KFC.was.here
@kfcwashere.bsky.social
Midwesterner. Dog mom. World traveler. Epidemiologist. Iced coffee enthusiast. Sticker collector. Elephant lover. Equity-minded and empathy-fueled. Mildly misanthropic and battling compassion fatigue. Right now, I'm busy being fabulous…
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As the meeting began
the convener apologized
about lunch running late
but explained it by noting
“they’ve been slower
ever since the pandemic,”
and in response
someone joked:
“ever since the pandemic
we’ve all been slower”
and instead of laughing
several people just nodded.
the convener apologized
about lunch running late
but explained it by noting
“they’ve been slower
ever since the pandemic,”
and in response
someone joked:
“ever since the pandemic
we’ve all been slower”
and instead of laughing
several people just nodded.
September 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
As the meeting began
the convener apologized
about lunch running late
but explained it by noting
“they’ve been slower
ever since the pandemic,”
and in response
someone joked:
“ever since the pandemic
we’ve all been slower”
and instead of laughing
several people just nodded.
the convener apologized
about lunch running late
but explained it by noting
“they’ve been slower
ever since the pandemic,”
and in response
someone joked:
“ever since the pandemic
we’ve all been slower”
and instead of laughing
several people just nodded.
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Apologies, my friend,
I know that these
are dark and difficult times
but you must remember
it is in the moment
when you cannot imagine
how things can get any worse
that you must prepare yourself
for things to get worse
for things to get much worse.
I know that these
are dark and difficult times
but you must remember
it is in the moment
when you cannot imagine
how things can get any worse
that you must prepare yourself
for things to get worse
for things to get much worse.
June 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Apologies, my friend,
I know that these
are dark and difficult times
but you must remember
it is in the moment
when you cannot imagine
how things can get any worse
that you must prepare yourself
for things to get worse
for things to get much worse.
I know that these
are dark and difficult times
but you must remember
it is in the moment
when you cannot imagine
how things can get any worse
that you must prepare yourself
for things to get worse
for things to get much worse.
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The headline asked
“Why
are more than 300 people
in the US
still dying from Covid
every week?”
but no one wants to hear it
should you answer with
“because the pandemic
never ended,”
and that (alas)
is another reason why
so many people
are still dying from Covid
every week.
“Why
are more than 300 people
in the US
still dying from Covid
every week?”
but no one wants to hear it
should you answer with
“because the pandemic
never ended,”
and that (alas)
is another reason why
so many people
are still dying from Covid
every week.
June 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The headline asked
“Why
are more than 300 people
in the US
still dying from Covid
every week?”
but no one wants to hear it
should you answer with
“because the pandemic
never ended,”
and that (alas)
is another reason why
so many people
are still dying from Covid
every week.
“Why
are more than 300 people
in the US
still dying from Covid
every week?”
but no one wants to hear it
should you answer with
“because the pandemic
never ended,”
and that (alas)
is another reason why
so many people
are still dying from Covid
every week.
Me either. 😭 I hate 2025.
i don’t have the emotional capacity for billy joel being ill
May 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Me either. 😭 I hate 2025.
Started the last day of my 30s on a high note. 🎈 Conquering my fears and floating over the Namibian desert:
May 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Started the last day of my 30s on a high note. 🎈 Conquering my fears and floating over the Namibian desert:
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My aunt, the doctor,
told me a new joke.
She asked:
What happens
when your country shuts down
the Centers for Disease Control’s
infection control committee?
I said I did not know,
so she added.
Your country becomes
the center for diseases.
And then neither of us laughed.
told me a new joke.
She asked:
What happens
when your country shuts down
the Centers for Disease Control’s
infection control committee?
I said I did not know,
so she added.
Your country becomes
the center for diseases.
And then neither of us laughed.
May 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
My aunt, the doctor,
told me a new joke.
She asked:
What happens
when your country shuts down
the Centers for Disease Control’s
infection control committee?
I said I did not know,
so she added.
Your country becomes
the center for diseases.
And then neither of us laughed.
told me a new joke.
She asked:
What happens
when your country shuts down
the Centers for Disease Control’s
infection control committee?
I said I did not know,
so she added.
Your country becomes
the center for diseases.
And then neither of us laughed.
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remember they didnt burn witches. they set women on fire and pretended they were witches.
April 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
remember they didnt burn witches. they set women on fire and pretended they were witches.
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In the pandemic’s first year
I truly believed
in the end
that we
would get better,
as human beings
we would get better.
But here
in the pandemic’s sixth year
I truly fear
this will never end
and that we
are getting worse,
as human beings
we are getting worse.
I truly believed
in the end
that we
would get better,
as human beings
we would get better.
But here
in the pandemic’s sixth year
I truly fear
this will never end
and that we
are getting worse,
as human beings
we are getting worse.
March 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
In the pandemic’s first year
I truly believed
in the end
that we
would get better,
as human beings
we would get better.
But here
in the pandemic’s sixth year
I truly fear
this will never end
and that we
are getting worse,
as human beings
we are getting worse.
I truly believed
in the end
that we
would get better,
as human beings
we would get better.
But here
in the pandemic’s sixth year
I truly fear
this will never end
and that we
are getting worse,
as human beings
we are getting worse.
