips of DNA that can move and copy themselves. But they’re more than parasites or genetic junk.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

Ancient Egyptian Princesses Were Trained Warriors, Their Bones Reveal https://scitechdaily.com/ancient-egyptian-princesses-were-trained-warriors-their-bones-reveal/

scitechdaily.com

Ancient Egyptian Princesses Were Trained Warriors, Their Bones Reveal

Strong muscle attachments and healed fractures suggest that royal women could use the weapons buried with them, while also showing that high status did not protect them from hardship.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 1mo ago

Boosted by @kcarruthers@infosec.exchange

US military troops can still be hit by targeted attacks despite disabling ad tracking on their devices — and leaders aren't happy https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/us-military-troops-can-still-be-hit-by-targeted-attacks-despite-disabling-ad-tracking-on-their-devices-and-leaders-arent-happy

TechRadar

US military troops can still be hit by targeted attacks despite disabling ad tracking on their devices — and leaders aren't happy

Government-issued devices are safe

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

The Center of Our Galaxy Is More Like a Raspberry Donut Than We Realized https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-the-first-true-sugar-ever-detected-in-interstellar-space

ScienceAlert

The Center of Our Galaxy Is More Like a Raspberry Donut Than We Realized

The latest discovery in the galactic center strengthens the Milky Way's resemblance to a mouth-watering treat.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

World’s first ammonia-powered ship runs without oil, targets zero-carbon shipping
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/ammonia-powered-ship-hd-hyundai

Interesting Engineering

Ammonia-powered vessel signals major shift in clean shipping tech

World’s first ammonia-powered ship runs without oil, marking a major leap in zero-carbon shipping technology

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

The Price of Staying on Trump’s Good Side https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-price-of-staying-on-trumps-good-side-walmart

thebulwark.com

The Price of Staying on Trump’s Good Side

A classic trick in the Trump playbook: take credit for a company’s sale or investment that was already in the works.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

Smallpox Virus Detected in Inca Remains Came from Europe https://archaeology.org/news/2026/08/03/smallpox-virus-detected-in-inca-remains-came-from-europe/

Archaeology Magazine

News - Smallpox Virus Detected in Inca Remains Came from Europe - Archaeology Magazine

DUBLIN, IRELAND—According to a Live Science report, the earliest known smallpox genomes found in the […]

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

'Phony moderate' closer to losing swing seat than GOP wants to admit: columnist https://www.rawstory.com/mike-lawler-gop-new-york/

Raw Story

'Phony moderate' closer to losing swing seat than GOP wants to admit: columnist

A Republican vying to keep his seat in a swing district is closer to losing it than the GOP would like to admit, according to a columnist.In a Friday article for The Contrarian, Jennifer Rubin wrote that Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), the Trump-endorsed incumbent in the race for New York's 17th congressio...

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

Japanese Conveyor Belt Sushi Chefs Compete at Championship in ‘City of Sushi,’ Kiyakyushu https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/japan-focus/20260627-335070/

japannews.yomiuri.co.jp

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

How did we learn which plants are safe to eat? 2 food scientists explain
https://theconversation.com/how-did-we-learn-which-plants-are-safe-to-eat-2-food-scientists-explain-281869

The Conversation

How did we learn which plants are safe to eat? 2 food scientists explain

You might know to steer clear of green potatoes and rhubarb leaves. That’s because they produce toxins that can make humans sick.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

It's illegal to repair most of our devices. There's a surprising reason for that.
https://www.livescience.com/technology/electronics/todays-bans-on-diy-repairs-of-everything-from-cell-phones-to-tractors-grew-out-of-hollywoods-fear-of-videotaping

Live Science

It's illegal to repair most of our devices. There's a surprising reason for that.

If your phone breaks, it's impossible to fix it yourself. The reason for that lies with a set of laws that emerged decades ago.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

‘AI needs to be disarmed’: Pope Leo sees threat to humanity in technological arms race
https://theconversation.com/ai-needs-to-be-disarmed-pope-leo-sees-threat-to-humanity-in-technological-arms-race-283432

The Conversation

‘AI needs to be disarmed’: Pope Leo sees threat to humanity in technological arms race

In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV has called for much closer regulation of AI technology, particularly in military settings.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

Vatican Official Spills Secrets of MAGA Goons’ ‘Bullying’
https://www.thedailybeast.com/vatican-sources-spill-secrets-of-maga-goons-bullying/

thedailybeast.com

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

Spinach-Based Eye Drops Could Help Treat a Common Eye Condition
https://www.sciencealert.com/spinach-based-eye-drops-could-help-treat-a-common-eye-condition

