Carole
@mixedmeridians.bsky.social
Continuing my voyage of discovery. Sharing mine and listening and appreciating yours.
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Should we follow Denmark on abortion, too? Abortion is legal anywhere in Denmark until 18 weeks of pregnancy. And 15- to 17-year-olds don't need parental consent
www.politico.eu/article/denm...
www.politico.eu/article/denm...
Denmark relaxes abortion law
New rules will raise the abortion limit from 12 to 18 weeks.
www.politico.eu
December 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Should we follow Denmark on abortion, too? Abortion is legal anywhere in Denmark until 18 weeks of pregnancy. And 15- to 17-year-olds don't need parental consent
www.politico.eu/article/denm...
www.politico.eu/article/denm...
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Another big difference between Denmark and the U.S.: New parents get a combined 52 weeks of parental leave (divided between each parent). Parents can stay at home w/ babies there, instead of sending to daycare, where they catch every bug possible.
www.norden.org/en/info-nord...
www.norden.org/en/info-nord...
Parental benefit in Denmark
Here you can read about the Danish rules for parental leave and parental benefit.
www.norden.org
December 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Another big difference between Denmark and the U.S.: New parents get a combined 52 weeks of parental leave (divided between each parent). Parents can stay at home w/ babies there, instead of sending to daycare, where they catch every bug possible.
www.norden.org/en/info-nord...
www.norden.org/en/info-nord...
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December 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Happy Winter Solstice from Squirrel who celebrated the day with some new bedding😄
December 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Happy Winter Solstice from Squirrel who celebrated the day with some new bedding😄
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I wish I had spoilers for the ending of this story
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I wish I had spoilers for the ending of this story
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As a reminder, the velocity and trajectory of this object means that it must have originated in another planetary system.
At any given time there are likely thousands of such interstellar objects in the Solar System—but this is third *known* example.
Read more:
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25120...
At any given time there are likely thousands of such interstellar objects in the Solar System—but this is third *known* example.
Read more:
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25120...
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
As a reminder, the velocity and trajectory of this object means that it must have originated in another planetary system.
At any given time there are likely thousands of such interstellar objects in the Solar System—but this is third *known* example.
Read more:
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25120...
At any given time there are likely thousands of such interstellar objects in the Solar System—but this is third *known* example.
Read more:
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25120...
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The trees were really letting loose today
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The trees were really letting loose today
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
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Another Boar's Head recall. This time it's pecorino romano cheese products being recalled due to a possible risk of Listeria monocytogenes, according to a notice posted by the FDA. A massive 7-million pound recall of Boar's deli meats made headlines in July 2024 & was also linked to Listeria👇
2 Popular Boar's Head Deli Products Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Boar's Head has recalled two of its Pecorino Romano deli cheese products due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Read on for more details on the recall.
www.allrecipes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Another Boar's Head recall. This time it's pecorino romano cheese products being recalled due to a possible risk of Listeria monocytogenes, according to a notice posted by the FDA. A massive 7-million pound recall of Boar's deli meats made headlines in July 2024 & was also linked to Listeria👇
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
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If you walk beneath this pine and end up with pinecone in your hair… well, that’s on you. Everyone knows this is Squirrel‘s snackin spot😄
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
If you walk beneath this pine and end up with pinecone in your hair… well, that’s on you. Everyone knows this is Squirrel‘s snackin spot😄
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What are the top risk factors for dementia? My latest for AARP.
www.aarp.org/health/condi...
www.aarp.org/health/condi...
November 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
What are the top risk factors for dementia? My latest for AARP.
www.aarp.org/health/condi...
www.aarp.org/health/condi...
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The wild form of the poliovirus has been found in wastewater samples in Germany. The discovery comes more than 30 years after the last cases of wild-type poliovirus was reported in the country. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The wild form of the poliovirus has been found in wastewater samples in Germany. The discovery comes more than 30 years after the last cases of wild-type poliovirus was reported in the country. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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My ask of any science enthusiasts who tell the story of Rosalind Franklin:
Don't make her life be about the DNA debacle. She died far too young, but she was a promising scientist in her own right, a mentor and scientific author.
Not for Watson or Crick, but for her legacy.
