@khchem.bsky.social
Some day I hope to sleep as deeply and carelessly as a kitten
December 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Some day I hope to sleep as deeply and carelessly as a kitten
I stared way too long at this box in the store. Presharpened pencil...huh...am I buying them sharpened or before they've been sharpened. If sharpened, why not just "Sharpened Pencils"? If not, why not "Unsharpened Pencils"?
I got there eventually. Now for more coffee.
I got there eventually. Now for more coffee.
December 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I stared way too long at this box in the store. Presharpened pencil...huh...am I buying them sharpened or before they've been sharpened. If sharpened, why not just "Sharpened Pencils"? If not, why not "Unsharpened Pencils"?
I got there eventually. Now for more coffee.
I got there eventually. Now for more coffee.
this is an impressive piece of work
20,000 words, 150 footnotes, 100+ timeline events = our attempt at documenting and synthesizing all the ways that the federal government has attempted to destroy access to gender-affirming care since January unbreaking.org/issues/trans...
Transgender Healthcare: Explainer — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
December 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
this is an impressive piece of work
oh.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday. n.pr/44xQKdD
RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz to announce moves to ban gender-affirming care for young people
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday.
n.pr
December 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
oh.
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Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
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The development and use of BabyBIG, the sole treatment for infant botulism, is "almost like a miracle," a doc who treats these babies told me.
apnews.com/article/infa...
apnews.com/article/infa...
How a rare drug made from scientists' blood saves babies from botulism
An infant botulism outbreak has sickened at least 39 babies across the U.S. and underscored the crucial role of a medication that treats the rare disease.
apnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The development and use of BabyBIG, the sole treatment for infant botulism, is "almost like a miracle," a doc who treats these babies told me.
apnews.com/article/infa...
apnews.com/article/infa...
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Neat
Mosasaurs, the giant marine reptiles that roamed the Earth more than 66 million years ago, didn’t just live in the sea. Our new research shows that they could thrive in freshwater too! Let’s dive into what we’ve discovered.
#Paleontology #Mosasaurs
#Paleontology #Mosasaurs
December 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Neat
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IT'S TIME.
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts for People You Hate 2025: Boycott Friendly Edition
Once again, I started working on this before Thanksgiving and once again it’s now well into December and I still haven’t gotten this up. Look, it’s been a busy couple of weeks tha…
naomikritzer.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
IT'S TIME.
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
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Alberta Lawmakers have invoked the nonwithstanding clause to stop trans youth from accessing care.
In doing so, they blocked a provision that grants trans youth the "right to life," which was used to overturn their ban.
The latest from S. Baum.
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In doing so, they blocked a provision that grants trans youth the "right to life," which was used to overturn their ban.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Alberta Lawmakers Pass Law to Restrict Trans Youths’ “Right to Life”—For Now
Using an emergency measure that won’t expire until 2030, the Alberta legislature gutted avenues of legal opposition to its anti-trans laws.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Alberta Lawmakers have invoked the nonwithstanding clause to stop trans youth from accessing care.
In doing so, they blocked a provision that grants trans youth the "right to life," which was used to overturn their ban.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
In doing so, they blocked a provision that grants trans youth the "right to life," which was used to overturn their ban.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
After multiple decades of service, the fish mug I bought when headed to a dorm freshman year has held its last beverage. Well done, little mug, you shall be missed over morning tea.
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
After multiple decades of service, the fish mug I bought when headed to a dorm freshman year has held its last beverage. Well done, little mug, you shall be missed over morning tea.
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Next week, the @bannermoco.bsky.social team will be in Rockville for a community listening session. This will be your opportunity to connect with our reporters and editors and help us focus on the issues of most importance. Register for free here.
Montgomery County community listening session with The Banner - Rockville
The Banner Montgomery County wants to hear from you! Join us in Rockville to meet the team and share what stories matter most to you.
events.humanitix.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Next week, the @bannermoco.bsky.social team will be in Rockville for a community listening session. This will be your opportunity to connect with our reporters and editors and help us focus on the issues of most importance. Register for free here.
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Don't worry, in the end, everything's coming up brassica.
few realize that as a cultivar of brassica oleracea, a christmas tree is, technically, genetically identical to cabbage
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Don't worry, in the end, everything's coming up brassica.
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Ravenswood’s Lillstreet Art Center is celebrating 50 years as a home for artists.
To mark the milestone, the studio is throwing a holiday party Friday night and will host Saturday jewelry trunk shows throughout December. blockclubchi.co/4rAZ0n5
To mark the milestone, the studio is throwing a holiday party Friday night and will host Saturday jewelry trunk shows throughout December. blockclubchi.co/4rAZ0n5
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ravenswood’s Lillstreet Art Center is celebrating 50 years as a home for artists.
To mark the milestone, the studio is throwing a holiday party Friday night and will host Saturday jewelry trunk shows throughout December. blockclubchi.co/4rAZ0n5
To mark the milestone, the studio is throwing a holiday party Friday night and will host Saturday jewelry trunk shows throughout December. blockclubchi.co/4rAZ0n5
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@imarajones.bsky.social Nov 26:🧪
Hormone treatment leads to significant decline in suicidal tendencies for trans youth, study finds
gcn.ie/hormone-trea...
Hormone treatment leads to significant decline in suicidal tendencies for trans youth, study finds
gcn.ie/hormone-trea...
Hormone treatment leads to significant decline in suicidal tendencies for trans youth, study finds
A new study found that transgender adolescents experience a significant decline in suicidal tendencies following hormone treatment.
gcn.ie
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
@imarajones.bsky.social Nov 26:🧪
Hormone treatment leads to significant decline in suicidal tendencies for trans youth, study finds
gcn.ie/hormone-trea...
Hormone treatment leads to significant decline in suicidal tendencies for trans youth, study finds
gcn.ie/hormone-trea...
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Had a great time being a guest on Chris Reckling’s LIFE OUTDOORS on WAVY+ TV new streaming show! We discussed plein air painting and being a local artist.
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Had a great time being a guest on Chris Reckling’s LIFE OUTDOORS on WAVY+ TV new streaming show! We discussed plein air painting and being a local artist.
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I swear if our species ever invents a means of faster-than-light communication it will take us less than a generation to ignore it entirely what for all offers of a timeshares off Alpha Centauri and urgent messages from a boss stuck in the Kuiper Belt and in need of an urgent favor.
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I swear if our species ever invents a means of faster-than-light communication it will take us less than a generation to ignore it entirely what for all offers of a timeshares off Alpha Centauri and urgent messages from a boss stuck in the Kuiper Belt and in need of an urgent favor.
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I have posted about this before, but...
Researchers at Pitt School of Public Health (with NIH funding) developed Project Tycho where they digitized reportable disease data from across the country going back to ~1900.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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Researchers at Pitt School of Public Health (with NIH funding) developed Project Tycho where they digitized reportable disease data from across the country going back to ~1900.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines
The number of infected people, measured over 70-some years and across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, generally declined after vaccines were introduced.
graphics.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I have posted about this before, but...
Researchers at Pitt School of Public Health (with NIH funding) developed Project Tycho where they digitized reportable disease data from across the country going back to ~1900.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
1/6
Researchers at Pitt School of Public Health (with NIH funding) developed Project Tycho where they digitized reportable disease data from across the country going back to ~1900.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
1/6
want vaccine for norovirus pls ty
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
want vaccine for norovirus pls ty
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we must bring back the Old Ways.
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
we must bring back the Old Ways.
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I’ve got some exciting news going on next week!
"EBBING TIDE" FLASH FRIDAY 48hr Painting Sale and going on LIVE TV SOON!
ON SALE “EBBING TIDE" 9x16 PLEIN AIR OIL ON CANVAS
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I’ve got some exciting news going on next week!
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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Multistate infant botulism outbreak adds 8 more cases, 23 total
All 23 cases involve hospitalization.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/b...
All 23 cases involve hospitalization.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/b...
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Multistate infant botulism outbreak adds 8 more cases, 23 total
All 23 cases involve hospitalization.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/b...
All 23 cases involve hospitalization.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/b...
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Want a sea turtle named after your neighborhood? The National Aquarium needs your help
National Aquarium wants your help picking Baltimore names for rescued turtles
The National Aquarium is looking to name this year’s rescued cold-stunted sea turtles after neighborhoods in Baltimore.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Want a sea turtle named after your neighborhood? The National Aquarium needs your help
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There’s a lot of historically and culturally significant stuff captured on audio (and video) tape. But tapes are mass-market items that weren’t made with long-term archiving in mind.
My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social explores the chemistry involved in preserving them:
cen.acs.org/analytical-c...
My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social explores the chemistry involved in preserving them:
cen.acs.org/analytical-c...
How preservation scientists are using chemistry to save sounds of the past
Preservation scientists are using polymer chemistry to help prevent old audio and video tapes from degrading beyond recognition
cen.acs.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
There’s a lot of historically and culturally significant stuff captured on audio (and video) tape. But tapes are mass-market items that weren’t made with long-term archiving in mind.
My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social explores the chemistry involved in preserving them:
cen.acs.org/analytical-c...
My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social explores the chemistry involved in preserving them:
cen.acs.org/analytical-c...
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A real-time photo of me m, as I try to sort through and respond to 43 days of unread work emails.
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A real-time photo of me m, as I try to sort through and respond to 43 days of unread work emails.