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Molly Parr
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Food writer at the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Jewish. Western Mass.
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More than 70 vultures found dead on athletic fields in Ohio. They most likely died from bird flu.

This isn't going away.
www.wlwt.com/article/dead...
Dead vultures removed from Ohio school grounds; bird flu suspected
State wildlife crews removed more than 70 dead vultures from the athletic fields near St. Bernadette School on Friday, days after neighbors expressed concern from the bizarre sight.
www.wlwt.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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It’s been a busy day, but I want to draw your attention to this critically important paper by @jonshaffer.bsky.social and colleagues.

In it, they show that since its strict abortion ban was enacted, Texas has seen a significant increase in EMTALA violations involving obstetric emergencies.
Obstetric-Related Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act Violations and No Health Exception Bans
This difference-in-differences analysis examines changes in obstetric-related Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act violation filings following state and federal restrictions on abortion.
jamanetwork.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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This regressive move will literally kill people. It's making kids' liver cancer great again. And it's a sign of more harm to come.

CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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RFK laid out his plans to wreck vaccine science & policy in books, speeches, podcasts & films before becoming Health Secretary.

@sherylnyt.bsky.social & @by-cjewett.bsky.social track how he's succeeding in impressive detail. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u... eg:
December 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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12 former commissioners of the FDA came together to write a Perspectives piece for the New England Journal of Medicine; raising our concerns about recent changes to vaccine approval policy at the FDA and its implications for patients and public health.
December 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Can I let you in on a little secret?

Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.

It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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The leftward shift in special House elections, including in a (relatively) higher turnout contest, is hard to see as bad news for Democrats.
www.pbump.net/o/the-leftwa...
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Timeline cleanse.

Kitten napping in a box.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Beautiful snow day sourdough loaves baked by @richparr79.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
December 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Springfield, Massachusetts:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVkR...
Protesters rally at Springfield Federal Court for family facing deportation
YouTube video by WWLP-22News
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A fun swap this summer led me to a Palestinian restaurant so good, I went twice! My latest There is a Season column.

There is a Season with Molly Parr: A taste of the Levant: A food swap leads to a culinary revelation - Daily Hampshire Gazette share.google/Q01RkxqpOkOa...
There is a Season with Molly Parr: A taste of the Levant: A food swap leads to a culinary revelation - Daily Hampshire Gazette
This past August, I arranged a clever trade with old friend Aleza, whom I studied with in Jerusalem a quarter century ago. I gave her my minivan for a road trip in exchange for her Brooklyn apartment....
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December 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Just another Jewish suburban kid who didn't know how much he needed reggae until Jimmy Cliff and the Harder soundtrack showed up and smacked some stupid from him.

Very sad to see this man pass. Very grateful for his full life, clear voice and true artistry.
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Republicans increasingly oppose requiring healthy kids to get MMR vaccines to attend public schools
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Elon Musk donated $277 million to Trump so he could steal the federal government’s data, dismantle the nation’s infrastructure, and stop foreign aid from going to nonwhite people. It’s a quid pro quo breathtaking in scope, corruption, and damage, & completely unprecedented in American history.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.

It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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CORRECTION: A *third* potato has been named after Prince.
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Someone check on Bill Ackman
Q: would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani administration ?

TRUMP: I would. I really would.
November 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
My seminary roommate dropped out of seminary to study nursing. This year she earned her nurse practitioner degree. My Bible degree hasn't saved one life. But my old roommate does. Daily.
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The anti-vaxxers in my local mom's Facebook group have hijacked the site with their nonsense because they are now validated by the CDC. Sigh.
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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It's Not Easy Being Greene

MTG is out to prove she's nobody's Muppet, but she's stuck in a labyrinth of GOP drama as Trump calls a reporter Miss Piggy and threatens to take Manhattan. Should Marge go full Animal like Greg Bovino? Or team up with her boy for some Gonzo journalism?

by Maureen Dowd
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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The common good is a set of shared commitments.

To the rule of law. To democracy. To tolerance. To equal opportunity. To upholding the truth.

We cannot have a functioning society without these shared commitments.
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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The thing is… old white men love to talk about themselves

You don’t have to sleep with them
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM