Eri
@indieair.bsky.social
Hiker, Pie in Forests Lover, Feminist, Rebel Rouser, Hooman.
#Shenandoah is a magical place. I was fortunate to go back and visit before the shutdown.
Please know that visiting National Parks or sites at this time is not recommended. Facilities and emergency response are limited if not non-existent during the shutdown.
Please know that visiting National Parks or sites at this time is not recommended. Facilities and emergency response are limited if not non-existent during the shutdown.
October 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
#Shenandoah is a magical place. I was fortunate to go back and visit before the shutdown.
Please know that visiting National Parks or sites at this time is not recommended. Facilities and emergency response are limited if not non-existent during the shutdown.
Please know that visiting National Parks or sites at this time is not recommended. Facilities and emergency response are limited if not non-existent during the shutdown.
Researching Environmental Degrees outside of U.S. has been daunting. On a lighter note--twas a break from existential dread.
October 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Researching Environmental Degrees outside of U.S. has been daunting. On a lighter note--twas a break from existential dread.
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How Scientists Can Break Their Communication Cliches #ScienceIsEssential #ScienceMatters #SciComm #DefendScience #FireRFKJr
June 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
How Scientists Can Break Their Communication Cliches #ScienceIsEssential #ScienceMatters #SciComm #DefendScience #FireRFKJr
American Health Insurance denials. Highly recommend people visit the IG account and listen to the stories.
#healthinsurance #todayaninsurancecompany
#infringment #doctors #medicine
www.instagram.com/reel/DNTiJzR...
#healthinsurance #todayaninsurancecompany
#infringment #doctors #medicine
www.instagram.com/reel/DNTiJzR...
docfluencermdo on Instagram: "🚨 DOCFLUENCER UPRISING 🚨This is it — our FIRST EVER DocFluencer, MDO campaign to make noise so loud it can’t be ignored. Here’s h…"
🚨 DOCFLUENCER UPRISING 🚨This is it — our FIRST EVER DocFluencer, MDO campaign to make noise so loud it can’t be ignored. Here’s how to join 👇1️⃣ Start your reel by saying: “Today, an insurance company infringed on my practice of medicine by…”…then share YOUR story of how.2️⃣ Invite @DocFluencerMDO as a collaborator and your reel will appear on our page3️⃣Use hashtag #DocFluencerMDOApprovedWe’re flooding Instagram with the same opening line, the same hashtag, and our real stories. For the next 10 days, every scroll will show the truth about how insurance companies are harming patient care.At the end, we’ll choose the top 3 most impactful posts to live on our page. This is about changing healthcare through social media.If you’ve ever said, “Someone should do something about this”… congratulations, you’re someone.We’re FLOODING Instagram for 10 days.Same line. Same hashtag. Same mission: doctors changing healthcare through social media.💥Phase 2: Patients speak out. Coming soon. #DocfluencerMDOApproved
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August 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
American Health Insurance denials. Highly recommend people visit the IG account and listen to the stories.
#healthinsurance #todayaninsurancecompany
#infringment #doctors #medicine
www.instagram.com/reel/DNTiJzR...
#healthinsurance #todayaninsurancecompany
#infringment #doctors #medicine
www.instagram.com/reel/DNTiJzR...
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NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
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i need some space… and maybe you do too
April 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
i need some space… and maybe you do too
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Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files.
“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
(Published March 2023 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
(Published March 2023 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them
Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
propub.li
March 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files.
“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
(Published March 2023 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
(Published March 2023 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
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And to remind folks, I'm pretty much the only lawyer on that list who holds everyone accountable
www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/belt...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/belt...
March 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
And to remind folks, I'm pretty much the only lawyer on that list who holds everyone accountable
www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/belt...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/belt...
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When Elon Musk says that he thinks the most important thing happening in the world right now is his feelings, I believe him.
Bigger void, vaster emptiness that could never be filled, than any galactic black hole
March 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
When Elon Musk says that he thinks the most important thing happening in the world right now is his feelings, I believe him.
Interacting with wildlife leads to changed behaviours, acclimation to human presence, negative outcomes for animal populations, attacks, disruption & avoidance of habitats. Your selfie may get your maimed, killed, or you end up with an animal that has to be euthanized. Also See: zoonotic diseases.
This week, a controversial US influencer has been publicly condemned after filming herself carrying a baby wombat away from its mother.
Evidence shows that getting close to wildlife for social media content doesn’t boost engagement and can harm conservation efforts 🌍🧪
#wildlife #influencer
Evidence shows that getting close to wildlife for social media content doesn’t boost engagement and can harm conservation efforts 🌍🧪
#wildlife #influencer
March 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Interacting with wildlife leads to changed behaviours, acclimation to human presence, negative outcomes for animal populations, attacks, disruption & avoidance of habitats. Your selfie may get your maimed, killed, or you end up with an animal that has to be euthanized. Also See: zoonotic diseases.
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My assigned sex at birth was a commodity that was bought and paid for. So when I was feminine as a child and then turned out to be transgender, I was going against the product that was sold.
March 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My assigned sex at birth was a commodity that was bought and paid for. So when I was feminine as a child and then turned out to be transgender, I was going against the product that was sold.
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Kidnapping an activist and jailing him in the middle of the night is a brazen act of authoritarianism.
Punishing dissent by revoking legal status is a dangerous precedent to set.
