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NEW @vanityfair.com: When Americans died, were blinded, had eyeballs removed from tainted eye drops,
@fda.gov relied on Dr Timothy Pohlhaus, among its few top sterile drug manufacturing experts. He, thousands more, were fired from US health agencies yesterday. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
@fda.gov relied on Dr Timothy Pohlhaus, among its few top sterile drug manufacturing experts. He, thousands more, were fired from US health agencies yesterday. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
The Expert Who Kept Eye Drops From Blinding You Was Fired Yesterday
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency terminated thousands of experienced public health professionals in an April Fools’ Day massacre. We’re all about to pay the ...
www.vanityfair.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW @vanityfair.com: When Americans died, were blinded, had eyeballs removed from tainted eye drops,
@fda.gov relied on Dr Timothy Pohlhaus, among its few top sterile drug manufacturing experts. He, thousands more, were fired from US health agencies yesterday. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
@fda.gov relied on Dr Timothy Pohlhaus, among its few top sterile drug manufacturing experts. He, thousands more, were fired from US health agencies yesterday. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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Bring out the meme
March 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Bring out the meme
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You didn't think we were going to let the week of an Amazon boycott go by without highlighting one of the biggest things we do that they don't...Creative, personal, algorithm free, book recommendations! Who from #booksky needs a recommendation? What are you looking for?
Inspired by @belmontbooks.bsky.social & in support of the planned economic activism, Porter Square Books will be donating 5% of all sales from March 7-March 14 to a number of nonprofits working to build stronger communities & a better world. You can nominate a org for a donation below...
www.portersquarebooks.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
You didn't think we were going to let the week of an Amazon boycott go by without highlighting one of the biggest things we do that they don't...Creative, personal, algorithm free, book recommendations! Who from #booksky needs a recommendation? What are you looking for?
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I don’t understand why I’m so depressed, doc… all I did was wake up, open my phone, and scroll through roughly 200 new atrocities happening around me in real time before I even get out of bed 😔 it’s a mystery
February 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I don’t understand why I’m so depressed, doc… all I did was wake up, open my phone, and scroll through roughly 200 new atrocities happening around me in real time before I even get out of bed 😔 it’s a mystery
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If George Dale in Muncie, Indiana could risk his life - and spend regular time in jail - to constantly make fun of the KKK in his newspaper in the 1920s, we can take no shit from MAGAs today.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
February 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
If George Dale in Muncie, Indiana could risk his life - and spend regular time in jail - to constantly make fun of the KKK in his newspaper in the 1920s, we can take no shit from MAGAs today.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
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Absolutely. For those who are unsure, I did a long thread about why and how to use alt text.
Choose to be inclusive.
bsky.app/profile/jayi...
Choose to be inclusive.
bsky.app/profile/jayi...
For all the new artists joining up: please use alt text. A brief description of your photo for those who need it. More people will share your work too because we try to value accessibility here.
You can also change your settings so you don't forget.
You can also change your settings so you don't forget.
January 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Absolutely. For those who are unsure, I did a long thread about why and how to use alt text.
Choose to be inclusive.
bsky.app/profile/jayi...
Choose to be inclusive.
bsky.app/profile/jayi...
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Hey everyone! Incredible news!
Trans Scouts selling GS cookies this year on my list have sold over 50,000 boxes of GS cookies!
If you want girl scout cookies, consider buying from a trans girl scout this year! They'll mail them to you!
This is literally my fav thing to do every year :)
Trans Scouts selling GS cookies this year on my list have sold over 50,000 boxes of GS cookies!
If you want girl scout cookies, consider buying from a trans girl scout this year! They'll mail them to you!
This is literally my fav thing to do every year :)
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2025 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hey everyone! Incredible news!
Trans Scouts selling GS cookies this year on my list have sold over 50,000 boxes of GS cookies!
If you want girl scout cookies, consider buying from a trans girl scout this year! They'll mail them to you!
This is literally my fav thing to do every year :)
Trans Scouts selling GS cookies this year on my list have sold over 50,000 boxes of GS cookies!
If you want girl scout cookies, consider buying from a trans girl scout this year! They'll mail them to you!
This is literally my fav thing to do every year :)
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This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
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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
March 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM
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/
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What would life look like if we recognized that happiness is a practice, not a steady state?
some things in the last few days has me thinking about the pursuit of goals and achievements and how it's connected to the idea of happiness in our society
do you work your ass off for a goal and you do it, it's Achieved and then three minutes later you're like "shouldn't I be happier?"
that. 🧵
do you work your ass off for a goal and you do it, it's Achieved and then three minutes later you're like "shouldn't I be happier?"
that. 🧵
December 13, 2023 at 8:14 PM
What would life look like if we recognized that happiness is a practice, not a steady state?
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Put. Your. Frozen. Turkey. In. The. Refrigerator. Tonight.
On the eve of American Cooking Week: what’s the one concept you wish you could incept into people
just learning to cook? Mine is hangover heat/cooking on the plate/letting meat rest
just learning to cook? Mine is hangover heat/cooking on the plate/letting meat rest
November 20, 2023 at 2:51 AM
Put. Your. Frozen. Turkey. In. The. Refrigerator. Tonight.
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My other favorite "things washing up on a beach" story is the time a container of synthesizers washed up in Cape Verde and local officials distributed them to schools and the students created *a whole new genre of music*
www.theguardian.com/music/2016/m...
www.theguardian.com/music/2016/m...
November 15, 2023 at 12:54 AM
My other favorite "things washing up on a beach" story is the time a container of synthesizers washed up in Cape Verde and local officials distributed them to schools and the students created *a whole new genre of music*
www.theguardian.com/music/2016/m...
www.theguardian.com/music/2016/m...
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An extremely wise friend once called Gamergate the Spanish Civil War of the modern fascist movement
Paul Pelosi's attacker said in court today he got into politics through Gamergate.
He would listen to right-wing podcasts for hours at a time, and developed a hitlist: Gavin Newsom, Tom Hanks, Hunter Biden, and a women's studies professor he learned about from Conceptual James.
He would listen to right-wing podcasts for hours at a time, and developed a hitlist: Gavin Newsom, Tom Hanks, Hunter Biden, and a women's studies professor he learned about from Conceptual James.
November 15, 2023 at 1:23 AM
An extremely wise friend once called Gamergate the Spanish Civil War of the modern fascist movement
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Writing grants for specific projects has been going pretty well! But it's harder to fund "general operations" (aka salary and healthcare for staff).
Hoping I figure this out soon or you might see me job hunting 😅
Prefer one-time donations? We appreciate those!! 👇
www.classy.org/give/350351/...
Hoping I figure this out soon or you might see me job hunting 😅
Prefer one-time donations? We appreciate those!! 👇
www.classy.org/give/350351/...
October 24, 2023 at 1:17 PM
Writing grants for specific projects has been going pretty well! But it's harder to fund "general operations" (aka salary and healthcare for staff).
Hoping I figure this out soon or you might see me job hunting 😅
Prefer one-time donations? We appreciate those!! 👇
www.classy.org/give/350351/...
Hoping I figure this out soon or you might see me job hunting 😅
Prefer one-time donations? We appreciate those!! 👇
www.classy.org/give/350351/...
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We're having a bit of a tough quarter over at Skype a Scientist. I'm writing grants nonstop over here but won't know if it's working for a couple months.
The collapse of social media has made our business model of many small donors beak. In the meantime, your support is VERY appreciated.
The collapse of social media has made our business model of many small donors beak. In the meantime, your support is VERY appreciated.
We serve classrooms with connections to scientists for free.
We put science into people's lives with public art & pop-ups.
We help scientists connect with their creativity to communicate science.
We rely on YOU to do this work.
Monthly support keeps us alive ❤️
www.patreon.com/SkypeAScient...
We put science into people's lives with public art & pop-ups.
We help scientists connect with their creativity to communicate science.
We rely on YOU to do this work.
Monthly support keeps us alive ❤️
www.patreon.com/SkypeAScient...
Skype a Scientist | Patreon
Connecting people with science through conversations & art
www.patreon.com
October 24, 2023 at 1:12 PM
We're having a bit of a tough quarter over at Skype a Scientist. I'm writing grants nonstop over here but won't know if it's working for a couple months.
The collapse of social media has made our business model of many small donors beak. In the meantime, your support is VERY appreciated.
The collapse of social media has made our business model of many small donors beak. In the meantime, your support is VERY appreciated.
