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Vaccine advocate, ducks, Murderbot… She/her

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · Nov 8

Just to make it very clear where I stand—I am a huge fan of vaccination, it has saved literally millions of lives and is a force for great good in this world

I’m currently in a vaccine trial and volunteer with vaccine involvement work (ask me about involvement!)

💉❤️💉

#vaccineswork

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 5h

Soooooo much so!

🐸🐸🐸

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look-turtles.bsky.social @look-turtles.bsky.social · 6h

Indeed. I love that frog makes them look like even bigger fools than they already are

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 5h

Cheryl Hines roasted by The View co-host Sunny Hostin over husband RFK Jr’s circumcision and autism claims

Cheryl Hines roasted by The View co-hosts over husband RFK Jr’s health claims

www.independent.co.uk

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 5h

But they’re not being circumcised and the Tylenol won’t be being taken…

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 8h

Guy really liked orange and teal, huh?

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 8h

Guy really liked orange and teal, huh?

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 8h

Honestly this baffles me—the consensus seems to be that circumcision rates in the US have fallen over recent decades BUT RFKJr’s whole schtick is based on there being an “AUTISM EPIDEMIC”

How does that even work???

Graph chosen as example

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 5d

1/ In case you missed it, earlier today RFK Jr. implied in a Cabinet meeting that babies who circumcised early have double the risk of autism because they took Tylenol. He’s previously made the same claim about Tylenol with pregnant people. This idea is spreading and it’s scaring parents.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 5d

6/ Parents, please take note: seeing headlines like this can be stressful. Know that you are doing an amazing job. Asking questions, seeking evidence, and leading with care is exactly what good parents do. And no, there’s no causal link between Tylenol use and autism in babies or pregnant women.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 5d

7/ If you’d like to read a more in depth breakdown of this or read about the studies referenced, click here
👉 yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/tylenol-an...

Love,
The YLE Team

Tylenol and autism: What parents deserve to know

Nuance and empowerment instead of underestimation.

yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com

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Kath @kathmarval.bsky.social · 11h

*pay* phones, not "party" phones.
Party lines were also a thing once but I don't actually remember them. I remember listening to stories from people who did remember them though.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 12h

Anyone who tells you they can predict which posts will or will not get engagement is a liar.

Anyway, welcome, students who are taking my "social media public science engagement" course...

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 1d

The chapters in Moby Dick where he just lists facts about whales are good, actually

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 12h

This event is today, Tuesday Oct 14. Tomorrow I’ll be in Vancouver, Canada, with @nalohop.bsky.social and Thursday I’ll be in Portland with . @jennreese.bsky.social

Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 9d

Oct 14 Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, Seattle, WA 5/11

www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/martha...

www.thirdplacebooks.com

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 12h

It’s not unhinged:

the comedy in Jane Austen novels is often overlooked

Jane Austen is fucking funny

Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 12h

Okay, so this is adorable…

Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 13h

Well. Things are pretty bad for the current regime. Look who they've pissed off NOW. (Watch to the end, it's not just footage from Portland. Surprise musical guest!)

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

youtu.be

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 14h

I knew multiple numbers!
When we first had mobile phones we’d memorize them too, because you’d call someone from a landline…

I remember pay phones taking two pence prices…

☎️☎️☎️

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 14h

“They segregated the Princesses!”

Oh my gods, they actually did…

[I love my child, and they’re right]

Image of Disney six princess hair brushes—the top three are white, the lower three are Jasmine, Moana & Tiana
Sigh

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aliumfungus art @aliumfungus.bsky.social · 20h

Hello #portfolioday
I am a Canadian artist who makes vivid images bursting with color! I'm available for commission, sequential art/comics, book covers, etc!

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 1d

As we all know I'm a fan of rural placemaking but I sure am tired of books romanticizing the rural existence and suggesting all we need to fix the planet is to just go back to small communities where we grow our own food like my dudes, this is not achievable at scale.

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Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 1d

Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1d

Oh wow! Did someone cover Johnny Cash’s “Hurt”?
That could be awesome…

/joke!

a man playing a guitar with the words " i hurt myself today " next to him

Alt: Johnny Cash playing a guitar with the words " i hurt myself today " next to him

media.tenor.com

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1d

Why does the word Bangladesh not have a capital letter in the title?

Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1d

Still Life with Cat
Title: “Accident Waiting to Happen”
#catsofbluesky
#cat

Tinks lying on a chest of drawers in a bay window—she is lying sprawled out and next to her is a tray covered in various items (dried ornamental pumpkins, some toy apples, stones and a skull candle) which is clearly about 1/3 hanging over the edge and on the point of falling…
Also on the dresser are various things: scissors (for running with) a red lily plant, a crocodile skull, some corn, some antlers, a potted plant and a flask of water

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look-turtles.bsky.social @look-turtles.bsky.social · Jun 11

I bet Gurathin would hate robotic eye contact as much as Murderbot hates regular eye contact. #Murderbot didn’t actually have to use its robot eye stocks but did it anyway to creep out #Gurathin.

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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 1d

An outfit a day
13th October 2025

I think this dress is kinda Halloweeny?

Rosewind in an Elsie style black dress with the tattoo designs—lovely stylized hands and hearts and scrolls and swallows…