The interview with Talarico has been posted to YouTube: youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A

My thoughts are with the staff of the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. www.va.gov/minneapolis-...

Read the story online www.va.gov/minneapolis-...

“Memorial services are nothing new to staff at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. But this week our chapel hosted a memorial like none that preceded it. The memorial service was for Alex J. Pretti, whose sudden passing left a significant impact on the entire medical center.“

Do these "organized gangs of wine moms" accept non-mothers too? If so, how does one join? Asking for a friend. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

The NY Times has done an excellent analysis of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis. It's difficult, but important, to watch, especially the part where a person who identifies themself as a physician is not allowed to assist the victim. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

You can’t erase what was witnessed. Everyone saw it with their own eyes and ears.

-CDC giving *unsolicited* grant (i.e. cronyism) for Hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau -One in 5 ppl infected with Hep B there - so babies will be at higher risk of getting Hep B 😮 -We should be vaccinating at birth to prevent Hep B. 👉 DEEPLY UNETHICAL STUDY. WE SHOULD BE ASHAMED.

I will admit, with some shame, that I remember chuckling about the HR director caught kissing the CEO. But, they were real people who suffered severe consequences. Next time I will remember that I don't know the whole story behind a brief clip! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s...

Make America Germy Again!

🚨 Call to action! The universal Hep B birth-dose vax recommendation is under threat at the upcoming ACIP meeting (Dec 4–5, 2025). 🗣️ Public comment ENDS TODAY! Only a handful of comments have been submitted so far. Your voice truly matters. 💬 How to submit written or oral comments:

A gunman tried to silence my wife in an extreme act of political violence. Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say. Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.

I went to one of the many No Kings protests on Saturday. There was a huge crowd of peaceful protestors and great energy. Peaceful protest is patriotic! richmondside.org/2025/10/18/n...

Another batch of baby chicks are hatching at our house!!! This will be our hen's second brood. So far, just two! The white chickens are from the batch earlier this year! They have just started laying and are very interested.

Providing accurate medical information to the public is important. I'm glad to live in a state that provides clear medical guidance! www.dds.ca.gov/news-release...

Since I am a huge geek, I checked this meme for accuracy. This quote is from the episode The Hunted (Enterprise reviews a plant's application for Federation membership and encounters an escaped prisoner). The quote is "'A matter of internal security' - the age old cry of the oppressor."

California, as part of the West Coast Health Alliance, is providing evidence-based recommendations about vaccines. I'm glad to live in a state that supports public health! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/h...

I am sad that Charlie Kirk was killed because I want to live in a country where we settle our differences through debate and voting. A political assassination should never be celebrated. However, we should not describe him as a fair and reasonable man: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...

4 weeks ago, our hen hatched seven (out of ten) of the fertilized eggs I put under her! Today we have SIX adolescent chickens! They grow amazingly fast. (We lost one, to a very determine hawk. I was sad, but it was still an amazing sight to witness.)

Measles is more than a "routine childhood illness". It has a long term impact on the immune system for 2 to 3 years. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...

I'm gonna remind people that I feel pretty strongly that if you bought one of my ebooks legitimately, then you own the book and however you secure that ownership is fine by me mashable.com/article/how-...

Ooooh well played.

Måke Califørnia Great Ægain! denmarkification.com

So will I, emulating you, while thinking of it privately as the Gulf of Scalzico.

Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons: -We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S. -The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous. 🧵⬇️

I went to a dumpling making party yesterday. While my dumpling making skills (mine are on the right) were not up to the skills of others, it was still fun! (And, even less pretty dumplings are still tasty!)

3 Down: Things illusionists MIGHT cut in half. The answer is.... DECKS! As in decks of cards. Of course that's the answer and I definitely wasn't thinking of any other word!

Eric Barone, the creator of Stardew Valley, keeps updating his video game. And has no plans of stopping.

An intriguing post. I read through the research linked, and while I'm not a virologist, it all seems legit. I'm really curious why this harm-reducing, reasonably safe product isn't available in the U.S.