Le Cagle
@lecagle.bsky.social
Feminist. Rhetoric: science, environment, tech comm, disability. really worried about climate change. she/her. Praxis or GTFO.
Yes, it's Cagle. No, please don't call me Lauren.
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Yes, it's Cagle. No, please don't call me Lauren.
send dog pics (alt text a must)
nothing here reps my employer
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Le Cagle
@lecagle.bsky.social
· Oct 13
The mountains are underwater and fascism is on the rise, so I recommend going ahead and getting that divorce you've been thinking about.
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Should have said "the global pandemic before last," which of course happened in 1918 and 1919.
The WHO states that the Covid pandemic lasted from 2020 through 2023. Those of us who survived the ongoing Covid era were changed forever. And it's led to our politics today. www.nm.org/healthbeat/m....
The WHO states that the Covid pandemic lasted from 2020 through 2023. Those of us who survived the ongoing Covid era were changed forever. And it's led to our politics today. www.nm.org/healthbeat/m....
When Did the Pandemic Start and End?
The COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020. The public health emergency of international concern ended in May 2023.
www.nm.org
February 11, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Should have said "the global pandemic before last," which of course happened in 1918 and 1919.
The WHO states that the Covid pandemic lasted from 2020 through 2023. Those of us who survived the ongoing Covid era were changed forever. And it's led to our politics today. www.nm.org/healthbeat/m....
The WHO states that the Covid pandemic lasted from 2020 through 2023. Those of us who survived the ongoing Covid era were changed forever. And it's led to our politics today. www.nm.org/healthbeat/m....
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Everyone reading this is a pandemic survivor. Billions of us are still alive thanks to advances in medical research that are being rolled back by MAGA and MAHA.
50 million people died in the last global pandemic. This time, it was about one-seventh of that. Still too many & we're going backwards.
50 million people died in the last global pandemic. This time, it was about one-seventh of that. Still too many & we're going backwards.
February 11, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Everyone reading this is a pandemic survivor. Billions of us are still alive thanks to advances in medical research that are being rolled back by MAGA and MAHA.
50 million people died in the last global pandemic. This time, it was about one-seventh of that. Still too many & we're going backwards.
50 million people died in the last global pandemic. This time, it was about one-seventh of that. Still too many & we're going backwards.
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Funny story: my career in drones exists because I have a arithmetic learning disability, tested awfully in math and couldn’t study STEM in college, and became so angered by how normal it was to look down upon non-tech people in the 2010s that I decided to master a hard tech field out of pure spite.
February 11, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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My kingdom for a string cheese that eats like this
January 30, 2026 at 1:34 PM
My kingdom for a string cheese that eats like this
This easily could be me.
To the woman on the 15L who has taken out a pouch of deli ham and a bag of string cheese, and who is - with the practiced motion of someone used to hand rolling cigarettes - begun tightly rolling one into the other,
You are a legend, and I salute you.
You are a legend, and I salute you.
February 11, 2026 at 1:39 AM
This easily could be me.
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will Barchester Towers make sense if I haven’t read Barchester of the Ring
February 11, 2026 at 1:36 AM
will Barchester Towers make sense if I haven’t read Barchester of the Ring
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a picture worth 100,000 words
February 11, 2026 at 12:28 AM
a picture worth 100,000 words
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This is a good way to put it. The entire reason we knew COVID was something new is because hospitals in Wuhan were swamped! For the earlier timeline to work we need an explanation for why the virus was benign for three months before suddenly turning deadly.
Or there's just some false positives!
Or there's just some false positives!
Anyone making the argument that COVID was materially spreading in Months X-Y instead of February/March 2020 needs to provide an explanation as to why Months X-Y did not look like February/March 2020
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 AM
This is a good way to put it. The entire reason we knew COVID was something new is because hospitals in Wuhan were swamped! For the earlier timeline to work we need an explanation for why the virus was benign for three months before suddenly turning deadly.
Or there's just some false positives!
Or there's just some false positives!
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If you haven't seen Andy on the Daily Show, it's pretty good. A little canned in his responses at times, but Stewart (and the audience) seemed to genuinely enjoy him. youtu.be/ttaBXnqmRwg?...
