Nikki Dettmar
@eagledawg.bsky.social
(she/her) #publichealth #medlibs Previously
@runbrarian @nikdett over at that other place & thoughts always my own at https://eagledawg.blogspot.com/ Soli Deo gloria.
@runbrarian @nikdett over at that other place & thoughts always my own at https://eagledawg.blogspot.com/ Soli Deo gloria.
Pinned
a woman with glasses and a blue jacket says i want to teach you something
Alt: a woman with glasses and a blue jacket says i want to teach you something that you'll remember
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Holding on tight to 'You've changed my life!' as immediate feedback after teaching postdocs yesterday. Every bit helps evidence-based research & science thrive in this present 💩⛈️ #publichealth #medlibs
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We are out here fighting over whether we should keep burning the atmosphere or if people should have enough food to eat, and meanwhile the spiders are learning to cooperate. You do not want the spiders to cooperate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We are out here fighting over whether we should keep burning the atmosphere or if people should have enough food to eat, and meanwhile the spiders are learning to cooperate. You do not want the spiders to cooperate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
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Today we found out that @apha.org is awarding the 2025 Executive Director’s Citation Award to "Staff of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Current and In Exile."
We're not crying - you're crying.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
We're not crying - you're crying.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
APHA announces 2025 awards for excellence in public health
Every year, the American Public Health Association honors excellence in public health leadership and innovation, from state and local health officials to those speaking up for public health from the h...
www.apha.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Today we found out that @apha.org is awarding the 2025 Executive Director’s Citation Award to "Staff of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Current and In Exile."
We're not crying - you're crying.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
We're not crying - you're crying.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
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We need you to help spread this word. Cases are from Aug through Nov 2025 and 10 states are involved thus far.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid
www.cdc.gov/botulism/out...
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid
www.cdc.gov/botulism/out...
Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025
Details on an outbreak of infant botulism linked to infant formula, November 2025.
www.cdc.gov
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We need you to help spread this word. Cases are from Aug through Nov 2025 and 10 states are involved thus far.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid
www.cdc.gov/botulism/out...
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid
www.cdc.gov/botulism/out...
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In 1909, Dr. Cora Smith Eaton climbed Mt. Rainier with a “Votes for Women” banner.
A year later, on November 8th, women in Washington state won the right to vote – the 5th state to do so, and 10 years before the 19th amendment.
A year later, on November 8th, women in Washington state won the right to vote – the 5th state to do so, and 10 years before the 19th amendment.
November 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
In 1909, Dr. Cora Smith Eaton climbed Mt. Rainier with a “Votes for Women” banner.
A year later, on November 8th, women in Washington state won the right to vote – the 5th state to do so, and 10 years before the 19th amendment.
A year later, on November 8th, women in Washington state won the right to vote – the 5th state to do so, and 10 years before the 19th amendment.
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DO NOT look away.
'Mega detention centers': ICE considers buying large warehouses to hold immigrants
The Trump administration is exploring a plan to buy warehouses designed for companies like Amazon, sources said, which would drastically increase the Trump administration’s capacity for detaining immi...
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
DO NOT look away.
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1/ This week was the American Public Health Association Conference. Thanks to the government shutdown, there were no CDC scientists at this NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE.
November 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
1/ This week was the American Public Health Association Conference. Thanks to the government shutdown, there were no CDC scientists at this NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE.
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I felt inspired 🐸 + 🥪 = RESIST
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I felt inspired 🐸 + 🥪 = RESIST
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Hey #medlibs, I built a tool for making it easier to create proximity search strings in PubMed. Check it out!
I presented at PNC-MLA this afternoon and will follow up with a link to the recording when it's posted.
I presented at PNC-MLA this afternoon and will follow up with a link to the recording when it's posted.
Pairwise PubMed Search Generator
The Pairwise PubMed Search Generator is a web application for working around the truncation limit...
pairwise-pubmed.streamlit.app
November 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Hey #medlibs, I built a tool for making it easier to create proximity search strings in PubMed. Check it out!
I presented at PNC-MLA this afternoon and will follow up with a link to the recording when it's posted.
I presented at PNC-MLA this afternoon and will follow up with a link to the recording when it's posted.
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If Starbucks baristas have to strike, we’re striking too — with our wallets.
Don’t shop at Starbucks if baristas are on strike. No contract, no coffee. Period.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Don’t shop at Starbucks if baristas are on strike. No contract, no coffee. Period.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If Starbucks baristas have to strike, we’re striking too — with our wallets.
Don’t shop at Starbucks if baristas are on strike. No contract, no coffee. Period.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Don’t shop at Starbucks if baristas are on strike. No contract, no coffee. Period.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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The University of Washington Libraries and Press workers just kicked off bargaining for a new union contract. Show them some love and solidarity! 💜 💫 ✊
November 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The University of Washington Libraries and Press workers just kicked off bargaining for a new union contract. Show them some love and solidarity! 💜 💫 ✊
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For those living where there is an opportunity to vote tomorrow, GO VOTE if you didn’t do so early.
GO VOTE!!! Local elections, propositions, governors, you name it. VOTE!!!!!
GO VOTE!!! Local elections, propositions, governors, you name it. VOTE!!!!!
a man wearing a wig and sunglasses is pointing up in front of a sign that says vote
Alt: a man wearing a wig and sunglasses is pointing up in front of a sign that says vote
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
For those living where there is an opportunity to vote tomorrow, GO VOTE if you didn’t do so early.
GO VOTE!!! Local elections, propositions, governors, you name it. VOTE!!!!!
GO VOTE!!! Local elections, propositions, governors, you name it. VOTE!!!!!
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I've got plenty of other stuff to say, but this is a priority eagledawg.blogspot.com/2025/10/snap...
SNAP Back Against Hunger
Fall vegetarian potluck scene at work last week Since Food benefits set to expire for 41 million people as US shutdown continues , take a...
eagledawg.blogspot.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I've got plenty of other stuff to say, but this is a priority eagledawg.blogspot.com/2025/10/snap...
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PubMed had some disruption in adding records this week, apparently recovering on Wednesday with over 9,800 records in one day. But if you have a Plan B for critical searches, maybe start using it... 1/2
Chart data: New daily records 2024/25. Some dip on weekends is normal. bit.ly/42MfAFM
#MedLibs
Chart data: New daily records 2024/25. Some dip on weekends is normal. bit.ly/42MfAFM
#MedLibs
October 31, 2025 at 4:24 AM
PubMed had some disruption in adding records this week, apparently recovering on Wednesday with over 9,800 records in one day. But if you have a Plan B for critical searches, maybe start using it... 1/2
Chart data: New daily records 2024/25. Some dip on weekends is normal. bit.ly/42MfAFM
#MedLibs
Chart data: New daily records 2024/25. Some dip on weekends is normal. bit.ly/42MfAFM
#MedLibs
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As we welcome @roguenoaa.altgov.info & @resistancerangers.altgov.info to the #AltGov family, click the Follow All button in the starter pack to make sure you haven't missed anyone.
We are here for you. Tag any of us with your gov questions or ideas.
We are here for you. Tag any of us with your gov questions or ideas.
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 AM
As we welcome @roguenoaa.altgov.info & @resistancerangers.altgov.info to the #AltGov family, click the Follow All button in the starter pack to make sure you haven't missed anyone.
We are here for you. Tag any of us with your gov questions or ideas.
We are here for you. Tag any of us with your gov questions or ideas.
This is the laugh I desperately needed today
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is the laugh I desperately needed today
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🍎USDA has the money - but USDA is choosing not to use the money.
🍎Past presidents figured it out.
🍎Working families are already struggling with rising costs.
We should all agree: Our children should have the nutrition they need to succeed. @rweingarten.bsky.social
🍎Past presidents figured it out.
🍎Working families are already struggling with rising costs.
We should all agree: Our children should have the nutrition they need to succeed. @rweingarten.bsky.social
USDA Is Choosing to Take Food Away from Children
By Randi Weingarten and Crystal FitzSimons
aftvoices.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🍎USDA has the money - but USDA is choosing not to use the money.
🍎Past presidents figured it out.
🍎Working families are already struggling with rising costs.
We should all agree: Our children should have the nutrition they need to succeed. @rweingarten.bsky.social
🍎Past presidents figured it out.
🍎Working families are already struggling with rising costs.
We should all agree: Our children should have the nutrition they need to succeed. @rweingarten.bsky.social
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We interrupt your feed with breaking news of an Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal sneezing!
#marinelife #seal #adorbs #cute #ocean #Maui #love #haha #photography #seascape #mammals #surf #goodmorning #animalvideo
#marinelife #seal #adorbs #cute #ocean #Maui #love #haha #photography #seascape #mammals #surf #goodmorning #animalvideo
October 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We interrupt your feed with breaking news of an Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal sneezing!
#marinelife #seal #adorbs #cute #ocean #Maui #love #haha #photography #seascape #mammals #surf #goodmorning #animalvideo
#marinelife #seal #adorbs #cute #ocean #Maui #love #haha #photography #seascape #mammals #surf #goodmorning #animalvideo
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Mass trauma hurts people & communities. When we retreat into isolation to cope with our shared trauma
that’s when authoritarians move in.
They feed on disconnection and sell control as safety.
I feel this is important reading for today.
antiauthoritarianpla...
#Democracy
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that’s when authoritarians move in.
They feed on disconnection and sell control as safety.
I feel this is important reading for today.
antiauthoritarianpla...
#Democracy
2️⃣
1/3
Mass Trauma and Authoritarian Capture
A crucial strategic trap that authoritarians deliberately set is to create trauma that drives people toward individualized responses precisely when collective action is most needed.
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Mass trauma hurts people & communities. When we retreat into isolation to cope with our shared trauma
that’s when authoritarians move in.
They feed on disconnection and sell control as safety.
I feel this is important reading for today.
antiauthoritarianpla...
#Democracy
2️⃣
1/3
that’s when authoritarians move in.
They feed on disconnection and sell control as safety.
I feel this is important reading for today.
antiauthoritarianpla...
#Democracy
2️⃣
1/3
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Anyone around a newborn should make sure they are up to date on Tdap (not just Td) vaccine. You need one every 10 years. It's a cocooning strategy to protect baby from being exposed to pertussis.
(Make sure you got the Tdap which has the pertussis part. Td has tetanus and diphtheria only.)
(Make sure you got the Tdap which has the pertussis part. Td has tetanus and diphtheria only.)
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Anyone around a newborn should make sure they are up to date on Tdap (not just Td) vaccine. You need one every 10 years. It's a cocooning strategy to protect baby from being exposed to pertussis.
(Make sure you got the Tdap which has the pertussis part. Td has tetanus and diphtheria only.)
(Make sure you got the Tdap which has the pertussis part. Td has tetanus and diphtheria only.)
I've got plenty of other stuff to say, but this is a priority eagledawg.blogspot.com/2025/10/snap...
SNAP Back Against Hunger
Fall vegetarian potluck scene at work last week Since Food benefits set to expire for 41 million people as US shutdown continues , take a...
eagledawg.blogspot.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I've got plenty of other stuff to say, but this is a priority eagledawg.blogspot.com/2025/10/snap...
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Thinking a lot recently about the outrage over Lizzo playing James Madison's flute
Photos: White House East Wing Demolished For Trump’s Ballroom
The privately funded ballroom will be approximately 90,000 square feet, much larger than the White House itself.
www.forbes.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Thinking a lot recently about the outrage over Lizzo playing James Madison's flute
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Also, if you have the good fortune not to need SNAP, shut the everloving fuck up about what recipients buy.
Certain kinds of food are not morally virtuous. You’re doing the Calvinist shit when you judge someone who’s trying to get by for getting like…protein bars and spices or cake mixes.
Certain kinds of food are not morally virtuous. You’re doing the Calvinist shit when you judge someone who’s trying to get by for getting like…protein bars and spices or cake mixes.
This is not something I want to do, but as someone who was food insecure for a long time, here are some ways to get the most out of what you can get.
-if you have dietary restrictions or food aversions, spend some time thinking about what foods are safe. It sounds obvious, but—
-if you have dietary restrictions or food aversions, spend some time thinking about what foods are safe. It sounds obvious, but—
October 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Also, if you have the good fortune not to need SNAP, shut the everloving fuck up about what recipients buy.
Certain kinds of food are not morally virtuous. You’re doing the Calvinist shit when you judge someone who’s trying to get by for getting like…protein bars and spices or cake mixes.
Certain kinds of food are not morally virtuous. You’re doing the Calvinist shit when you judge someone who’s trying to get by for getting like…protein bars and spices or cake mixes.
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Science and public health data are amazing.
Covid-19 vaccines, credited with saving millions of lives during the pandemic, set off a powerful alarm that rallies the human immune system against cancer and nearly doubles the median survival length of patients, according to a new retrospective study.
Study finds mRNA coronavirus vaccines prolonged life of cancer patients
A study found that covid-19 vaccines appeared to awaken the immune system in lung and skin cancer patients, helping them live longer than those not vaccinated.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Science and public health data are amazing.
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November is going to be a difficult time for many families unable to afford food. FeedingAmerica.org can help you find local food pantries. Anyone wishing to help can share their website for awareness or volunteer time or money. #snap #foodpantry
U.S. Hunger Relief Organization | Feeding America
Feeding America is a nonprofit network of 200 food banks leading the fight against hunger in the United States. Learn how you can help end hunger in America.
FeedingAmerica.org
October 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
November is going to be a difficult time for many families unable to afford food. FeedingAmerica.org can help you find local food pantries. Anyone wishing to help can share their website for awareness or volunteer time or money. #snap #foodpantry
Holding on tight to 'You've changed my life!' as immediate feedback after teaching postdocs yesterday. Every bit helps evidence-based research & science thrive in this present 💩⛈️ #publichealth #medlibs
a woman with glasses and a blue jacket says i want to teach you something
Alt: a woman with glasses and a blue jacket says i want to teach you something that you'll remember
media.tenor.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Holding on tight to 'You've changed my life!' as immediate feedback after teaching postdocs yesterday. Every bit helps evidence-based research & science thrive in this present 💩⛈️ #publichealth #medlibs