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Kirby
@kirbytheawsum.bsky.social
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Vermiculture worm mom. Public Healther. International politics & law follower. Art & music appreciator. Community cheerleader. Baggage mostly religious but not angry, just disappointed. Opinions my own.
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Join Rainbow Railroad and the The Interfaith Center at Miami University for a virtual conversation on November 11, 2025 at 7pm ET to learn more about their work helping LGBTQI+ individuals around the world escape persecution & find safety
RSVP: bit.ly/TIC-RR
"On the Tracks to Freedom: Rainbow Railroad's Work for LGBTQIA+ Migrants" Tuesday, November 11, 2025 7pm ET/ 4PM PT. Join us to learn about Rainbow Railroad, a global not-for-profit that helps LGBTQI+ individuals escape persecution around the world and connect with safe communities in their destination countries through emergency travel support and post-relocation assistance. Link to register: http://bit.ly/TIC-RR
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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@armandalegshow.bsky.social's recent episode highlighted a useful handout put together by Thomas Sanford that helps US patients get help with their medical bills.
Help With Your Medical Expenses: Resource Guide for Patients Your Hospital Bill Could Be Forgiven Most hospitals offer bill forgiveness programs. On average, a family of 4 earning less than $100,000 a year will qualify. Use the Dollar For tool to check if you qualify, and get help applying for free. dollarfor.org Use the Lown Institute Hospital Index to see how your local hospitals compare in providing charity care and financial assistance lownhospitalsindex.org On Medicare and Having Insurance Problems? If your plan is denying a claim or causing issues, call the Medicare Rights Center: 800-333-4114 www.medicarerights.org Prescription Costs Too High? Needy Meds has a detailed list of programs and discounts for medications. needymeds.org Uninsured? You May Qualify for Medicaid or an Affordable Plan If you don’t have insurance, you may be able to get coverage with a very low premium — or even free coverage. Find free help near you to enroll. localhelp.healthcare.gov Or check if you qualify for Medicaid on your own: medicaid.gov Help With Your Medical Expenses: Resource Guide for Patients You Have More Rights Than You May Realize When It Comes to Hospital Bills Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medical Bill Rights cms.gov/medical-bill-rights U.S. Public Interest Research Group - Education Fund: Everything You Need to Know About Your Rights pirg.org/edfund/resources/medical-bills-ev erything-you-need-to-know-about-your-rig hts Need Help Navigating All This? Ask to speak with a hospital social worker or patient advocate. They may be able to help with applications, bills, and next steps Not Sure Where to Start? The “An Arm and a Leg” First Aid Kit newsletter offers guidance on handling a wide range of medical expense challenges—from confusing charges to unexpected bills. armandalegshow.com/starter-packs Have a Serious or Chronic Health Condition? You may be eligible for free case management through the Patient Advocate Foundation. They can help get insurance to cover treatment, appeal denied claims, and connect you to benefits you may not know about. patientadvocate.org
October 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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No more "Beardos" in the military.

Sir, General Burnside would like a word.
Picture of Union General Ambrose Burnside.
September 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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every time someone talks about winter coming I envision this scene from Bone.
Fone Bone sits in the woods wondering is he'll be able to find his cousins before winter comes. Suddenly, a shadow is cast by a think horizontal stripe of snow appears falling to earth all at once, like a blanket. "Whump!" It hits the ground, covering Fone Bone in a foot of snow. "Case in Point.", says Fone Bone, his head capped in snow.
September 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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My feelings on *extends hand outwardly* would best be expressed either through Tina Belcher's groan while lying under the table or Chidi Anagonye's "My stomach hurts".
I may be about to go on a shirtless shopping bender & then make a huge pot of chili with peeps & M&Ms.
An image of a huge pot of chili with marshmallow Peeps and M&Ms. Chidi Anagonye from "The Good Place" says, "You put the Peeps in the chili pot and eat them both up". A second picture has Chidi in a lavender shirt that says "Who, What, Where, When, Wine!" with a wine glass and standing in front of his philosophy class stirring in M&Ms and saying, "You put the Peeps in the chili pot and add the M&Ms." A third image has Chidi looking own into the chili while stirring and saying, "You put the Peeps in the chili pot, it makes it taste... bad."
September 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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One of my favorite t-shirts features a woman with bicycle face on a velocipede.
I wish could remember the name of the artist that used to make these history based comics online. Help me internet!
A late 19th century woman riding a velocipede with bicycle face, smoking with her pantaloons and legs flailing in the air and leaving the world in her dust. At the top it says "Ain't give a damn".
August 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/web...
USC Center for Health Journalism Webinar on "Disappearing Data and How Reporters Can Respond" July 30, 2025, 10 - 11am PDT
July 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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@strictscrutiny.bsky.social
Mesdames. je vous presente... La bouillabaisse...
Two stressed out fish in a plugged in blender. One screams out "I can't stand the tension!"
July 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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@skypeascientist.bsky.social and @sarahmackattack.bsky.social I attached my stickers to magnetic sheeting to give them more mileage on my bumper!
Stickers from skype a scientist that say "Save our freaks, don't mine the deep" and another with squid on a phone with a number to text for fquid facts. Also featured their tshirt that says "Biology is bigger than binaries" with a lily, bee, and clownfish.
June 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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General vibe in Baltimore City today.
Divine, Johns Water's muse and famous Baltimore Drag Queen, scowling with extreme disgust at a young Donald Trump.
June 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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@globalhealthnow.bsky.social
Thank you for this headline. It is the best summation of the findings.
Agency is THE take-away to inform effective policy. Especially now w/ removed safety nets, pro-natalist policies, criminalization of common pregnancy complications, & fetal personhood bills.
Headline: A Lack of ‘Reproductive Agency’ as Global Fertility Declines The “unprecedented” drop in global fertility stems from social and economic barriers—not a rejection of parenthood—finds the new State of the World Population 2025 report from the UN Population Fund. Key finding: 1 in 5 adults say they expect to have fewer children than they want due to financial barriers and insecurity about the future. “The issue is lack of choice, not desire,” UNFPA head Natalia Kanem told The Guardian. The report draws on a survey of ~14,000 people from 14 low-, middle-, and high-income countries that represent 37% of the global population, reports the BBC.
June 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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artbma.org/exhibition/h...
screenshot of the Baltimore Museum of Art exhibit page for "Heavy with History: Devin Allen and the Baltimore Uprising" showing April 16 - June 22, 2025. And showing a photograph of a group of people with their arms raised and with a Black man centered holding up an image of Freddie Gray with "#freddiegrayslifemattered".
April 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Different types of institutions, leadership structures, faculty & staff make-up, student make-up , & funding sources. Makes mobilization challenging for this moment. carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/carnegie-cla...

www.hepi.ac.uk/2024/07/04/a...

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33 Carnegie classifications of Higher ed. - tribal colleges & unis., special focus institutions (2yr, 4 yr), doctoral unis (doct/ professional unis, high research, & very high research), masters colleges & unis (small, med, large), Baccalaureate b(arts &science, diverse fields), baccalaureate & associates colleges (mixed, associates dominant), & associates colleges (high Transfer-High Traditional, High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional, High Transfer-High Nontraditional, Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional, Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional, Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional, High Career & Technical-High Traditional, High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional, High Career & Technical-high nontraditional). https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/carnegie-classification/
April 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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#Publichealth #Medsky
A top 10 list of the most egregious examples of profiteering & dysfunction in American healthcare for 2024.
lowninstitute.org/projects/202...
2024 Lown Institute Shkreli Award Winners 1 Wreck-it Ralph: CEO follows private equity playbook to bankrupt community hospitals while pocketing plenty 2 Corporate healthcare behemoth exercises crushing power 3 Drug company pursues high dose of profits despite risks to patients 4 Oncologist leaves unconscionable trail of alleged misdeeds, some of them deadly 5 No cash, no credit, no chemo: Private equity hospital’s passion for profits sends cancer patients packing 6 Rivers of cash flow from apparent Medicare catheter con 7 Emergency flight ends with $100K surprise for infant’s family 8 Pain patients shocked by device maker’s billing practices 9 Out of the mouths of babes; a taste for tongue-tie cutting intensifies 10 Texas medical school allegedly neglects to notify next of kin before selling body parts of deceased
January 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM