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Beth S Linas, PhD, MHS @bethlinas.bsky.social · 6h

Good lord. The MMWR is a hallmark of public health practice. Firing its editors will impact you and how your local health department functions.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 5h

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I saw shimmering, unfurling green curtains in Tenaya Canyon in the 1970s.

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DaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 7h

I really want to see the paperwork for the RIF. I'm pretty sure they've furloughed the people who could have done the actual forms (this is the Feds - there are forms). So... I doubt this is a legal RIF?

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 6h

This was more or less the plot of Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley.

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Maggie Fox @maggiefox.bsky.social · 6h

For more than 20 years I relied on the MMWR for news every week on what was going on, disease-wise, around the country. You often got excellent blow-by-blows about disease outbreaks.

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 7h

For some context the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report in addition to being just a good read, to quote wikipedia, "is the main vehicle for publishing public health information and recommendations that have been received by the CDC from state health departments. "

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 6h

RIP MMWR.

I remember the first time I read it, while in college.

I've been kind of amazed it's been continuing to pop up in my inbox this year.

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 7h

For some context the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report in addition to being just a good read, to quote wikipedia, "is the main vehicle for publishing public health information and recommendations that have been received by the CDC from state health departments. "

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 18h

Journalists who live in the world of signal chats and off the record sources surely know better than to answer any of these questions ON PAPER especially "what's broken or substandard."
That one is a call to throw your colleagues under the bus.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 19h

Here's the full memo.

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Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 1d

I have tried to explain this to a physicist friend but he's certain biology is very simple and he has it all figured out.

Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 1d

As I tell my students, if you arrived at a simple answer in biology you have done one of two things: arrived at the wrong answer or asked the wrong question

Claus Wilke @clauswilke.com · 3d

Biology is much more complicated than most non-biologists can imagine. And AI is not going to change this anytime soon.
blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/we-still-c...

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Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 1d

I'm feeling like if he doesn't win, the "cease fire" in Gaza will be over as soon as the Committee gives the prize to someone else. But it will be over in a few days even if he does win, so I'm definitely not advocating they give in to his financial terrorism.

I do hope it's Greta Thunberg.

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Becky Grambo 🍁 @rebeccagrambo.bsky.social · 1d

@javajunco.bsky.social I couldn’t reply to your quilting question, PJ, but when I have fabric I love and don’t want to cut up, I use a pattern with big pieces. Dakota Sunrise by Missouri Star is my favourite for this and Three Layer Cake by Cozy Wuilt is also good.

Dakota Sunrise pattern made with Halloween fabrics. Squares and rectangles of fabric
separated by sashing and cornerstones. Fabric here has pumpkins,black and white gingham, and orange fabric with small black jack o’lanterns.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 1d

The apple harvest is underway in upstate NY. Reflective film is on the ground at many orchards to allow the apples to get extra sun. This can turn a warm day into a hot one for workers, as the sun’s rays are magnified and bounced onto the workers. #WeFeedYou

An apple orchard in upstate New York with reflective film on the ground to catch more heat

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Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 1d

wow! peregrine bat

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Gustav Klimt @klimtgustav.bsky.social · 1d

Pear Tree
https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28513

Gustav Klimt's "Pear Tree" showcases his intricate use of color and texture to create a densely detailed landscape rich with foliage and iridescent patterns. This work reflects Klimt's fascination with nature's beauty, capturing the vibrant essence of the tree while employing his characteristic decorative style.

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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 8d

Since it resonated with the audience, I’ll recap my main argument against AGI here. ‘General intelligence’ is like phlogiston, or the aether. It’s an outmoded scientific concept that does not refer to anything real. Any explanatory work it did can be done better by a richer scientific frame. 1/3

Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 8d

This was a truly heartening day, with deeply thoughtful challenges to the dominant narrative framed around AGI, coming from across disciplines and perspectives. Felt like the tide might finally be turning a bit, at least among the scientific community. Thanks @royalsociety.org!

Anil Seth @anilseth.bsky.social · 9d

1/2 I'm looking forward to taking part in a panel on AGI and the Turing Test, tomorrow afternoon (Thurs 2nd Oct) at the @royalsociety.org, w/ Dame Wendy Hall, Shannon Vallor, William Isaac, & Sir Nigel Shadbolt. royalsociety.org/science-even...

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Birder K @birderk.bsky.social · 2d

BILLION BIRD NIGHT!!!
#birds #fall #migration

BirdCast map showing 1.24 billion birds headed south at 9:50pm EDT on October 8, 2025. Most of the migration is concentrated in the east, especially the southeast.

NEXRAD radar composite map showing birds and weather.

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Marie Cerda @primalux.thedeadbird.club · 2d

People with standard working hours just aren't allowed to protest apparently.

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 2d

No protest from 6am to 9am in the Broadview free speech zone.

Just here with a handful of press waiting to see if we can catch the Texas National Guard arriving in Broadview tonight.

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 2d

Chowder for breakfast, and chowder for dinner, and chowder for supper, till you began to look for fish-bones coming through your clothes.

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Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, that's sounds tough and potentially really similar.
Hugs back!

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Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks! I'm good now, decades later.

But that parentifying dad... takes me back.

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Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 2d

One of my absolute favorite exchanges!

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Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, good point!

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Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 2d

Ugh.
When my mother died (my dad's bad driving), he made my sister to drop out of college and keep house for him. She moved 3000 miles away. That left me to get up to speed on shopping, cooking, etc while finishing middle school & high school. He also kept crying and asking me to comfort him. Nope.

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Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 2d

Vallejo = "VALee Joe"
San Jose = "San JOE'S"
Soquel = SAW quell

Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 2d

OMG. My peeps.
I hate getting scolded for "interrupting" for a 1 second interjection.

Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 2d

I want an inflatable cossack costume, like the frog.