🔥 @repcohen.bsky.social : “Don’t tell me, John Roberts, The Supreme Court is not political. It is an arm of the White House. 🇺🇸 is being destroyed from within 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.” #Memphis #JimCrow #RacistRedistricting

Did not sign up for this. When's the next march?

End of an era. But not Stephen Colbert(a).

Iowa has the 2nd highest #cancer incidence in the country thx to pesticides (particularly glyphosate, acetochlor & atrazine),PFAS (“forever chemicals”), nitrate, radon & other industrial pollutants. But sure, let's sell ivermectin over the counter. That'll help. #CanSky share.google/zHiP3Xv0l2md...

Truly.

Great program to put the kybosh on #colorectal #cancer B4 it can spread! Thanks @issakamd.bsky.social for all you do, esp 4 helping make it CHEAP, EASY & PAINLESS 2 get preventive screening 4 #coloncancer @fredhutch.org @uwmedicine.bsky.social #CanSky #1&done newsroom.uw.edu/blog/program...

Great program to put the kybosh on #colorectal #cancer B4 it can spread! Thanks @issakamd.bsky.social for all you do, esp 4 helping make it CHEAP, EASY & PAINLESS 2 get preventive screening 4 #coloncancer @fredhutch.org @uwmedicine.bsky.social #CanSky #1&done newsroom.uw.edu/blog/program...

The fact that Thomas Massie lost a Republican primary because he wants pedophiles to face justice tells you everything you need to know about the state of the Republican party… Full stop.

Great free tool - which @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social helped create! - to keep track of the heat in your area. Just enter your Zip code to get the HeatRisk 4 this week & actions u can take to keep u & yr family safe. Bookmark it 4 summer! #CanSky #IDSky #MedSky\ ephtracking.cdc.gov/Applications...

Today in #history: In 1792, a British ship drops anchor between Bainbridge & Blake islands & Capt. George Vancouver begins surveying the area, the 1st by Europeans. The Vancouver expedition charts & names landmarks, including Mount Rainier, Whidbey Island, Hood Canal & Puget Sound. Legend ... 1/2

Apparently.

Big day for criminals to get a windfall payout from taxpayer dollars so they can retire early and put their feet up after beating cops and smashing windows to storm the Capitol - orchestrated by Republicans. A transfer of money from hardworking law-abiding citizens to scum.

Loved hanging w/patient advocate heavy hitter @tingtingzhang.bsky.social tonite. Fun meetup 2 talk checkpoint inhibitors, side effects, advocacy ... & bats 😉 Check out the investigative work of indie journalists at @propublica.org TT ... They speak truth 2 power around #cancer care. #CanSky

After surviving thyroid cancer, Denise knows firsthand that staying covered isn't optional—it's essential. When her #premiums nearly doubled overnight, she didn't give up; she became an advocate. Read Denise's story: https://bit.ly/3QPypVq

Children playing. Blue sky. Caring clouds. Precious moments I gather to show you that life goes on. Kyiv.

This kid is incredible, read on…

"The drone hunts started 2 yrs ago, when Russians just across the Dnieper River began deploying cheap commercial 1rst-person view quadcopters 2 stalk & strike civilians going abt their days — biking 2 work, waiting at bus stops, walking dogs. A drone dropped an explosive on a man..." 1/2

Twisting shapes, woodland, Lee Moor #Dartmoor #Devon #trees

Somewhere in this is a toddler who got a hold of a parents' phone and started ordering rides to the playground.

What is this about?

So apparently my mom had a bunch of wine and edibles with her sister, passed out, and is now in the ER. She’s fine. She’s in the ER for getting too high. In her 70s. 🙄

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Ugh.

