Nerita
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Engineer | Covid Long Hauler | Childless cat lady | Feminist
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Absolufuckinglutely
perfect 👇
perfect 👇
June 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Absolufuckinglutely
perfect 👇
perfect 👇
Eliminating EPA environmental protections will create a long legacy of human exposure to toxins. It doesn’t just “turn off” but persists in the watershed and the body for years.
I'm not sure anyone yet knows how long it takes to get blood levels of PFAS down after major exposure. But this study found people in Michigan still had elevated PFAS levels three years after the abstaining from their contaminated tap water: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Elevated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in tap water and serum in a community near an abandoned paper mill
In 2018, elevated concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) (1600 ng/L) were discovered in municipal wells, and the groundwater co…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Eliminating EPA environmental protections will create a long legacy of human exposure to toxins. It doesn’t just “turn off” but persists in the watershed and the body for years.
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This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community.
Read the step-by-step guide here ⤵️
Read the step-by-step guide here ⤵️
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community.
Read the step-by-step guide here ⤵️
Read the step-by-step guide here ⤵️
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History shows that once an authoritarian ruler establishes the infrastructure of a police state, that same infrastructure can be turned on anyone.
Trump is rapidly creating such an infrastructure.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-police-state
Trump is rapidly creating such an infrastructure.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-police-state
Trump’s Police State
It endangers all of us
robertreich.substack.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
History shows that once an authoritarian ruler establishes the infrastructure of a police state, that same infrastructure can be turned on anyone.
Trump is rapidly creating such an infrastructure.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-police-state
Trump is rapidly creating such an infrastructure.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-police-state
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As of June 1, nearly 25% of the people arrested by ICE in the interior and sent to detention had NO CRIMINAL RECORD.
Data from the last six years, including 1.5 years of Trump's first term, reveals how this is completely unprecedented. It also helps explain the growing backlash.
Data from the last six years, including 1.5 years of Trump's first term, reveals how this is completely unprecedented. It also helps explain the growing backlash.
June 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
As of June 1, nearly 25% of the people arrested by ICE in the interior and sent to detention had NO CRIMINAL RECORD.
Data from the last six years, including 1.5 years of Trump's first term, reveals how this is completely unprecedented. It also helps explain the growing backlash.
Data from the last six years, including 1.5 years of Trump's first term, reveals how this is completely unprecedented. It also helps explain the growing backlash.
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🚨 The LA protests escalated fast.
DHS called in the National Guard, and reports say Marines may be deploying next. The city is still on edge.
📢 If you’re out there, protect yourself and your crew.
📲 Save this. Share it. Stay safe out there.
DHS called in the National Guard, and reports say Marines may be deploying next. The city is still on edge.
📢 If you’re out there, protect yourself and your crew.
📲 Save this. Share it. Stay safe out there.
June 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🚨 The LA protests escalated fast.
DHS called in the National Guard, and reports say Marines may be deploying next. The city is still on edge.
📢 If you’re out there, protect yourself and your crew.
📲 Save this. Share it. Stay safe out there.
DHS called in the National Guard, and reports say Marines may be deploying next. The city is still on edge.
📢 If you’re out there, protect yourself and your crew.
📲 Save this. Share it. Stay safe out there.
Are we healthier yet?
The gutting of US biomedical research with loss of ~2,500 grants affecting research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, infectious disease, global health and much more
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
June 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Are we healthier yet?
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Goes to show, the American people are distinct from the American government, and their views, values, and actions do not always align with those of the people and institutions that represent them.
Here's some good news: Most (Americans) continue to see diversity as enriching, not threatening, American culture. www.cnn.com/2025/06/01/p...
June 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Goes to show, the American people are distinct from the American government, and their views, values, and actions do not always align with those of the people and institutions that represent them.
Yea or nay? The start of the American Dark Ages?
'America First!' is quickly becoming America Last.
Fewer scientists are choosing the US. If these trends continue, fewer companies will choose the US as there will be fewer qualified candidates. "America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain" www.economist.com/science-and-...
Fewer scientists are choosing the US. If these trends continue, fewer companies will choose the US as there will be fewer qualified candidates. "America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain" www.economist.com/science-and-...
May 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Yea or nay? The start of the American Dark Ages?
I have a diesel and an electric at home 😏
May 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I have a diesel and an electric at home 😏
Sadly, this is the medical system our country has built. Individuals’ health depends on profit-based administrative approval and women struggle for years for their symptoms to be taken seriously
The reality of so many suffering with #chronicillness. 😔
"The actress, 52, can trace early symptoms back to her childhood, but claims doctors brushed off the red flags for decades.
“It took me 30 years to get an MRI,” Blair said last week.
#MultipleSclerosis
"The actress, 52, can trace early symptoms back to her childhood, but claims doctors brushed off the red flags for decades.
“It took me 30 years to get an MRI,” Blair said last week.
#MultipleSclerosis
Selma Blair reveals the MS symptoms doctors dismissed since she was a kid: ‘It took me 30 years to get an MRI’
The “Cruel Intentions” actress is now in remission thanks to a new provider.
nypost.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Sadly, this is the medical system our country has built. Individuals’ health depends on profit-based administrative approval and women struggle for years for their symptoms to be taken seriously
The U.S. higher education system used to be one of our best industries. Students came from all over the world to be educated here and the government-funded research spurred new technologies and start-up companies. Now it’s being bankrupted like a Trump casino. What a waste of talent and opportunity
International students added $44 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2023–2024 academic year. Adecline in international enrollment would also impact local and state economies across the country.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
May 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The U.S. higher education system used to be one of our best industries. Students came from all over the world to be educated here and the government-funded research spurred new technologies and start-up companies. Now it’s being bankrupted like a Trump casino. What a waste of talent and opportunity
Children age 0-11 are more likely to visit an ER due to Covid than adults <75 years old
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CDC's own data confirms children with Covid-19 at risk
Those aged 75+ years are most likely to visit an emergency department but the next level is children to age 11, higher than age 65-74
RFK Jr announcing the CDC will now change it's stance on the Covid-19 vaccine is anti-science & anti-data
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CDC's own data confirms children with Covid-19 at risk
Those aged 75+ years are most likely to visit an emergency department but the next level is children to age 11, higher than age 65-74
RFK Jr announcing the CDC will now change it's stance on the Covid-19 vaccine is anti-science & anti-data
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May 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Children age 0-11 are more likely to visit an ER due to Covid than adults <75 years old
I’ve learned that making kale chips in the air fryer results in a kale tornado 🌪️
May 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I’ve learned that making kale chips in the air fryer results in a kale tornado 🌪️
Nobody is safe when visiting the U.S.
“As a former police officer it was such an irony to be on the other side of things. Those inmates treated me better than anyone else.”
“As a former police officer it was such an irony to be on the other side of things. Those inmates treated me better than anyone else.”
A former police officer from Australia was detained, jailed overnight and deported from the United States – despite travelling there legally on a tourist visa to visit her US military husband in Hawaii. www.news.com.au/travel/trave...
Ex-cop jailed and deported during holiday to US
A former NSW police officer has described the terrifying ordeal she faced after she was detained, jailed overnight and deported from the United States – despite travelling there legally on a tourist visa to visit her US military husband.
www.news.com.au
May 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Nobody is safe when visiting the U.S.
“As a former police officer it was such an irony to be on the other side of things. Those inmates treated me better than anyone else.”
“As a former police officer it was such an irony to be on the other side of things. Those inmates treated me better than anyone else.”
Viruses mutate for interspecies transmission in both directions 😟
Fascinating story. Elephants in Karachi safari park diagnosed with Tuberculosis likely contracted via reverse zoonotic from contact with their handlers.
Treatment requires 400 pills a day!!!!! They hide the pills in a variety of foods.
www.dawn.com/news/1912385...
Treatment requires 400 pills a day!!!!! They hide the pills in a variety of foods.
www.dawn.com/news/1912385...
Jumbo task: 400 pills a day for elephants with TB at Karachi’s Safari Park
The pills are hidden inside food ranging from apples and bananas to sweets.
www.dawn.com
May 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Viruses mutate for interspecies transmission in both directions 😟
Knowledge is power. Pass it on.
Hey, got some free cycles this summer? Did you know Harvard offers FREE online courses in the U.S. Constitution, Public policy, Civic Engagement in Constitutional Democracy and more? Share widely and get smarter this summer.
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pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
Government | Harvard University
Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.
pll.harvard.edu
May 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Knowledge is power. Pass it on.
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There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to SNAP, the federal program that provides food assistance to millions of low-income Americans.
May 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to SNAP, the federal program that provides food assistance to millions of low-income Americans.
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US passes momentous energy milestone for first time in history in March. For the first time ever, cleaner, low-carbon energy sources generated more electricity than fossil fuels. Yahoo News - www.yahoo.com/news/us-pass... m
US passes momentous energy milestone for first time in history: 'It is a trend we believe is irreversible'
This development is welcome news and a harbinger of a new era in energy production in the United States.
www.yahoo.com
May 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
US passes momentous energy milestone for first time in history in March. For the first time ever, cleaner, low-carbon energy sources generated more electricity than fossil fuels. Yahoo News - www.yahoo.com/news/us-pass... m
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The vast majority people on Medicaid who can work do. They’re the people supporting our communities on poverty wages.
Study after study confirm that work requirements don’t increase employment and function as cuts that punish the low-wage workforce, seniors, children, and people with disabilities.
Study after study confirm that work requirements don’t increase employment and function as cuts that punish the low-wage workforce, seniors, children, and people with disabilities.
May 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The vast majority people on Medicaid who can work do. They’re the people supporting our communities on poverty wages.
Study after study confirm that work requirements don’t increase employment and function as cuts that punish the low-wage workforce, seniors, children, and people with disabilities.
Study after study confirm that work requirements don’t increase employment and function as cuts that punish the low-wage workforce, seniors, children, and people with disabilities.
Happy news for the day
May 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Happy news for the day
Most of California’s Central Valley is going to be without National Weather Service coverage soon due to government cuts. It supplies about 25% of American produce so how exactly will this make America greater?
May 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Most of California’s Central Valley is going to be without National Weather Service coverage soon due to government cuts. It supplies about 25% of American produce so how exactly will this make America greater?
If this horrifies you, I highly recommend reading the novel “Chain Gang All-Stars” by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah for a fast-paced dystopian view of where this and our for-profit prison industry could lead.
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If this horrifies you, I highly recommend reading the novel “Chain Gang All-Stars” by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah for a fast-paced dystopian view of where this and our for-profit prison industry could lead.
In case you didn’t know, NPR posts the Tiny Desk concerts on YouTube. They’re fun background in the evenings when making dinner
Ruby Ibarra, a research scientist and fiercely poetic lyricist raised in San Lorenzo, is the winner of NPR’s 2025 Tiny Desk Contest. Her winning track, “Bakunawa,” was inspired by the dragon-like serpent of Philippine mythology. Read our interview:
www.kqed.org/arts/1397603...
www.kqed.org/arts/1397603...
The Bay Area’s Own Ruby Ibarra Is the Winner of NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest
The San Lorenzo-raised rapper won over the Tiny Desk judges with her song ‘Bakunawa.’
www.kqed.org
May 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
In case you didn’t know, NPR posts the Tiny Desk concerts on YouTube. They’re fun background in the evenings when making dinner