regina "vax and mask, save a life" giraffe
@reginagiraffe.bsky.social
Rational secular scientist who has many perverse hobbies, uses she/her
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US exceeds 1,900 measles cases as outbreaks expand www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-e...
US exceeds 1,900 measles cases as outbreaks expand
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I was today years old when I found out that Hank Green created the Lizzie Bennet Diaries.
Is there nothing that man can't do?
Is there nothing that man can't do?
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I was today years old when I found out that Hank Green created the Lizzie Bennet Diaries.
Is there nothing that man can't do?
Is there nothing that man can't do?
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160 years ago, the 13th Amendment was ratified, ending slavery. But that amendment came with a sinister loophole: a Slavery Clause that allowed for slavery “as punishment for crime.”
We need to pass @repnikema.bsky.social’s and my Abolition Amendment to #EndTheException once and for all!
We need to pass @repnikema.bsky.social’s and my Abolition Amendment to #EndTheException once and for all!
December 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
160 years ago, the 13th Amendment was ratified, ending slavery. But that amendment came with a sinister loophole: a Slavery Clause that allowed for slavery “as punishment for crime.”
We need to pass @repnikema.bsky.social’s and my Abolition Amendment to #EndTheException once and for all!
We need to pass @repnikema.bsky.social’s and my Abolition Amendment to #EndTheException once and for all!
I just had to share this. The simultaneous look of amazement and realization is hilarious.
www.youtube.com/shorts/toJAj...
www.youtube.com/shorts/toJAj...
Jake Gyllenhaal & Ryan Reynolds Being the Funniest Duo Ever 😂💀
YouTube video by Funktasy
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I just had to share this. The simultaneous look of amazement and realization is hilarious.
www.youtube.com/shorts/toJAj...
www.youtube.com/shorts/toJAj...
Cats sleep fat and walk thin.
Cats, when they sleep, slump;
When they wake, pull in -
And where the plump's been
There's skin.
Cats walk thin.
Cats, when they sleep, slump;
When they wake, pull in -
And where the plump's been
There's skin.
Cats walk thin.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Cats sleep fat and walk thin.
Cats, when they sleep, slump;
When they wake, pull in -
And where the plump's been
There's skin.
Cats walk thin.
Cats, when they sleep, slump;
When they wake, pull in -
And where the plump's been
There's skin.
Cats walk thin.
I'd like some advice. I do some hobbies that create some products. I originally make each thing for myself but there's only so many I can use. I'm not interested in making things in bulk and the things I make have a not-large (but probably not tiny) audience. I am willing to do some customization 1/
December 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I'd like some advice. I do some hobbies that create some products. I originally make each thing for myself but there's only so many I can use. I'm not interested in making things in bulk and the things I make have a not-large (but probably not tiny) audience. I am willing to do some customization 1/
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My wheelchair won't turn on and a wheelchair technician won't be available until the 15th...
December 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
My wheelchair won't turn on and a wheelchair technician won't be available until the 15th...
This is SO interesting!!
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
December 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is SO interesting!!
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More than 2,500 Starbucks workers are on strike. They’re demanding dignity: fair pay, safe conditions, a contract that respects their labor.
It’s time their voices are heard at the same volume as CEOs earning millions.
It’s time their voices are heard at the same volume as CEOs earning millions.
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
More than 2,500 Starbucks workers are on strike. They’re demanding dignity: fair pay, safe conditions, a contract that respects their labor.
It’s time their voices are heard at the same volume as CEOs earning millions.
It’s time their voices are heard at the same volume as CEOs earning millions.
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reminder that as activity picks up in places like Twin Cities, Louisiana, Alabama etc, my @propublica.org colleagues & I are still investigating immigration enforcement
I'm particularly interested in use-of-force & am still tracking the detention of citizens
Reach out ⬇️ if you have info to share
I'm particularly interested in use-of-force & am still tracking the detention of citizens
Reach out ⬇️ if you have info to share
December 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
reminder that as activity picks up in places like Twin Cities, Louisiana, Alabama etc, my @propublica.org colleagues & I are still investigating immigration enforcement
I'm particularly interested in use-of-force & am still tracking the detention of citizens
Reach out ⬇️ if you have info to share
I'm particularly interested in use-of-force & am still tracking the detention of citizens
Reach out ⬇️ if you have info to share
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Oh @rianjohnson.bsky.social played all innocent "I'm not doing a muppet thing with Knives Out" he knew HE KNEW
'Forks Out': A Benoit Blanc Sesame Street Mystery | Wake Up Dead Man | Netflix
YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix
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December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Oh @rianjohnson.bsky.social played all innocent "I'm not doing a muppet thing with Knives Out" he knew HE KNEW
THIS is why we do science!
