Shirley Luckhart
@shirleyluckhart.bsky.social
Evolutionary and comparative physiology, parasitic and vector-borne diseases, advocate and ally for DEI, BLM, LGBTQIA+, health and healthcare are human rights, FFRF member, proud to be 💙 💙💙#fuckcancer #indivisible
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We built forts out of anything we could find. We dared each other to do crazy stunts on playground equipment. It was the best. The only rule was “be home before dinner.”
Yes. 100 percent yes!
We weren’t allowed in the house for three months of the summer, but it was the best of times.
We weren’t allowed in the house for three months of the summer, but it was the best of times.
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
We built forts out of anything we could find. We dared each other to do crazy stunts on playground equipment. It was the best. The only rule was “be home before dinner.”
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The front page of today’s @nydailynews.com.
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The front page of today’s @nydailynews.com.
Idaho bought this one. Lock, stock, and barrel.
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Idaho bought this one. Lock, stock, and barrel.
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This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
The cruelty isn’t “part” of the policy, it IS the policy. So are fear and chaos. This is all designed to suppress dissent and consolidate power.
Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The cruelty isn’t “part” of the policy, it IS the policy. So are fear and chaos. This is all designed to suppress dissent and consolidate power.
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Prove to us you are not guilty...I dare you...
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Prove to us you are not guilty...I dare you...
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New work published today from the RasgonLab! The first thesis chapter from @zureishon.bsky.social!
Project highlights some of the difficulties we had with sample collection during the early days of COVID
journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
Project highlights some of the difficulties we had with sample collection during the early days of COVID
journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
Virome profiling of Culex tarsalis through small RNA-seq: A challenge of suboptimal samples
Author summary Mosquitoes are capable of transmitting pathogenic viruses to humans and other vertebrate hosts during feeding. However, they can also carry viruses that infect only mosquitoes, which ar...
journals.plos.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
New work published today from the RasgonLab! The first thesis chapter from @zureishon.bsky.social!
Project highlights some of the difficulties we had with sample collection during the early days of COVID
journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
Project highlights some of the difficulties we had with sample collection during the early days of COVID
journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
Yep, STFU you obsequious idiot.
October 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Yep, STFU you obsequious idiot.
From the Florida Phoenix. Yes, really.
“…DeSantis also created a state-level DOGE to audit state universities and local govts to search for waste, fraud, and abuse. That torch has been taken up by the CFO, who’s unofficially renamed the task force the Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight, or FAFO.”
“…DeSantis also created a state-level DOGE to audit state universities and local govts to search for waste, fraud, and abuse. That torch has been taken up by the CFO, who’s unofficially renamed the task force the Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight, or FAFO.”
October 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
From the Florida Phoenix. Yes, really.
“…DeSantis also created a state-level DOGE to audit state universities and local govts to search for waste, fraud, and abuse. That torch has been taken up by the CFO, who’s unofficially renamed the task force the Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight, or FAFO.”
“…DeSantis also created a state-level DOGE to audit state universities and local govts to search for waste, fraud, and abuse. That torch has been taken up by the CFO, who’s unofficially renamed the task force the Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight, or FAFO.”
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You don’t have to work to deserve to eat.
You don’t have to be a citizen to deserve to eat.
You don’t have to have a qualifying medical condition to deserve to eat.
You deserve to eat because you’re a human being deserving of care, compassion, and dignity.
You don’t have to be a citizen to deserve to eat.
You don’t have to have a qualifying medical condition to deserve to eat.
You deserve to eat because you’re a human being deserving of care, compassion, and dignity.
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
You don’t have to work to deserve to eat.
You don’t have to be a citizen to deserve to eat.
You don’t have to have a qualifying medical condition to deserve to eat.
You deserve to eat because you’re a human being deserving of care, compassion, and dignity.
You don’t have to be a citizen to deserve to eat.
You don’t have to have a qualifying medical condition to deserve to eat.
You deserve to eat because you’re a human being deserving of care, compassion, and dignity.
Of course they do.
ROLLING STONE: “The current Congress has dropped the pretense of public service altogether… Congress enjoys ultraluxe health care as it fights to gut yours.”
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Of course they do.
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 85th day out of the last 97.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
October 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 85th day out of the last 97.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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You gotta give ‘em hop.
October 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
You gotta give ‘em hop.
It’s working. DON’T BACK DOWN.
Trump says he's open to health care deal but government must reopen first
President Donald Trump cracked the door slightly to negotiations with Democrats on the health care subsidies they’ve made central to the shutdown fight, then abruptly closed it Monday, leaving the two...
apnews.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It’s working. DON’T BACK DOWN.
Dear campus bookstores, No one looks good in the thin, all poly shirts and they stink when you sweat. The no-care benefit does not outweigh these things. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
October 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Dear campus bookstores, No one looks good in the thin, all poly shirts and they stink when you sweat. The no-care benefit does not outweigh these things. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
A mss review due Fri that opened to “expired link,” I happily assumed they had enough reviews. I review a good bit, so I replied to the editor I’d be out of the office. Multiple auto emails to update my login (which is fine). AI is another reason why publishing and reviewing are just so hard now.
October 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A mss review due Fri that opened to “expired link,” I happily assumed they had enough reviews. I review a good bit, so I replied to the editor I’d be out of the office. Multiple auto emails to update my login (which is fine). AI is another reason why publishing and reviewing are just so hard now.
Listen to this.
October 4, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Listen to this.
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South Park always knows the truth
October 3, 2025 at 4:23 AM
South Park always knows the truth
October 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
“Banning Chinese gene editing of American cells and DNA”. Yup, the stupid is strong here.
FDA Reforms
We’ve done a lot in the first six months—and we’re just getting started
www.fda.gov
October 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
“Banning Chinese gene editing of American cells and DNA”. Yup, the stupid is strong here.
WTAF 1000 times.
Trump to generals: "I love my signature. I really do. Everyone loves my signature."
September 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
WTAF 1000 times.
Facts for Friday.
WHO statement on autism-related issues
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) ...
www.who.int
September 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Facts for Friday.
An observation after a nearly 30 year career of sitting on committees: old white men still say stupid shit.
September 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
An observation after a nearly 30 year career of sitting on committees: old white men still say stupid shit.
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USAID was the most effective soft power organization on planet Earth.
The good for humanity that it did was unparalleled. But it also did an amazing job showing the world that we cared about other people while simultaneously advancing American interests.
American histories biggest self own.
The good for humanity that it did was unparalleled. But it also did an amazing job showing the world that we cared about other people while simultaneously advancing American interests.
American histories biggest self own.
New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.
TB is the No. 1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount
New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.
n.pr
September 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
USAID was the most effective soft power organization on planet Earth.
The good for humanity that it did was unparalleled. But it also did an amazing job showing the world that we cared about other people while simultaneously advancing American interests.
American histories biggest self own.
The good for humanity that it did was unparalleled. But it also did an amazing job showing the world that we cared about other people while simultaneously advancing American interests.
American histories biggest self own.