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Terrific piece just out by @gregggonsalves.bsky.social and numerous other luminaries in social epi and public health.
"Understanding the health consequences of policy is not peripheral to NIH’s mission. It is central to it."
"Understanding the health consequences of policy is not peripheral to NIH’s mission. It is central to it."
Policy Research At The National Institutes Of Health: An Imperative In Peril | Health Affairs Forefront
Understanding the health consequences of policy is not peripheral to NIH’s mission. It is central to it.
www.healthaffairs.org
October 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Terrific piece just out by @gregggonsalves.bsky.social and numerous other luminaries in social epi and public health.
"Understanding the health consequences of policy is not peripheral to NIH’s mission. It is central to it."
"Understanding the health consequences of policy is not peripheral to NIH’s mission. It is central to it."
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Big Tech CEOs want to suck up the water you drink, pollute the air you breathe, and raise your electricity bill — while they get even richer.
But all across America, the people are fighting back against data centers.
But all across America, the people are fighting back against data centers.
July 28, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Big Tech CEOs want to suck up the water you drink, pollute the air you breathe, and raise your electricity bill — while they get even richer.
But all across America, the people are fighting back against data centers.
But all across America, the people are fighting back against data centers.
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hold on, about to chat with mcconnell
July 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
hold on, about to chat with mcconnell
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The U.S. spent $103 billion in the first 120 days of Trump’s war on Iran. That could fund…
-Food stamps for an entire year
-Medicaid coverage for nearly 30 million children
-ACA subsidies for about 2.5 years
It’s not a question of what we can afford. It’s a question of priorities.
-Food stamps for an entire year
-Medicaid coverage for nearly 30 million children
-ACA subsidies for about 2.5 years
It’s not a question of what we can afford. It’s a question of priorities.
The real cost of the Iran War: $103 billion in 120 days
Testifying before the House Appropriations Committee last week, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell
popular.info
July 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The U.S. spent $103 billion in the first 120 days of Trump’s war on Iran. That could fund…
-Food stamps for an entire year
-Medicaid coverage for nearly 30 million children
-ACA subsidies for about 2.5 years
It’s not a question of what we can afford. It’s a question of priorities.
-Food stamps for an entire year
-Medicaid coverage for nearly 30 million children
-ACA subsidies for about 2.5 years
It’s not a question of what we can afford. It’s a question of priorities.
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An important reminder for the zealots:
Wanting a child born is pro-birth.
Wanting a child fed, housed, educated with parents who earn a living wage is pro life!
Wanting a child born is pro-birth.
Wanting a child fed, housed, educated with parents who earn a living wage is pro life!
May 31, 2026 at 3:12 AM
An important reminder for the zealots:
Wanting a child born is pro-birth.
Wanting a child fed, housed, educated with parents who earn a living wage is pro life!
Wanting a child born is pro-birth.
Wanting a child fed, housed, educated with parents who earn a living wage is pro life!
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Do you see why Black people don’t typically vote for Republicans? Because we know they are trying to keep us from having easy access to voting and eliminate representation.
It’s not in the interest of our survival to vote for bigots.
It’s not in the interest of our survival to vote for bigots.
May 18, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Do you see why Black people don’t typically vote for Republicans? Because we know they are trying to keep us from having easy access to voting and eliminate representation.
It’s not in the interest of our survival to vote for bigots.
It’s not in the interest of our survival to vote for bigots.
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BREAKING: Louisiana has advanced one of the cruelest anti-homeless bills in the country. It would force homeless people to choose between jail and involuntary treatment, make them pay for it, and if they can't pay, force them to perform unpaid labor. buff.ly/d6rXj5h
Housing Not Handcuffs - Louisiana advances bill to funnel homeless people into forced treatment and unpaid labor
This bill requires homeless people to pay for the very treatment they are forced into. And if the person cannot pay the cost of treatment, this bill requires them to perform unpaid labor for the…
housingnothandcuffs.org
April 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
BREAKING: Louisiana has advanced one of the cruelest anti-homeless bills in the country. It would force homeless people to choose between jail and involuntary treatment, make them pay for it, and if they can't pay, force them to perform unpaid labor. buff.ly/d6rXj5h
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Did you know that when bees grow old…they spend their last night resting gently on a flower beneath the stars. If they see another sunrise, they’ll gather one last bit of pollen…So when you see a little bee resting on a flower at dusk…pause & thank her. She’s more precious than gold.
~ GardeningSoul
~ GardeningSoul
April 13, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Did you know that when bees grow old…they spend their last night resting gently on a flower beneath the stars. If they see another sunrise, they’ll gather one last bit of pollen…So when you see a little bee resting on a flower at dusk…pause & thank her. She’s more precious than gold.
~ GardeningSoul
~ GardeningSoul
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They are also not at the Axial Seamount Volcano, which has been predicted by others to be nearing an undersea eruption, though they are farther north along the same ridge. Finally, this swarm does NOT pose a hazard to the PNW onshore region. (2/2)
April 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
They are also not at the Axial Seamount Volcano, which has been predicted by others to be nearing an undersea eruption, though they are farther north along the same ridge. Finally, this swarm does NOT pose a hazard to the PNW onshore region. (2/2)
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Since around midnight PDT today (April 12, 2026) there's been quite an active swarm of earthquakes at the Juan de Fuca Ridge, about 250mi offshore WA. With 18 detected so far, up to M4.2, the USGS locations show that these are NOT anywhere near the Cascadia Subduction Zone. (1/2)
April 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Since around midnight PDT today (April 12, 2026) there's been quite an active swarm of earthquakes at the Juan de Fuca Ridge, about 250mi offshore WA. With 18 detected so far, up to M4.2, the USGS locations show that these are NOT anywhere near the Cascadia Subduction Zone. (1/2)
Despite over 100% of normal rainfall this last fall and winter, the snowpack in Washington state was pretty abysmal
ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who...
ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who...
Statewide drought declared due to dismal snowpack
Ecology has declared a statewide drought emergency due to exceptionally low snowpack and projected water shortages.
ecology.wa.gov
April 10, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Despite over 100% of normal rainfall this last fall and winter, the snowpack in Washington state was pretty abysmal
ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who...
ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“For more than a decade, while reporting on women in the workplace, I’ve seen my inbox clogged with companies boasting about their work championing female employees,” writes Joanne Lipman. “But most firms I contacted for this piece begged me to keep them out of it.”
“For more than a decade, while reporting on women in the workplace, I’ve seen my inbox clogged with companies boasting about their work championing female employees,” writes Joanne Lipman. “But most firms I contacted for this piece begged me to keep them out of it.”
Opinion | I’ve Covered Women in the Workplace for 15 Years. Something Alarming Is Happening.
As women are erased from the narrative, injustices against them go unnoticed.
nyti.ms
April 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“For more than a decade, while reporting on women in the workplace, I’ve seen my inbox clogged with companies boasting about their work championing female employees,” writes Joanne Lipman. “But most firms I contacted for this piece begged me to keep them out of it.”
“For more than a decade, while reporting on women in the workplace, I’ve seen my inbox clogged with companies boasting about their work championing female employees,” writes Joanne Lipman. “But most firms I contacted for this piece begged me to keep them out of it.”
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A provision in the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make Rosa María Carranza and an estimated 100,000 other lawfully present immigrant seniors ineligible. Her once secure retirement is in question.
She paid into Medicare for years. Trump's immigration policy will end her coverage
A provision in the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make Rosa María Carranza and an estimated 100,000 other lawfully present immigrant seniors ineligible. Her once secure retirement is in question.
n.pr
April 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM
A provision in the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make Rosa María Carranza and an estimated 100,000 other lawfully present immigrant seniors ineligible. Her once secure retirement is in question.
First butterfly in my yard this year. Fortunately the hard frost a week ago didn’t kill all the apricot blossoms.
April 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
First butterfly in my yard this year. Fortunately the hard frost a week ago didn’t kill all the apricot blossoms.
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Prof. Heather Cox Richardson is my go-to for understanding the “big picture“ in this present chaos. Check her out. ⬇️
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
substack.com/@heathercoxr...
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
substack.com/@heathercoxr...
April 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Prof. Heather Cox Richardson is my go-to for understanding the “big picture“ in this present chaos. Check her out. ⬇️
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
substack.com/@heathercoxr...
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
substack.com/@heathercoxr...
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Frog A Little Turned On By Avocado
March 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Frog A Little Turned On By Avocado
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Spring bird migration is the LARGEST movement of living things on Earth.
#TheOutpost 🐦🪶
#TheOutpost 🐦🪶
March 28, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Spring bird migration is the LARGEST movement of living things on Earth.
#TheOutpost 🐦🪶
#TheOutpost 🐦🪶
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Climate change is a scientific reality with real-world consequences—regardless of what any religious text says about the end of the world.
We’re governed by the Constitution, not the “Good Book.”
We’re governed by the Constitution, not the “Good Book.”
March 25, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Climate change is a scientific reality with real-world consequences—regardless of what any religious text says about the end of the world.
We’re governed by the Constitution, not the “Good Book.”
We’re governed by the Constitution, not the “Good Book.”
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As heat waves become more frequent & extreme, natural & artificial refugia & migration options for people, animals & plants, snowfed water resources, and coastal ecosystems need to be prepared and protected in advance.
www.earth.com/news/extreme...
www.earth.com/news/extreme...
Extreme heat wave shows which species can survive rising temperatures
A study of the 2021 heat dome shows how extreme heat reshaped ecosystems and revealed which species can survive record temperatures.
www.earth.com
March 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
As heat waves become more frequent & extreme, natural & artificial refugia & migration options for people, animals & plants, snowfed water resources, and coastal ecosystems need to be prepared and protected in advance.
www.earth.com/news/extreme...
www.earth.com/news/extreme...
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