WHO seeks Russia’s test results
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The World Health Organization urged Russia to disclose test results after a Siberian anti-plague laboratory worker died, while Moscow said she had pneumonia and contacts tested negative.
Russia’s Silence on Possible Plague Outbreak Stokes Fears of a Cover-Up www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
Russia’s Silence on Possible Plague Outbreak Stokes Fears of a Cover-Up
As rumors spread about a possible plague outbreak in Siberia, the Kremlin turned to a familiar playbook: offering little information about potential bad news.
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Russia’s Silence on Possible Plague Outbreak Stokes Fears of a Cover-Up www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
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Russia plague outbreak: Epidemic risk is low, says WHO buff.ly/DsGEy9R
Russia plague outbreak: Epidemic risk is low, says WHO
buff.ly
October 8, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Russia plague outbreak: Epidemic risk is low, says WHO buff.ly/DsGEy9R
Really delighted to see this symposium on the Greatest of All plagues in the European Journal of Political Theory. It's an honor to have such insightful and generous commentators.
October 8, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Really delighted to see this symposium on the Greatest of All plagues in the European Journal of Political Theory. It's an honor to have such insightful and generous commentators.
#Chernobyl and #COVID lessons seem to have not been learned in Brussels
The European Commission is stepping up pressure on Russia to share "timely, precise" details about the suspected plague case in Siberia "as soon as possible".
Here's the latest.
Here's the latest.
EU presses Russia for more details on suspected plague case
Pressure mounts on Moscow to explain the suspected plague case in Siberia, which has put health authorities on edge. Brussels is calling on Moscow to come clean "as soon as possible". #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
October 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
#Chernobyl and #COVID lessons seem to have not been learned in Brussels
Top human and AI forecasters are super-skeptical about the threat from the Siberian plague incident (~1% chance of 1000 deaths worldwide in the next year) www.astralcodexten.com/p/top-foreca...
Top Forecasters On The Plague
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www.astralcodexten.com
October 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Top human and AI forecasters are super-skeptical about the threat from the Siberian plague incident (~1% chance of 1000 deaths worldwide in the next year) www.astralcodexten.com/p/top-foreca...
horrific
⚡️ At least 12 dead after Russian glide bomb strikes Kramatorsk bus stop.
"Russia comes to the Ukrainian land with death," Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said.
"Russia comes to the Ukrainian land with death," Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said.
At least 12 dead after Russian glide bomb strikes Kramatorsk bus stop
"Russia comes to the Ukrainian land with death," Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said.
kyivindependent.com
October 8, 2026 at 9:26 AM
horrific
Reposted by Henry Jones
RFK Jr.'s NIH reportedly kept sending money to a Russian institute tied to the plague lab at the center of an outbreak, despite Biden's order to end these partnerships. Fuckface is calling Putin about it now. Why the hell was this still being funded, and what else is?
RFK Jr. Reportedly Sent Nearly $800K to Research Project Linked to Russian Plague Lab
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reportedly overseen nearly $800,000 in federal funding for a research project involving a Russian laboratory with ties to the Siberian facility at the center...
www.mediaite.com
October 8, 2026 at 11:45 AM
RFK Jr.'s NIH reportedly kept sending money to a Russian institute tied to the plague lab at the center of an outbreak, despite Biden's order to end these partnerships. Fuckface is calling Putin about it now. Why the hell was this still being funded, and what else is?
by Henry Jones
RFKjr is such a GD parasite.
86 this MF.
86 this MF.
October 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
RFKjr is such a GD parasite.
86 this MF.
86 this MF.
Reposted by Lesley A. Hall, Nicole Guenther Discenza
This new CNN piece by @jechristensen23.bsky.social has good, up-to-date info on plague: www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/h.... A good start if you need to catch up. Remember: plague's global distribution has already been well-known. There is no evidence that anything about the disease has changed recently.
Pneumonic plague, by the numbers | CNN
From 2019 to 2025, 10 countries reported almost 4,000 suspected human plague cases and 423 deaths. Health officials say the current risk to the public “appears to be low.”
www.cnn.com
October 8, 2026 at 6:43 AM
This new CNN piece by @jechristensen23.bsky.social has good, up-to-date info on plague: www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/h.... A good start if you need to catch up. Remember: plague's global distribution has already been well-known. There is no evidence that anything about the disease has changed recently.
Reposted by Marini Marini
The European Commission is stepping up pressure on Russia to share "timely, precise" details about the suspected plague case in Siberia "as soon as possible".
Here's the latest.
Here's the latest.
EU presses Russia for more details on suspected plague case
Pressure mounts on Moscow to explain the suspected plague case in Siberia, which has put health authorities on edge. Brussels is calling on Moscow to come clean "as soon as possible". #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
October 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The European Commission is stepping up pressure on Russia to share "timely, precise" details about the suspected plague case in Siberia "as soon as possible".
Here's the latest.
Here's the latest.