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auDHD veterinary student & photographer
Critter keeper🐀🦔
tags: #vetmed #onehealth #animalhealth #photography #hedgehog
auDHD veterinary student & photographer
Critter keeper🐀🦔
tags: #vetmed #onehealth #animalhealth #photography #hedgehog
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· Nov 10
hi friends! im paige/books (they/them), a second year veterinary student interested in wildlife, conservation and one health! ive done work in kenya with dairy farmers, volunteer at low-cost vet clinics and have many critters of my own, including an elderly hedgehog & 2 rats 🧡 #vet #animal #wildlife
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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Regardless of fox’s actual rabies status.
This is your reminder vaccinate for rabies. Always. Even if indoor only.
The ONLY way to test for rabies is euthanize the animal and remove brain tissue. There is no live test for rabies and your state/local health department will not play
This is your reminder vaccinate for rabies. Always. Even if indoor only.
The ONLY way to test for rabies is euthanize the animal and remove brain tissue. There is no live test for rabies and your state/local health department will not play
Apparently missing out on some exciting rabid fox neighborhood drama
Got this photo via two different group chats
Got this photo via two different group chats
November 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Regardless of fox’s actual rabies status.
This is your reminder vaccinate for rabies. Always. Even if indoor only.
The ONLY way to test for rabies is euthanize the animal and remove brain tissue. There is no live test for rabies and your state/local health department will not play
This is your reminder vaccinate for rabies. Always. Even if indoor only.
The ONLY way to test for rabies is euthanize the animal and remove brain tissue. There is no live test for rabies and your state/local health department will not play
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Scientific breakthroughs are rarely unique; someone else would’ve made them soon enough. But when prominent scientists cause harm, that harm isn’t inevitable; the world might simply have been better had the harm not been inflicted.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
James Watson in his own words
“Some anti-Semitism is justified” “Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them” “Japan should be bombed for d…
liorpachter.wordpress.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Scientific breakthroughs are rarely unique; someone else would’ve made them soon enough. But when prominent scientists cause harm, that harm isn’t inevitable; the world might simply have been better had the harm not been inflicted.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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Just glad Splatatouille's family can finally have some closure x
Scientists Studied The Infamous "Chicago Rat Hole" And They Have Some Bad News
The "Chicago rat hole" became so famous it is now housed in the City Hall-County Building. Scientists studying it found a few surprises, and some grim news.
www.iflscience.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Just glad Splatatouille's family can finally have some closure x
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Huge news today: Big Balls Out. Also, Big Balls Out.
June 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Huge news today: Big Balls Out. Also, Big Balls Out.
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Mass protests planned for June 14, everyone hit the streets. Every city, every capital. Resist and defend. #3E #HandsOff #Indivisible #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #NoKingsProtest
Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
June 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Mass protests planned for June 14, everyone hit the streets. Every city, every capital. Resist and defend. #3E #HandsOff #Indivisible #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #NoKingsProtest
Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
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Fascinating study. For every 1000 bears in an area, there is an associated 4% increased likelihood of a bigfoot sighting. 🧪
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Fascinating study. For every 1000 bears in an area, there is an associated 4% increased likelihood of a bigfoot sighting. 🧪
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Tony Award Winner Cole Escola is one of the best sentences I’ve ever heard in my entire life
June 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Tony Award Winner Cole Escola is one of the best sentences I’ve ever heard in my entire life
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Great moments in Pride history:
Isaac Newton invents being gay, 1666.
Isaac Newton invents being gay, 1666.
June 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Great moments in Pride history:
Isaac Newton invents being gay, 1666.
Isaac Newton invents being gay, 1666.
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Overview of avain influenza vaccines out there, and where they are being trialled or implemented.
👉 www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13...
👉 www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13...
May 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Overview of avain influenza vaccines out there, and where they are being trialled or implemented.
👉 www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13...
👉 www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13...
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“Medicine doesn’t treat the root cause, it just treats the symptoms.”
—Every wellness grifter ever
Should someone tell them that we LITERALLY eradicated smallpox from humanity because we identified the root cause?
The root cause is the Variola virus.
1/
—Every wellness grifter ever
Should someone tell them that we LITERALLY eradicated smallpox from humanity because we identified the root cause?
The root cause is the Variola virus.
1/
May 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“Medicine doesn’t treat the root cause, it just treats the symptoms.”
—Every wellness grifter ever
Should someone tell them that we LITERALLY eradicated smallpox from humanity because we identified the root cause?
The root cause is the Variola virus.
1/
—Every wellness grifter ever
Should someone tell them that we LITERALLY eradicated smallpox from humanity because we identified the root cause?
The root cause is the Variola virus.
1/
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When the IT guy takes over my computer remotely
May 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
When the IT guy takes over my computer remotely
maybe im not mentally well enough to watch the pitt
May 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
maybe im not mentally well enough to watch the pitt
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what they say: our veterinarian office safely disposes of all medical waste
what they mean: damn we've had a lot of neuters today. gonna have a hearty cheese and dog ball casserole tonight
what they mean: damn we've had a lot of neuters today. gonna have a hearty cheese and dog ball casserole tonight
May 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
what they say: our veterinarian office safely disposes of all medical waste
what they mean: damn we've had a lot of neuters today. gonna have a hearty cheese and dog ball casserole tonight
what they mean: damn we've had a lot of neuters today. gonna have a hearty cheese and dog ball casserole tonight
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As has happened with veterinarians. Now being a vet pays less, vets are far more likely to get exploited by big corporations... pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
May 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
As has happened with veterinarians. Now being a vet pays less, vets are far more likely to get exploited by big corporations... pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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"While not all animals appear to have musical skills like beat perception or relative pitch, it has become increasingly likely that musicality has a biological basis and a long evolutionary history."
Are Humans the Only Musical Species?
Even those of us who can’t play a musical instrument or lack a sense of rhythm can perceive and enjoy music. But are we alone?
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
May 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
"While not all animals appear to have musical skills like beat perception or relative pitch, it has become increasingly likely that musicality has a biological basis and a long evolutionary history."
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my 14yo made a power point of what she wants her future to look like and this is my favorite slide
May 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
my 14yo made a power point of what she wants her future to look like and this is my favorite slide
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Pope Leo XIV: ‘There Couldn’t Be A Better Time To Get The Fuck Out Of America Forever’
May 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Pope Leo XIV: ‘There Couldn’t Be A Better Time To Get The Fuck Out Of America Forever’
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No, they don’t contain “endocrine disruptors”
Second: I already wrote about the nonsense re number of vaccinations.
Read it here: news.immunologic.org/p/more-vacci...
Third: hep B is not just transmitted sexually. You can learn about that in the linked article you obviously didn’t read.
Second: I already wrote about the nonsense re number of vaccinations.
Read it here: news.immunologic.org/p/more-vacci...
Third: hep B is not just transmitted sexually. You can learn about that in the linked article you obviously didn’t read.
May 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
No, they don’t contain “endocrine disruptors”
Second: I already wrote about the nonsense re number of vaccinations.
Read it here: news.immunologic.org/p/more-vacci...
Third: hep B is not just transmitted sexually. You can learn about that in the linked article you obviously didn’t read.
Second: I already wrote about the nonsense re number of vaccinations.
Read it here: news.immunologic.org/p/more-vacci...
Third: hep B is not just transmitted sexually. You can learn about that in the linked article you obviously didn’t read.
we had a dental today and the poor dogs mouth could have been in a textbook it had every single dental pathology (pup did very well and went home with an awesome owner)
May 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
we had a dental today and the poor dogs mouth could have been in a textbook it had every single dental pathology (pup did very well and went home with an awesome owner)
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May 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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May 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM