Jess 💛🤍💜🖤
@gardenjess.bsky.social
ICU RN. Community gardener. Side-eyeing the coming end of chronic diseases. Rainbow mafia. CVID. They/he/any.
“This is the group that can’t shoot straight,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University vaccine expert who for decades has been involved with ACIP and its workgroups.
US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth
US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth
A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“This is the group that can’t shoot straight,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University vaccine expert who for decades has been involved with ACIP and its workgroups.
"They voted for this" is bad public health & questionable ethics...but if you must, it's also not true.
Timely: Did Americans vote in 2024 for major changes to vaccine policy? No.
Only 3% picked vaccines as a top 3 issue in the election.
Our just-published research letter in @jamahealthforum.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Only 3% picked vaccines as a top 3 issue in the election.
Our just-published research letter in @jamahealthforum.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
December 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"They voted for this" is bad public health & questionable ethics...but if you must, it's also not true.
Fwiw, the Xtian Nationalists believe that giving your infant the hep B shot encourages them to be gay or do drugs.
I'm not endorsing the logic. This is just something parents of kids that I babysat told me years ago.
I'm not endorsing the logic. This is just something parents of kids that I babysat told me years ago.
December 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Fwiw, the Xtian Nationalists believe that giving your infant the hep B shot encourages them to be gay or do drugs.
I'm not endorsing the logic. This is just something parents of kids that I babysat told me years ago.
I'm not endorsing the logic. This is just something parents of kids that I babysat told me years ago.
"“Most people get their affordable housing not through subsidies from the government, but through being forced to make a trade-off between quality and affordability,” says Swanstrom."
And there's also the "low income housing landlord can't afford maintenance, must sell building" at least here.
And there's also the "low income housing landlord can't afford maintenance, must sell building" at least here.
Heat is killing people in their homes. AC laws vary wildly by state. Cooling is becoming a tenant right—and a political battle.
Read the story here: 🔗 bit.ly/4pajBwI
#CoolingRights #ClimateHousing
Read the story here: 🔗 bit.ly/4pajBwI
#CoolingRights #ClimateHousing
December 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"“Most people get their affordable housing not through subsidies from the government, but through being forced to make a trade-off between quality and affordability,” says Swanstrom."
And there's also the "low income housing landlord can't afford maintenance, must sell building" at least here.
And there's also the "low income housing landlord can't afford maintenance, must sell building" at least here.
My cat has learned how to turn off my phone screen.
December 3, 2025 at 5:12 AM
My cat has learned how to turn off my phone screen.
It's a good story. It'll sell. It's why Biden was too old even though 47 was problematic (that one time).
I went to the NYT and this is in fact their lede and like, you know how bad things have to get for NYT of all pubs to call something “unapologetic bigotry”? Infinity alarm fire
NYT: “.. Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
It's a good story. It'll sell. It's why Biden was too old even though 47 was problematic (that one time).
Long Covid is not airborne AIDS.
I think a lot of people saying this really have no way of knowing.
Which is why it's being said.
I think a lot of people saying this really have no way of knowing.
Which is why it's being said.
December 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Long Covid is not airborne AIDS.
I think a lot of people saying this really have no way of knowing.
Which is why it's being said.
I think a lot of people saying this really have no way of knowing.
Which is why it's being said.
The issue isn't the capital gains tax.
It's the rest of our tax system which is nonsense.
We increased the sales tax to fund low income housing.
The sales tax that hurts the poorest the most.
Of course we have a deficit cause you can't raise regressive taxes for forever & still get more $.
It's the rest of our tax system which is nonsense.
We increased the sales tax to fund low income housing.
The sales tax that hurts the poorest the most.
Of course we have a deficit cause you can't raise regressive taxes for forever & still get more $.
The National Taxpayers Union Foundation sought to show how fast residents are entering or leaving each state.
New ranking shows WA loses another taxpayer every 30 minutes to another state
The National Taxpayers Union Foundation sought to show how fast residents are entering or leaving each state.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The issue isn't the capital gains tax.
