Daniele Pea
@danielepea.bsky.social
I like infectious diseases, crafts, and food. Probably in that order.
Jersey girl, NOLA expat, now a Portlander.
Jersey girl, NOLA expat, now a Portlander.
I just got back from a quick trip to Puerto Rico. How ‘bout y’all?
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
I just got back from a quick trip to Puerto Rico. How ‘bout y’all?
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you:
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you:
Prince
Prince
ntroduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you:
Lavagna 😐
Lavagna 😐
February 5, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you:
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Watching my bf care for his mom as her neurological condition gets worse is both heartbreaking and triggering. I am trying very hard to be up to the task of supporting him while he supports her.
February 5, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Watching my bf care for his mom as her neurological condition gets worse is both heartbreaking and triggering. I am trying very hard to be up to the task of supporting him while he supports her.
It is grant season and legislative session at work. I am both relieved and panicked that I scheduled a trip to Mardi Gras in the middle of it. 😵💫
January 31, 2026 at 2:15 AM
It is grant season and legislative session at work. I am both relieved and panicked that I scheduled a trip to Mardi Gras in the middle of it. 😵💫
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Nucleotide sequence analysis
Applied microbiology lab
Molecular genetics
Methods in recombinant DNA
Modern dance
Nucleotide sequence analysis
Applied microbiology lab
Molecular genetics
Methods in recombinant DNA
Modern dance
Italian Literature & Film
Glass I, II, III
Two-dimensional Design
Three-dimensional Design
The History of Modern Britain
Glass I, II, III
Two-dimensional Design
Three-dimensional Design
The History of Modern Britain
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Race and Romanticism
Shakespeare
Jackie Robinson
Modernism
Holocaust and Film
Race and Romanticism
Shakespeare
Jackie Robinson
Modernism
Holocaust and Film
January 31, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Nucleotide sequence analysis
Applied microbiology lab
Molecular genetics
Methods in recombinant DNA
Modern dance
Nucleotide sequence analysis
Applied microbiology lab
Molecular genetics
Methods in recombinant DNA
Modern dance
Me: I’m so proud of myself for bringing a sensible, healthy lunch today:
Coworker: We have a ton of leftover pizza from the very good pizza place down the street. Want some?
Me: Yes, obviously. 🍕
Coworker: We have a ton of leftover pizza from the very good pizza place down the street. Want some?
Me: Yes, obviously. 🍕
January 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Me: I’m so proud of myself for bringing a sensible, healthy lunch today:
Coworker: We have a ton of leftover pizza from the very good pizza place down the street. Want some?
Me: Yes, obviously. 🍕
Coworker: We have a ton of leftover pizza from the very good pizza place down the street. Want some?
Me: Yes, obviously. 🍕
On a virtual meeting with a CDC project officer. She is wearing a sweatshirt that says “Pray for me.” I both love and hate this.
January 29, 2026 at 7:10 PM
On a virtual meeting with a CDC project officer. She is wearing a sweatshirt that says “Pray for me.” I both love and hate this.
Started the dough last night and am browning butter for the icing before work today so I bring my coworkers a king cake tomorrow. They better appreciate it!
January 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Started the dough last night and am browning butter for the icing before work today so I bring my coworkers a king cake tomorrow. They better appreciate it!
Today is the 5th anniversary of donating a kidney to my friend, Becky. 10 out of 10, highly recommend giving your extra organs to people who need them.
January 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Today is the 5th anniversary of donating a kidney to my friend, Becky. 10 out of 10, highly recommend giving your extra organs to people who need them.
Had to work through my lunch break today to help craft a statement on the new nutrition guidelines. The irony.
January 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Had to work through my lunch break today to help craft a statement on the new nutrition guidelines. The irony.
Reposted by Daniele Pea
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have shot two people in Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The shooting took place at 2:18 pm on Southeast Main street, but the victims, one male and one female, were found at 146th and East Burnside minutes later.
Police: Two East Portlanders Reportedly Shot by Federal Agents
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have shot two people in Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The shooting took place at 2:18 pm on Southeast Main street, but the victims, o...
www.portlandmercury.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have shot two people in Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The shooting took place at 2:18 pm on Southeast Main street, but the victims, one male and one female, were found at 146th and East Burnside minutes later.
Killing time between meetings
tenpages.github.io/us-level/us....
tenpages.github.io/us-level/us....
January 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Killing time between meetings
tenpages.github.io/us-level/us....
tenpages.github.io/us-level/us....
Why does the Resources section for RFK Jr’s new food pyramid look like a game of Cards Against Humanity?
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Why does the Resources section for RFK Jr’s new food pyramid look like a game of Cards Against Humanity?
Reposted by Daniele Pea
RFK Jr.'s new Tuskegee experiment: an HBV vaccine trial in Guinea Bissau. pauloffit.substack.com/p/rfk-jrs-tu...
RFK Jr.’s Tuskegee Experiment
RFK Jr. recently directed the CDC to fund a study in West Africa that lays bare his cruelty and dishonesty
pauloffit.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
RFK Jr.'s new Tuskegee experiment: an HBV vaccine trial in Guinea Bissau. pauloffit.substack.com/p/rfk-jrs-tu...
Spent most of my life hating lentils. In the past 6 months, they’ve become part of my regular dinner rotation. Is this a side effect of relocating to the PNW?
January 6, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Spent most of my life hating lentils. In the past 6 months, they’ve become part of my regular dinner rotation. Is this a side effect of relocating to the PNW?
Would love if we could leave these urgent directives to plan for yet more budget cuts in 2025.
December 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Would love if we could leave these urgent directives to plan for yet more budget cuts in 2025.
Past me was so optimistic when she scheduled herself a medical procedure for Christmas Eve followed by working until 5pm. Present me is less enthusiastic about this plan. 😒
December 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Past me was so optimistic when she scheduled herself a medical procedure for Christmas Eve followed by working until 5pm. Present me is less enthusiastic about this plan. 😒
I put pistachio syrup in my coquito. Feeling pretty clever.
December 21, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I put pistachio syrup in my coquito. Feeling pretty clever.
My office has a motion sensor for the overhead light that is on a 15 minute timer. So this time of year, I often find myself suddenly in the dark during late afternoon meetings. Turning the light back on requires flailing my arm in the air. I hope my colleagues are entertained by this display.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
My office has a motion sensor for the overhead light that is on a 15 minute timer. So this time of year, I often find myself suddenly in the dark during late afternoon meetings. Turning the light back on requires flailing my arm in the air. I hope my colleagues are entertained by this display.
I am in my feelings about the state of public health today. It’s quite a thing to see all of our professional associations and groups publicly denouncing the CDC. I’m grateful they are doing so. And I’m sad to see what was once the premier public health agency of the world lose its credibility.
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I am in my feelings about the state of public health today. It’s quite a thing to see all of our professional associations and groups publicly denouncing the CDC. I’m grateful they are doing so. And I’m sad to see what was once the premier public health agency of the world lose its credibility.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
This is so sad. Visiting the CDC Museum was one of the highlights of my visit to Atlanta many years ago.
🚨🚨
🧵1/6 #FedFam, reporters - urgent help needed
🚨CDC Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate) is being shuttered🚨
Staff are being “un-RIFed” just to close the museum permanently — then RIFed again in Jan
This is bureaucratic cruelty & cultural vandalism
CDC Library is a national treasure
#SaveCDCLibrary
🧵1/6 #FedFam, reporters - urgent help needed
🚨CDC Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate) is being shuttered🚨
Staff are being “un-RIFed” just to close the museum permanently — then RIFed again in Jan
This is bureaucratic cruelty & cultural vandalism
CDC Library is a national treasure
#SaveCDCLibrary
The David J. Sencer CDC Museum: In Association with the Smithsonian
Free museum exhibiting public health topics and the history of CDC.
www.cdc.gov
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is so sad. Visiting the CDC Museum was one of the highlights of my visit to Atlanta many years ago.
We had an early Thanksgiving potluck at work, and now all I want to do is take a George Costanza nap.
a man in a white shirt and tie is standing in front of a desk with binders on it .
Alt: George Costanza is sitting in his office. He stretches, then crawls under the desk.
media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We had an early Thanksgiving potluck at work, and now all I want to do is take a George Costanza nap.
Had a rainy bike ride home from work. But my plush new robe was waiting for me when I got here!
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Had a rainy bike ride home from work. But my plush new robe was waiting for me when I got here!