Mark Harmel
@markharmel.bsky.social
Fine art photographer/traveler and retired clinical research coordinator & diabetes educator.
More Lost Science: NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c... #LostScience
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
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January 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
More Lost Science: NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c... #LostScience
More Lost Science: She Studied the Health Effects of Wildfires www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/s...
She Studied the Health Effects of Wildfires
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December 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
More Lost Science: She Studied the Health Effects of Wildfires www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/s...
EXCERPT: In 'Storm at the Capitol,' police officers detail a brutal assault on Jan. 6, 2021
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EXCERPT: In 'Storm at the Capitol,' police officers detail a brutal assault on Jan. 6, 2021
In the 4 p.m. hour on Jan. 6, 2021, at the height of the fighting that day outside the U.S. Capitol, hundreds of rioters loyal to President Donald Trump had already breached several entrances and forc...
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December 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
EXCERPT: In 'Storm at the Capitol,' police officers detail a brutal assault on Jan. 6, 2021
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She Studied Mosquitoes to Prevent Malaria and lost her job and the science when USAID was shut down. #Malaria #mosquito www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/s...
She Studied Mosquitoes to Prevent Malaria
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December 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
She Studied Mosquitoes to Prevent Malaria and lost her job and the science when USAID was shut down. #Malaria #mosquito www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/s...
More consumer protections wiped-out.
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights
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November 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
More consumer protections wiped-out.
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
Morning cappuccino with a view. Marina Ragusa, Sicily.
October 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Morning cappuccino with a view. Marina Ragusa, Sicily.
A growing contingent of doctors say they are wary of federal health guidance under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—and they are forming a parallel public-health universe www.wsj.com/health/healt... via @WSJ
The Doctors Building a Public-Health Universe Outside the Government
A growing contingent of physicians and policymakers are breaking away from federal health guidance under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A growing contingent of doctors say they are wary of federal health guidance under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—and they are forming a parallel public-health universe www.wsj.com/health/healt... via @WSJ
This is a good part of the MAHA agenda, would be great to focus on this and get rid of the vax disinformation part. www.wsj.com/health/welln...
Essay | My Family Went Off Ultra-Processed Foods for a Month. The Results Surprised Us.
What started as an experiment has become our new diet.
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August 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This is a good part of the MAHA agenda, would be great to focus on this and get rid of the vax disinformation part. www.wsj.com/health/welln...
People were “flocking into the park without paying — it was criminal. “They’re losing a heck of a lot more money than whatever they’re saving.” #DOGE #NPS #Zion www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Trump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling.
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August 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
People were “flocking into the park without paying — it was criminal. “They’re losing a heck of a lot more money than whatever they’re saving.” #DOGE #NPS #Zion www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
In the Kansas plains the land is flat and endless and when the wind starts blowing it just keeps going - unless you erect huge wind turbines to capture the energy. And this clean energy system works even in a pouring rain.
July 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In the Kansas plains the land is flat and endless and when the wind starts blowing it just keeps going - unless you erect huge wind turbines to capture the energy. And this clean energy system works even in a pouring rain.
Park Visitation Is Up, Staffing Down. How to Prepare for the Rest of Summer www.npca.org/articles/935... #DOGE
Park Visitation Is Up, Staffing Down. How to Prepare for the Rest of Summer
Visiting a national park this summer? Here’s the latest scoop on what’s happening in parks and how you can prepare.
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July 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Park Visitation Is Up, Staffing Down. How to Prepare for the Rest of Summer www.npca.org/articles/935... #DOGE
The last two in my Diana series are campus shots taken at the University Park Campus of USC. The USC Graduate School wanted a distinctive look to set it apart from other schools and it was decided that black and white photos with a toy camera was just the look.
July 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The last two in my Diana series are campus shots taken at the University Park Campus of USC. The USC Graduate School wanted a distinctive look to set it apart from other schools and it was decided that black and white photos with a toy camera was just the look.
The vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000 - but...
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread wapo.st/3GbSP6b #vaccineswork
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread wapo.st/3GbSP6b #vaccineswork
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread
Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.
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July 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000 - but...
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread wapo.st/3GbSP6b #vaccineswork
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread wapo.st/3GbSP6b #vaccineswork
Reposted by Mark Harmel
Falling childhood vaccine coverage and a large outbreak that was kindled in an undervaccinated pocket of West Texas have driven the US to a troubling milestone: There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago
Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US | CNN
There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.
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July 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Falling childhood vaccine coverage and a large outbreak that was kindled in an undervaccinated pocket of West Texas have driven the US to a troubling milestone: There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago
This is an ongoing problem.
Park Service Is Left Short-Staffed in Peak Travel Season www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u... #DOGE
Park Service Is Left Short-Staffed in Peak Travel Season www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u... #DOGE
Park Service Is Left Short-Staffed in Peak Travel Season
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July 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is an ongoing problem.
Park Service Is Left Short-Staffed in Peak Travel Season www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u... #DOGE
Park Service Is Left Short-Staffed in Peak Travel Season www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u... #DOGE
My neighbor Estelle would dress-up to and walk to attend a square dancing class and one day I asked to take her portrait with her dog. The second is Vicky with flowers shot using a technique that I learned from Joyce Tenneson.
July 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My neighbor Estelle would dress-up to and walk to attend a square dancing class and one day I asked to take her portrait with her dog. The second is Vicky with flowers shot using a technique that I learned from Joyce Tenneson.
A grand LA tradition is to attend the Hollywood Bowl for a concert with fireworks. Last night the special performers were the LA Phil were Earth, Wind and Fire. the band is still going strong and will be performing here two more nights.
July 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A grand LA tradition is to attend the Hollywood Bowl for a concert with fireworks. Last night the special performers were the LA Phil were Earth, Wind and Fire. the band is still going strong and will be performing here two more nights.
Recently the theme Summer Vintage was chosen by the Los Angeles Center for Photography and I happened to have some summertime themed imaged that I shot with the classic plastic Diana camera.
July 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Recently the theme Summer Vintage was chosen by the Los Angeles Center for Photography and I happened to have some summertime themed imaged that I shot with the classic plastic Diana camera.
Reposted by Mark Harmel
The Trump budget math is simply this: Cut taxes for the rich, cut spending that helps everyone else, and pay for it by taxing working Americans through tariffs.
July 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Trump budget math is simply this: Cut taxes for the rich, cut spending that helps everyone else, and pay for it by taxing working Americans through tariffs.
The Nurses Health Study is one of the greatest of all time.
For decades, researchers have been collecting samples from hundreds of thousands of women and tracking their health. The work has deepened our basic understanding of human health, but now the entire project is in danger.
These women dedicated almost 50 years to science. Their efforts may soon be trashed | CNN
Nurses in the US provided biological samples for decades to help study women’s health. Here’s what they think of President Trump’s actions that may end its funding.
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July 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The Nurses Health Study is one of the greatest of all time.
The Park System is not woke - visitors love them and want the staff to be rehired.
How park visitors responded when asked to report anti-American signs wapo.st/4lgHQr2
How park visitors responded when asked to report anti-American signs wapo.st/4lgHQr2
How park visitors responded when asked to report anti-American signs
The majority of comments reviewed by The Post were positive, though some visitors complained that there were too many mosquitos and “not enough moose.”
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June 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Park System is not woke - visitors love them and want the staff to be rehired.
How park visitors responded when asked to report anti-American signs wapo.st/4lgHQr2
How park visitors responded when asked to report anti-American signs wapo.st/4lgHQr2
We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v... via @statnews.com
We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations
“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v... via @statnews.com
A series of redwood tres in the fog shot in the Redwood National and State Parks
June 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A series of redwood tres in the fog shot in the Redwood National and State Parks
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June 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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