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aetiology.bsky.social
Yes, that's unrelated to what we're doing on Wed.
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
glad to be born at a time when i got to see what life was like before the internet and will be dead before AI completely destroys humanity
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marawilson.bsky.social
Peter Fonda saw Pablo Picasso paint. I know this because he told me when we were in a Thomas the Tank Engine movie together.

Yes, it’s as surreal as it sounds.
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bachynski.bsky.social
“In Womelsdorf, Pa., Rebecca Seidel has been trying to find a vaccine for her 7-year-old son. The pharmacist at a nearby CVS said that the store had no pediatric doses and that two other CVS locations didn’t either. So Ms. Seidel contacted the family’s pediatrician — who directed her to CVS.”
Seeking Covid Shots for Their Children, Some Parents Hit a Wall
www.nytimes.com
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disabilitystor1.bsky.social
"consuming AI art is like eating styrofoam"

The always brilliant The Oatmeal on the emptiness and sadness of AI art

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
A screenshot of the Oatmeal comic, featuring a colorful meal on a plate with emojis around it, the text reads: "Someone once told me that art is like emotional nutriton. That made sense to me. Art feeds my feelings (accompanied by a smiley face and sad face emoji). And if thats the case, consuming AI art is like eating styrofoam"
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palmd.bsky.social
Hey all, @defendpublichealth.bsky.social is working hard to, well, defend public health. In Michigan we're launching a petition/signature campaign and if you can share it with Michiganders i'd appreciate it. actionnetwork.org/petitions/mi...
Michigan: Protect Our Public Health
More and more Michiganders are waking up to the fact that the pillars of the health care system that they count on for themselves and their families are in danger of collapsing. Affordable health insu...
actionnetwork.org
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aetiology.bsky.social
saaaame. Working on a chapter right now and there are SO MANY that I will have to go back and edit some out.
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aetiology.bsky.social
I mean--scientists are writers too!
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aetiology.bsky.social
Amen.
shannonstirone.bsky.social
Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 21h
Here’s the thing I wish everyone could hold in their minds about writers—we love em dashes. We use em dashes. We are humans and not AI. We will not be deleting our em dashes just because AI uses them too. We were here first. You can pry my em dashes from my cold dead hands. F*ck AI.
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shannonstirone.bsky.social
Here’s the thing I wish everyone could hold in their minds about writers—we love em dashes. We use em dashes. We are humans and not AI. We will not be deleting our em dashes just because AI uses them too. We were here first. You can pry my em dashes from my cold dead hands. F*ck AI.
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heran.bsky.social
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jacquelyngill.bsky.social
I've been working on a book proposal and alternating between "this is meaningful" and "this is pointless," and a friend recently shared this quote that she stumble on in a Goodreads review: "Every book is a grand gesture of optimism on the part of both the reader and writer." Keep creating, friends.
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boghuma.bsky.social
🧵 #MythBustingTuesday
The CDC reportedly floated separating the MMR into individual shots without any published evidence that doing so improves safety.
Let’s unpack why this myth persists, what the data show, and why countries like Senegal are moving in the opposite direction.
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melodyschreiber.com
The CDC now officially recommends the updated Covid vaccines. Yet the delays, and the announcement itself, compound misinformation and persistent access issues. My latest:
theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
CDC backs updated Covid vaccines as access issues persist: ‘We still don’t have doses in hand’
Delays in recommending the shots and misinformation have created obstacles for vaccine access
theguardian.com
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aetiology.bsky.social
I have it on my TBR pile but not sure if I can take it right now.
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ddiamond.bsky.social
“Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk.”

Six former surgeons general condemn RFK Jr.
Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans
It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
www.washingtonpost.com
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anamariecox.bsky.social
I regret to inform you that Nemik's manifesto is the new Tom Holland “Umbrella.” You have to repost every time. It’s just where we are. #ihavefriendseverywhere

youtu.be/-asb8zTiuZ4?...
Andor | Karis Nemik’s Manifesto | Disney+
YouTube video by Star Wars
youtu.be
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skipbidder.bsky.social
Sorry about that, lawyers. All that stuff you learned in law school doesn't matter anymore.

