Ann Finkbeiner
@annfinkbeiner.bsky.social
Freelance science writer, mostly astro, some natsec sci, some women-in-astro, some grief psych, otherwise whatever I can get paid to write about. I love Baltimore, I do.
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this tickled me so
February 18, 2026 at 7:51 PM
this tickled me so
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It's Community Supported Agriculture [CSA] week. It's great to get our veggies from Emma Jagoz at Moon Valley Farm!
Moon Valley Farm
www.moonvalleyfarm.net
February 18, 2026 at 8:57 PM
It's Community Supported Agriculture [CSA] week. It's great to get our veggies from Emma Jagoz at Moon Valley Farm!
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All other public radio shows will be judged against Car Talk. Heck, 99.672% of podcasts wish they could be half show it was. Legendary.
CAR TALK was a perfect radio show. Every two-buddies-talking-about-a-thing podcast is but a pale shade of what Click and Clack managed to do.
February 18, 2026 at 9:18 PM
All other public radio shows will be judged against Car Talk. Heck, 99.672% of podcasts wish they could be half show it was. Legendary.
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2/2 A whole discussion takes place on the painting's surface as Gabriel and Mary lean toward one anothe, in Fra Angelico's Cortona Annunciation.
February 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM
2/2 A whole discussion takes place on the painting's surface as Gabriel and Mary lean toward one anothe, in Fra Angelico's Cortona Annunciation.
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Ice and snow continue to dwindle but cold air hard to scour thanks to light wind, cold ground and water, plus our position next to the mountains.
Models showed highs around 60 today but that stayed just south overall. Cold water keeping places like DC and Annapolis chillier than others west.
Models showed highs around 60 today but that stayed just south overall. Cold water keeping places like DC and Annapolis chillier than others west.
February 18, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Ice and snow continue to dwindle but cold air hard to scour thanks to light wind, cold ground and water, plus our position next to the mountains.
Models showed highs around 60 today but that stayed just south overall. Cold water keeping places like DC and Annapolis chillier than others west.
Models showed highs around 60 today but that stayed just south overall. Cold water keeping places like DC and Annapolis chillier than others west.
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Anything from just conversational snowflakes to several inches of snow is still in play. If we do see impactful snow, the best chance is probably not until late Sunday aftn or night. Any precip before then looks to be lighter rain or snow with temps too warm for accum other than perhaps on grass.
February 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Anything from just conversational snowflakes to several inches of snow is still in play. If we do see impactful snow, the best chance is probably not until late Sunday aftn or night. Any precip before then looks to be lighter rain or snow with temps too warm for accum other than perhaps on grass.
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Top medical groups warn that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr poses a risk to US public health amid vaccine policy turmoil.
Here’s the latest on the mounting pressure to remove him from the HHS.
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Here’s the latest on the mounting pressure to remove him from the HHS.
ja.ma/4n8weqs
CDC Chaos and Calls for HHS Secretary to Step Down
This JAMA Medical News article discusses the growing demand for the resignation or firing of US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr because of what critics view as an agenda unsupported by science.
ja.ma
October 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Top medical groups warn that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr poses a risk to US public health amid vaccine policy turmoil.
Here’s the latest on the mounting pressure to remove him from the HHS.
ja.ma/4n8weqs
Here’s the latest on the mounting pressure to remove him from the HHS.
ja.ma/4n8weqs
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Trump is very underwater on immigration.
There is no reason for Dems to cave on ICE funding.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
There is no reason for Dems to cave on ICE funding.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
February 18, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Trump is very underwater on immigration.
There is no reason for Dems to cave on ICE funding.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
There is no reason for Dems to cave on ICE funding.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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February 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Next week, Trump will deliver his State of the Union address. I won't be there.
Trump is marching America towards fascism, and I refuse to normalize his shredding of our Constitution & democracy.
This cannot be business as usual.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
Trump is marching America towards fascism, and I refuse to normalize his shredding of our Constitution & democracy.
This cannot be business as usual.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
Democrats Plan to Counter Trump’s Speech to Congress With Rally
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Next week, Trump will deliver his State of the Union address. I won't be there.
Trump is marching America towards fascism, and I refuse to normalize his shredding of our Constitution & democracy.
This cannot be business as usual.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
Trump is marching America towards fascism, and I refuse to normalize his shredding of our Constitution & democracy.
This cannot be business as usual.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
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What I love most about this is how clearly it demonstrates a core principle of dog life: They view themselves as fully belonging wherever they happen to be. Never any question.
February 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM
What I love most about this is how clearly it demonstrates a core principle of dog life: They view themselves as fully belonging wherever they happen to be. Never any question.
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This morning, the FDA reversed course. It will now review Moderna's flu vaccine.
The FDA's decisions have become far less predictable, but one thing has been constant: vaccine head Vinay Prasad has always chosen the most attention-grabbing action he can.
www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/m...
The FDA's decisions have become far less predictable, but one thing has been constant: vaccine head Vinay Prasad has always chosen the most attention-grabbing action he can.
www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/m...
The FDA’s Moderna pirouette is one more sign of chaos at the agency
For drugmakers and vaccine developers, an FDA reversal on Moderna's flu vaccine is better than the alternative. But it is also another sign of agency chaos.
www.statnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:34 PM
This morning, the FDA reversed course. It will now review Moderna's flu vaccine.
The FDA's decisions have become far less predictable, but one thing has been constant: vaccine head Vinay Prasad has always chosen the most attention-grabbing action he can.
www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/m...
The FDA's decisions have become far less predictable, but one thing has been constant: vaccine head Vinay Prasad has always chosen the most attention-grabbing action he can.
www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/m...
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"Well that didn’t take long." @matthewherper.bsky.social for @statnews.com on why the FDA's abrupt reversal on Moderna's flu vaccine is one more sign of chaos at the agency.
Here's @matthewherper.bsky.social on why the FDA’s Moderna "pirouette" is one more sign of chaos at the agency.
www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/m...
www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/m...
The FDA’s Moderna pirouette is one more sign of chaos at the agency
For drugmakers and vaccine developers, an FDA reversal on Moderna's flu vaccine is better than the alternative. But it is also another sign of agency chaos.
www.statnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:48 PM
"Well that didn’t take long." @matthewherper.bsky.social for @statnews.com on why the FDA's abrupt reversal on Moderna's flu vaccine is one more sign of chaos at the agency.
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The Atlantic’s essay about a child’s measles death was gut-wrenching.
Some readers felt deceived when they learned the family in question wasn’t real, the scenario a hypothetical.
My latest for @washingtonpost.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Some readers felt deceived when they learned the family in question wasn’t real, the scenario a hypothetical.
My latest for @washingtonpost.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The Atlantic’s essay about measles was gut-wrenching. Some readers feel deceived.
Some critics and physicians said Elizabeth Bruenig’s account of a mother confronting a child’s death from measles felt misleading once they learned the story was reported fiction.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The Atlantic’s essay about a child’s measles death was gut-wrenching.
Some readers felt deceived when they learned the family in question wasn’t real, the scenario a hypothetical.
My latest for @washingtonpost.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Some readers felt deceived when they learned the family in question wasn’t real, the scenario a hypothetical.
My latest for @washingtonpost.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
In which I extend my anathema about January to February, and I have the science to back it. I also have the only known treatment for it. lastwordonnothing.com/2026/02/18/a...
And Now It's February, Same Same - The Last Word On Nothing
A month ago I wrote a post, It’s Still January, which is a re-hash of all my other posts bitching about January. I regret nothing in the anti-January posts, but I need to add February. I have good sci...
lastwordonnothing.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:48 PM
In which I extend my anathema about January to February, and I have the science to back it. I also have the only known treatment for it. lastwordonnothing.com/2026/02/18/a...
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F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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This answer - from one of the president’s key economic advisors - is disgraceful.
And, fwiw, the number for tariff pass through is closer to 94-96 percent
And, fwiw, the number for tariff pass through is closer to 94-96 percent
Hassett on new study from NY Fed showing 90% of tariff burden is being shouldered by US firms & consumers: "The paper is an embarrassment. It's I think the worst paper I've ever seen in the history of the Fed system. The people associated with this paper should presumably be disciplined."
February 18, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This answer - from one of the president’s key economic advisors - is disgraceful.
And, fwiw, the number for tariff pass through is closer to 94-96 percent
And, fwiw, the number for tariff pass through is closer to 94-96 percent
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ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
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February 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
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A 1551 print of Ptolemy’s Almagest annotated by Galileo Galilei has been newly discovered in the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze! 🌙🔭🪐 #HistSci
Un nuovo postillato di Galileo Galilei - Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze
Scoperta in Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze una copia dell'Almagesto postillata da Galileo Galilei
bncf.cultura.gov.it
February 17, 2026 at 7:58 PM
A 1551 print of Ptolemy’s Almagest annotated by Galileo Galilei has been newly discovered in the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze! 🌙🔭🪐 #HistSci
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I'm also interested in talking to s who moved to a different state where voting is easier (or people from a state where voting is easier who moved here).
Last call: I'm looking to speak with Mississippi voters who have had trouble voting due to unexpected polling place changes or due to errors with the polling place locator sending them to the wrong location on Election Day.
February 17, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I'm also interested in talking to s who moved to a different state where voting is easier (or people from a state where voting is easier who moved here).
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DM me here or if you can't, email me at ashton@mississippifreepress.org
February 17, 2026 at 10:56 PM
DM me here or if you can't, email me at ashton@mississippifreepress.org
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Last call: I'm looking to speak with Mississippi voters who have had trouble voting due to unexpected polling place changes or due to errors with the polling place locator sending them to the wrong location on Election Day.
February 17, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Last call: I'm looking to speak with Mississippi voters who have had trouble voting due to unexpected polling place changes or due to errors with the polling place locator sending them to the wrong location on Election Day.
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Please, can we all stop pretending that Christianity is a loving, gentle, tolerant religion? It never has been and never will be.
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Please, can we all stop pretending that Christianity is a loving, gentle, tolerant religion? It never has been and never will be.
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...