Don't make her life be about the DNA debacle. She died far too young, but she was a promising scientist in her own right, a mentor and scientific author.
Not for Watson or Crick, but for her legacy.
Her sister wrote my favorite essay about her. She points out that RF would have been famous even if she'd never looked at DNA
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Remembering my sister Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin died of ovarian cancer in 1958 aged 37 years. Sympathy and feminism
have combined to give us her familiar image as a downtrodden woman scientist, brilliant
but neglected, a heroine t...
www.thelancet.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
My ask of any science enthusiasts who tell the story of Rosalind Franklin:
Don't make her life be about the DNA debacle. She died far too young, but she was a promising scientist in her own right, a mentor and scientific author.
Not for Watson or Crick, but for her legacy.
Don't make her life be about the DNA debacle. She died far too young, but she was a promising scientist in her own right, a mentor and scientific author.
Not for Watson or Crick, but for her legacy.
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“once the genetics of the virus are sequenced it is clear that many of the outbreaks haven't come from an animal — like a bat — but from a human who unwittingly carried the virus after surviving a previous outbreak.” www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Sneaky viruses can hide in your body and bounce back even if you're cured
Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge and trigger a new outbreak years later. How do they survive? And how can t...
www.npr.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
“once the genetics of the virus are sequenced it is clear that many of the outbreaks haven't come from an animal — like a bat — but from a human who unwittingly carried the virus after surviving a previous outbreak.” www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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In this @lizszabo.bsky.social piece I am quoted about multiple aspects of influenza vaccines, which are currently the best way to minimize the impact of influenza personally and societally www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
Is it time for your flu shot? What to know about effectiveness and how long it lasts
This year’s doses protect against three strains of influenza, including two types of influenza A and one type of influenza B.
www.nbcnews.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In this @lizszabo.bsky.social piece I am quoted about multiple aspects of influenza vaccines, which are currently the best way to minimize the impact of influenza personally and societally www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
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Another angle on this morning’s altercation. 🪶
October 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Another angle on this morning’s altercation. 🪶
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I would donate to such a project and volunteer. Everyone should have food and clean water.
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I would donate to such a project and volunteer. Everyone should have food and clean water.
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Nearly 20% of urinary tract infections are likely caused by the consumption of E. coli-contaminated meat, according to a new study. The bacteria are the leading cause of UTIs globally & may be transmitted from animals consumed as food. Study focused on Calif cases but extrapolated data to total US👇
Zoonotic Escherichia coli and urinary tract infections in Southern California | mBio
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections worldwide
and are primarily caused by Escherichia coli. While E. coli is known to colonize both humans and food-producing...
journals.asm.org
October 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Nearly 20% of urinary tract infections are likely caused by the consumption of E. coli-contaminated meat, according to a new study. The bacteria are the leading cause of UTIs globally & may be transmitted from animals consumed as food. Study focused on Calif cases but extrapolated data to total US👇
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Cholera outbreak in DR Congo is intensifying, MSF warns
More than 58,000 cholera cases have been reported over the past 9 months in the country, with 1,700 deaths
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Oxfam East Africa / Flickr cc
More than 58,000 cholera cases have been reported over the past 9 months in the country, with 1,700 deaths
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Oxfam East Africa / Flickr cc
October 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Cholera outbreak in DR Congo is intensifying, MSF warns
More than 58,000 cholera cases have been reported over the past 9 months in the country, with 1,700 deaths
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Oxfam East Africa / Flickr cc
More than 58,000 cholera cases have been reported over the past 9 months in the country, with 1,700 deaths
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Oxfam East Africa / Flickr cc
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Waitwaitwait! Indigenous science is just so advanced that it *looks* like magic, that's [email protected] and Alan Boyle and I talk about Daniel's new book #HoleintheSky in front of all YouTube: youtu.be/zz6Zy8Gfg6A?...
Hole in the Sky: A Deep Dives Conversation with Daniel H. Wilson and Nisi Shawl
YouTube video by Clarion West
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Waitwaitwait! Indigenous science is just so advanced that it *looks* like magic, that's [email protected] and Alan Boyle and I talk about Daniel's new book #HoleintheSky in front of all YouTube: youtu.be/zz6Zy8Gfg6A?...