Gov. Andy Beshear - Breaking the Trump Fever in Kentucky | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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February 11, 2026 at 1:15 AM
If you haven't seen Andy on the Daily Show, it's pretty good. A little canned in his responses at times, but Stewart (and the audience) seemed to genuinely enjoy him. youtu.be/ttaBXnqmRwg?...
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I can confirm that people have essentially universally been very nice to me as an American abroad, and this did indeed largely *used* to be our reputation as tourists.
*built
and let me just add that in my experience american tourists have a pretty good reputation overseas. like the stereotypical failing is being too wide-eyed and eager for Authentic Experiences rather than say insisting on burgers and nuggies instead of local food
and let me just add that in my experience american tourists have a pretty good reputation overseas. like the stereotypical failing is being too wide-eyed and eager for Authentic Experiences rather than say insisting on burgers and nuggies instead of local food
February 11, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I can confirm that people have essentially universally been very nice to me as an American abroad, and this did indeed largely *used* to be our reputation as tourists.
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I can only imagine the logistics behind this, it is a massive undertaking but also 100 families is just... amazing.
it may be a drop in the bucket, but each drop changed lives & I'm so grateful to @ziibiing.com for organizing this and letting me (us!) be a drop. 💓
it may be a drop in the bucket, but each drop changed lives & I'm so grateful to @ziibiing.com for organizing this and letting me (us!) be a drop. 💓
just an update from when we talked to the reporter: we’ve now successfully connected over 100 families for direct, peer to peer rent adoption. we’ve collected and immediately distributed…a lot.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
hey it’s us!
February 11, 2026 at 1:20 AM
I can only imagine the logistics behind this, it is a massive undertaking but also 100 families is just... amazing.
it may be a drop in the bucket, but each drop changed lives & I'm so grateful to @ziibiing.com for organizing this and letting me (us!) be a drop. 💓
it may be a drop in the bucket, but each drop changed lives & I'm so grateful to @ziibiing.com for organizing this and letting me (us!) be a drop. 💓
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this is profoundly accurate. quite frankly, saying stuff like this is one of the most accurate tells for “I am a person who has had exceedingly limited to zero experience outside of the U.S..”
“Americans are uniquely bad and were never cool” is, ironically, just about the most provincially American opinion it is possible to have
February 11, 2026 at 1:21 AM
this is profoundly accurate. quite frankly, saying stuff like this is one of the most accurate tells for “I am a person who has had exceedingly limited to zero experience outside of the U.S..”
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honestly if you want to do something book-ish to support us, nothing gives us more joy than requesting our books at your library. (and also, you know, supporting your library!!!)
also I mean, what better tribute to the Mercenary Librarians. 💓💃
also I mean, what better tribute to the Mercenary Librarians. 💓💃
Huh. Apparently Kit Rocha as an author is getting notice since I just had four books added across two library systems. @mostlybree.kitrocha.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
honestly if you want to do something book-ish to support us, nothing gives us more joy than requesting our books at your library. (and also, you know, supporting your library!!!)
also I mean, what better tribute to the Mercenary Librarians. 💓💃
also I mean, what better tribute to the Mercenary Librarians. 💓💃
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the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it
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Goddamnit.
God fucking damnit.
God fucking damnit.
NEW: The FDA just shot down Moderna's new flu shot. From me:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
Moderna requests meeting to discuss refusal as decision could have implications for all new and updated vaccines
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Goddamnit.
God fucking damnit.
God fucking damnit.
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Their arrests come soon after a Wolfe Co. woman was arrested for taking abortion medication to end a pregnancy.
She was subsequently reported to authorities after seeking care from an area clinic and initially indicted for fetal homicide. (That charge was dismissed but her case remains ongoing.)
She was subsequently reported to authorities after seeking care from an area clinic and initially indicted for fetal homicide. (That charge was dismissed but her case remains ongoing.)
Kentucky woman indicted for fetal homicide after taking abortion medication
The indictment comes before the woman’s first appearance in court for the charges, which was set to take place Wednesday morning.
www.kentucky.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Their arrests come soon after a Wolfe Co. woman was arrested for taking abortion medication to end a pregnancy.
