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Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 1d

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a dog wrapped in a blanket is laying on a bed with the words let 's go back to sleep above it .

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 2d

Canada is close to losing its measles elimination status. What happens then? Canada eliminated measles decades ago, but it will lose that status on Oct. 27 – barring a ‘miracle,’ by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Canada is close to losing its measles elimination status. What happens then?

Experts blame waning vaccination rates and disinformation for outbreaks that have continued for nearly a full year

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 2d

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i thought it was over. it’s not over. i came back and i brought my … wordle skills

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daviegee.bsky.social @daviegee.bsky.social · 3d

Stay strong Chicago.

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Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 3d

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do we really win wordle when the board doesn’t make a neat picture. it’s rhetorical

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Liz Seegert @lizseegert.bsky.social · 3d

Call for Applications: @womenjournos.bsky.social JAWS 2026 Health Reporting Fellowship! This unique opportunity includes a $4,000 stipend, workshops, mentoring & more! Open to US-based individuals who identify as women with 2-7 years’ professional journalism experience. www.jaws.org/apply-here

2026 Application & Overview — JAWS

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Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 4d

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mustardayonnaise. because im sick of the two-jar grind #mrshow

Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 5d

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morning. full stop.

Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 5d

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Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 6d

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saturday… no, wait. it’s sunday

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Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 7d

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 7d

Sam Brandsen used to rock back and forth to soothe himself at school. To avoid bullying, he tried to sit still at his desk. But the mental and emotional effort he expended took a heavy toll, Brandsen said, causing him to suffer panic attacks between classes.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Autism isn’t one disorder and age of diagnosis is a factor, a genetic analysis shows

The new research reinforces how complex the neurodevelopmental disorder is and that there isn’t a single cause.

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Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 7d

maybe this is what happens when everyone in the town hall has a megaphone 📣

Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 8d

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sleep now something about Cawdor and murdered sleep … to bed to bed to bed

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 8d

Journalist Mario Guevara is being deported because the American government punishes reporters to protect its own power.

We should all be outraged.

freedom.press/issues/mario...

Quote card from FPF Advocacy Director Seth Stern

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Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 8d

you see “confirmation number GOD,” right? 🤨😬🤔

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Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 9d

some BS

Decaturish @decaturish.bsky.social · 9d

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Atlanta journalist detained by ICE loses federal appeal

A federal court has rejected an appeal from Mario Guevara, the Atlanta-based Hispanic journalist who had been detained by federal immigration officials since June 14, to halt his pending deportation.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 9d

Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.

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Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 9d

i’ve been playing wordle since the beginning. used to play with a group but that stopped when i quit fb. the friends stayed and forgot me. i was logged out for a while and my stats didnt keep up but i had it going there for a while

Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 9d

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i put that one letter everywhere but the right place until the end. like life 🤷‍♀️

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Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 10d

Statistics show nearly half a million children in Georgia struggle with food insecurity. This comes as the federal government has decided it will no longer provide data tracking hunger in the U.S. www.gpb.org/news/2025/10...

USDA will stop reporting food insecurity, childhood hunger data used by Georgia policymakers

Statistics show nearly half a million children in Georgia struggle with food insecurity. This comes as the federal government has decided it will no longer provide data tracking hunger in the U.S.

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Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 10d

Happy birthday to my favorite president who was in office when I was born www.gpb.org/news/2025/01...

At 95, Jimmy Carter cut down trees he planted and harvested for wood to make a custom guitar

At the age of 95, the peanut farmer turned world leader used a chainsaw to personally cut down an Empress (Paulownia) tree that he and friend Todd Lundberg milled and sent to Jason Kostal, a world-cla...

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Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 10d

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a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee and says " this is fine " .

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George Chidi, Evil Reporter @neonflag.bsky.social · 11d

I'm writing a piece gathering reactions from military veterans about Hegseth's address to the assembled flag officers of America. If you're up for it, ping me.

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Ellen Eldridge @elleneldridge27.bsky.social · 10d

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