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thermalstitch @thermalstitch.bsky.social · Mar 8

Stand up for Science DC was amazing! Thank you to the organizers!

Great crowd!

Amazing speakers!

And such clever signs!

A thread with pictures ...

(sorry for some of the missing alt text, I ran out steam after a long day)

@standupforscience.bsky.social

#StandUpForScience

Stand up for science crowd listening to Dr. Francis Collins speak in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC on a beautiful sunny day. The visible signs say: Science makes America Great. Save our Science. You know someone whose life was saved by science. Fund Scientists not Billionaires.

"Tyranny thrives in Ignorance"

Absolutely!

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thermalstitch @thermalstitch.bsky.social · Apr 19

If you subscribe to @altgov-labeler.bsky.social you'll see a "verified" tag on those accounts in the altgov family

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Lissa Harris🐀 @lissaharris.bsky.social · Apr 17

he would rather see kids be dead than autistic

buddy you will have to come through me

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thermalstitch @thermalstitch.bsky.social · Apr 11

No cookies for authoritarians!

No treats for bad doge!

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · Apr 5

📣 DC area folks! 📣

Please join us for a protest tomorrow, Sunday, April 6th, outside Peace Corps HQ to protest DOGE cuts to Peace Corps.

8:30am
1275 First Street NE Washington, DC

We’ve got the support of Dan Baker, head of the NPCA, and Rep Garamendi (RPCV) (D-CA).
Sign ideas below.
🌎🌍

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Congressman André Carson @carson.house.gov · Apr 5

April 5, 2025.

Indianapolis showed up to stand against extremism. To stand up against MAGA. To stand up against Donald Trump.

We are the resistance.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Apr 5

The biggest thing we need to do is let people know that the protests are FUN. Yelling fuck the man is fun. You will meet fun people.

We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.

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thermalstitch @thermalstitch.bsky.social · Apr 5

Signs supporting USAID from DC #HandsOff

The USAID sign is at the bottom left of the second pic

#USAIDlives

USAID is both national security and compassion, Not zero-sum!

Sign says USAID saves lives. Backdrop shows hundreds of people holding signs, against the Washington Monument in DC. Signs include You can't spell Felon without Elon. Billionaires are thieves. Congress do your job. Executive cannot legislate. No kings. Resist revenge politics - love wins!

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Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚 @bluesnowflake.bsky.social · Apr 4

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A penguin pointing w a stick at a pic sitting on an easel of a Tesla w a pigeon flying over head pooping on it as 3 pigeons look on

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Lewis Spurrier-Best @lewisspurrier-best.bsky.social · Mar 26

I know everyone is sick of hearing about COVID, but there is still some really important research going on, especially regarding the unknown long-term impacts on multiple bodily systems, research on COVID may also help inform us about future pandemics, it's vital funding isn't cut! 🧪

Nature @nature.com · Mar 26

The termination of COVID-19 research is a “real slap in the face of the many patients struggling with the long-term health effects of COVID infections”, says Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

https://go.nature.com/4c2QfuJ

Exclusive: NIH to cut grants for COVID research, documents reveal

Studies on climate change and South Africa are also on the latest list of grants to be terminated, according to updated documents obtained by Nature.

go.nature.com

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Alt Musician @altmusician.altgov.info · Mar 21

I'm going to do a drawing for a rare limited edition #KamalaHarris "History Made" poster to a random follower when I hit 50k. I may decide to do it sooner.

So stay tuned it could be yours!

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thermalstitch @thermalstitch.bsky.social · Mar 21

Last I heard, the suicide hotline people are safe, and at the last minute also managed to keep their remote status... but it's been nothing but whiplash for feds so I still worry about the hotline

thermalstitch @thermalstitch.bsky.social · Mar 21

Yes very bad 😭

And they still want to cut over 80,000 VA jobs www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

5 reasons federal cuts are hitting veterans especially hard

For the past month, the Trump administration has been cutting federal spending, causing numerous hardships for government employees, the agencies they work for and the people they serve. But veterans ...

