@cindracat.bsky.social
retired professor of science; reader; army brat; unapologetic diet-coke drinker; dedicated user of the oxford comma, and many other personal things
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[sarcasm and movie/book quotes are always welcome]
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[sarcasm and movie/book quotes are always welcome]
THIS
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." MLK, 1968
January 19, 2026 at 9:11 PM
THIS
History and science matter.
Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today.
Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.
Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.
Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.
Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.
Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.
Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.
September 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
History and science matter.
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Why do we knock on doors and Organize year-round and nonstop you ask?? It’s simple…
August 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Why is this not more of a story?
www.cnn.com/2025/08/09/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/08/09/u...
August 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Why is this not more of a story?
www.cnn.com/2025/08/09/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/08/09/u...
And so it begins....
Florida reports 21 cases of E.coli infections linked to raw milk
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Florida reports 21 cases of E.coli infections linked to raw milk
The Florida Department of Health said on Monday that there have been 21 cases of Campylobacter and E. coli infections linked to drinking raw milk in the state, including six children under 10.
www.reuters.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
And so it begins....
Who would you rather listen to for advice?
RFK wants to lean into “whole cell” vaccine technology, which has existed for decades, comes with increased risk of side effects and can take years to develop.
mRNA vaccine technology comes with far decreased risk of side effects and can take mere months to develop.
Make it make sense!
mRNA vaccine technology comes with far decreased risk of side effects and can take mere months to develop.
Make it make sense!
August 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Who would you rather listen to for advice?
I just can't.
It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing.
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says
Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine develop...
www.pbs.org
August 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I just can't.
THIS, among all the other current discoveries, is why we need to continue to fund scientific research!!!!!!!
HOW COOL IS THIS? Researchers have developed a DENTAL FLOSS that can DELIVER vaccines THROUGH the gums, a method that could one day offer a NEEDLE-FREE alternative for vaccination. This approach effectively stimulated immunity AND provided FULL protection against a lethal strain of influenza. 🧪🧵⬇️
July 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
THIS, among all the other current discoveries, is why we need to continue to fund scientific research!!!!!!!
I don't even know how to respond to this without ranting.
There are currently more kids in Texas with measles than there are transgender collegiate athletes in all of America.
Guess which one they want you to focus on.
Guess which one they want you to focus on.
July 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I don't even know how to respond to this without ranting.
When you are so busy with morning zoom meetings that your 'mid-morning' snack is still sitting unfinished now and you realize that you are not hungry for lunch at 12:48pm. And now the whole space time continuum thing is thrown off.
July 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
When you are so busy with morning zoom meetings that your 'mid-morning' snack is still sitting unfinished now and you realize that you are not hungry for lunch at 12:48pm. And now the whole space time continuum thing is thrown off.
My one cat is very inquisitive. When he gets the zoomies, I have started asking "What is your quest?" in the movie voice. Sometimes he stops and just looks at me. Sometimes he answers me [I don't understand the response]. Mostly he ignores me completely and goes on his zoomie way.
Carry on.
Carry on.
July 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My one cat is very inquisitive. When he gets the zoomies, I have started asking "What is your quest?" in the movie voice. Sometimes he stops and just looks at me. Sometimes he answers me [I don't understand the response]. Mostly he ignores me completely and goes on his zoomie way.
Carry on.
Carry on.
1. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
July 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
1. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Because of course. Nobody at all was expecting that. /s
RFK Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic who has trafficked in conspiracy theories, purges all 17 members of an advisory committee on immunization to the CDC as he continues to upend scientific conventions. @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts
www.nytimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Because of course. Nobody at all was expecting that. /s
THIS is what we need to keep talking about. Stand together to stand up to bullies.
June 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
THIS is what we need to keep talking about. Stand together to stand up to bullies.
How it's going in LA - keep watch:
'Rosa Parks was just a woman on a bus... until she was something more. George Floyd was just another Black man stopped by police. Until he was something more.
Huerta is the something more of these immigration raids'
'Rosa Parks was just a woman on a bus... until she was something more. George Floyd was just another Black man stopped by police. Until he was something more.
Huerta is the something more of these immigration raids'
The arrest of union leader David Huerta is galvanizing a new element—solidarity:
“Right now, just in the last 14 hours, labor unions are joining together from far and wide, communities are reaching out in ways I’ve never seen,” Orr told me. “Something is different.”
www.latimes.com/california/s...
“Right now, just in the last 14 hours, labor unions are joining together from far and wide, communities are reaching out in ways I’ve never seen,” Orr told me. “Something is different.”
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: ICE arrested a California union leader. Does Trump understand what that means?
