Erika ZD
@ezd.bsky.social
Professor, Parent, POTsie, baker. Assoc Professor of Classics and WGSS. Taking things slow thanks to long Covid. Sharing Covid science and public health. Always speaking for myself, not my employer.
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The bots are getting better at profile text but not so much at the other stuff…
November 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The bots are getting better at profile text but not so much at the other stuff…
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Lovely little family TG this year. I made two dishes, younger kid made one dish, older kid made four dishes, and P made four too. It took us until today to eat more than one bite of our second dessert. Older requested a couple very midwestern dishes, and we obliged:)
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Lovely little family TG this year. I made two dishes, younger kid made one dish, older kid made four dishes, and P made four too. It took us until today to eat more than one bite of our second dessert. Older requested a couple very midwestern dishes, and we obliged:)
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The recent sharp rise in Black women's unemployment is striking, even as it has largely escaped notice.
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The recent sharp rise in Black women's unemployment is striking, even as it has largely escaped notice.
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Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam (1512)
November 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam (1512)
Quick reminder to newer users of BlueSky! If you want to follow me, but you have no bio up and you haven't written any posts, I will assume you're a bot, and block.
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Quick reminder to newer users of BlueSky! If you want to follow me, but you have no bio up and you haven't written any posts, I will assume you're a bot, and block.
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Are you still massively against me breaking into your home and stealing all your stuff so I can sell it or have you moved more towards acceptance?
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Are you still massively against me breaking into your home and stealing all your stuff so I can sell it or have you moved more towards acceptance?
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I'm just a humble food policy scholar, but I submit to you the idea that a robust regulatory state is far better for population health than fries cooked in beef tallow.
March 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I'm just a humble food policy scholar, but I submit to you the idea that a robust regulatory state is far better for population health than fries cooked in beef tallow.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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A reminder: we are very interested in having *school teachers* apply for the Classical Summer School, in addition to graduate students. Please pass this along to any teachers you may know!
Please spread the word: the 2026 application cycle for the Classical Summer School of the American Academy in Rome is now live! (Yours truly as Director for my final year). www.aarome.org/apply/2026-c...
Classical Summer School
This five-week program is designed to provide participants with a well-founded understanding of the growth and development of the city of Rome through a careful study of material remains and literary ...
www.aarome.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A reminder: we are very interested in having *school teachers* apply for the Classical Summer School, in addition to graduate students. Please pass this along to any teachers you may know!
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this is what ten years of obsession with "wokeness" in the media was trying to get to btw bsky.app/profile/mari...
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
this is what ten years of obsession with "wokeness" in the media was trying to get to btw bsky.app/profile/mari...
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The viewpoint diversity crew doesn't seem to care for diverse views... interesting.
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The viewpoint diversity crew doesn't seem to care for diverse views... interesting.
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I do not drink because I have almost no tolerance for it anymore (one margarita is too much).
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I do not drink because I have almost no tolerance for it anymore (one margarita is too much).
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
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Survey opportunity:
Validation of the Vienna Post-Exertional Malaise Assessment Questionnaire (V-PEM-AQ)
English:
www.soscisurvey.de/V-PEM-AQ_eng...
German:
www.soscisurvey.de/V-PEM-Q/
Questionnaire is estimated to take 20 minutes
Screenshot from latest Science for ME update
#MEcfs #LongCovid
Validation of the Vienna Post-Exertional Malaise Assessment Questionnaire (V-PEM-AQ)
English:
www.soscisurvey.de/V-PEM-AQ_eng...
German:
www.soscisurvey.de/V-PEM-Q/
Questionnaire is estimated to take 20 minutes
Screenshot from latest Science for ME update
#MEcfs #LongCovid
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Survey opportunity:
Validation of the Vienna Post-Exertional Malaise Assessment Questionnaire (V-PEM-AQ)
English:
www.soscisurvey.de/V-PEM-AQ_eng...
German:
www.soscisurvey.de/V-PEM-Q/
Questionnaire is estimated to take 20 minutes
Screenshot from latest Science for ME update
#MEcfs #LongCovid
Validation of the Vienna Post-Exertional Malaise Assessment Questionnaire (V-PEM-AQ)
English:
www.soscisurvey.de/V-PEM-AQ_eng...
German:
www.soscisurvey.de/V-PEM-Q/
Questionnaire is estimated to take 20 minutes
Screenshot from latest Science for ME update
#MEcfs #LongCovid
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We are witnessing a poisonous effort to destroy what the vast majority of Americans know is a key pillar of public health.
Vaccines are responsible for 40% of the reduction in child mortality achieved in the last half century.
Vaccines are responsible for 40% of the reduction in child mortality achieved in the last half century.
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We are witnessing a poisonous effort to destroy what the vast majority of Americans know is a key pillar of public health.
Vaccines are responsible for 40% of the reduction in child mortality achieved in the last half century.
Vaccines are responsible for 40% of the reduction in child mortality achieved in the last half century.
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Wanna see a visual on the result of the Republican attack on public health?
I’ve got you covered. This is from Pew Research Center’s most recent survey, showing a 27% drop in Republican support for school vaccine requirements from 2016-2025.
I’ve got you covered. This is from Pew Research Center’s most recent survey, showing a 27% drop in Republican support for school vaccine requirements from 2016-2025.
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Wanna see a visual on the result of the Republican attack on public health?
I’ve got you covered. This is from Pew Research Center’s most recent survey, showing a 27% drop in Republican support for school vaccine requirements from 2016-2025.
I’ve got you covered. This is from Pew Research Center’s most recent survey, showing a 27% drop in Republican support for school vaccine requirements from 2016-2025.
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We are up to 688 LoCITT participants!
If we could enroll all 1,000 participants within a month of launch (by 11/30), it would send a powerful message about the demand for remote Long COVID clinical trials.
We appreciate the community's help to spread the word:
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
If we could enroll all 1,000 participants within a month of launch (by 11/30), it would send a powerful message about the demand for remote Long COVID clinical trials.
We appreciate the community's help to spread the word:
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
LoCITT-T - Long COVID Treatment Trial
The Long COVID Treatment Trial-Tirzepatide (LoCITT-T) is investigating the efficacy of repurposing this drug to treat Long COVID.
longcovid.scripps.edu
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We are up to 688 LoCITT participants!
If we could enroll all 1,000 participants within a month of launch (by 11/30), it would send a powerful message about the demand for remote Long COVID clinical trials.
We appreciate the community's help to spread the word:
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
If we could enroll all 1,000 participants within a month of launch (by 11/30), it would send a powerful message about the demand for remote Long COVID clinical trials.
We appreciate the community's help to spread the word:
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
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At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
One thing that is tough about rapid response/patrols, besides constantly being threatened by armed secret police, is that for the most part they see the defeats. There are exceptions, but you’ll never know how many people were saved by slowing feds down, whistles, community alerts, etc.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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GOOGLE GEMINI, STOP ASKING ME IF I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PAGE.
Admittedly, I have questions about many things. Endless questions!
Including, may I add, your ability to answer any of those questions. I question this. VERY DEEPLY.
Admittedly, I have questions about many things. Endless questions!
Including, may I add, your ability to answer any of those questions. I question this. VERY DEEPLY.
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
GOOGLE GEMINI, STOP ASKING ME IF I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PAGE.
Admittedly, I have questions about many things. Endless questions!
Including, may I add, your ability to answer any of those questions. I question this. VERY DEEPLY.
Admittedly, I have questions about many things. Endless questions!
Including, may I add, your ability to answer any of those questions. I question this. VERY DEEPLY.
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This is where the U.S. is for kindergarten vaccine exemptions.
If every state allowed only medical exemptions from childhood vaccine requirements for school entry, as it should be in my opinion, this problem would disappear.
And it’s not just the overall rate, it’s the clustering of exemptions.
If every state allowed only medical exemptions from childhood vaccine requirements for school entry, as it should be in my opinion, this problem would disappear.
And it’s not just the overall rate, it’s the clustering of exemptions.
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is where the U.S. is for kindergarten vaccine exemptions.
If every state allowed only medical exemptions from childhood vaccine requirements for school entry, as it should be in my opinion, this problem would disappear.
And it’s not just the overall rate, it’s the clustering of exemptions.
If every state allowed only medical exemptions from childhood vaccine requirements for school entry, as it should be in my opinion, this problem would disappear.
And it’s not just the overall rate, it’s the clustering of exemptions.
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And while he is upturning the consensus on vaccines and eroding any remaining public trust in science, the NYT, Vanity Fair etc are laundering this man's reputation and impact as some kind of romantic figure, when he is truly dangerous.
He may not lob bombs, but his death toll will be significant.
He may not lob bombs, but his death toll will be significant.
Today RFK Jr. both suggested that aluminum adjuvants in vaccines cause peanut allergies *and* admitted there are no data to support this hypothesis, so he wants to find some.
Like if you took the scientific method, turned it backward and inside out and made it puke, you’d get RFK Jr.’s thoughts.
Like if you took the scientific method, turned it backward and inside out and made it puke, you’d get RFK Jr.’s thoughts.
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
And while he is upturning the consensus on vaccines and eroding any remaining public trust in science, the NYT, Vanity Fair etc are laundering this man's reputation and impact as some kind of romantic figure, when he is truly dangerous.
He may not lob bombs, but his death toll will be significant.
He may not lob bombs, but his death toll will be significant.
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Guy who is zip-tying American children and shooting pastors on the head with pepper balls wants Peace Prize.
October 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Guy who is zip-tying American children and shooting pastors on the head with pepper balls wants Peace Prize.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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If you are not in academia, you might not know this, but job interviews used to be held at conferences IN HOTEL ROOMS. Women candidates in a hotel room alone with often all-male committees. People sitting on beds! The horror stories I've heard.
I thing I sometimes thing about is that university departments were still doing job interviews in hotel rooms in the mid aughts
November 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If you are not in academia, you might not know this, but job interviews used to be held at conferences IN HOTEL ROOMS. Women candidates in a hotel room alone with often all-male committees. People sitting on beds! The horror stories I've heard.