KFC.was.here
@kfcwashere.bsky.social
Midwesterner. Dog mom. World traveler. Epidemiologist. Iced coffee enthusiast. Sticker collector. Elephant lover. Equity-minded and empathy-fueled. Mildly misanthropic and battling compassion fatigue. Right now, I'm busy being fabulous…
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Male veterans are encountering obstacles in getting treatment for breast cancer in the VA system because of Trump's executive order meant to oppress trans people. I say that again: non-trans men are struggling to get treatment for breast cancer due to transphobia.
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
www.propublica.org
November 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Male veterans are encountering obstacles in getting treatment for breast cancer in the VA system because of Trump's executive order meant to oppress trans people. I say that again: non-trans men are struggling to get treatment for breast cancer due to transphobia.
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
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“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument
October 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument
The average American has no understanding of the devastation and long term consequences of these decisions. America is completely unprepared for an outbreak due to this administration.
RIFed:
Several CDC staff currently working on an Ebola outbreak overseas.
You know — the ones literally helping contain and prevent it from spreading. (Like, to the U.S.)
Trust us: dying from Ebola is a MISERABLE way to die.
Several CDC staff currently working on an Ebola outbreak overseas.
You know — the ones literally helping contain and prevent it from spreading. (Like, to the U.S.)
Trust us: dying from Ebola is a MISERABLE way to die.
Ebola disease
WHO fact sheet on Ebola: key facts, definition, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, WHO response.
www.who.int
October 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The average American has no understanding of the devastation and long term consequences of these decisions. America is completely unprepared for an outbreak due to this administration.
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"The U.S. government has spent tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars since the start of April on idled health workers."
The Trump admin’s waste, fraud, and abuse are staggering--not just in dollars, but in the lost talent and expertise of the very scientists who keep America safe.
The Trump admin’s waste, fraud, and abuse are staggering--not just in dollars, but in the lost talent and expertise of the very scientists who keep America safe.
The HHS Officials Being Paid Six Figures to Do Nothing
The Trump administration hasn’t fired them but won’t let them do their jobs.
www.theatlantic.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"The U.S. government has spent tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars since the start of April on idled health workers."
The Trump admin’s waste, fraud, and abuse are staggering--not just in dollars, but in the lost talent and expertise of the very scientists who keep America safe.
The Trump admin’s waste, fraud, and abuse are staggering--not just in dollars, but in the lost talent and expertise of the very scientists who keep America safe.
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Judging by the shamefully opportunistic & politicizing rhetoric of some rightwingers on Twitter, & their cynical use of Charlie Kirk’s horrific murder for political point scoring, it’s almost as if Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman wasn’t murdered by a Trump-voting MAGA maniac just 12 weeks ago.
September 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Judging by the shamefully opportunistic & politicizing rhetoric of some rightwingers on Twitter, & their cynical use of Charlie Kirk’s horrific murder for political point scoring, it’s almost as if Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman wasn’t murdered by a Trump-voting MAGA maniac just 12 weeks ago.
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As the meeting began
the convener apologized
about lunch running late
but explained it by noting
“they’ve been slower
ever since the pandemic,”
and in response
someone joked:
“ever since the pandemic
we’ve all been slower”
and instead of laughing
several people just nodded.
the convener apologized
about lunch running late
but explained it by noting
“they’ve been slower
ever since the pandemic,”
and in response
someone joked:
“ever since the pandemic
we’ve all been slower”
and instead of laughing
several people just nodded.
September 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
As the meeting began
the convener apologized
about lunch running late
but explained it by noting
“they’ve been slower
ever since the pandemic,”
and in response
someone joked:
“ever since the pandemic
we’ve all been slower”
and instead of laughing
several people just nodded.
the convener apologized
about lunch running late
but explained it by noting
“they’ve been slower
ever since the pandemic,”
and in response
someone joked:
“ever since the pandemic
we’ve all been slower”
and instead of laughing
several people just nodded.
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Fits directly into Vought's playbook:
1️⃣ Create chaos 6 weeks before the fiscal year closes.
2️⃣ Detract from awarding new $ by consuming staff with "urgent" massive reviews.
3️⃣ The unspent $ is then used as justification for illegal "pocket rescissions".
1️⃣ Create chaos 6 weeks before the fiscal year closes.
2️⃣ Detract from awarding new $ by consuming staff with "urgent" massive reviews.
3️⃣ The unspent $ is then used as justification for illegal "pocket rescissions".
August 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Fits directly into Vought's playbook:
1️⃣ Create chaos 6 weeks before the fiscal year closes.
2️⃣ Detract from awarding new $ by consuming staff with "urgent" massive reviews.
3️⃣ The unspent $ is then used as justification for illegal "pocket rescissions".
1️⃣ Create chaos 6 weeks before the fiscal year closes.
2️⃣ Detract from awarding new $ by consuming staff with "urgent" massive reviews.
3️⃣ The unspent $ is then used as justification for illegal "pocket rescissions".
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Apologies, my friend,
I know that these
are dark and difficult times
but you must remember
it is in the moment
when you cannot imagine
how things can get any worse
that you must prepare yourself
for things to get worse
for things to get much worse.
I know that these
are dark and difficult times
but you must remember
it is in the moment
when you cannot imagine
how things can get any worse
that you must prepare yourself
for things to get worse
for things to get much worse.
June 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Apologies, my friend,
I know that these
are dark and difficult times
but you must remember
it is in the moment
when you cannot imagine
how things can get any worse
that you must prepare yourself
for things to get worse
for things to get much worse.
I know that these
are dark and difficult times
but you must remember
it is in the moment
when you cannot imagine
how things can get any worse
that you must prepare yourself
for things to get worse
for things to get much worse.
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The headline asked
“Why
are more than 300 people
in the US
still dying from Covid
every week?”
but no one wants to hear it
should you answer with
“because the pandemic
never ended,”
and that (alas)
is another reason why
so many people
are still dying from Covid
every week.
“Why
are more than 300 people
in the US
still dying from Covid
every week?”
but no one wants to hear it
should you answer with
“because the pandemic
never ended,”
and that (alas)
is another reason why
so many people
are still dying from Covid
every week.
June 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The headline asked
“Why
are more than 300 people
in the US
still dying from Covid
every week?”
but no one wants to hear it
should you answer with
“because the pandemic
never ended,”
and that (alas)
is another reason why
so many people
are still dying from Covid
every week.
“Why
are more than 300 people
in the US
still dying from Covid
every week?”
but no one wants to hear it
should you answer with
“because the pandemic
never ended,”
and that (alas)
is another reason why
so many people
are still dying from Covid
every week.
Me either. 😭 I hate 2025.
i don’t have the emotional capacity for billy joel being ill
May 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Me either. 😭 I hate 2025.
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I think there are lot of well-meaning non-trans people who think gender-affirming care is a luxury or aspirational thing, like dental veneers or nose jobs. "Sure, it'd be nice if trans folks had this care but they don't need it, do they?"
Yes. It's literally lifesaving. It's suicide prevention.
Yes. It's literally lifesaving. It's suicide prevention.
May 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I think there are lot of well-meaning non-trans people who think gender-affirming care is a luxury or aspirational thing, like dental veneers or nose jobs. "Sure, it'd be nice if trans folks had this care but they don't need it, do they?"
Yes. It's literally lifesaving. It's suicide prevention.
Yes. It's literally lifesaving. It's suicide prevention.
Started the last day of my 30s on a high note. 🎈 Conquering my fears and floating over the Namibian desert:
May 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Started the last day of my 30s on a high note. 🎈 Conquering my fears and floating over the Namibian desert:
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I know a professor
who thinks that AI
is ruining
students’ ability to think.
And
I know a doctor
who thinks that Covid
is ruining
students’ ability to think.
And
I know a student
who thinks her elders
have ruined
the world she’s inheriting.
who thinks that AI
is ruining
students’ ability to think.
And
I know a doctor
who thinks that Covid
is ruining
students’ ability to think.
And
I know a student
who thinks her elders
have ruined
the world she’s inheriting.
May 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I know a professor
who thinks that AI
is ruining
students’ ability to think.
And
I know a doctor
who thinks that Covid
is ruining
students’ ability to think.
And
I know a student
who thinks her elders
have ruined
the world she’s inheriting.
who thinks that AI
is ruining
students’ ability to think.
And
I know a doctor
who thinks that Covid
is ruining
students’ ability to think.
And
I know a student
who thinks her elders
have ruined
the world she’s inheriting.
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My aunt, the doctor,
told me a new joke.
She asked:
What happens
when your country shuts down
the Centers for Disease Control’s
infection control committee?
I said I did not know,
so she added.
Your country becomes
the center for diseases.
And then neither of us laughed.
told me a new joke.
She asked:
What happens
when your country shuts down
the Centers for Disease Control’s
infection control committee?
I said I did not know,
so she added.
