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Bef
@chaointe.bsky.social
Patron Saint of Shiny Things, Empress of Allergies, science fangirl, LARPer, and bog body in training. She/her.
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I do not want to “Do my own research.” I want to pay trained accredited experts to do the research, trained accredited experts to report on findings, and trained accredited experts to make policy based on them.

I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Get back to nature.
Wander into the old forest, let your antlers and talons grow ragged, leave your human form behind, and become the malevolent monstrosity you were always meant to be.
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Medical Republic: 'Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint'

'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'

www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint - Medical Republic
A massive global study links the chronic pain condition to 26 genes associated with brain signalling, marking a turning point in understanding its biological roots.
www.medicalrepublic.com.au
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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That iridescent metallic shine on the fruit bodies of the White-footed Slime are so cool!

📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/2, ISO 400
Stack of 8 images
8/29/25
Northern Oregon Coast

#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms

🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Get on the horn!
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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To be clear, this deal still needs to go through a debate and amendment process and more 60-vote thresholds to pass the Senate, and then it must pass the House. There's still room for constituent pressure.
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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While they’re still screwing about with SNAP, it’s a good idea to donate to pet shelters, too.

If you dare show up with “poor people shouldn’t have pets”, I will tear such a new one it generates a black hole.

apnews.com/article/pets...
Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets
With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are in talks to return for a new 'Mummy' movie.

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the filmmaking duo known as Radio Silence, are set to direct the movie for Universal.

(via The Hollywood Reporter)
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP

You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670

Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem

If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?

You’re doing their dirty work.
October 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Quite simply
I too am obsessed
with a rather desperate desire
for a new world
May 18, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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or, in the words of the Nac Mac Feegle:

“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.

We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog.

Patients with brain fog may have disrupted AMPA receptor (AMPAR) expression—key molecules for memory and learning. Imaging of Long COVID patients showed elevated AMPAR density tied to more severe cognitive impairment.
Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog
Researchers employed a specialized brain imaging technique to identify a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for Long COVID. More than four years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, scien...
scitechdaily.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.
1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters
Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Debating doing another heraldry piece, but with a beheaded dragon and the scroll saying 'reclaim wealth'

Yes im angry at capitalism today lol
September 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
September 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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i challenge you to find cooler news today than “despite all odds against American scientific research rn, a CO researcher developed a temperature-stable, single dose rabies vaccine that works bc of particles coated in CANDY & SAPPHIRE, & it could help reduce rabies deaths in places w/o electricity”
September 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.

sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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12 PM EST today! Gob is itching to pack orders.
Store reopening for prints, stickers, and these American varmint sticker preorders Sep 15th - Sep 21st!
Funding will be going toward preorder stock & promoting my autistic fantasy comic Widderwood.
www.coyoteprince.com/stores
#artistshop #furry
September 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Well, I'll be damned.

It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.

newatlas.com/infectious-d...
The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...
newatlas.com
July 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
RE: the latest news on gay marriage:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOhI...
How To Save Gay Marriage
YouTube video by Under The Desk News
www.youtube.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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It feels like we should be making a bigger deal of “we actually did in fact find a cure for AIDS”
August 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM