Pamela Ann
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🧵1/6 #FedFam, reporters - urgent help needed
🚨CDC Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate) is being shuttered🚨
Staff are being “un-RIFed” just to close the museum permanently — then RIFed again in Jan
This is bureaucratic cruelty & cultural vandalism
CDC Library is a national treasure
#SaveCDCLibrary
🧵1/6 #FedFam, reporters - urgent help needed
🚨CDC Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate) is being shuttered🚨
Staff are being “un-RIFed” just to close the museum permanently — then RIFed again in Jan
This is bureaucratic cruelty & cultural vandalism
CDC Library is a national treasure
#SaveCDCLibrary
The David J. Sencer CDC Museum: In Association with the Smithsonian
Free museum exhibiting public health topics and the history of CDC.
www.cdc.gov
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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🧵1/6 #FedFam, reporters - urgent help needed
🚨CDC Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate) is being shuttered🚨
Staff are being “un-RIFed” just to close the museum permanently — then RIFed again in Jan
This is bureaucratic cruelty & cultural vandalism
CDC Library is a national treasure
#SaveCDCLibrary
🧵1/6 #FedFam, reporters - urgent help needed
🚨CDC Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate) is being shuttered🚨
Staff are being “un-RIFed” just to close the museum permanently — then RIFed again in Jan
This is bureaucratic cruelty & cultural vandalism
CDC Library is a national treasure
#SaveCDCLibrary
Thanks to interlibrary loan and a memorial donation made to honor Dr. Forrest Foreman I was able to read the latest book in the Old Man's War series. There was a waitlist.
@scalzi.com deserves thanks for the writing. It was worth the wait.
www.hobbsfuneralhome.com/obituary/for...
@scalzi.com deserves thanks for the writing. It was worth the wait.
www.hobbsfuneralhome.com/obituary/for...
October 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Thanks to interlibrary loan and a memorial donation made to honor Dr. Forrest Foreman I was able to read the latest book in the Old Man's War series. There was a waitlist.
@scalzi.com deserves thanks for the writing. It was worth the wait.
www.hobbsfuneralhome.com/obituary/for...
@scalzi.com deserves thanks for the writing. It was worth the wait.
www.hobbsfuneralhome.com/obituary/for...
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I'm just a lowly art historian, but in moments like these I always think back to one early sign of Trump's wanton, pointless destructiveness: his demolition of the priceless & irreplaceable Art Deco relief sculptures on facade of the Bonwit Teller building, which he tore down to build Trump Tower
April 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm just a lowly art historian, but in moments like these I always think back to one early sign of Trump's wanton, pointless destructiveness: his demolition of the priceless & irreplaceable Art Deco relief sculptures on facade of the Bonwit Teller building, which he tore down to build Trump Tower
Amidst many other wrong and vengeful firings, this one is incredibly heartbreaking and infuriating.
Librarians are precious stewards of knowledge. Hayden and her staff deserve more respect. The Library of Congress itself deserves more respect.
Librarians are precious stewards of knowledge. Hayden and her staff deserve more respect. The Library of Congress itself deserves more respect.
BREAKING: President Donald Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separate person familiar with the matter.
The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separate person familiar with the matter.
President Donald Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda.
bit.ly
May 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Amidst many other wrong and vengeful firings, this one is incredibly heartbreaking and infuriating.
Librarians are precious stewards of knowledge. Hayden and her staff deserve more respect. The Library of Congress itself deserves more respect.
Librarians are precious stewards of knowledge. Hayden and her staff deserve more respect. The Library of Congress itself deserves more respect.
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🧵1/ BIG NEWS!! CDC just dropped a landmark report — the first US data on RSV hospitalizations after rollout of the maternal vaccine and infant antibody. What happened? Hospitalizations in babies under 3 months fell nearly 50% vs pre-pandemic years. Quietly, radically effective.
May 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🧵1/ BIG NEWS!! CDC just dropped a landmark report — the first US data on RSV hospitalizations after rollout of the maternal vaccine and infant antibody. What happened? Hospitalizations in babies under 3 months fell nearly 50% vs pre-pandemic years. Quietly, radically effective.
It's not how tariffs work. Yet he finally explains that he wants (presumably foreign) consumers to pay his administration for the luxury of shopping in the US. So if you have things to sell his "deals" will basically gatekeep who can afford to buy them, with none of the added costs going to you.
In a long monologue in the Oval Office beside Canadian PM Mark Carney this afternoon, the President appears to say the trade "deals" his team are working on are not deals in the traditional sense, as they will not have to be signed.
This is really significant! More in thread.
This is really significant! More in thread.
May 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It's not how tariffs work. Yet he finally explains that he wants (presumably foreign) consumers to pay his administration for the luxury of shopping in the US. So if you have things to sell his "deals" will basically gatekeep who can afford to buy them, with none of the added costs going to you.
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Here are some actionable suggestions if publishers want to actually help Black and Brown writers (rather than some publicity stunt that helps one or two people, gives a pat on the head to the publisher, and does nothing for anybody else).