It's the rest of our tax system which is nonsense.
We increased the sales tax to fund low income housing.
The sales tax that hurts the poorest the most.
Of course we have a deficit cause you can't raise regressive taxes for forever & still get more $.
It's the rest of our tax system which is nonsense.
We increased the sales tax to fund low income housing.
The sales tax that hurts the poorest the most.
Of course we have a deficit cause you can't raise regressive taxes for forever & still get more $.
I just deleted a very long rant about a Seattle Times article about how the latest light rail expansion is for the marginalized.
It's not.
There are people who want this county to only be for rich people and this will help.
It's not.
There are people who want this county to only be for rich people and this will help.
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I just deleted a very long rant about a Seattle Times article about how the latest light rail expansion is for the marginalized.
It's not.
There are people who want this county to only be for rich people and this will help.
It's not.
There are people who want this county to only be for rich people and this will help.
A ventilator is not safer than a cpap or bipap.
There are ways to do back up battery power for those devices although the longer lasting methods are not as obvious to set up.
There are ways to do back up battery power for those devices although the longer lasting methods are not as obvious to set up.
Few nursing homes can care for people who need help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS and other conditions. Insurers often deny payment for the best at-home machines, and innovative solutions are endangered by Medicaid cuts. n.pr/3M3fPqx
They need a ventilator to stay alive. Getting one can be a nightmare
Few nursing homes can care for people who need help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS and other conditions. Insurers often deny payment for the best at-home machines, and innovative solutions are endangered by Medicaid cuts.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A ventilator is not safer than a cpap or bipap.
There are ways to do back up battery power for those devices although the longer lasting methods are not as obvious to set up.
There are ways to do back up battery power for those devices although the longer lasting methods are not as obvious to set up.
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YALL. A TON of women across the nation are applying for my scholarship program. I am SO excited. We always have a lot of applications but NEVER this early as people typically wait til like Valentine’s Day.
I’m so grateful for everyone. And the ability to do this. ThurmanPerryFoundation.org
I’m so grateful for everyone. And the ability to do this. ThurmanPerryFoundation.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
YALL. A TON of women across the nation are applying for my scholarship program. I am SO excited. We always have a lot of applications but NEVER this early as people typically wait til like Valentine’s Day.
I’m so grateful for everyone. And the ability to do this. ThurmanPerryFoundation.org
I’m so grateful for everyone. And the ability to do this. ThurmanPerryFoundation.org
And we're already seeing closures...
Worse yet, they say, it’s coming even before cuts to Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect and the potential expiration of Obamacare subsidies at year’s end. The charities are warning of exploding medical debt and lower survival rates for diseases like…
Politico on the rising number of Americans facing catastrophic medical insurance costs: "The Trump economy is not focusing on the root causes of why health care costs are so high in this country."
November 28, 2025 at 6:24 AM
And we're already seeing closures...
"World Aids Day is usually when the state department shares Pepfar data about cumulative and annual progress with Congress. It’s not clear if the department still plans to send it.
The state department has not yet replied to a request for comment."
The state department has not yet replied to a request for comment."
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM
"World Aids Day is usually when the state department shares Pepfar data about cumulative and annual progress with Congress. It’s not clear if the department still plans to send it.
The state department has not yet replied to a request for comment."
The state department has not yet replied to a request for comment."
I hadn't known the back story. 🥹
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I hadn't known the back story. 🥹
It's not Thursday...🤯
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 AM
It's not Thursday...🤯
- tired & prepping for work
- better-to-stay-horizontal exhausted/sick
- not on here because I feel good & am living life!
- occassional technical time outs
- better-to-stay-horizontal exhausted/sick
- not on here because I feel good & am living life!
- occassional technical time outs
Apologies to my recent followers. This account goes thru four seasons:
- angry
- horny
- sad
- radio silence (why would I post on the mental illness website when I'm feeling normal)
- angry
- horny
- sad
- radio silence (why would I post on the mental illness website when I'm feeling normal)
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
- tired & prepping for work
- better-to-stay-horizontal exhausted/sick
- not on here because I feel good & am living life!
- occassional technical time outs
- better-to-stay-horizontal exhausted/sick
- not on here because I feel good & am living life!
- occassional technical time outs
Apparently well water can become polluted.
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Apparently well water can become polluted.
"Three years after the release of the first comprehensive roadmap to address difficulties faced by family caregivers of older adults and people with disabilities
Trans people and people of color have been quietly erased from national caregiving plan
The decision ignores the stark reality that underserved communities experience greater negative impacts from caregiving, from financial hardships to worse health outcomes, advocates say.
19thnews.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
"Three years after the release of the first comprehensive roadmap to address difficulties faced by family caregivers of older adults and people with disabilities
“We have become aware that a staff member had been in conversation with ICE without consulting the Tribal Council,” ...“The Nisqually people are not in favor of, nor will the Tribal Council allow, the detention of individuals by ICE on our reservation or in our facilities.”
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
“We have become aware that a staff member had been in conversation with ICE without consulting the Tribal Council,” ...“The Nisqually people are not in favor of, nor will the Tribal Council allow, the detention of individuals by ICE on our reservation or in our facilities.”
This explains some things. I had though OR had a better system than WA and didn't understand why some OR residents thought that their income tax system was so wrong.
The richest Oregonians are about to get a tax rebate averaging more than $15,000 during next year's tax season. Meanwhile, the lowest-paid Oregonians — those struggling the most — will get a measly $27 on average. It's time to #ReformTheKicker
https://bit.ly/3XH9zXM
#ORleg #ORpol
https://bit.ly/3XH9zXM
#ORleg #ORpol
Oregon can't afford tax rebates for the rich
Due to actions by Congress, Oregon’s finances have soured. Even so, the state is about to spend a lot of money on the tax rebate known as the “kicker.”
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 8:18 AM
This explains some things. I had though OR had a better system than WA and didn't understand why some OR residents thought that their income tax system was so wrong.
See also my power company who is owned by an out of country pension company and private equity. 😪
Electricity bills have gotten crazy expensive.
But what if utilities just ... made less money?
@emilypont.bsky.social investigates:
heatmap.news/energy/calif...
But what if utilities just ... made less money?
@emilypont.bsky.social investigates:
heatmap.news/energy/calif...
What If Utilities Just Made Less Money?
California energy companies are asking for permission to take in more revenue. Consumer advocates are having none of it.
heatmap.news
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 AM
See also my power company who is owned by an out of country pension company and private equity. 😪
There was a queer group that I tried to hang out with and when a trans person said that they were sorry I lived here and not the UK I realized that the group wasn't really operating in an understanding of everyone's reality.
The UK is considering a policy that would effectively segregate trans people from society. It would bar trans people from "single sex spaces" even when they use the facility of their sex assigned at birth.
This is a full on policy of segregation without even the benefit of separate facilities.
This is a full on policy of segregation without even the benefit of separate facilities.
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
There was a queer group that I tried to hang out with and when a trans person said that they were sorry I lived here and not the UK I realized that the group wasn't really operating in an understanding of everyone's reality.
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STAT rounded up on what is known about the authors and reviewers.
The key point: "many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care, are affiliated with anti-LGBTQ+ groups, and have little-to-no experience providing clinical care for young trans people."
The key point: "many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care, are affiliated with anti-LGBTQ+ groups, and have little-to-no experience providing clinical care for young trans people."
HHS names authors and releases peer-review comments for gender dysphoria report
The new report reveals that many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care and belong to anti-LGBTQ+ groups
www.statnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
STAT rounded up on what is known about the authors and reviewers.
The key point: "many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care, are affiliated with anti-LGBTQ+ groups, and have little-to-no experience providing clinical care for young trans people."
The key point: "many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care, are affiliated with anti-LGBTQ+ groups, and have little-to-no experience providing clinical care for young trans people."