A refreshing take on the motivational poster! #Wednesday

Gotta be on my A-Game

Ugh, what a disgusting attitude. #FuckThemKids ,I guess.

"The wonderful, terrible thing about science is: it's the right answer whether that's politically convenient for you or not." -former employee National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (excerpt from resignation letter)

I have to disclose COI every time our outbreak work goes to publication! And I receive yearly training about NOT DOING THIS! And Jimmy Carter gave up his peanut farm! And, and, and...

Eyes on New Jersey!!!

Good morning! If you have something you need done in the ATL area, or made and possibly shipped to you, check out this list of services that some very talented people can offer! #CDCMutualAid #FiredButFighting firedbutfighting.org/talent-marke...

Well, now that they are officially surrendered, this is Kali-Mama and her chicks. She is a Black-Breasted Red Aseel, which is an Indian breed of game fowl. I can't get over how beefy those lower legs are, even on a LADY. #ChickensOfBSky #BackyardChickens

War is old men sending young men to die.

Horrible news. On-brand for this set non-career appointees, though. Extortion is a very good way to describe it.

3 weeks IF you're lucky (ie, not controversial)

They've got great swag in the shop, too, if you're moved by physical remove nders! #SaveCDC #SavePublicHealth

Prepared -- not scared.

Keeping it simple: “Vitamin K injection does not contain mercury. Vitamin K does not cause cancer. The vitamin K injection used in newborns is safe. The dose is not too high for newborns.”

Delightful!

Happy International Worker's Day! 💪

Some good work on monitoring endoscope reprocessing. While we don't expect them to be sterile afterwards, endoscopes shouldn't harbor high-concern organisms such as CRO after reprocessing. #IDSky #MicroSky 🦠

America, you're slacking in MANY important metrics.

Hello! A friend of mine that grew up in rural Georgia has asked me to help get her pen name out for her literary agent. I've heard of similar things happening to other children and teens when I was growing up. #BelieveWomen Lilitu Rodac | Cult Survivor | Substack share.google/o18mZOpCaV6u...

Rooster Charm School, Class of 2026, is now in session! #BielefelderKennhuhn #roosters make amazing flock protectors without being jerks to humans. I'll keep one as an outcross for my #DiseaseResistance breeding project. These nuggets will weigh about 9 pounds once grown. #Chickens #BackyardChickens

Not usually a dog person, but this one's pretty cute.

Come say hi, if you have the time.

Every few years, I will adopt the oldest or rattiest cat in our shelter system to let them enjoy their golden years in my home. I renamed Mr. Scruffy to Abraham Guiseppe DeLacy Casey Thomas O'Malley. He is an absolute ham and melts in anyone's arms for cuddles. #LifelineAnimalProject #IndoorsOnly

Another festering blemish on the face of God's creation to have to keep track of.

I can vouch for their crazy-fast completion!

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, now stacked with covid vaccine critics picked by RFK Jr., is scheduled to discuss "covid-19 vaccine injuries" at its March meeting public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03877.pdf

There's a whole book called "What's the Matter with Kansas?". Keep showing up for others!

A wonderful artist. Saving my pennies for a 3-pack of their prints.

I hate that this is necessary, but the people creating this group are looking out for the public's best interests. 💔 I'll be watching closely. #NatilnalPublicHealthCoalition

Watching the Science Set grow has been a lot of fun, especially when you get to say things like "Louis Pasteur and Jonas Salk have the zoomies!" These will be heterozygous for the #HeatTolerance and #DiseaseResistance genes I'm looking for. #BackyardChickens

DHS is holding a sick 2-month old baby in Dilley Detention Center along with hundreds of other children. ☎️Call Dilley Detention Center ☎️Call your politicians We must get this baby out before he deteriorates. Numbers and scripts below.

FYA! With the exception of their Emergency and NIOSH accounts, CDC Centers' social media is shut down. Any new posts will come from HHS 😬

The girl chicks will be named after notable women in medicine. The boys will be named after notable #vaccine scientists because, frankly, these medical wonders are worth celebrating! Left to Right: #EdwardJenner, #LouisPasteur, #Peseshet, #FlorenceNightingale, #JonasSalk, and #MarieCurie.

Definitely in the "laugh to keep from crying" way.

Splashdown is a very long-suffering, err, photogenic hen. #ChickensOfBSky #MerryChristmas #MerryCluckingChristmas

I have F3 peeps! They will be joined in a few weeks by another clutch of half-siblings. I like their red heads and the obvious rooster with his head spot and prominent comb. #EgyptianFayoumi #BielefelderKennhuhn #DiseaseResistance #Autosexing #ChickensOfBSky #BackyardChickens

@gquail.bsky.social Seems easy enough to recreate!

Brilliant milestone; the US's healthcare is nowhere close. "Brazil met all the criteria for EMTCT validation, including reducing vertical transmission of HIV to below 2% and achieving over 95% coverage for prenatal care, routine HIV testing, and timely treatment for pregnant women living with HIV."

My birthday is on HIV Testing Day. Please do not be silent about this.

I learned about @profanity.accountant from @firedbutfighting.bsky.social -- something tells me I'm slacking, given my username. ;) Let's see:

Yippee! All five of my F2 #ResistanceProject ladies are now laying! I still need to perform #RrstrictionMapping to see who is homozygous or heterozygous for these sweet sweet immunity markers. #EgyptianFayoumi #BielefelderKennhuhn #Chickens #ChickensOfBSky

This museum has the greatest resources for students and public health awareness!

A most excellent anniversary! 🦠

Hmm, perhaps I should have replaced "fine" with "okay". This is a #MentalHealth and #HormoneModidication positivity post. Take care of yourselves in these trying times. #ChixkensOfBSky #ChickenArt

I insist that we ALL are just another sack of meat as far as antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa is concerned. 🦠

I'm quite pleased with FUBAR's development! She is as large as her half-brother, and twice the size of hell her sister. Got #EgyptianFayoumi looks with the #BielefelderKennhuhn size and chill. I'm looking forward to her ChB6 allele restriction mapping results! #BackyardChickens #DiseaseResistance

Oh, we're back to the "work camps or ovens?" rhetoric again. 😮‍💨

Some helpful resources!

The absolute best novel in the Pern setting.

The US has had quite a few watershed moments this year -- notorious, even.