Jess 💛🤍💜🖤
@gardenjess.bsky.social
ICU RN. Community gardener. Side-eyeing the coming end of chronic diseases. Rainbow mafia. CVID. They/he/any.
SR 520: Not *our* bridge.
Flooding continues affect many communities across Washington this week. Please stay safe, everyone.
A note about the SR 520 floating bridge: it’s designed to move with lake levels & stay stable with its watertight pontoons and anchor system. Here’s a closer look at those pontoons.
A note about the SR 520 floating bridge: it’s designed to move with lake levels & stay stable with its watertight pontoons and anchor system. Here’s a closer look at those pontoons.
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
SR 520: Not *our* bridge.
In case you had doubts about the "it isn't what you do, it's who you are" thing.
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
In case you had doubts about the "it isn't what you do, it's who you are" thing.
17hr shift.
It's your baby.
December 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
17hr shift.
I need the nurse's unions to step up and do their job cause what do you mean being a 6 month cop pays this much?
To the SPOG haters: we have to take care of violent people, not kill them, not safely "guard" a patient from outside the room, not sit there and watch while a nurse gets assaulted. 😮💨
To the SPOG haters: we have to take care of violent people, not kill them, not safely "guard" a patient from outside the room, not sit there and watch while a nurse gets assaulted. 😮💨
I'm in council chambers for the city council's vote on a new police contract that gives cops $126,000 a year after six months without any significant accountability gains.
December 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I need the nurse's unions to step up and do their job cause what do you mean being a 6 month cop pays this much?
To the SPOG haters: we have to take care of violent people, not kill them, not safely "guard" a patient from outside the room, not sit there and watch while a nurse gets assaulted. 😮💨
To the SPOG haters: we have to take care of violent people, not kill them, not safely "guard" a patient from outside the room, not sit there and watch while a nurse gets assaulted. 😮💨
I'm having a workup done for CIDP and I'm still pro vax...
December 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I'm having a workup done for CIDP and I'm still pro vax...
Can we get these as a last mile solution somehow?
Imagine how much more accessible transit could be...
(IDK how this would work, the bikes / scooters get left on sidewalks and tossed into ditches if somebody goes past sidewalk territory).
Imagine how much more accessible transit could be...
(IDK how this would work, the bikes / scooters get left on sidewalks and tossed into ditches if somebody goes past sidewalk territory).
Holy shit. Stellantis says it's bringing the Fia Topolino minicar to the USA.
My quick read:
🔹 This is great
🔹 No word yet on pricing
🔹 The EU version hits 28 mph, too fast for a US Low-Speed Vehicle. I suspect it'll be throttled to 25 mph (max LSV speed).
My quick read:
🔹 This is great
🔹 No word yet on pricing
🔹 The EU version hits 28 mph, too fast for a US Low-Speed Vehicle. I suspect it'll be throttled to 25 mph (max LSV speed).
Stellantis to bring tiny Fiat car to U.S. following Trump remarks
Stellantis on Monday announced it will offer an all-electric small "car" called the Fiat Topolino in the U.S.
www.cnbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Can we get these as a last mile solution somehow?
Imagine how much more accessible transit could be...
(IDK how this would work, the bikes / scooters get left on sidewalks and tossed into ditches if somebody goes past sidewalk territory).
Imagine how much more accessible transit could be...
(IDK how this would work, the bikes / scooters get left on sidewalks and tossed into ditches if somebody goes past sidewalk territory).
$1000-1500? A year?
This is not comparable to the rate increases.
This is not comparable to the rate increases.
Here is the full Crapo-Cassidy bill that Senate Republicans will hold a floor vote on this week as their alternative to ACA funds as they're set to expire next month: www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
Official summary:
Official summary:
December 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
$1000-1500? A year?
This is not comparable to the rate increases.
This is not comparable to the rate increases.
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"Clearly people did it for a long time, no problem."
"Yes"
"Yes"
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"Clearly people did it for a long time, no problem."
"Yes"
"Yes"
ANOTHER bridge is closed.
Crews have shut down the structure indefinitely while they inspect it for weather-related damages.
Major Pierce County commuter bridge closed until further notice for inspection
Crews have shut down the structure indefinitely while they inspect it for weather-related damages.
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
ANOTHER bridge is closed.
“This is the group that can’t shoot straight,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University vaccine expert who for decades has been involved with ACIP and its workgroups.
US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth
US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth
A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“This is the group that can’t shoot straight,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University vaccine expert who for decades has been involved with ACIP and its workgroups.
"They voted for this" is bad public health & questionable ethics...but if you must, it's also not true.
Timely: Did Americans vote in 2024 for major changes to vaccine policy? No.
Only 3% picked vaccines as a top 3 issue in the election.
Our just-published research letter in @jamahealthforum.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Only 3% picked vaccines as a top 3 issue in the election.
Our just-published research letter in @jamahealthforum.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
December 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"They voted for this" is bad public health & questionable ethics...but if you must, it's also not true.
Fwiw, the Xtian Nationalists believe that giving your infant the hep B shot encourages them to be gay or do drugs.
I'm not endorsing the logic. This is just something parents of kids that I babysat told me years ago.
I'm not endorsing the logic. This is just something parents of kids that I babysat told me years ago.
December 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Fwiw, the Xtian Nationalists believe that giving your infant the hep B shot encourages them to be gay or do drugs.
I'm not endorsing the logic. This is just something parents of kids that I babysat told me years ago.
I'm not endorsing the logic. This is just something parents of kids that I babysat told me years ago.
"“Most people get their affordable housing not through subsidies from the government, but through being forced to make a trade-off between quality and affordability,” says Swanstrom."
And there's also the "low income housing landlord can't afford maintenance, must sell building" at least here.
