Scientists turn mosquitoes ‘into a vaccination tool’ to immunise bats against rabies

The insects are being designed to spread vaccines instead of disease 1/2

==Of course scientists thinks this a good idea, the same thing they did with Covid.)

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Mosquitoes typically spread disease, rather than prevent it, but Chinese scientists have proposed using the insects as an unlikely vector to deliver vaccines to bats.

In a study published in Science Advances journal, researchers designed mosquitoes which carry an immunisation for rabies and Nipah viruses within their saliva. This is transferred when bats eat insects, or the insects feed on the bats.

The proposal would solve a question many have grappled with: how do you vaccinate a flying mammal, which often roosts in caves in with millions of others, without exposing yourself to the diseases they carry?

Some consider this an important circle to square because bats host a wide range of dangerous pathogens – from Nipah and rabies to Ebola and some coronaviruses.As people encroach on their habitats, there are concerns that diseases are increasingly jumping into people and livestock. Vaccination could help to reduce transmission risk.

“Directly targeting bats, the natural reservoirs of these viruses, is crucial to preventing spillover events and mitigating public health risks,” the authors wrote in the paper, adding that traditional approaches have largely failed.

Experimental vaccines tested on captive bats haven’t worked effectively in wild populations, whileculling the mammals – which is practised in some regions to control rabies – has backfired. The disruption to colonies and the harm to ecosystems, plus the need for people to be in close contact with the bats to kill them, has instead increased virus transmission.

The Chinese research team created a vaccine based on a weakened version of vesicular somatitis virus (VSV), which can infect both insects and mammals and is already used in an approved Ebola vaccine made by Merck.

They then designed two innovative delivery methods to vaccinate bats against Nipah and rabies – which have fatality rates of up to 75 per cent and nearly 100 per cent, respectively.

In one route, researchers fed the Aedes aegypti mosquito blood containing the vaccine, which replicates inside the insect’s salivary glands. This means it is transferred when the insect bites the bat, or the bat eats the insects.

In experiments in the laboratory, both bats and mice exposed to the sterilised vaccine-carrying mosquitoes developed neutralising antibodies against both diseases.

The researchers also conducted a challenge trial for rabies – all of the animals exposed to the virus survived the lethal infection.They could not replicate this for Nipah as they did not have access to a high-level biosecurity laboratory, but said that the antibody levels in the vaccinated animals were similar.

https://archive.is/zwZyE#selection-3457.2-3523.182

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“We want to turn the mosquito into a vaccination tool,” Aihua Zheng, a virologist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and co-author of the report, told NPR. “I’m pretty excited with these result[s].”==

But he added that the “real work is complicated”, and the mosquito approach would not work everywhere. So the team also designed a second oral vaccination route: saline drinking stations, with traps that release a salty mist to attract bats.

In the lab,both the mice and the bats that consumed this solution – laced with vaccine – also developed neutralising antibodies.

“These results demonstrate a flexible, ecology-informed vaccination platform for immunising wild bats, offering a scalable strategy to reduce zoonotic spillover risk while supporting bat conservation,” the authors wrote.

But while other researchers welcomed the innovative science, many are not convinced it could be adopted or funded in the current geopolitical context. Releasing vaccine-carrying mosquitoes would demand extensive regulatory approval and environmental safety assessments.

Others havesuggested that not enough is known about bat immune systems to analyse whether the antibody levels achieved would provide long-term immunity, or prevent the virus from shedding – if bats were not ill but were infected, they may still be capable of transmitting pathogens to people and animals.

Still others argued that the problem at the core of the solution has been misdiagnosed.

“Technically, it’s very innovative and impressive, no doubt about that,” Prof Dr Edward Holmes, an evolutionary biologist and virologist at the University of Sydney, told The Telegraph. “My main issue is that there are just so many bat viruses, at such high prevalence, and with such dynamic transmission that I have doubts that it could ever work in nature.

He added: “Also, I strongly argue that the real issue is not bats, which have had these viruses from aeons – in reality very few transmit directly [to] humans. But the way humans have disrupted bat habitats and massively increased zoonotic risk, through fur farms and the wildlife trade. Lower tech solutions… would have more impact.”

https://archive.is/zwZyE#selection-3457.2-3523.182

>>24404947 Tennessee Congressman Claims NASA Is ‘Lying’ About UFOs, Is Hiding Classified FilesPN

1 year ago

“We’re gonna learn some things” about UFOs: Rep. Tim Burchett | NewsNation Prime

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., will be one of the House members at Wednesday’s Oversight Committee hearing on UFO/UAP. He tells “NewsNation Prime” that “we’re gonna learn some things.”He also believes that President-elect Trump wants “total disclosure” about the phenomenon.