Unlike doctors. All the stuff we learned in med school and thought we'd never have to actually know about is now becoming very critical again (measles, diphtheria, pertussis)
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aetiology.bsky.social
I know! I'm an hour south of CLE and we even have them down here in the sticks.
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aetiology.bsky.social
I'm so confused. But when you said "sign near Cleveland" I was honestly expecting a Misny eyebrow.
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bschillace.brandyschillace.com
I’m sorry that I did not get a clearer shot of this. But it’s a real sign near Cleveland. And I just—am very curious about what demographic the ad is going for.
A sign for Classic Auto Group with three vehicles, mountains and two gigantic eagle AND two gigantic… T. rex for some reason. The eagles are bigger.
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lordbaronmccabre.bsky.social
In much lighter posts.

The most orange-ist orange that ever did orange right now today as of this post.
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thinkingautism.com
“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack
Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link
We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.
thinkingautismguide.com
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julieparsonnet.bsky.social
For those who think measles is nothing, Israel just had its 6th measles death since April with >1700 known and 5000 estimated cases. 41 (36 kids) have been in ICUs. Israel has an 88% vaccination rate, not enough to prevent disease spread. bit.ly/46Cuocq #vaccines #publichealth #idsky #measles
Jerusalem toddler dies of measles, sixth death this year | The Jerusalem Post
Six children in total have died since the outbreak began, with the Health Ministry pushing a vaccination campaign to contain the disease.
bit.ly
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blikethecheese.bsky.social
As Trump and co work harder and harder to rewrite reality, work like Dr Howard’s has become truly critical. The best antidote to a shameless gaslighter is a receipt, and boy are there are a lot of receipts.
joho.bsky.social
Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 4d
The sequel to We Want Them Infected is done!

COVID killed 1.2 million Americans while vaccines saved millions.

Yet, disinformation superspreaders were empowered, where they are taking a wrecking ball to science & medicine.

How did that happen?🧵

sciencebasedmedicine.org/everyone-els...
Everyone Else is Lying to You: My Book is Done!
The pandemic’s biggest disinformation superspreaders are now in charge. How did this happen?
sciencebasedmedicine.org
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caulfieldtim.bsky.social
Grrr... More doubtmongering noise.

Acting CDC director calls for MMR vaccine to be broken up into three shots www.statnews.com/2025/10/06/t... @statnews

"NO evidence that giving shots separately for measles, mumps, and rubella offers any advantage in terms of safety or effectiveness."
Acting CDC director calls for MMR vaccine to be broken up into three shots
There's no evidence that breaking up the MMR shot would make the immunization safer or more effective.
www.statnews.com
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amandasmith.bsky.social
The all-knowing bsky mods gave Erin Biba a 24 hour suspension for a months-old skeet about Christian Zionism, and I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that this happened when she’s been vocally criticizing Jay
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vox.com
Earlier this week Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — a public-private partnership that does more than any other organization to get vaccines to people in poor countries — reported that its vaccines saved a record-breaking 1.7 million people in 2024. That’s 400,000 more lives saved than in 2023.
2024 was a record-setting year for lifesaving vaccines
Vaccines delivered by Gavi saved the lives of 1.7 million people in poor countries
www.vox.com
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doritreiss.bsky.social
Reminder: informed consent is always required for a vaccine. Shared clinical decision making just creates confusion and decreases uptake, without improving informed consent.
And if you use this approach towards childhood vaccines, you will exacerbate the Trump/Kennety outbreaks.
Tweet from Jim O’Neill claiming ACIP covid recommendations bring back informed consent.
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marcveld.bsky.social
The last update of the preliminary in-season disease burden estimates for the 2024-2025 season for Influenza (Flu) and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).
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