A series of molecular docking studies (modeling of biological actions by computer) indicate that plain old cheap old perfectly-safe old RIBOFLAVIN inhibits critical #SARS_CoV2#proteases -- thus acting as potential #antiviral compound.
By analogy: viral protease inhibitors are the basis of anti-#HIV#ART (anti-retroviral therapy) - drugs used widely to maintain disease-free, #AIDS-free life, albeit at a cost: $25-50K per year. Plus headache, nausea, diarrhea, fatigue, and a dozen other crappy side effects.
Nov 13, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Dig this: an attempt to systematically mine social media posts for #longcovid drug repurposing leads! Good idea. For at least hypothesis-generation (and sometimes more), data IS the plural of anecdote.
If the people lead, the "leaders" will follow? Maybe. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
And what were the most-commonly mentioned substances?
1 antihistamines
2 famotidine
3 magnesium
4 vitamins NOS
5 steroids
6 melatonin
... also aspirin, niacin, vitamin D, beta-blockers, ivermectin, etc.
Sep 1, 2022 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
Good chart to study: cost per MWh of #energy. Grey and orange balls are wind and solar; dark grey is gas; black is coal. Economic advantage of #renewables in most countries is stunning.
Source: linkedin.com/posts/michael-…
snippet:
"figure 1.7 [shows] how large the benefit is by looking at the weighted average country #LCOE for #solar#PV and #windpower deployed in 2021 compared to what we thought the marginal generation cost would be for fossil fuels in 2022.
Jul 12, 2022 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
@calebmaupin This has nothing to do w/"degrowth policies", about which you are ignorant.
The immediate cause of Sri Lanka's food problem was the sudden abolition of nitrate fertilizer use -- an idiotic move advocated by no intelligent person, and certainly not by any degrowth intellectual.
@calebmaupin If Sri Lanka wished to *REDUCE* (not abolish) use of N fertilizers, fine, good idea. Reduce them by 10-20%/year increments while watching yields and other results carefully, and while introducing compensatory measures (e.g. legume cycles for N fixation) so as to avoid trouble.
@pslweb
Poor take from the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL).
1 They write of "absolutely essential health measures like fully vaccinating the entire population", ignoring the glaring fact that the PRC completely abolished covid in 2020 without a vaccine.
Dec 9, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
The GREEN PARTY endorses vaccine mandates!
Read their statement. It is telling that it is littered with signal phrases that indicate the writers have very little knowledge, and never bothered to study in depth (or perhaps even at all) before drafting it.
Example:
"vaccines...protect our most vulnerable, such as children"
This is one place where vaccine hesitancy (minimally!) is well justified; for the risk, it would be crazy to mass-vaccinate children. Total all-time covid deaths, ages 5-11: **94**. cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/…
Dec 8, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Dear @ChrisLynnHedges:
Your famous remark - “We live in a nation where doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, govs destroy freedom, media destroys information, religion destroys morals, and banks destroy the economy" - needs an update.
With the covid clusterfuck we have seen how:
-- Scientists destroy science
-- Pro-vaxxers foster anti-vax-ism
-- Public health authorities foster public ill-health
-- Human rights leaders deny human rights
-- Leftists enthusiastically advocate fascist policies
Dec 1, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Really good interview. Paul Kingsnorth puts his finger on the deeper issues underlying the current covid wars. If you don't have time to listen to the whole thing, might I suggest listening to:
1: Kingsnorth's opening statement, 1:30-7:00
2: Key bottom lines, 27:30-30:30
