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Science teacher with interests in nature photography, health and wellness, social justice, and the environment 🦋
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Reminded me of this quote:
"Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience."
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thank you for sharing this beautiful image of nature's transformation, Geri.
"Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience."
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thank you for sharing this beautiful image of nature's transformation, Geri.
Mother Nature models drastic transformation with patience. She shows us how beautiful it is to let go. She reminds us to watch for new beginnings in every ending. She teaches us that those most resilient to change will evolve stronger and better fit for the future. Embrace the beauty.
October 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Reminded me of this quote:
"Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience."
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thank you for sharing this beautiful image of nature's transformation, Geri.
"Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience."
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thank you for sharing this beautiful image of nature's transformation, Geri.
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Science is real
August 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Science is real
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Dear universe: I would like to manifest a Covid aware doctor who wears a respirator without me asking ✨
Thank you for your attention to this matter
Thank you for your attention to this matter
August 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Dear universe: I would like to manifest a Covid aware doctor who wears a respirator without me asking ✨
Thank you for your attention to this matter
Thank you for your attention to this matter
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The last day to comment on Doug Ford's latest drive to enclose Ontario's public spaces is today. Thankfully, the great team at Environmental Defence has made making a submission easy. I hope you do. #onpoli
act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/175349/...
act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/175349/...
Hands off Wasaga Beach!
Hundreds of thousands of people enjoy these beaches all year round, because these lands belong to the people of Ontario, not wealthy developers. Send a letter to your MPP and the Wasaga Beach City Cou...
act.environmentaldefence.ca
August 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The last day to comment on Doug Ford's latest drive to enclose Ontario's public spaces is today. Thankfully, the great team at Environmental Defence has made making a submission easy. I hope you do. #onpoli
act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/175349/...
act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/175349/...
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I personally think the anti-vaxxer's are fucking stupid. They're willing to bet their children's lives on their wacko beliefs instead of verifiable science.
August 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I personally think the anti-vaxxer's are fucking stupid. They're willing to bet their children's lives on their wacko beliefs instead of verifiable science.
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Wildfires are raging across Canada causing poor air quality for much of Canada and the north eastern US.
If wildfire smoke makes your chronic illness worse, I’ve got tips for you!
Managing bad air sometimes feels like a full time job, but improving indoor air can have major health benefits
If wildfire smoke makes your chronic illness worse, I’ve got tips for you!
Managing bad air sometimes feels like a full time job, but improving indoor air can have major health benefits
Heat Waves, Wet Bulb Temps and Wildfires
Extreme weather events put disabled lives at risk. We are generally more susceptible to temperature fluctuations, power outages, supply chain issues and more. How can we protect one another?
www.disabledginger.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Wildfires are raging across Canada causing poor air quality for much of Canada and the north eastern US.
If wildfire smoke makes your chronic illness worse, I’ve got tips for you!
Managing bad air sometimes feels like a full time job, but improving indoor air can have major health benefits
If wildfire smoke makes your chronic illness worse, I’ve got tips for you!
Managing bad air sometimes feels like a full time job, but improving indoor air can have major health benefits
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The view from our GOES East satellite at sunrise revealed widespread wildfire smoke that is resulting in large areas of unhealthy air quality, and Air Quality Alerts for at least portions of eight U.S. states. Take precautions. Learn how at weather.gov/safety/airquality
August 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The view from our GOES East satellite at sunrise revealed widespread wildfire smoke that is resulting in large areas of unhealthy air quality, and Air Quality Alerts for at least portions of eight U.S. states. Take precautions. Learn how at weather.gov/safety/airquality
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I really need my man Neil Tyson to drag RFK jr. on TV. Someone please arrange it!
July 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I really need my man Neil Tyson to drag RFK jr. on TV. Someone please arrange it!
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Other countries really need to start considering vaccination requirements for US visitors (looking at you Canada)
Between the growing anti-vaxx sentiment & RFK Jr’s continued push to restrict access, we could continue to see resurgence of mostly eradicated diseases
Public health is a global effort
Between the growing anti-vaxx sentiment & RFK Jr’s continued push to restrict access, we could continue to see resurgence of mostly eradicated diseases
Public health is a global effort
July 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Other countries really need to start considering vaccination requirements for US visitors (looking at you Canada)
Between the growing anti-vaxx sentiment & RFK Jr’s continued push to restrict access, we could continue to see resurgence of mostly eradicated diseases
Public health is a global effort
Between the growing anti-vaxx sentiment & RFK Jr’s continued push to restrict access, we could continue to see resurgence of mostly eradicated diseases
Public health is a global effort
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The measles vaccine may do more than we thought – and the growing number of outbreaks makes ensuring you’re protected ever more urgent.
Measles isn’t just dangerous – it may erase your immune system
The measles vaccine may do more than we thought – and the growing number of outbreaks makes ensuring you’re protected ever more urgent.
tcnv.link
July 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The measles vaccine may do more than we thought – and the growing number of outbreaks makes ensuring you’re protected ever more urgent.
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‘Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled.’
Scientists are screaming loud & clear.
But our governments are in the pocket of the psychopaths imperiling us.
We eradicate fossil fuel money from our politics, or we watch this world die.
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Scientists are screaming loud & clear.
But our governments are in the pocket of the psychopaths imperiling us.
We eradicate fossil fuel money from our politics, or we watch this world die.
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
July 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
‘Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled.’
Scientists are screaming loud & clear.
But our governments are in the pocket of the psychopaths imperiling us.
We eradicate fossil fuel money from our politics, or we watch this world die.
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Scientists are screaming loud & clear.
But our governments are in the pocket of the psychopaths imperiling us.
We eradicate fossil fuel money from our politics, or we watch this world die.
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
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When I see people wearing a mask in public, I see:
People who care about disabled / chronically ill / immunocompromised people
People who care about others’ health, including their family, friends & community
People who care about their own health
People who know the truth abt COVID & #LongCOVID
People who care about disabled / chronically ill / immunocompromised people
People who care about others’ health, including their family, friends & community
People who care about their own health
People who know the truth abt COVID & #LongCOVID
July 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
When I see people wearing a mask in public, I see:
People who care about disabled / chronically ill / immunocompromised people
People who care about others’ health, including their family, friends & community
People who care about their own health
People who know the truth abt COVID & #LongCOVID
People who care about disabled / chronically ill / immunocompromised people
People who care about others’ health, including their family, friends & community
People who care about their own health
People who know the truth abt COVID & #LongCOVID
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Good morning. Yes. Let this sink in. 🌺♥️💙🇺🇸
July 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Good morning. Yes. Let this sink in. 🌺♥️💙🇺🇸
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A large study showed children & teens who caught Covid had ~2x the risk of being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes within first 6 months of acute infection
Article also refers to the pandemic in past tense 😬
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Article also refers to the pandemic in past tense 😬
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Doubles T1D Risk in Children
A recent study shows that previously healthy children and adolescents who recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection face an elevated risk of developing type 1 diabetes in the following 6 months.
www.medscape.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
A large study showed children & teens who caught Covid had ~2x the risk of being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes within first 6 months of acute infection
Article also refers to the pandemic in past tense 😬
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Article also refers to the pandemic in past tense 😬
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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“The stunning reversal of ocean circulation in the Southern Hemisphere confirms the global climate system has entered a catastrophic phase>'
This is very very bad news: www.intellinews.com/southern-oce...
This is very very bad news: www.intellinews.com/southern-oce...
Southern Ocean current reverses for first time, signalling risk of climate system collapse
A major ocean current in the Southern Hemisphere has reversed direction for the first time in recorded history, in what climatologists are calling a ...
www.intellinews.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
“The stunning reversal of ocean circulation in the Southern Hemisphere confirms the global climate system has entered a catastrophic phase>'
This is very very bad news: www.intellinews.com/southern-oce...
This is very very bad news: www.intellinews.com/southern-oce...
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Viruses are bad for your brain.
Shingles and RSV vaccines with AS01 adjuvant reduce dementia risk www.news-medical.net/news/2025063... #dementia #vaccines #AS01 #prevention #neurology #aging #publichealth #innovation #brainhealth #shingrix
Shingles and RSV vaccines with AS01 adjuvant reduce dementia risk
Researchers found that older adults who received AS01-adjuvanted shingles or RSV vaccines had a significantly lower risk of developing dementia within 18 months compared to flu vaccine recipients. The...
www.news-medical.net
July 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Viruses are bad for your brain.
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Montpellier researchers grew airway organoids from stem cells of healthy and COPD patients.
After SARS-CoV-2 infection, COPD organoids had stronger, earlier immune responses, more mucus, and less response to antivirals than healthy ones.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
After SARS-CoV-2 infection, COPD organoids had stronger, earlier immune responses, more mucus, and less response to antivirals than healthy ones.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Human pluripotent stem cell-derived bronchial airway organoids provide insights into differential innate immune and long-term responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthy and COPD.
Respiratory infections are a major global health concern, as underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic. To better understand bronchial tissue responses to viral infection, we have developed a preclinical i...
www.biorxiv.org
July 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Montpellier researchers grew airway organoids from stem cells of healthy and COPD patients.
After SARS-CoV-2 infection, COPD organoids had stronger, earlier immune responses, more mucus, and less response to antivirals than healthy ones.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
After SARS-CoV-2 infection, COPD organoids had stronger, earlier immune responses, more mucus, and less response to antivirals than healthy ones.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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In Trieste, Italy, researchers studied 28 patients with long COVID and found that even after mild infection, cognitive symptoms were linked to reduced brain metabolism and slower EEG activity in frontal and temporal regions.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mapping brain changes in post-COVID-19 cognitive decline via FDG PET hypometabolism and EEG slowing - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Mapping brain changes in post-COVID-19 cognitive decline via FDG PET hypometabolism and EEG slowing
www.nature.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
In Trieste, Italy, researchers studied 28 patients with long COVID and found that even after mild infection, cognitive symptoms were linked to reduced brain metabolism and slower EEG activity in frontal and temporal regions.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Since its Disability Pride Month, reminder that 20 million adults & up to 6 million kids in the U.S. have been impacted by long COVID
You can be an ally by wearing an n95 mask & advocating for better airborne precautions & research 😷
You can be an ally by wearing an n95 mask & advocating for better airborne precautions & research 😷
July 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Since its Disability Pride Month, reminder that 20 million adults & up to 6 million kids in the U.S. have been impacted by long COVID
You can be an ally by wearing an n95 mask & advocating for better airborne precautions & research 😷
You can be an ally by wearing an n95 mask & advocating for better airborne precautions & research 😷
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Japan, single case report. A 42-year-old man died from suspected SARS-CoV-2 reactivation five months after mild COVID-19, following stem cell transplant for severe aplastic anemia.
Immunosuppression likely triggered viral return and fatal pneumonia.
www.cureus.com/articles/372...
Immunosuppression likely triggered viral return and fatal pneumonia.
www.cureus.com/articles/372...
Fatal SARS-CoV-2 Reactivation After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Severe Aplastic Anemia
SARS-CoV-2 has been reported to potentially remain in the lower respiratory tract for some time after it is no longer detectable in the upper respiratory tract, and this could be a source of reactivat...
www.cureus.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Japan, single case report. A 42-year-old man died from suspected SARS-CoV-2 reactivation five months after mild COVID-19, following stem cell transplant for severe aplastic anemia.
Immunosuppression likely triggered viral return and fatal pneumonia.
www.cureus.com/articles/372...
Immunosuppression likely triggered viral return and fatal pneumonia.
www.cureus.com/articles/372...
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Revoking an artist's visa for their speech, no matter how controversial, doesn't make us safe.
The government should not be policing the artistic or political expression of citizens, visitors, or anyone else.
The government should not be policing the artistic or political expression of citizens, visitors, or anyone else.
State Department Revokes Bob Vylan's Visa Over Glastonbury Performance
The Department of State revoked Bob Vylan's U.S. visa following their performance at Glastonbury, where the duo advocated to 'free Palestine.'
www.rollingstone.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Revoking an artist's visa for their speech, no matter how controversial, doesn't make us safe.
The government should not be policing the artistic or political expression of citizens, visitors, or anyone else.
The government should not be policing the artistic or political expression of citizens, visitors, or anyone else.
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Due to the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak, a Texas man worried that his young son was at risk and took him to get vaccinated.
The cost of the shot? $1,400.
The cost of the shot? $1,400.
A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400.
Due to the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak, a Texas man worried that his young son was at risk and took him to get vaccinated. The cost of the shot? $1,400.
wapo.st
June 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Due to the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak, a Texas man worried that his young son was at risk and took him to get vaccinated.
The cost of the shot? $1,400.
The cost of the shot? $1,400.