Catherine Taylor
@catherineetaylor.bsky.social
Healthcare Administrator and Public Health Student by day, nerd by night. Fueled by coffee, curiosity, and a hatred of small talk. Opinions are my own, but I might let you borrow one.
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"Try to hold the party when your kids are at the ideal age, around 5 or 6. At this stage, they’re old enough to comprehend concepts like the ancien régime, the alliance of the rising bourgeoisie, and the resentment of royal absolutism." 🇫🇷
The Best Bastille Day Party Ever
Bastille Day! Are there any other words that so stir the hearts of Americans young and old? Adults look forward to July 14 as a respite from the su...
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July 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"Try to hold the party when your kids are at the ideal age, around 5 or 6. At this stage, they’re old enough to comprehend concepts like the ancien régime, the alliance of the rising bourgeoisie, and the resentment of royal absolutism." 🇫🇷
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This is Mako. He has no regard for law and order, and more importantly, no regrets. 13/10
July 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is Mako. He has no regard for law and order, and more importantly, no regrets. 13/10
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Read this and speak up loudly.
"The story of the negative impact on the future of infectious disease research will only become part of public discourse if scientists speak up loudly"
A must read.
One Hundred Days, Incalculable Loses @jidjournal.bsky.social
Emily Erbelding, MD - NIAID/DMD
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
A must read.
One Hundred Days, Incalculable Loses @jidjournal.bsky.social
Emily Erbelding, MD - NIAID/DMD
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
One Hundred Days, Incalculable Losses
Emily J Erbelding, M.D., M.P.H; One Hundred Days, Incalculable Losses, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, , jiaf317, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf31
academic.oup.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Read this and speak up loudly.
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These rescuers attached a sausage to a drone to lure a stranded dog named Millie back to safety. 14/10 for everybody
June 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
These rescuers attached a sausage to a drone to lure a stranded dog named Millie back to safety. 14/10 for everybody
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Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:
May 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:
Final assignments have been completed and submitted.
I am officially done with University and am now a graduate!!
I am officially done with University and am now a graduate!!
May 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Final assignments have been completed and submitted.
I am officially done with University and am now a graduate!!
I am officially done with University and am now a graduate!!
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THIS IS ART
“We’ve crushed fascism before and we’ll crush it again.” A 98-year-old WWII veteran demolishes a Tesla with a Sherman tank. (Love the replays from several camera angles.) [kottke.org]
WWII Vet Crushes a Tesla With a Sherman Tank
In this video, 98-year-old British WWII veteran Ken Turner demolishes a Tesla with a Sherman tank. Here’s what Turner had to say before getting down to business:
I’m old enough to have seen fascism the first time arou
kottke.org
May 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
THIS IS ART
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Trump vows to shakedown more businesses while he has the authority, and warns companies against publishing the truth about tariffs, citing Amazon as an example.
It is astonishing how many people are okay with this unbelievable abuse of the office.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
It is astonishing how many people are okay with this unbelievable abuse of the office.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump says he'll call CEOs when he disagrees with their business decisions
Retailers have increasingly offered warnings about the tariffs' impact on consumers.
www.nbcnews.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Trump vows to shakedown more businesses while he has the authority, and warns companies against publishing the truth about tariffs, citing Amazon as an example.
It is astonishing how many people are okay with this unbelievable abuse of the office.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
It is astonishing how many people are okay with this unbelievable abuse of the office.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
May 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
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From @nytimes.com: RFK Jr. downplays vaccines during a major #measles outbreak. Experts like @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social warn: it sends the wrong message.
“We do not want to send a signal that we do not need to be vaccinated because we have a way to get rid of it.”
Read more ⤵️
“We do not want to send a signal that we do not need to be vaccinated because we have a way to get rid of it.”
Read more ⤵️
Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
From @nytimes.com: RFK Jr. downplays vaccines during a major #measles outbreak. Experts like @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social warn: it sends the wrong message.
“We do not want to send a signal that we do not need to be vaccinated because we have a way to get rid of it.”
Read more ⤵️
“We do not want to send a signal that we do not need to be vaccinated because we have a way to get rid of it.”
Read more ⤵️
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I'd rather we used the millions to provide healthcare to those retired from the military than to force those still in the military to goosestep in Donald's vanity birthday parade.
May 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I'd rather we used the millions to provide healthcare to those retired from the military than to force those still in the military to goosestep in Donald's vanity birthday parade.
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Trump threatened to starve Maine’s kids over a trans athlete ban.
Governor Mills said: “We’ll see you in court.”
And she won.
This wasn’t about sports—it was political blackmail.
They held food hostage to force ideology.
This is the system breaking itself.
Governor Mills said: “We’ll see you in court.”
And she won.
This wasn’t about sports—it was political blackmail.
They held food hostage to force ideology.
This is the system breaking itself.
May 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Trump threatened to starve Maine’s kids over a trans athlete ban.
Governor Mills said: “We’ll see you in court.”
And she won.
This wasn’t about sports—it was political blackmail.
They held food hostage to force ideology.
This is the system breaking itself.
Governor Mills said: “We’ll see you in court.”
And she won.
This wasn’t about sports—it was political blackmail.
They held food hostage to force ideology.
This is the system breaking itself.
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Fears of landing on a federal list prompts parents, and adults, to cancel autism screening evaluations.
www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/a...
www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/a...
Autism evaluations are being canceled over fears about a national registry
Fears of landing on a federal list prompts parents, and adults, to cancel autism screening evaluations.
www.statnews.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Fears of landing on a federal list prompts parents, and adults, to cancel autism screening evaluations.
www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/a...
www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/a...
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Donald Trump is speaking the at University of Alabama tonight.
Sources say he brought his own hood.
Sources say he brought his own hood.
May 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Donald Trump is speaking the at University of Alabama tonight.
Sources say he brought his own hood.
Sources say he brought his own hood.
Graduating with honors, first woman in my family to earn a degree. It should feel like a triumph, and in many ways, it is. But I’m also in my late 40s, burnt out, and holding a bachelors in healthcare admin wondering "now what?".
May 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Graduating with honors, first woman in my family to earn a degree. It should feel like a triumph, and in many ways, it is. But I’m also in my late 40s, burnt out, and holding a bachelors in healthcare admin wondering "now what?".
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80 years ago on this day, Adolf Hitler shot himself.
Never give up hope.
Never give up hope.
April 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
80 years ago on this day, Adolf Hitler shot himself.
Never give up hope.
Never give up hope.
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Trump has been president for 100 days—and he’s made a deliberate attempt to flood the system and exhaust the public.
It can be hard for most people to keep up. That's by design.
As a candidate, Trump said he'd lower prices. As president, here's what he's done 🧵
It can be hard for most people to keep up. That's by design.
As a candidate, Trump said he'd lower prices. As president, here's what he's done 🧵
April 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Trump has been president for 100 days—and he’s made a deliberate attempt to flood the system and exhaust the public.
It can be hard for most people to keep up. That's by design.
As a candidate, Trump said he'd lower prices. As president, here's what he's done 🧵
It can be hard for most people to keep up. That's by design.
As a candidate, Trump said he'd lower prices. As president, here's what he's done 🧵
Stop doomscrolling for a sec and enjoy this picture of my corgi who was obviously raised by cats.
April 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Stop doomscrolling for a sec and enjoy this picture of my corgi who was obviously raised by cats.
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Infamous five at the White House.....
April 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Infamous five at the White House.....
JFC
April 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
JFC
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
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ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
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'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
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April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...