2023-03-15

Afternoon roundup.

 SCIENCE: PSYCHOLOGY VOLUNTEERS ARE A SELF-SELECTED POPULATION.
https://www.sciencealert.com/psych-studies-attract-a-certain-kind-of-volunteer-which-could-be-skewing-results
Has this revelation only just now dawned upon the scientific community? Izabela Kaźmierczak and colleagues, authors of a Warsaw-based study write: "In our studies, we have shown that those who have more personality pathologies are more drawn to studies where they can express their trauma and may be simply more likely to volunteer for studies."

UGANDA: BUTEBO LEADERS BLAME HEALTH MINISTRY FOR MALARIA DEATHS.
https://allafrica.com/stories/202303150665.html
Butebo District Woman MP Agnes Amede stated that many people go from one health center to another because "The government last stocked medicine in November 2022."

ISRAEL: NETANYAHU HEADS TO BERLIN, IRAN ON THE AGENDA.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/368778
Netanyahu is to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and is expected to push for stronger EU sanctions against Iran. It was recently disclosed that Iran has enriched uranium to 84% purity, not far from the 90% which constitutes weapons-grade uranium.

PORTLAND: TRI-MET MAX TRAINS OFTEN DELAYED BY DRUG USE.
https://thepostmillennial.com/portlands-trimet-commuter-trains-face-repeated-delays-due-to-passenger-drug-use-on-board-report
Between November 16 and 30, 29 of 30 "passenger issue" incidents involved a passenger smoking or suspected of smoking illicit drugs. Each incident requires the passengers to exit the train for 15 minutes while the car airs out.

ANTI-SEMITISM: NEW JERSEY MAN ARRESTED AFTER THREATENING FLORIDA SHERIFF.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/368773/
Richard Golden, 38, was arrested at his condo in South Brunswick, New Jersey, following threats posted online directed at Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood. Chitwood had denounced an anti-Semitic group active in the Daytona area.