Jess Deming
@jessdeming.bsky.social
Giving the bluesky a try.
#publichealth epidemiology, emergency management + social work. She/her.
Lover of good coffee, bad puns, books & community
#publichealth epidemiology, emergency management + social work. She/her.
Lover of good coffee, bad puns, books & community
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rfk jr. has never taken a research methods course, worked on a study, or sat on a lab bench in his entire life
RFK Jr. vows an end to animal testing on Lara Trump's Fox News program. "We’re reeducating researchers so that they know that there are these other forms of research that are much more predictive." The remarks are sending shock waves through the biomedical community. My latest for @science.org
Kennedy ‘deeply committed to ending animal experimentation’
HHS secretary vows to end U.S. monkey imports, push for retirement of research primates
www.science.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
rfk jr. has never taken a research methods course, worked on a study, or sat on a lab bench in his entire life
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.
December 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Solstice Drive to St. Anthony
Christopher Pratt
2008
Christopher Pratt
2008
December 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Solstice Drive to St. Anthony
Christopher Pratt
2008
Christopher Pratt
2008
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'My year end reading statistics' (originally for @theguardian.com books).
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
December 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
'My year end reading statistics' (originally for @theguardian.com books).
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
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It is unethical to do a randomized controlled trial in which you withhold a proven, life-saving vaccine from newborn babies.
December 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
It is unethical to do a randomized controlled trial in which you withhold a proven, life-saving vaccine from newborn babies.
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🎶 He’s making a list
He’s checking it twice
He’s gonna find out if you work for ICE 🎶
He’s checking it twice
He’s gonna find out if you work for ICE 🎶
December 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🎶 He’s making a list
He’s checking it twice
He’s gonna find out if you work for ICE 🎶
He’s checking it twice
He’s gonna find out if you work for ICE 🎶
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
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I think about this quote from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social a lot:
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
We are being poisoned every day, so why do we keep voting for more pollution? Ask a lobbyist | George Monbiot
The dirty industries that dominate politics deceive us into accepting dangerous pollutants such as ammonia as part of life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I think about this quote from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social a lot:
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
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REMINDER: Sex workers and people with OnlyFans accounts have been screaming at the top of their lungs about being turned away at the borders (even from Canada) due to CBP checking people’s social media and WARNED this was coming.
And yall said nothing.
What happens to the “least” happens to ALL
And yall said nothing.
What happens to the “least” happens to ALL
Bat shit crazy.
US plans to start checking tourists social media.
It will be "mandatory" to hand over the social media info, including email addresses & phone numbers used in the last five years, as well as the names, addresses, numbers, & birthdays of family members.
news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
US plans to start checking tourists social media.
It will be "mandatory" to hand over the social media info, including email addresses & phone numbers used in the last five years, as well as the names, addresses, numbers, & birthdays of family members.
news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
US plans to start checking all tourists' social media
The potential social media mandate being proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would apply to anyone visiting, whether they require a visa or not.
news.sky.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
REMINDER: Sex workers and people with OnlyFans accounts have been screaming at the top of their lungs about being turned away at the borders (even from Canada) due to CBP checking people’s social media and WARNED this was coming.
And yall said nothing.
What happens to the “least” happens to ALL
And yall said nothing.
What happens to the “least” happens to ALL
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🚨I joined a remarkable group of physicians, epidemiologists, virologists, lawyers, & other public health experts to make this short video
We cannot stand by & watch Trump, RFK Jr, & the MAGA/MAHA movement cause preventable sickness & death
Please share far & wide, thanks
We cannot stand by & watch Trump, RFK Jr, & the MAGA/MAHA movement cause preventable sickness & death
Please share far & wide, thanks
The Save America Movement’s Science & Health Committee, led by Dr. Angela Rasmussen, unites experts from Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Yale & more to expose how Trump’s plan to rewrite the childhood vaccine schedule endangers families and public health. Watch here: www.youtube.com/shorts/4wnNy...
December 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🚨I joined a remarkable group of physicians, epidemiologists, virologists, lawyers, & other public health experts to make this short video
We cannot stand by & watch Trump, RFK Jr, & the MAGA/MAHA movement cause preventable sickness & death
Please share far & wide, thanks
We cannot stand by & watch Trump, RFK Jr, & the MAGA/MAHA movement cause preventable sickness & death
Please share far & wide, thanks
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He is not well.
If someone’s grandpa posted this on Facebook, the family would be discussing assisted living by dinner.
If someone’s grandpa posted this on Facebook, the family would be discussing assisted living by dinner.
December 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
He is not well.
If someone’s grandpa posted this on Facebook, the family would be discussing assisted living by dinner.
If someone’s grandpa posted this on Facebook, the family would be discussing assisted living by dinner.
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you can remove the word "parenting" from this and it all still holds
Sam Altman saying he uses Chat GPT as a parenting tool is a dumb as fuck “news” story today, but honestly, you should never take any parenting advice from rich people. Full stop. They don’t look after their kids. They have staff. Precisely zero of their parenting dilemmas resemble normal humans’.
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
you can remove the word "parenting" from this and it all still holds
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
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So far this season, Canada has reported 22 flu-related deaths. This is likely an underestimation, as not all deaths are tested post-mortem, as many do not occur in hospital settings.
health-infobase.canada.ca/respiratory-...
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Influenza: Canadian respiratory virus surveillance report (FluWatch+) — Canada.ca
Weekly overview of key trends in influenza (flu) activity in Canada.
health-infobase.canada.ca
December 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
So far this season, Canada has reported 22 flu-related deaths. This is likely an underestimation, as not all deaths are tested post-mortem, as many do not occur in hospital settings.
health-infobase.canada.ca/respiratory-...
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health-infobase.canada.ca/respiratory-...
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It's also good to keep in mind that even a low efficacy flu vaccine is still likely to keep you and your loved ones out of the hospital and out of the morgue.
Thus concludes my ongoing plea for people to get their flu shot ASAP.
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Thus concludes my ongoing plea for people to get their flu shot ASAP.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's also good to keep in mind that even a low efficacy flu vaccine is still likely to keep you and your loved ones out of the hospital and out of the morgue.
Thus concludes my ongoing plea for people to get their flu shot ASAP.
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Thus concludes my ongoing plea for people to get their flu shot ASAP.
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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This is despicable, and it shouldn't be legal. They are refusing to use Admiral Levine's legal name in an official display. I'm not a lawyer, but it seems like this should qualify as libel: false, publicly visible, harmful, & with deliberate disregard of the truth.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This is despicable, and it shouldn't be legal. They are refusing to use Admiral Levine's legal name in an official display. I'm not a lawyer, but it seems like this should qualify as libel: false, publicly visible, harmful, & with deliberate disregard of the truth.
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NEW: Hundreds of public servants are being let go at federal agencies that monitor climate risks, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports
Cuts at Natural Resources Canada ‘decimate’ wildfire and flood tracking capacity, unions warn
Carney's cuts have hit Natural Resources Canada, causing uproar from public sector unions warning the layoffs will hurt Canada's ability to respond to cliamte change and protect Canadians from wildfir...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEW: Hundreds of public servants are being let go at federal agencies that monitor climate risks, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports
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You've heard of elf on a shelf. Now get ready for...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
You've heard of elf on a shelf. Now get ready for...
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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Repeat after me: fossil fuel companies will not lead us out of this crisis.
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables
November 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Repeat after me: fossil fuel companies will not lead us out of this crisis.
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables