Emily
@emilyhightower.bsky.social
Marketing Director of BAM! Festival -a book, art, and music festival in West Palm Beach, FL. Now looking for authors for 2026 and 2027, kid lit-YA. She/Her
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Touching grass is not enough, I need it to grow over me until I'm never seen again
May 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Touching grass is not enough, I need it to grow over me until I'm never seen again
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happy may day here is a painting I did a long time ago
May 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
happy may day here is a painting I did a long time ago
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With DOGE going after the staff of NOAA, a reminder that “the government estimates that NOAA’s projects and services support more than one-third of the nation’s gross domestic product.” Here’s how NOAA makes a big difference for fishing industries and coastal economies:
Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it
NOAA’s work has kept fisheries from collapsing, helped coastal ecosystems survive extreme heat and battled invasive species, among many other tasks essential to coastal economies.
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March 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
With DOGE going after the staff of NOAA, a reminder that “the government estimates that NOAA’s projects and services support more than one-third of the nation’s gross domestic product.” Here’s how NOAA makes a big difference for fishing industries and coastal economies:
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Terror won the war on terror so hard every American over 55 spends 23 hours a day watching Fox go Radio Rwanda against their own kids and neighbors and every American under 25 follows 875,973 political extremists on social media.
Who will be the first to write the history of that short-lived period that began in 1989 and ended in 2025? So much hope and opportunity, so much short-sighted and incompetent leadership on all sides, and such an ugly, tragic ending.
March 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Terror won the war on terror so hard every American over 55 spends 23 hours a day watching Fox go Radio Rwanda against their own kids and neighbors and every American under 25 follows 875,973 political extremists on social media.
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Of all motherfuckers, I can’t believe the country is going down with this motherfucker.
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Of all motherfuckers, I can’t believe the country is going down with this motherfucker.
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Really hoping at some point that people realize that a man who gets called “very smart” isn’t necessarily moral, and maybe isn’t even smart.
February 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Really hoping at some point that people realize that a man who gets called “very smart” isn’t necessarily moral, and maybe isn’t even smart.
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In addition to Congress being the place that makes the laws, pretty key thing, the constitution explicitly says Congress gets to create the postal system. It’s not left implied that that comes under law making generally. The President has no power to unilaterally abolish it and move it to commerce.
February 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
In addition to Congress being the place that makes the laws, pretty key thing, the constitution explicitly says Congress gets to create the postal system. It’s not left implied that that comes under law making generally. The President has no power to unilaterally abolish it and move it to commerce.
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Federal government scientists who have just lost your job, here’s a list of state-level and international government science jobs
www.linkedin.com/posts/drkimb... 🧪🌎🦑
www.linkedin.com/posts/drkimb... 🧪🌎🦑
Dr. Kimberley R. Miner on LinkedIn: #opentowork #federal #rif #federalemployees #environmental #science | 26 comments
Hey, Feds #opentowork - I'm starting to compile the science job postings that are coming across my feed. Here is the first batch from the last few… | 26 comments on LinkedIn
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February 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Federal government scientists who have just lost your job, here’s a list of state-level and international government science jobs
www.linkedin.com/posts/drkimb... 🧪🌎🦑
www.linkedin.com/posts/drkimb... 🧪🌎🦑
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Federal scientists who have just lost your job, here’s a list of corporate sustainability roles
www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan... 🧪🌎🦑
www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan... 🧪🌎🦑
Alex Novarro, PhD on LinkedIn: #environmentaljobs #sustainability #biodiversity #water #federallayoffs…
‼️ Federal employees impacted by layoffs at environmental agencies—here are 15 current openings where you can make a difference in corporate…
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February 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Federal scientists who have just lost your job, here’s a list of corporate sustainability roles
www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan... 🧪🌎🦑
www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan... 🧪🌎🦑
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Some good news!
USDA has (finally) approved a bird flu vaccine for poultry flocks.
www.science.org/content/arti...
USDA has (finally) approved a bird flu vaccine for poultry flocks.
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. conditionally approves vaccine to protect poultry from avian flu
The decision brings U.S. poultry farmers a step closer to immunizing their flocks
www.science.org
February 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Some good news!
USDA has (finally) approved a bird flu vaccine for poultry flocks.
www.science.org/content/arti...
USDA has (finally) approved a bird flu vaccine for poultry flocks.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Doge is auditing NASA today.
This is absurd. The owner of Space X should not be auditing NASA.
It’s a massive conflict of interest.
This is absurd. The owner of Space X should not be auditing NASA.
It’s a massive conflict of interest.
February 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Doge is auditing NASA today.
This is absurd. The owner of Space X should not be auditing NASA.
It’s a massive conflict of interest.
This is absurd. The owner of Space X should not be auditing NASA.
It’s a massive conflict of interest.
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few things post 30 as gratifying as ordering a dish you make in a popular restaurant and realising that your version of it tastes just as good, if not better
December 20, 2024 at 7:31 PM
few things post 30 as gratifying as ordering a dish you make in a popular restaurant and realising that your version of it tastes just as good, if not better
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More twists in black plastic utensils story: The study overstated the potential exposure to flame retardants by an order of magnitude because of a math error, and now the whole journal has been de-listed from a science index for not meeting "quality criteria." arstechnica.com/health/2024/...
Journal that published faulty black plastic study removed from science index
Chemosphere cut from Web of Science, which calculates impact factors.
arstechnica.com
December 20, 2024 at 2:59 PM
More twists in black plastic utensils story: The study overstated the potential exposure to flame retardants by an order of magnitude because of a math error, and now the whole journal has been de-listed from a science index for not meeting "quality criteria." arstechnica.com/health/2024/...
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I can hardly think of a better example of the moral decay in modern health care than a Goldman analyst noting that biotech cures for diseases like hepatitis are cool and all, until their success diminishes the business opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: 'Is curing patients a sustainable business model?'
Goldman Sachs warns sales from the most successful disease treatments are difficult to maintain.
www.cnbc.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:57 PM
I can hardly think of a better example of the moral decay in modern health care than a Goldman analyst noting that biotech cures for diseases like hepatitis are cool and all, until their success diminishes the business opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
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They should invent a year that you can make it through without feeling like it's trying to kill you.
December 9, 2024 at 11:01 PM
They should invent a year that you can make it through without feeling like it's trying to kill you.
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just wanna retire and go live in some quaint seaside town with my cat where i run a little bookstore that sells magical potions and spells that turn idiots into frogs and maybe help solve a local murder every now and then.
December 9, 2024 at 3:13 AM
just wanna retire and go live in some quaint seaside town with my cat where i run a little bookstore that sells magical potions and spells that turn idiots into frogs and maybe help solve a local murder every now and then.
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The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Cervical Cancer Mortality Among US Women Younger Than 25 Years
This study examines trends in cervical cancer mortality in US women aged younger than 25 years before and after the introduction of human papillomavirus vaccines.
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November 28, 2024 at 2:43 AM
The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Cervical cancer mortality in US women younger than 25 years significantly declined between 2016 and 2021, likely due to the widespread adoption of HPV vaccination.
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November 28, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Cervical cancer mortality in US women younger than 25 years significantly declined between 2016 and 2021, likely due to the widespread adoption of HPV vaccination.
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having exactly (1) day out of the year where every amateur chef in America attempts to cook a giant bird and not fuck it up is, honestly, a wonderful and hilarious tradition
November 27, 2024 at 3:01 PM
having exactly (1) day out of the year where every amateur chef in America attempts to cook a giant bird and not fuck it up is, honestly, a wonderful and hilarious tradition
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At the end of the day, don’t we all just want a bookshelf with a rolling ladder?
November 26, 2024 at 5:52 PM
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want a bookshelf with a rolling ladder?
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A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
November 23, 2024 at 2:09 AM
A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
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You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.
November 23, 2024 at 2:02 PM
You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.
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