@peacefulprairegal.bsky.social
I am a simple, peaceful person who stands with science and public health. I work for a non-profit, though I am an epidemiologist by training. I enjoy jogging outdoors.
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Today on the #Disability Daily #Podcast we celebrate #AmericanSignLanguage Day, the founding of the American School for the #Deaf in 1817 & #blind
#mathematician Leonhard Euler.
Listen & read transcript: disabilitydaily.podbean.com/e/ep106/
#Hartford #CT #ASD #math #DeafGain #ASL #EduSky #history
#mathematician Leonhard Euler.
Listen & read transcript: disabilitydaily.podbean.com/e/ep106/
#Hartford #CT #ASD #math #DeafGain #ASL #EduSky #history
April 18, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Today on the #Disability Daily #Podcast we celebrate #AmericanSignLanguage Day, the founding of the American School for the #Deaf in 1817 & #blind
#mathematician Leonhard Euler.
Listen & read transcript: disabilitydaily.podbean.com/e/ep106/
#Hartford #CT #ASD #math #DeafGain #ASL #EduSky #history
#mathematician Leonhard Euler.
Listen & read transcript: disabilitydaily.podbean.com/e/ep106/
#Hartford #CT #ASD #math #DeafGain #ASL #EduSky #history
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The cherry blossom trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., have officially reached peak bloom!
Take a peek 👓 (not peak!) at the blooms pictured here, taken today (3/28) by the National Park Service.
Visit nps.gov/cherry for more.
Take a peek 👓 (not peak!) at the blooms pictured here, taken today (3/28) by the National Park Service.
Visit nps.gov/cherry for more.
March 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The cherry blossom trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., have officially reached peak bloom!
Take a peek 👓 (not peak!) at the blooms pictured here, taken today (3/28) by the National Park Service.
Visit nps.gov/cherry for more.
Take a peek 👓 (not peak!) at the blooms pictured here, taken today (3/28) by the National Park Service.
Visit nps.gov/cherry for more.
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NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics.
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics.
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Fifty-six percent of children in Oklahoma have Medicaid. These liars will stop at nothing. Soonercare covers those who are older as well as those with disabilities.
Trump promised he wouldn't touch Medicaid. He lied.
2 out of every 5 births in this country are covered by Medicaid....
Don't Cut My Medicaid
2 out of every 5 births in this country are covered by Medicaid....
Don't Cut My Medicaid
February 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Fifty-six percent of children in Oklahoma have Medicaid. These liars will stop at nothing. Soonercare covers those who are older as well as those with disabilities.
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The Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum says President Trump's dismantling of the U.S. civil service system, and his attacks on judges and his opponents, are part of a playbook on undermining democracy. 🎧 tinyurl.com/3w32xujf
February 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum says President Trump's dismantling of the U.S. civil service system, and his attacks on judges and his opponents, are part of a playbook on undermining democracy. 🎧 tinyurl.com/3w32xujf
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February 21, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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This is outrageous. US should not destroy $500 million in COVID tests!
Hundreds of people in the US are still dying every week from COVID.
People are still getting COVID and then Long COVID and other serious health issues from COVID.
COVID wastewater is high.
COVID is not over.
wapo.st/42VLGQh
Hundreds of people in the US are still dying every week from COVID.
People are still getting COVID and then Long COVID and other serious health issues from COVID.
COVID wastewater is high.
COVID is not over.
wapo.st/42VLGQh
U.S. weighs destroying $500 million in stockpiled covid tests
The government is reviewing proposals to shut down the program that ships free covid tests to American households and is considering destroying 160 million tests.
wapo.st
February 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
This is outrageous. US should not destroy $500 million in COVID tests!
Hundreds of people in the US are still dying every week from COVID.
People are still getting COVID and then Long COVID and other serious health issues from COVID.
COVID wastewater is high.
COVID is not over.
wapo.st/42VLGQh
Hundreds of people in the US are still dying every week from COVID.
People are still getting COVID and then Long COVID and other serious health issues from COVID.
COVID wastewater is high.
COVID is not over.
wapo.st/42VLGQh
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LaLa Zanell advocates on behalf of LGBTQ people facing violence, from her own community all the way to Congress.
For her work as our Trans Justice campaign manager and for many other facets of her life, we celebrate LaLa and her continued fight for our communities.
For her work as our Trans Justice campaign manager and for many other facets of her life, we celebrate LaLa and her continued fight for our communities.
February 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
LaLa Zanell advocates on behalf of LGBTQ people facing violence, from her own community all the way to Congress.
For her work as our Trans Justice campaign manager and for many other facets of her life, we celebrate LaLa and her continued fight for our communities.
For her work as our Trans Justice campaign manager and for many other facets of her life, we celebrate LaLa and her continued fight for our communities.
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The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
February 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
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Vaccines are safe and effective. Elections have consequences. #MedSky
RFK jr refused to say gardasil is safe.
Gardasil HPV vax prevents 90% of cervical cancer cases and 56% head & neck cancer cases.
These are your sons, daughters, nephews, nieces, grandchildren
Elections have consequences
MedSky
Gardasil HPV vax prevents 90% of cervical cancer cases and 56% head & neck cancer cases.
These are your sons, daughters, nephews, nieces, grandchildren
Elections have consequences
MedSky
February 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Vaccines are safe and effective. Elections have consequences. #MedSky
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They distract you over here with a little anti-trans bigotry in an executive order, while their other hand is stealing your Social Security number.
Tell Congress to pass the "Stop the Steal" bill to prevent Elon Musk from meddling with our payment systems and data here: bit.ly/4gnneKE
Tell Congress to pass the "Stop the Steal" bill to prevent Elon Musk from meddling with our payment systems and data here: bit.ly/4gnneKE
February 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
They distract you over here with a little anti-trans bigotry in an executive order, while their other hand is stealing your Social Security number.
Tell Congress to pass the "Stop the Steal" bill to prevent Elon Musk from meddling with our payment systems and data here: bit.ly/4gnneKE
Tell Congress to pass the "Stop the Steal" bill to prevent Elon Musk from meddling with our payment systems and data here: bit.ly/4gnneKE
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200-300 Texans are believed to infected with #measles, an extremely contagious and deadly virus, as the disease spreads throughout the state. State officials urge residents to get vaccinated and warn it may not be possible to stop the spread of measles.
www.chron.com/news/houston...
www.chron.com/news/houston...
Hundreds of people feared infected with measles in Texas
The outbreak of measles in a small West Texas community may be worse than officials originally thought. They are scrambling to promote vaccinations.
www.chron.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
200-300 Texans are believed to infected with #measles, an extremely contagious and deadly virus, as the disease spreads throughout the state. State officials urge residents to get vaccinated and warn it may not be possible to stop the spread of measles.
www.chron.com/news/houston...
www.chron.com/news/houston...
Stop the attack on Section 504
Disability Community Briefing: What You Can Do to Stop the Attack on Section 504 - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
dredf.org
February 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Stop the attack on Section 504
RFK will result in a greater percentage of the population needing medication for mental health.
Antidepressants Gave Me My Life Back—I Won’t Let RFK Jr. Villainize Them
SSRIs have been prescribed safely for decades. And this fearmongering from the current administration could have deadly consequences.
www.cosmopolitan.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
RFK will result in a greater percentage of the population needing medication for mental health.
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"Just awful: One of the inspector generals that Trump fired was examining Elon Musk's failures to meet reporting protocol designed to safeguard national security as a major recipient of Pentagon contracts. It's time to follow up on that."
Read more here: bit.ly/4hwLoDN
#ResistTrump
Read more here: bit.ly/4hwLoDN
#ResistTrump
February 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"Just awful: One of the inspector generals that Trump fired was examining Elon Musk's failures to meet reporting protocol designed to safeguard national security as a major recipient of Pentagon contracts. It's time to follow up on that."
Read more here: bit.ly/4hwLoDN
#ResistTrump
Read more here: bit.ly/4hwLoDN
#ResistTrump
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February 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Google folded to Trump's will immediately to rename the Gulf of Mexico. How to submit a correction comment:
Go to Google maps (website).
Hamburger menu -> Edit the map -> Your Opinion -> Report an issue
Go to Google maps (website).
Hamburger menu -> Edit the map -> Your Opinion -> Report an issue
February 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Google folded to Trump's will immediately to rename the Gulf of Mexico. How to submit a correction comment:
Go to Google maps (website).
Hamburger menu -> Edit the map -> Your Opinion -> Report an issue
Go to Google maps (website).
Hamburger menu -> Edit the map -> Your Opinion -> Report an issue
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American Medical Association is providing regular updates on bird flu and other infectious diseases on YouTube. I highly recommend subscribing to their page, especially since CDC has been axed by FOTUS #Voices4Victory
m.youtube.com/user/AmerMed...
m.youtube.com/user/AmerMed...
American Medical Association (AMA)
The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest and only national association that convenes 190+ state and specialty medical societies and other critical stakeholders. Our mission is to promote ...
m.youtube.com
February 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
American Medical Association is providing regular updates on bird flu and other infectious diseases on YouTube. I highly recommend subscribing to their page, especially since CDC has been axed by FOTUS #Voices4Victory
m.youtube.com/user/AmerMed...
m.youtube.com/user/AmerMed...
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"The administration, in its drive for total power, is determined to plunge the nation into even deeper constitutional crisis as Vance all but said directly by tweet last night that Trump intends to ignore court orders designed to curb some of his unconstitutional power grabs."
More: bit.ly/3WVqzKd
More: bit.ly/3WVqzKd
February 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"The administration, in its drive for total power, is determined to plunge the nation into even deeper constitutional crisis as Vance all but said directly by tweet last night that Trump intends to ignore court orders designed to curb some of his unconstitutional power grabs."
More: bit.ly/3WVqzKd
More: bit.ly/3WVqzKd
