Robbie S
@robbielou.bsky.social
Pacifist physician & USNavy veteran
I voted for Bernie💕
Nurse/psychiatrist/writer/circle practitioner
US citizen born in Congo
Recovering Seventh-Day Adventist
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UPDATE: Person infected with bird flu in Washington state has H5N5. It's the first time H5N5 has been found in a human
The person is an older adult with underlying health conditions and remains hospitalized.
The patient keeps a mixed backyard flock that had contact with wild birds.
The person is an older adult with underlying health conditions and remains hospitalized.
The patient keeps a mixed backyard flock that had contact with wild birds.
November 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
UPDATE: Person infected with bird flu in Washington state has H5N5. It's the first time H5N5 has been found in a human
The person is an older adult with underlying health conditions and remains hospitalized.
The patient keeps a mixed backyard flock that had contact with wild birds.
The person is an older adult with underlying health conditions and remains hospitalized.
The patient keeps a mixed backyard flock that had contact with wild birds.
Throwback. What I’m listening to at 11:12 pm PST.
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What are you listening to?
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What are you listening to?
Miss Riddle by Boz Scaggs on Apple Music
Song · 2001 · Duration 6:27
music.apple.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Throwback. What I’m listening to at 11:12 pm PST.
music.apple.com/us/album/mis...
What are you listening to?
music.apple.com/us/album/mis...
What are you listening to?
If you’re asking WHY about Trump & MAGA. This.
Sadopopulism, with a dollop of doomsday cult.
Sadopopulism, with a dollop of doomsday cult.
"The logic of sadopopulism is that pain is a resource... you deliberately make the suffering worse for your critical constituency.
Sadopopulist leaders like Trump use that pain to create a story about who's actually at fault." www.salon.com/2025/03/27/s...
Sadopopulist leaders like Trump use that pain to create a story about who's actually at fault." www.salon.com/2025/03/27/s...
Sadopolitics: Why MAGA clings tighter to Trump the more his policies hurt them - Salon.com
Psychology helps to explain why Trump’s followers will not abandon him
www.salon.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If you’re asking WHY about Trump & MAGA. This.
Sadopopulism, with a dollop of doomsday cult.
Sadopopulism, with a dollop of doomsday cult.
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This is absolutely ridiculous! Pot is legal in Canada. Pot shops are like corner stores. We have guns. We do NOT have daily mass shootings.
We have COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS. Very invasive background checks. Talking to all significant exes over the last 5 years invasive.
apnews.com/article/supr...
We have COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS. Very invasive background checks. Talking to all significant exes over the last 5 years invasive.
apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns
The Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights.
apnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This is absolutely ridiculous! Pot is legal in Canada. Pot shops are like corner stores. We have guns. We do NOT have daily mass shootings.
We have COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS. Very invasive background checks. Talking to all significant exes over the last 5 years invasive.
apnews.com/article/supr...
We have COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS. Very invasive background checks. Talking to all significant exes over the last 5 years invasive.
apnews.com/article/supr...
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October 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
October 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
After the protest.
October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
After the protest.
October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025
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Starlings and the magic of murmurations – a stunning watercolor serenade to one of Earth's great wonders www.themarginalian.org/2023/10/24/w...
Starlings and the Magic of Murmurations: A Stunning Watercolor Celebration of One of Earth’s Living Wonders
Biking back to my rented cottage from CERN one autumn evening, having descended into the underworld of matter for a visit to the world’s largest high-energy particle collider, a sight stopped…
www.themarginalian.org
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Starlings and the magic of murmurations – a stunning watercolor serenade to one of Earth's great wonders www.themarginalian.org/2023/10/24/w...
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This is frightening -> "The staff of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the journal that reports on health trends and emerging infectious threats, was also laid off. "
FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This is frightening -> "The staff of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the journal that reports on health trends and emerging infectious threats, was also laid off. "
Actual science
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Nasal Spray May Help Prevent COVID-19 Infection
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that nasal spray containing the antihistamine azelastine may help prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection.
jamanetwork.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Actual science
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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A paper in Nature Communication reports on a new method to produce strong, biodegradable plastic from bamboo. The bioplastic resembles oil-based plastics in strength, shapeability, and thermal stability but can biodegrade in soil within 50 days. go.nature.com/4h1xv0X 🧪
October 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A paper in Nature Communication reports on a new method to produce strong, biodegradable plastic from bamboo. The bioplastic resembles oil-based plastics in strength, shapeability, and thermal stability but can biodegrade in soil within 50 days. go.nature.com/4h1xv0X 🧪
Help by reading this article, calling your representatives, protesting. Say no to stupidity & cruelty.
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Help by reading this article, calling your representatives, protesting. Say no to stupidity & cruelty.
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
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How to safely throw tear gas back:
-Use gloves, they get hot!
-Cover with a bucket.
-Scoop them up with a tool or a ball scooper.
-Hold breath until it's safely back in the Gestapo's vehicle.
Fuck Ice.
NEVER STOP RESISTING.
-Use gloves, they get hot!
-Cover with a bucket.
-Scoop them up with a tool or a ball scooper.
-Hold breath until it's safely back in the Gestapo's vehicle.
Fuck Ice.
NEVER STOP RESISTING.
October 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
How to safely throw tear gas back:
-Use gloves, they get hot!
-Cover with a bucket.
-Scoop them up with a tool or a ball scooper.
-Hold breath until it's safely back in the Gestapo's vehicle.
Fuck Ice.
NEVER STOP RESISTING.
-Use gloves, they get hot!
-Cover with a bucket.
-Scoop them up with a tool or a ball scooper.
-Hold breath until it's safely back in the Gestapo's vehicle.
Fuck Ice.
NEVER STOP RESISTING.
In case you didn’t know:
women who serve in combat roles ALREADY have to meet the same physical performance standards as men, and have been required to do so for as long as they have been allowed into those jobs, the last of which were opened to women nearly a decade ago.
NYT today
women who serve in combat roles ALREADY have to meet the same physical performance standards as men, and have been required to do so for as long as they have been allowed into those jobs, the last of which were opened to women nearly a decade ago.
NYT today
October 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
In case you didn’t know:
women who serve in combat roles ALREADY have to meet the same physical performance standards as men, and have been required to do so for as long as they have been allowed into those jobs, the last of which were opened to women nearly a decade ago.
NYT today
women who serve in combat roles ALREADY have to meet the same physical performance standards as men, and have been required to do so for as long as they have been allowed into those jobs, the last of which were opened to women nearly a decade ago.
NYT today
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Whoever he has running his campaign, should be running the DNC
October 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Whoever he has running his campaign, should be running the DNC
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It’s funny because it isn’t 😕 🇺🇸
September 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It’s funny because it isn’t 😕 🇺🇸
Once again made SAFE by Trump, as he slashes essential civil servants & thinks it’s ok to delay paying active duty military.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
Trump Cancels Meeting With Democrats as Shutdown Nears
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Once again made SAFE by Trump, as he slashes essential civil servants & thinks it’s ok to delay paying active duty military.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...