Meredith Slota
@heymeredith.bsky.social
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The CDC and partners “implemented air monitoring for pathogen surveillance in congregate areas at four U.S. international airports. From October 2023 to August 2024, SARS-CoV-2 was detected by PCR in 98.3% of air samples.”
We desperately need indoor air cleaning measures. Til then: 😷
We desperately need indoor air cleaning measures. Til then: 😷
VERY important paper!
This study detected SARS-CoV-2 in the air of common areas of 4 big US airports. SARS-CoV-2 detected in 98% of samples through the year. Influenza A was found during flu season.
That’s why you want to wear an N95 respirator in an airport! And all indoor public spaces all year!
This study detected SARS-CoV-2 in the air of common areas of 4 big US airports. SARS-CoV-2 detected in 98% of samples through the year. Influenza A was found during flu season.
That’s why you want to wear an N95 respirator in an airport! And all indoor public spaces all year!
Multimodal genomic surveillance for respiratory pathogens at four U.S. international airports: A comparison of air, wastewater, clinical, and national surveillance data
Early detection of outbreaks and emerging pathogens is critical for public health and global biosecurity. Airports, as major international travel hubs with dense, enclosed populations, are high-risk s...
journals.plos.org
September 17, 2026 at 11:55 PM
The CDC and partners “implemented air monitoring for pathogen surveillance in congregate areas at four U.S. international airports. From October 2023 to August 2024, SARS-CoV-2 was detected by PCR in 98.3% of air samples.”
We desperately need indoor air cleaning measures. Til then: 😷
We desperately need indoor air cleaning measures. Til then: 😷
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New — I wrote about this weird thing where people within the Republican party keep being exposed as Nazis and the party then tries to claim each one is an aberration. The facts, as I lay out here, indicate otherwise:
Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem
A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.
www.thehandbasket.co
September 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM
New — I wrote about this weird thing where people within the Republican party keep being exposed as Nazis and the party then tries to claim each one is an aberration. The facts, as I lay out here, indicate otherwise:
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The fact that Musk himself is sponsoring so many of the anti-trans ads this cycle presents a pretty golden opportunity for Dems to point out that of course the guy who literally wants to build a gas-powered data center in your backyard wants this election to be about trans people.
September 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The fact that Musk himself is sponsoring so many of the anti-trans ads this cycle presents a pretty golden opportunity for Dems to point out that of course the guy who literally wants to build a gas-powered data center in your backyard wants this election to be about trans people.
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Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop.
You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
September 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop.
You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
I don’t even listen to Ed Sheeran a lot and wasn’t really paying attention to his tour before … but now I’m looking up all of his (former) support bands who have since dropped out of his tour and THEY all have a new fan. Free Palestine. 🇵🇸
September 16, 2026 at 2:19 AM
I don’t even listen to Ed Sheeran a lot and wasn’t really paying attention to his tour before … but now I’m looking up all of his (former) support bands who have since dropped out of his tour and THEY all have a new fan. Free Palestine. 🇵🇸
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Listening to KEXP on my lunch break. DJ Larry Mizell Jr. is playing a set of antifascist and pro-Palestine music. Good for the soul, you can stream it on their website: www.kexp.org. It's rare to find a big org like this who are willing to speak out so much respect to Larry and the team.
September 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Listening to KEXP on my lunch break. DJ Larry Mizell Jr. is playing a set of antifascist and pro-Palestine music. Good for the soul, you can stream it on their website: www.kexp.org. It's rare to find a big org like this who are willing to speak out so much respect to Larry and the team.
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Looks like there's a plan to build a data center near Princeton.
Meeting on September 23rd to hear public comments, if you're so inclined:
Meeting on September 23rd to hear public comments, if you're so inclined:
Kingston Greenways Association
Kingston Greenways Association aims to establish a permanent green belt around the village of Kingston consisting of natural environments, recreational park land,
agricultural and horticultural land,...
kingstongreenways.org
September 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Looks like there's a plan to build a data center near Princeton.
Meeting on September 23rd to hear public comments, if you're so inclined:
Meeting on September 23rd to hear public comments, if you're so inclined:
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New post at ACRLog about the breakneck speed at which the Library of Congress implemented the #LCSH changes to Lake Ontario—just 8 days from proposal to approval, with no comments allowed. 📚 The title is from a letter written by our friend Sandy Berman. acrlog.org/2026/09/12/l...
Library of Congress: “POTUS pawns” - ACRLog
In March 2025, I wrote about anticipatory obedience at the Library of Congress, describing how LC fast tracked changes to the Library of Congress Subject Headings relating to the Gulf of Mexico and Mo...
acrlog.org
September 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM
New post at ACRLog about the breakneck speed at which the Library of Congress implemented the #LCSH changes to Lake Ontario—just 8 days from proposal to approval, with no comments allowed. 📚 The title is from a letter written by our friend Sandy Berman. acrlog.org/2026/09/12/l...
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No Soft Cops, No Saviours: Abolitionist Notes Against Social Work in Libraries by @gossippractice.bsky.social
September 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
No Soft Cops, No Saviours: Abolitionist Notes Against Social Work in Libraries by @gossippractice.bsky.social
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Susan Sontag's 9/16/01 piece in The New Yorker got her crucified but it's one of the few things from that era that aged well. "'Our country is strong,' we are told again and again. I for one don’t find this entirely consoling. Who doubts that America is strong? But that’s not all America has to be."
September 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Susan Sontag's 9/16/01 piece in The New Yorker got her crucified but it's one of the few things from that era that aged well. "'Our country is strong,' we are told again and again. I for one don’t find this entirely consoling. Who doubts that America is strong? But that’s not all America has to be."
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9/11/2001 I was a freshman in high school in Alabama, I wore a hijab. In gym class my teacher wheeled in a screen. Something horrible was happening. I watched, mouth agape as the second tower hit.
We were silent.
As that period reached an end, my name was announced on the loud speaker. 1/
We were silent.
As that period reached an end, my name was announced on the loud speaker. 1/
September 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
9/11/2001 I was a freshman in high school in Alabama, I wore a hijab. In gym class my teacher wheeled in a screen. Something horrible was happening. I watched, mouth agape as the second tower hit.
We were silent.
As that period reached an end, my name was announced on the loud speaker. 1/
We were silent.
As that period reached an end, my name was announced on the loud speaker. 1/
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Horrific though unsurprising report from @propublica.org: Ectopic pregnancy deaths have basically doubled since the end of Roe
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
www.propublica.org
September 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Horrific though unsurprising report from @propublica.org: Ectopic pregnancy deaths have basically doubled since the end of Roe
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Rain or shine, sun or snow, you can now break bread outdoors year-round.
Thanks to @cmrestler.bsky.social’s work, our favorite restaurants will no longer have to tear down and rebuild their setups each year.
It’s official: Outdoor dining is here to stay.
Thanks to @cmrestler.bsky.social’s work, our favorite restaurants will no longer have to tear down and rebuild their setups each year.
It’s official: Outdoor dining is here to stay.
September 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Rain or shine, sun or snow, you can now break bread outdoors year-round.
Thanks to @cmrestler.bsky.social’s work, our favorite restaurants will no longer have to tear down and rebuild their setups each year.
It’s official: Outdoor dining is here to stay.
Thanks to @cmrestler.bsky.social’s work, our favorite restaurants will no longer have to tear down and rebuild their setups each year.
It’s official: Outdoor dining is here to stay.
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New York, here’s how you can save a life:
1. Go to nyc.gov/naloxone to get free overdose-reversal medication, also known as Narcan®.
2. If you or someone you love is struggling with substance use, call 988 for confidential recovery resources.
1. Go to nyc.gov/naloxone to get free overdose-reversal medication, also known as Narcan®.
2. If you or someone you love is struggling with substance use, call 988 for confidential recovery resources.
Naloxone - NYC Health
nyc.gov
August 31, 2026 at 5:37 PM
New York, here’s how you can save a life:
1. Go to nyc.gov/naloxone to get free overdose-reversal medication, also known as Narcan®.
2. If you or someone you love is struggling with substance use, call 988 for confidential recovery resources.
1. Go to nyc.gov/naloxone to get free overdose-reversal medication, also known as Narcan®.
2. If you or someone you love is struggling with substance use, call 988 for confidential recovery resources.
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Get yourself a dashcam, folks. ICE cannot be trusted.
This is absolutely WILD. Here's the dashboard video posted by @fritschner.bsky.social. Fast forward to about 1 minute. An ICE officer jumps out of a van and pulls a gun on this woman immediately before lying and claiming she "almost ran us over."
*profanity warning if watching in public.
*profanity warning if watching in public.
August 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Get yourself a dashcam, folks. ICE cannot be trusted.
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My friend was laid off a few months after moving to a new state to take a job. I can't imagine how devastating that must be. Consider making a small donation to show support for a trans librarian who's going through a terrible time. 📚 www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for a Trans Librarian, organized by Violet Fox
Hello! My name is Violet Fox and I'm raising money for a friend, a trans librarian who rece… Violet Fox needs your support for Support for a Trans Librarian
www.gofundme.com
August 8, 2026 at 8:05 PM
My friend was laid off a few months after moving to a new state to take a job. I can't imagine how devastating that must be. Consider making a small donation to show support for a trans librarian who's going through a terrible time. 📚 www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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I don't want email summaries I don't want youtube video summaries I don't want search summaries I don't want anything made by a water-guzzling liar and thief with no mind, soul, or bigger purpose other than making everything around me worse, uglier and warmer. No amount of pop ups will convince me!
August 8, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I don't want email summaries I don't want youtube video summaries I don't want search summaries I don't want anything made by a water-guzzling liar and thief with no mind, soul, or bigger purpose other than making everything around me worse, uglier and warmer. No amount of pop ups will convince me!
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If you haven't been masking, give it a try. What do you have to lose? Just wear one in crowds and on planes, trains, and buses. Find a style that fits, so you don't futz with it.
You don't have to get sick all the time.
You don't have to get sick all the time.
August 2, 2026 at 11:36 PM
If you haven't been masking, give it a try. What do you have to lose? Just wear one in crowds and on planes, trains, and buses. Find a style that fits, so you don't futz with it.
You don't have to get sick all the time.
You don't have to get sick all the time.
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“This renewed incarnation of ACT UP [Chicago] focuses on three advocacy and protest tentpoles: attacks on HIV/AIDS funding, the domestic trans genocide and the ongoing and unmitigated COVID pandemic.”
We do so love to see it 🫡
We do so love to see it 🫡
ACT UP, Groundbreaking Group That Fights AIDS, Returns To Chicago
The group that uses direct action to advocate for LGBTQ+ people and causes is reforming after a 30-year hiatus, with a focus on protecting trans people and more.
blockclubchicago.org
July 28, 2026 at 3:09 AM
“This renewed incarnation of ACT UP [Chicago] focuses on three advocacy and protest tentpoles: attacks on HIV/AIDS funding, the domestic trans genocide and the ongoing and unmitigated COVID pandemic.”
We do so love to see it 🫡
We do so love to see it 🫡
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People who keep pointing out that golf courses use as much water as data centres as some sort of defence of data centres drastically underestimate the amount we also hate golf.
July 18, 2026 at 9:57 AM
People who keep pointing out that golf courses use as much water as data centres as some sort of defence of data centres drastically underestimate the amount we also hate golf.
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The number of Democrats who posted bullshit about Lindsey Graham is astonishing given the givings. It cannot be that the GOP is an existential threat but also you really liked how Graham negotiated with humor and wit. It cannot be that Trump is a fascist but also you're confirming his nominees
July 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The number of Democrats who posted bullshit about Lindsey Graham is astonishing given the givings. It cannot be that the GOP is an existential threat but also you really liked how Graham negotiated with humor and wit. It cannot be that Trump is a fascist but also you're confirming his nominees
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it’s hard to explain how much shit like this has radicalized people. like i’m a white middle-aged broad who’s always been liberal but i’ve gone full-on “abolish ICE/reform scotus/the next dem candidate must commit to mass prosecutions” and you will not sway me from that position.
WHOA DHS does not say that the agent feared for his life… just the vague concern for “public safety.” So he killed him just because he did not want him in America, not because of any specific threat to agents?
July 14, 2026 at 1:11 AM
it’s hard to explain how much shit like this has radicalized people. like i’m a white middle-aged broad who’s always been liberal but i’ve gone full-on “abolish ICE/reform scotus/the next dem candidate must commit to mass prosecutions” and you will not sway me from that position.
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The best edit I’ve seen in weeks, you absolutely have to turn the sound on for this one.
July 7, 2026 at 6:39 AM
The best edit I’ve seen in weeks, you absolutely have to turn the sound on for this one.
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It's tragically appropriate that we spent a whole generation telling students that the humanities were moribund, and they should all study STEM, only for the greatest innovations in STEM to prove why the humanities were so essential all along.
July 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
It's tragically appropriate that we spent a whole generation telling students that the humanities were moribund, and they should all study STEM, only for the greatest innovations in STEM to prove why the humanities were so essential all along.