Nikki Dettmar
@eagledawg.bsky.social
(she/her) #publichealth #medlibs Previously
@runbrarian @nikdett over at that other place & thoughts always my own at https://eagledawg.blogspot.com/ Soli Deo gloria.
@runbrarian @nikdett over at that other place & thoughts always my own at https://eagledawg.blogspot.com/ Soli Deo gloria.
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Nikki Dettmar
@eagledawg.bsky.social
· Oct 23
a woman with glasses and a blue jacket says i want to teach you something
Alt: a woman with glasses and a blue jacket says i want to teach you something that you'll remember
media.tenor.com
Holding on tight to 'You've changed my life!' as immediate feedback after teaching postdocs yesterday. Every bit helps evidence-based research & science thrive in this present 💩⛈️ #publichealth #medlibs
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Our friends at @nws.noaa.gov are predicting high winds for our region. Reminders:
-Watch out for possible downed power lines & trees
-DON'T drive through downed trees/lines/road closed signs
-Treat dark traffic signals as all-way stops
-Make sure your loads are extra secure
-Watch out for possible downed power lines & trees
-DON'T drive through downed trees/lines/road closed signs
-Treat dark traffic signals as all-way stops
-Make sure your loads are extra secure
Piglet Winnie The Pooh GIF
ALT: Piglet Winnie The Pooh GIF
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Our friends at @nws.noaa.gov are predicting high winds for our region. Reminders:
-Watch out for possible downed power lines & trees
-DON'T drive through downed trees/lines/road closed signs
-Treat dark traffic signals as all-way stops
-Make sure your loads are extra secure
-Watch out for possible downed power lines & trees
-DON'T drive through downed trees/lines/road closed signs
-Treat dark traffic signals as all-way stops
-Make sure your loads are extra secure
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Quick break from the winter break to send out our support for NCAR. Read more and sign on to the open letter.
www.datarescueproject.org/support-for-...
www.datarescueproject.org/support-for-...
Support for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
On December 17, we learned from news reports that the Trump administration planned to dismantle the National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). In response the Union o...
www.datarescueproject.org
December 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Quick break from the winter break to send out our support for NCAR. Read more and sign on to the open letter.
www.datarescueproject.org/support-for-...
www.datarescueproject.org/support-for-...
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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Here’s a more appropriate way for the U.S. to strive to be more like Denmark.
“Denmark remains on course to meet its 2030 target of slashing its territorial greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels…”
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
“Denmark remains on course to meet its 2030 target of slashing its territorial greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels…”
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Denmark on track to hit 2030 emissions cuts goal, council says
Denmark remains on course to meet its 2030 target of slashing its territorial greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels, provided that the country delivers on its stated plans, a government-app...
www.reuters.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Here’s a more appropriate way for the U.S. to strive to be more like Denmark.
“Denmark remains on course to meet its 2030 target of slashing its territorial greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels…”
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
“Denmark remains on course to meet its 2030 target of slashing its territorial greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels…”
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Catch me talking about Buzzsaw Louie on today's Advent Calendar House!
🎄 Today’s podcast is about the first VeggieTales Christmas special, “The Toy That Saved Christmas,” from 1996, featuring the only kids’ toy that comes with a working buzzsaw. Plus, Larry stops his house from being robbed and pillaged on Christmas Eve with cookies!
With @durwoodclapper.bsky.social!
With @durwoodclapper.bsky.social!
Advent Calendar House | VeggieTales - The Toy That Saved Christmas
🎄 Fresh from 1996 comes a Christmas tale that’ll make you cry, but only because it’s being told by an onion. Anthony Strand hops along for the ride as we buzz back to the VeggieTales’ first Christ...
adventcalendar.house
December 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Catch me talking about Buzzsaw Louie on today's Advent Calendar House!
This is me & my 11% Italian DNA reacting to notice of a legit one in my email this morning 😂
a group of people standing around a table with the words fra-gee-lay must be italian
Alt: Parents and Ralphie from A Christmas Story standing around a large box with FRAGILE on it, captioned gif "It's a major award. fra-gee-lay must be Italian."
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is me & my 11% Italian DNA reacting to notice of a legit one in my email this morning 😂
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“Tahnk you for reaching put! I will be OOOO four the holiday brake and look forward too connection when I return!”
December 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“Tahnk you for reaching put! I will be OOOO four the holiday brake and look forward too connection when I return!”
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Denying infants a safe and effective Hepatitis B vaccine at birth in Guinea-Bissau, where ~19% of adults are currently infected with Hepatitis B, is akin to the Tuskegee Syphilis Study where black men with syphilis were deliberately left untreated to study the natural progression of disease.
December 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Denying infants a safe and effective Hepatitis B vaccine at birth in Guinea-Bissau, where ~19% of adults are currently infected with Hepatitis B, is akin to the Tuskegee Syphilis Study where black men with syphilis were deliberately left untreated to study the natural progression of disease.
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Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social.
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
Trump team plans to break up ‘global mothership’ of climate science
Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social.
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
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The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
December 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
This just made me 🥲
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This just made me 🥲
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Information from NWS Seattle:
In coordination with King County, we have issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for a levee breach in Tukwila WA near Todd, Blvd. Water is likely moving north towards I-405. In addition, an evacuation notice is now in effect from King County.
In coordination with King County, we have issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for a levee breach in Tukwila WA near Todd, Blvd. Water is likely moving north towards I-405. In addition, an evacuation notice is now in effect from King County.
December 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Information from NWS Seattle:
In coordination with King County, we have issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for a levee breach in Tukwila WA near Todd, Blvd. Water is likely moving north towards I-405. In addition, an evacuation notice is now in effect from King County.
In coordination with King County, we have issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for a levee breach in Tukwila WA near Todd, Blvd. Water is likely moving north towards I-405. In addition, an evacuation notice is now in effect from King County.
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PSA
Lesson 9 from #BethesdaDeclaration via @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social #NIH
Living under the threat of authoritarianism is demoralizing. And it is that way by design. Their goal is to flood the zone.
Resistance is not futile.
🧪We must be intentional about building defiant joy in our resistance.
Lesson 9 from #BethesdaDeclaration via @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social #NIH
Living under the threat of authoritarianism is demoralizing. And it is that way by design. Their goal is to flood the zone.
Resistance is not futile.
🧪We must be intentional about building defiant joy in our resistance.
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
PSA
Lesson 9 from #BethesdaDeclaration via @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social #NIH
Living under the threat of authoritarianism is demoralizing. And it is that way by design. Their goal is to flood the zone.
Resistance is not futile.
🧪We must be intentional about building defiant joy in our resistance.
Lesson 9 from #BethesdaDeclaration via @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social #NIH
Living under the threat of authoritarianism is demoralizing. And it is that way by design. Their goal is to flood the zone.
Resistance is not futile.
🧪We must be intentional about building defiant joy in our resistance.
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Bless the Muslim man who disarmed a terrorist shooter in Australia!
Bless The Muslim Man Who Disarmed a Terrorist Shooter in Australia
So shines a good deed in a weary world.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Bless the Muslim man who disarmed a terrorist shooter in Australia!
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If you see National Guard service members out in our communities, they're here to keep Washingtonians safe. I deeply appreciate the work they're doing.
December 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If you see National Guard service members out in our communities, they're here to keep Washingtonians safe. I deeply appreciate the work they're doing.
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Thank you to Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen! So grateful for all those helping our state get through this.
WCK teams delivered our first meals in Burlington, Washington to first responders and families impacted by recent severe weather. Residents of nearby Mount Vernon came to pick up sandbags to fortify their homes, and we made sure they also had sandwiches in hand before they left. #ChefsForWashington
December 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Thank you to Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen! So grateful for all those helping our state get through this.
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This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
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Reposting because TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT COMMENTS!!!!! If you have not done so already, please submit a comment!!!! In any case, please share this post!!!!
🚨🚨🚨I’ve talked before about how our records are NOT the most up to date and should NOT be used in this way. It WILL result in citizens being denied their constitutional right to vote. You can submit public comments until 12/12 and I urge you to please do so!! Spread the word!! #AltCitizen alert🚨🚨🚨
In May, the Trump Admin secretly--and probably illegally--began using SSA data to verify voters' citizenship.
One big problem: Social Security data don’t have complete or up-to-date citizenship info, so this could disenfranchise U.S. citizens ahead of the midterms.
www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...
One big problem: Social Security data don’t have complete or up-to-date citizenship info, so this could disenfranchise U.S. citizens ahead of the midterms.
www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...
December 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Reposting because TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT COMMENTS!!!!! If you have not done so already, please submit a comment!!!! In any case, please share this post!!!!
Nice work by the authors of this MMWR with some good vaccine news!
The report found that the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccines provided significant protection against COVID-19 related emergency department and urgent care visits among U.S. children aged 9 months to 17 years.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
The report found that the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccines provided significant protection against COVID-19 related emergency department and urgent care visits among U.S. children aged 9 months to 17 years.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Effectiveness of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Children...
This report describes COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among children ages 9 months to 17 years.
www.cdc.gov
December 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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🚨🚨🚨I’ve talked before about how our records are NOT the most up to date and should NOT be used in this way. It WILL result in citizens being denied their constitutional right to vote. You can submit public comments until 12/12 and I urge you to please do so!! Spread the word!! #AltCitizen alert🚨🚨🚨
In May, the Trump Admin secretly--and probably illegally--began using SSA data to verify voters' citizenship.
One big problem: Social Security data don’t have complete or up-to-date citizenship info, so this could disenfranchise U.S. citizens ahead of the midterms.
www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...
One big problem: Social Security data don’t have complete or up-to-date citizenship info, so this could disenfranchise U.S. citizens ahead of the midterms.
www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...
Trump Administration’s Legally Dubious Misuse of Social Security Data Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters
Friday, December 12 is the deadline for public comments on a policy the Trump Administration secretly adopted in May, giving the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) access to personal data from the....
www.cbpp.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🚨🚨🚨I’ve talked before about how our records are NOT the most up to date and should NOT be used in this way. It WILL result in citizens being denied their constitutional right to vote. You can submit public comments until 12/12 and I urge you to please do so!! Spread the word!! #AltCitizen alert🚨🚨🚨
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Let's be clear it is NEVER ok to deadname anyone.
Admiral Rachel Levine is an amazing human. She should be thanked and appreciated for her service.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Admiral Rachel Levine is an amazing human. She should be thanked and appreciated for her service.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
www.npr.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Let's be clear it is NEVER ok to deadname anyone.
Admiral Rachel Levine is an amazing human. She should be thanked and appreciated for her service.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Admiral Rachel Levine is an amazing human. She should be thanked and appreciated for her service.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Here’s the thing, emerging scientists aren’t going to flee to do science elsewhere…they just won’t do the science.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Here’s the thing, emerging scientists aren’t going to flee to do science elsewhere…they just won’t do the science.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.