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thermalstitch @thermalstitch.bsky.social · Mar 21

I mean, yes, the VA is already getting hit with provider issues, so it's highly plausible. I don't know why you would think this is false or a scam, given all the news of the last two months. This article is from today www.reuters.com/world/us/va-...

VA shake-up hits mental health services for US veterans

Joey Cortez, who served 24 years in the U.S. Air Force, had been waiting since August to see a mental health specialist from the Department of Veterans' Affairs, when he experienced a fresh jolt of anxiety.

www.reuters.com

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thermalstitch @thermalstitch.bsky.social · Mar 21

LOL she's a natural beauty ❤️😻

thermalstitch @thermalstitch.bsky.social · Mar 21

Awww I'm so sorry, beautiful baby RIP ❤️❤️

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thermalstitch @thermalstitch.bsky.social · Mar 21

Very interesting, thanks! Found this article at NOAA about the river & salmon restoration & work with Reclamation & USFWS & the state. Cool to see this type of collaboration across agencies! Also didn't realize NOAA did fish work. www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/h...

San Joaquin River Restoration

The San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) is a long-term collaborative program to restore flows in the San Joaquin River

www.fisheries.noaa.gov

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thermalstitch @thermalstitch.bsky.social · Mar 21

Favorite dam?

And do you have any pets or favorite animals ... more specifically do you have pet pictures? 😻

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Jovember @djmradams.bsky.social · Mar 13

I did a thing.

We talked to DJ D-Nice on All Things Considered and looked back at the impact he had during the pandemic 5 years ago when he decided to play some music on IG Live. Which later became “Club Quarantine” with 100K viewers in one night.

Please check it out.

www.npr.org/2025/03/12/n...

Revisiting Club Quarantine, the dance party that DJ D-Nice brought to our homes

DJ D-Nice wanted to bring people together during the pandemic. In 2020, Club Quarantine was born, attracting hundreds of thousands of music lovers. DJ D-Nice reflects on that moment five years later a...

www.npr.org

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · Mar 20

Vitamin B12 was found to decrease mRNA levels of neuroinflammatory CCL11, upregulate neuroprotective HGF, and, to a lesser extent, downregulated CSF2 and CXCL10 in the leukocytes of people with VCD and cognitive dysfunction in Long COVID. buff.ly/RVCDQ79

#medsky 😷🧪

Vitamin B12 as an epidrug for regulating peripheral blood biomarkers in long COVID-associated visuoconstructive deficit - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Vitamin B12 as an epidrug for regulating peripheral blood biomarkers in long COVID-associated visuoconstructive deficit

buff.ly

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thermalstitch @thermalstitch.bsky.social · Mar 20

I would pay to listen to this in podcast format. Miss you & your show so much Joy!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Mar 16

America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.

X post by Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW
), featuring a verification badge. The post reads, "The USA is weird now. If you're a person under 30, you probably think it's normal but that's because you don't know. Trust me. It's weird."

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thermalstitch @thermalstitch.bsky.social · Mar 16

My new favorite account 🤘🤩🎸🥁

jaykeeley @doomedparade.bsky.social · Mar 14

AC/DC. “Whole Lotta Rosie.” 1979. An incredible moment — the band happy to step back and let Angus Young take the floor, while still feeding him the energy he needs. And then, when Bon Scott ‘interrupts’ w/ the chorus reprisal, Angus just uses it as a springboard to launch into space. This is magic.

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Dr. Carlotta A. Berry #NoireSTEMinist 🤖 @drcaberry.bsky.social · Mar 16

Have you picked up your copy of Mitigating Bias in Machine Learning? #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #BlackSky #STEMSky #BlackSTEM #WomenSTEM #BlackWomenSTEM
On Sale and On Sale Now! a.co/d/6V2OXgM

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thermalstitch @thermalstitch.bsky.social · Mar 16

The alt text is the best part of this pic 🤣🤣🤣