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Patrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social · 6h

💙 Jose Andres

Lunch Is on the House
Being in the heart of downtown DC, we love that so many of our Federal employees stop by during lunch for a Donburi at China Chilcano or a Futbol Club at Jaleo.
And just because the government is shut down doesn't mean you have to miss out on your favorite lunch spot—
because this time, its on us!
Join us for lunch from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM at any of our participating restaurants and enjoy a free lunch item when you present your government ID-you heard that right! Dine in with us Monday through Friday and choose your favorite: a sandwich at Jaleo, a donburi at China Chilcano, a wrap or pita at Zaytinya, or a torta at Oyamel.
We've always believed in serving our community with open arms and good food-no shutdown can stop that.

jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 4h

“‘We’re barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history,’ Johnson of LA said.

With no endgame in sight, the shutdown is expected to roll on for the unforeseeable future.”

~ Le sigh ~

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5h

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.

Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.

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Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 12h

Photos coming out of Western AK are devastating.

Hardest hit are indigenous villages off road system, many miles by air from supplies. Most built on river deltas w/ no high ground to which to escape.

Cuts to NASA/NOAA mean worse weather data. Cuts to EPA mean no grants for erosion control. Etc.

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 12h

These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.

The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!

Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.

FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.

Flooding seen with water up to the crash barriers of local roads

Sheds and debris lie scattered in the storm

A small blue house has been blown onto its roof

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 15h

Kate DiCamillo ought be required reading. For adults.

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 14h

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sweetie π @sixfeetofcandy.bsky.social · 16h

i think florida is ai

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Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 16h

Good morning! 🪶

Burrowing owl portrait. She looks really pissed and a raindrop is about to hit her head. There are tiny water droplets on his head.

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 14h

“The agency’s entire Washington [DC] office, which was laid off on Fri, will not be rehired. Nor will employees of the office of the director of the center for injury prevention, or those at the division of violence prevention policy.” 🧪🛟

jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 14h

“Among those wrongly dismissed were the top 2 leaders of the federal measles response team, those working to contain Ebola in DRC, members of the EIS, &…the MMWR [team].

After NYT reported the dismissals, 2 federal health officials said on Sat that many of those workers were being brought back.”🧪🛟

Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 14h

“Among those wrongly dismissed were the top 2 leaders of the federal measles response team, those working to contain Ebola in DRC, members of the EIS, &…the MMWR [team].

After NYT reported the dismissals, 2 federal health officials said on Sat that many of those workers were being brought back.”🧪🛟

Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 15h

“Dr. Paige’s husband, a chef, can support the family. But the sudden loss of her work, especially as Ebola rages on, has plunged her into a deep depression, she said.
To keep busy, she volunteers at an animal shelter and takes long walks…But she feels, she said, as if she were “walking through mud.”

They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.

www.nytimes.com

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 15h

Kate DiCamillo ought be required reading. For adults.

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 16h

that last line

Under Dr. Mermin’s leadership, new H.I.V. infections in the nation dropped by 36 percent, and resurgent sexually transmitted infections showed the first signs of a plateau nationwide.

He also directed health departments to spend the bulk of their money on prevention. It was “a very precise and scientific and logical approach” to make the biggest impact for the least money, said Greg Millett, who worked as a deputy for the Office of National AIDS Policy in the Obama White House.

Now, however, Dr. Mermin is spending his days at home with his chickens and his misbehaving cat. The fate of the H.I.V. division hangs in the balance, and he worries that lawmakers may not realize its importance. “What if no one cares?” he said.

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 15h

“If there were another pandemic, [Erbelding] said, the thinned-out fed agencies might not be able to support another effort like Warp Speed….

‘It can’t be rebuilt as fast as it was taken down’.”🧪🛟

*gift article below

Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 16h

Hundreds of infectious disease specialists have been let go by the Trump administration. Here are four who helped to keep pandemics at bay.
(Gift article)

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...

They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.

www.nytimes.com

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 16h

“The Armed Service YMCA (ASYMCA), a nonprofit that supports armed service members and their families, recorded a 30% increase in demand for food across its 22 locations, and a spike of 34% at its Killeen, Texas, location on Oct. 2, the day after the shutdown began.”

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 16h

"Advocates say that military households are particularly hard hit during shutdowns bc many military spouses work for the fed. govt, & so both breadwinners can be left w/o a paycheck. Military spouses also face high levels of unemployment due to the frequent relocation req'd by the job."

Shutdown Causes Spike in Military Families Using Food Pantries

Trump announced that the government would move funds to pay troops, but many are still worried about the uncertainty.

time.com

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Ennui Doofen @ennuidoofen.bsky.social · 1d

there's this video where this little kid is running down a hill, hits the side of a car, impact makes a huge sound, kid falls down, and yells, "i'm okay!"

so anyway, I'm okay. are you okay?

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 2d

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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Christopher Michel @christophermichel.com · 1d

Late afternoon in Kalaw, Myanmar. One of those special moments when the world arranges itself to be remembered. #Leica M9 #Photography

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 2d

The shadow of a hawk fell over them.

Frog and Toad jumped under a rock.

The hawk flew away.

“We are not afraid!” screamed Frog and Toad at the same time.

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Albert S. Fu @novumsimulacrum.com · 1d

9 y/o just asked me if I "properly quoted people in my book," because "they have a copyright" (Fu, 2025). She insisted I quote her correctly for this post.

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Dr. Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 1d

People need to learn what selection bias is

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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 1d

Obsessed with photographer Thea Traff’s stark, color-blocky images that run alongside my restaurant review this week. Also, tbh, very pleased by my opening graf www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

THE FOOD SCENE
HOW FRENCH SHOULD A
RESTAURANT BE?
Chateau Royale, from the team behind Libertine, pulls out all of the Gallic stops without, for the most part, feeling ostentatious or conceited.
By Helen Rosner
October 12, 2025
Chateau Royale both plays its Frenchness straight and wears it lightly.
Photographs by Thea Traff for The New Yorker

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 1d

*Amazing*

“The onslaught of intensity works, thanks to choices the restaurant makes in portioning (not overlarge) and service (not over-rushed), which gives the palate a bit of time to regroup between happy sighs.”

Chateau Royale both plays its Frenchness straight and wears it lightly. Photographs by Thea Traff for The New Yorker

The caviar-filled canapé known as a beggar's purse.

A Martini served from an old-fashioned bar cart.

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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 2d

My 2yo just informed me that her favorite food is gummy bears wrapped in salami. Then she held eye contact while wrapping a gummy bear in salami and eating it.

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 2d

“Through all of it, people showed up. Aides, nurses, companions—underpaid and stretched thin, offering care with quiet dignity. They became familiar faces in moments that felt anything but…They remind me of flowers blooming through cracks in the pavement, holding more than anyone sees, holding us.”🛟

Ian Kremer @leadcoalition.bsky.social · 2d

"My mother had Alzheimer’s. I watched her slip away in the fragile care system" www.statnews.com/2025/10/10/a... via @statnews.com

#Alzheimers #dementia #PrivateEquity #LongTermCare

My mother had Alzheimer's. I watched her slip away in the fragile care system

My mother had Alzheimer's. Watching her slip away in a place that promised so much but gave so little drained me.

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 2d

impact—
“1)Outbreaks go unseen…
2)Doctors lose guidance…
3)States lose coordination…like trying to fight a wildfire w/o radios
4)Americans lose time. The time btwn an emerging threat & a public warning stretches from hrs to days to weeks.In public health, time saves lives”🛟🧪 @kkjetelina.bsky.social

“But here's what happens next:
1. Outbreaks go unseen. When data stops flowing, early warnings disappear. The "invisible shield" that keeps us safe from measles, flu, and the next unknown virus begins to crack.
2. Doctors lose guidance. The experts who turn raw data into actionable guidance (how to treat, what to look for)
are gone.
3. States lose coordination. When states can't share information through the CDC, it's like trying to fight a wildfire without radios.
4. Americans lose time. The time between an emerging threat and a public warning stretches from hours to days to weeks. In public health, time saves lives.”

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 2d

From @kkjetelina.bsky.social—CDC RIFs incl:
-Data office
-CFA INFORM
-CDC DC
-NCIRD
-Global Health Center
-Chronic Disease Policy&Comms—diabetes, heart disease, cancer, mental health
-Injury Prev Policy&Comms—gun violence, opioid overdoses, suicide
-Office of Science—MMWR
-Civ EIS Officers
-&more 🛟🧪

“This round hit many parts of:
-Data office: The backbone of how CDC gathers and shares data across the country.
-CFA INFORM: The entire "weather service" for infectious diseases gone. Without them, public health and hospitals are flying blind.
-CDC Washington Office: The bridge between science and policy. The entire office gone.
-NCIRD: Home of vaccine expertise. Home of measles response. All leadership is gone.
-Global Health Center: The team that stops diseases abroad before they reach our shores.
-Chronic Disease Policy and Comms: Experts who connect science to action for diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and mental health.
-Injury Prevention Policy and Comms: The division that addresses gun violence, opioid overdoses, and suicide.
-Office of Science: Home to MMWR, which publishes data every week for physicians, scientists, and leaders
-Civilian EIS Officers- The disease detectives who respond to outbreaks on the ground, from foodborne illnesses to mysterious viruses.
-And more.”

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