diana forsthoffer
@dianaf.bsky.social
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CDC's @drdebhoury.bsky.social calls on Congress to act.
"It is a purposeful reshaping of CDC away from evidence-based practice & toward ideology-driven governance...I did not resign to make a symbolic point. I resigned because staying silent would have made me complicit." time.com/7338714/dr-d...
"It is a purposeful reshaping of CDC away from evidence-based practice & toward ideology-driven governance...I did not resign to make a symbolic point. I resigned because staying silent would have made me complicit." time.com/7338714/dr-d...
I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True
"Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act."
time.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
CDC's @drdebhoury.bsky.social calls on Congress to act.
"It is a purposeful reshaping of CDC away from evidence-based practice & toward ideology-driven governance...I did not resign to make a symbolic point. I resigned because staying silent would have made me complicit." time.com/7338714/dr-d...
"It is a purposeful reshaping of CDC away from evidence-based practice & toward ideology-driven governance...I did not resign to make a symbolic point. I resigned because staying silent would have made me complicit." time.com/7338714/dr-d...
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Jeez @pantone you had so many options to choose from though
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Jeez @pantone you had so many options to choose from though
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This is exactly what happens when a novel seasonal influenza strain meets a population with Covid-induced immune dysregulation; it's not 'like Covid again', it's the ongoing and continuous effects of Covid.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Flu: It is like Covid again, says principal as 170 pupils sick
Confirmed flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland have more than trebled in the last two weeks.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is exactly what happens when a novel seasonal influenza strain meets a population with Covid-induced immune dysregulation; it's not 'like Covid again', it's the ongoing and continuous effects of Covid.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Hey, Bloomfield, walk with us on December 14th!
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December 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Hey, Bloomfield, walk with us on December 14th!
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Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
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4 Dec: Old lore tells that when Mary gave birth, the stable was bitterly cold. With no dry logs, a shepherd cut fresh ash wood. Green wood should not burn, yet the logs blazed. Folk say that’s why ash, however green, still burns brightly, and brings us welcome warmth to this day.
December 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Compathy
...(n.) feelings that are shared between or among people
(compathy is to share the feeling...empathy is to try to understand the feeling)
...(n.) feelings that are shared between or among people
(compathy is to share the feeling...empathy is to try to understand the feeling)
December 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Compathy
...(n.) feelings that are shared between or among people
(compathy is to share the feeling...empathy is to try to understand the feeling)
...(n.) feelings that are shared between or among people
(compathy is to share the feeling...empathy is to try to understand the feeling)
we've done so well with the current ongoing airborne pandemic. not! heaven help us dealing with this one knocking at the door.
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
we've done so well with the current ongoing airborne pandemic. not! heaven help us dealing with this one knocking at the door.
the excuse sure hasn't stopped some fools from utilizing it for success
"The law is quite clear that being ignorant is not an excuse."
"The law is quite clear that being ignorant is not an excuse."
EDITORIAL: AI might be able to take the place of a customer service rep in web chat. It can't replace a psychologist able to evaluate a conversation for troubled thoughts or a friend who notices worrisome behavior changes.
And it should not be blamed for the actions of its user.
And it should not be blamed for the actions of its user.
Editorial: Could AI be the new Twinkie defense?
People accused of crimes have laid the blame at a variety of doorsteps to excuse — or at least explain — what happened. John Hinckley Jr. said it was the movie “Taxi Driver” an...
triblive.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
the excuse sure hasn't stopped some fools from utilizing it for success
"The law is quite clear that being ignorant is not an excuse."
"The law is quite clear that being ignorant is not an excuse."
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We have a white supremacist government determined to terrorize and disenfranchise people of color. It's obvious. We need to say it, and we need to stop it.
BERMAN: How many of the 40,000 people born in Somalia living in Minnesota do you consider to be garbage?
McLAUGHLIN: We're really looking at the data
BERMAN: All of them?
McLAUGHLIN: This is not about politics. This is about public safety. We saw the terrorist attack against us last week.
McLAUGHLIN: We're really looking at the data
BERMAN: All of them?
McLAUGHLIN: This is not about politics. This is about public safety. We saw the terrorist attack against us last week.
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We have a white supremacist government determined to terrorize and disenfranchise people of color. It's obvious. We need to say it, and we need to stop it.
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Yes, I know NYT played the story prominently on its homepage for a while yesterday. But its print play is a more deliberate sign of what it thinks is important. This is a 5-alarm fire, with a racist criminal running the country. Responsible news orgs need to act like that's a huge problem. 2/🧵
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Yes, I know NYT played the story prominently on its homepage for a while yesterday. But its print play is a more deliberate sign of what it thinks is important. This is a 5-alarm fire, with a racist criminal running the country. Responsible news orgs need to act like that's a huge problem. 2/🧵
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This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
December 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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The agreement includes goals on subjects from oyster restoration and wetland acreage to curtailing runoff.
While the states reached some of their 2014 goals this year, they failed to reduce pollution levels by the pledged amount.
@marylandmatters.org.web.brid.gy
While the states reached some of their 2014 goals this year, they failed to reduce pollution levels by the pledged amount.
@marylandmatters.org.web.brid.gy
Chesapeake Bay leaders set new cleanup goal for 2040 • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Chesapeake Bay area leaders have officially committed to a new deadline for improving the health of the nation’s largest estuary -- 2040 -- after falling short on bay cleanup goals set for this year i...
penncapital-star.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The agreement includes goals on subjects from oyster restoration and wetland acreage to curtailing runoff.
While the states reached some of their 2014 goals this year, they failed to reduce pollution levels by the pledged amount.
@marylandmatters.org.web.brid.gy
While the states reached some of their 2014 goals this year, they failed to reduce pollution levels by the pledged amount.
@marylandmatters.org.web.brid.gy
closer and closer to the violence: those who are issuing the threats "may feel validated" if the gerrymandering proceeds.
ALERT: Days after a Truth Social post named names…. a 12th Indiana GOP legislator is targeted with threat
youtube.com/shorts/FVdhg...
youtube.com/shorts/FVdhg...
ALERT: Days after Truth Social post named names, 12th Indiana GOP legislator is targeted with threat
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS
youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
closer and closer to the violence: those who are issuing the threats "may feel validated" if the gerrymandering proceeds.
it's so disheartening to see the huge number of pupils who struggle with basic reading skills: 40+ percent! why in the world are alarm bells not going off about a third of students being chronically absent from school? the pandemic was a handy scapegoat. what's the excuse now? we are failing kids.
Pittsburgh's school test scores and absenteeism remain dismal, but English learner population rises
Rates of chronic absenteeism during the 2024-2025 school year, while improved since the height of the pandemic, surpassed the previous year’s levels.
www.wesa.fm
December 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
it's so disheartening to see the huge number of pupils who struggle with basic reading skills: 40+ percent! why in the world are alarm bells not going off about a third of students being chronically absent from school? the pandemic was a handy scapegoat. what's the excuse now? we are failing kids.
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@1goodtern.bsky.social:
"It's time to talk about the vax and relax crowd again.
They got their shots, so the virus is now someone else's problem.
But vaccines *reduce* the risks of Covid's long-term harms *without* eliminating them.
The science never said that.
It is just what people chose to hear.
"It's time to talk about the vax and relax crowd again.
They got their shots, so the virus is now someone else's problem.
But vaccines *reduce* the risks of Covid's long-term harms *without* eliminating them.
The science never said that.
It is just what people chose to hear.
December 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
@1goodtern.bsky.social:
"It's time to talk about the vax and relax crowd again.
They got their shots, so the virus is now someone else's problem.
But vaccines *reduce* the risks of Covid's long-term harms *without* eliminating them.
The science never said that.
It is just what people chose to hear.
"It's time to talk about the vax and relax crowd again.
They got their shots, so the virus is now someone else's problem.
But vaccines *reduce* the risks of Covid's long-term harms *without* eliminating them.
The science never said that.
It is just what people chose to hear.
everyone is this administration went to different schools together. no one is on the same page.
Damn, messing up on day one.
Pentagon spox confirmed that all strikes in Caribbean are "directed by the President". Congrats.
Pentagon spox confirmed that all strikes in Caribbean are "directed by the President". Congrats.
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
everyone is this administration went to different schools together. no one is on the same page.
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On one hand it’s that good thick heavy snowman snow, but on the other hand
a child is shoveling snow with a shovel and a hose .
ALT: a child is shoveling snow with a shovel and a hose .
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
On one hand it’s that good thick heavy snowman snow, but on the other hand
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Licensed gun dealers are a major source of firearms that end up illegally trafficked, according to a new analysis using federal data by the research arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, which advocates for stricter gun laws.
From @stateline.org
From @stateline.org
Analysis by group that advocates for tougher gun laws shows dealers are major source of trafficked firearms • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Licensed gun dealers are a major source of firearms that end up illegally trafficked, according to a new analysis using federal data.p
penncapital-star.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Licensed gun dealers are a major source of firearms that end up illegally trafficked, according to a new analysis using federal data by the research arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, which advocates for stricter gun laws.
From @stateline.org
From @stateline.org
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Just an absolutely amazing morning in #Pittsburgh today. The snow looked incredible as it fell over the city, and I spent nearly six hours capturing so many different areas of the city. We'll start with a couple snowglobe images of the Horne's Tree and Duquesne Incline though. What a day.
December 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Just an absolutely amazing morning in #Pittsburgh today. The snow looked incredible as it fell over the city, and I spent nearly six hours capturing so many different areas of the city. We'll start with a couple snowglobe images of the Horne's Tree and Duquesne Incline though. What a day.
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my neighbor offered me a beer at 6:30 am while shoveling, so it truly is the first pittsburgh snowfall.
Good morning. No they’re not plowed, the salt truck tracker is down, and there are accidents everywhere.
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
my neighbor offered me a beer at 6:30 am while shoveling, so it truly is the first pittsburgh snowfall.
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They’re normalizing murder.
Or…trying to.
Keep calling it out.
Or…trying to.
Keep calling it out.
What's Trump gaining by blowing up boats in the Caribbean?
It's the same as the deportations: first criminals, then undocumented, next revoke documentation, then naturalization, now anyone "not compatible"... Next?
He's preparing Americans to accept using the military to blow up domestic targets
It's the same as the deportations: first criminals, then undocumented, next revoke documentation, then naturalization, now anyone "not compatible"... Next?
He's preparing Americans to accept using the military to blow up domestic targets
December 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
They’re normalizing murder.
Or…trying to.
Keep calling it out.
Or…trying to.
Keep calling it out.
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🎯🎯🎯 post by @kananaskinyeti.bsky.social on Twitter:
"Covid wasn’t an event, it’s an era. One you’re still in."
Link to OP: x.com/kananaskinye...
"Covid wasn’t an event, it’s an era. One you’re still in."
Link to OP: x.com/kananaskinye...
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🎯🎯🎯 post by @kananaskinyeti.bsky.social on Twitter:
"Covid wasn’t an event, it’s an era. One you’re still in."
Link to OP: x.com/kananaskinye...
"Covid wasn’t an event, it’s an era. One you’re still in."
Link to OP: x.com/kananaskinye...