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Amanda Ross-White

@amandarosswhite.bsky.social

420 followers 370 following 850 posts

Medical Librarian. Writer. Mom. Moved over fully from the Bird app. Loves: Jesus, gin, swearing. Hates: Racism. Anti-vaxxers. All tweets my own and not always coherent. Highly eclectic. Already appreciate longer character limits. #canmedlibs #medlibs

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 4h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 8h

I don't think that's Kid Rock, I think that's Dr. Phil

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Seattle Bike Blog @seattlebikeblog.com · 21h

Dear Toronto: We will stop scoring runs this game if Doug Ford agrees to stop tearing out bike lanes. Until then, the runs will continue.

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Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 3d

#medlibs #canmedlibs

Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 3d

RIFed:
Office of Science - CDC Library

They have helped SO many of us with their expertise & guidance so we can do efficient & quick research.

You don’t need us toiling in Pubmed for days at a time during an outbreak. The library helps us get what we need quickly so we can continue our work.

About Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library

The CDC library provides resources and services to support research, communication, and learning.<br></br>

www.cdc.gov

Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 4d

My grandfather and some of his friends, getting ready to join #antifa at the #2 ITS, Regina, Saskatchewan in 1940.

Men of the "C" Flight, RCAF #2 ITS in Regina, Saskatchewan approx. Sep 1940. There are 18 men, in their RCAF uniforms, posing for a formal photo in front of a plane.

Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 5d

Bye Yankees

ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 5d

A happy chihuahua respectfully observing a moment of silence for a white nationalist podcaster

An angry barking chihuahua reacting to O Canada

Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 6d

Hey #medlibs #canmedlibs I'm super excited about this. Not just the content (awesome) but this new way of doing CE. Asynchronous for multiple times zones, followed by synchronous Q&A. All welcome!

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Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 6d

How in hell is it still only the fourth inning?

Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 6d

Dude is absolutely flying

Fred Thompson @yourbestfred.bsky.social · 6d

Lmao Vladdy is absolutely out of his mind

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DAVE! (like "Them!" but Dave) @daveexmachina.bsky.social · 8d

normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following

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Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 8d

This is why I took my work accounts off my personal phone.

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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 11d

ok it’s time

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Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 10d

The real reason I love this job

Downtown Brandi Frown 😾 @itsthebrandi.bsky.social · 10d

The LA Public Library research librarian explaining what is going on with Charli and Taylor is outstanding work

www.instagram.com/reel/DPXZIUa...

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Sabina Vohra-Miller @sabivm.bsky.social · 13d

In Canada, top 1% of wealth holders hold 24% of total wealth.
Meanwhile, PM Carney has an ‘austerity budget’, which will impact the disadvantaged.
Patriotic Millionaires Canada, which I am a board member of, estimated that a 3% tax on wealth over $100-million could raise $25-billion annually.

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Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 12d

That Canadian tuition *includes healthcare*

Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 12d

And yes, because I'm a librarian and keep receipts: www.registrar.uwo.ca/student_fina...

www.registrar.uwo.ca

Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 12d

A reminder that my husband did his MLIS at UMich (current tuition $14,916 in-state and $30,076 out-of-state), while the same degree at my alma mater, a two-hour drive away is $10,534.92 USD

Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 12d

It's a niche area of libraries, but hot off the press: doi.org/10.1071/ah25...

Too few health library workers: a national benchmarking study of staffing and structure in health libraries

Objective This research presents a benchmarking study of staffing levels and reporting structures in libraries that support evidence-based health care, and deliver education and research support servi...

doi.org

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Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 13d

Talk about knowing your audience

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 13d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 17d

In my happy place! #BlueJays

A view from SkyDome. And no, I won’t call it anything else.

Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 20d

I hope to ask them in front of faculty when they present to them about the benefits of using their product. They always send a different rep to the librarians than they do to the faculty.

Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 21d

Folks, when I was pregnant with my son, I didn't just take Tylenol. I was in enough pain for morphine. I took SSRIs and multiple antibiotics too. We're both still alive and thriving today because of it. RFK and his band of grifters can fuck all the way off to hell.

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 21d

I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet

and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains

forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad

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Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 22d

RFK has done the impossible. Made the librarians like Elsevier

Raywat Deonandan @deonandan.bsky.social · 22d

You tell 'em, RFK. Can't trust those journals peer-reviewed by the world's top scientists. From now on, we'll only get our science from blogs, podcasts, and vision quests!

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Amanda Ross-White @amandarosswhite.bsky.social · 23d

I had to scramble to find someone to look after my pets, my work had to find someone to cover my scheduled shifts, eventually I drove over with a rented van to move back to Canada. Now imagine this happening on a huge scale.