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The fact that RFK Jr. is alive and Tatiana Schlossberg is dead is proof that this world is highly unfair.

And even at the end she tried to stop her most dangerous relative

You cannot force people to share their art with vandals and visigoths.

"In mid-Dec, the nation’s leading workplace civil rights enforcer took 2 social media 2 pose a question: 'RU a white male who's exp'd discrimination at work based on yr race or sex?' 🙄 The chair of the EEOC appeared in the video urging those who ..." 1/2 www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Today in #history: The last electric interurban railcar leaves #Seattle 4 Tacoma in 1928, marking the end of 26 yrs of service. Kent Valley farmers take milk & produce 2 cities by rail rather than horse teams & wagons over rough roads; 1 train, primarily used by potato farmers, is called the ... 1/2

"The U.S. leads the world in biomedical innovation, w/NIH-funded research driving transformative advances in #cancer, #HIV & #genetherapy. Yet, these breakthrus cannot achieve their full impact in a fragmented & inequitable health system. Millions remain uninsured ... 1/2 #CanSky #IDSky #MedSky

"A @washingtonpost.com review found at least a dozen cases since 2019 in which Tesla drivers, passengers or first responders were unable 2 immediately access or exit the vehicles in life-threatening situations. Two of the cases involve deaths in Cybertrucks." Yikes! 😱

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"WA Gov. Bob Ferguson supports a proposed income tax on residnts earning >$1M/yr & said he’s prepared 2 sign the policy into law. Some legis Ds are eyeing a 9.9% 'millionaires tax' on adjusted annual gross income over $1M. <0.5% of residents w/be subjct 2 the tax & it’s expected 2 raise $3B per yr."

Today in #history: A flood in 1980 cuts off Monte Cristo, a former mining town 34 miles east of Granite Falls in Snohomish County, ending an attempt 2 operate a resort on the site. Monte Cristo is a hard-rock mining town founded in 1889 & 1890 & 4 a decade+ produces millions of ... 1/2

Hey #CanSky peeps -- where are you? #OncoSky #CancerBS @thankscancer.bsky.social @sadlersnaps.bsky.social

Hero!

Today in #history: A daylong traffic count in downtown #Seattle in 1904 finds 14 cars + ~4K horse-drawn vehicles. (A year earlier, there were no cars, tho they arrived in Seattle in 1900.) Several types of horse-drawn vehicles pass thru 2nd Ave & Pike St: express ... 1/2

Thanks @propublica.org!

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I'm counting every second toward the Big Light of June! Happy Solstice!

Protect your peace the way you protect your phone battery — stop letting everything drain you to zero. Turn off access. Disconnect from noise. Restore what keeps you grounded. Your energy is your responsibility.

Rachmaninoff would have been a KILLER film composer. It's a shame he died before the golden age of Hollywood. You can see so much influence on the greats like John Williams and Bernard Hermann.

We Are Living Through The Worst Measles Outbreak In 30 Years — But RFK Jr. Won't Tell You That

It'll stay lighter later after today. By 30-60 seconds. But who's counting? #happysolstice

OH!!! I see it now! My vision fluctuates so rarely am I wearing the correct glasses and miss a lot of things! It's adorable. Where did you get it?These would make great stocking stuffers!

Season's greetings to all, no matter how small.

Totally terrifying!

“Human history & psychological research show that ordinary good ppl can be made 2 commit unspeakable crimes by corrupt leaders. Those w/strong moral convictions and/or w/personality traits of independence, creativity & nonconformity are more able 2 resist the corrupting influence of a cruel leader.”

Today in #history: The towns Sedro & Woolley, adjacent to 1 another in Skagit County, merge in 1898 after duplicating each other's govt, industries & railroad facilities 4 nearly a decade. The towns each had city halls abt a mile apart. For the next 60 yrs, old-timers retain the identity of ... 1/2

Sweet story 4 yr holiday. "On Mon, Shrimp Basket's prez announced Mr. Hicks would receive free gumbo 4 life. The restaurant chain also offered free gumbo w/any purchase on Monday in his honor." www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

"It is unclear when dumping began at the Pullen Street home. A 2013 image taken by the Benton County Assessor shows a home with no debris, surrounded by a yard and several trees." Guess my pad isn't that messy, after all. Yikes! www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

When we get this asshole out of the White House, we get rid of all the gold crap, we replant the Rose Garden, and we take the name of the Kennedy Center back to Kennedy. Then we relegate this lunatic to the junk heap of history.

Ugh. Delete.

This is slightly fascinating!

Nice 2C these programs starting up 4 #earlyonset #cancers. "The BRIDGE Program (Building Research Innovation & Care Delivery 4 Groups w/Early Onset #Cancers) aims 2 serve pts ages 18-50 by aligning clinical services like fertility counseling & genomic testing early in the care process." #CanSky

"Racially & ethnically diverse women w/#breastcancer exp'd higher risk of incident #diabetes, #hypertension & #highcholesterol. Black & Asian women, particularly Filipino & S. Asian, had 🔼risk of incident #CVD. Better characterization of health disparities in cardio-oncology is ..." 1/2 #CanSky

"Some U.S. hospitals & health systems are marking up generic #cancer drugs by more than 5x their commercial rates, per Bloomberg. They analyzed data from the price transparency platform Turquoise Health. Of the more than 1,700 hospitals ..." 1/2 #CanSky Not helpful, hospitals!

"20+ R senators, several of them staunch 🍊 allies, signed a letter this year urging the president 2 keep marijuana a Schedule I drug. Led by NC Sen. Ted "Budd" 👀 the group argued marijuana continues 2B dangerous & that a shift would 'undermine yr strong efforts 2 MAGA'." Seriously? Sen. Budd? 🤣

Snow what? #Seattle #history www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Today in #history: Spokane’s Division St Bridge across the Spokane Riv collapses in 1915, sending 5 ppl 2 their deaths & injuring 12 others on an electric streetcar. The early morning collapse of the steel structure remains the worst bridge disaster in Spokane history. Via @historylink.bsky.social

Frost: If you want to protect children, why don't you ban assault weapons instead of health care?

Now, we're talking! #CanSky #IDSky #MedSky

I am so sick and tired of this petty BS.

Today in #history: In 2008, record cold temps & snowfalls kick off what will become nearly 2 weeks of wild weather impacting most of the state. Spokane sees record snowfall & #Seattle gets a rare white Christmas — the 1st since 1990. The city refuses 2 salt streets & by ... 1/2

He gets gold, Americans get dirt.

As measles rages in S Carolina notice that those responding to this outbreak on the frontlines are pediatricians, family med practitioners, nurses and local public health officials. Not the wellness influencers and podscasters who discourage vaccination. Arsonists NEVER put out fires they start

Waiting room feet. Can you tell they're soaking wet from walking two miles thru a #Seattle deluge? #CanSky #pineappleexpress

"In this 2ndary analysis of #WISDOM, genetic testing in a pragm trial ID'd a substant'l # of women w/clinically actionble reslts, many of whom w/not have qualf'd 4 #genetictesting under currnt guidelines. Findngs support broader access 2 genetic testing as part of #breastcancer risk assmnt." #CanSky

Today in #history: In #Seattle Juvenile Court, Judge Stanley Soderland in 1965 orders haircuts for 3 boys accused of a string of burglaries. The males, all under 18, are chastised by the judge, who likens their page-boy haircuts 2 that of girls. “If u think u're being cute w/that long hair ... 1/2

"SWARM can use controllers 2 direct the cockroaches. The company is also developing algorithms 'where u can steer a whole swarm of insects towards a target. And that could be 10, that could be also, like, 100.' SWARM says the process is painless 4 the ..." 1/2 #WTF?