Maria
@kg4jbj.bsky.social
Mask wearer, cat lover, NYCer at heart, pizza maker
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A baby has died of whooping cough in Mississippi amidst their worst pertussis outbreak in more than a decade.
If you have a loved one with an infant or are near babies a lot, please consider getting a pertussis booster, as is recommended by legitimate science and healthcare professionals.
If you have a loved one with an infant or are near babies a lot, please consider getting a pertussis booster, as is recommended by legitimate science and healthcare professionals.
Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough Amid Rising Cases
A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The baby was less than two months old—too young for vaccination.
www.mississippifreepress.org
October 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A baby has died of whooping cough in Mississippi amidst their worst pertussis outbreak in more than a decade.
If you have a loved one with an infant or are near babies a lot, please consider getting a pertussis booster, as is recommended by legitimate science and healthcare professionals.
If you have a loved one with an infant or are near babies a lot, please consider getting a pertussis booster, as is recommended by legitimate science and healthcare professionals.
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Our 💯 hours to #SaveAmericasForecasts starts tomorrow!
Tune in to hear over 200+ US meteorologists and climate scientists share the importance of federally funded weather and climate research!
wclivestream.com
Tune in to hear over 200+ US meteorologists and climate scientists share the importance of federally funded weather and climate research!
wclivestream.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Our 💯 hours to #SaveAmericasForecasts starts tomorrow!
Tune in to hear over 200+ US meteorologists and climate scientists share the importance of federally funded weather and climate research!
wclivestream.com
Tune in to hear over 200+ US meteorologists and climate scientists share the importance of federally funded weather and climate research!
wclivestream.com
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My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
May 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
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The world sucks, so I'll ask you to give me your best (worst) dad joke.
I'll repost the best (worst) ones so everybody can laugh/hate with us.
Go.
I'll repost the best (worst) ones so everybody can laugh/hate with us.
Go.
March 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The world sucks, so I'll ask you to give me your best (worst) dad joke.
I'll repost the best (worst) ones so everybody can laugh/hate with us.
Go.
I'll repost the best (worst) ones so everybody can laugh/hate with us.
Go.
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Scripps Research Institute have developed a groundbreaking UNIVERSAL coronavirus vaccine that triggers STONG immune responses AND shows promise in neutralizing MULTIPLE coronaviruses, including those responsible for causing COVID-19, MERS, AND even the “common cold.” 🧪🧵⬇️
March 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Scripps Research Institute have developed a groundbreaking UNIVERSAL coronavirus vaccine that triggers STONG immune responses AND shows promise in neutralizing MULTIPLE coronaviruses, including those responsible for causing COVID-19, MERS, AND even the “common cold.” 🧪🧵⬇️
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I’ll keep beating this drum. Cancer treatment has progressed light years just in my lifetime. These two are still death sentences. This is evil.
We are very close to a near cure for two of the highest-mortality cancers we know: glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer. These are both mRNA based treatments which are losing their funding during stage I and II trials. Thousands will die needlessly because of this motherfucker and his lies.
Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
March 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I’ll keep beating this drum. Cancer treatment has progressed light years just in my lifetime. These two are still death sentences. This is evil.
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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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‘The basis of eugenics’: Elon Musk and the menacing return of the R-word
‘The basis of eugenics’: Elon Musk and the menacing return of the R-word
The slur is rooted in the dehumanization of people with intellectual disabilities. Its resurgence threatens the fragile progress we’ve made
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
‘The basis of eugenics’: Elon Musk and the menacing return of the R-word
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NEW: A source tells me that response teams for FEMA set to deploy to the South Carolina wildfires are unable to travel because their government issued travel cards have had their limits reduced to $1. FEMA response team cards were supposed to be exempt.
March 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
NEW: A source tells me that response teams for FEMA set to deploy to the South Carolina wildfires are unable to travel because their government issued travel cards have had their limits reduced to $1. FEMA response team cards were supposed to be exempt.
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youtu.be/QoRnPXiZmYw?.... Not to be political..is that possible?
TWiV 1196: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
youtu.be
March 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
youtu.be/QoRnPXiZmYw?.... Not to be political..is that possible?
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TWiV 1195 is a tribute to our late co-host Dickson Despimmier 🤍 youtu.be/2PRYLYwgCmo?...
TWiV 1195: Dickson Despommier, parasitologist without borders
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
youtu.be
February 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
TWiV 1195 is a tribute to our late co-host Dickson Despimmier 🤍 youtu.be/2PRYLYwgCmo?...
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With an anti-science conspiracy theorist leading the US Department of Health and Human Services, preventative action is critical to protecting your health and the health of your community.
A good place to start would be getting back into the practice of regularly wearing a mask.
A good place to start would be getting back into the practice of regularly wearing a mask.
February 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
With an anti-science conspiracy theorist leading the US Department of Health and Human Services, preventative action is critical to protecting your health and the health of your community.
A good place to start would be getting back into the practice of regularly wearing a mask.
A good place to start would be getting back into the practice of regularly wearing a mask.
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Dickson Despommier.
A brilliant scientist, storyteller, and friend, he shared his vast knowledge and infectious enthusiasm with all who listened.
We will miss him dearly. Our heartfelt condolences go out to all who knew and loved him.
#🧪
A brilliant scientist, storyteller, and friend, he shared his vast knowledge and infectious enthusiasm with all who listened.
We will miss him dearly. Our heartfelt condolences go out to all who knew and loved him.
#🧪
February 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Dickson Despommier.
A brilliant scientist, storyteller, and friend, he shared his vast knowledge and infectious enthusiasm with all who listened.
We will miss him dearly. Our heartfelt condolences go out to all who knew and loved him.
#🧪
A brilliant scientist, storyteller, and friend, he shared his vast knowledge and infectious enthusiasm with all who listened.
We will miss him dearly. Our heartfelt condolences go out to all who knew and loved him.
#🧪
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That parrot would fit right in with my family. We all swear like fucking sailors.
After a potty-mouthed parrot named Pepper was surrendered to an animal shelter in Niagara Falls, N.Y., more than 400 people applied to adopt him.
“Do you want me to kick your [expletive]?” the parrot named Pepper asked a volunteer at the shelter.
“Do you want me to kick your [expletive]?” the parrot named Pepper asked a volunteer at the shelter.
Potty-mouthed parrot arrives at shelter; 400 people apply to adopt him
“Do you want me to kick your [expletive]?” the parrot named Pepper asked a volunteer at the Niagara Falls, N.Y., shelter.
wapo.st
July 18, 2024 at 10:34 PM
That parrot would fit right in with my family. We all swear like fucking sailors.
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Check your fur babies microchip. A major microchip company called Save This Life has, without warning, ceased operations leaving many pets chips useless.
Love Ziggy ❤️ I never would have guessed he’s a senior.
Love Ziggy ❤️ I never would have guessed he’s a senior.
February 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Check your fur babies microchip. A major microchip company called Save This Life has, without warning, ceased operations leaving many pets chips useless.
Love Ziggy ❤️ I never would have guessed he’s a senior.
Love Ziggy ❤️ I never would have guessed he’s a senior.
Paxlovid is now available for a wider variety of patients with kidney dysfunction, including those on dialysis: youtu.be/82-97zZJ78Q
TWiV 1190: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
youtu.be
February 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Paxlovid is now available for a wider variety of patients with kidney dysfunction, including those on dialysis: youtu.be/82-97zZJ78Q
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Wow. So not only were several bird flu studies left out of today’s CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, some data on bird flu briefly appeared in the online report and then was quickly removed.
February 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Wow. So not only were several bird flu studies left out of today’s CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, some data on bird flu briefly appeared in the online report and then was quickly removed.
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hey, cis folks who followed for call scripts!
this is good. communities standing together can help protect trans kids—it’s terrifying for single teachers to stand alone.
there’s a doc in shay’s link. copy the alt text—whatever. it’ll take so little time. resisting compliance is actual resistance.
this is good. communities standing together can help protect trans kids—it’s terrifying for single teachers to stand alone.
there’s a doc in shay’s link. copy the alt text—whatever. it’ll take so little time. resisting compliance is actual resistance.
![Dear Principal _______
My child, ____, is a _____ grader at and we have
loved our time here. I am deeply concerned about President Trump's 1/29 Executive Order, "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schools" [sic].
Our school has a diverse student population that includes transgender and gender nonconforming students.
Adhering to the guidelines of this executive order would grievously harm these students, betraying the trust of them and their families alike.
Will you please publicly reaffirm our school's commitment to celebrating, protecting, and respecting all students and their identities, and be clear with the DoE leadership that we need them to resist this attack on students and teachers' civil rights, human rights, and First Amendment rights? If there are other ways you can think of to stand up for our students, please let me know. We're ready to stand with you and our wonderful school.
Sincerely,](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lzahebnas6od6j6jfydwst7/bafkreie2mikxi7saoqrvlhg4tnw4v3j2qvg5vlpduoiawzsxanuy2eycpm@jpeg)
January 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
hey, cis folks who followed for call scripts!
this is good. communities standing together can help protect trans kids—it’s terrifying for single teachers to stand alone.
there’s a doc in shay’s link. copy the alt text—whatever. it’ll take so little time. resisting compliance is actual resistance.
this is good. communities standing together can help protect trans kids—it’s terrifying for single teachers to stand alone.
there’s a doc in shay’s link. copy the alt text—whatever. it’ll take so little time. resisting compliance is actual resistance.
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The cancers that the HPV vaccine is preventing can just be awful. It's tragic to think someone may have to go through this because we stopped believing in medicine.
"All I can say is please, do everything you can to avoid this experience." www.voicesforvaccines.org/my-brutal-ba...
"All I can say is please, do everything you can to avoid this experience." www.voicesforvaccines.org/my-brutal-ba...
My Brutal Battle with HPV-Related Cancer
If I could’ve had a vaccine to prevent my cancer, you can bet my ass I would’ve!
www.voicesforvaccines.org
January 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The cancers that the HPV vaccine is preventing can just be awful. It's tragic to think someone may have to go through this because we stopped believing in medicine.
"All I can say is please, do everything you can to avoid this experience." www.voicesforvaccines.org/my-brutal-ba...
"All I can say is please, do everything you can to avoid this experience." www.voicesforvaccines.org/my-brutal-ba...