Today in #history: Ground is broken in 1962 for a fallout shelter under I-5 in #Seattle’s Ravenna neighborhood, part of Cold War planning. The shelter is designed 2 house up to 300 people 4 up to 2 weeks in the event of nuclear attack & includes a squad room, medical center & decontamination ... 1/2

"When trauma is swept under the rug, it will eventually show its teeth." She's talking abt #COVID19 here, but it applies 2 a lot more. @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social on the #hantavirus outbreak & how it's triggerering fear, mistrust & misinfo. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/something-...

Good morning, beautiful souls, and happy Friday! Let this morning be a fresh start to embrace the joyful moments that often get overlooked. Let's make time for some simple, silly, lighthearted happiness. (And a fun way to start is with @mt-nestor.bsky.social and #Shenanigans) #Jaye’sMorningLight

Spot on.

Today in #history: The first #Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) opens in 1976 at the historic Moore Theatre, showing 18 films from several countries. SIFF stays at the Moore 4 five seasons B4 moving in 1981 to the Masonic Temple on Capitol Hill. SIFF continues 2 bring a variety of ... 1/2

Hee hee.

Dude.

Still here. #SlavaUkraini

"Grant County PUD has filed lawsuits 2 take part of a family's property along w/portions of 8 other homes & farms in order 2 build electric transmission lines — part of a quarter billion dollar project 2 move more power 2 Quincy, the state’s de facto data center hub. Data centers ..." 1/3

"Last week’s ruling tees up a potential legal battle that could eventually strike down blanket bans on weight loss drug coverage in WA. Such a conclusion — tho far from assured — could make the pricey blockbuster #GLP-1 meds widely affordable & accessible. The recent ruling stems ..." 1/2 #CanSky

Eek!

BARACK OBAMA STOPPED IRAN FROM AQUIRING A NUCLEAR WEAPON WITHOUT FORCING THE ENTIRE WORLD TO PAY MORE FOR GAS. @barackobama.bsky.social #TheResistance #Resist

OMG!

Today in #history: A 26-year-old woman dies in 1889 in a streetcar accident, the first streetcar fatality in #Seattle. The streetcar is descending Denny Hill, which is later regraded out of existence, when the grip holding the car to an underground ... 1/2

The Virginia Governor should null and void the VA Supreme Court and put in their 4 new Democratic seats! WHO AGREES?! 🤚

The Ku Klux Kourt

"Ticks can harbor different kinds of bacteria & viruses & the longer it’s attached, the higher yr chances of developing a tick-borne disease. Lyme disease 'is the most common tick-borne disease in the U.S. & I think that's generally the first thing that comes to people’s minds ..." 1/2 #IDSky

Dated, corny but pretty and production-designed to death, Forbidden Planet (1956) remains a touchstone film in the science fiction canon. One doesn’t have to recall the great Canadian clown Leslie Nielsen became later in his career to be amused by his hunky, womanizing starship captain.

"[#Cancer] screening is complicated. Evidence-based screening programs (4 #colon #breast #prostate #cervical & #lung #cancer) save lives when targeted 2 people w/high enough pretest odds of disease. However, this does not mean all screening is helpful. There ..." 1/2 #CanSky #MedSky

“In the case of fenbendazole, there is no proven benefit but several potential risks. That’s why I DO NOT prescribe fenbendazole or any other unproven medication.” -- @fredhutch.org's Dr. Petros Grivas #CanSky #IDSky #cancer #misinfo www.cancer.org/cancer/lates...

Greetings from Kyiv. Today, on the Day of Remembrance and Victory over nazism, I keep hope that good prevails. Let’s not only follow the light, but be that light.

"Public health scientists are on it. CDC scientists are actively involved behind the scenes, coordinating w/the WHO ... [But] I do have major questions 4 CDC leadership & the 🍊admin. * Why no team to help w/the intern'l response? *Why no physician alert thru ..." 1/2 #IDSky #publichealth #hanta

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“If you say something that the president or this administration does not like, they’re going to come after you. The president is trying to silence us, and I can’t think of anything more un-American.” -Sen. Mark Kelly