Valerie Sonn
@valeriesonn.bsky.social
Former teacher and writer, disabled, widowed young. Likes cats, bunnies, tech, healthcare, politics, UBI, GOA, FPC, XBIZ.
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Covid is spreading but both Trump and Biden have pursued the strategy of not counting it and pretending it is not there.
#Medsky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#Medsky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
COVID-19 is spreading again — how serious is it and what are the symptoms?
Limited COVID-19 surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say.
www.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Covid is spreading but both Trump and Biden have pursued the strategy of not counting it and pretending it is not there.
#Medsky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#Medsky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Welcome back to plague and polio I guess
Florida is moving to eliminate all vaccine mandates, including for school children, which would make it the first state to do so.
Florida Seeks to End State’s Vaccine Mandates
The move would make Florida the first state in the U.S. to get rid of immunization requirements.
on.wsj.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Welcome back to plague and polio I guess
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer - defector.com/how-the-fuck...
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector
As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...
defector.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer - defector.com/how-the-fuck...
Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law
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Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law - Bluesky
A new Mississippi law requires us to block full access to Bluesky unless all users complete age checks. We have concerns about this law’s implementation.
bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law
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QT this post with someone you wish was still alive
August 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
QT this post with someone you wish was still alive
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Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in our garden this afternoon
#birds #rubythroatedhummingbird #hummingbirds #nature #photography #nikond500
#birds #rubythroatedhummingbird #hummingbirds #nature #photography #nikond500
August 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in our garden this afternoon
#birds #rubythroatedhummingbird #hummingbirds #nature #photography #nikond500
#birds #rubythroatedhummingbird #hummingbirds #nature #photography #nikond500
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Nature on the irresponsiblity of blocking research on mRNA. In addition to its use in the development of Covid & other vaccines, mRNA research is showing potential for treating cancers, autoimmune diseases & inherited conditions such as sickle cell disease.
#Medsky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#Medsky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Cancelling mRNA studies is the highest irresponsibility
The rest of the world is not following the US government’s dangerous path, and will stick with the technology that helped the world out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.nature.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Nature on the irresponsiblity of blocking research on mRNA. In addition to its use in the development of Covid & other vaccines, mRNA research is showing potential for treating cancers, autoimmune diseases & inherited conditions such as sickle cell disease.
#Medsky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#Medsky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Even the old Wordpad.exe on Windows 10 has quietly integrated "Search with Bing" leaving me uncertain about trusting it.
May 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Even the old Wordpad.exe on Windows 10 has quietly integrated "Search with Bing" leaving me uncertain about trusting it.
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BREAKING: 15 homes just burned to ash in San Diego after a plane dropped out the sky like it’s a third-world country. People died.
But don’t worry—your tax dollars are still funding Trump’s golfing trips, not regulating aviation.
Are we fucking great yet?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
But don’t worry—your tax dollars are still funding Trump’s golfing trips, not regulating aviation.
Are we fucking great yet?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
May 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
BREAKING: 15 homes just burned to ash in San Diego after a plane dropped out the sky like it’s a third-world country. People died.
But don’t worry—your tax dollars are still funding Trump’s golfing trips, not regulating aviation.
Are we fucking great yet?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
But don’t worry—your tax dollars are still funding Trump’s golfing trips, not regulating aviation.
Are we fucking great yet?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
[Firearms] The trans Americans turning to guns for protection www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-int...
The trans Americans turning to guns for protection
“Trans people have every reason to be afraid,” said one trans woman who went out and bought a gun after President Donald Trump was elected.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
[Firearms] The trans Americans turning to guns for protection www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-int...
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Hello Friends! For new followers, here's my reintroduction post. I'm Sheryl, and I run a name-your-own-price law practice in Illinois, USA. Illinois has no right to counsel in eviction or foreclosure cases,
so I represent people facing homelessness who otherwise couldn't afford lawyers.
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so I represent people facing homelessness who otherwise couldn't afford lawyers.
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February 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Beautiful still night 🙂
February 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Beautiful still night 🙂
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Texas measles outbreak is up to 124 cases & US just had their first measles death in ten years.
RFK Jr is spinning this as “not unusual”, but it absolutely is.
Sadly it may not be unusual in the years to come. Get your vaccines. Wear a mask.
An N95 or better offers excellent measles protection:
RFK Jr is spinning this as “not unusual”, but it absolutely is.
Sadly it may not be unusual in the years to come. Get your vaccines. Wear a mask.
An N95 or better offers excellent measles protection:
We’re Witnessing the Fall of Public Health… and Your Best Tool is a Mask
Measles in Texas, bird flu in Louisiana, tuberculosis in Kansas and Covid everywhere. Public health has been dying a slow death for years, we can’t count on it anymore. What can we count on? A mask!
www.disabledginger.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Texas measles outbreak is up to 124 cases & US just had their first measles death in ten years.
RFK Jr is spinning this as “not unusual”, but it absolutely is.
Sadly it may not be unusual in the years to come. Get your vaccines. Wear a mask.
An N95 or better offers excellent measles protection:
RFK Jr is spinning this as “not unusual”, but it absolutely is.
Sadly it may not be unusual in the years to come. Get your vaccines. Wear a mask.
An N95 or better offers excellent measles protection:
GOP Takes Aim at Medicaid, Putting Enrollees and Providers at Risk kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
GOP Takes Aim at Medicaid, Putting Enrollees and Providers at Risk - KFF Health News
Congressional Republicans are pushing plans that could make deep cuts to Medicaid to finance President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and other priorities. At stake is coverage for millions of low-income Ame...
kffhealthnews.org
February 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
GOP Takes Aim at Medicaid, Putting Enrollees and Providers at Risk kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Well, he found a way to smooth things over with the police unions
Breaking: DOJ freezes all cases in civil rights division. "It’s unprecedented. We’ve never seen this before at this scale with any transfer of power, regardless of the ideology of any incoming president or administration." Story w/ @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Justice Department freezes all cases in civil rights division
The directives halt ongoing civil rights cases and could jeopardize police reform agreements finalized in recent months in Minneapolis and Louisville.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Well, he found a way to smooth things over with the police unions
What Changes in DC Could Mean for the Adult Industry [detailed analysis] 🔞 www.xbiz.com/news/286650/...
What Changes in DC Could Mean for the Adult Industry
On November 5, 2024, American voters were called to the polls. The results of that election revealed an unquestionably uncomfortable truth for everyone, regardless of party or ideology: the “united” p...
www.xbiz.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:42 AM
What Changes in DC Could Mean for the Adult Industry [detailed analysis] 🔞 www.xbiz.com/news/286650/...
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The Social Security cap on salaries for 2025 will be $176,100. Someone making $50,000 a year pays on that full amount or $6,200 & someone making $5M a year would "owe" $620,000 but only pay the cap. Lifting the cap and barring the use of Social Security funds for other gov. expenses will save SS.
🔥Our messaging MUST be on point with Social Security. Social Security is NOT just for Seniors, it's also for people like me with disabilities & people who are Survivors and receiving the Social Security Benefits.
Do you KNOW who was a recipient of Survivor Benefits? Senator Lindsey Graham's sister!
Do you KNOW who was a recipient of Survivor Benefits? Senator Lindsey Graham's sister!
December 31, 2024 at 12:37 AM
The Social Security cap on salaries for 2025 will be $176,100. Someone making $50,000 a year pays on that full amount or $6,200 & someone making $5M a year would "owe" $620,000 but only pay the cap. Lifting the cap and barring the use of Social Security funds for other gov. expenses will save SS.
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This is what we need in our tiny towns to help people access basic services: food, health, and social #basicincomeaustralia
Money drives economic activity but often concentrates wealth in the hands of a few, creating inequality. Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a regular payment to every individual, regardless of income or employment status, redistributing wealth and treating citizens as equal shareholders in the economy.
December 28, 2024 at 8:55 PM
This is what we need in our tiny towns to help people access basic services: food, health, and social #basicincomeaustralia
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I'm suddenly at 13,000 followers, which is an unbelievable honor because it's the most I've ever had on here. It still blows my mind that all of you are here to read my silly words. For new followers, here's a thread about me and what I do.
Hello Friends! For new followers, here's my reintroduction post. I'm Sheryl, and I run a name-your-own-price law practice in Illinois, USA. Illinois has no right to counsel in eviction or foreclosure cases,
so I represent people facing homelessness who otherwise couldn't afford lawyers.
1/
so I represent people facing homelessness who otherwise couldn't afford lawyers.
1/
December 28, 2024 at 9:24 PM
I'm suddenly at 13,000 followers, which is an unbelievable honor because it's the most I've ever had on here. It still blows my mind that all of you are here to read my silly words. For new followers, here's a thread about me and what I do.
Reposted by Valerie Sonn
Are Amazon’s Drones Finally Ready for Prime Time? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/t...
Amazon Has Overhauled Its Drone Delivery. Will the Public Welcome It?
A recent visit to the company’s overhauled drone delivery program in Arizona left me impressed by the drones, but skeptical that the public will welcome them.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 3:34 AM
Are Amazon’s Drones Finally Ready for Prime Time? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/t...
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“It would do lasting damage to the First Amendment and our democracy if the Supreme Court let the TikTok ban go into effect even temporarily,” @jameeljaffer.bsky.social.
Full statement at the link:
knightcolumbia.org/content/TikT...
Full statement at the link:
knightcolumbia.org/content/TikT...
Knight Insitute, ACLU, EFF Urge Supreme Court to Block TikTok Ban
knightcolumbia.org
December 17, 2024 at 9:04 PM
“It would do lasting damage to the First Amendment and our democracy if the Supreme Court let the TikTok ban go into effect even temporarily,” @jameeljaffer.bsky.social.
Full statement at the link:
knightcolumbia.org/content/TikT...
Full statement at the link:
knightcolumbia.org/content/TikT...
Opinion: Australia’s social media ban is a flawed approach to protecting children thehill.com/opinion/tech...
Australia’s social media ban is a flawed approach to protecting children
The challenge is regulating not the platforms themselves, but the business model that underpins them.
thehill.com
December 7, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Opinion: Australia’s social media ban is a flawed approach to protecting children thehill.com/opinion/tech...