Erika Herzog
@erikaherzog.bsky.social
NYC • Music Lover • Stage 4 low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC)
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Biggest regret? Creation.
May 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Biggest regret? Creation.
It’s like Christmas jas come early! I love the folks at Marlen Manufacturing!!!
May 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It’s like Christmas jas come early! I love the folks at Marlen Manufacturing!!!
Trump going after Bruce Springsteen. Egads.
May 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Trump going after Bruce Springsteen. Egads.
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Keep America free!
May 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Keep America free!
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Nope, the Trump administration hasn't given up on trying to ban abortion.
Just this week, RFK Jr. pushed a fake report about the abortion medication mifepristone.
He's peddling misinformation so he can lay the groundwork for restricting abortion access no matter where you live.
Just this week, RFK Jr. pushed a fake report about the abortion medication mifepristone.
He's peddling misinformation so he can lay the groundwork for restricting abortion access no matter where you live.
May 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Nope, the Trump administration hasn't given up on trying to ban abortion.
Just this week, RFK Jr. pushed a fake report about the abortion medication mifepristone.
He's peddling misinformation so he can lay the groundwork for restricting abortion access no matter where you live.
Just this week, RFK Jr. pushed a fake report about the abortion medication mifepristone.
He's peddling misinformation so he can lay the groundwork for restricting abortion access no matter where you live.
Keep On Movin' by Soul II Soul on Apple Music
Song · 1989 · Duration 6:01
music.apple.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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A laid-off CDC expert is offering free help to Milwaukee during its lead crisis. “As far as I know, it’s still a free country, and if you want to volunteer your time to help people in need, I don’t think that’s proscribed," he said. HHS isn't so sure.
Amid the Milwaukee lead crisis, a laid-off CDC scientist volunteered his expertise. It wasn’t so simple
After his job was cut, a CDC scientist volunteered to help Milwaukee respond to the lead crisis in its public schools. For now, he's in limbo.
buff.ly
May 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A laid-off CDC expert is offering free help to Milwaukee during its lead crisis. “As far as I know, it’s still a free country, and if you want to volunteer your time to help people in need, I don’t think that’s proscribed," he said. HHS isn't so sure.
Everything Trump does hurts us cancer patients.
What would help us? Take away the jive pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) system, and make it so insurance doesn’t have a say in prescriptions.
PBMs are huge barriers to care. They inflate prices needlessly. Why do we need these middlemen, anyway?
What would help us? Take away the jive pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) system, and make it so insurance doesn’t have a say in prescriptions.
PBMs are huge barriers to care. They inflate prices needlessly. Why do we need these middlemen, anyway?
May 12, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Everything Trump does hurts us cancer patients.
What would help us? Take away the jive pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) system, and make it so insurance doesn’t have a say in prescriptions.
PBMs are huge barriers to care. They inflate prices needlessly. Why do we need these middlemen, anyway?
What would help us? Take away the jive pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) system, and make it so insurance doesn’t have a say in prescriptions.
PBMs are huge barriers to care. They inflate prices needlessly. Why do we need these middlemen, anyway?
Firehouse Incident - Saturday Night Live
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtube.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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we have a secretary of
-transportation making it more dangerous to travel
-education making kids stupider
-defense making us more vulnerable to attacks
-homeland security making us feel less secure than ever
-health and human services trying to spread illness
everything’s fine.
-transportation making it more dangerous to travel
-education making kids stupider
-defense making us more vulnerable to attacks
-homeland security making us feel less secure than ever
-health and human services trying to spread illness
everything’s fine.
May 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
we have a secretary of
-transportation making it more dangerous to travel
-education making kids stupider
-defense making us more vulnerable to attacks
-homeland security making us feel less secure than ever
-health and human services trying to spread illness
everything’s fine.
-transportation making it more dangerous to travel
-education making kids stupider
-defense making us more vulnerable to attacks
-homeland security making us feel less secure than ever
-health and human services trying to spread illness
everything’s fine.
Emolument
e·mol·u·ment
(ĭ-mŏl′yə-mənt)
n.
Payment for an office or employment; compensation.
[Middle English, from Latin ēmolumentum, gain, originally a miller's fee for grinding grain, from ēmolere, to grind out : ē-, ex-, ex- + molere, to grind; see melə- in Indo-European roots.]
e·mol·u·ment
(ĭ-mŏl′yə-mənt)
n.
Payment for an office or employment; compensation.
[Middle English, from Latin ēmolumentum, gain, originally a miller's fee for grinding grain, from ēmolere, to grind out : ē-, ex-, ex- + molere, to grind; see melə- in Indo-European roots.]
May 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Emolument
e·mol·u·ment
(ĭ-mŏl′yə-mənt)
n.
Payment for an office or employment; compensation.
[Middle English, from Latin ēmolumentum, gain, originally a miller's fee for grinding grain, from ēmolere, to grind out : ē-, ex-, ex- + molere, to grind; see melə- in Indo-European roots.]
e·mol·u·ment
(ĭ-mŏl′yə-mənt)
n.
Payment for an office or employment; compensation.
[Middle English, from Latin ēmolumentum, gain, originally a miller's fee for grinding grain, from ēmolere, to grind out : ē-, ex-, ex- + molere, to grind; see melə- in Indo-European roots.]
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Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
Overseeing the presidential gift rules was among my duties as White House Ethics Czar -- so I know how it's supposed to work
The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional
The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional
The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources
President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
abcnews.go.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
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The GOP wanted to impeach Biden for a fake $5M bribe from Ukraine that was made up by a guy sitting in prison for lying about it, but they’re cool with a $400M plane from Qatar. Do I have that right?
May 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The GOP wanted to impeach Biden for a fake $5M bribe from Ukraine that was made up by a guy sitting in prison for lying about it, but they’re cool with a $400M plane from Qatar. Do I have that right?
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Have some sensitivity to the fact that not everyone has a mom or is a mom.
Like I’m happy for you for the blessings in your life, but it’s not a given.
My mom died in 1984 so I should be used to this but now my dad is dead it’s 2 American holidays. So very annoying.
Have some sensitivity to the fact that not everyone has a mom or is a mom.
Like I’m happy for you for the blessings in your life, but it’s not a given.
My mom died in 1984 so I should be used to this but now my dad is dead it’s 2 American holidays. So very annoying.
May 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Have some sensitivity to the fact that not everyone has a mom or is a mom.
Like I’m happy for you for the blessings in your life, but it’s not a given.
My mom died in 1984 so I should be used to this but now my dad is dead it’s 2 American holidays. So very annoying.
Have some sensitivity to the fact that not everyone has a mom or is a mom.
Like I’m happy for you for the blessings in your life, but it’s not a given.
My mom died in 1984 so I should be used to this but now my dad is dead it’s 2 American holidays. So very annoying.
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I’m not sure what Dr. Carla Hayden’s biggest crime was as the librarian of Congress, but it was probably one or all of these:
/ Being Black.
/ Being a woman.
/ Being dedicated to the preservation of information.
/ Being Black.
/ Being a woman.
/ Being dedicated to the preservation of information.
Trump Fired Librarian of Congress Over D.E.I.
www.nytimes.com
May 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I’m not sure what Dr. Carla Hayden’s biggest crime was as the librarian of Congress, but it was probably one or all of these:
/ Being Black.
/ Being a woman.
/ Being dedicated to the preservation of information.
/ Being Black.
/ Being a woman.
/ Being dedicated to the preservation of information.
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Starting to think Kristi Noem’s dog may have taken his own life.
May 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Starting to think Kristi Noem’s dog may have taken his own life.
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Staffers at the Energy Information Administration said they believe changes were made to their Energy Outlook report out of fear that spotlighting unwelcome findings would make the agency a Trump target. “There was a concern that any narrative we put out would be seen as ideological.”
The Latest Trump and DOGE Casualty: Energy Data
The Energy Information Administration has long provided reliable data on everything from oil and gas to alternative energy. Now one of its signature reports has been slashed and a second one canceled…
www.propublica.org
May 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Staffers at the Energy Information Administration said they believe changes were made to their Energy Outlook report out of fear that spotlighting unwelcome findings would make the agency a Trump target. “There was a concern that any narrative we put out would be seen as ideological.”
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The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is massive.
"For young scientists, the impact of this crisis will ripple forward .... Some will leave science. Others will leave the country, searching for institutions that still believe in their future." www.statnews.com/2025/05/07/u...
"For young scientists, the impact of this crisis will ripple forward .... Some will leave science. Others will leave the country, searching for institutions that still believe in their future." www.statnews.com/2025/05/07/u...
What am I supposed to say to this generation of young scientists?
Undermining the future of American science is not a path to accountability — it’s a path to decline.
www.statnews.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is massive.
"For young scientists, the impact of this crisis will ripple forward .... Some will leave science. Others will leave the country, searching for institutions that still believe in their future." www.statnews.com/2025/05/07/u...
"For young scientists, the impact of this crisis will ripple forward .... Some will leave science. Others will leave the country, searching for institutions that still believe in their future." www.statnews.com/2025/05/07/u...
Burning Paloma the Stoma Question of the Day:
Clear appliance (bag) - or opaque?
Is it better to see the output (shit), or no?
Sigh. The rest of my life I “get” to look at and deal with output (shit) multiple times a day and night.
But I’m alive, so there is that. I guess….
💩
Clear appliance (bag) - or opaque?
Is it better to see the output (shit), or no?
Sigh. The rest of my life I “get” to look at and deal with output (shit) multiple times a day and night.
But I’m alive, so there is that. I guess….
💩
May 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Burning Paloma the Stoma Question of the Day:
Clear appliance (bag) - or opaque?
Is it better to see the output (shit), or no?
Sigh. The rest of my life I “get” to look at and deal with output (shit) multiple times a day and night.
But I’m alive, so there is that. I guess….
💩
Clear appliance (bag) - or opaque?
Is it better to see the output (shit), or no?
Sigh. The rest of my life I “get” to look at and deal with output (shit) multiple times a day and night.
But I’m alive, so there is that. I guess….
💩
The idea that Diddy is going to use consensual sex as his legal argument is beyond disturbing. Like FUCK that guy.
The jury selection process must be very difficult. It seems like folks in New York would have very definite opinions.
The whole thing sucks. Another man with self-created problems.
The jury selection process must be very difficult. It seems like folks in New York would have very definite opinions.
The whole thing sucks. Another man with self-created problems.
May 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The idea that Diddy is going to use consensual sex as his legal argument is beyond disturbing. Like FUCK that guy.
The jury selection process must be very difficult. It seems like folks in New York would have very definite opinions.
The whole thing sucks. Another man with self-created problems.
The jury selection process must be very difficult. It seems like folks in New York would have very definite opinions.
The whole thing sucks. Another man with self-created problems.
The timing and subject of the Met Ball is especially repugnant this year.
May 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The timing and subject of the Met Ball is especially repugnant this year.
Facts:
- diabetic retinopathy
- asthma & shortness of breath (LongCOVID /post-chemo)
- AFib
- stage 4 rare low-grade serous cancer, extensive disease, inoperable
- fistula in large colon
- colostomy (loop stoma)
- lymphedema
- diabetes skin legs
- numb feet
But I’m all-in-all doing OK #NoActivePain
- diabetic retinopathy
- asthma & shortness of breath (LongCOVID /post-chemo)
- AFib
- stage 4 rare low-grade serous cancer, extensive disease, inoperable
- fistula in large colon
- colostomy (loop stoma)
- lymphedema
- diabetes skin legs
- numb feet
But I’m all-in-all doing OK #NoActivePain
May 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Facts:
- diabetic retinopathy
- asthma & shortness of breath (LongCOVID /post-chemo)
- AFib
- stage 4 rare low-grade serous cancer, extensive disease, inoperable
- fistula in large colon
- colostomy (loop stoma)
- lymphedema
- diabetes skin legs
- numb feet
But I’m all-in-all doing OK #NoActivePain
- diabetic retinopathy
- asthma & shortness of breath (LongCOVID /post-chemo)
- AFib
- stage 4 rare low-grade serous cancer, extensive disease, inoperable
- fistula in large colon
- colostomy (loop stoma)
- lymphedema
- diabetes skin legs
- numb feet
But I’m all-in-all doing OK #NoActivePain
I joke I’m part robot:
- port
- stoma (loop ostomy)
- cataract lenses in both eyes
- Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitor
Not sure what’s next. Probably death.*
Ha ha ha.
* a little cancer humor for you!
- port
- stoma (loop ostomy)
- cataract lenses in both eyes
- Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitor
Not sure what’s next. Probably death.*
Ha ha ha.
* a little cancer humor for you!
May 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I joke I’m part robot:
- port
- stoma (loop ostomy)
- cataract lenses in both eyes
- Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitor
Not sure what’s next. Probably death.*
Ha ha ha.
* a little cancer humor for you!
- port
- stoma (loop ostomy)
- cataract lenses in both eyes
- Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitor
Not sure what’s next. Probably death.*
Ha ha ha.
* a little cancer humor for you!