Darla Brown
@darlakbrown.bsky.social
i’m just a girl, standing in front of a screen, overthinking this bio.
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New from @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social:
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
New from @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social:
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
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Richest guy in the world telling us we can’t afford to have our government fund cancer research.
March 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Richest guy in the world telling us we can’t afford to have our government fund cancer research.
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Taking things too far with the Oscars campaign for Conclave
February 26, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Taking things too far with the Oscars campaign for Conclave
Satisfying slow TV.
A momentous day for #Jackie&Shadow with the arrival of egg #2. It was a fairly easy labor for Jackie today, 1/25/25 at 16.44.36. Congratulations, Jackie & Shadow!
Courtesy FOBBV Cam, FriendsofBigBearValley
#birds #fobbv #bigbeareagles #baldeagles #raptors #birdsofprey #skhideaways
Courtesy FOBBV Cam, FriendsofBigBearValley
#birds #fobbv #bigbeareagles #baldeagles #raptors #birdsofprey #skhideaways
FOBBV Eagles🦅 Jackie Lays 2nd Egg after Chortling-Snortling🎶 Pre-Announcement 🎉🥚🥚🎉 2025 Jan 25
YouTube video by SK Hideaways
youtu.be
January 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Satisfying slow TV.
It’s raining in SoCal!!
January 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It’s raining in SoCal!!
Lol. True.
I never thought I’d have reason to say this, but… god bless the 405, you big, uncrossable bastard!
January 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Lol. True.
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Southern California wildfires progress
- Kenneth Fire: 100% containment
- Sunset Fire: 100% containment
- Lidia Fire: 100% containment
- Hurst Fire: 89% containment
- Eaton Fire: 27% containment
- Palisades Fire: 11% containment
(Via Governor Newsom)
- Kenneth Fire: 100% containment
- Sunset Fire: 100% containment
- Lidia Fire: 100% containment
- Hurst Fire: 89% containment
- Eaton Fire: 27% containment
- Palisades Fire: 11% containment
(Via Governor Newsom)
January 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Southern California wildfires progress
- Kenneth Fire: 100% containment
- Sunset Fire: 100% containment
- Lidia Fire: 100% containment
- Hurst Fire: 89% containment
- Eaton Fire: 27% containment
- Palisades Fire: 11% containment
(Via Governor Newsom)
- Kenneth Fire: 100% containment
- Sunset Fire: 100% containment
- Lidia Fire: 100% containment
- Hurst Fire: 89% containment
- Eaton Fire: 27% containment
- Palisades Fire: 11% containment
(Via Governor Newsom)
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A team of firefighters from Mexico have just landed at LAX on a military aircraft.
January 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A team of firefighters from Mexico have just landed at LAX on a military aircraft.
Omg I just upgraded to the paid version of the Watch Duty app to support them and all these cool visuals appeared showing air support. I knew they were there but it was cool to see the cavalry appear!
#lafire
#lafire
January 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Omg I just upgraded to the paid version of the Watch Duty app to support them and all these cool visuals appeared showing air support. I knew they were there but it was cool to see the cavalry appear!
#lafire
#lafire
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An LA organizer I trust shared this General Resource Spreadsheet with me. It includes nonofficial shelters and other resources for people affected by the LA fires.
MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources
docs.google.com
January 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
An LA organizer I trust shared this General Resource Spreadsheet with me. It includes nonofficial shelters and other resources for people affected by the LA fires.
Reposted by Darla Brown
LA restaurants offering free meals to fire evacuees:
Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations)
Bar Etoile (East Hollywood)
Fiorelli Pizza (Venice)
Bé Ù (Silver Lake)
Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood)
Oy Bar (Studio City)
Sunday Gravy (Inglewood)
Dudley Market (Venice)
LaSorted's (Silver Lake)
Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations)
Bar Etoile (East Hollywood)
Fiorelli Pizza (Venice)
Bé Ù (Silver Lake)
Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood)
Oy Bar (Studio City)
Sunday Gravy (Inglewood)
Dudley Market (Venice)
LaSorted's (Silver Lake)
January 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
LA restaurants offering free meals to fire evacuees:
Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations)
Bar Etoile (East Hollywood)
Fiorelli Pizza (Venice)
Bé Ù (Silver Lake)
Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood)
Oy Bar (Studio City)
Sunday Gravy (Inglewood)
Dudley Market (Venice)
LaSorted's (Silver Lake)
Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations)
Bar Etoile (East Hollywood)
Fiorelli Pizza (Venice)
Bé Ù (Silver Lake)
Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood)
Oy Bar (Studio City)
Sunday Gravy (Inglewood)
Dudley Market (Venice)
LaSorted's (Silver Lake)
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@tyleraking.com The Mutual Aid L.A. team's resource list is up. Please boost, it's the best one I've seen: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources
docs.google.com
January 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
@tyleraking.com The Mutual Aid L.A. team's resource list is up. Please boost, it's the best one I've seen: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Not lost on me that it's nonprofit tech, app.watchduty.org, showing up & actually working in the midst of the LA fires (donate to them!)
Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled...
As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!
Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled...
As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!
Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts
Real-time information about wildfire and firefighting efforts nearby
app.watchduty.org
January 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Not lost on me that it's nonprofit tech, app.watchduty.org, showing up & actually working in the midst of the LA fires (donate to them!)
Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled...
As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!
Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled...
As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!
Reposted by Darla Brown
Fire-related evacuations have been expanded in Santa Monica, California
Continue to follow for the latest
Continue to follow for the latest
January 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Fire-related evacuations have been expanded in Santa Monica, California
Continue to follow for the latest
Continue to follow for the latest
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After millions of views spreading lies about the Palisades firefighters lacking water because of regulations, the boring truth comes late like usual and wont be shared. Here it is:
1 - Reservoirs and water tanks were at normal levels and completely full before the fire.
1 - Reservoirs and water tanks were at normal levels and completely full before the fire.
January 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
After millions of views spreading lies about the Palisades firefighters lacking water because of regulations, the boring truth comes late like usual and wont be shared. Here it is:
1 - Reservoirs and water tanks were at normal levels and completely full before the fire.
1 - Reservoirs and water tanks were at normal levels and completely full before the fire.
Reposted by Darla Brown
The largest wildfire in California history -- the August Complex Fire, which burned more than 1 million acres -- occurred during the Trump administration
January 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The largest wildfire in California history -- the August Complex Fire, which burned more than 1 million acres -- occurred during the Trump administration
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If you're in Los Angeles, please get and use the Watch Duty app to track the fires. I cannot recommend it enough.
On Bluesky, follow alerts here: @watchduty-bot.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy
On Bluesky, follow alerts here: @watchduty-bot.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy
January 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
If you're in Los Angeles, please get and use the Watch Duty app to track the fires. I cannot recommend it enough.
On Bluesky, follow alerts here: @watchduty-bot.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy
On Bluesky, follow alerts here: @watchduty-bot.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy
My heart is breaking for the city we love. Stay safe Los Angeles friends. Don't wait to evacuate.
January 8, 2025 at 5:42 AM
My heart is breaking for the city we love. Stay safe Los Angeles friends. Don't wait to evacuate.
Let's create a world where every person affected by cancer has access to info & support they need.
As 2024 comes to a close, there’s still time to make a tax-deductible donation to Patient Empowerment Network & help us continue this vital work in 2025
Donate: powerfulpatients.org/donate
As 2024 comes to a close, there’s still time to make a tax-deductible donation to Patient Empowerment Network & help us continue this vital work in 2025
Donate: powerfulpatients.org/donate
December 30, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Let's create a world where every person affected by cancer has access to info & support they need.
As 2024 comes to a close, there’s still time to make a tax-deductible donation to Patient Empowerment Network & help us continue this vital work in 2025
Donate: powerfulpatients.org/donate
As 2024 comes to a close, there’s still time to make a tax-deductible donation to Patient Empowerment Network & help us continue this vital work in 2025
Donate: powerfulpatients.org/donate
Dear bloggers/people with recipe sites:
Please try to use your own website on a mobile device. The number of popup ads, banner ads, sign up modals, etc. make your site completely unusable. Less is more!
Please try to use your own website on a mobile device. The number of popup ads, banner ads, sign up modals, etc. make your site completely unusable. Less is more!
December 7, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Dear bloggers/people with recipe sites:
Please try to use your own website on a mobile device. The number of popup ads, banner ads, sign up modals, etc. make your site completely unusable. Less is more!
Please try to use your own website on a mobile device. The number of popup ads, banner ads, sign up modals, etc. make your site completely unusable. Less is more!
Can't move. Won't move.#catfriday
November 29, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Can't move. Won't move.#catfriday
Everyone is quiet cuz we're alll watching The Empress, right?
November 23, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Everyone is quiet cuz we're alll watching The Empress, right?
Apparently, being 52 means you have 364 random jars in your cupboards. 7 for each year of life. Nobody knows why.
November 22, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Apparently, being 52 means you have 364 random jars in your cupboards. 7 for each year of life. Nobody knows why.
I can only hope to excite scientists when I wash up on a beach someday.
The oarfish, a striking deep-sea creature nicknamed the “doomsday fish,” has eluded researchers over the decades. For scientists in California, where three oarfish have washed up in recent months, it’s an exciting find.
Rare ‘Doomsday Fish’ Found on California Beach by Woman Going for a Walk
In Japanese mythology, the deep-sea-dwelling oarfish is a harbinger of impending disaster. For scientists in California, where three oarfish have washed up in recent months, it’s an exciting find.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:44 PM
I can only hope to excite scientists when I wash up on a beach someday.
