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Heather Roell
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vinguptamd.bsky.social
Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.

Speaks for itself.
September 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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theangrynoodle.com
The idea of networking genuinely makes me want to die.

I get that it's kind of expected, especially in this job market. But I'm a social anxiety-ridden introvert. LinkedIn is the bane of my existence.

The world favors extroverts, and you cannot convince me otherwise. 😭
August 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Reposted by Heather Roell
wgawest.bsky.social
WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
July 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
hroell.bsky.social
I've gotten two of these calls in Austin, Tx. They are so rampant that the courts have put something on their website.

Don't call them back at the number provided. If you're concerned, look up the number to your courthouse and call them directly.
lizcovart.bsky.social Liz Covart @lizcovart.bsky.social · Jul 8
A new scam: Someone pretending to be an officer from the police department in my old county in Virginia called my partner’s phone and tried to tell me I missed my jury summons and now have a warrant out for my arrest.
July 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Reposted by Heather Roell
thesicktimes.org
The U.S.’s much-anticipated summer COVID-19 surge seems to be underway, but slowly and unevenly as the variant picture remains uncertain. Here's this week's full COVID-19 trends report by @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social: bit.ly/3GpyzOv
ID: Slides 1 and 2 — A yellow background and a meter indicating moderate wastewater levels of SARS-CoV-2. The text reads: "The Sick Times. This Week’s Covid-19 Trends. The U.S.’s much-anticipated summer COVID-19 surge seems to be underway, but slowly and unevenly as the variant picture remains uncertain. As of late June, disease levels are increasing across the South and West Coast, but staying relatively low on the East Coast and Midwest. SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater are going up at testing sites across the South and West Coast. WWSCAN and the CDC report recent increases at sites in Florida, Texas, California, Alaska, Georgia, and Louisiana, among others. California’s statewide trend, as reported by the state’s health department, is clearly increasing again after appearing to level off in last week’s data. Test positivity rates and emergency department visits are also increasing in these regions. The CDC’s infectious disease forecasting center, which uses ED visits for its modeling, estimates that COVID-19 cases are “growing or likely growing” in 18 states as of July 1, almost all of them across the West and South. The center estimates that cases are “declining or likely declining” in only three states. And an important reminder: the latest data, covered in this week’s update, are all from before the July 4 holiday. They’re also from before the tragic floods in Texas, a climate disaster that has surely contributed to new COVID-19 spread, too." ID: Slides 1 and 2 — A yellow background and a meter indicating moderate wastewater levels of SARS-CoV-2. The text reads: "The Sick Times. This Week’s Covid-19 Trends. The U.S.’s much-anticipated summer COVID-19 surge seems to be underway, but slowly and unevenly as the variant picture remains uncertain. As of late June, disease levels are increasing across the South and West Coast, but staying relatively low on the East Coast and Midwest. SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater are going up at testing sites across the South and West Coast. WWSCAN and the CDC report recent increases at sites in Florida, Texas, California, Alaska, Georgia, and Louisiana, among others. California’s statewide trend, as reported by the state’s health department, is clearly increasing again after appearing to level off in last week’s data. Test positivity rates and emergency department visits are also increasing in these regions. The CDC’s infectious disease forecasting center, which uses ED visits for its modeling, estimates that COVID-19 cases are “growing or likely growing” in 18 states as of July 1, almost all of them across the West and South. The center estimates that cases are “declining or likely declining” in only three states. And an important reminder: the latest data, covered in this week’s update, are all from before the July 4 holiday. They’re also from before the tragic floods in Texas, a climate disaster that has surely contributed to new COVID-19 spread, too." Slide 3: A yellow background and a meter indicating moderate wastewater levels of SARS-CoV-2. The text reads: "The Sick Times. This Week’s Covid-19 Trends." Map of the U.S., with states color-coded according to whether COVID-19 cases are growing or declining based on CDC forecasts. Text above the map reads: "As of July 1, 2025, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 18 states, declining or likely declining in 3 states, and not changing in 23 states." States with "growing" infections, colored in dark purple, are Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Alaska. 14 other states across the South and West regions have "likely growing" infections, colored in lighter purple. States with "declining or likely declining" infections are colored in green, and the rest of the map is gray for "not changing" or white for "not estimated."
July 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Reposted by Heather Roell
ziibiing.com
all the people missing from the floods. it feels like some of you need to see their faces.
many people missing in texas many people missing in texas many people missing in texas
July 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reposted by Heather Roell
petridishes.bsky.social
it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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ohrobin.bsky.social
Young people SHOULD “have it easier” than you did. I’m sorry you got the strap up hill both ways and paid your debts with pounds of flesh, but the reason we work for progress is to make growing up and growing old gentler, easier, kinder, freer. Struggle isn’t necessary in a healthy society.
April 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Reposted by Heather Roell
clanceypants.bsky.social
Masks are a critical public health tool that help protect people from COVID and other airborne viruses, and attempts to ban them endanger anyone who wants to protect their health. Everyone has a right to wear a mask.

If you live in NY, contact your elected officials to tell them #NoNYMaskBan.
Image Description: Drawing of a person wearing a mask and NY hat. Text says: CONTACT YOUR NY STATE SENATOR AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER And urge them to speak out against mask bans and to commit to not support mask ban legislation. #NoNYMaskBan COVIDAdvocacyNY.org
April 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
hroell.bsky.social
My schools sent out vaccination rates for the entire school and by grade level. Included in that info was a warning of a 21 day quarantine if exposed without having a vaccination. Please get vaccinated, if you're not already.

www.texastribune.org/2025/03/21/t...
Texas is poised to make measles a nationwide epidemic, public health experts say
Public health experts say Texas needs better messaging on vaccinations and quarantining and more people conducting contact tracing to contain the spread.
www.texastribune.org
March 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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techconnectify.bsky.social
I've been thinking a lot about that bumper sticker which says "everything looks like a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works" and folks it's pretty obvious to me that the people in power right now have absolutely no desire to understand how anything works.
March 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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corabora.bsky.social
Texas House bill filed to ban transition-related healthcare for everyone. It just replaces "child" with "person" in the ban that was enacted last session.

This is what we warned people about. They would never have stopped with kids, they want all of us dead.
Texas bill that reads: Sec. 161.702. PROHIBITED PROVISION OF GENDER TRANSITIONING OR GENDER REASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES AND TREATMENTS [TO CERTAIN CHILDREN]. For the purpose of transitioning a person's [child's] biological sex as determined by the sex organs, chromosomes, and endogenous profiles of the person [child] or affirming the person's [child's] perception of the person's [child's] sex if that perception is inconsistent with the person's [child's] biological sex, a physician or health care provider may not knowingly: (1) perform a surgery that sterilizes the person [child], including:
February 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
hroell.bsky.social
Great day talking to legislators at the Capitol about public education. #texasleg
Selfie of me standing in front of the Capitol building Pic of the inside circular ceiling of the Capitol building
February 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
hroell.bsky.social
Last call for cookies! Girl Scouts of Central Texas is running a FREE shipping promo ending today for orders of $40 or more.

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Thanks to everyone who has supported my faiGorl Scout already. She's about 45 boxes away from reaching her stretch goal!
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February 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Reposted by Heather Roell
elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen.

1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
February 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
hroell.bsky.social
The Onion got me again!

