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Bridget Bell @phoenixwritings.bsky.social · 5d

#caturday #catsofbluesky

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Esme Weatherwax 📚🧶🦉🌳🔬📸 🌈 ally @esmeweatherwax8.bsky.social · 7d

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Bridget Bell @phoenixwritings.bsky.social · 12d

#caturday #catsofbluesky

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 19d

It’s not lazy to rest.

It’s not wrong to prioritize your health and well being.

Capitalism and ableism have trained us to view slowing down as a failure.

We treat disabled people, children and the elderly as expendable.

We assign worth based on productivity.

It’s wrong. We all have value.

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Bridget Bell @phoenixwritings.bsky.social · 19d

It’s a stormy Saturday night in the Midwest

Bridget Bell @phoenixwritings.bsky.social · 19d

To #caturday #catsofbluesky

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Bridget Bell @phoenixwritings.bsky.social · 20d

Happy Friday!

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Bridget Bell @phoenixwritings.bsky.social · 22d

The cover is beautiful!

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23d

True Story.

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Bridget Bell @phoenixwritings.bsky.social · 23d

I tested positive for a week. I live in Midwest, so this was during the extreme heat. I’m as current as I can be on vaccine and boosters. I usually get booster in Sept, but I’m checking with my regular on my options since I’m 38 and healthy. My mom has MS/RA, so I try to be on top of these things.

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Bridget Bell @phoenixwritings.bsky.social · 24d

I got COVID near end of July (it was my second time having it). I had a few people say to me, “It’s still a thing?” It’s like, yes, it is.

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Bridget Bell @phoenixwritings.bsky.social · 26d

Buffy just walking in water treadmill #caturday #catsofbluesky

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Bridget Bell @phoenixwritings.bsky.social · 28d

Buffy says hi. #catsofbluesky

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Bridget Bell @phoenixwritings.bsky.social · Sep 9

I’ve been taking Buffy to vet for underwater treadmill for the past month to help her lose weight and help her arthritis. She’s up to 20 minutes, which is walking half a mile. She’s going better than some of the dogs.

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · Aug 24

"The theory landed in the public consciousness at the right moment. A simple idea that sounded like science, it soothed a public seeking answers just as the world was returning to a semblance of normality. And it served a policy function, allowing governments to focus on economic recovery."

C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · Aug 24

Pretty striking for the BMJ to run this piece.

“[Immunity debt’s] explanatory power has faded as the number of non-covid infections has kept rising each year.”

Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2

“Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports Myco...

www.bmj.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Aug 20

“The state will be much better off if we just say private equity companies shouldn’t own our hospitals,” Murphy said.

Chris Murphy slams Prospect Medical, private equity in hospitals

Ahead of a bankruptcy auction to sell Prospect Medical Holdings' CT facilities, Murphy called for CT to ban private equity-owned hospitals.

ctmirror.org

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FunnyVia @funnyviaa.bsky.social · Aug 11

🤣🤣🤣

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Nose Stuck in a Book Blog @nsiabblog.bsky.social · Jul 28

#booksky All of this.

Anatomy of a bookworm. Desperately wants a library in their house. Is in love with a fictional character. Always carries a book. Biggest passion is reading. Reads after bedtime. Ready to criticize the movie. Spends too much money on books. Would rather be reading. Bring at least 3 books on vacation

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Governor Tony Evers @govevers.wisconsin.gov · Jul 22

Folks, for every $1 invested in this nutrition education program, $10 is saved in long-term healthcare costs. Cutting programs that feed kids and families and help make sure folks eat and live healthy is bad public policy and, frankly, just plain stupid.

wisconsinindependent.com/features/sna...

Nutrition education program cut by Trump was creating ‘magic’ in Wisconsin

SNAP-Ed, a federally funded nutrition education program that accompanied SNAP benefits, was eliminated in President Donald Trump’s budget law.

wisconsinindependent.com

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Nose Stuck in a Book Blog @nsiabblog.bsky.social · Jul 5

Idk who wrote this but this explains me well

Me: I don’t have time to reply to texts. Also me: reads 496 pages in one sitting and emotionally bonds with three fictional strangers

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Bridget Bell @phoenixwritings.bsky.social · Jul 5

#caturday

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Bridget Bell @phoenixwritings.bsky.social · Jun 19

#cats

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jun 14

Weingarten: Their attacks on public education are relentless and why? Because they fear knowledge. Why do they fear teachers? They fear us because we teach critical thinking… their brand of greed, power, and privilege cannot survive in a democracy of diverse educated citizens

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Bridget Bell @phoenixwritings.bsky.social · Jun 7

#caturday

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Governor Tony Evers @govevers.wisconsin.gov · Jun 6

As governor, I've always promised I'll fight to protect LGBTQ kids and families with every tool and every power that I have. I will never stop keeping that promise.

youtube.com/shorts/UV09W...

Gov. Evers' Remarks at 2025 Pride Flag Raising Ceremony

YouTube video by Governor Tony Evers

youtube.com

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