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Old Tehanu
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Writer. Science fan. Maps matter. Biology is queer af. Worked at MS, Public Schools, & public transit. Gadfly. Old dragons don't die. Eunoia.

Just Say NO.

What power you have, use it against oligarchs & Nazls.

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Old Tehanu @oldtehanu.bsky.social · 2d
Male aggression needs to be treated as a disease and public health problem.

Stop saying "Not all men."

Start saying "Some men have a maladaptive mental illness."

Stop being defensive about it. Call it what is is. They are in every walk of life, incel to ICE.

Solve the problem, boys.
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“There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military,” Juliette Kayyem writes, “one of which is the risk of endangering them”:
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍂🥧

Have some anti-vax family at your table?

Here is a summary of 14 studies that found no association between vaccines and autism.

h/t @drtomfrieden.bsky.social
Fourteen Studies That Find No Association Between Vaccines and Autism Primary Research: Vaccines and Autism 1. Hviid A, Hansen JV, Frisch M, Melbye M. Measles, mumps, rubella vaccination and autism: a nationwide cohort study. Ann Intern Med. 2019;170(8):513-520. This nationwide Danish cohort study of 657,461 children found no increased risk of autism associated with MMR vaccination, even among children at higher genetic risk for autism. 2. Madsen KM, Hviid A, Vestergaard M, et al. A population-based study of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination and autism. N Engl J Med. 2002;347(19):1477-1482. In a cohort of over 500,000 Danish children, there was no association between MMR vaccination and the development of autism or autistic-spectrum disorder. 3. Taylor LE, Swerdfeger AL, Eslick GD. Vaccines are not associated with autism: an evidence-based meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies. Vaccine. 2014;32(29):3623-3629. This meta-analysis of five cohort and five case-control studies (over 1.25 million children) found no relationship between vaccination - including MMR, thimerosal, or mercury - and autism or autism spectrum disorder. 4. Parker SK, Schwartz B, Todd J, Pickering LK. Thimerosal-containing vaccines and autistic spectrum disorder: a critical review of published original data. Pediatrics. 2004;114(3):793-804. A systematic review of epidemiologic and pharmacokinetic studies concluded that thimerosal-containing vaccines are not associated with autism spectrum disorder. Primary Research: Vaccines and Autism 5. Honda H, Shimizu Y, Rutter M. No effect of MMR withdrawal on the incidence of autism: a total population study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2005;46(6):572- 579. This Japanese population study showed that autism rates continued to rise after the withdrawal of MMR vaccine, refuting a causal link. 6. Fombonne E, Zakarian R, Bennett A, Meng L, McLean-Heywood D. Pervasive developmental disorders in Montreal, Quebec, Canada: prevalence and links with immunizations. Pediatrics. 2006;118(1):e139-150. Analysis of autism prevalence in Montreal found no change in autism rates despite a decrease in MMR vaccination coverage, arguing against a vaccine- autism association. 7. DeStefano F, Price CS, Weintraub ES. Increasing exposure to antibody- stimulating proteins and polysaccharides in vaccines is not associated with risk of autism. J Pediatr. 2013;163(2):561-567. A case-control study found no association between the total antigen exposure from vaccines in the first two years of life and the risk of developing autism. 8. Uno Y, Uchiyama T, Kurosawa M, Aleksic B, Ozaki N. The combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines and the total number of vaccines are not associated with development of autism spectrum disorder: the first case- control study in Asia. Vaccine. 2012;30(28):4292-4298. This Japanese case-control study found no association between MMR vaccination or the total number of vaccines received and the development of autism spectrum disorder. 9. Price CS, Thompson WW, Goodson B, et al. Prenatal and infant exposure to thimerosal from vaccines and immunoglobulins and risk of autism. Pediatrics. 2010;126(4):656-664. A US case-control study found no increased risk of autism associated with prenatal or early-life exposure to thimerosal-containing vaccines and immunoglobulins. Primary Research: Vaccines and Autism 10. Smeeth L, Cook C, Fombonne E, et al. MMR vaccination and pervasive developmental disorders: a case-control study. Lancet. 2004;364(9438):963- 969. This UK case-control study found no evidence of an increased risk of pervasive developmental disorders, including autism, following MMR vaccination. Systematic Reviews: Vaccines and Autism 11. Gidengil C, Goetz MB, Newberry S, et al. Safety of vaccines used for routine immunization in the United States: an updated systematic review and meta- analysis. Vaccine. 2021;39(28):3696-3716. This updated systematic review and meta-analysis for the AHRQ found high- strength evidence that the MMR vaccine is not associated with autism. 12. Maglione MA, Das L, Raaen L, et al. Safety of vaccines used for routine immunization of U.S. children: a systematic review. Pediatrics. 2014;134(2):325- 337. A systematic review for the AHRQ concluded that the MMR vaccine is not associated with autism, based on high-quality evidence. 13. Dudley MZ, Halsey NA, Omer SB, et al. The state of vaccine safety science: systematic reviews of the evidence. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020;20(5):e80-e89. This review summarized systematic reviews on vaccine safety, consistently finding no evidence of a link between vaccines and autism. 14. Halsey NA, Hyman SL. Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autistic spectrum disorder: report from the New Challenges in Childhood Immunizations Conference convened in Oak Brook, Illinois, June 12-13, 2000. Pediatrics. 2001;107(5):E84. This expert panel report reviewed available evidence and concluded there is no credible evidence supporting a causal relationship between MMR vaccination and autism spectrum disorder.
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social
If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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🗽 Good Morning New York 🗽
This gal is looking for a low traffic adult only home. Cats are ok. No dogs. Needs training.
MELIA - 3.5 years old, 50 lbs
Over 800 days waiting. Be her hero.

💻[email protected]
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Speaker Mike Johnson is "crushed by his workload."

Bitch, please! You've been on a self-conferred vacation the past few months.
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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sifill.bsky.social
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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juliametraux.bsky.social
I solved my "I have too many books and not enough space" problem. Just gave six books away to the little free library near me! A win-win all around because hopefully more people will read about disability.
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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atart17.bsky.social
This seems like it should be discussed A LOT, so many possibilities for being used in a harmful way.
So we're posting this GIFT ARTICLE to see what other people are thinking about it
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Trump Orders Construction of A.I. Platform to Use Troves of Government Data for Research
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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davidsheridan.bsky.social
Interesting article about the composer David Amram, still going at 95; he has played/collaborated with everyone from Kerouac to Monk to Arthur Miller to Dylan to Willie Nelson to Mingus to Patti Smith (and that’s a partial list).

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...
At 95, David Amram Still Makes Music. And Nobody Can Put Him in a Box.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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okkingaj.bsky.social
Finally! Ik hope that all this stupid casino tech-bro-crap get whiped out : on.ft.com/3XRkNZX Crypto hoarders dump tokens as shares tumble
Crypto hoarders dump tokens as shares tumble
‘Digital asset treasury’ craze sours amid $1tn rout in cryptocurrency market
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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emg8.bsky.social
Democrats fully exonerated in Trump accusations of election fraud in Georgia. Judge rules elections were fair & honest. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Georgia Prosecutor Drops Election- Interference Case Against Trump
Peter Skandalakis said he didn’t find enough evidence to support the wide-ranging racketeering charges.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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David Cole: “The notion that we are at war with drug smugglers confuses a metaphor for reality; the ‘ war on drugs’ is no more an armed conflict than the ‘war on cancer’ is.”
Opinion | Mark Kelly Is Being Investigated for Telling the Truth
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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lucky-lefty.bsky.social
Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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rickkogan.bsky.social
The American Writers Museum has a lively new exhibition. 'American Prophets,' exploring how a wide range of writers--Oscar Brown Jr. to Bono, Malcolm X, Flannery O’Connor and many more--expressed theirs feeling about religion and spirituality www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/26/r...
Column: In ‘American Prophets,’ how writers feel about religion and spirituality
A new exhibit at American Writers Museum on Michigan Avenue has the words of Flannery O’Connor, Malcolm X, Harold Ramis and others about how they felt about religion and spirituality.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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editorialboard.bsky.social
Look, Biden never did this. Never.
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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The fatal flaw in using bitcoin as a currency - on.ft.com/4otSNqo via @FT
The fatal flaw in using bitcoin as a currency
There is a crypto parallel in the aftermath of Europe’s 14th century bubonic plague
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
oldtehanu.bsky.social
I am not a medical researcher, but I call BS.

This is pretense for returning to pre-ACA non-coverage of pre-existing conditions.

Heart disease or cancer treatment being denied because of a pregnancy decades before, without without valid science.

We need to invest in women's health, not demonize.
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“experts see pregnancy complications as part of a constellation of risk factors that women should consider when managing their heart and metabolic health, along with lifestyle and family history.”

Health Issues in Middle Age Can Be Linked to Pregnancy Years Earlier www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
Health Issues in Middle Age Can Be Linked to Pregnancy Years Earlier
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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COWARDS.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Indiana Lawmakers Are Poised to Vote on Redistricting After All
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 AM
oldtehanu.bsky.social
Yum!
caitesq.bsky.social Cait 🐸 @caitesq.bsky.social · 2d
Someone's going to ask for a recipe, which was more or less this, but in the crock-pot, no meat, dried rather than canned beans (and I'd use more beans next time), and I added some cayenne because it was a little bland.
Three Sisters Stew (Published 2014)
cooking.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to 3 years for defrauding the government of $38 million.

Around that time, he reportedly paid $960,000 to lobbyists “seeking a federal pardon.”

Trump pardoned him earlier this month.

#MomSky
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The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million. Seven months later, Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying t...
wapo.st
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
oldtehanu.bsky.social
All about controling money.
daveski99.bsky.social daveski99.bsky.social @daveski99.bsky.social · 2d
Trump has certainly not shown himself to be a Republican. Hands off free enterprise? Instead, he is a socialist, probably a National Socialist. The government has now taken $10 billion in ownership stakes in private companies. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
#trumpsocialist #trumpeconomy #trumpgrift
$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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paulknott11.bsky.social
I'd call a plumber to repair a major leak at my house, not an estate agent or unqualified relative. So I'm not sure why you would ask the latter to deal with dangerous international political crises instead of knowledgeable & experienced diplomats.
@financialtimes.com
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The death of the diplomat in Trump’s America
Sidelining the state department and relying on dealmakers will come at a cost
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
oldtehanu.bsky.social
We are living in a depraved time.
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM