Margaret Mills
@margaretgracemills.bsky.social
Clinical/research virologist. Knitting, dahlias, kids and pets, and lots of sportsball. Manager of Trafton Street Dahlia Farm, aka my front yard. Anti-fascist, anti-racist, pro-queer, pro-trans, anti-genocide. She/her.
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One of the many reasons for concern about the killing spree at sea is that the administration is effectively asserting a license for POTUS to kill outside the law those he labels “terrorists.”
A term this administration also applies to domestic political opponents.
A term this administration also applies to domestic political opponents.
🚨Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to “compile a list" of Americans who may be extremists, per signed memo leaked to me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
LEAK: FBI List of “Extremists” Is Coming, Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM
One of the many reasons for concern about the killing spree at sea is that the administration is effectively asserting a license for POTUS to kill outside the law those he labels “terrorists.”
A term this administration also applies to domestic political opponents.
A term this administration also applies to domestic political opponents.
If your only exposure to Norman Rockwell makes you think of him as just a painter of white Americana, I strongly encourage you to see an exhibition of his work in person. I remember walking around a corner in the gallery and having the breath knocked out of me by “Southern Justice”.
I have such a strong memory of seeing “The Problem We All Live With” and “Southern Justice” in person. They are both HUGE paintings, the humans on them larger than life-size, and just heart-stoppingly powerful.
December 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
If your only exposure to Norman Rockwell makes you think of him as just a painter of white Americana, I strongly encourage you to see an exhibition of his work in person. I remember walking around a corner in the gallery and having the breath knocked out of me by “Southern Justice”.
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i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
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Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
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This is an incredible and comprehensive resource for aluminum vaccine adjuvants, which I want to reiterate are not toxic and do not cause aluminum toxicity, despite what the antivaxx liars running our federal health agencies may claim
#medsky #pedsky #idsky #immunosky #episky
I collaborated with exceptionally talented people in infectious diseases to write this Special Article about aluminum salts in childhood vaccines.
We review the evidence base for key safety concerns and offer guidance for communication with caregivers.
I collaborated with exceptionally talented people in infectious diseases to write this Special Article about aluminum salts in childhood vaccines.
We review the evidence base for key safety concerns and offer guidance for communication with caregivers.
The Role and Safety of Aluminum Adjuvants in Childhood Vaccines
Aluminum salts have been used as adjuvants in vaccines for nearly a century, enhancing the immune response to purified antigens and ensuring durable protection against serious infectious diseases. Des...
publications.aap.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This is an incredible and comprehensive resource for aluminum vaccine adjuvants, which I want to reiterate are not toxic and do not cause aluminum toxicity, despite what the antivaxx liars running our federal health agencies may claim
So I have seal-point cats. And I’m a baby Gen X. And finally, tonight I realized: they’re Hypercolor Black Cats. I love my Hypercolor cats.
December 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
So I have seal-point cats. And I’m a baby Gen X. And finally, tonight I realized: they’re Hypercolor Black Cats. I love my Hypercolor cats.
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I think it's because all of that went to Don jr.
Full pardon for the convicted drug trafficker who helped move 400 tons of cocaine. Death by airstrike for the guys on the boat www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Ex-Honduras president, convicted of drug trafficking, freed on Trump pardon
A former DEA agent called the release “devastating”: “It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I think it's because all of that went to Don jr.
I may be very Irish, but there’s still a Welsh dragon on my front door, and all this Welsh-ness inside thanks to my husband. Prynhawn da! Margaret dw i.
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I may be very Irish, but there’s still a Welsh dragon on my front door, and all this Welsh-ness inside thanks to my husband. Prynhawn da! Margaret dw i.
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I understand that there are a lot of people out there who think they have good intentions and love to take their ideological opponents in good faith because it makes them seem fair and reasonable and I truly cannot overstate how dangerous this is to trans people and how much they should stop
December 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I understand that there are a lot of people out there who think they have good intentions and love to take their ideological opponents in good faith because it makes them seem fair and reasonable and I truly cannot overstate how dangerous this is to trans people and how much they should stop
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@katelynburns.com: "The student's mom... is a former Springfield, MO city council member who faced a recall campaign in 2017 before resigning in late 2018. She's a conservative attorney who sued several cities in 2020 seeking to overturn local mask mandates and went on to defend several J6ers."
That Viral Essay Scandal is (SURPRISE!) Actually About Trans People
A shoddy Oklahoma University essay went viral. Cis people think this is about conservatives whining for better grades. Trans people see a planned attack on a trans academic.
(Note for free subscriber...
www.burnsnotice.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
@katelynburns.com: "The student's mom... is a former Springfield, MO city council member who faced a recall campaign in 2017 before resigning in late 2018. She's a conservative attorney who sued several cities in 2020 seeking to overturn local mask mandates and went on to defend several J6ers."
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I also have these two aurora paintings available at name your own price. Happy to frame.
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I also have these two aurora paintings available at name your own price. Happy to frame.
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I have only hours left to sell at least 7 framed pieces to have rent, that can’t be late! Orders over $100 will receive an original painting! Please, please help me make rent. I’m super, super sick right now otherwise I’d try to be more creative. Thank you for looking.
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I have only hours left to sell at least 7 framed pieces to have rent, that can’t be late! Orders over $100 will receive an original painting! Please, please help me make rent. I’m super, super sick right now otherwise I’d try to be more creative. Thank you for looking.
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to
- Toad the Wet Sprocket (Puyallup Fair)
- They Might Be Giants (Bumbershoot)
- Death Cab for Cutie (Summer Nights at the Pier, side stage)
- The Long Winters (Crocodile Cafe)
- James Taylor (Tanglewood, Yo Yo Ma joining for Sweet Baby James)
- Toad the Wet Sprocket (Puyallup Fair)
- They Might Be Giants (Bumbershoot)
- Death Cab for Cutie (Summer Nights at the Pier, side stage)
- The Long Winters (Crocodile Cafe)
- James Taylor (Tanglewood, Yo Yo Ma joining for Sweet Baby James)
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to
- Toad the Wet Sprocket (Puyallup Fair)
- They Might Be Giants (Bumbershoot)
- Death Cab for Cutie (Summer Nights at the Pier, side stage)
- The Long Winters (Crocodile Cafe)
- James Taylor (Tanglewood, Yo Yo Ma joining for Sweet Baby James)
- Toad the Wet Sprocket (Puyallup Fair)
- They Might Be Giants (Bumbershoot)
- Death Cab for Cutie (Summer Nights at the Pier, side stage)
- The Long Winters (Crocodile Cafe)
- James Taylor (Tanglewood, Yo Yo Ma joining for Sweet Baby James)
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
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as a Massachusetts native it is my duty to wish you all a happy Alice’s Restaurant day wherever you are
remember: you can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant (excepting Alice)
remember: you can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant (excepting Alice)
November 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
as a Massachusetts native it is my duty to wish you all a happy Alice’s Restaurant day wherever you are
remember: you can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant (excepting Alice)
remember: you can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant (excepting Alice)
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If you have relatives with long covid and will be seeing them tomorrow (or won’t be because they have long covid) please spread the word about this trial of tirzepatide for LC. I’m enrolled, the anecdotes I hear from patients on it for other reasons are very encouraging.
There are >800 LoCITT-T participants, & >200 people who are eligible & just need to take one more step to claim their spot.
There's time for new folks to join!
We're particularly hoping to enroll folks from ND, MS, & PR & more BIPOC participants:
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
There's time for new folks to join!
We're particularly hoping to enroll folks from ND, MS, & PR & more BIPOC participants:
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
If you have relatives with long covid and will be seeing them tomorrow (or won’t be because they have long covid) please spread the word about this trial of tirzepatide for LC. I’m enrolled, the anecdotes I hear from patients on it for other reasons are very encouraging.
1/3: Help us welcome Jelly to the world — a newly hatched endangered zebra shark pup in Indonesia! 🦈💙
Thanks to parents Peanut and Butter at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and our partnership with the global coalition ReShark, this tiny pup represents real hope for her species.
Thanks to parents Peanut and Butter at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and our partnership with the global coalition ReShark, this tiny pup represents real hope for her species.
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Just because you weren’t alive the last time these diseases killed hundreds of thousands of children doesn’t mean they won’t kill hundreds of thousands more.
Please, if you love your children, get them vaccinated.
Please, if you love your children, get them vaccinated.
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Just because you weren’t alive the last time these diseases killed hundreds of thousands of children doesn’t mean they won’t kill hundreds of thousands more.
Please, if you love your children, get them vaccinated.
Please, if you love your children, get them vaccinated.
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Eberechi Eze is quite good
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Eberechi Eze is quite good
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This thread will undo (3) damages you lot inflicted on all of us with the screenshots and references you just had to share from you know what.
In Tesco’s this afternoon: an elderly Polish man at the self-checkout, trying to buy a pint of milk and a white radish. There is no picture for the radish on the machine. The assistant doesn’t know what it is. She asks a colleague: “It’s a white radish.” There is no entry for it on the machine.
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This thread will undo (3) damages you lot inflicted on all of us with the screenshots and references you just had to share from you know what.
Completely agree. All I can say is I’m so proud of my team for developing and validating the clinical assay that detected this H5 case, and of the young folks in lab who pulled VERY long days to get the patient’s sample sequenced quickly to identify it as H5N5.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41117594/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41117594/
November 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Completely agree. All I can say is I’m so proud of my team for developing and validating the clinical assay that detected this H5 case, and of the young folks in lab who pulled VERY long days to get the patient’s sample sequenced quickly to identify it as H5N5.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41117594/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41117594/
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It's important to note Marjorie Taylor Greene is still a radical antisemite transphobe islamophobe and xenophobic racist tied to fringe conspiracy theories
She wanted to run for senate. Trump wouldn’t let her. She knows she has no path to higher office through MAGA. She’s been getting popular with the left cause you’re all a bunch of fucking suckers. And she taking advantage of the moment to make a noisy step and gain more attention.
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It's important to note Marjorie Taylor Greene is still a radical antisemite transphobe islamophobe and xenophobic racist tied to fringe conspiracy theories