Alesha Maxwell
@aleshmaxwell.bsky.social
Adventures, Hikes, Outdoor Content, Travel Recs
📷: Fujifilm x100v, iPhone 16 Pro
🎥: DJI Osmo Pocket 3
📍Currently Connecticut
https://linktr.ee/alesha.maxwell
📷: Fujifilm x100v, iPhone 16 Pro
🎥: DJI Osmo Pocket 3
📍Currently Connecticut
https://linktr.ee/alesha.maxwell
Pinned
Hi I’m Alesha 👋🏻 here’s a few fun facts about me:
-Lover of the outdoors 🥾🛶🌊🏔️🌲
-Been to every state out west except Hawaii and Alaska (hoping to check these off one days soon 🤞🏻)
-Love international travel ✈️
If any of this resonates with you, let’s connect!
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reputable medical journals keep saying that RFK and his pro-disease friends are full of shit and so naturally they must be shunned www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals
The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet are in bed with pharma.
www.politico.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
reputable medical journals keep saying that RFK and his pro-disease friends are full of shit and so naturally they must be shunned www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
May 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Afternoon serenity.
A still, quiet and picturesque scene that was soon shrouded in total fog. Beautiful to be there and experience...
This is a cameraphone shot while I was setting up my DSLR.
#photography #nature #landscapephotography
A still, quiet and picturesque scene that was soon shrouded in total fog. Beautiful to be there and experience...
This is a cameraphone shot while I was setting up my DSLR.
#photography #nature #landscapephotography
May 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Afternoon serenity.
A still, quiet and picturesque scene that was soon shrouded in total fog. Beautiful to be there and experience...
This is a cameraphone shot while I was setting up my DSLR.
#photography #nature #landscapephotography
A still, quiet and picturesque scene that was soon shrouded in total fog. Beautiful to be there and experience...
This is a cameraphone shot while I was setting up my DSLR.
#photography #nature #landscapephotography
May 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Beautiful night sky over Mt. St. Helens, Washington
April 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Beautiful night sky over Mt. St. Helens, Washington
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The staff of a program that helps millions of poor families keep the electricity on, in part so babies don’t die from extreme heat or cold, have all been fired.
The office overseeing the enforcement of child support payments nationally has been hollowed out.
The office overseeing the enforcement of child support payments nationally has been hollowed out.
The Trump Administration’s War on Children
The administration is quietly putting America’s children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, enforcing child support payments, providing child care and much more.
www.propublica.org
April 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The staff of a program that helps millions of poor families keep the electricity on, in part so babies don’t die from extreme heat or cold, have all been fired.
The office overseeing the enforcement of child support payments nationally has been hollowed out.
The office overseeing the enforcement of child support payments nationally has been hollowed out.
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Gélineau advanced the term "narcolepsy" in 1880 while de la Tourette described his eponymous syndrome in 1885. "Autism" was coined by Bleuler in 1911, with full diagnoses soon after.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
RFK JR: ADD, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, Narcolepsy, Autism.. All of these are injuries that I never heard of when I was a kid.
April 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Gélineau advanced the term "narcolepsy" in 1880 while de la Tourette described his eponymous syndrome in 1885. "Autism" was coined by Bleuler in 1911, with full diagnoses soon after.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
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"The FDA is suspending a quality control program for testing milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division...
Another disruption to food safety programs after the termination and departure of 20,000 HHS employees..."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Another disruption to food safety programs after the termination and departure of 20,000 HHS employees..."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"The FDA is suspending a quality control program for testing milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division...
Another disruption to food safety programs after the termination and departure of 20,000 HHS employees..."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Another disruption to food safety programs after the termination and departure of 20,000 HHS employees..."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Since April 1, DOGE has put dozens of the NEH’s staff on administrative leave, making it impossible for the agency to fulfill its statutory obligations. Arts friends, please let your Members of Congress know that you condemn these actions and support the National Endowment for the Humanities!
URGENT: Save the NEH
p2a.co
April 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Since April 1, DOGE has put dozens of the NEH’s staff on administrative leave, making it impossible for the agency to fulfill its statutory obligations. Arts friends, please let your Members of Congress know that you condemn these actions and support the National Endowment for the Humanities!
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April 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Happy Earth Day 🌎
Now more than ever, we need to protect our planet because what’s happening right now isn’t good at all! Here are some ways we can help
-Start contacting your representatives
-Staying informed
-Be patient when visiting
-Practice leave no trace
-Please consider donating.
#earthday
Now more than ever, we need to protect our planet because what’s happening right now isn’t good at all! Here are some ways we can help
-Start contacting your representatives
-Staying informed
-Be patient when visiting
-Practice leave no trace
-Please consider donating.
#earthday
April 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Happy Earth Day 🌎
Now more than ever, we need to protect our planet because what’s happening right now isn’t good at all! Here are some ways we can help
-Start contacting your representatives
-Staying informed
-Be patient when visiting
-Practice leave no trace
-Please consider donating.
#earthday
Now more than ever, we need to protect our planet because what’s happening right now isn’t good at all! Here are some ways we can help
-Start contacting your representatives
-Staying informed
-Be patient when visiting
-Practice leave no trace
-Please consider donating.
#earthday
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The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has repeatedly claimed: “If you’re healthy, it’s almost impossible to die from an infectious disease in modern times.”
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Experts Push Back on RFK Jr’s Infection Comments
The new Secretary of Health and Human Services has made claims about measles and other communicable diseases that could lead to sickness, and even death, his critics claim.
www.medscape.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has repeatedly claimed: “If you’re healthy, it’s almost impossible to die from an infectious disease in modern times.”
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Chasing waterfalls
The waterfalls in the Pacific Northwest do not dissapoint and I’m so lucky I’m here to get to explore them
#oregon #pnw #waterfall #nature
The waterfalls in the Pacific Northwest do not dissapoint and I’m so lucky I’m here to get to explore them
#oregon #pnw #waterfall #nature
April 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Chasing waterfalls
The waterfalls in the Pacific Northwest do not dissapoint and I’m so lucky I’m here to get to explore them
#oregon #pnw #waterfall #nature
The waterfalls in the Pacific Northwest do not dissapoint and I’m so lucky I’m here to get to explore them
#oregon #pnw #waterfall #nature
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
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Nothing better than escaping to the mountains. Happy Friday everyone!
April 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Nothing better than escaping to the mountains. Happy Friday everyone!
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Summer sunset at Mt. Baker, Washington.
April 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Summer sunset at Mt. Baker, Washington.
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April 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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NEW: Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW: Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
March 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Trump and Elon are killing off Meals on Wheels.
No, really. 👇
Agency for older adults and people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts. www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
No, really. 👇
Agency for older adults and people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts. www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
Agency for older adults, people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts
In 2022, the Administration for Community Living provided more than 261 million meals to older adults, assistance such as respite care to more than 1.5 million family caregivers, and independent-livin...
www.marketwatch.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Trump and Elon are killing off Meals on Wheels.
No, really. 👇
Agency for older adults and people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts. www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
No, really. 👇
Agency for older adults and people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts. www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
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What RFK has done just this week to NOT support vaccines:
-fired FDA's top vaccine scientist
-buried CDC's measles forecast
-shut down agency that runs the NATIONAL VACCINE PROGRAM (OIDP)
-Hired anti-vaxxer to probe phony autism/vax links
-Made Texas kids sick with his vitamin A measles 'cure'
-fired FDA's top vaccine scientist
-buried CDC's measles forecast
-shut down agency that runs the NATIONAL VACCINE PROGRAM (OIDP)
-Hired anti-vaxxer to probe phony autism/vax links
-Made Texas kids sick with his vitamin A measles 'cure'
Lankford blatantly lies on CNN: "RFK Jr has been clear he supports vaccines ... the president has been very clear on his support of vaccines."
March 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
What RFK has done just this week to NOT support vaccines:
-fired FDA's top vaccine scientist
-buried CDC's measles forecast
-shut down agency that runs the NATIONAL VACCINE PROGRAM (OIDP)
-Hired anti-vaxxer to probe phony autism/vax links
-Made Texas kids sick with his vitamin A measles 'cure'
-fired FDA's top vaccine scientist
-buried CDC's measles forecast
-shut down agency that runs the NATIONAL VACCINE PROGRAM (OIDP)
-Hired anti-vaxxer to probe phony autism/vax links
-Made Texas kids sick with his vitamin A measles 'cure'
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NEW: Noah Weiland spoke to Dr. Marks & we updated the article:
“I did everything I possibly could for this administration to work with them in an effort to restore confidence in vaccines,” Dr. Marks said in the interview.
“It became clear that’s not what they wanted.”
“I did everything I possibly could for this administration to work with them in an effort to restore confidence in vaccines,” Dr. Marks said in the interview.
“It became clear that’s not what they wanted.”
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ (Gift Article)
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
NEW: Noah Weiland spoke to Dr. Marks & we updated the article:
“I did everything I possibly could for this administration to work with them in an effort to restore confidence in vaccines,” Dr. Marks said in the interview.
“It became clear that’s not what they wanted.”
“I did everything I possibly could for this administration to work with them in an effort to restore confidence in vaccines,” Dr. Marks said in the interview.
“It became clear that’s not what they wanted.”