Andy Kostrub
@andrewkostrub.bsky.social
work on U.S. military training policy
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Newhalem Visitor Center, North Cascades National Park
#NPS #NationalParkService #NorthCascadesNationalPark
#NPS #NationalParkService #NorthCascadesNationalPark
February 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Newhalem Visitor Center, North Cascades National Park
#NPS #NationalParkService #NorthCascadesNationalPark
#NPS #NationalParkService #NorthCascadesNationalPark
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This is Zephyr. He is a professionally trained bed bug detector. When he recognizes the scent of live bed bugs, he gives an alert by sitting and smiling exuberantly at his handler. We're pretty sure no one has ever been more excited to find bed bugs in their life. 13/10 (TT: emmercrew)
February 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
This is Zephyr. He is a professionally trained bed bug detector. When he recognizes the scent of live bed bugs, he gives an alert by sitting and smiling exuberantly at his handler. We're pretty sure no one has ever been more excited to find bed bugs in their life. 13/10 (TT: emmercrew)
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This is a horrific disease. Jimmy Carter spearheaded the effort to eradicate it.
www.cartercenter.org/news/guinea-...
www.cartercenter.org/news/guinea-...
Guinea Worm Disease Reaches All-Time Low: Only 10 Human Cases Reported in 2025
Only 10 human cases of Guinea worm were reported worldwide in 2025, the lowest number ever recorded, bringing the ancient disease closer than ever to eradication.
www.cartercenter.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This is a horrific disease. Jimmy Carter spearheaded the effort to eradicate it.
www.cartercenter.org/news/guinea-...
www.cartercenter.org/news/guinea-...
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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A month into my new job, my first real scoop.
Exposing thousands of babies to “a significant risk” of hepatitis B “in a low-income country with limited health care resources” would be “wildly unethical and a disgraceful use of American taxpayer money,” @angierasmussen.bsky.social said.
Exposing thousands of babies to “a significant risk” of hepatitis B “in a low-income country with limited health care resources” would be “wildly unethical and a disgraceful use of American taxpayer money,” @angierasmussen.bsky.social said.
CDC awards $1.6 million for new hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau. Although the award recipients aren't named, the grant seems tailored to Danish researchers whose work is championed by anti-vaxxers but challenged by mainstream scientists.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study, likely to controversial Danish researchers
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A month into my new job, my first real scoop.
Exposing thousands of babies to “a significant risk” of hepatitis B “in a low-income country with limited health care resources” would be “wildly unethical and a disgraceful use of American taxpayer money,” @angierasmussen.bsky.social said.
Exposing thousands of babies to “a significant risk” of hepatitis B “in a low-income country with limited health care resources” would be “wildly unethical and a disgraceful use of American taxpayer money,” @angierasmussen.bsky.social said.
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Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.
Archival footage of the first white man to move his hips while dancing. Onlookers were astounded.
Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
ALT: a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
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December 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Archival footage of the first white man to move his hips while dancing. Onlookers were astounded.
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Only you are here to be you.
May you be safe & free enough
to discover & become
whomever you’re here to be.
May we learn to live lives
that help to bless this whole world free.
May you be safe & free enough
to discover & become
whomever you’re here to be.
May we learn to live lives
that help to bless this whole world free.
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Only you are here to be you.
May you be safe & free enough
to discover & become
whomever you’re here to be.
May we learn to live lives
that help to bless this whole world free.
May you be safe & free enough
to discover & become
whomever you’re here to be.
May we learn to live lives
that help to bless this whole world free.
all my apes gone
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
all my apes gone
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New Mavis Staples album today. Opening track is “Chicago.” ✊🏽
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
New Mavis Staples album today. Opening track is “Chicago.” ✊🏽
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November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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I am deceased
October 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I am deceased
Hello new followers. I don’t post much. The thing I’ve done on the internet that I’m proudest of is interviewing a former USAID official about his work on PEPFAR.
It's been a month since Elon Musk decided the U.S. should stop funding for the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). I had the pleasure of interviewing one of the U.S. foreign service officers who helped implement that program. does-helping-help.ghost.io/peter-clouti...
Peter Cloutier on implementing PEPFAR in Mozambique
The Lancet published an article on February 7, 2025, on the Trump administration stopping funds for the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
The authors write, "Over the past two...
does-helping-help.ghost.io
October 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Hello new followers. I don’t post much. The thing I’ve done on the internet that I’m proudest of is interviewing a former USAID official about his work on PEPFAR.
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may
grace reclaim us
just as we are—
may
Spirit whisper love
into the hearts of our hearts—
may
the word of life
set
all of
all of us free
—& bless a world through us.
amen.
grace reclaim us
just as we are—
may
Spirit whisper love
into the hearts of our hearts—
may
the word of life
set
all of
all of us free
—& bless a world through us.
amen.
October 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
may
grace reclaim us
just as we are—
may
Spirit whisper love
into the hearts of our hearts—
may
the word of life
set
all of
all of us free
—& bless a world through us.
amen.
grace reclaim us
just as we are—
may
Spirit whisper love
into the hearts of our hearts—
may
the word of life
set
all of
all of us free
—& bless a world through us.
amen.
Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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The question to ask all young men is 'how many people have you helped this week? how many have you cared for?"
October 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The question to ask all young men is 'how many people have you helped this week? how many have you cared for?"
MTV going out of business this year. I was just telling my son how there was an entire SEGA Genesis game based entirely on Michael Jackson's video for Smooth Criminal.
Poignant shit.
Poignant shit.
October 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM
MTV going out of business this year. I was just telling my son how there was an entire SEGA Genesis game based entirely on Michael Jackson's video for Smooth Criminal.
Poignant shit.
Poignant shit.
let me know
when ai can make maple syrup
until then
ai ain’t shit
when ai can make maple syrup
until then
ai ain’t shit
October 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
let me know
when ai can make maple syrup
until then
ai ain’t shit
when ai can make maple syrup
until then
ai ain’t shit
We’ve got goldenrod and aster feeding the bees in October
When I first became a master gardener, I attended a native plants lecture with two takehomes for backyard growers with more limited space--one of which was that goldenrod is one of the biggest bangs for your buck as far as native plants go. Plant goldenrod!
#nativeplants #backyardgarden #gardening
#nativeplants #backyardgarden #gardening
October 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We’ve got goldenrod and aster feeding the bees in October
Different Trains
Feeling kind of low today back at work, so to get through the afternoon I'll be posting an occasional thread of my favorite train-related songs.
We'll start with the old Wabash Cannonball, an entirely mythical train until the Wabash RR adopted the name in 1949.
We'll start with the old Wabash Cannonball, an entirely mythical train until the Wabash RR adopted the name in 1949.
Johnny Cash - "Wabash Cannonball"
YouTube video by Rich Giles
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September 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Different Trains
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I'm surprised how many people are quick to make a defense of violence in my replies. For them it's necessary, foreclosing on its use is a privilege. For me, non-violence is a powerful tool. It is the lesson of one of my heroes, Bayard Rustin. 1/ wagingnonviolence.org/2022/08/reme...
Remembering the genius of Bayard Rustin
Thirty-five years after his death, the man who mentored Martin Luther King Jr. still has much to teach movements.
wagingnonviolence.org
September 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I'm surprised how many people are quick to make a defense of violence in my replies. For them it's necessary, foreclosing on its use is a privilege. For me, non-violence is a powerful tool. It is the lesson of one of my heroes, Bayard Rustin. 1/ wagingnonviolence.org/2022/08/reme...
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Heads up, you can open youtube any time you want and listen to Yusef Lateef play oboe
September 6, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Heads up, you can open youtube any time you want and listen to Yusef Lateef play oboe
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Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”
Cities:
Cities:
August 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”
Cities:
Cities:
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how often
can we do we dare we
pause
to behold
with awe & gratitude
this indescribable gift/opportunity—
simply
to be here,
alive,
for our (precious!) while…
may we grow to serve such blessing.
can we do we dare we
pause
to behold
with awe & gratitude
this indescribable gift/opportunity—
simply
to be here,
alive,
for our (precious!) while…
may we grow to serve such blessing.
July 29, 2025 at 3:59 AM
how often
can we do we dare we
pause
to behold
with awe & gratitude
this indescribable gift/opportunity—
simply
to be here,
alive,
for our (precious!) while…
may we grow to serve such blessing.
can we do we dare we
pause
to behold
with awe & gratitude
this indescribable gift/opportunity—
simply
to be here,
alive,
for our (precious!) while…
may we grow to serve such blessing.