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Ellie Hall @ellievhall.bsky.social · 2d

Question for the masses: How bad is the flu shot / COVID-19 booster this year?

(By "bad" I mean "On a scale of 1 to 10, how much will I feel like hot garbage after I get it?" I recognize we all have unique bodies and we have different reactions each year, just trying to gauge.)

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David Mack @davidmackau.bsky.social · 5d

already heard from a couple people here! but want to talk to more!!!

David Mack @davidmackau.bsky.social · 6d

🙏 weird request for a story BUT i'm looking to speak to couples who eventually got together because their respective ex-partners cheated on them with each other.

like an IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE or RANDOM HEARTS situation.

DM me if this is you or if you know of such a couple!!

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Ellie Hall @ellievhall.bsky.social · 2d

Question for the masses: How bad is the flu shot / COVID-19 booster this year?

(By "bad" I mean "On a scale of 1 to 10, how much will I feel like hot garbage after I get it?" I recognize we all have unique bodies and we have different reactions each year, just trying to gauge.)

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 6d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Ellie Hall @ellievhall.bsky.social · 5d

I started at Notre Dame during the rollout of the HPV vaccine and it was a BIG deal that we could get the shots on campus (I think there was a bit of a controversy about that, IIRC).

I can't tell you how many girls/18 year-old women got the shots without telling their parents.

Faith Smith @faithsm.bsky.social · 5d

Cervical cancer is one of few cancers we can prevent with the HPV vaccine. But it falls at the intersection of three cultural issues with strong political opposition — broad access to low-cost or free reproductive health care, access to vaccines for children, and sex education. via @19thnews.org

Cervical cancer could be eradicated. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics.

The cancer has a known path of prevention, but that also means it falls at the intersection of cultural issues that are facing strong political opposition.

19thnews.org

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Ellie Hall @ellievhall.bsky.social · 5d

It’s soooo good!

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Ellie Hall @ellievhall.bsky.social · 6d

Just popping on to say that “Mate,” by Ali Hazelwood (out this week) is a delight. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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Ellie Hall @ellievhall.bsky.social · 10d

Phoebe does a very good impression of a loaf of bread.

A Golden Retriever that looks like a loaf of bread.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 18d

The FBI Agents Association confirmed in a statement late Friday that more than a dozen agents had been fired, including military veterans with additional statutory protections, and condemned the move as unlawful. It called on Congress to investigate and said the firings were another indication of FBI Director Kash Patel’s disregard for the legal rights of bureau employees.

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Ellie Hall @ellievhall.bsky.social · 19d

Few things warm my heart more than seeing people who have me blocked share/cite my stories to prove their point(s).

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Ellie Hall @ellievhall.bsky.social · 21d

Okay, this gives me hope. Who knew that so much paperwork was required to be a godparent?!?!?!?

I also have never registered at my current parish so I'll need to rely on their mercy to get a letter of good standing.

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Ellie Hall @ellievhall.bsky.social · 21d

Catholic followers! Does anyone have any experience obtaining records/proof of Sacraments from parishes/dioceses? Especially if they're super old records. (I was literally a baby when I was Baptized, how am I supposed to know where my certificate is?!?!)

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Ellie Hall @ellievhall.bsky.social · 25d

When you’re being mean to me, this is who you’re being mean to — just FYI.

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Ellie Hall @ellievhall.bsky.social · 26d

Me re: this game.

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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 27d

“Just like a news orgs would not send a general reporter into a war zone, outlets should also not send untrained journalists into the chaotic online world and expect them to be able to have a complete understanding of what is transpiring” said @oliverdarcy.bsky.social