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Rachel
@telltheworldmyjoy.bsky.social
Shape note singer living in Oviedo, Florida.
Interstellar (movie night) was a nice break from doomscrolling, and provided perspective: at least we're not trapped with a sociopath on the other side of a wormhole while all of planet Earth lives through another dustbowl. But the scene where they rewrote the history books hit a little too close.
February 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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We are up against Brandolini’s Law: The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.

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Analysis | The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context.
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February 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Important history - and a shout out to Reenactress documentary director, J.R. Hardman, a fellow #shapenote singer. (gift link) wapo.st/3CtXQVB
Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War
Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers who went to war — have been serving in combat for centuries.
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January 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #PCCM 🧪🛟

Website of FDA's Office of Minority Health and Health Equity erased
www.fda.gov/about-fda/of...
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January 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Finally, my strategy of "not changing any gender markers on my government documents in case the government pulls some shit even though I want to die every time I look at my passport" has paid off.
January 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
My 2-year fellowship at NIH, including many on-campus lectures by visiting scientists, and traveling to scientific meetings to present my work and learn so much about latest research methods and findings, was invaluable preparation for grad school and my career.
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Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic”
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January 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Because a co-worker didn't believe me, I spent this evening trying to find photos of my bowl cuts from the 1980s. So far this is the best I've come up with, but I know more cringy ones exist.
January 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Join us this Saturday, January 25, 2025, 9:00am - 3:30pm for the First Jacksonville All-Day Singing from the SACRED HARP -- the 1991 red (Denson) edition and the blue 2012 Revised Cooper Edition (copies available). #shapenote
January 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
What are your favorite air fryer recipes? Bonus if they are healthy, quick, and substantially easier or tastier in the air fryer than other cooking methods. I just got an air fryer and am looking for suggestions on how best to use it!
January 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM