Katy, scratching & surviving
@kathrynnthered.bsky.social
you've merely adapted to the prairie, i was born in it | crunchy nature ginger | MSP| she/her
if you watch enough procedurals through even a mildly critical lens, you can uno reverse all the copaganda & then you have their whole playbook
October 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
if you watch enough procedurals through even a mildly critical lens, you can uno reverse all the copaganda & then you have their whole playbook
a rapid test saved my medically vulnerable mom from a covid exposure this week.
i was meant to go to see my parents on Thursday for the long memorial day weekend. I'd had a hectic week at work and by Wednesday night I was tired and felt my spring allergies were acting up.
i was meant to go to see my parents on Thursday for the long memorial day weekend. I'd had a hectic week at work and by Wednesday night I was tired and felt my spring allergies were acting up.
May 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
a rapid test saved my medically vulnerable mom from a covid exposure this week.
i was meant to go to see my parents on Thursday for the long memorial day weekend. I'd had a hectic week at work and by Wednesday night I was tired and felt my spring allergies were acting up.
i was meant to go to see my parents on Thursday for the long memorial day weekend. I'd had a hectic week at work and by Wednesday night I was tired and felt my spring allergies were acting up.
don't let the bastards get you down!!!
(as i do let the bastards, indeed, get me down)
(as i do let the bastards, indeed, get me down)
May 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
don't let the bastards get you down!!!
(as i do let the bastards, indeed, get me down)
(as i do let the bastards, indeed, get me down)
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well well well, if it isn't the thing everyone said would happen
Went and I checked this, and Edwin's correct: On the left is text from the reconciliation bill "PROHIBITING FEDERAL MEDICAID AND CHIP FUNDING FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES FOR MINORS" On the right is from the Manager's amendment that strikes the word "FOR MINORS."
May 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
well well well, if it isn't the thing everyone said would happen
super cool how my phone is the terror box but also the fun box
April 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
super cool how my phone is the terror box but also the fun box
the covid-informed vibe of hearing a talkshow around "how covid has changed you" and every caller so far has refused to agree that this is normal
March 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
the covid-informed vibe of hearing a talkshow around "how covid has changed you" and every caller so far has refused to agree that this is normal
nothing like updating your resume to make you feel like a pile of dusty bones
March 4, 2025 at 5:38 AM
nothing like updating your resume to make you feel like a pile of dusty bones
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There is no strict constitutional prohibition against giving the nuclear codes to teenagers, so it’s hard to see why liberals are so upset about the DOGE kids taking over the Pentagon.
by Jonathan Turley
by Jonathan Turley
February 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
There is no strict constitutional prohibition against giving the nuclear codes to teenagers, so it’s hard to see why liberals are so upset about the DOGE kids taking over the Pentagon.
by Jonathan Turley
by Jonathan Turley
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the hours of real life you've given just me back over the years?
genuine hero
(good night now 🌻)
genuine hero
(good night now 🌻)
Hi, are you doomscrolling?
January 31, 2025 at 6:03 AM
the hours of real life you've given just me back over the years?
genuine hero
(good night now 🌻)
genuine hero
(good night now 🌻)
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Just sharing for no relevant reason whatsoever that the NIH funds the long covid research study/clinical trials I’m participating in and recently found that new cases of ME/CFS are 15 times higher than pre-pandemic levels. Article ends with a call for “more research” 🥲
NIH-funded study finds cases of ME/CFS increase following SARS-CoV-2
ME/CFS is a complex, serious, and chronic condition that often occurs following an infection.
www.nih.gov
January 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Just sharing for no relevant reason whatsoever that the NIH funds the long covid research study/clinical trials I’m participating in and recently found that new cases of ME/CFS are 15 times higher than pre-pandemic levels. Article ends with a call for “more research” 🥲
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The new White House has already deleted dozens of environmental justice websites and reports. Worry not, they’re all backed up on various independent university websites. eelp.law.harvard.edu/tracker-type...
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Federal Environmental Justice Tracker – Environmental and Energy Law Program
eelp.law.harvard.edu
January 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The new White House has already deleted dozens of environmental justice websites and reports. Worry not, they’re all backed up on various independent university websites. eelp.law.harvard.edu/tracker-type...
