Fazia Rizvi
@faziarizvi.bsky.social
Writer, actor, weaver, spinner. Web dev higher Ed. Star Trek fan.
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Fazia Rizvi
@faziarizvi.bsky.social
· Aug 4
Gonna remind the whole of Bluesky, again, that journalistic norms of saying “Texas is doing this” and “Texas is doing that”, (when it’s the TX GOP only) cedes an entire population to white supremacy and erases the opposition that also represents Texas and the Texans that would be victimized.
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In case people shrug, because they think cuts to VA don’t directly affect them…
The VA does more than care for veterans. 70% of US doctors train in one. VAs also perform research—creating the pacemaker, Hep C cure, shingles vaccine, just to name a few. Civilians were cared for during the COVID pandemic. Whatever you feel about vets or war, the loss of the VA affects all of us.
December 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
In case people shrug, because they think cuts to VA don’t directly affect them…
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If you wanna learn more about immune amnesia this is a good primer from the American Society for Microbiology.
Measles binds to your immune system’s memory cells and infects them, effectively erasing their database. It then produces all new memory cells - that contain info ONLY for measles.
Measles binds to your immune system’s memory cells and infects them, effectively erasing their database. It then produces all new memory cells - that contain info ONLY for measles.
Measles and Immune Amnesia | ASM.org
Measles is much more serious than a rash and fever: it also causes immune amnesia and leaves patients especially vulnerable to secondary infection.
asm.org
December 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
If you wanna learn more about immune amnesia this is a good primer from the American Society for Microbiology.
Measles binds to your immune system’s memory cells and infects them, effectively erasing their database. It then produces all new memory cells - that contain info ONLY for measles.
Measles binds to your immune system’s memory cells and infects them, effectively erasing their database. It then produces all new memory cells - that contain info ONLY for measles.
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Need an artist in LA? The replies have gotchu!
Looking for an *L.A. based* artist who (against all odds) has time for a poster gig before the end of the year.
It's for a science + art event.
We can offer $500 for the gig.
Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.
It's for a science + art event.
We can offer $500 for the gig.
Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.
December 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Need an artist in LA? The replies have gotchu!
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In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
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I am a PhD student at Brown University. As our community is still in the middle of this crisis, there are ways to help that go beyond thoughts and prayers.
A friend who works at RIBC said there is an urgent need for blood donations. In RI? Sign up to donate blood to RIBC: www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
A friend who works at RIBC said there is an urgent need for blood donations. In RI? Sign up to donate blood to RIBC: www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
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www.ribc.org
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I am a PhD student at Brown University. As our community is still in the middle of this crisis, there are ways to help that go beyond thoughts and prayers.
A friend who works at RIBC said there is an urgent need for blood donations. In RI? Sign up to donate blood to RIBC: www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
A friend who works at RIBC said there is an urgent need for blood donations. In RI? Sign up to donate blood to RIBC: www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
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I’m praying for the lives lost, those in critical condition, & the Brown University community.
More innocent lives stolen due to senseless gun violence.
It’s long overdue that we treat this gun violence epidemic as the public health crisis it is.
More innocent lives stolen due to senseless gun violence.
It’s long overdue that we treat this gun violence epidemic as the public health crisis it is.
Brown University shooting: Manhunt underway after 2 killed, 8 wounded
Brown University was under lockdown Saturday following a suspected shooter on campus, officials said.
abcnews.link
December 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I’m praying for the lives lost, those in critical condition, & the Brown University community.
More innocent lives stolen due to senseless gun violence.
It’s long overdue that we treat this gun violence epidemic as the public health crisis it is.
More innocent lives stolen due to senseless gun violence.
It’s long overdue that we treat this gun violence epidemic as the public health crisis it is.
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Words can’t express my rage. At least 2 students on lockdown at Brown University already survived mass shootings.
Zoe Weissman survived Parkland in 2018.
Mia Tretta was shot in the stomach in Santa Clarita in 2019 and watched her best friend be murdered.
And now…again.
Zoe Weissman survived Parkland in 2018.
Mia Tretta was shot in the stomach in Santa Clarita in 2019 and watched her best friend be murdered.
And now…again.
December 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Words can’t express my rage. At least 2 students on lockdown at Brown University already survived mass shootings.
Zoe Weissman survived Parkland in 2018.
Mia Tretta was shot in the stomach in Santa Clarita in 2019 and watched her best friend be murdered.
And now…again.
Zoe Weissman survived Parkland in 2018.
Mia Tretta was shot in the stomach in Santa Clarita in 2019 and watched her best friend be murdered.
And now…again.
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Funniest thread I've encountered on Bluesky so far.
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Funniest thread I've encountered on Bluesky so far.
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I'm the lucky new caretaker of this rad 1950s-era Fanny loom, courtesy of my guild's Pass It Forward program. Who needs a dining table, anyway?
#handweaving
#handweaving
December 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I'm the lucky new caretaker of this rad 1950s-era Fanny loom, courtesy of my guild's Pass It Forward program. Who needs a dining table, anyway?
#handweaving
#handweaving
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About 4,000 yards of handspun singles. This is warp for an upcoming blanket weaving project. I need another 1,000 yards or so of warp, then 3-4,000 for the filling. Thinking about spinning the weft yarns on a great wheel. Wool from my flock.
#handspinning #weaving #fibersky 🧶
#handspinning #weaving #fibersky 🧶
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
About 4,000 yards of handspun singles. This is warp for an upcoming blanket weaving project. I need another 1,000 yards or so of warp, then 3-4,000 for the filling. Thinking about spinning the weft yarns on a great wheel. Wool from my flock.
#handspinning #weaving #fibersky 🧶
#handspinning #weaving #fibersky 🧶
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December 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Spent the day with a friend, re-learning how to use an SLR 35mm film camera. Several, actually, all from her late father’s 1970s professional set. Took us a while to figure out how to open ‘em, rewind ‘em and set f stops. Monday I’ll get the film developed.
December 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Spent the day with a friend, re-learning how to use an SLR 35mm film camera. Several, actually, all from her late father’s 1970s professional set. Took us a while to figure out how to open ‘em, rewind ‘em and set f stops. Monday I’ll get the film developed.
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I’m so proud of all the dedicated public servants in Washington State.
Tyler is emblematic of the skilled and resourceful folks who staff critical infrastructure here.
From NAS Whidbey emergency rescue teams, to Coast Guard, to firemen, to the comms professionals, to Tyler, thank you all! #WAWX
Tyler is emblematic of the skilled and resourceful folks who staff critical infrastructure here.
From NAS Whidbey emergency rescue teams, to Coast Guard, to firemen, to the comms professionals, to Tyler, thank you all! #WAWX
December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I’m so proud of all the dedicated public servants in Washington State.
Tyler is emblematic of the skilled and resourceful folks who staff critical infrastructure here.
From NAS Whidbey emergency rescue teams, to Coast Guard, to firemen, to the comms professionals, to Tyler, thank you all! #WAWX
Tyler is emblematic of the skilled and resourceful folks who staff critical infrastructure here.
From NAS Whidbey emergency rescue teams, to Coast Guard, to firemen, to the comms professionals, to Tyler, thank you all! #WAWX
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Before and after: Major river flooding at Snoqualmie Falls waterfall in Washington state:
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Before and after: Major river flooding at Snoqualmie Falls waterfall in Washington state:
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I secured funding to build the Skagit County Flood Wall back in 2006.
Even during the catastrophic flooding we saw this week, that same flood wall protected downtown Mount Vernon.
Investments like this save lives and property. We need more, not less.
Even during the catastrophic flooding we saw this week, that same flood wall protected downtown Mount Vernon.
Investments like this save lives and property. We need more, not less.
December 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I secured funding to build the Skagit County Flood Wall back in 2006.
Even during the catastrophic flooding we saw this week, that same flood wall protected downtown Mount Vernon.
Investments like this save lives and property. We need more, not less.
Even during the catastrophic flooding we saw this week, that same flood wall protected downtown Mount Vernon.
Investments like this save lives and property. We need more, not less.
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For up-to-date information on flooding, including a list of shelters, in Skagit County, please visit SkagitCounty.net/Flood.
The Skagit County Emergency Operations Center is coordinating shelters with local organizations, churches, towns, and the American Red Cross.
The Skagit County Emergency Operations Center is coordinating shelters with local organizations, churches, towns, and the American Red Cross.
December 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
For up-to-date information on flooding, including a list of shelters, in Skagit County, please visit SkagitCounty.net/Flood.
The Skagit County Emergency Operations Center is coordinating shelters with local organizations, churches, towns, and the American Red Cross.
The Skagit County Emergency Operations Center is coordinating shelters with local organizations, churches, towns, and the American Red Cross.
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When I volunteered at the Austin Nature & Science Center 300 years ago, this was phrased to me as "their heads are full of optic nerves & murder. There's no room for anything else."
Me to same owl handler: "Owls are super wise, right? They read loads of highbrow Russian literature and stuff, don't they?"
Owl handler: "No, they actually have very tiny brains, due to the hugeness of their eyes. In reality they are one of the thickest animals you could ever meet."
Owl handler: "No, they actually have very tiny brains, due to the hugeness of their eyes. In reality they are one of the thickest animals you could ever meet."
December 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
When I volunteered at the Austin Nature & Science Center 300 years ago, this was phrased to me as "their heads are full of optic nerves & murder. There's no room for anything else."
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Victor is the first cat I’ve ever had who will play fetch. Not often, and only with selected toys, but we both enjoy the game for as long as it lasts. There is something very endearing about a cat dropping a slightly soggy furry green mouse toy on your foot #Caturday
December 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Victor is the first cat I’ve ever had who will play fetch. Not often, and only with selected toys, but we both enjoy the game for as long as it lasts. There is something very endearing about a cat dropping a slightly soggy furry green mouse toy on your foot #Caturday
This was fantastic!
Elementary school music teacher Jason Lespron went viral this week after he posted a clip from his classroom of him playing a drumkit along to a techno music track, while the students dance and drum on their own instruments 🥁
Austin music teacher’s video turning kindergarten class into ‘techno rave’ goes viral
The video is a 36-second clip of Lespron playing a drumkit along to a techno music track, while the students dance and drum on their own instruments.
www.kxan.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:40 AM
This was fantastic!
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Camera glitch?
or
Did Squirrel discover a Grape of Invisibility?😄
or
Did Squirrel discover a Grape of Invisibility?😄
December 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Camera glitch?
or
Did Squirrel discover a Grape of Invisibility?😄
or
Did Squirrel discover a Grape of Invisibility?😄
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The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
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Is Texas' crypto industry draining the grid?
Report: Texas crypto mines gobble more power than two major cities combined
Is Texas' crypto industry draining the grid?
bit.ly
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Is Texas' crypto industry draining the grid?
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Bluesky is failing me. Why did nobody tell me that the heckler from yesterday's Kristi Noem hearing was a Catholic priest chanting the phrase "The Power of Christ Compels You" - famously associated with exorcisms. 🤣😂
December 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Bluesky is failing me. Why did nobody tell me that the heckler from yesterday's Kristi Noem hearing was a Catholic priest chanting the phrase "The Power of Christ Compels You" - famously associated with exorcisms. 🤣😂
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When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
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This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.