And there's also the "low income housing landlord can't afford maintenance, must sell building" at least here.
Heat is killing people in their homes. AC laws vary wildly by state. Cooling is becoming a tenant right—and a political battle.
Read the story here: 🔗 bit.ly/4pajBwI
#CoolingRights #ClimateHousing
Read the story here: 🔗 bit.ly/4pajBwI
#CoolingRights #ClimateHousing
December 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"“Most people get their affordable housing not through subsidies from the government, but through being forced to make a trade-off between quality and affordability,” says Swanstrom."
And there's also the "low income housing landlord can't afford maintenance, must sell building" at least here.
And there's also the "low income housing landlord can't afford maintenance, must sell building" at least here.
My cat has learned how to turn off my phone screen.
December 3, 2025 at 5:12 AM
My cat has learned how to turn off my phone screen.
It's a good story. It'll sell. It's why Biden was too old even though 47 was problematic (that one time).
I went to the NYT and this is in fact their lede and like, you know how bad things have to get for NYT of all pubs to call something “unapologetic bigotry”? Infinity alarm fire
NYT: “.. Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
It's a good story. It'll sell. It's why Biden was too old even though 47 was problematic (that one time).
Long Covid is not airborne AIDS.
I think a lot of people saying this really have no way of knowing.
Which is why it's being said.
I think a lot of people saying this really have no way of knowing.
Which is why it's being said.
December 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Long Covid is not airborne AIDS.
I think a lot of people saying this really have no way of knowing.
Which is why it's being said.
I think a lot of people saying this really have no way of knowing.
Which is why it's being said.
The issue isn't the capital gains tax.
It's the rest of our tax system which is nonsense.
We increased the sales tax to fund low income housing.
The sales tax that hurts the poorest the most.
Of course we have a deficit cause you can't raise regressive taxes for forever & still get more $.
It's the rest of our tax system which is nonsense.
We increased the sales tax to fund low income housing.
The sales tax that hurts the poorest the most.
Of course we have a deficit cause you can't raise regressive taxes for forever & still get more $.
The National Taxpayers Union Foundation sought to show how fast residents are entering or leaving each state.
New ranking shows WA loses another taxpayer every 30 minutes to another state
The National Taxpayers Union Foundation sought to show how fast residents are entering or leaving each state.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The issue isn't the capital gains tax.
It's the rest of our tax system which is nonsense.
We increased the sales tax to fund low income housing.
The sales tax that hurts the poorest the most.
Of course we have a deficit cause you can't raise regressive taxes for forever & still get more $.
It's the rest of our tax system which is nonsense.
We increased the sales tax to fund low income housing.
The sales tax that hurts the poorest the most.
Of course we have a deficit cause you can't raise regressive taxes for forever & still get more $.
I just deleted a very long rant about a Seattle Times article about how the latest light rail expansion is for the marginalized.
It's not.
There are people who want this county to only be for rich people and this will help.
It's not.
There are people who want this county to only be for rich people and this will help.
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I just deleted a very long rant about a Seattle Times article about how the latest light rail expansion is for the marginalized.
It's not.
There are people who want this county to only be for rich people and this will help.
It's not.
There are people who want this county to only be for rich people and this will help.
A ventilator is not safer than a cpap or bipap.
There are ways to do back up battery power for those devices although the longer lasting methods are not as obvious to set up.
There are ways to do back up battery power for those devices although the longer lasting methods are not as obvious to set up.
Few nursing homes can care for people who need help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS and other conditions. Insurers often deny payment for the best at-home machines, and innovative solutions are endangered by Medicaid cuts. n.pr/3M3fPqx
They need a ventilator to stay alive. Getting one can be a nightmare
Few nursing homes can care for people who need help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS and other conditions. Insurers often deny payment for the best at-home machines, and innovative solutions are endangered by Medicaid cuts.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A ventilator is not safer than a cpap or bipap.
There are ways to do back up battery power for those devices although the longer lasting methods are not as obvious to set up.
There are ways to do back up battery power for those devices although the longer lasting methods are not as obvious to set up.
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YALL. A TON of women across the nation are applying for my scholarship program. I am SO excited. We always have a lot of applications but NEVER this early as people typically wait til like Valentine’s Day.
I’m so grateful for everyone. And the ability to do this. ThurmanPerryFoundation.org
I’m so grateful for everyone. And the ability to do this. ThurmanPerryFoundation.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
YALL. A TON of women across the nation are applying for my scholarship program. I am SO excited. We always have a lot of applications but NEVER this early as people typically wait til like Valentine’s Day.
I’m so grateful for everyone. And the ability to do this. ThurmanPerryFoundation.org
I’m so grateful for everyone. And the ability to do this. ThurmanPerryFoundation.org
And we're already seeing closures...
Worse yet, they say, it’s coming even before cuts to Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect and the potential expiration of Obamacare subsidies at year’s end. The charities are warning of exploding medical debt and lower survival rates for diseases like…
Politico on the rising number of Americans facing catastrophic medical insurance costs: "The Trump economy is not focusing on the root causes of why health care costs are so high in this country."
November 28, 2025 at 6:24 AM
And we're already seeing closures...
"World Aids Day is usually when the state department shares Pepfar data about cumulative and annual progress with Congress. It’s not clear if the department still plans to send it.
The state department has not yet replied to a request for comment."
The state department has not yet replied to a request for comment."
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM
"World Aids Day is usually when the state department shares Pepfar data about cumulative and annual progress with Congress. It’s not clear if the department still plans to send it.
The state department has not yet replied to a request for comment."
The state department has not yet replied to a request for comment."
I hadn't known the back story. 🥹
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I hadn't known the back story. 🥹
It's not Thursday...🤯
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 AM
It's not Thursday...🤯