@grannymaureen7.bsky.social
Granny to lovable hooligans, mom, wife, RN, deaf,
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Losing institutional memory and expertise means weakening our frontline defense. For 80 years, CDC has been a beacon of health protection for the United States and the world. That beacon is now in grave danger of being extinguished, endangering all of our health.
August 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Losing institutional memory and expertise means weakening our frontline defense. For 80 years, CDC has been a beacon of health protection for the United States and the world. That beacon is now in grave danger of being extinguished, endangering all of our health.
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Defund the police: something that never really happened, but everybody talked about.
Defund the scientists: something that's actually happening, but almost nobody's talking about in those terms.
Defund the scientists: something that's actually happening, but almost nobody's talking about in those terms.
July 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Defund the police: something that never really happened, but everybody talked about.
Defund the scientists: something that's actually happening, but almost nobody's talking about in those terms.
Defund the scientists: something that's actually happening, but almost nobody's talking about in those terms.
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Summary Table of the massive defunding of biomedical research in the United States
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
July 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Summary Table of the massive defunding of biomedical research in the United States
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I guess Covid cautious or immunocompromised people aren't allowed to protest. But it's ok for ICE to run around in balaclavas like assholes
June 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I guess Covid cautious or immunocompromised people aren't allowed to protest. But it's ok for ICE to run around in balaclavas like assholes
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Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month.
Worked on novel antivirals.
Worked on novel antivirals.
June 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month.
Worked on novel antivirals.
Worked on novel antivirals.
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I worry that not enough of a big deal is being made about how long-term the devastation of these budget cuts to our scientific and health agencies will be, beyond the absolute ruin they will cause in the acute period.
June 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I worry that not enough of a big deal is being made about how long-term the devastation of these budget cuts to our scientific and health agencies will be, beyond the absolute ruin they will cause in the acute period.
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staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
May 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
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Team Trump is cutting money for deaf kids.
“Pediatric deafness is a neurodevelopmental emergency. Without support, deaf and hard of hearing children do not learn to communicate, which has cascading effects on brain, language, social & occupational development.”
www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/202...
“Pediatric deafness is a neurodevelopmental emergency. Without support, deaf and hard of hearing children do not learn to communicate, which has cascading effects on brain, language, social & occupational development.”
www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/202...
Funding Cuts to Deaf Education Impact Disabled Students & Families
Across the country, from rural Utah to Florida, students who are deaf or hard of hearing will face dwindling access to critical support services
www.tc.columbia.edu
April 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Team Trump is cutting money for deaf kids.
“Pediatric deafness is a neurodevelopmental emergency. Without support, deaf and hard of hearing children do not learn to communicate, which has cascading effects on brain, language, social & occupational development.”
www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/202...
“Pediatric deafness is a neurodevelopmental emergency. Without support, deaf and hard of hearing children do not learn to communicate, which has cascading effects on brain, language, social & occupational development.”
www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/202...
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From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
March 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
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Measles are contagious.
Measles cause 1 in 4 people to be hospitalized.
Measles can be deadly especially in children.
Measles can cause blindness & deafness.
Measles can cause brain damage yrs later.
Measles can cause "immune amnesia".
Measles are preventable with MMR vaccine.
#medsky #IDsky 🛟 😷🧪
Measles cause 1 in 4 people to be hospitalized.
Measles can be deadly especially in children.
Measles can cause blindness & deafness.
Measles can cause brain damage yrs later.
Measles can cause "immune amnesia".
Measles are preventable with MMR vaccine.
#medsky #IDsky 🛟 😷🧪
February 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC
This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now
#MedSky
www.acog.org/clinical/cli...
This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now
#MedSky
www.acog.org/clinical/cli...
ACOG Endorsed
The following documents have ACOG’s endorsement and are listed in order of endorsed date.
www.acog.org
February 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC
This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now
#MedSky
www.acog.org/clinical/cli...
This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now
#MedSky
www.acog.org/clinical/cli...
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#PedSky appreciation post: Dr. Weyand’s posts are why I now check ferritin/CRP for every anemia screen (w CBC + retic)! I’ve caught so many w single digit ferritin levels even if Hgb is “normal” 😱 It’s also an issue in “picky eaters” even if they’re not menstruating
Just your regular reminder that iron deficiency affects ~40% of 12-21 yo females and still no one cares.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Iron-Deficiency Anemia in US Females Aged 12-21 Years, 2003-2020
This study examines prevalence of iron deficiency among females aged 12 to 21 years to inform future screening strategies for iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia.
jamanetwork.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:33 PM
#PedSky appreciation post: Dr. Weyand’s posts are why I now check ferritin/CRP for every anemia screen (w CBC + retic)! I’ve caught so many w single digit ferritin levels even if Hgb is “normal” 😱 It’s also an issue in “picky eaters” even if they’re not menstruating
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Everyone in this picture would be able to walk if the polio vaccine had existed in time for them.
December 15, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Everyone in this picture would be able to walk if the polio vaccine had existed in time for them.
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He actually said “that’s not the topic of our conversation today” despite it, in fact, being exactly the topic of our conversation.
One time I had to do a “peer to peer” because the patients insurer insisted on choosing the patient’s anticoagulation.
I asked the guy, who clearly wasn’t my peer, to tell me what he knew about Vitamin K epoxide reductase but it turns out he wasn’t too interested in that.
I asked the guy, who clearly wasn’t my peer, to tell me what he knew about Vitamin K epoxide reductase but it turns out he wasn’t too interested in that.
December 9, 2024 at 9:01 PM
He actually said “that’s not the topic of our conversation today” despite it, in fact, being exactly the topic of our conversation.
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"Mohawk believes defective or 'non-conforming' parts are not being properly tracked... and could be making it onto Boeing planes – a concern he said could lead to a catastrophic event without a proper investigation...
'It's like Russian roulette'"
www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-...
'It's like Russian roulette'"
www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-...
Boeing failing to keep track of non-conforming parts, whistleblower says: "It's like Russian roulette"
Whistleblowers are speaking out after a door plug on a Boeing plane blew out shortly after takeoff earlier this year.
www.cbsnews.com
December 9, 2024 at 12:50 AM
"Mohawk believes defective or 'non-conforming' parts are not being properly tracked... and could be making it onto Boeing planes – a concern he said could lead to a catastrophic event without a proper investigation...
'It's like Russian roulette'"
www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-...
'It's like Russian roulette'"
www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-...
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To everyone in a similar scenario: the tactic my doctor's office has taught me is to ask, in writing, for:
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
March 26, 2024 at 2:16 AM
To everyone in a similar scenario: the tactic my doctor's office has taught me is to ask, in writing, for:
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
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For most of my life the Republican strategy is to prevent Democrats from doing popular things and they keep getting rewarded for it. At the same time, Democrats keep trying to seek common ground and they are punished. Over and over again. Be kinda nice if some lessons were learned and applied.
December 6, 2024 at 5:27 AM
For most of my life the Republican strategy is to prevent Democrats from doing popular things and they keep getting rewarded for it. At the same time, Democrats keep trying to seek common ground and they are punished. Over and over again. Be kinda nice if some lessons were learned and applied.
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Take your hate somewhere else.
The anti-LGBTQ+ account was suspended after just nine days on Bluesky—and users are applauding the X alternative for its actual content moderation.
MAGA Account 'Libs Of TikTok' Banned From Bluesky After Just 9 Days—And People Are Cheering
Take your hate somewhere else.
www.comicsands.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Take your hate somewhere else.
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You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE
December 5, 2024 at 9:59 PM
You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE
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Welcome
I heard this is a good place to talk about taxing the rich, breaking up big tech, and ending Washington corruption.
December 5, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Welcome
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Call me crazy, but I think Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, sending Trump $18 million should be a bigger story
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
A Chinese national, charged with fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 million
Chinese Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun paid $6.2 million for a banana — sold by Sotheby's as conceptual art — and then ate it last Friday.
popular.info
December 3, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Call me crazy, but I think Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, sending Trump $18 million should be a bigger story
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
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North Carolina will be sued.
The North Carolina General Assembly’s GOP supermajority just approved a hugely corrupt power grab, seizing authority from the governor and the courts to prevent any meaningful check on legislative abuses. Authoritarian stuff. A very dark day for democracy in NC. amp.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
December 2, 2024 at 10:46 PM
North Carolina will be sued.
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I’m old enough to remember the catastrophic toll of HIV/AIDS denial by South African President Thabo Mbeki, which led to >300,000 AIDS deaths.
I never thought that 20 years later, an HIV/AIDS denialist would be tapped for the helm of health policy in the US.
RFK Jr MUST be rejected
#WorldAIDSDay
I never thought that 20 years later, an HIV/AIDS denialist would be tapped for the helm of health policy in the US.
RFK Jr MUST be rejected
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2024 at 4:09 PM
I’m old enough to remember the catastrophic toll of HIV/AIDS denial by South African President Thabo Mbeki, which led to >300,000 AIDS deaths.
I never thought that 20 years later, an HIV/AIDS denialist would be tapped for the helm of health policy in the US.
RFK Jr MUST be rejected
#WorldAIDSDay
I never thought that 20 years later, an HIV/AIDS denialist would be tapped for the helm of health policy in the US.
RFK Jr MUST be rejected
#WorldAIDSDay
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I think pardons to Fauci and Vindemann are both sensible because (1) there is no plausible suggestion they have committed crimes and (2) the Trumpists have explicitly made them the target of planned political persecutions.
Plus, you know Trump is going to start throwing them out left and right, and would have directed his DOJ to endlessly investigate and prosecute Hunter. Fuck that. Biden should start offering pardons to Vindemann, Fauci, etc. Rob the motherfuckers of any joy.
The answer to “Biden has violated a norm by pardoning Hunter” isn’t “no he hasn’t violated that norm” or “it’s justified to violate that norm” but “BULLSHIT that’s a norm.” In fact, political pardons have been offered by both Republicans and Democrats.
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December 2, 2024 at 2:28 AM
I think pardons to Fauci and Vindemann are both sensible because (1) there is no plausible suggestion they have committed crimes and (2) the Trumpists have explicitly made them the target of planned political persecutions.
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Nichols: You have the makings of a not so slow motion authoritarian takeover of the United States government. And people ought to be really concerned about this.
December 1, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Nichols: You have the makings of a not so slow motion authoritarian takeover of the United States government. And people ought to be really concerned about this.