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DD Wallace, PhD, MSPH @dra-wallace.bsky.social · 1d

My mom has high arches and I have flat feet yet we both find them comfortable

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DD Wallace, PhD, MSPH @dra-wallace.bsky.social · 1d

So good! My original pair is just about 10 years old and still looking good!

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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 4d

"“We have to be able to measure the current status of food insecurity, and how it changes over time. If we can’t measure it, how are we going to create effective policies to address the issue?”

For 30 Years, a Report Tracked Hunger in America. Now It's Been Canceled

LaPorchia Collins, an agricultural economist, answered five questions on the recent USDA decision to halt data collection.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 8d

If it’s copyrighted material, it seems to me either you can’t use it without running afoul of copyright or you cannot. “This would be infringing except for that we give you an opt-out” is not a thing, that I know of. Your copyright *is* your reservation of rights, you don’t have to say “Even you.”

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 9d

Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.

OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out

Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.

on.wsj.com

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DD Wallace, PhD, MSPH @dra-wallace.bsky.social · 8d

Best news!!!
Take a look, it’s in a book, the reading rainbowwww…

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 9d

EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!

reactormag.com/reading-rain...

Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor

The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.

reactormag.com

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DD Wallace, PhD, MSPH @dra-wallace.bsky.social · 9d

Learning about the history of that scam of a grocery store helped me make sense of how a lot of ridiculous behaviors for the name of (perceived) “wellness”, especially for the wealthy and those cosplaying wealth

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Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · 16d

God isn’t coming to save us, but collective action and sound unselfish decisions just might.

Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 16d

One woman said she believes "with all my heart" that everyone will be raptured this week, but that she'll make an apology video if not.
www.jezebel.com/tiktok-says-...

TikTok Says the Rapture Is Tomorrow, So Prepare Accordingly

One woman said she believes "with all my heart" that everyone will be raptured this week, but that she'll make an apology video if not.

www.jezebel.com

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 16d

Arrested because a white woman demanded he change the way he was sitting and when he didn’t, she complained to the conductor about his posture.

His posture.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 16d

Sounds like the segregationists in Connecticut are having a grand ole time

“While waiting for the police to arrive, the old Karen’s friend said, ‘You’re not the minority anymore.'”

www.blackenterprise.com/alex-okeefe-...

Alex O'Keefe, Award-Winning Black Screenwriter, Pulled From Train After White Woman Objects To How He Was Sitting

Alex O'Keefe, an award-winning Black screenwriter, was pulled from a train by the police after a white woman objected to his posture.

www.blackenterprise.com

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DD Wallace, PhD, MSPH @dra-wallace.bsky.social · 24d

I really gotta try to make it this week!

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 24d

Write to the NIH Director here: [email protected].

Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 24d

I am deeply saddened and angered by news that more NIH RIFs may happen next week. This is unacceptable, especially after NIH staff have worked nights & weekends to dig out from the backlog created by this admin's incompetence.

Tell your Congress people NIH needs its staff to keep delivering cures

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 26d

People are on that other site calling for the lynching of Black faculty who are speaking up about the impact the professor watchlist has had on them (us) and how it bred violence on campus.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 26d

What is SSPE?
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is one of the most feared complications of measles. It is rare, but always devastating: a progressive, fatal brain disorder that emerges years after a seemingly normal recovery from measles. 🧵
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Los Angeles child dies from rare measles complication years after recovery

The county health department said the death is a "painful reminder" of how dangerous measles can be in unvaccinated people.

www.nbcnews.com

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 29d

All the times they said the left does this, they were just setting up the table for the right to do it.

Just like we said they were.

Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 29d

A professor at Texas A&M taught… something related to gender that offended a student, who secretly filmed herself objecting. That video is picked up by TX legislators, who demand her firing, and now the dean and dept head have been fired.

www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...

A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum

The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.

www.kbtx.com

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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 29d

Breaking: Missouri House passes new gerrymandered US House map giving GOP 90% of seats in state Trump won with 58% of vote. Destroys district held by Black Rep Emanuel Cleaver, one of 2 Dems in state

Texas was just start of Trump’s sweeping plan to rig midterms www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election

From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...

www.motherjones.com

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Nicki Washington, Ph.D. @drnickiw.bsky.social · 29d

Just learned about this op-ed via Maddow. Grandparents for Vaccine officially launched yesterday.

"Many of today's parents, having never witnessed the devastating effects of polio or whooping cough, are being lulled into a dangerous complacency. But we grandparents remember."

Thank you.

Commentary: Why grandparents must lead on vaccines

Becoming a grandparent begins a bond unlike any other - one that promises depth, delight and unexpec...

www.charlotteobserver.com

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Linotype Pilgrim @symbo1ics.bsky.social · Sep 8

What's really funny about Sam Altman:

Back in 2016, HIS New Yorker profile was what made me realise the super-rich—esp the Thiel circle—all had island bunkers plans (NZ, Hawaii), fuelled jets and the plan to run away when their huge Ponzi shaped scams fall apart

www.wheresyoured.at/why-everybod...

Why Everybody Is Losing Money On AI

Hello and welcome to another premium newsletter. Thanks as ever for subscribing, and please email me at [email protected] to say hello. As I've written again and again, the costs of running genera...

www.wheresyoured.at

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DD Wallace, PhD, MSPH @dra-wallace.bsky.social · Sep 7

My family decided not to watch due to the dictator being there.
My brother watched all the tennis tournaments all year and he just keeps the games on mute because he find the McEnroes and Everet awful.
We also speak Spanish so listening to the Spanish version is way better.

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Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJ @kenhomansj.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'm always astounded when I hear people say "during COVID."

We just finished our second week of class and I've already have 5 students of 50 out for COVID.

We are still during COVID.

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DD Wallace, PhD, MSPH @dra-wallace.bsky.social · Sep 2

Lol all the above but more so UNC and Belichick. I don’t think most serious people thought TCU would lose so this isn’t quite a reflection of their talent compared to their most recent expectations.

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DD Wallace, PhD, MSPH @dra-wallace.bsky.social · Sep 2

I would laugh (more) at this UNC game if it wasn’t a colosal waste of money and a distraction from the funding concerns at the university.

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Courtney Boen @courtneyboen.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚨 Job! 🚨

Brown Sociology & the Watson School of International & Public Affairs are hiring a TT assistant professor whose research focuses on social policy (broadly conceived).

Apply by 9/15: apply.interfolio.com/172655

Happy to chat about life at Brown, etc!

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David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · Aug 31

I am chairing the search for two (2) Tenure Track positions at the Department of Health Services, Policy and Management at
@uscarnoldschool.bsky.social

We are looking to move relatively fast so please get your applications in quickly

#HealthPolicy
#AcademicSky

uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/194...

Assistant/Associate Professor (2 Vacancies)

uscjobs.sc.edu

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DD Wallace, PhD, MSPH @dra-wallace.bsky.social · Aug 31

Wait what? That is disturbing.

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DD Wallace, PhD, MSPH @dra-wallace.bsky.social · Aug 30

I’m a super fan now.
Just pulling for Coco, Naomi, or Taylor to win it all.

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DD Wallace, PhD, MSPH @dra-wallace.bsky.social · Aug 30

He is not a medical or health professional. What he is is dangerous.

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 29

People be like “RFK jr is out of step with the medical mainstream”

HE IS NOT A MEDICAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

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