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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 48m

Sharing again for Ohio folks as we will be printing these Husted "thank you" cards early next week for Columbus delivery. I know many folks here have thoughts about his votes re PH & healthcare. Please take 60 seconds to write so we can share them with his staffers, and please share w/ Ohio friends!

Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 3d

Tell Jon Husted what you think about his track record on health and healthcare in #Ohio. Letters will be printed on note cards and hand delivered to his office on October 15th.

Write a Letter to Senator Jon Husted to Defend Public Health in Ohio

On October 15th the Ohio chapter of Defend Public Health will convene in Columbus to deliver as many cards from constituents as possible to Senator Jon Husted to "thank" him for threatening the health...

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PalMD @palmd.bsky.social · 18h

Hey all, @defendpublichealth.bsky.social is working hard to, well, defend public health. In Michigan we're launching a petition/signature campaign and if you can share it with Michiganders i'd appreciate it. actionnetwork.org/petitions/mi...

Michigan: Protect Our Public Health

More and more Michiganders are waking up to the fact that the pillars of the health care system that they count on for themselves and their families are in danger of collapsing. Affordable health insu...

actionnetwork.org

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 3h

Yes, that's unrelated to what we're doing on Wed.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 1d

I regret to inform you that Nemik's manifesto is the new Tom Holland “Umbrella.” You have to repost every time. It’s just where we are. #ihavefriendseverywhere

youtu.be/-asb8zTiuZ4?...

Andor | Karis Nemik’s Manifesto | Disney+

YouTube video by Star Wars

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14h

glad to be born at a time when i got to see what life was like before the internet and will be dead before AI completely destroys humanity

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race scientist jack skellington @jazzpomegranate.com · 15h

this is who bsky banned for life

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 1d

“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack

Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link

We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.

thinkingautismguide.com

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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 16h

Peter Fonda saw Pablo Picasso paint. I know this because he told me when we were in a Thomas the Tank Engine movie together.

Yes, it’s as surreal as it sounds.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 17h

“In Womelsdorf, Pa., Rebecca Seidel has been trying to find a vaccine for her 7-year-old son. The pharmacist at a nearby CVS said that the store had no pediatric doses and that two other CVS locations didn’t either. So Ms. Seidel contacted the family’s pediatrician — who directed her to CVS.”

Seeking Covid Shots for Their Children, Some Parents Hit a Wall

www.nytimes.com

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 18h

"consuming AI art is like eating styrofoam"

The always brilliant The Oatmeal on the emptiness and sadness of AI art

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A screenshot of the Oatmeal comic, featuring a colorful meal on a plate with emojis around it, the text reads: "Someone once told me that art is like emotional nutriton. That made sense to me. Art feeds my feelings (accompanied by a smiley face and sad face emoji). And if thats the case, consuming AI art is like eating styrofoam"

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Heran Darwin, PhD @heran.bsky.social · 23h

We're hiring! Check out our ad and please re-post or forward to interested #Microbiology parties: apply.interfolio.com/174783

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 19h

saaaame. Working on a chapter right now and there are SO MANY that I will have to go back and edit some out.

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 20h

I mean--scientists are writers too!

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 20h

Amen.

Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 23h

Here’s the thing I wish everyone could hold in their minds about writers—we love em dashes. We use em dashes. We are humans and not AI. We will not be deleting our em dashes just because AI uses them too. We were here first. You can pry my em dashes from my cold dead hands. F*ck AI.

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Vox @vox.com · 1d

Earlier this week Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — a public-private partnership that does more than any other organization to get vaccines to people in poor countries — reported that its vaccines saved a record-breaking 1.7 million people in 2024. That’s 400,000 more lives saved than in 2023.

2024 was a record-setting year for lifesaving vaccines

Vaccines delivered by Gavi saved the lives of 1.7 million people in poor countries

www.vox.com

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Doctor The Frog @skipbidder.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry about that, lawyers. All that stuff you learned in law school doesn't matter anymore.

Unlike doctors. All the stuff we learned in med school and thought we'd never have to actually know about is now becoming very critical again (measles, diphtheria, pertussis)

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 1d

“Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk.”

Six former surgeons general condemn RFK Jr.

Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans

It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 1d

I've been working on a book proposal and alternating between "this is meaningful" and "this is pointless," and a friend recently shared this quote that she stumble on in a Goodreads review: "Every book is a grand gesture of optimism on the part of both the reader and writer." Keep creating, friends.

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 1d

The CDC now officially recommends the updated Covid vaccines. Yet the delays, and the announcement itself, compound misinformation and persistent access issues. My latest:
theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

CDC backs updated Covid vaccines as access issues persist: ‘We still don’t have doses in hand’

Delays in recommending the shots and misinformation have created obstacles for vaccine access

theguardian.com

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 1d

🧵 #MythBustingTuesday
The CDC reportedly floated separating the MMR into individual shots without any published evidence that doing so improves safety.
Let’s unpack why this myth persists, what the data show, and why countries like Senegal are moving in the opposite direction.

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 1d

I have it on my TBR pile but not sure if I can take it right now.

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Lord Baron McCabre @lordbaronmccabre.bsky.social · 1d

In much lighter posts.

The most orange-ist orange that ever did orange right now today as of this post.

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Julie Parsonnet @julieparsonnet.bsky.social · 1d

For those who think measles is nothing, Israel just had its 6th measles death since April with >1700 known and 5000 estimated cases. 41 (36 kids) have been in ICUs. Israel has an 88% vaccination rate, not enough to prevent disease spread. bit.ly/46Cuocq #vaccines #publichealth #idsky #measles

Jerusalem toddler dies of measles, sixth death this year | The Jerusalem Post

Six children in total have died since the outbreak began, with the Health Ministry pushing a vaccination campaign to contain the disease.

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 1d

I know! I'm an hour south of CLE and we even have them down here in the sticks.

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so confused. But when you said "sign near Cleveland" I was honestly expecting a Misny eyebrow.

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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 1d

I’m sorry that I did not get a clearer shot of this. But it’s a real sign near Cleveland. And I just—am very curious about what demographic the ad is going for.

A sign for Classic Auto Group with three vehicles, mountains and two gigantic eagle AND two gigantic… T. rex for some reason. The eagles are bigger.

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