dawnf
@dfallik.bsky.social
Medical and science reporter, professor at UDelaware. Here for kayaks, coffee and SQL. Formerly Philadelphia Inquirer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, AP and NICAR. Famous for WaPo cats on a Vitamix story. #woolfer
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What a line from the Pope! I am so pleased he is carrying on Pope Francis’ advocacy for immigrants.
October 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
What a line from the Pope! I am so pleased he is carrying on Pope Francis’ advocacy for immigrants.
I'm a reporter looking for people who experienced journeys at a psilocybin center in Oregon or Colorado.
I'm interested in expectations, before/after care and your thoughts on the experience.
#Psychedelic #Psychedelics #PsychedelicTherapy #Healing #MagicMushrooms #Psilocybin #oregon #colorado
I'm interested in expectations, before/after care and your thoughts on the experience.
#Psychedelic #Psychedelics #PsychedelicTherapy #Healing #MagicMushrooms #Psilocybin #oregon #colorado
September 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I'm a reporter looking for people who experienced journeys at a psilocybin center in Oregon or Colorado.
I'm interested in expectations, before/after care and your thoughts on the experience.
#Psychedelic #Psychedelics #PsychedelicTherapy #Healing #MagicMushrooms #Psilocybin #oregon #colorado
I'm interested in expectations, before/after care and your thoughts on the experience.
#Psychedelic #Psychedelics #PsychedelicTherapy #Healing #MagicMushrooms #Psilocybin #oregon #colorado
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This COVID outbreak is no joke, gang. Lots of folks turning up positive. Time to
* Get that new Vax if you can
* Stock up on masks
* Stock up on COVID tests - they are selling out
* Make a battle plan to take care of yourself if you need to quarantine
* Avoid larger events if you are vulnerable
* Get that new Vax if you can
* Stock up on masks
* Stock up on COVID tests - they are selling out
* Make a battle plan to take care of yourself if you need to quarantine
* Avoid larger events if you are vulnerable
September 25, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This COVID outbreak is no joke, gang. Lots of folks turning up positive. Time to
* Get that new Vax if you can
* Stock up on masks
* Stock up on COVID tests - they are selling out
* Make a battle plan to take care of yourself if you need to quarantine
* Avoid larger events if you are vulnerable
* Get that new Vax if you can
* Stock up on masks
* Stock up on COVID tests - they are selling out
* Make a battle plan to take care of yourself if you need to quarantine
* Avoid larger events if you are vulnerable
Candon Dean Dahle, 22, was sentenced by Idaho District Judge Steven Boyce to 5-10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a girl for 5 years.
It started when she was 7 years old.
--Boyce then suspended the sentence and placed Dahle on probation for eight years.
www.ksl.com/article/5136...
It started when she was 7 years old.
--Boyce then suspended the sentence and placed Dahle on probation for eight years.
www.ksl.com/article/5136...
September 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Candon Dean Dahle, 22, was sentenced by Idaho District Judge Steven Boyce to 5-10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a girl for 5 years.
It started when she was 7 years old.
--Boyce then suspended the sentence and placed Dahle on probation for eight years.
www.ksl.com/article/5136...
It started when she was 7 years old.
--Boyce then suspended the sentence and placed Dahle on probation for eight years.
www.ksl.com/article/5136...
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I’ve partnered with the Center for Wildlife Studies to make an online take-at-your-own-pace version of my “public science engagement using social media” professional development workshop.
You can take it for graduate course credit, CPE credit, or just to learn a useful new skill.
You can take it for graduate course credit, CPE credit, or just to learn a useful new skill.
Public Science Engagement Using Social Media — Center for Wildlife Studies
www.centerforwildlifestudies.org
July 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I’ve partnered with the Center for Wildlife Studies to make an online take-at-your-own-pace version of my “public science engagement using social media” professional development workshop.
You can take it for graduate course credit, CPE credit, or just to learn a useful new skill.
You can take it for graduate course credit, CPE credit, or just to learn a useful new skill.
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Last night, at the final show of her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, Cyndi Lauper brought out Joni Mitchell (for “Carey”), Cher (“Girls Just Want To Have Fun”), SZA (“True Colors”), John Legend (“Time After Time”), and more.
www.stereogum.com/2321337/cynd...
www.stereogum.com/2321337/cynd...
August 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Last night, at the final show of her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, Cyndi Lauper brought out Joni Mitchell (for “Carey”), Cher (“Girls Just Want To Have Fun”), SZA (“True Colors”), John Legend (“Time After Time”), and more.
www.stereogum.com/2321337/cynd...
www.stereogum.com/2321337/cynd...
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Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.
August 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.
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The maddening thing is that we know EXACTLY how to prevent this. Yes, kids should get vaccinated, test, stay home when sick, mask as much as possible.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
Kansas City: COVID-19 outbreak forces metro school to close until next week fox4kc.com/news/covid-1...
fox4kc.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The maddening thing is that we know EXACTLY how to prevent this. Yes, kids should get vaccinated, test, stay home when sick, mask as much as possible.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
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Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
August 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
It's the last week to vote for SXSW panels. It'd be groovy if you could vote for "Trip Control" - my panel discussing psychedelic medicine guidelines.
You have to sign up, it's easy, no spam.
Thank you!
#sxsw @jhpsychedelics.bsky.social
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You have to sign up, it's easy, no spam.
Thank you!
#sxsw @jhpsychedelics.bsky.social
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August 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
It's the last week to vote for SXSW panels. It'd be groovy if you could vote for "Trip Control" - my panel discussing psychedelic medicine guidelines.
You have to sign up, it's easy, no spam.
Thank you!
#sxsw @jhpsychedelics.bsky.social
participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
You have to sign up, it's easy, no spam.
Thank you!
#sxsw @jhpsychedelics.bsky.social
participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
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THIS is a great idea
About 10% of foster kids go to college, but many arrive with only a bag of clothes.
So a California non-profit started "Dec My Dorm," raising more than $40,000 to help 140 LA-based students.
Now they're aiming at the other 49 states. #college @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
So a California non-profit started "Dec My Dorm," raising more than $40,000 to help 140 LA-based students.
Now they're aiming at the other 49 states. #college @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Didn’t have a pillow’: the program kitting out foster students starting college
Dec My Dorm gives away sheet sets, pillows, shower caddies and other essentials at an annual summer event
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
THIS is a great idea
About 10% of foster kids go to college, but many arrive with only a bag of clothes.
So a California non-profit started "Dec My Dorm," raising more than $40,000 to help 140 LA-based students.
Now they're aiming at the other 49 states. #college @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
So a California non-profit started "Dec My Dorm," raising more than $40,000 to help 140 LA-based students.
Now they're aiming at the other 49 states. #college @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Didn’t have a pillow’: the program kitting out foster students starting college
Dec My Dorm gives away sheet sets, pillows, shower caddies and other essentials at an annual summer event
www.theguardian.com
August 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
About 10% of foster kids go to college, but many arrive with only a bag of clothes.
So a California non-profit started "Dec My Dorm," raising more than $40,000 to help 140 LA-based students.
Now they're aiming at the other 49 states. #college @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
So a California non-profit started "Dec My Dorm," raising more than $40,000 to help 140 LA-based students.
Now they're aiming at the other 49 states. #college @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Foster kids headed to college often arrive with a trash bag of clothes and no idea that a dorm room comes with .. nothing.
Check out this new LA-based program "Dec My Dorm" that set up 140 students with hangers, sheets and fans.
Now for the other 49 states.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Check out this new LA-based program "Dec My Dorm" that set up 140 students with hangers, sheets and fans.
Now for the other 49 states.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Didn’t have a pillow’: the program kitting out foster students starting college
Dec My Dorm gives away sheet sets, pillows, shower caddies and other essentials at an annual summer event
www.theguardian.com
August 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Foster kids headed to college often arrive with a trash bag of clothes and no idea that a dorm room comes with .. nothing.
Check out this new LA-based program "Dec My Dorm" that set up 140 students with hangers, sheets and fans.
Now for the other 49 states.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Check out this new LA-based program "Dec My Dorm" that set up 140 students with hangers, sheets and fans.
Now for the other 49 states.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
August 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
There are a lot of panels promoting psychedelics at #SXSW but this one addresses safety guidelines.
Can you give the Trip Control panel a vote? I will trade for jokes about cows gleaned from living in Nebraska, Kansas and Wisconsin.
#psychedelic
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Can you give the Trip Control panel a vote? I will trade for jokes about cows gleaned from living in Nebraska, Kansas and Wisconsin.
#psychedelic
participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
August 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
There are a lot of panels promoting psychedelics at #SXSW but this one addresses safety guidelines.
Can you give the Trip Control panel a vote? I will trade for jokes about cows gleaned from living in Nebraska, Kansas and Wisconsin.
#psychedelic
participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
Can you give the Trip Control panel a vote? I will trade for jokes about cows gleaned from living in Nebraska, Kansas and Wisconsin.
#psychedelic
participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
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So you want to try ketamine. Or psilocybin. What do you ask the provider? What should THEY ask? How much should it cost? What happens if something goes wrong?
Check out my SXSW panel: Trip Control. Could you all vote for it? Click the heart, that's it participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
Check out my SXSW panel: Trip Control. Could you all vote for it? Click the heart, that's it participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
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August 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
So you want to try ketamine. Or psilocybin. What do you ask the provider? What should THEY ask? How much should it cost? What happens if something goes wrong?
Check out my SXSW panel: Trip Control. Could you all vote for it? Click the heart, that's it participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
Check out my SXSW panel: Trip Control. Could you all vote for it? Click the heart, that's it participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
So you want to try ketamine. Or psilocybin. What do you ask the provider? What should THEY ask? How much should it cost? What happens if something goes wrong?
Check out my SXSW panel: Trip Control. Could you all vote for it? Click the heart, that's it participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
Check out my SXSW panel: Trip Control. Could you all vote for it? Click the heart, that's it participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
PanelPicker | SXSW Conference & Festivals
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August 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
So you want to try ketamine. Or psilocybin. What do you ask the provider? What should THEY ask? How much should it cost? What happens if something goes wrong?
Check out my SXSW panel: Trip Control. Could you all vote for it? Click the heart, that's it participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
Check out my SXSW panel: Trip Control. Could you all vote for it? Click the heart, that's it participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
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I lost my Mom to pancreatic cancer when I was 19. She was only 47.
My grandmother also died from it at 53.
When Mom was diagnosed, she sat me down and said she knew exactly what I was feeling because she felt the same way when her Mom was dying.
🧵
My grandmother also died from it at 53.
When Mom was diagnosed, she sat me down and said she knew exactly what I was feeling because she felt the same way when her Mom was dying.
🧵
August 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I lost my Mom to pancreatic cancer when I was 19. She was only 47.
My grandmother also died from it at 53.
When Mom was diagnosed, she sat me down and said she knew exactly what I was feeling because she felt the same way when her Mom was dying.
🧵
My grandmother also died from it at 53.
When Mom was diagnosed, she sat me down and said she knew exactly what I was feeling because she felt the same way when her Mom was dying.
🧵
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once again thinking about the power of this video
August 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
once again thinking about the power of this video
Many people say they want to make friends -but they don't want to make the effort.
I host a #Philly MeetUp w 600 women over 50. I've hosted bingo, movie nights, art pop-ups and happy hours.
One came to bingo. The rest? Zero.
If you want to make friends, you HAVE TO SHOW UP.
I host a #Philly MeetUp w 600 women over 50. I've hosted bingo, movie nights, art pop-ups and happy hours.
One came to bingo. The rest? Zero.
If you want to make friends, you HAVE TO SHOW UP.
MeetUp Rescheduled! , Fri, Aug 1, 2025, 5:00 PM | Meetup
Hi all -
Sunday's Meet and Greet was rained out, so we're trying again for Friday.
Let's meet at the South Street PHS Pop-up on [1438 South Street,](https://maps.google.c
www.meetup.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Many people say they want to make friends -but they don't want to make the effort.
I host a #Philly MeetUp w 600 women over 50. I've hosted bingo, movie nights, art pop-ups and happy hours.
One came to bingo. The rest? Zero.
If you want to make friends, you HAVE TO SHOW UP.
I host a #Philly MeetUp w 600 women over 50. I've hosted bingo, movie nights, art pop-ups and happy hours.
One came to bingo. The rest? Zero.
If you want to make friends, you HAVE TO SHOW UP.
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"Fly" by Sugar Ray. I have no idea why, it just grates on my nerves to the point where I feel slightly ill.
Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.
July 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
"Fly" by Sugar Ray. I have no idea why, it just grates on my nerves to the point where I feel slightly ill.
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
July 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?