Punishing dissent by revoking legal status is a dangerous precedent to set.
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
zeteo.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Kidnapping an activist and jailing him in the middle of the night is a brazen act of authoritarianism.
Punishing dissent by revoking legal status is a dangerous precedent to set.
Punishing dissent by revoking legal status is a dangerous precedent to set.
So....
Shall Alsup bring the dueling pistols so swords? Just curious.
Shall Alsup bring the dueling pistols so swords? Just curious.
DOJ, is it good when a judge issues you a "SECOND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION" order? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
So....
Shall Alsup bring the dueling pistols so swords? Just curious.
Shall Alsup bring the dueling pistols so swords? Just curious.
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Trump’s Ukraine policy reads like Putin’s dream for a Russian asset:
✔️Spread propaganda that Ukraine started the war
✔️Cut off military aid
✔️Block intel sharing
✔️Demean Zelenskyy in the Oval Office
✔️Weaken US alliances with Europe
Who benefits? Putin. Who loses? Us.
✔️Spread propaganda that Ukraine started the war
✔️Cut off military aid
✔️Block intel sharing
✔️Demean Zelenskyy in the Oval Office
✔️Weaken US alliances with Europe
Who benefits? Putin. Who loses? Us.
March 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Trump’s Ukraine policy reads like Putin’s dream for a Russian asset:
✔️Spread propaganda that Ukraine started the war
✔️Cut off military aid
✔️Block intel sharing
✔️Demean Zelenskyy in the Oval Office
✔️Weaken US alliances with Europe
Who benefits? Putin. Who loses? Us.
✔️Spread propaganda that Ukraine started the war
✔️Cut off military aid
✔️Block intel sharing
✔️Demean Zelenskyy in the Oval Office
✔️Weaken US alliances with Europe
Who benefits? Putin. Who loses? Us.
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Depends *when* you were a child though, I learned recently:
March 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Depends *when* you were a child though, I learned recently:
The Office of Research on Women's Health wasn't est. till 1990 & made it mandatory to include sex and gender differences in studies.
The NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 mandated the inclusion of women and racial/ethnic minorities in clinical research funded by NIH.
#DEI #minorityhealth #NIH #studies
The NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 mandated the inclusion of women and racial/ethnic minorities in clinical research funded by NIH.
#DEI #minorityhealth #NIH #studies
NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics.
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The Office of Research on Women's Health wasn't est. till 1990 & made it mandatory to include sex and gender differences in studies.
The NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 mandated the inclusion of women and racial/ethnic minorities in clinical research funded by NIH.
#DEI #minorityhealth #NIH #studies
The NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 mandated the inclusion of women and racial/ethnic minorities in clinical research funded by NIH.
#DEI #minorityhealth #NIH #studies
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NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics.
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics.
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Delaying a project producing more accurate forecasting, potentially saving lives ... They gutted 2 of the lead scientists in mass firings. One saying they gave up their citizenship from their country -- an authoritarian one -- to work on this project. They are now looking at Europe. #braindrain
Hi - I'd like to share this story of what is happening at NOAA GFDL, where some of my colleagues and I worked until the mass firings at NOAA last week.
"...the birthplace of weather and climate forecasting"
"...the birthplace of weather and climate forecasting"
NOAA firings hit the birthplace of weather and climate forecasting
Dismissed researchers were improving severe weather predictions
www.science.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Delaying a project producing more accurate forecasting, potentially saving lives ... They gutted 2 of the lead scientists in mass firings. One saying they gave up their citizenship from their country -- an authoritarian one -- to work on this project. They are now looking at Europe. #braindrain
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I'm with a different outlet but every fucking word of this is bang on the money. We have seen this movie before. But this time....
Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…
www.techdirt.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I'm with a different outlet but every fucking word of this is bang on the money. We have seen this movie before. But this time....
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Vermont residents melted the vice president's family vacation with a sea of signs leading to the ski resort.
Protesters Hit JD Vance With A Frosty 'F**k Off' On Ski Trip After Zelenskyy Clash
Vermont residents melted the vice president's family vacation with a sea of signs leading to the ski resort.
www.huffpost.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Vermont residents melted the vice president's family vacation with a sea of signs leading to the ski resort.
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RFK Jr said measles patients are hospitalized for quarantine.
This is false.
They are hospitalized with:
•respiratory distress
•pneumonia
•dangerously high fever
•encephalitis
•severe dehydration from vomiting & diarrhea
These are from measles, a serious illness. Preventable via vaccination.
This is false.
They are hospitalized with:
•respiratory distress
•pneumonia
•dangerously high fever
•encephalitis
•severe dehydration from vomiting & diarrhea
These are from measles, a serious illness. Preventable via vaccination.
The first measles death in the US in a decade is NOT normal.
Here's what you should know about how to keep you and your loved ones safe.
news.immunologic.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
RFK Jr said measles patients are hospitalized for quarantine.
This is false.
They are hospitalized with:
•respiratory distress
•pneumonia
•dangerously high fever
•encephalitis
•severe dehydration from vomiting & diarrhea
These are from measles, a serious illness. Preventable via vaccination.
This is false.
They are hospitalized with:
•respiratory distress
•pneumonia
•dangerously high fever
•encephalitis
•severe dehydration from vomiting & diarrhea
These are from measles, a serious illness. Preventable via vaccination.