Oh. Wait...
February 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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jessicawluther.com
Stop fucking saying he blamed “DEI,” which is some abstract, non-tangible idea. He is blaming people of color having jobs he thinks they aren’t qualified for. He’s blaming race. He’s being racist every time he says it. Journalists need to get fucking backbones, my word.
January 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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queenofcroissant.bsky.social
When Dems in Congress wanted Biden out (I did not!), they were able to form a circle and stayed on message for THREE WEEKS EVERYDAY, forcing Biden out. So when motivated (from rich donors it seems), they know how to get on tv, do press conferences, and leak stories to reporters.
January 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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charlotteclymer.bsky.social
How does a Blackhawk crash into a plane that’s approaching the runway? How many things need to go wrong for that to happen?
January 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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measuredandslow.bsky.social
The email we just got from the superintendent of the Seattle School District was pretty clear that they will not be following either the immigration or trans student EOs. Proud of you, SPS!
An email from the superintendent of the Seattle School District that reads: “4:18 < All Inboxes Reaffirming Our Commitment to SPS Students, Staff and Families Dear SPS Families and Staff, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) remains steadfast in our commitment to providing safe, welcoming, and inclusive learning environments for every student, regardless of race, religion, national origin, immigration status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We have a constitutional obligation to educate all students. No matter where you're from, you are welcome here. We are keeping watch for new policies that may affect our district. As new orders are introduced, we will work to provide as much clarity, calm, and stability as we can. Some of our students and families are facing hardships on their path to educational justice and living freely. The recent announcement regarding the removal of protected areas and the possibility of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) entering schools to deport students is deeply troubling to our district and community.” (Continued in next screengrab) Continuation of the email: “4:18 < All Inboxes Reaffirming Our Co... School districts educate school-age residents regardless of the immigration status of the students or their families. To that end, state law directs school districts to limit immigration enforcement to the fullest extent possible consistent with federal and state law. SPS has adopted a procedure based on the Washington State Attorney General's Office model policy and procedure to apply to district interactions with federal immigration authorities. Read the Superintendent's Procedure on Limiting Immigration Enforcement In SPS, we respect every student's right to a safe school experience. We reaffirm that our schools are places of safety and belonging. We will not tolerate any action that disrupts our students' sense of security or their right to an equitable education. Furthermore, we stand firm in our commitment to protecting the rights of LGBTQIA+ students and staff, including nonbinary individuals. The district remains steadfast in its commitment to fostering…” (Continued in next screen grab) Continuation of email: “…an inclusive and supportive environment. Superintendent Procedure 3211 guides our district's unwavering support for gender-diverse students. We will continue to uphold these practices to ensure every student has access to the resources, support, and respect they deserve. We are currently reviewing our relevant policies and procedures with our legal team to ensure these policies continue to provide clear information for students, their families, and SPS staff. We will work alongside families, educators, and community partners to advocate for policies that protect our students and strengthen our commitment to their academic, social, and emotional well-being. SPS is a district that will continue to stand with every student and family, ensuring their rights are upheld and their voices are heard. In solidarity, Dr. Brent Jones Superintendent”
January 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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kathrynkatiekwrites.substack.com
I never buy Oreos because then I'll eat the Oreos,
so instead I look in my pantry every day and I'm
disappointed that I don't have any Oreos.

~a tragic personal memoir
January 19, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Reposted by Heather Roell
schooley.bsky.social
Kind of crazy he’s now positioning himself as the hero that will stop the thing he started.
Trump Signs Executive Order That Will Effectively Ban Use Of TikTok In the U.S. AUGUST 6, 2020
January 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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soulamami.bsky.social
This is an amazing thread. And to any new Brazilian BlueSkies, Bom venido!
peoplepleaser2012.bsky.social Sophia @peoplepleaser2012.bsky.social · Aug 29
I have decided to post a thread to explain the current situation to BlueSky users outside of Brazil.
clancyny.bsky.social Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · Aug 29
Yes, please. :) Anything would help. I'm ignorant. :)

You just arrived to Bluesky a few hours ago? Is that right?

Are you finding people you know? Or want to know?
August 29, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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planetoffinks.bsky.social
every day I feel like I'm losing my mind as people look at a statistically tied race where one guy is a felon with deeply unpopular positions who ALREADY LOST THIS EXACT RACE and are like "he is 100% for sure going to win"
July 16, 2024 at 6:18 PM
hroell.bsky.social
Finally finished my Snoopy project! #thewoobles #crochet
Crochet Snoopy and Woodstock Crochet Snoopy and Woodstock wearing winter outfits. Crochet Snoopy wearing the Flying Ace outfit. Crochet Snoopy wearing a scouting outfit.
July 5, 2024 at 12:51 AM