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Honestly? It’s you. You gave voice to the sheer goodness and humanity of dogs. There’s been a lot of dark this past decade and your voice has been an incredible light. Love my two best pups, Luna and Zeke. But you made me a dog person.

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · 16d

Pregnant women and new moms worry so much. I see you. You’re doing fine. Take a deep breath. Listen to your doctor and your grandma.

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · 18d

I have watched states delay releasing test scores for months as they work to message results and hope no one is paying attention.

Axios @axios.com · 19d

JUST IN: Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key inflation data report

Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report with no explanation

There is heightened concern about the future of key government statistics, including politicization and accuracy.

trib.al

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · 20d

Heartbreaking. Giving birth 10 times only to watch them all die? That mom would have accepted the remote chance of a side effect for the miracle of a vaccine.

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · Sep 7

Looking up something in the Boston census of 1900, and these are just other families on the same pages.

2 children surviving out of 14
1 child surviving out of 5
0 children surviving out of 10
3 children surviving out of 4

page of the census showing columns for children born and children living

2 of 14
1 of 5

page of the census showing columns for children born and children living
0 of 10
3 of 4

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · 20d

Crazy times.

Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · 23d

In 2025.

Dr. Richard Pan @drpanmd.bsky.social · 23d

“Among the states collecting data for the #measles -mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, 68% of counties and jurisdictions now have immunization rates below 95% — the level of herd immunity doctors say is needed to protect against an outbreak.” #Ivax2protect #freedom #CommunityImmunity

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 23d

SPECIAL REPORT: A large swath of the U.S. currently does not have the basic, ground-level immunity necessary to stop the spread of viruses that had once receded into the past, a six-month NBC News investigation in collaboration with scientists at Stanford University finds.

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · 23d

Congrats, Anna! It’s been a joy watching this journey these past years. You bring a lot of joy to this space and share smart insights and that’s rare.

Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · 23d

Give them a follow if you’re interested in seeing how Ed and workforce data can actually serve and support learners and earners!

California Cradle-to-Career Data System @cacradle2career.bsky.social · 26d

👋The California Cradle-to-Career Data System is officially on @bsky.app!

💭About us: We’re California’s official source for info on education and workforce outcomes. c2c.ca.gov 👇

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · 26d

This was me all day today.

Brad Duplessis @bradduplessis.bsky.social · 26d

Just explained to my wife and her 84-year-old aunt what a Groyper is.

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · 26d

This is a super interesting read. We desperately need to help young men get offline.

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 26d

For everyone who now needs a quick education on the extreme far right wing Groyper movement that has been out to get Charlie Kirk for not being far right enough for years, here you go.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groypers

Groypers - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · 29d

My mother went to high school in a small midwestern town in the 1950s. She told me stories of terrifying polio outbreaks and the day they all excitedly lined up at the school for the vax when it became available.

kottke.org @kottke.org · 29d

“A new volunteer-led organization called Grandparents for Vaccines launched Sunday on National Grandparents Day with a mission to share firsthand experiences of life before vaccines were widely available.” [kgw.com]

Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations

New volunteer group aims to educate parents about vaccine importance by sharing personal experiences with preventable diseases.

www.kgw.com

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · Sep 6

I had this on this morning and there was a comment about this being 50 years ago and I had to change the station. No math please!

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · Sep 6

I wonder if he also read recent news about how Swedish teenage girls are signing up in droves to be thugs and contract killers for organized crime. They have an app to recruit these girls and pay them a lot.

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · Sep 5

Like, totally.

Duchess of Doom @kilagreene.bsky.social · Sep 4

Yee. Haw.

two maps--of the US and the world--with the legend "tell me where you are from using only 2 words"

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · Sep 5

Interesting. I’ve never had to have one in DC to get a shot but I’ve also never used cvs.

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · Sep 5

Do you know about DC? I’ve never had a prescription here but I don’t see it listed.

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · Sep 3

We all had more than a decade of fun and good internet before it got bad. We had years of fun social media before it grew toxic. AI doesn’t seem to have even one good day. Not sure how it gets past early negative reactions.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Sep 3

Good morning to the attorneys for Timothée Chalamet, Chappell Roan and Patrick Mahomes www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... @nitasha.bsky.social

Chappell Roan and Timothée Chalamet chatbots sent risqué messages to teen accounts on top AI app

Chatbot mimics of Timothée Chalamet, Chappell Roan and Patrick Mahomes on the popular app Character.AI sent inappropriate messages to teen accounts, nonprofits found.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Reposted by Paige Kowalski

Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Sep 1

We’d love to know if people are using rescued data. We have download numbers but it would be helpful to know how people are using them! If you have use cases get in touch!

Nicole Pagowsky @nope4evr.bsky.social · Sep 1

Heartfelt thank you to the work of the @datarescueproject.org as I am writing my dissertation to ensure the stats I included will be able to be corroborated if anyone needs to in the future. Gave a s/o in a footnote 🫡

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · Aug 31

And the weather here is amazing! The National Guard at Eastern Market and The Wharf (jazz fest!) will have lovely things to share back home. Though I did pay $13 for 6 pieces of fruit yesterday which felt like a crime.

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Paige Kowalski @paigekowalski.bsky.social · Aug 30

Is this a never before seen pic of their engagement??

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