🙌
Paywalls
At a time when ignorance is running rampant inside our electorate, few things concern me more than the elite mainstream media thinking that putting important stories, especially those that make the current threats to our democracy clear, behind paywalls is a good idea. (1/3)
At a time when ignorance is running rampant inside our electorate, few things concern me more than the elite mainstream media thinking that putting important stories, especially those that make the current threats to our democracy clear, behind paywalls is a good idea. (1/3)
March 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
🙌
I finally watched The Substance this weekend. 😵💫 I was not appropriately prepared for what to expect, and now I can't sleep. #TheSubstance
March 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I finally watched The Substance this weekend. 😵💫 I was not appropriately prepared for what to expect, and now I can't sleep. #TheSubstance
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What can one person do?
February 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What can one person do?
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My friend, you need not say
you are worried about
the end
of the world,
for the world has survived
ice ages and meteors
plagues and mass extinctions,
and the world
will survive this too,
my friend,
find the courage to admit
that what you are worried about
is the end
of you.
you are worried about
the end
of the world,
for the world has survived
ice ages and meteors
plagues and mass extinctions,
and the world
will survive this too,
my friend,
find the courage to admit
that what you are worried about
is the end
of you.
February 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
My friend, you need not say
you are worried about
the end
of the world,
for the world has survived
ice ages and meteors
plagues and mass extinctions,
and the world
will survive this too,
my friend,
find the courage to admit
that what you are worried about
is the end
of you.
you are worried about
the end
of the world,
for the world has survived
ice ages and meteors
plagues and mass extinctions,
and the world
will survive this too,
my friend,
find the courage to admit
that what you are worried about
is the end
of you.
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22. To that voter, conspiracy theories are not conspiracy theories.
They are “the truth.”
Democracy depends on an informed citizenry, but the last election showed the citizenry can be made to believe pretty much anything.
They are “the truth.”
Democracy depends on an informed citizenry, but the last election showed the citizenry can be made to believe pretty much anything.
February 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
22. To that voter, conspiracy theories are not conspiracy theories.
They are “the truth.”
Democracy depends on an informed citizenry, but the last election showed the citizenry can be made to believe pretty much anything.
They are “the truth.”
Democracy depends on an informed citizenry, but the last election showed the citizenry can be made to believe pretty much anything.
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Woke up this morning wondering which of the Washington-based foreign journalists here will end up being their generation’s William Shirer 😬😵💫
February 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Woke up this morning wondering which of the Washington-based foreign journalists here will end up being their generation’s William Shirer 😬😵💫
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Just learned from NPR that the federal government is the largest employer in the great Kansas City area, for example. I found it helpful to be reminded that, of course, this isn’t just about people who work and live in DC. Federal employees are in all of our communities.
February 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Just learned from NPR that the federal government is the largest employer in the great Kansas City area, for example. I found it helpful to be reminded that, of course, this isn’t just about people who work and live in DC. Federal employees are in all of our communities.
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February 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The banter between Mehdi and Bassem was a bright spot in a dark week. Dark humor is all that will get us through. Please, more of these two together in 2025. I'm sad that I'm missing Bassem next door in South Africa. Seeing him last year in San Antonio was a highlight of my 2024.
"You know they have a denaturalization commission now? A group that will look at American citizens and say, 'We think you're actually an illegal immigrant,' and they will strip you, retrospectively, of your citizenship."
This week's 'We're Not Kidding' pod with me and Bassem Youssef:
This week's 'We're Not Kidding' pod with me and Bassem Youssef:
Is Trump 'Daddy'? – with Bassem Youssef
Mehdi and Bassem reunite in London to talk about the return of Trump, the Gaza ceasefire and killings in the West Bank, and shadow president Elon Musk.
zeteo.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The banter between Mehdi and Bassem was a bright spot in a dark week. Dark humor is all that will get us through. Please, more of these two together in 2025. I'm sad that I'm missing Bassem next door in South Africa. Seeing him last year in San Antonio was a highlight of my 2024.
Actual footage of me attempting to rebrand my 15-year public health career for a potential new job in corporate America.
Romy & Michele's High School Reunion - Business women special
YouTube video by hco1
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February 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Actual footage of me attempting to rebrand my 15-year public health career for a potential new job in corporate America.
💔
“My heart is moved by all I cannot save:
so much has been destroyed
I have to cast my lot with those
who age after age, perversely,
with no extraordinary power,
reconstitute the world.”
Adrienne Rich, Natural Resources in Dreams of a Common Language
so much has been destroyed
I have to cast my lot with those
who age after age, perversely,
with no extraordinary power,
reconstitute the world.”
Adrienne Rich, Natural Resources in Dreams of a Common Language
February 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
💔
👏👏👏
Elon is mad about what USAID did to help end Apartheid…but wait until we have our own Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
February 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
👏👏👏
Depressingly true…
February 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Depressingly true…
Yes, we lack leadership at a time when we need it most.
Democratic lawmakers need to understand something:
Imagine your house is on fire. Fire truck shows up. Firefighters get out. They look at the fire, then at you, and say: "Such a fire is a grave threat. This house will not sustain."
And just stand there.
This is how many of you are coming across.
Imagine your house is on fire. Fire truck shows up. Firefighters get out. They look at the fire, then at you, and say: "Such a fire is a grave threat. This house will not sustain."
And just stand there.
This is how many of you are coming across.
February 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Yes, we lack leadership at a time when we need it most.
Well stated, @aoc.bsky.social!
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Well stated, @aoc.bsky.social!