Your country becomes
the center for diseases.
And then neither of us laughed.
May 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
My aunt, the doctor,
told me a new joke.
She asked:
What happens
when your country shuts down
the Centers for Disease Control’s
infection control committee?
I said I did not know,
so she added.
Your country becomes
the center for diseases.
And then neither of us laughed.
told me a new joke.
She asked:
What happens
when your country shuts down
the Centers for Disease Control’s
infection control committee?
I said I did not know,
so she added.
Your country becomes
the center for diseases.
And then neither of us laughed.
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remember they didnt burn witches. they set women on fire and pretended they were witches.
April 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
remember they didnt burn witches. they set women on fire and pretended they were witches.
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Yesterday we realized how tall a mountain 206 coffins makes.
At State Department HQ, we brought one for each of the 100,000 adults & children on #HIV treatment who will die if @secmarcorubio.bsky.social is allowed to continue to decimate PEPFAR. (📸 @jimwatson_afp & @currentnoise.bsky.social) 🧵 1/x
At State Department HQ, we brought one for each of the 100,000 adults & children on #HIV treatment who will die if @secmarcorubio.bsky.social is allowed to continue to decimate PEPFAR. (📸 @jimwatson_afp & @currentnoise.bsky.social) 🧵 1/x
April 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Yesterday we realized how tall a mountain 206 coffins makes.
At State Department HQ, we brought one for each of the 100,000 adults & children on #HIV treatment who will die if @secmarcorubio.bsky.social is allowed to continue to decimate PEPFAR. (📸 @jimwatson_afp & @currentnoise.bsky.social) 🧵 1/x
At State Department HQ, we brought one for each of the 100,000 adults & children on #HIV treatment who will die if @secmarcorubio.bsky.social is allowed to continue to decimate PEPFAR. (📸 @jimwatson_afp & @currentnoise.bsky.social) 🧵 1/x
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My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
www.scientificamerican.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
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For those who don’t know: federal civil servants take an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
It’s a duty — not to any one person or party, but to the people and the rule of law.
It’s a duty — not to any one person or party, but to the people and the rule of law.
April 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
For those who don’t know: federal civil servants take an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
It’s a duty — not to any one person or party, but to the people and the rule of law.
It’s a duty — not to any one person or party, but to the people and the rule of law.
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There are times
when I worry
that I am running out
of ways to say
that we must take care
of each other.
But most of the time
I am just worried
that we are running out
of time in which
to start taking care
of each other.
And so
I will just keep saying:
take care
of each other.
when I worry
that I am running out
of ways to say
that we must take care
of each other.
But most of the time
I am just worried
that we are running out
of time in which
to start taking care
of each other.
And so
I will just keep saying:
take care
of each other.
April 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
There are times
when I worry
that I am running out
of ways to say
that we must take care
of each other.
But most of the time
I am just worried
that we are running out
of time in which
to start taking care
of each other.
And so
I will just keep saying:
take care
of each other.
when I worry
that I am running out
of ways to say
that we must take care
of each other.
But most of the time
I am just worried
that we are running out
of time in which
to start taking care
of each other.
And so
I will just keep saying:
take care
of each other.
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Thank God!
April 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Thank God!
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In the pandemic’s first year
I truly believed
in the end
that we
would get better,
as human beings
we would get better.
But here
in the pandemic’s sixth year
I truly fear
this will never end
and that we
are getting worse,
as human beings
we are getting worse.
I truly believed
in the end
that we
would get better,
as human beings
we would get better.
But here
in the pandemic’s sixth year
I truly fear
this will never end
and that we
are getting worse,
as human beings
we are getting worse.
March 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
In the pandemic’s first year
I truly believed
in the end
that we
would get better,
as human beings
we would get better.
But here
in the pandemic’s sixth year
I truly fear
this will never end
and that we
are getting worse,
as human beings
we are getting worse.
I truly believed
in the end
that we
would get better,
as human beings
we would get better.
But here
in the pandemic’s sixth year
I truly fear
this will never end
and that we
are getting worse,
as human beings
we are getting worse.
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Paywalls
At a time when ignorance is running rampant inside our electorate, few things concern me more than the elite mainstream media thinking that putting important stories, especially those that make the current threats to our democracy clear, behind paywalls is a good idea. (1/3)
At a time when ignorance is running rampant inside our electorate, few things concern me more than the elite mainstream media thinking that putting important stories, especially those that make the current threats to our democracy clear, behind paywalls is a good idea. (1/3)
March 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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