She was subsequently reported to authorities after seeking care from an area clinic and initially indicted for fetal homicide. (That charge was dismissed but her case remains ongoing.)
She was subsequently reported to authorities after seeking care from an area clinic and initially indicted for fetal homicide. (That charge was dismissed but her case remains ongoing.)
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A Kentucky couple was arrested Monday after reporting a miscarriage at a hospital more than a year ago.
State police did not identify the gestational age of the remains or identify the cause or manner of death.
State police did not identify the gestational age of the remains or identify the cause or manner of death.
KY couple arrested, charged with reckless homicide after reporting miscarriage
State police said they found an infant unresponsive and over an embankment when they arrived at the couple’s home.
www.kentucky.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:27 AM
A Kentucky couple was arrested Monday after reporting a miscarriage at a hospital more than a year ago.
State police did not identify the gestational age of the remains or identify the cause or manner of death.
State police did not identify the gestational age of the remains or identify the cause or manner of death.
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shooting up contraband cancer mRNA vaccine behind the Cyber Arby’s in 2034. the Ring camera on the Wells Fargo across the street recognizes my shape using LIDAR and releases an HHS sanctioned Bobby’s Bullet Buddy drone that shoots each of my nuts clean off one at a time
February 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
shooting up contraband cancer mRNA vaccine behind the Cyber Arby’s in 2034. the Ring camera on the Wells Fargo across the street recognizes my shape using LIDAR and releases an HHS sanctioned Bobby’s Bullet Buddy drone that shoots each of my nuts clean off one at a time
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Indeed
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Indeed
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Look. I know these women so well. I’ve been lucky enough to sit and listen in hundreds of conversations with them. And still, this one blew me away. IT IS SO GOOD. My goodness.
If you've been a listener to BIAD for any amount of time, you know @brendaelsey.bsky.social LOVES Bad Bunny and @amirarose.bsky.social LOVES Puerto Rico. So, what a joy to have them talking about Bad Bunny's halftime show and its celebration of Puerto Rican culture. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw1s...
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YouTube video by Burn It All Down
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February 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Look. I know these women so well. I’ve been lucky enough to sit and listen in hundreds of conversations with them. And still, this one blew me away. IT IS SO GOOD. My goodness.
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Quartz undergoes a phase transition and increases its volume by ~0.4% at 573°C. The concern: concrete used to build the simulator would get hot enough for quartz to repeatedly undergo the reversible phase transition and over time, cause the concrete to disintegrate. We suggested basalt.
February 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Quartz undergoes a phase transition and increases its volume by ~0.4% at 573°C. The concern: concrete used to build the simulator would get hot enough for quartz to repeatedly undergo the reversible phase transition and over time, cause the concrete to disintegrate. We suggested basalt.
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The bit about quartz reminds me of one of the oddest public info requests I received decades ago at the NM state geological survey: sources of low quartz aggregate for concrete in the Large Blast Thermal Simulator at White Sands Missile Range.
Yes, we talked to a geologist who curls about the very special geology of curling's stones, please enjoy
Why curling rocks come from just two spots on Earth
The rocks used in the Olympic sport of curling come from one island in Scotland and one quarry in Wales. What makes them so special?
www.scientificamerican.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The bit about quartz reminds me of one of the oddest public info requests I received decades ago at the NM state geological survey: sources of low quartz aggregate for concrete in the Large Blast Thermal Simulator at White Sands Missile Range.
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My god.
I keep rereading this paragraph expecting the words to change
February 11, 2026 at 12:24 AM
My god.
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What is this? It’s not even an attempt at spin. If Colin Jost said “The jobs report is bad because we’re deporting the people with jobs” on Weekend Update, you would correctly identify this as a joke.
February 11, 2026 at 12:17 AM
What is this? It’s not even an attempt at spin. If Colin Jost said “The jobs report is bad because we’re deporting the people with jobs” on Weekend Update, you would correctly identify this as a joke.
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Bluesky, we have a big story coming out tomorrow that I hope you’ll all read and share. The team has been working on it for over a year. Stay tuned.
February 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Bluesky, we have a big story coming out tomorrow that I hope you’ll all read and share. The team has been working on it for over a year. Stay tuned.