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
THIS is why we do science!
Food cooked and eaten.
Leftovers put away.
Turkey decarcassified, generating a bag of white and a bag of dark, and whole breast to go into the freezer for Thanksgiving in July.
Carcass put into a stockpot and starting to simmer, to generate broth for gravy for Thanksgiving in July.
Leftovers put away.
Turkey decarcassified, generating a bag of white and a bag of dark, and whole breast to go into the freezer for Thanksgiving in July.
Carcass put into a stockpot and starting to simmer, to generate broth for gravy for Thanksgiving in July.
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Food cooked and eaten.
Leftovers put away.
Turkey decarcassified, generating a bag of white and a bag of dark, and whole breast to go into the freezer for Thanksgiving in July.
Carcass put into a stockpot and starting to simmer, to generate broth for gravy for Thanksgiving in July.
Leftovers put away.
Turkey decarcassified, generating a bag of white and a bag of dark, and whole breast to go into the freezer for Thanksgiving in July.
Carcass put into a stockpot and starting to simmer, to generate broth for gravy for Thanksgiving in July.
This is the first November since we lost our two cats. Torture The Cats With Delicious Smells Day has been transformed into boring old Thanksgiving. I'm thankful for having them as long as we did but I sure do miss them.
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This is the first November since we lost our two cats. Torture The Cats With Delicious Smells Day has been transformed into boring old Thanksgiving. I'm thankful for having them as long as we did but I sure do miss them.
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Periodic reminder: the vaccine efficacy of the pertussis vaccine drops below 50% at 4.5 years. You should be getting a Tdap booster every 5 years, not every 10. It is especially vital if you have contact with pregnant people or infants too young to be vaccinated.
After two infants died, the Louisiana Dept of Health under the leadership of the new incoming deputy director of the CDC, delayed notifying the public for months of a whooping cough outbreak. Instead, he ordered DOH to stop promoting vaccines. Pertussis is currently a national health crisis.
Louisiana officials waited months to warn public of whooping cough outbreak
After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response.
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Periodic reminder: the vaccine efficacy of the pertussis vaccine drops below 50% at 4.5 years. You should be getting a Tdap booster every 5 years, not every 10. It is especially vital if you have contact with pregnant people or infants too young to be vaccinated.
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This article hit hard enough that I'll break my usual rule about not sharing Substack posts. I've felt for a while that the non-precarious income level in the US was ~$100k, and it's only gotten worse.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This article hit hard enough that I'll break my usual rule about not sharing Substack posts. I've felt for a while that the non-precarious income level in the US was ~$100k, and it's only gotten worse.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
November 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
THIS is why we do science!!
“There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination.” From report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
#vaccinationsaveslives
#vaccinationsaveslives
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
THIS is why we do science!!
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Hey. Did anyone here attend the International Star Trek Convention in Washington, DC, January 1-4, 1976, or know one of its organizers?
An editor at the excellent @fanlore.org site is looking for info on the con.
An editor at the excellent @fanlore.org site is looking for info on the con.
Fanlore
fanlore.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hey. Did anyone here attend the International Star Trek Convention in Washington, DC, January 1-4, 1976, or know one of its organizers?
An editor at the excellent @fanlore.org site is looking for info on the con.
An editor at the excellent @fanlore.org site is looking for info on the con.
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Heads up, writers!
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Heads up, writers!
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Absolutely cannot wait to bust down the doors for a drink made by a company whose unionized workers are on strike in a store that doesn’t want to hire minorities anymore.
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Absolutely cannot wait to bust down the doors for a drink made by a company whose unionized workers are on strike in a store that doesn’t want to hire minorities anymore.
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Between the end of February and mid-August, funding ceased for 383 studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease. https://to.pbs.org/47KbPDE
NIH cuts affected over 74,000 patients enrolled in experiments, report finds
Between the end of February and mid-August, funding lapsed for 383 studies that were testing treatments for conditions like cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
www.pbs.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Between the end of February and mid-August, funding ceased for 383 studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease. https://to.pbs.org/47KbPDE
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It's a little mean to do this to Greg this year because he's recovering from shoulder surgery, but it's a long tradition to fill his November and December with wild feats of impossible logistics to get kids who rely on school breakfast/lunch fed over winter break.
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11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
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It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
It's a little mean to do this to Greg this year because he's recovering from shoulder surgery, but it's a long tradition to fill his November and December with wild feats of impossible logistics to get kids who rely on school breakfast/lunch fed over winter break.
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THE UNION FOREVER, DEFENDING OUR RIGHTS!
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
THE UNION FOREVER, DEFENDING OUR RIGHTS!