June Walden
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June Walden
@bestminpoodlemum.bsky.social
Wife, dog lover, Democrat, stoic and fearless. Jewelry designer and maker.
On MSNBC 2024 - we should be giving college grads. (Harvard, MIT) free green cards. Now he wants to deny entry and deport 😡
May 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
January 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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If you, like me, are getting that deja vu feeling reading this news, try not to panic (yet). Instead, tune into the influenza experts. @colincarlson.bsky.social has kindly made a starter pack of people who have had long term research interests in influenza, including H5N1, here:

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Breaking News: The first U.S. bird flu death was reported in Louisiana. The patient was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, officials said. He was exposed to the virus from a backyard flock and wild birds.
First Bird Flu Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana
The deceased was over 65 and had other medical conditions, state officials said.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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If COVID-19 taught us anything, it’s that diseases don’t respect borders. We are all in this together.

Withdrawing from a global public health organization - while under new pandemic threats - will not only limit our own access to data/resources but also weaken the global response. 🤦🏻‍♀️
🚨 Withdrawing from WHO again is disastrous.

I worked at WHO during the COVID-19 pandemic and saw the damage caused by the prior US withdrawal—undermining global coordination and weakening health security. With H5N1 looming, we can't afford to repeat history.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing The United States From The World Health Organization – The White House
WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the
www.whitehouse.gov
January 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Just watched interview with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on CBS Sunday Morning. Such a fine man, respected and trusted by his troops. Not easy as an African American. Sad, appalling & dangerous that the person who the incoming administration is trying to push through is so unqualified.
December 15, 2024 at 4:04 PM
December 15, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Realized yesterday that in addition to watching Kimmel, Colbert and Lawrence from the day before, we can get up to date by recording Way to Early and playing it in the morning when we would have watched @morningjoe. Lemire runs a quality news program.
November 26, 2024 at 4:13 PM
November 23, 2024 at 6:14 PM
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Florida surgeon general Joseph A. Ladapo called for a halt to adding fluoride to Florida’s water, citing controversial studies that suggest the widely hailed public health practice poses a risk to developing brains.
Florida surgeon general calls for halting fluoride in water, echoing RFK Jr
The state’s top health official cited controversial studies that suggest the widely hailed public health practice poses a risk to developing brains.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:19 PM
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November 22, 2024 at 9:21 PM
November 18, 2024 at 3:39 PM