ScienceAlert

Spinach-Based Eye Drops Could Help Treat a Common Eye Condition

Plants rely on sunlight and photosynthesis to live, and now scientists have adapted the same process for the human eye – potentially unlocking new treatment options for dry eye syndrome, a discomforting condition affecting more than a billion people.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

Country Joe McDonald, Woodstock star and anti-war singer, dies aged 84
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/09/country-joe-mcdonald-woodstock-star-and-anti-war-singer-dies-aged-84

theguardian.com

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

Ranked: CO2 Emissions Per Person by Major Economy
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-co2-per-capita-by-major-economy/

Ranked: Carbon Emissions Per Capita in the World’s 30 Largest Economies

Visual Capitalist

Ranked: Carbon Emissions Per Capita in the World’s 30 Largest Economies

Which countries emit the most CO₂ per person? This ranking of the world’s largest economies reveals a nearly 10x gap in carbon footprints.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Most bizarre magnet is an invisible material that erases its magnetic field
https://interestingengineering.com/science/magnet-without-magnetic-field

interestingengineering.com

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

Germany opens world’s largest power semiconductor fab with massive $5.7B investment https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/germany-largest-power-semiconductor-fab-infineon

Interesting Engineering

Germany opens world's largest power semiconductor fab in Dresden

Infineon Technologies' new Smart Power Fab expands chip manufacturing in Germany with a massive $5.7 billion investment.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

NY Times' annihilates 'weak' Dem Party in gloves-off attack — and issues dire warning https://www.rawstory.com/democrat-graham-platner/

Raw Story

NY Times' annihilates 'weak' Dem Party in gloves-off attack — and issues dire warning

The New York Times's editorial board put the Democratic Party square in its sights with a devastating critique of its lack of direction — and a bleak warning of what it will achieve.The newspaper's editors were tackling the sensational implosion of Maine candidate Graham Platner's campaign after he ...

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

Scientists Ranked 258 Spider Species by Speed. The Fastest Can Outrun You https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-fastest-spider-has-been-identified-and-it-can-can-outrun-a-human

ScienceAlert

Scientists Ranked 258 Spider Species by Speed. The Fastest Can Outrun You

If you already find spiders creepy enough, you might want to stop reading here.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

Ancient seas get a new T. rex as massive mosasaur emerges from Texas fossils
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-ancient-seas-rex-massive-mosasaur.html

phys.org

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

'Tom Homan can shove it': NY lawmakers send defiant message with new ICE restrictions
https://www.rawstory.com/tom-homan-2676928380/

Raw Story

'Tom Homan can shove it': NY lawmakers send defiant message with new ICE restrictions

New York lawmakers want the Trump administration to know they're not scared as they doubled down on restrictions for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a new report. "Tom Homan can shove it," Democratic New York state Sen. Andrew Gounardes told reporters in reference to Trump's ...

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

A 5,500-Year-Old Skeleton Reveals the Deep Origins of Syphilis
https://scitechdaily.com/a-5500-year-old-skeleton-reveals-the-deep-origins-of-syphilis/

scitechdaily.com

A 5,500-Year-Old Skeleton Reveals the Deep Origins of Syphilis

Scientists have uncovered the oldest known genome of the bacterium responsible for syphilis, revealing a previously unknown lineage that existed thousands of years ago in the Americas.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

Hegseth escalates his military purge https://www.salon.com/2026/06/27/hegseth-escalates-his-military-purge/

Salon.com

Hegseth escalates his military purge

NATO's top American general is out — while Donald Trump tries to buy the military's loyalty

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

Japan Set to Secure 100% Alternative Crude Oil Supply by July https://newsonjapan.com/article/149614.php

News On Japan

Japan Set to Secure 100% Alternative Crude Oil Supply by July

Japan is expected to achieve a 100% alternative crude oil procurement rate by July, following government efforts to diversify import sources in response to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, government officials said.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Only antimatter provides the energy we need for interstellar travel
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/antimatter-energy-interstellar-travel/

bigthink.com

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social U Huh. Kinda predicts itself. Every word after "Florida" just falls into place.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

Crypto platform Drift suspends services after millions stolen in security incident
https://therecord.media/drift-crypto-heist-solana-hacker

therecord.media

Crypto platform Drift suspends services after millions stolen in security incident

Security experts believe hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency were stolen from decentralized finance platform Drift on Wednesday after the site confirmed it was experiencing a cyberattack.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

Scientists Discover New Way To Freeze and Revive Living Brain Tissue
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-new-way-to-freeze-and-revive-living-brain-tissue/

scitechdaily.com

Scientists Discover New Way To Freeze and Revive Living Brain Tissue

Scientists have taken a major step toward safely freezing and reviving brain tissue by preventing the microscopic damage normally caused by ice crystals.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

Ming Dynasty Surgeons Used Poison as an Anesthetic, Ancient Tools Reveal
https://www.sciencealert.com/ming-dynasty-surgeons-used-poison-as-an-anesthetic-ancient-tools-reveal

ScienceAlert

Ming Dynasty Surgeons Used Poison as an Anesthetic, Ancient Tools Reveal

Traces of red material crusted on ancient surgical tools may not be a record of pain, but rather the absence thereof.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

Social media as bad for young people as smoking, top doctors say
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y7r9gqp6jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Starmer vows to act on social media after meeting bereaved parents

bbc.com

Starmer vows to act on social media after meeting bereaved parents

Some parents believe whether the government will take strong enough action remains to be seen.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

US military says it has launched new strikes on southern Iran
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzzn4y1n8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

US launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats

bbc.com

US launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats

US Central Command says the strikes were taken in "self-defence", while Iran reports it downed a US drone that entered its airspace.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

‘Stupid On Stilts’: GOP Senator Destroys Trump’s 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-senator-rips-trump-anti-weaponization-fund_n_6a0f8bd5e4b084c012e4d32d

HuffPost

‘Stupid On Stilts’: GOP Senator Destroys Trump’s 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) called the fund "the definition of tyranny."

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

Congressman Ro Khanna says enabling 'genocide in Gaza' cost the Democrats the 2024 election
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/may/21/donald-trump-ballroom-reconciliation-bill-republicans-democrats-war-powers-iran-epa-ai-latest-news-updates

theguardian.com

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

Japanese teacher with cerebral palsy finally becomes homeroom teacher
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260521/p2g/00m/0na/030000c

mainichi.jp

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Pakistan's Persian national anthem
https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=73439&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pakistans-persian-national-anthem

languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Norwegian Man Cured of HIV by His Brother’s Stem Cells
https://singularityhub.com/2026/04/17/norwegian-man-cured-of-hiv-by-his-brothers-stem-cells/

SingularityHub

Norwegian Man Cured of HIV by His Brother's Stem Cells

Fewer than 10 people worldwide have eradicated the virus with stem cells. But this case was special—no one knew his brother's cells carried a protective mutation until transplant day.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@wdormann@infosec.exchange One pack of smokes and no duct tape? Time for restocking.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

Could We Have Been Wrong About Fish Oil and Brain Health? New Study Raises Major Questions https://scitechdaily.com/could-we-have-been-wrong-about-fish-oil-and-brain-health-new-study-raises-major-questions/

scitechdaily.com

Could We Have Been Wrong About Fish Oil and Brain Health? New Study Raises Major Questions

Fish oil supplements delivered omega-3s to the brain, but a new study found that was not enough to improve cognitive health in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain https://theconversation.com/taxi-drivers-rarely-die-of-alzheimers-how-complex-mental-maps-and-spatial-reasoning-protect-your-brain-286650

The Conversation

Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain

Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

US FDA Issues Recall Of Boston Scientific Heart Devices
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/us-fda-issues-recall-boston-scientific-heart-devices-2026a1000ex7?src=rss

medscape.com

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

What really holds China and Russia together
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8kpkjkl0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

bbc.com

What really holds China and Russia together

The relationship endures despite a power imbalance, with both sides recognising that it is too important to fail.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

Tropical cyclones give rise to unique type of heat wave in Japan
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-tropical-cyclones-unique-japan.html

phys.org

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

We analysed the TikTok history of 142 men. Here’s what it taught us about the manosphere
https://theconversation.com/we-analysed-the-tiktok-history-of-142-men-heres-what-it-taught-us-about-the-manosphere-282156

The Conversation

We analysed the TikTok history of 142 men. Here’s what it taught us about the manosphere

Three videos, three very different messages about masculinity and health. New research shows this is how the manosphere finds young men.

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

GOP cancels key vote to save Trump from a staggering rebuke: report
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2676928514/

rawstory.com

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

Why Trump’s Favorite Shoe Company Is Fighting the White House (w/ Thomas Florsheim Jr.)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/why-trumps-favorite-shoe-company

thebulwark.com

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Matt Willemsen @mattotcha@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

Why Trump’s Favorite Shoe Company Is Fighting the White House (w/ Thomas Florsheim Jr.)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/why-trumps-favorite-shoe-company

thebulwark.com

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