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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 2d

Useful and relevant, very strong choice, sciencey AND practical!

Still wouldn't guarantee respectful attention to new info from a lot of individuals.

(Signed, Old and Tired.)

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, but no, individuals like that often have extra disdain for for "medicine-adjacent" professionals asserting things they didn't know, even more than they do for civilians. (Including people who have doctorates in fields that the Doctor sat through a couple of lectures about.)

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 3d

Thank goodness!

Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 4d

we are all so emotionally fried that Dolly Parton had to get on the internet and tell us that it is all gonna be okay

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 4d

It's the things that USED TO WORK and/or USED TO BE easily accessible that really burn...

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 4d

This is not for everybody, but a lifeline if you need it. traumbooks.itch.io/the-sad-bast... NOTE THAT THEY ARE CROWDSOURCING for two different sequels - a Vegan/Veg one, and another to cook something for yourself that SMALL CHILDREN will also eat. (Because who can manage TWO DIFFERENT MEALS?)

The Sad Bastard Cookbook by tRaum Books

by Rachel A. Rosen and Zilla Novikov || Food you can make so you don't die.

traumbooks.itch.io

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 5d

and FLOSS.

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 10d

FINALLY, a use for hellmans mayo!

Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 15d

hsph.harvard.edu/news/homicid...

Homicide leading cause of death for pregnant women in U.S. | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Women in the U.S. who are pregnant or who have recently given birth are more likely to be murdered than to die from obstetric causes—and these homicides are linked to a deadly mix of intimate partner ...

hsph.harvard.edu

Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 16d

TUNE IN, Y'all!
Medicaid is a lot more important to you and your community than you have heard about

Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · Jul 3

Medicaid does the following:

-Provides 1 in 2 kids health insurance
-Keeps the majority of rehab and skilled nursing facilities open nationwide
-Until today, had a rule in place to ensure minimum nurse staffing for patient safety

This is the program the party of “MAHA” wants to gut.

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 19d

I was fascinated that they both seemed unusually relaxed - particularly in light of the comment that a walkabout with Meghan was the hardest thing the PoW had ever done.

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 20d

Add: THE CANDIDATE (1972)

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 20d

Great list.
(And watch for his glorious double-takes in all of them.)

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 21d

everything about this is iconic, from the hair to the shoulder pads to the reveal that she addresses herself as “bitch” to the absolute murder in her eyes in that first shot. that is a woman who homophobes would cross the street to avoid for fear of their life. absolute ally goals

feral streep @seanpaulmahoney.bsky.social · Aug 10

there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything

Elizabeth Taylor in an 80s press conference speaking on the stigma of AIDS “…And it so angered me that I finally thought to myself, Bitch, do something yourself.” from the documentary “Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes.”

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 20d

ICYMI: a couple of layer of commentary: www.celebitchy.com/941534/princ...

Cele|bitchy | Princess Kate ‘delivered that fairy-tale princess moment’ which Donald Trump wanted

Celebitchy is a daily gossip and entertainment blog, started in 2006, which also focuses on liberal politics, royal coverage and fashion.

www.celebitchy.com

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 26d

So I should try to taper off of r/crochethelp and r/menopause, then?

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 29d

Yeah.

The sight of an RN *quietly shaking her head* has saved me a couple of times.

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · 29d

The only thing better would be polling a support group of RNs who all have painful chronic diseases.

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · Sep 10

It's wild to see a Readers Digest book selling at those prices! Archive.org has it for loan:
archive.org/details/folk...

folklore, myths and legends of britain : reader's digest association limited : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

archive.org

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · Sep 5

Wow, thank you for this series of images.
(Ouroboros fox?)

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · Sep 4

HEY KIDS - Read that again!

This is SO IMPORTANT.

(Teaching knitting, I've even handed someone a pair of needles that has the cast-on done and a row or two knitted. Dive straight in!)

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · Sep 4

HEY, Y'ALL -- READ THIS.

Read it slowly.
Read it out loud.
Listen to your own voice.

Clip and save.
(The source and more is in the thread.)

amy brown (spooky edition) @amybrown.xyz · Aug 22

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · Sep 4

Don't speak ill of anybody in yr dept until you understand the social networks. (They are complex!)

Don't get into a romantic or sexual situation with ANYBODY in (or adjacent to) yr department.

Your path is long, and dealing with triangles and exes is a stressor you don't need to volunteer for.

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · Sep 4

Outside your department AND outside your partner.

Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · Sep 4

The cost of the damn yarn alone, let alone your labor...

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Aunt Ruth @auntruth.bsky.social · Sep 3

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

AI browsers could leave users penniless: A prompt injection warning

Prompt injection attacks could be coming to an AI browser near you. Read on to understand what these attacks do and how to stay safe.

www.malwarebytes.com

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