Unions in California are different from many in the U.S. because they are predominately people of color and immigrants. The arrest of a union president in L.A. will likely activate these unions to bec...
www.latimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
How it's going in LA - keep watch:
'Rosa Parks was just a woman on a bus... until she was something more. George Floyd was just another Black man stopped by police. Until he was something more.
Huerta is the something more of these immigration raids'
'Rosa Parks was just a woman on a bus... until she was something more. George Floyd was just another Black man stopped by police. Until he was something more.
Huerta is the something more of these immigration raids'
Um... 200 years before the 1970s, we didn't even have a president or Congress. That is when it all started. The framers couldn't conceive of Nixon, much less Trump, as Presidents, which is why Congress had to add the Impoundment Control Act in 1974. Overwhelmingly passed in both chambers.
Russell Vought: "Impoundment, which is also a possibility. We are dusting off muscle memory that existed for 200 years before President Nixon in the 1970s and Congress acted to try to take away the president's ability to spend less."
(Impoundment is literally illegal.)
(Impoundment is literally illegal.)
June 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Um... 200 years before the 1970s, we didn't even have a president or Congress. That is when it all started. The framers couldn't conceive of Nixon, much less Trump, as Presidents, which is why Congress had to add the Impoundment Control Act in 1974. Overwhelmingly passed in both chambers.
Who is creating this list? I think it is long. Newest entry? Fema director didn't know the US has a hurricane season.
How many days in are we? WTAF.
How many days in are we? WTAF.
The degree to which this administration doesn’t believe in or value expertise, knowledge, historical facts, and the sheer existence of peer-reviewed scientific research is mind-boggling.
June 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Who is creating this list? I think it is long. Newest entry? Fema director didn't know the US has a hurricane season.
How many days in are we? WTAF.
How many days in are we? WTAF.
Sigh. OK. Well - actually, this is NOT OK. Bird flu might not jump to humans, but maybe it will. That is the problem. We don't know for sure, but we should be prepared. Having knowledge to create vaccines quickly to combat a potential epidemic/pandemic is scientifically sound behavior.
June 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Sigh. OK. Well - actually, this is NOT OK. Bird flu might not jump to humans, but maybe it will. That is the problem. We don't know for sure, but we should be prepared. Having knowledge to create vaccines quickly to combat a potential epidemic/pandemic is scientifically sound behavior.
Data exists to support that vaccines are safe. This guy is not experienced with infectious diseases or epidemiology, so is not the best for this position and is not giving correct - or credible - information. Allow folks to get the shot if they want to - which means have insurance cover it.
Margaret Brennan totally exposes FDA Commissioner Makary for making it up as he goes and making conflicting recommendations in order to cast doubt on covid vaccines. He's so terrible during this interview that Brennan is left shaking her head as she wraps it up.
June 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Data exists to support that vaccines are safe. This guy is not experienced with infectious diseases or epidemiology, so is not the best for this position and is not giving correct - or credible - information. Allow folks to get the shot if they want to - which means have insurance cover it.
If you want everyone to maintain their access to COVID-19 vaccines, please consider submitting a comment. Only a few days left.
GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
If you want everyone to maintain their access to COVID-19 vaccines, please consider submitting a comment. Only a few days left.
IYKYK. It helps to be of a certain generation...
Thanks for this @gtconway.bsky.social and associated posters. This was 😘👌
Thanks for this @gtconway.bsky.social and associated posters. This was 😘👌
I guess every form of refuge has its price
Jordon Hudson’s relationship with Bill Belichick has caused quite a stir, and it brought a huge amount of attention to the Miss Maine USA contest this weekend. nyti.ms/3F4PEfQ
May 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
IYKYK. It helps to be of a certain generation...
Thanks for this @gtconway.bsky.social and associated posters. This was 😘👌
Thanks for this @gtconway.bsky.social and associated posters. This was 😘👌
@marcelias.bsky.social using Gatsby to describe our current administration is *chefs kiss*
“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
April 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
@marcelias.bsky.social using Gatsby to describe our current administration is *chefs kiss*
THIS
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April 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
THIS
No is a complete sentence. We are seeing examples of that in cities and towns across our land.
April 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
No is a complete sentence. We are seeing examples of that in cities and towns across our land.
Yeah - it's unbelievable. And the market sure did boom, if you mean 'go boom'. big bada boom.
REPORTER: The markets today are way down. The worst day in years. Because of the tariffs. So, how's it going?
TRUMP: I think it's going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on.
TRUMP: I think it's going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on.
April 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Yeah - it's unbelievable. And the market sure did boom, if you mean 'go boom'. big bada boom.