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Congratulations to Samantha Mills! @samtasticbooks's “Rabbit Test” won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story! You can read it here!!! www.uncannymagazine.com/article/rabb...
October 21, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Congratulations to Samantha Mills! @samtasticbooks's “Rabbit Test” won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story! You can read it here!!! www.uncannymagazine.com/article/rabb...
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Ursula Vernon's Hugo acceptance speech included this delightful anecdote-slash-metaphor-slash-encouragement. https://www.patreon.com/posts/91410900
October 21, 2023 at 11:04 PM
Ursula Vernon's Hugo acceptance speech included this delightful anecdote-slash-metaphor-slash-encouragement. https://www.patreon.com/posts/91410900
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This entire, sorry thread is golden. But this specific thing is not something I've seen summarized quite this way before and it's super helpful, so. Sharing:
7) Is someone excited about a thing you hate? Are they having fun with the thing? Is the thing a front for white supremacist recruiting or organizing the overthrow of the US government? If the answers are yes, yes, and no, respectively, shut the fuck up and let people enjoy things.
October 2, 2023 at 8:13 PM
This entire, sorry thread is golden. But this specific thing is not something I've seen summarized quite this way before and it's super helpful, so. Sharing:
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I know there's a lot of peer pressure to pretend like COVID is over
But I'm just saying, if enough of us start making noise about things like "improving indoor air quality in schools" and "paid sick leave"
We can help save each other
But I'm just saying, if enough of us start making noise about things like "improving indoor air quality in schools" and "paid sick leave"
We can help save each other
September 25, 2023 at 3:54 PM
I know there's a lot of peer pressure to pretend like COVID is over
But I'm just saying, if enough of us start making noise about things like "improving indoor air quality in schools" and "paid sick leave"
We can help save each other
But I'm just saying, if enough of us start making noise about things like "improving indoor air quality in schools" and "paid sick leave"
We can help save each other
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If you'd like to hang out with some baby burrowing owls, emus, and other birds this lovely Friday, the Owlstream is live again today!
The burrowing owls are very active this morning, wings out sunning and preening! Come meet them, now LIVE on Twitch! twitch.tv/thefoxloft
September 22, 2023 at 3:36 PM
If you'd like to hang out with some baby burrowing owls, emus, and other birds this lovely Friday, the Owlstream is live again today!
I uh - am a glutton for good moth content. Pls #sendmoarmoths
psst, hey, hey you, you over there
I hear you like moths, and ahh, I might be a guy with some moths
I hear you like moths, and ahh, I might be a guy with some moths
September 14, 2023 at 9:25 PM
I uh - am a glutton for good moth content. Pls #sendmoarmoths
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First shot from Hosmer Grove: I'iwi on 'ohia in the rain. I love these birds. <3 🦉🌿📷
September 11, 2023 at 2:44 AM
First shot from Hosmer Grove: I'iwi on 'ohia in the rain. I love these birds. <3 🦉🌿📷
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Who's this good lookin squid?
That, of course, is the Hawaiian Bobtail squid!
This species is nocturnal and has bioluminescent bacteria in a specialized (and incredibly complicated) pouch called a light organ. They use that light to blend in with light coming down from above!
#Squidtember
That, of course, is the Hawaiian Bobtail squid!
This species is nocturnal and has bioluminescent bacteria in a specialized (and incredibly complicated) pouch called a light organ. They use that light to blend in with light coming down from above!
#Squidtember
September 10, 2023 at 1:37 PM
Who's this good lookin squid?
That, of course, is the Hawaiian Bobtail squid!
This species is nocturnal and has bioluminescent bacteria in a specialized (and incredibly complicated) pouch called a light organ. They use that light to blend in with light coming down from above!
#Squidtember
That, of course, is the Hawaiian Bobtail squid!
This species is nocturnal and has bioluminescent bacteria in a specialized (and incredibly complicated) pouch called a light organ. They use that light to blend in with light coming down from above!
#Squidtember
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When I talk to comic book artists I always emphasize the importance of clearly separating their planes of depth. This rule is only for comics and does not apply to Turkish photographer Sami Uçan.
September 1, 2023 at 6:22 PM
When I talk to comic book artists I always emphasize the importance of clearly separating their planes of depth. This rule is only for comics and does not apply to Turkish photographer Sami Uçan.