ItsMeMaven
@itsmemaven.bsky.social
Salty margaritas, salty bacon & salty language. INTJ, C-PTSD, I lather my nethers with the tears of my enemies. Don’t be a dick. #RouxEnY #crochet🧶 #pugs #otters 🦦(the actual animals!) #COVIDisAirborne🦠 #SaltingTheVibes ❤️
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My colleague sat down
and coughed
and coughed,
and when he finished coughing
he asked if I would
close my office window
as he felt a bit cold,
and I didn’t know
exactly how to tell him
that my window was open
because he was filling the air
with something worse than a cold.
and coughed
and coughed,
and when he finished coughing
he asked if I would
close my office window
as he felt a bit cold,
and I didn’t know
exactly how to tell him
that my window was open
because he was filling the air
with something worse than a cold.
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My colleague sat down
and coughed
and coughed,
and when he finished coughing
he asked if I would
close my office window
as he felt a bit cold,
and I didn’t know
exactly how to tell him
that my window was open
because he was filling the air
with something worse than a cold.
and coughed
and coughed,
and when he finished coughing
he asked if I would
close my office window
as he felt a bit cold,
and I didn’t know
exactly how to tell him
that my window was open
because he was filling the air
with something worse than a cold.
Trying to counteract a cold rainy day with a scalding bowl of cheesy grits.
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Trying to counteract a cold rainy day with a scalding bowl of cheesy grits.
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"All of us know people who appear to have their acts together, to be living some version of the charmed life we wish we could have for ourselves. Without exception, every single one of those people turns out to be fucked up in their own, authentic ways." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/hallelujah
Hallelujah
Growing up, I was always under the impression that the job of adults is to “find themselves.” Nobody ever tells you what to do once you’ve been found.
michaelianblack.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
"All of us know people who appear to have their acts together, to be living some version of the charmed life we wish we could have for ourselves. Without exception, every single one of those people turns out to be fucked up in their own, authentic ways." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/hallelujah
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This person’s music videos have appeared in my feed on Youtube. So glad for the algo.
youtube.com/shorts/ZMb7R...
youtube.com/shorts/ZMb7R...
Let me know how this finds u ! This is “heavy foot” — I’m going on tour soon, am I playing near you?
YouTube video by Mon Rovîa
youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This person’s music videos have appeared in my feed on Youtube. So glad for the algo.
youtube.com/shorts/ZMb7R...
youtube.com/shorts/ZMb7R...
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I think we need to stop calling it empathy and go back to calling it decency. It isn't a favour you're doing someone else, it's you proving that you aren't a fucking ghoul
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I think we need to stop calling it empathy and go back to calling it decency. It isn't a favour you're doing someone else, it's you proving that you aren't a fucking ghoul
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The big science accounts are talking about immune dysregulation due to COVID-19 now.
I. Told. You. So.
Infection does confer antibodies and T cells against C19… but it also takes a wrecking ball to the immune system as a whole.
Stop burning down your house. (Metaphorically.)
I. Told. You. So.
Infection does confer antibodies and T cells against C19… but it also takes a wrecking ball to the immune system as a whole.
Stop burning down your house. (Metaphorically.)
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The big science accounts are talking about immune dysregulation due to COVID-19 now.
I. Told. You. So.
Infection does confer antibodies and T cells against C19… but it also takes a wrecking ball to the immune system as a whole.
Stop burning down your house. (Metaphorically.)
I. Told. You. So.
Infection does confer antibodies and T cells against C19… but it also takes a wrecking ball to the immune system as a whole.
Stop burning down your house. (Metaphorically.)
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"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect."
Eleanor Roosevelt, who died on this day in 1962
Eleanor Roosevelt, who died on this day in 1962
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect."
Eleanor Roosevelt, who died on this day in 1962
Eleanor Roosevelt, who died on this day in 1962
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New content online: Bile acids in the crosshairs for hypoglycaemia after gastric bypass
Bile acids in the crosshairs for hypoglycaemia after gastric bypass
Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Published online: 14 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41574-025-01153-5Bile acids are increasingly recognized for their broad metabolic effects, including the regulation of glucose homeostasis. In a recent study published in Nature Metabolism, researchers provide compelling evidence that alteration in bile acid flux — namely, in intestinal absorption and faecal secretion — can directly influence prandial glucose metabolism.
www.nature.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
New content online: Bile acids in the crosshairs for hypoglycaemia after gastric bypass
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From the US:
Blood diagnostic biomarkers for neurologic manifestations of long COVID
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #PASC
Blood diagnostic biomarkers for neurologic manifestations of long COVID
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #PASC
November 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
From the US:
Blood diagnostic biomarkers for neurologic manifestations of long COVID
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #PASC
Blood diagnostic biomarkers for neurologic manifestations of long COVID
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #PASC
I got a lot of mileage out of a $4.95 rotisserie chicken: 4 quarts of broth used in a bunch of things from green goddess soup to soup w/couscous & chickpea, chicken pot pie, 1 chicken dinner, added to leftover jambalaya, w/remaining pot pie filling served over buttermilk biscuits a la sloppy joe.
November 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I got a lot of mileage out of a $4.95 rotisserie chicken: 4 quarts of broth used in a bunch of things from green goddess soup to soup w/couscous & chickpea, chicken pot pie, 1 chicken dinner, added to leftover jambalaya, w/remaining pot pie filling served over buttermilk biscuits a la sloppy joe.
Edibles I cooked today: Deep dish chicken pot pie (w/stuffing on top instead of a top crust), deep dish quiche w/bacon & swiss, and a pot of chicken soup I tricked out with large pearl couscous/fregula, chick peas & basil.
November 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Edibles I cooked today: Deep dish chicken pot pie (w/stuffing on top instead of a top crust), deep dish quiche w/bacon & swiss, and a pot of chicken soup I tricked out with large pearl couscous/fregula, chick peas & basil.
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“a global insurance firm that analyzes mortality risk pegged the # of excess deaths at 2% above the pre-pandemic annual mortality rate…that’s 120K unanticipated dead people per year in North America. That’s roughly 2 fully loaded standard commercial jets crashing & killing everyone aboard each day.”
This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
thetyee.ca
November 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“a global insurance firm that analyzes mortality risk pegged the # of excess deaths at 2% above the pre-pandemic annual mortality rate…that’s 120K unanticipated dead people per year in North America. That’s roughly 2 fully loaded standard commercial jets crashing & killing everyone aboard each day.”
At 10:57 p.m. I *literally* let out a loud WAHOOO! When I realized tonight we get that hour back!
November 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
At 10:57 p.m. I *literally* let out a loud WAHOOO! When I realized tonight we get that hour back!
I parked my car & looked up to see this tree looking back at me and conveying it is weary & has seen some shit.
October 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I parked my car & looked up to see this tree looking back at me and conveying it is weary & has seen some shit.
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A review of 155 studies found that acute and chronic viral infections—like flu, COVID, HIV, hepatitis C, and varicella zoster virus—raise both short- and long-term cardiovascular risks, including strokes and heart attacks.
Source: archive.li/CAyNO
Source: archive.li/CAyNO
October 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
A review of 155 studies found that acute and chronic viral infections—like flu, COVID, HIV, hepatitis C, and varicella zoster virus—raise both short- and long-term cardiovascular risks, including strokes and heart attacks.
Source: archive.li/CAyNO
Source: archive.li/CAyNO
In other news, the husband calls me Gary Kasparov, because like Kasparov did with chess, I usually have about 30 different games of Word Chums going at any one time.
October 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
In other news, the husband calls me Gary Kasparov, because like Kasparov did with chess, I usually have about 30 different games of Word Chums going at any one time.
One of many things I enjoy when I travel is discovering when a stranger leaves their Netflix acct still signed in. I assess their viewing preferences & then I sabotage their recommendations by binge watching stuff I enjoy, the majority of which is a full 180 different from theirs. …
October 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
One of many things I enjoy when I travel is discovering when a stranger leaves their Netflix acct still signed in. I assess their viewing preferences & then I sabotage their recommendations by binge watching stuff I enjoy, the majority of which is a full 180 different from theirs. …
1/4 fold view of afghan for a friend. Roughly 31”x31”. Not sure how big I ultimately want it. Recipient is 6’. Going to steam block it into submission when complete. #crochet 🧶🧶🧶
October 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
1/4 fold view of afghan for a friend. Roughly 31”x31”. Not sure how big I ultimately want it. Recipient is 6’. Going to steam block it into submission when complete. #crochet 🧶🧶🧶
It’s wild no one has likened Speaker Mike Johnson to Schultzie from Hogan’s Heroes. youtube.com/shorts/oWl6Z...
I Know Nothiiing! - Classic Sergeant Schultz Moments #hogansheroes #1960stv #sitcom
YouTube video by Kinescope
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October 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
It’s wild no one has likened Speaker Mike Johnson to Schultzie from Hogan’s Heroes. youtube.com/shorts/oWl6Z...
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Let this sink in…
“At least one expert now predicting this could trigger greatest hunger catastrophe in the U.S. since the Great Depression.”
📌 The Dept of Agriculture posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid won’t go out on November 1.
“At least one expert now predicting this could trigger greatest hunger catastrophe in the U.S. since the Great Depression.”
📌 The Dept of Agriculture posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid won’t go out on November 1.
October 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Let this sink in…
“At least one expert now predicting this could trigger greatest hunger catastrophe in the U.S. since the Great Depression.”
📌 The Dept of Agriculture posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid won’t go out on November 1.
“At least one expert now predicting this could trigger greatest hunger catastrophe in the U.S. since the Great Depression.”
📌 The Dept of Agriculture posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid won’t go out on November 1.