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Kiona N. Skeletons (and skeleton accessories) @kionasmith07.bsky.social · 9h

I got the Colorverse version. It'll be my ink supply for next year.

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 11h

Today JPL lost so many incredible people. My heart hurts for every single one of them. This administration is gutting American science institutions and throwing away hyper specific experts who cannot be replaced. This is an extremely detrimental loss.

CNBC @cnbc.com · 1d

NASA unit JPL to lay off about 550 workers, citing restructure

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a research and development lab funded by NASA — the federal space agency — and managed by the Caltech.

cnb.cx

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Kiona N. Skeletons (and skeleton accessories) @kionasmith07.bsky.social · 12h

My latest for @forbes.com in which I go full epidemiology nerd about the MMWR.

This Embattled CDC Publication Is A Big Deal For Public Health

Here’s what the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report is, why it matters, and why it keeps running afoul of the Trump administration.

www.forbes.com

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 19h

According to state data, the two counties linked to the outbreak have low vaccination rates among school children for the 2024–2025 school year.

Measles outbreak in SC sends 150 unvaccinated kids into 21-day quarantine

The outbreak includes at least seven confirmed cases, but some are clearly being missed.

arstechnica.com

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 21h

I wrote a human skeleton quiz -- filled with terrible puns -- for your Spooky Season enjoyment. 🧪🏺💀

Human skeleton quiz: What do you know about the bones in your body?

Do you have what it takes to be a bone-ified quiz champion?

www.livescience.com

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 2d

Halloween is near! It's time to post this marvellous articulated Roman skeleton, presumably meant to be a reminder to enjoy life to the fullest, since pleasure ends irrevocably with death.
In Petronius’ Satyricon, the host of a dinner party brings out a small skeleton with moveable...🧵1/2

Bronze figurine of a walking skeleton with elongated limbs and detailed ribcage, shown against a dark gradient background.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Kiona N. Skeletons (and skeleton accessories) @kionasmith07.bsky.social · 1d

Yup. I have so many books that I checked out from the library and then decided I needed my own copies of.

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Kiona N. Skeletons (and skeleton accessories) @kionasmith07.bsky.social · 1d

Yaaaaaay!!! Max is glad to hear it.

A small dog curled up in a pet bed with his head resting on the edge, the tip of his tongue stuck out one side of hiw mouth. The pet bed is stacked on top of another pet bed. He looks like he's contemplating adding another one.

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Kiona N. Skeletons (and skeleton accessories) @kionasmith07.bsky.social · 1d

I have been trying to talk myself out of speed-crocheting a frog hat (tbh the Crohn's is helping with the talking-out-of-it part at the moment).

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Kiona N. Skeletons (and skeleton accessories) @kionasmith07.bsky.social · 1d

Picture it: Houston, 1989. A precocious 3-year-old and a loyal legion of stuffed animals.

Torch Antifa Network @torchantifa.bsky.social · 1d

rt if you are the founder of antifa

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 1d

"Magda Goebbels made a great strudel"

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 2d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Doe Eyes @doeeyes.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!

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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t stop believing in Ukraine 🇺🇦
Don’t stop supporting those who stand between light and darkness.
Don’t stop believing in Victory — because they haven’t stopped standing for it.

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Kiona N. Skeletons (and skeleton accessories) @kionasmith07.bsky.social · 2d

I wish more people realized that in the event of violence, a level head and some first aid training will save a lot more lives than another gun on-scene.

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Lyndie Chiou @lyndie.bsky.social · 2d

Here are the remnants of a massive star that ignited in 1054. Ancient astronomers marveled at how they could see the supernova even during the day. All that's left today is the faint, colorful smudge called the Crab Nebula.

Image credit: my tiny telescope - only 2 hours!

#science #astronomy 🔭👩🏾‍🔬

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 2d

Our galaxy is so good

Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 23d

Tonight's Milky Way taken from Point Reyes, California. The frames were taken about 33 miles, as the pelican flies, from San francisco. Light the curvature of the Earth is weird!

The Milky Way vertically with some orange and yellow tints at the bottom. These are four 60 second exposures edited in Lightroom and Stitched together on my phone comma so there's definitely a better version on my laptop if I ever release it

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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 3d

Ea-Nāşir's perfidy seems eternal!

Comic

Panel one. Stick finger singing, "Raindrops on rose/ And whiskers on kittens."

Panel two. Same stick figure holding pot and singing, "Bright copper kettles leave/ ...Flakes on my mittens!?"

Panel three. Same figure still holding pot and singing, "Hey, these are stone with a copper veneer!"

Fourth panel. Same stick figure has put down pot and is singing, "I've been bamboozled by Ea-Nāşir!"

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 4d

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.

The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.

We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

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Danielle Kay @daniellekay.bsky.social · 4d

Wow I hate this and am struck daily by how much is done without the consent of the billions of people who share the earth. Greed ruins everything.

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 5d

Do we really want 250,000 mirrored satellites in Low Earth Orbit? Hasn't the Starlink megaconstellation already done enough damage?
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A US startup plans to deliver ‘sunlight on demand’ after dark. Can it work – and would we want it to?

Satellites beaming sunlight down to Earth sound like science fiction – and they have astronomers very worried.

theconversation.com

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 4d

Journalist here

I’m interested in talking to a federal agency scientist who was fired, then rehired. I can keep you anonymous. I’m on Signal ginnyg.04

Reposts are appreciated!

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Kiona N. Skeletons (and skeleton accessories) @kionasmith07.bsky.social · 4d

Signal boosting.

K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 4d

Hey Team #Greensboro, ICE has been reported in the city but locations are spotty and I don't have Facebook, so if you do, please check. Looks like they might be setting up shop in town.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 4d

There is also a safety training scheduled in advance of the No Kings protests:

act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-k...

No Kings: Protest Safety, Know Your Rights & De-Escalation Training 10/15

I'm attending this event - sign up now to join me!

act.aclu.org

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Kiona N. Skeletons (and skeleton accessories) @kionasmith07.bsky.social · 4d

These are the costumed heroes we need.

Ghosts by Emily K 🐸🐸 @posts.by.emilyk.art · 5d

"Frog! Frog! Frog! Frog!"

"FROGS TOGETHER STRONG" (and how cute are the two little frogs holding hands)

Guys I just fucking love this so much

I love frogs, and I love these frogs in particular.

screenshot from The Oregonian's video report on the Portland ICE facility protest. Two guys are in frog costumes, with a sign that says "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG" and has two frogs holding hands.

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