Martha Dye-Whealan
@marthadyewhealan.bsky.social
Retired pharmacist and lawyer, but I'm still paying attention!
Librarian-at-large...let's share our reading selections!
Mom of two twentysomething sons who may have to save the damn world, + one chihuahua mix named Suki!
Librarian-at-large...let's share our reading selections!
Mom of two twentysomething sons who may have to save the damn world, + one chihuahua mix named Suki!
I'm really not trying to chase down the news every morning, because when it finds me these days, my reaction is either 😡😡🔥, or 🫨🫨🫨, or both at the same time!
May 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I'm really not trying to chase down the news every morning, because when it finds me these days, my reaction is either 😡😡🔥, or 🫨🫨🫨, or both at the same time!
Our milk and dairy will still be safe to consume: really?
The risk of being infected with Salmonella is something I'd much prefer to avoid:
www.health.com/fda-suspends...
The risk of being infected with Salmonella is something I'd much prefer to avoid:
www.health.com/fda-suspends...
FDA Suspends Key Milk Safety Program—What This Means For You
The FDA has paused a quality control program for milk and dairy products. Food safety experts are concerned, but they say our milk is still safe to consume. Here's what you need to know.
www.health.com
May 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Our milk and dairy will still be safe to consume: really?
The risk of being infected with Salmonella is something I'd much prefer to avoid:
www.health.com/fda-suspends...
The risk of being infected with Salmonella is something I'd much prefer to avoid:
www.health.com/fda-suspends...
Reposted by Martha Dye-Whealan
In two conversations with The Atlantic, Donald Trump projected an air of invincibility, while seeking to distance himself from the most controversial parts of his own presidency. Read more in our new cover story: https://theatln.tc/5hMsXtvK
May 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In two conversations with The Atlantic, Donald Trump projected an air of invincibility, while seeking to distance himself from the most controversial parts of his own presidency. Read more in our new cover story: https://theatln.tc/5hMsXtvK
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I feel sorry for Sean Duffy (Transportation Secretary). His job has pretty much been a nightmare from almost the beginning, compounded from the fact that he has to continue to work with Defense Secretary/clown Pete Hegseth to try to make DC airspace safe...
May 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I feel sorry for Sean Duffy (Transportation Secretary). His job has pretty much been a nightmare from almost the beginning, compounded from the fact that he has to continue to work with Defense Secretary/clown Pete Hegseth to try to make DC airspace safe...
Reposted by Martha Dye-Whealan
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he will ask Defense Department officials why an Army Black Hawk helicopter violated flight restrictions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Army Black Hawk helicopter forces two jetliners to abort landings at DCA
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he will ask Defense Department officials why an Army Black Hawk helicopter violated flight restrictions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
www.npr.org
May 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he will ask Defense Department officials why an Army Black Hawk helicopter violated flight restrictions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
So, Germany can school us in the dangers of Right-Wing extremism, and we can deserve to be schooled.
That's all I've got...
That's all I've got...
May 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
So, Germany can school us in the dangers of Right-Wing extremism, and we can deserve to be schooled.
That's all I've got...
That's all I've got...
Reposted by Martha Dye-Whealan
Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
May 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
I'm planning on reading this.
It looks like a relatively dispassionate dissection of the history of the...catastrophe(!)... in Israel-Palestine.
From 2009, my only complaint.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
It looks like a relatively dispassionate dissection of the history of the...catastrophe(!)... in Israel-Palestine.
From 2009, my only complaint.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Prime…
If you have ever wondered "Why is there so much violenc…
www.goodreads.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I'm planning on reading this.
It looks like a relatively dispassionate dissection of the history of the...catastrophe(!)... in Israel-Palestine.
From 2009, my only complaint.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
It looks like a relatively dispassionate dissection of the history of the...catastrophe(!)... in Israel-Palestine.
From 2009, my only complaint.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
Saw this on the AP four days ago, and it still does not sit well with me...
apnews.com/article/memp...
apnews.com/article/memp...
The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.'s final days suffers a devastating fire
Before the fire, the Clayborn Temple was undergoing a $25 million restoration that was slated for completion in 2026.
apnews.com
May 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Saw this on the AP four days ago, and it still does not sit well with me...
apnews.com/article/memp...
apnews.com/article/memp...
Experienced this as an audiobook. Pure joy!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/63...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/63...
Normal Rules Don't Apply: Stories
A dazzling collection of eleven interconnected stories …
www.goodreads.com
May 3, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Experienced this as an audiobook. Pure joy!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/63...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/63...
This is appalling.
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
The rescued Vietnamese infants of Operation Babylift have grown up
Fifty years after the fall of Saigon a generation of adoptees wrestle with Vietnam’s legacy of transnational adoption
www.theverge.com
May 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is appalling.
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Well, this is amusing...
I think Trump and JD Vance are tied for the most disingenuous politicians in modern American history.
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I think Trump and JD Vance are tied for the most disingenuous politicians in modern American history.
wapo.st/4d2FrNy
Opinion | JD Vance: What President Trump achieved in his first 100 days
The president and I campaigned on reversing Joe Biden’s failures. And we’re delivering.
wapo.st
May 3, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Well, this is amusing...
I think Trump and JD Vance are tied for the most disingenuous politicians in modern American history.
wapo.st/4d2FrNy
I think Trump and JD Vance are tied for the most disingenuous politicians in modern American history.
wapo.st/4d2FrNy
Is mass extinction in the near future?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Collapsing bird numbers in North America prompt fears of ecological crisis – research
Study using citizen data finds three-quarters of nearly 500 species in decline, with steepest trend in areas where they once thrived
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Is mass extinction in the near future?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Now the Trump administration is trying to fabricate charges against Mr. Abrego-Garcia so they can leave him to rot in a maximum security prison in El Salvador, rather than returning him to the US pursuant to an order from a federal court judge in Maryland.
apnews.com/article/kilm...
apnews.com/article/kilm...
Tennessee police release video of Kilmar Abrego Garcia traffic stop in 2022
Authorities in Tennessee have released video of a 2022 traffic stop involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He's the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
apnews.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Now the Trump administration is trying to fabricate charges against Mr. Abrego-Garcia so they can leave him to rot in a maximum security prison in El Salvador, rather than returning him to the US pursuant to an order from a federal court judge in Maryland.
apnews.com/article/kilm...
apnews.com/article/kilm...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in 25 years. Experts fear the decision could have grave consequences, as studies show the existing vaccine is 97% effective in preventing infection.
RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM