Steph G Reads
@stephguerrasio.bsky.social
Mother, Bibliophile, Feminist, Environmental Health & Sustainability Professional
📖Currently Reading: A Far Wilder Magic; Cunning Folk
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📖Currently Reading: A Far Wilder Magic; Cunning Folk
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We'll have a newborn this COVID/FLU season, and I'll be able to get it since I'm pregnant, but my husband, a HS teacher, and daughter who goes to daycare won't putting the baby at risk! This is frankly absurd, and completely against everything I was taught about public health!
The FDA is restricting recommendations for all COVID19 vaccines to people aged 65 years and above and people who are at risk for severe disease.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/05/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/05/...
FDA outlines stricter Covid vaccine booster approval standards for healthy people
The FDA recommended different standards of evidence for approval based on patients' risk of getting severely sick from Covid.
www.cnbc.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
We'll have a newborn this COVID/FLU season, and I'll be able to get it since I'm pregnant, but my husband, a HS teacher, and daughter who goes to daycare won't putting the baby at risk! This is frankly absurd, and completely against everything I was taught about public health!
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ALL FLEETWOOD MAC SONGS THAT DO NOT FEATURE A STEVIE NICKS LEAD VOCAL ARE NOW TARIFFED AT 250%
May 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
ALL FLEETWOOD MAC SONGS THAT DO NOT FEATURE A STEVIE NICKS LEAD VOCAL ARE NOW TARIFFED AT 250%
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April 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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HAYES: “The United States siding with Putin against democratic allies will have massive consequences for global politics for decades to come.”
March 1, 2025 at 4:51 AM
HAYES: “The United States siding with Putin against democratic allies will have massive consequences for global politics for decades to come.”
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One and a half was a solid kicker here
HAYES: “The United States siding with Putin against democratic allies will have massive consequences for global politics for decades to come.”
March 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
One and a half was a solid kicker here
Until I was pregnant myself, I had no clue how dangerous pregnancy can be....this is much needed research!
How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
www.propublica.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Until I was pregnant myself, I had no clue how dangerous pregnancy can be....this is much needed research!
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Are you looking for an Audible alternative but not fully convinced yet on moving away? What if we told you all of your purchases support indie bookshops? Or that we are employee-owned and community driven?
Let us know what questions you have about Libro.fm—we'd love to help make the switch easy 💓
Let us know what questions you have about Libro.fm—we'd love to help make the switch easy 💓
February 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Are you looking for an Audible alternative but not fully convinced yet on moving away? What if we told you all of your purchases support indie bookshops? Or that we are employee-owned and community driven?
Let us know what questions you have about Libro.fm—we'd love to help make the switch easy 💓
Let us know what questions you have about Libro.fm—we'd love to help make the switch easy 💓
"Each vaccine on the childhood schedule is a triumph of science and medicine over disease"
And thankfully, we have eradicated many diseases WITH vaccines. Do we really want them back? Do we really want to fear more for our children's lives than we already do?
And thankfully, we have eradicated many diseases WITH vaccines. Do we really want them back? Do we really want to fear more for our children's lives than we already do?
Venting:
I know it's asked completely innocently and I do not begrudge those who ask it, but of all vaccine-related questions I get, the one that really frustrates me is when people ask why children get so many vaccines.
I know this comes from a genuine position of concern- but the framing...
I know it's asked completely innocently and I do not begrudge those who ask it, but of all vaccine-related questions I get, the one that really frustrates me is when people ask why children get so many vaccines.
I know this comes from a genuine position of concern- but the framing...
February 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"Each vaccine on the childhood schedule is a triumph of science and medicine over disease"
And thankfully, we have eradicated many diseases WITH vaccines. Do we really want them back? Do we really want to fear more for our children's lives than we already do?
And thankfully, we have eradicated many diseases WITH vaccines. Do we really want them back? Do we really want to fear more for our children's lives than we already do?
For the record, I would sign up again to get the childhood vaccine schedule in a heart beat. Public health, including vaccines, saves lives!
RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen.
1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
February 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
For the record, I would sign up again to get the childhood vaccine schedule in a heart beat. Public health, including vaccines, saves lives!
Yup! They lost my business. Have had to get creative, but so far have been able to find everything at Costco or Wegmans
February 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Yup! They lost my business. Have had to get creative, but so far have been able to find everything at Costco or Wegmans
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Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
The average person with the flu gives it to around 1.4 people. The average person with measles gives it to between 12 and 18 people.
Measles cases continue to surge globally, putting millions of children at risk.
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
February 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
Same! Joined this weekend, hoping we can find everything we need between Costco and Wegmans
If only we had more storage!
If only we had more storage!
We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.”
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
February 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Same! Joined this weekend, hoping we can find everything we need between Costco and Wegmans
If only we had more storage!
If only we had more storage!
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Understand this: Elon Musk’s wealth is tied directly to contracts and regulations from the government agencies he now controls.
He spent over $280 million to elect Trump and now he's cashing in — AND they got rid of the inspectors general who could hold him accountable.
Gross corruption.
He spent over $280 million to elect Trump and now he's cashing in — AND they got rid of the inspectors general who could hold him accountable.
Gross corruption.
February 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Understand this: Elon Musk’s wealth is tied directly to contracts and regulations from the government agencies he now controls.
He spent over $280 million to elect Trump and now he's cashing in — AND they got rid of the inspectors general who could hold him accountable.
Gross corruption.
He spent over $280 million to elect Trump and now he's cashing in — AND they got rid of the inspectors general who could hold him accountable.
Gross corruption.
Vacation Reads:
The Last Love Note 4⭐ - a beautiful exploration of grief
Husband's & Lovers 4.5 ⭐ - beautifully written, exploration of love and family secrets
#booksky
The Last Love Note 4⭐ - a beautiful exploration of grief
Husband's & Lovers 4.5 ⭐ - beautifully written, exploration of love and family secrets
#booksky
February 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Vacation Reads:
The Last Love Note 4⭐ - a beautiful exploration of grief
Husband's & Lovers 4.5 ⭐ - beautifully written, exploration of love and family secrets
#booksky
The Last Love Note 4⭐ - a beautiful exploration of grief
Husband's & Lovers 4.5 ⭐ - beautifully written, exploration of love and family secrets
#booksky
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
12/20: Anne of Green Gables
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
12/20: Anne of Green Gables
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
February 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
12/20: Anne of Green Gables
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
12/20: Anne of Green Gables
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
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A pack of dumb foxes, drunk on power, are currently in charge of the safety of our henhouse.
February 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A pack of dumb foxes, drunk on power, are currently in charge of the safety of our henhouse.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
11/20: Looking for Alaska
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
11/20: Looking for Alaska
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
February 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
11/20: Looking for Alaska
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
11/20: Looking for Alaska
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
"I think the strategy here is: ‘Well, we’re just going to do it and dare somebody to stop us, and by the time they stop us, we’ll have destroyed it.’”
“They apparently just sort of walked past security and said: ‘Get out of my way,’ and they’re looking for access for the IT systems, as they have in other agencies,” said a former Noaa official. “They will have access to the entire computer system, a lot of which is confidential information.”
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"I think the strategy here is: ‘Well, we’re just going to do it and dare somebody to stop us, and by the time they stop us, we’ll have destroyed it.’”
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A reminder about the value of preorders: Someone just placed an order for the new Joan Didion book coming out in April. We hadn't heard about it yet and promptly ordered five more for the store.
If there's a book you're excited about, place a preorder! You might help other people find it, too! 💙📚
If there's a book you're excited about, place a preorder! You might help other people find it, too! 💙📚
February 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A reminder about the value of preorders: Someone just placed an order for the new Joan Didion book coming out in April. We hadn't heard about it yet and promptly ordered five more for the store.
If there's a book you're excited about, place a preorder! You might help other people find it, too! 💙📚
If there's a book you're excited about, place a preorder! You might help other people find it, too! 💙📚
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
10/20: All My Rage
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
10/20: All My Rage
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
February 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
10/20: All My Rage
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
10/20: All My Rage
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
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Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
Opinion | There Is No Going Back
The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
One thing about me is I LOVE bats
February 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
One thing about me is I LOVE bats
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“I don’t think the United States Senate should vote for a single nominee until this is over!” - @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“I don’t think the United States Senate should vote for a single nominee until this is over!” - @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
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We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
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If I had a parrot he would just sit there heart-reacting to everything
February 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If I had a parrot he would just sit there heart-reacting to everything