Phytomaven
@tmigratorius.bsky.social
Watching climate, democracy, epidemiology, and medicinal plants. Medical Botanist; SWSBM 1995. Born at 313.2 ppm CO2
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🤓 The gardening word of the day is [Stipules]:
The structures on both sides of the petiole base.
The structures on both sides of the petiole base.
January 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
🤓 The gardening word of the day is [Stipules]:
The structures on both sides of the petiole base.
The structures on both sides of the petiole base.
Yerba mansa (Anemopsis californica) is easy to grow in pots. I kept these alive indoors throughout the winter for years.
January 1, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Yerba mansa (Anemopsis californica) is easy to grow in pots. I kept these alive indoors throughout the winter for years.
Just finished The Book of Dust (again) and now reading The Secret Commonwealth (600+ pages!)
Winter reading
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/5BD/t...
Winter reading
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/5BD/t...
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Just finished The Book of Dust (again) and now reading The Secret Commonwealth (600+ pages!)
Winter reading
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/5BD/t...
Winter reading
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/5BD/t...
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The Library of Alexandria was burned. The Nazis burned books. Lenin destroyed Soviet science. This is no different.
Trump and the GOP are coming for both science and our libraries.
Trump and the GOP are coming for both science and our libraries.
January 1, 2026 at 4:01 AM
The Library of Alexandria was burned. The Nazis burned books. Lenin destroyed Soviet science. This is no different.
Trump and the GOP are coming for both science and our libraries.
Trump and the GOP are coming for both science and our libraries.
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The vaccine takedown wapo.st/49zDc43
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The vaccine takedown wapo.st/49zDc43
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Internal documents and former company executives revealed how Cigna doctors rejected patients’ claims without opening their files.
“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
(Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
(Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them
Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Internal documents and former company executives revealed how Cigna doctors rejected patients’ claims without opening their files.
“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
(Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
(Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
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The 8 billionaires are: Musk, Ellison, Bezos, Page, Brin, Zuckerberg, Huang, Ballmer.
Each one saw their wealth explode as a direct result of the massive and unsustainable AI bubble.
Let's resolve to remember that when their bubble bursts all over working people in 2026.
Happy New Year!
Each one saw their wealth explode as a direct result of the massive and unsustainable AI bubble.
Let's resolve to remember that when their bubble bursts all over working people in 2026.
Happy New Year!
"What a year for the ultra wealthy. The world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025’s… booming markets, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And about a quarter of this year’s gains went to just eight billionaires.” — Bloomberg Morning Brief
December 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The 8 billionaires are: Musk, Ellison, Bezos, Page, Brin, Zuckerberg, Huang, Ballmer.
Each one saw their wealth explode as a direct result of the massive and unsustainable AI bubble.
Let's resolve to remember that when their bubble bursts all over working people in 2026.
Happy New Year!
Each one saw their wealth explode as a direct result of the massive and unsustainable AI bubble.
Let's resolve to remember that when their bubble bursts all over working people in 2026.
Happy New Year!
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US adds 53 more #measles cases to total, largely fueled by outbreaks in 3 states
The country’s confirmed measles cases have grown to 2,065, up from 2,012 last week.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC
The country’s confirmed measles cases have grown to 2,065, up from 2,012 last week.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC
December 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
US adds 53 more #measles cases to total, largely fueled by outbreaks in 3 states
The country’s confirmed measles cases have grown to 2,065, up from 2,012 last week.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC
The country’s confirmed measles cases have grown to 2,065, up from 2,012 last week.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC
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Idaho notes first #CWD case in Hunting Unit 15
Grangeville is in northwest Idaho, in the foothills of the Bitterroot Mountains.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Daniel Arndt / Flickr cc
Grangeville is in northwest Idaho, in the foothills of the Bitterroot Mountains.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Daniel Arndt / Flickr cc
December 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Idaho notes first #CWD case in Hunting Unit 15
Grangeville is in northwest Idaho, in the foothills of the Bitterroot Mountains.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Daniel Arndt / Flickr cc
Grangeville is in northwest Idaho, in the foothills of the Bitterroot Mountains.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Daniel Arndt / Flickr cc
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I want to live in a country where I can take time off to have a cold and then time off to recuperate from having a cold without being penalized for missing work. I was looking forward to this period of rest but instead have been sick the whole time, thanks to a coworker who came to work sick.
December 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I want to live in a country where I can take time off to have a cold and then time off to recuperate from having a cold without being penalized for missing work. I was looking forward to this period of rest but instead have been sick the whole time, thanks to a coworker who came to work sick.
Yes, the flu can kill children. Why not get vaxxed? Duh.
The flu vaccine doesn't always prevent infection, but it reduces severity.
This is the second pediatric #flu death I've seen in 2 days. I'm so sorry for the pain their families must feel. Unclear if either was vaccinated but odds are they were not, as most such deaths are in unvaccinated children.
December 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Yes, the flu can kill children. Why not get vaxxed? Duh.
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In November lots of Texans were turning up at the ER presenting with flu. Please go get your vaccines if you haven't had them yet, it's going to be a long winter and you don't want the flu. And nor do your loved ones, kids, parents, coworkers, schools, churches, passers by, etc.
December 31, 2025 at 7:53 AM
In November lots of Texans were turning up at the ER presenting with flu. Please go get your vaccines if you haven't had them yet, it's going to be a long winter and you don't want the flu. And nor do your loved ones, kids, parents, coworkers, schools, churches, passers by, etc.
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As we experience a huge surge of flu cases, a reminder that the widespread usage of masks at the start of the COVID pandemic wiped out a strain of the flu.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
The Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change the next vaccines | CNN
For 10 years, Americans have had access to flu shots that protect against four strains of the virus: two A strains and two B strains. Starting this fall, however, all the flu shots distributed in the ...
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December 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
As we experience a huge surge of flu cases, a reminder that the widespread usage of masks at the start of the COVID pandemic wiped out a strain of the flu.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
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BREAKING:
Democrat Renee Hardman just won a special election for the Iowa State Senate, according to the AP — a result that prevents Republicans from reclaiming a supermajority in the chamber.
Democrat Renee Hardman just won a special election for the Iowa State Senate, according to the AP — a result that prevents Republicans from reclaiming a supermajority in the chamber.
December 31, 2025 at 3:25 AM
BREAKING:
Democrat Renee Hardman just won a special election for the Iowa State Senate, according to the AP — a result that prevents Republicans from reclaiming a supermajority in the chamber.
Democrat Renee Hardman just won a special election for the Iowa State Senate, according to the AP — a result that prevents Republicans from reclaiming a supermajority in the chamber.
OTYKEN - GENESIS (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by OTYKEN
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December 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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What If It Rained for 2 Million Years?
YouTube video by Silvia Pineda-Munoz, PhD — Climate Ages
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
December 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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The Affordable Care Act tax credits expire at midnight.
Millions of everyday Americans will lose their healthcare coverage.
Republicans don’t give a damn.
Millions of everyday Americans will lose their healthcare coverage.
Republicans don’t give a damn.
December 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The Affordable Care Act tax credits expire at midnight.
Millions of everyday Americans will lose their healthcare coverage.
Republicans don’t give a damn.
Millions of everyday Americans will lose their healthcare coverage.
Republicans don’t give a damn.
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MOTHER JONES: “The Israeli government announced it would suspend the aid work of several humanitarian organizations that provide lifesaving aid to Palestinians… The suspensions affect 37 organizations, including Doctors Without Borders…” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 31, 2025 at 3:05 AM
MOTHER JONES: “The Israeli government announced it would suspend the aid work of several humanitarian organizations that provide lifesaving aid to Palestinians… The suspensions affect 37 organizations, including Doctors Without Borders…” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This gave me a much-needed laugh. 🤣
November 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This gave me a much-needed laugh. 🤣
Summer memories
Geranium viscossisimum
Geranium viscossisimum
December 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Summer memories
Geranium viscossisimum
Geranium viscossisimum
Science Communication
Make it fun!
Make it fun!
December 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Science Communication
Make it fun!
Make it fun!