1. Actively hire more Black and Brown people in publishing.
1. Actively hire more Black and Brown people in publishing.
May 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Here are some actionable suggestions if publishers want to actually help Black and Brown writers (rather than some publicity stunt that helps one or two people, gives a pat on the head to the publisher, and does nothing for anybody else).
1. Actively hire more Black and Brown people in publishing.
1. Actively hire more Black and Brown people in publishing.
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I'm sorry I know there's a lot going on but how are we not screaming about Ron DeSantis stealing $10 million from Medicaid and the money ending up with pro-DeSantis superPACs, funneled through a charity run by his wife?
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
The $10M steered to Hope Florida by the state was Medicaid money, document shows
A draft agreement of a $67 million settlement between the DeSantis administration and a Medicaid contractor that had overbilled the state sheds new light on how $10 million of that amount was diverted...
www.miamiherald.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I'm sorry I know there's a lot going on but how are we not screaming about Ron DeSantis stealing $10 million from Medicaid and the money ending up with pro-DeSantis superPACs, funneled through a charity run by his wife?
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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In the hour of darkness and peril and fear, let’s all channel a little Paul Revere.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
April 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
In the hour of darkness and peril and fear, let’s all channel a little Paul Revere.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
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As a biologist, I'm appalled at pride the White House takes in willful ignorance.
In yesterday's executive order about NPR and PBS, their first example of "the trash that passes for `news' at NPR and PBS" is the statement that "banana slugs are hermaphrodites."
But this is unequivocal fact.
In yesterday's executive order about NPR and PBS, their first example of "the trash that passes for `news' at NPR and PBS" is the statement that "banana slugs are hermaphrodites."
But this is unequivocal fact.
The NPR, PBS Grift Has Ripped Us Off for Too Long
For years, American taxpayers have been on the hook for subsidizing National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), which spread
www.whitehouse.gov
April 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
As a biologist, I'm appalled at pride the White House takes in willful ignorance.
In yesterday's executive order about NPR and PBS, their first example of "the trash that passes for `news' at NPR and PBS" is the statement that "banana slugs are hermaphrodites."
But this is unequivocal fact.
In yesterday's executive order about NPR and PBS, their first example of "the trash that passes for `news' at NPR and PBS" is the statement that "banana slugs are hermaphrodites."
But this is unequivocal fact.
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Watching the market, and then looking at the actual underlying reality, I feel like I'm taking crazy pills
April 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Watching the market, and then looking at the actual underlying reality, I feel like I'm taking crazy pills
FDA inspection teams have been critically reduced. Abbott Labs also produces Ensure. Our most vulnerable populations are at risk with a lack of regulation, and the company does not appear to be addressing concerns adequately.
Workers told ProPublica that instead of retrieving a portable pump, an employee used cardboard from a trash bin to funnel coconut oil into a tank during production of the company’s Pure Bliss by Similac Organic brand formula.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown Led to Mass Shortages, Workers Say
“Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants. “I can’t have this on my conscience,”…
propub.li
April 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
FDA inspection teams have been critically reduced. Abbott Labs also produces Ensure. Our most vulnerable populations are at risk with a lack of regulation, and the company does not appear to be addressing concerns adequately.
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After 9 months stuck in space, astronaut Sunita Williams finally returned home to her dogs.
This is the moment they were reunited. 🐶❤️
#Goodnews
This is the moment they were reunited. 🐶❤️
#Goodnews
April 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
After 9 months stuck in space, astronaut Sunita Williams finally returned home to her dogs.
This is the moment they were reunited. 🐶❤️
#Goodnews
This is the moment they were reunited. 🐶❤️
#Goodnews
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Ellen Eglin worked as a housekeeper and as a government census clerk. She invented the clothes wringer to shorten the dry time for laundry. She was concerned that if it were patented it in her name, white women would not buy one. She sold the patent for $18.
www.blackpast.org/african-amer...
www.blackpast.org/african-amer...
Ellen Eglin (1849- ?)
In the late 1800s, Ellen Eglin revolutionized the chore of laundry with the invention of the clothes wringer and, in the process, made her mark on African American and women’s history. Born in 1849 in...
www.blackpast.org
April 1, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Ellen Eglin worked as a housekeeper and as a government census clerk. She invented the clothes wringer to shorten the dry time for laundry. She was concerned that if it were patented it in her name, white women would not buy one. She sold the patent for $18.
www.blackpast.org/african-amer...
www.blackpast.org/african-amer...
Gladys West is a mathematician who worked for the Navy for 42 years. Her modeling helped lay the groundwork for the development of modern GPS systems. She was inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2018.
www.britannica.com/biography/Gl...
www.britannica.com/biography/Gl...
Gladys West | Biography, Accomplishments, & GPS | Britannica
Gladys West, African American mathematician whose work was crucial to the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS). West is often considered one of history’s ‘hidden figures.’ Learn more abo...
www.britannica.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Gladys West is a mathematician who worked for the Navy for 42 years. Her modeling helped lay the groundwork for the development of modern GPS systems. She was inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2018.
www.britannica.com/biography/Gl...
www.britannica.com/biography/Gl...
Lisa Gelobter has been a computer scientist since the early days of the Internet. She worked as an engineer and program manager for Shockwave, and was on the launch team for Hulu. She was also the Chief Digital Service Officer for President Obama's Dept of Education.
anitab.org/profile/lisa...
anitab.org/profile/lisa...
Lisa Gelobter - AnitaB.org
AnitaB.org spotlight - Impact Through Inclusion: How Lisa Gelobter Is Transforming Tech By Celebrating Diversity
anitab.org
March 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Lisa Gelobter has been a computer scientist since the early days of the Internet. She worked as an engineer and program manager for Shockwave, and was on the launch team for Hulu. She was also the Chief Digital Service Officer for President Obama's Dept of Education.
anitab.org/profile/lisa...
anitab.org/profile/lisa...
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Begging folks to stop referring to the pandemic in the past tense.
It’s still “during COVID”. The pandemic isn’t over just because you want it to be.
We have no sterilizing vaccine. No treatment or cure for Long Covid. People are still dying & becoming disabled every day because we refuse to adapt
It’s still “during COVID”. The pandemic isn’t over just because you want it to be.
We have no sterilizing vaccine. No treatment or cure for Long Covid. People are still dying & becoming disabled every day because we refuse to adapt
March 29, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Begging folks to stop referring to the pandemic in the past tense.
It’s still “during COVID”. The pandemic isn’t over just because you want it to be.
We have no sterilizing vaccine. No treatment or cure for Long Covid. People are still dying & becoming disabled every day because we refuse to adapt
It’s still “during COVID”. The pandemic isn’t over just because you want it to be.
We have no sterilizing vaccine. No treatment or cure for Long Covid. People are still dying & becoming disabled every day because we refuse to adapt
Not much has been written, at least online, about Theora Stephens. She was a black hairdresser who lived from 1915-1996. She patented modern flat and curling irons in 1980. Hairstyles of the 80s and beyond owe her a lot.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theora_...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theora_...
Theora Stephens - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
March 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Not much has been written, at least online, about Theora Stephens. She was a black hairdresser who lived from 1915-1996. She patented modern flat and curling irons in 1980. Hairstyles of the 80s and beyond owe her a lot.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theora_...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theora_...
Olga Gonzalez-Sanabria hs worked at NASA since 1979. Currently at the Glenn Research Center she serves as the Director of Engineering and Technical Services. She was a major contributor in developing the Long Cycle Life Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries that power the ISS.
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Mothers of Invention: Olga D. González-Sanabria | Custom Powder Systems
Her invention of the long cycle-life nickel-hydrogen battery has been a critical tool in the advancement of energy storage for space exploration.
custom-powder.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Olga Gonzalez-Sanabria hs worked at NASA since 1979. Currently at the Glenn Research Center she serves as the Director of Engineering and Technical Services. She was a major contributor in developing the Long Cycle Life Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries that power the ISS.
custom-powder.com/mothers-of-i...
custom-powder.com/mothers-of-i...
Dr. Ayanna Howard is a successful entrepreneur, roboticist, and educator. She founded Zyrobotics to make products to help kids with learning disabilities. She worked for NASA and Georgia Tech, and is now the Dean of the OSU College of Engineering.
engineering.osu.edu/about/office...
engineering.osu.edu/about/office...
About Dean Ayanna Howard
engineering.osu.edu
March 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Dr. Ayanna Howard is a successful entrepreneur, roboticist, and educator. She founded Zyrobotics to make products to help kids with learning disabilities. She worked for NASA and Georgia Tech, and is now the Dean of the OSU College of Engineering.
engineering.osu.edu/about/office...
engineering.osu.edu/about/office...
Dr. Rebecca Crumpler was born in Delaware in 1831. She worked as a nurse in Massachusetts in the 1850s. She earned a spot at the New England Female Medical College. She graduated in 1864, the first black woman doctor in the US. She wrote "A Book of Medical Discourses."
www.nps.gov/people/dr-re...
www.nps.gov/people/dr-re...
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler (U.S. National Park Service)
www.nps.gov
March 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Dr. Rebecca Crumpler was born in Delaware in 1831. She worked as a nurse in Massachusetts in the 1850s. She earned a spot at the New England Female Medical College. She graduated in 1864, the first black woman doctor in the US. She wrote "A Book of Medical Discourses."
www.nps.gov/people/dr-re...
www.nps.gov/people/dr-re...
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You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.
Dr. Donna Auguste has over 20 years of experience working with consumer electronics and software. While working at Apple she led a team that developed the Newton, a predecessor to the Palm Pilot, one of the first personal data assistant devices.
www.colorado.edu/atlas/donna-...
www.colorado.edu/atlas/donna-...
Donna Auguste
Donna Auguste worked in software and consumer electronics industries for about 20 years, volunteered for international mission work for about 10 years and
www.colorado.edu
March 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Dr. Donna Auguste has over 20 years of experience working with consumer electronics and software. While working at Apple she led a team that developed the Newton, a predecessor to the Palm Pilot, one of the first personal data assistant devices.
www.colorado.edu/atlas/donna-...
www.colorado.edu/atlas/donna-...