Alicia Hart
@descant.bsky.social
Professional chaos wrangler. ADHD wizard. Alternate universe librarian, probably.
Every year, I wait for this article to be released.
What did we get stuck in our rectums last year? defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
defector.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Every year, I wait for this article to be released.
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Uneducated eugenicist freak lies again with the full backing of 50 Republican Senators
Kennedy is now using his post as the highest-ranking US health official to spread the claim that psychiatric drugs are a key cause of mass shootings at the nation’s schools and beyond.
There is no scientific evidence to support that theory—and extensive research indicates it is untrue.
There is no scientific evidence to support that theory—and extensive research indicates it is untrue.
RFK Jr. blames pills—not guns—for school shootings
There is no credible evidence that antidepressants cause violence, but Kennedy now vows a “massive” effort to prove the failed theory.
www.motherjones.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Uneducated eugenicist freak lies again with the full backing of 50 Republican Senators
Pie is very serious over here. First one done (except chilling and garnish) is a yuzu cranberry curd in a hazelnut crust. Next up, doing the pumpkin pies, then apple sage, blackberry cardamom and maybe pecan pie tomorrow.
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Pie is very serious over here. First one done (except chilling and garnish) is a yuzu cranberry curd in a hazelnut crust. Next up, doing the pumpkin pies, then apple sage, blackberry cardamom and maybe pecan pie tomorrow.
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I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
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Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.
November 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.
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am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Happy Halloween y’all!
November 1, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Happy Halloween y’all!
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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Platform Decay, the eighth entry in the Murderbot Diaries series by @marthawells.com , will arrive on May 5, 2026. 🔥
And if you haven't seen it, the first season of the TV adaptation, available since this summer on AppleTV, is very fresh.
And if you haven't seen it, the first season of the TV adaptation, available since this summer on AppleTV, is very fresh.
October 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Platform Decay, the eighth entry in the Murderbot Diaries series by @marthawells.com , will arrive on May 5, 2026. 🔥
And if you haven't seen it, the first season of the TV adaptation, available since this summer on AppleTV, is very fresh.
And if you haven't seen it, the first season of the TV adaptation, available since this summer on AppleTV, is very fresh.
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This is what Portland actually is.
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is what Portland actually is.
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Even for people who are far from “starving,” malnutrition, and even just lack of nutritional variety, can cause severe, irreversible, and even fatal health problems
Starving can cause chronic illness and disabilities.
Malnutrition is not to be trifled with.
Cutting off SNAP funding will cause people to suffer. Some will get ill. Some may die.
There’s no excuse for this. 40 million people rely on that program.
It’s a cull.
Malnutrition is not to be trifled with.
Cutting off SNAP funding will cause people to suffer. Some will get ill. Some may die.
There’s no excuse for this. 40 million people rely on that program.
It’s a cull.
October 24, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Even for people who are far from “starving,” malnutrition, and even just lack of nutritional variety, can cause severe, irreversible, and even fatal health problems
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It's hard to overstate how grievous a mistake this is for any state that cares about the health of its people.
Why can't we just say "DeSantis moves to harm & kill children"?
0 sympathy for silent pediatricians noted: "A lot of them don't take a strong stance on whether kids need to be vaccinated...They don't want to lose business. And there are enough anti-vax ppl who can lambaste you on Google...'"🤦
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0 sympathy for silent pediatricians noted: "A lot of them don't take a strong stance on whether kids need to be vaccinated...They don't want to lose business. And there are enough anti-vax ppl who can lambaste you on Google...'"🤦
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DeSantis moves to end Florida's childhood vaccination mandates. Doctors brace for impact
Florida announced plans to end mandatory vaccination. Now scientists are assessing which of several diseases deadly to children are likely to make a resurgence and when.
abcnews.go.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
It's hard to overstate how grievous a mistake this is for any state that cares about the health of its people.
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It is irresponsible to consume helium, a limited resource, for frivolous decorations
October 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It is irresponsible to consume helium, a limited resource, for frivolous decorations
American streets. Gassed while wearing inflatable costumes.
For a pronatalism party, they sure are using a lot of substances that disrupt menstrual cycles- bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
For a pronatalism party, they sure are using a lot of substances that disrupt menstrual cycles- bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
October 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
American streets. Gassed while wearing inflatable costumes.
For a pronatalism party, they sure are using a lot of substances that disrupt menstrual cycles- bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
For a pronatalism party, they sure are using a lot of substances that disrupt menstrual cycles- bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
I didn’t realize I needed to hear someone else also dislikes red delicious apples but this was an excellent start to my morning.
The Red Delicious: the original poster child for enshittification.
In which I review not one, but twoooo of these goddamn things. I do it for you. PLEASE CLAP.
In which I review not one, but twoooo of these goddamn things. I do it for you. PLEASE CLAP.
Apple Review #17: Red Delicious Double Feature
Palpatine voice: Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Delicious, the Red? That’s right. We’re — er, we’re meaning I’m because you’re not here with me, it’…
terribleminds.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I didn’t realize I needed to hear someone else also dislikes red delicious apples but this was an excellent start to my morning.
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JD Vance can dismiss the Young Republicans as a college group chat.
But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.
But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
JD Vance can dismiss the Young Republicans as a college group chat.
But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.
But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.
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MMWR stole the show in the first round of headlines about CDC cuts but in the chaos, many missed that the NHANES mobile team remains RIF'd. This is the backbone of this key survey that contains some of the only representative anthropometric, biochemical, clinical and dietary data on the country.
Protecting the nation’s public health demands data, whether it be new measles cases, a surge in ER visits, or shifting patterns in obesity. The most recent job cuts at the CDC threaten the mostly unseen foundation of that research enterprise.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/c...
CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off
NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.
www.statnews.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
MMWR stole the show in the first round of headlines about CDC cuts but in the chaos, many missed that the NHANES mobile team remains RIF'd. This is the backbone of this key survey that contains some of the only representative anthropometric, biochemical, clinical and dietary data on the country.
It’s ok to hate Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road” so much that nearly two decades later, when the book comes up, you occasionally still message the English teacher that assigned it to let them know you still hate it.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
It’s ok to hate Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road” so much that nearly two decades later, when the book comes up, you occasionally still message the English teacher that assigned it to let them know you still hate it.
Hell yeah
Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B
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October 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Hell yeah
Also, the tl;dr is that my attending, Dr. K always told me “ordering labs or imaging is like picking your nose in public. When you get results, you need to know what to do with them.”
Stop ordering shit that doesn’t inform your decision making process or change your plan.
Stop ordering shit that doesn’t inform your decision making process or change your plan.
October 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Also, the tl;dr is that my attending, Dr. K always told me “ordering labs or imaging is like picking your nose in public. When you get results, you need to know what to do with them.”
Stop ordering shit that doesn’t inform your decision making process or change your plan.
Stop ordering shit that doesn’t inform your decision making process or change your plan.
Today I found out that my grandmother had a biopsy to look for breast cancer after having an abnormal mammogram. She is 79, has no family history of breast cancer, and has severe dementia. There is no practical way that breast cancer treatment could be done for her. I have questions, like 1/?
October 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Today I found out that my grandmother had a biopsy to look for breast cancer after having an abnormal mammogram. She is 79, has no family history of breast cancer, and has severe dementia. There is no practical way that breast cancer treatment could be done for her. I have questions, like 1/?
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On Trump Deploying Troops to More Cities to Protect ICE from Antifa (Or Whatever)
October 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
On Trump Deploying Troops to More Cities to Protect ICE from Antifa (Or Whatever)
A helicopter has flown over me 9 times since 7pm tonight. I haven’t had an uninterrupted night of sleep in TOO LONG. Is the plan giving PDX enough sleep deprivation to start a riot? If so, it is working. I am now flipping off every helicopter I see. #portland #pdxwarcorrespondent
October 9, 2025 at 5:08 AM
A helicopter has flown over me 9 times since 7pm tonight. I haven’t had an uninterrupted night of sleep in TOO LONG. Is the plan giving PDX enough sleep deprivation to start a riot? If so, it is working. I am now flipping off every helicopter I see. #portland #pdxwarcorrespondent
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You can tell it’s October when ppl start spreading drug sadism myths about expensive drugs given for free to school-age children, since children usually have the means to purchase more drugs…
Anyways, we actually know pretty definitively that “fentanyl-laced marijuana” isn’t a thing & never will be
Anyways, we actually know pretty definitively that “fentanyl-laced marijuana” isn’t a thing & never will be
October 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
You can tell it’s October when ppl start spreading drug sadism myths about expensive drugs given for free to school-age children, since children usually have the means to purchase more drugs…
Anyways, we actually know pretty definitively that “fentanyl-laced marijuana” isn’t a thing & never will be
Anyways, we actually know pretty definitively that “fentanyl-laced marijuana” isn’t a thing & never will be