4:33

https://youtu.be/o5yTxlHGtnY

>>24405191, >>24405200 Araghchi condemns Netanyahu's blasphemous remarks against Jesus ChristPN

Bibi video attached

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has strongly denounced the recent blasphemous remarks against Jesus Christ by the Israeli regime’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

"For a man so reliant on goodwill of Christians in the United States,Netanyahu's open disdain for Jesus Christ (PBUH) is remarkable," Araghchi said on Friday on X.

=Netanyahu’s unbridled praise for Genghis Khan, "the worst slaughterer our region has ever seen, also fits with his current status as a wanted war criminal=," the top Iranian diplomat added.

During a televised address on Thursday, Netanyahu lauded those who disobeyed the path of Jesus and instead committed crimes.

"Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis Khan. Because if you are strong enough, ruthless enough, powerful enough, evil will overcome good. Aggression will overcome moderation," Netanyahu said.

The clip of Netanyahu's remark went viral, withmany interpreting the comments as blasphemous and anti-Christian.

Condemnations also poured in from some netizens, saying the commentsexposed Netanyahu’s anti-Christian stance.

“This is one of the most disgusting anti-Christian comments I’ve heard from a world leader. Just another example of Netanyahu exposing his anti-Christian beliefs. And many Christians will again choose to ignore it,” one user said.

==“Netanyahu thinks Genghis Khan Jesus Christ. Why is it always OK to say anti-Christian things?”==said another.

“Is there any more proof this guy is pure evil and anti-Christian?” wrote another.

Nathanyahu and his right-wing ministers, who represent an apartheid and genocidal regime, are notorious for committing crimes against Muslims and Christians alike in Gaza and across the occupied West Bank.

In addition to that, the Israeli regime forces keep storming and torching the Christian and Muslims' sacred sites across the occupied land on a daily basis.

Netanyahu’s remarks come as US President Donald Trump, along with the Israeli regime, launched a coordinated, unprovoked and reckless war of aggression against Iran.

Critics maintain that Trump had been drawn into this war by the Zionist lobby to watch Israeli interests in the region.

Billions of dollars of American taxpayers, who are mostly Christians, have so far been wasted in the ongoing aggression.

https://x.com/araghchi/status/2034947858395254873?s=20

Seyed Abbas Araghchi

@araghchi

For a man so reliant on goodwill of Christians in the United States, Netanyahu's open disdain for Jesus Christ (PBUH) is remarkable.

His unbridled praise for Djingis Khan, the worst slaughterer our region has ever seen, also fits with his current status as a wanted war criminal.

6:59 AM · Mar 20, 2026

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/20/765610/Araghchi-condemns-Netanyahu-s-blasphemous-remarks-against-Jesus-Christ

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Basically Bibi and Israel leadership consider the U.S. PDJT, Admin etc are stupid because we are a Christian nation and they always suck us in. His hatred is very clear.

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Bibi is admitting you have to be evil and ruthless enough to overcome good, so he admits everything in that statement.

He believes Jesus could never win, and being evil and ruthless enough, is the way to win. That one statement is hideous, and shows he and his leaders hate America and especially our faith. That admission is truth that Israel will do anything to win, and they embrace what he says.

It’s pretty shocking, did he realize what he was really saying? Our country has been manipulated for decades, it’s time to stop protecting these criminals.

>>24405394 DNI Tulsi Gabbard Confirms SEIZURE of Puerto Rico Voting MachinesPN

The Dems are freaked because Serbia whistleblowers told all they knew and it was many countries involved in stealing 2020, manipulating a lot of machines.Remember the graph of how many countries were transferring votes around the world and sent to America we saw many times after 2020.

Her answer when asked if the DNI took other countries voting machines, which is an admission there were other countries involved in stealing the 2020 election.(why ask that question?)

Notice her answer:Not to my knowledge, which a way of not saying yes or no. The Dems are trapped and we know they are by that answer. After all she can’t remember everything! KEK

Tulsi is well trained!

https://www.fvap.gov/uploads/FVAP/Reports/FVAP-VoterBrief_211105_v1a.pdf

2 former FBI agents say they were fired over their roles in Trump 2020 election probe

Politics Mar 20, 2026 3:03 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) —Two agents fired from the FBI last year said in a federal lawsuit Thursday that they were terminated "solely" because of their participation in an investigation into President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

The two agents, identified as John Doe 1 and John Doe 2 in the lawsuit,are part of a broader group of employees fired over the past year for their role in the election investigation known as Arctic Frost. Their lawsuit is the latest in a series of court challenges to a personnel purge under FBI Director Kash Patelthat has targeted agents who either contributed to investigations of the Republican president or were perceived as out of step with the administration's agenda.

The agents say they were abruptly terminated last fall despite spotless disciplinary records and "exemplary" ratings on performance reviews. Both say they were given no explanation but that the terminationscame soon after Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who along with other Trump allies has asserted that Arctic Frost was politically motivated, released unredacted Justice Department documents related to the investigation that exposed one of the agents' names.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, seeks reinstatement and a court declaration that the terminations were unlawful.

"Plaintiffs' terminations were unlawful because they were based on a perception that Plaintiffs were not political supporters of President Trump," the lawsuit states. "Political support for President Trump is not a legal or appropriate requirement for the effective performance of Plaintiffs' respective roles within the FBI. Accordingly, perceived lack of political support for President Trump is an impermissible basis for termination of Plaintiffs' FBI employment."

The FBI declined to comment.

One of the fired agents in the lawsuit saidhe was about to go trick-or-treating with his children last Halloween when he was summoned to the FBI's Washington field, (oh what an awful sob story) where he worked, and given a termination notice. Days later, the other agent, described in the lawsuit as either the only case agent or the most senior case agent on active local public corruption cases, was similarly summoned and told that, he, too, was being fired.

"In Arctic Frost, as in all other investigations to which they were assigned, Plaintiffs fully adhered to DOJ policies and procedures, including applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and executed their law enforcement duties without bias or political motive," the lawsuit says.

One of thetwo fired agents joined the FBI more than 20 years ago, specialized in white-collar, public corruption and fraud cases and received a Medal of Excellence for his performance, the lawsuit says.The other agent graduated from the FBI Academy in 2018 and at the time of his firingwas working on public corruption cases and had directly briefed Patel on a particular investigation.

The agents were assigned for a time to a supporting, rather than leading, role in the investigation into Trump's efforts to remain in power following his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

One of the agents' lawyers, Margaret Donovan, said in a statement that Patel went back on a promise not to fire agents based on the cases they were assigned. She said her clients "were among the Bureau's finest, and they deserve better." Added another of their lawyers, Elizabeth Tulis: "These agents did exactly what they were trained to do: they accepted an assignment from their supervisors and carried it out professionally and apolitically."

Other fired employees who have sued include agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in 2020 and a group of senior officials, including the former acting director of the FBI, who were terminated last summer. The firings have continued, with Patel last month pushing out a group of agents in the Washington field office who had been involved in investigating Trump's retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida after his first term.

Testifying before a House committee Thursday, Patel brushed aside Democratic concerns that the dismissal of counterintelligence agents with expertise in Iran could weaken national security at a time when the U.S. is at war with Tehran.

"There's 36,000 people employed at this FBI.And I reject the notion wholeheartedly that the termination of those that were weaponizing law enforcement are the only ones that can do the mission," Patel said.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/2-former-fbi-agents-say-they-were-fired-over-their-roles-in-trump-2020-election-probe

Vanity Fair’s Oscar Party Light-Mare

==Some stars are said to be fuming over the magazine’s red carpet photo fiasco. “One actress looked like a Diane Arbus character!” snipes a VF insider. “She went home and cried herself to sleep.”••

Vanity Fair’s new editor Mark Guiducci had high hopes for his Oscar party Sunday night. Sources at the mag said he’d been obsessively focused on the event since his first day on the job.Fretting that the fabled bash was losing its luster, Guiducci ordered up some major burnishes. Organizers ruthlessly culled the guest list like wolves at a sheep’s meadow:“Mark only wanted the most AAA-list stars,” says a VF insider. “He must have gone over that list a thousand times.”

Formerly welcomed B-listers like media reporters and TV stars were suddenly persona non grata, with exceptions made for Guiducci’s boyfriend, New York Times reporter Shawn McCreesh, and McCreesh’s former boss, Maureen Dowd. But even some high-value targets found themselves mysteriously cast out. In a video circulating on Twitter, Oscar nominee Emma Stone was questioned about her apres-Oscar plans. She said she was jumping on a big bus with her Bugonia peers to stop by the Universal Pictures party before heading to A24’s bash. Asked about Vanity Fair, she replied with a shrug: “It’s so weird, even if you’re nominated, it doesn’t mean you can go.“ (For the record, Stone was invited).

At Guiducci’s direction, this year’s party was moved from its longtime perch at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills to brand-new digs at LACMA —where guests were supposed to get an exclusive first peek at the museum’s glittering new David Geffen galleries. But despite LACMA’s best efforts, the area was still unfinished by Oscar night, forcing VF to move the shindig to a decidedly less fabulous wing of the museum.

VIP guests complained about the traffic and about the event’s “influencer emcees” — who frequently talked over one another and awkwardly insulted several VIPs. (“How did you even get this gig?” Kris Jenner wondered to a tongue-tied Jake Shane, who went on to memorably ask Damson Idris if he found the actor who played a terminally ill child in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You “so annoying.”) But what most annoyed partygoers that night wasn’t Shane but the blazingly shining lights. (No, not these lights!)

Old hands at the magazine long have whispered that the secret of the Oscar party’s success has been its near-perfect red carpetlighting —meticulously calibrated to softly and forgivingly cover up the flaws of any guest lucky enough to be photographed beneath it.

“I’ve been shot at a million parties, but the setup for that party was always sublime,” said one longtime Oscar party fixture. “When you posed for the paps at the VF gala,even the ugliest stars knew they’d come out all right. It was like magic!” But, on Sunday night, the magic seemed to die. Apparently, in the hasty move to LACMA,someone had forgotten to bring a dimmer.

“It was so crazy-bright there, I felt like I was standing under klieg lights,” moaned one attendee.Another wondered whether she’d prematurely entered menopause. “It was like a hundred degrees,” she joked. “I was literally having hot flashes.”

But not everyone was as jovial. Stars spend small fortunes and deploy large armies of stylists to put their best faces forward at the annual party — the photos shot there are quickly sent out and viewed by billions of fans across the world. But as soon as this year’s photos hit the wires, some stars were aghast at what they saw.

“It was just so unforgiving,” said a VF insider. “Like being shot in extremely high-def. You saw a lot of excess pounds and wrinkles that used to be hidden. Nobody wants to be photographed like that!”

It didn’t take long for the most unflattering photos to make their way to Instagram and TikTok, where they were quickly pounced upon by cruel creators and commenters. Making matters worse, the glamorous red carpet that traditionally had graced the party had been replaced by a light gray shag that gave off what one Twitter wag described as “Long Island living-room vibes. … When they brought in the pizzas from Domino’s [a party sponsor], it all suddenly came full circle.”

“I genuinely feel bad for some of these women,” added another tart-tongued guest. “One poor actress looked like a Diane Arbus character. She was on her phone looking at her pictures and shrieking at her publicist. I heard that she went home and cried herself to sleep. Nobody has heard from her since!” Indeed, the morning after the Oscars, some celebrities opted to post chicer shots snapped at Guy Oseary and Madonna’s annual bashrather than the disappointing red carpet pics from VF.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/vanity-fair-oscar-party-bad-lighting-red-carpet-1236539532/

JUST IN: Trump, Rubio give update on Operation Epic Fury

President Donald Trump takes reporters’ questions on the war in Iran and Operation Epic Fury

12:50

https://youtu.be/AKRj7PvUr_w

Trump's latest move demonstrates a WILLINGNESS and capability to ESCALATE if needed: Retired general

Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson and retired Brig. Gen. John Teichert discuss the U.S. deploying additional warships and Marines to the Middle East to secure the Strait of Hormuz on ‘America Reports

10:15

https://youtu.be/E5PrvNcEHyk

Gen Keane: This is a HUGE BACKFIRE…

Retired four-star Army Gen. Jack Keane assesses the ongoing Operation Epic Fury against Iran

9:05

https://youtu.be/f-bpos_p5Y4

What Really Happened Behind-the-Scenes in the Trump Administration Ahead of Iran War, with Joe Kent

(He sounds honest and realistic, chalking it up to gov disfunction and competition. No resentment or anger. Megyn seems angry herself)

Megyn Kelly is joined by Joe Kent, former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, to discuss what really happened behind-the-scenes in the Trump administration in the weeks leading up to the Iran war, the influence of neocons and foreign officials in Trump's decision-making, critiques about him speaking out against the president during a war, and more.

23:44

https://youtu.be/SG92PJ3_zdc