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If you see this, post something orange
January 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM
If you see this, post something orange
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“Oh, Anna, why don’t you trust the CDC?”
*gesticulates wildly*
*gesticulates wildly*
IMPORTANT
The US CDC has announced that, going forward, reported SARS-CoV-2 wastewater levels will be normalized to an endemic baseline
"Zero" on this baseline will be levels in the previous year
@evanblake17.bsky.social @benjaminmateus.bsky.social
The US CDC has announced that, going forward, reported SARS-CoV-2 wastewater levels will be normalized to an endemic baseline
"Zero" on this baseline will be levels in the previous year
@evanblake17.bsky.social @benjaminmateus.bsky.social
January 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
“Oh, Anna, why don’t you trust the CDC?”
*gesticulates wildly*
*gesticulates wildly*
update: i told him after he got his replacement, and told him i'd be able to sell his shredded dickie's jacket for like $400 to some dude from like bushwick
my dad asked for a replacement for his absolutely shredded dickies work jacket for christmas and i just can't bring myself to tell him his workwear has become a fashion statement now
January 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
update: i told him after he got his replacement, and told him i'd be able to sell his shredded dickie's jacket for like $400 to some dude from like bushwick
do any twin cities folk have a local clothing recycler they use? I'm talking for clothing that's quite worn out to the point it's unusable anymore. (I try to donate to clothing closets for usable clothing I don't wear anymore already :) )
January 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
do any twin cities folk have a local clothing recycler they use? I'm talking for clothing that's quite worn out to the point it's unusable anymore. (I try to donate to clothing closets for usable clothing I don't wear anymore already :) )
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I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
December 6, 2024 at 2:19 AM
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I'd take this a step further: why do so many medical professionals dismiss the airborne nature of COVID specifically? Moreover, why do some seem baffled when high-risk patients wear respirators and make other choices consistent with protecting themselves?
What does it tell you about our current state of "scientific community" & medical field, if medical professionals (nurses & doctors alike) do NOT even mask around immunocompromised people?
The silence of the medical community on medieval disease preventative culture is gross. #medsky #skymed #news
The silence of the medical community on medieval disease preventative culture is gross. #medsky #skymed #news
Reminder that our opinion on masks aren’t in a vacuum
Anti-maskers have made oncology clinics and public spaces *more* hostile to mask wearers than they were before Covid began
It’s extra important we loudly promote masking to protect cancer patients www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/features/lac...
Anti-maskers have made oncology clinics and public spaces *more* hostile to mask wearers than they were before Covid began
It’s extra important we loudly promote masking to protect cancer patients www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/features/lac...
December 4, 2024 at 4:23 PM
I'd take this a step further: why do so many medical professionals dismiss the airborne nature of COVID specifically? Moreover, why do some seem baffled when high-risk patients wear respirators and make other choices consistent with protecting themselves?
Luxembourg really went off to be honest
November 28, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Luxembourg really went off to be honest
when i was shopping for a new car in 2022, the freaking salespeople would don a mask when they saw mine for god's sake
If you see a mask, don't ask (it's not fair to vulnerable people)—just put one on
November 28, 2024 at 4:37 PM
when i was shopping for a new car in 2022, the freaking salespeople would don a mask when they saw mine for god's sake
my dad asked for a replacement for his absolutely shredded dickies work jacket for christmas and i just can't bring myself to tell him his workwear has become a fashion statement now
November 25, 2024 at 5:28 AM
my dad asked for a replacement for his absolutely shredded dickies work jacket for christmas and i just can't bring myself to tell him his workwear has become a fashion statement now
i support families like Craig's for work as a waiver case manager. I work in minnesota, which has one of the most robust home and community-based service programs in the US.
i can't imagine the fallout from these kinds of cuts, truly. without mincing words:
this is a eugenicist policy.
i can't imagine the fallout from these kinds of cuts, truly. without mincing words:
this is a eugenicist policy.
November 24, 2024 at 5:41 AM
i support families like Craig's for work as a waiver case manager. I work in minnesota, which has one of the most robust home and community-based service programs in the US.
i can't imagine the fallout from these kinds of cuts, truly. without mincing words:
this is a eugenicist policy.
i can't imagine the fallout from these kinds of cuts, truly. without mincing words:
this is a eugenicist policy.
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Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
November 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
