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A curious Arctic Fox pup checks out a nature photographer
July 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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UNC Virologists at #ASV2025
Thanks @amersocvirology.bsky.social for a great meeting!
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Group photo of UNC virologists attending the 2025 American Society for Virology conference in Montreal. They are standing in front of a brightly colored mural, wearing their conference name badges, with bright smiles because of all the virology.
July 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Had a great time at my first @amersocvirology.bsky.social conference! Thank you to the organizers for giving me a chance to present my work!
July 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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This is Aslan. He is the mystic guardian of this enchanted forest. Will not let you pass unless you answer his tricky riddles or give him 3 pats on the noggin. Your choice. 13/10
a big fluffy samoyed sits back on his hind two feet in front of a forested path. the dog has his front paws held up and in like short t-rex arms, and his mouth is hanging open, revealing his soft pink tongue. amid the fluff atop his head, it’s hard to say for sure, but it seems one ear is pointing up while the other points out to his right.
May 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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This little pup has managed to stay dry despite wearing so much drip. 12/10
a small white fluffy dog sits with upright posture on a wet stone path. they have on a tiny clear raincoat with light blue piping around the edges and little white plastic snaps to keep all the flaps in place. the hood is pulled up over the dog’s head and the stiff side flaps stick out just a little bit around the dog’s hind quarters.
April 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Breathe
Look away when you need to
Take breaks

Make sure timeline has some happy content

When you are ready
Get back in the fight.

Somebody somewhere
Needs an endless field of flowers today
Endless varied flowers to the horizon
April 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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This is Leo. And that’s a regular-sized tennis ball. He’d like to know when he’ll be big enough to catch it. 12/10 soon, buddy
a dachshund puppy sits on a concrete floor nervously chewing his cheek. his eyes are wide, his feet tiny. an enormous tennis ball, taller than he is, takes up the right half of the photo.
March 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Calling research on gender identity “unscientific” and stating “no corrective action is possible here”…this letter should alarm all scientists. The scientific process refers to how you approach answering anything unknown about the natural world around us, not OPINION about the questions asked.
jaceflatt.bsky.social Jace D. Flatt, PhD, MPH (They/He) @jaceflatt.bsky.social · Mar 1
Just received notice that our grant was terminated. 5R24AG066599-03
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March 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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weratedogs.com
This is Buster. He's having the best day ever. Gets to play in the pool AND get rained on at the same time. 13/10 every lab's dream
February 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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February 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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This is Wesley. He wants to know if you will accept this rose. Because he grabbed it thinking it was a stick, and now doesn't want it anymore. 12/10
a reddish golden retriever sits and looks up at the camera with inquisitive eyebrows and ears that look softer than velvet. he’s holding a single red rose in his mouth that ever so slightly pushes his lip up on each side.
February 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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nytimes.com
Breaking News: A federal judge temporarily blocked the National Institutes of Health from enacting President Trump’s cuts to research funding in 22 states.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Cuts to Medical Research Funding
A coalition of 22 attorneys general sued the federal government, claiming that the $4 billion in cuts would “grind to a halt” studies on cancer, heart disease and other conditions.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
February 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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“I did it 35 minutes ago”
Kendrick performing at the Super Bowl, looking into the camera and smiling while saying “Say Drake”
February 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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weratedogs.com
This plaque in Prague has been rubbed to a shiny gold because for centuries, passersby have touched the dog for good luck, and also to reassure him that he's a very good boy. 14/10
a bronze plaque of a man in armor who looks down at a dog sitting at his feet. the man pets the dog with his left hand. the entire dog and a little bit of the plaque surrounding him is shiny and much brighter than the rest of the plaque from hundreds of years of people petting him.
February 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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This is Nellie. She is experiencing her first bad hair day. Please give her a moment. 12/10 (IG: little_cocker_nellie)
a little cocker spaniel puppy sits on a person’s lap in the driver’s seat of a parked car. the puppy’s fur is sticking up in wacky points on top of her noggin, and her ears are slightly damp, making her curls more prominent. she’s pressing one front paw into the person’s chest as if desperate for reassurance during this trying time.
January 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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I am going to put together a thread covering RFK Jr's confirmation hearing for the HHS secretary job. Follow along for clips and commentary.
January 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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This is Drake. He is very happy to see you. Saw you about five minutes ago, but is thrilled it's happening again. 12/10
a slightly damp golden retriever puppy leaps toward the camera with his front paws right at the bottom of the frame. his ears are flapping out away from his head a bit, and he has the sweetest look in his eyes. his tiny razor-sharp teeth are pristine, and his tongue is a little wrinkled like it doesn’t fully fit in his face yet.
January 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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nytimes.com
Kansas is grappling with what state health officials say is one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks there since the 1950s, one that has infected dozens of people.
Kansas Is Dealing With Major Tuberculosis Outbreak
State health officials said that dozens of people in the Kansas City, Kan., area have the disease, which has drawn a federal response.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12
January 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Trump just paused all federal grants and loans. In his memo, he claimed to be “ending wokeness.”
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“Wokeness” to him is attacking community health centers, Medicaid, disaster relief, child care programs, nutrition assistance programs like SNAP, WIC, and school lunch programs.

Unacceptable.
January 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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nytimes.com
The Trump administration instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Withdrawing US funding from the World Health Organization is a potential disaster for public health worldwide, due to the impact it will have on the important work the WHO does. Preventing the CDC from even *talking* with WHO personnel is a step much farther toward undermining global health & safety
CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. The surprise decision is focused on the U.S.
apnews.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Whenever I start to feel anxious I immediately have another coffee and scroll through the worst news imaginable on my phone and omg it does not help at all
January 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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In fairness, “you can make millions of individual molecules but there are 13 that you need but can’t make so let’s outsource their production to plants. Also, it’s actually 12…you can make one of the vitamins…as long as the sun’s rays touch your skin like you yourself are a plant” does sound fake.
ceej.online ceej @ceej.online · Jan 23
I’m sorry but vitamins sound fake
January 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM