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velvet2hippo.bsky.social
@velvet2hippo.bsky.social
Clinical research nurse~Infectious diseases
Vaccine Development and clinical trials
Married to @autodidact88.bsky.social
Dog 🐕 mom
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Ossoff: "This is so much deeper than the politics. What does it say about the moral condition of this Congress that the thing that has them all tied up in knots is a very simple question: Should people's health insurance premiums go up double or triple? This is a policy choice."
December 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Latest Animal Research News:
—What Ridglan’s beagles have endured
—FDA moves to reduce primate testing in drug trials
—NIH funds new cat experiments
—Escaped monkey rehomed post truck crash
—And much more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-dec-5-2025 via @riseforanimals.bsky.social #animalrights
Animal Research News Roundup: December 5, 2025
This week in animal research news: Animal research or animal sacrifice?; FDA moves to curtail some primate testing; NIH funds new cat experiments; escaped monkey rehomed after truck crash; and more.
riseforanimals.org
December 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Yesterday, I held a music festival in my district to register voters and speak directly to young people who don’t usually attend political events. 4,500 tickets. Music + advocacy go hand in hand. Madsoul Festival 2025 was a success.
December 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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I do not work for the shelter. Just been sharing MELIA for awhile now. The shelter does post videos on Facebook, Instagram and X. It's under "Adopt MELIA & Friends". I only have Bluesky. I post videos as I receive them. Check her out below. 💗
☎️ 516.785.5220

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www.threads.com/@adopt_melia...
Melia & Friends! 🌺 (@adopt_melia_and_friends) on Threads
Melia has now been at the shelter 801 days 💔 Bio: https://24Petconnect.com/DetailsMain/PP3506/51416338 Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter, Wantagh, New York (Long Island.) Email: adoption@hempsteadny....
www.threads.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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🎅 Will Santa bring MELIA her hero? Shes ready to go home and be loved. Over 810 days, do you blame her? A low traffic adult only home. No dogs. Cats are ok. She needs training. Please adopt her. Be her forever

🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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We have donated over $1 million to our foundation just with "tell your dog i said hi" merch proceeds ❤️‍🩹
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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All I want for Christmas is you
🎁 A peaceful adult only home, no other dogs, cats are ok with slow intro. Only 3.5 years old, enjoys the outdoors, 50 lbs of beauty, at the shelter 810 days! Please adopt MELIA 😩 🙏

Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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"… in the present instance, it was perfectly clear to the accused that killing defenceless people in the life-boats could be nothing else but a breach of the law. As naval officers by profession they were well aware …."
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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That viral “ #SharkRescue ”?
Turns out it was a hook extraction- David Barnett & Levi Hensley literally held down a thrashing hammerhead to pull a fishing hook from its jaw.
Real courage. Real conservation. 🦈🌊
November 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Cognetti: We don’t want Joe Rogan or OAN talking about this district because we have a congressman who has become one of the most prolific stock traders—someone who dumped six figures’ worth of Medicaid provider stock a week before he trashed a trillion dollars of Medicaid.
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Its taken us 4 days to catch this guy and many fruitless chases.

Boy did he need catching! Fingers crossed for him. He's in our hospital now ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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I stand with these veterans.
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Definition of INSANITY
Can someone explain how a theologian is more “professional” than a nurse practitioner? The Dept. of Ed’s new “professional degree” rules cut women-dominated fields like healthcare and social work from higher loan limits, pushing women out and worsening our workforce shortages.
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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How are we supposed to “Make America Healthy Again” if leaders keep undermining healthcare?

Everything they’re doing moves us backward. Raising insurance premiums, shutting down rural hospitals, and making it harder to pursue healthcare degrees isn’t how you build a stronger, healthier country.
November 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Many of you have asked a lot of great questions about MELIA. I don't work for the shelter. I've been just sharing for awhile now. below is her bio and shelter information. From the bottom of my heart thank you for sharing 💞 hopefully soon she'll find a home 🤞🤞
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24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...
Details: 51416338
My name is Melia.I am a female, black and white Terrier mix....
24petconnect.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Here are my top 10 Labrador Retrievers of all time!
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.

The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Piggy has signed off on the release of the Epstein files.

There is a loophole in the law that lets the DOJ withhold anything they deem is part of an active investigation.

It’s precisely what Piggy is counting on.
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.

No contract? NO COFFEE!
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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HAYES: “2 female reporters asking obviously totally newsworthy Q’s — one gets called ‘PIGGY’ the other gets called ‘INSUBORDINATE’ because she didn’t bow and scrape to the Saudi King.”
November 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM