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brayhern.bsky.social
@brayhern.bsky.social
jaded optimist. exhausted epidemiologist. all opinions are yo mama’s. (she/her)
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If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.

🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg
June 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Being stewards of the Earth requires collaboration. By partnering with agencies across the state, we can be more effective in taking care of Washington’s air, land, water, and the communities we serve.

@doh.wa.gov @wsdot.wa.gov @wadnr.bsky.social @wsdagov.bsky.social
Earth Week
YouTube video by Washington Department of Ecology
youtube.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Kidnapping.

Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.

Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.

A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
stop calling things deportation just because they call it deportation.

-You cannot legally deport people without due process.

-You cannot legally deport citizens.

-They are defining down deportation to break the law.
Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador
April 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Vaccines save lives by the millions, this is not a point of debate.
April 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.

This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
restoredcdc.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
MACKLEMORE - fucked up (official video)
YouTube video by Macklemore
youtu.be
February 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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New York health department has confirmed a case of clade I mpox in a returning traveller who visited E.Africa. This is the 4th case of clade I mpox in the US. #Mpox remains public health emergency of international concern with multiple outbreaks across Africa.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
CDC says person diagnosed with new mpox variant in New York is in isolation
The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a person diagnosed with clade1b mpox in New York was currently in isolation and that it was trying to identify people who might have come in contact with the patient.
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
comptroller.nyc.gov
February 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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24 measles cases in 2 weeks in this small Texas town. That's a 140% increase. 9 cases required hospitalization- that is almost 40%.
ALL cases occurred in unvaccinated children and adults (n=2).
Please vaccinate your children. Measles is preventable.
www-kcbd-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.kcbd...
State health officials report rise in measles case in Gaines County, confirm cases in Terry County
www-kcbd-com.cdn.ampproject.org
February 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Need
February 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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The thing about the measles virus is that it is extraordinarily good at spreading from person-to-person.
The thing about the measles vaccine is that it is exceptionally effective in preventing the spread of measles.
#TexasMeaslesOutbreak
sourcenm.com/briefs/texas...
Texas measles outbreak puts New Mexico health officials on alert • Source New Mexico
New Mexico health officials are checking New Mexico residents for possible exposure to measles, following two cases reported in Texas.
sourcenm.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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If you’ve taken the oath to serve, today would be a good day to honor it.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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#Tuberculosis is curable!
Tuberculosis is treated with antibiotics. To be effective, these medications need to be taken daily for 4–6 months.

⚠️ Stopping treatment early can lead to drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Learn more bit.ly/3Vo428E #EndTB
February 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Happy Black History month 🖤
February 2, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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SOS researchers: download what you can from publicly available health datasets now.
January 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Everyone should read this but especially our folks in federal agencies, where the walls have ears.
Surveillance Self-Defense
We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an independent non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you and y...
ssd.eff.org
February 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.

I know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Important phrases to know in these dark times:

La Migra- immigration/ICE
No digas nada - don’t say anything
Pida un abogado- ask for a lawyer

Oregon friends - ICE vehicles have been spotted in Portland, Aloha, Beaverton, Salem, Woodburn.

Keep our friends safe.
January 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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🚨 Data.gov appears to be dropping datasets 🚨

Almost 2,300 datasets have disappeared since Jan 21.

Data scrubbing at this rate is concerning- download and archive what you think you’ll need.
January 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Medical toxicologist here to confirm: all available, real-world data has proven mifepristone is actually even safer than many over the counter medicines.

Mortality rates:

Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K

Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)
FYI
Viagra has more serious side effects than Mifepristone

Mifepristone has a lower risk of side effects than penicillin

So why is it such a big deal to these GOP boys anyway?
January 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Join me and many others in the fight against fascism
The General Strike
The General strike -the people united shall never be stopped. If we strike together we can make true real change. Sign the strike card today.
generalstrikeus.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This is insane and should be getting more attention.
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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🚨If your senator is below, call them “No on RFK Jr” (202) 224-3121
• Booker (D-NJ)
• Cortez Masto (D-NV)
• Whitehouse (D-RI)
• Murkowski (R-AK)
• Ernst (R-IA)
• McConnell (R-KY)
• Cassidy (R-LA)
• Collins (R-ME)
• Tillis (R-NC)
• Lankford (R-OK)
• Cornyn (R-TX)
• Curtis (R-UT)
• Moore Capito (R-WV)
January 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Happy Birthday, Angela Davis!
January 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM