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@pucksandviruses.bsky.social
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Science nerd and sports fanatic. In other words: viruses, footballs, basketballs, and pucks.
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The Oregon Trail update…ver 2025.
December 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Lando!!
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Life. Death. Taxes. Sidney Crosby scoring on Flyers. 😆
nhlgoals.bsky.social NHL Goals @nhlgoals.bsky.social · 18d
Power play goal for Pittsburgh!

Scored by Sidney Crosby with 11:52 remaining in the 2nd period.

Assisted by Bryan Rust and Erik Karlsson.

Philadelphia: 1
Pittsburgh: 2

#PITvsPHI #LetsGoFlyers #LetsGoPens
December 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Watching the Vikings offense…
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November 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
pucksandviruses.bsky.social
McLaren race strategy in #QatarGP…🫣…🧐…🤷🏻‍♂️…🫤…🤣…🤬…😵‍💫…🥴…🤢…🤮…🤯…😑…💩……
November 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
pucksandviruses.bsky.social
The #QatarGP DRS train…
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Some like ‘A Christmas Story’, or ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’, but just give me ‘Elf’…
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November 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
pucksandviruses.bsky.social
On Germany’s OPLAN and Europe no longer being at peace with the threat of Russia.

www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Germany’s Secret Plan for War With Russia
A classified blueprint shows why weapons or troop numbers alone may not decide the outcome of a broader conflict between Moscow and the West.
www.wsj.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
pucksandviruses.bsky.social
When I was 14, a 50” TV would’ve been a dream.

Now, I can’t get our 14 y/o to watch a movie on our big screen TV, because his iPhone is way better.

🤷🏻‍♂️
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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"When you remove scientists from science, you don’t get truth. You get ideology. " Signed D3- Deb, Dan, and @drdemetre.bsky.social
We are former CDC officials. RFK Jr.'s change to vaccine guidance is propaganda.
Under Secretary Kennedy, CDC materials can no longer be assumed to reflect scientific authority.
www.ms.now
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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HUGE win for the Magpies at home today! Harvey Barnes the hero!
November 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
pucksandviruses.bsky.social
So, it’s ok for the president to be a horrible human being so long as he is honest about it?

How low have we set the bar?

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
White House defends Trump calling female reporter ‘Piggy’
The president has escalated his attacks on the press amid political blowback for his handling of files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Hard day today
Here's what we think about trusting CDC
Today we woke up to our public health allies telling the public that they can't trust CDC anymore More than a little demoralizing Because it's complicated The actual scientists at CDC - the ones you should trust - are not in control of public-facing webpages The conspiracy theorists are running the messaging And yet, most of us scientists... are still doing good science It's just not making it out We're still supporting local health departments We're still running our disease surveillance systems We're still on call for emergencies 24/7 Despite intense staffing shortages from multiple waves of RIFs And chronically being under-resourced Those of us left are still working hard to keep everything going We are proud of our mission And we persist, goddammit Yet We can also say... read the CDC webpages with skepticism Don't treat them as the gold standard. Corroborate the information with other trusted, independent sources. Many are still fine, but even we don't know when the political appointees are going to change their content And this is a painful thing for us to say So we just ask that, if you read or say "Don't trust the CDC!" You remember that we're here still trying to serve the nation, throw sand in the gears, and weather the storm
November 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
pucksandviruses.bsky.social
Feliz cumpleaños, Pichis!
November 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
pucksandviruses.bsky.social
If you want our government to do better, then vote for people that will do better and hold those elected responsible for what they do and don’t do in office.
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
pucksandviruses.bsky.social
The rhetoric on Democrats losing the shutdown battle is wrong.

We can’t have people miss out on food assistance, workers go unpaid in exchange for healthcare.

Congress needs to figure out healthcare without US citizens being used as leverage.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Democrats lose shutdown battle — as Trump, Republicans risk losing war
Democrats are embroiled in a new round of infighting, while Republicans are bracing for longer-term consequences if they continue to oppose an extension of Obamacare subsidies.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
pucksandviruses.bsky.social
Happy Veteran’s Day to all those that serve and have served for our country. Thank you for your service. 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Newcastle dropping back-to-back games to West Ham and now Brentford…😭
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
pucksandviruses.bsky.social
On health insurance and risk of premature death.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The government is shut down over health care. But does insurance save lives?
The surprisingly tricky question stumped researchers for decades. But they think they finally have an answer.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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The Trump administration has zero idea of what reality is like for the average American and his holding back SNAP is another sign of his priorities.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Dismisses Affordability Concerns, Insists Prices Are Coming Down
The president said the notion that the GOP performed poorly in the recent elections because of the cost of living is a Democratic “con job.”
www.wsj.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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US federal employees have gone 35 days without pay and the response from the Trump White House is to threaten federal employees to withhold pay? What a troll…

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Administration hints furloughed workers may not be paid after shutdown
Agencies are sending messages indicating that workers who are on the job will be paid when the government reopens — with no mention of those on furlough, despite a 2019 law protecting their wages.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
pucksandviruses.bsky.social
I hope yesterday’s mid terms are a wake up call to all elected offcials.

We are electing you to represent US, the people, not you and your self interests!
November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Too soon @theonion.com, too soon…or not soon enough!? 😭

theonion.com/cdc-figures-...
CDC Figures It Easier To Start Tracking People Without Measles
ATLANTA—As the agency struggles to manage a measles caseload that has erupted to its largest size in decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated Monday that at this point, it would ...
theonion.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
pucksandviruses.bsky.social
Good piece on the drop of international students coming to the US in 2025.

www.nytimes.com/video/upshot...
Video: We Charted the Decline in International Students to the U.S.
The Upshot reporter Aatish Bhatia walks through a chart he created showing the decline, by country, of international students arriving to the United States this year.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
pucksandviruses.bsky.social
I just voted and I was the 67th voter at my voting location.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM