Allison
@keepreading.bsky.social
3rd gen DC, GenX.
I’m a fan of books, art, and music. Pretty passionate about free speech, science, and the Oxford comma. I was DOGE’d out of my job in public health —all opinions are my own.
I’m a fan of books, art, and music. Pretty passionate about free speech, science, and the Oxford comma. I was DOGE’d out of my job in public health —all opinions are my own.
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On this day in 1984, we released a single called The Killing Moon. 🌙🐰
January 20, 2026 at 12:15 AM
On this day in 1984, we released a single called The Killing Moon. 🌙🐰
Best line i’ve read all week.
Solid work there
Solid work there
It’s a brutal time for anyone who’s even a little intelligent
January 12, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Best line i’ve read all week.
Solid work there
Solid work there
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Thank you for your work on this important legislation! Extending these credits will help millions of people afford health insurance and save lives. bit.ly/49ftEva 💯!
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
January 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Thank you for your work on this important legislation! Extending these credits will help millions of people afford health insurance and save lives. bit.ly/49ftEva 💯!
Shout out to @helicoptersofdc.bsky.social and the website that keeps my squirrel brain soothed, especially on days like today
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CopterSpotter
HelicoptersofDC's crowd-sourced heli tracking system.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Shout out to @helicoptersofdc.bsky.social and the website that keeps my squirrel brain soothed, especially on days like today
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Another reason to support public radio
Thank you #NPR
Thank you #NPR
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
n.pr
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Another reason to support public radio
Thank you #NPR
Thank you #NPR
I will NEVER forget the shocking brutality of the insurrection five years ago. I watched it live at home in NW DC, just a couple of miles from the Hill. Worried for my friends who were staffers, scared for all of us.
And foolishly believing this would be the end of Trump
Yet here we are
And foolishly believing this would be the end of Trump
Yet here we are
January 6, 2026 at 5:55 AM
I will NEVER forget the shocking brutality of the insurrection five years ago. I watched it live at home in NW DC, just a couple of miles from the Hill. Worried for my friends who were staffers, scared for all of us.
And foolishly believing this would be the end of Trump
Yet here we are
And foolishly believing this would be the end of Trump
Yet here we are
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The current flu out there is seriously brutal. Everybody needs to be vaccinated against flu and COVID-19 too—no matter what propaganda is being spread by RFK Jr. When the health secretary gives medical advice, get a second opinion.
Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here's what to know
Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that after a slow start to flu season in early December, mu...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The current flu out there is seriously brutal. Everybody needs to be vaccinated against flu and COVID-19 too—no matter what propaganda is being spread by RFK Jr. When the health secretary gives medical advice, get a second opinion.
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On National #Bird Day, meet ornithologist Florence Merriam Bailey.
Her 1889 book, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢-𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, established the foundation for modern #birdwatching by advocating for observing birds in the wild with an opera glass instead of shooting them for study. #WomenInSTEM
Her 1889 book, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢-𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, established the foundation for modern #birdwatching by advocating for observing birds in the wild with an opera glass instead of shooting them for study. #WomenInSTEM
January 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM
On National #Bird Day, meet ornithologist Florence Merriam Bailey.
Her 1889 book, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢-𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, established the foundation for modern #birdwatching by advocating for observing birds in the wild with an opera glass instead of shooting them for study. #WomenInSTEM
Her 1889 book, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢-𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, established the foundation for modern #birdwatching by advocating for observing birds in the wild with an opera glass instead of shooting them for study. #WomenInSTEM
JFC
I miss HHS
I miss HHS
It’s Meningitis Monday! Meningitis for all!
Do you see a pale house? And his name that sat on him was Death.
Robert F Kennedy Jr has just decided that our children should not be immunized against several diseases, among them meningitis.
Meningitis spreads FAST and kills 1 in 6.
Do you see a pale house? And his name that sat on him was Death.
Robert F Kennedy Jr has just decided that our children should not be immunized against several diseases, among them meningitis.
Meningitis spreads FAST and kills 1 in 6.
www.hhs.gov
January 6, 2026 at 12:22 AM
JFC
I miss HHS
I miss HHS
I mean right? RIGHT?
This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I mean right? RIGHT?
I had a lovely dinner with friends last night. This morning I began my Quixotic quest of fixing my 30 year old leaky washing machine (failed)
I finally check the news and ----- the US took over Venezuela?
Im having a fever dream right? I feel like we could try a little harder to fix things here
I finally check the news and ----- the US took over Venezuela?
Im having a fever dream right? I feel like we could try a little harder to fix things here
January 3, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I had a lovely dinner with friends last night. This morning I began my Quixotic quest of fixing my 30 year old leaky washing machine (failed)
I finally check the news and ----- the US took over Venezuela?
Im having a fever dream right? I feel like we could try a little harder to fix things here
I finally check the news and ----- the US took over Venezuela?
Im having a fever dream right? I feel like we could try a little harder to fix things here
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You get us. You get this dumpster fire of a year. 😭🫂
@emoryrollins.bsky.social
🔗 to my life this year: www.instagram.com/p/DS7cGfMDeV...
@emoryrollins.bsky.social
🔗 to my life this year: www.instagram.com/p/DS7cGfMDeV...
December 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
You get us. You get this dumpster fire of a year. 😭🫂
@emoryrollins.bsky.social
🔗 to my life this year: www.instagram.com/p/DS7cGfMDeV...
@emoryrollins.bsky.social
🔗 to my life this year: www.instagram.com/p/DS7cGfMDeV...
Bix Beiderbecke on the stereo, snoozing golden retriever on the couch, fire in the fireplace, cozy blanket on my lap.
Very nice yes, but I must be old. I know I'm tired as hell.
And byeeeee 2025 - you sucked.
Very nice yes, but I must be old. I know I'm tired as hell.
And byeeeee 2025 - you sucked.
January 1, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Bix Beiderbecke on the stereo, snoozing golden retriever on the couch, fire in the fireplace, cozy blanket on my lap.
Very nice yes, but I must be old. I know I'm tired as hell.
And byeeeee 2025 - you sucked.
Very nice yes, but I must be old. I know I'm tired as hell.
And byeeeee 2025 - you sucked.
byeeeeeee 2025
Over it.
Over it.
As people in the U.S. prepared to ring in the new year, temperatures plunged as much as 20 degrees below normal across much of the country. nyti.ms/4jgj9uI
January 1, 2026 at 3:57 AM
byeeeeeee 2025
Over it.
Over it.
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218 members signed the discharge petition to force a vote to extend ACA tax credits.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
December 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
218 members signed the discharge petition to force a vote to extend ACA tax credits.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
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This could have been an email.
December 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This could have been an email.
Reposting as i’m heartsick AGAIN thinking about the students at #Brown, especially those who already survived a school shooting
WHY ARE WE OK WITH SHOOTING KIDS??????
WHY ARE WE OK WITH SHOOTING KIDS??????
The text you never want to get. From my daughter, while hiding in the school library during a sniper attack on her school, three years ago. She wasn’t physically hurt, but others were. She still lives with it. We all live with it
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Reposting as i’m heartsick AGAIN thinking about the students at #Brown, especially those who already survived a school shooting
WHY ARE WE OK WITH SHOOTING KIDS??????
WHY ARE WE OK WITH SHOOTING KIDS??????
My youngest was six at the time and looking at her sweet face and those of her classmates I couldn’t fathom how Sandy Hook was possible. And then acceptable.
In 2022 her school was attacked by a sniper. No one was killed, but all were forever changed.
We are brutalizing this generation 💔
In 2022 her school was attacked by a sniper. No one was killed, but all were forever changed.
We are brutalizing this generation 💔
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
My youngest was six at the time and looking at her sweet face and those of her classmates I couldn’t fathom how Sandy Hook was possible. And then acceptable.
In 2022 her school was attacked by a sniper. No one was killed, but all were forever changed.
We are brutalizing this generation 💔
In 2022 her school was attacked by a sniper. No one was killed, but all were forever changed.
We are brutalizing this generation 💔
💔😞
December 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
💔😞
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Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
December 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
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Wishing you and yours a very happy 100th Dick Van Dyke-mas.
a man in a striped jacket is walking with three penguins behind him
Alt: Dick Van Dyke, dancing with penguins in Mary Poppins
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December 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Wishing you and yours a very happy 100th Dick Van Dyke-mas.
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📖We are often asked where you can find reliable vaccine information. It breaks our hearts to say it, but it’s no longer at CDC
The vaccine integrity project is a great source & has compiled recommendations from medical societies into 1 place for easier reference:
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
The vaccine integrity project is a great source & has compiled recommendations from medical societies into 1 place for easier reference:
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
Vaccine Integrity Project - 2025-26 Fall Immunization Information
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
📖We are often asked where you can find reliable vaccine information. It breaks our hearts to say it, but it’s no longer at CDC
The vaccine integrity project is a great source & has compiled recommendations from medical societies into 1 place for easier reference:
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
The vaccine integrity project is a great source & has compiled recommendations from medical societies into 1 place for easier reference:
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
I heard the vile content that the cyber attackers managed to stream out today. Hateful, racist, and demeaning.
Public radio is for the people, and a place where many otherwise unheard voices can join the public discourse.
➡️ Support #WPFW or your own local #PublicRadio station(s) TODAY
Public radio is for the people, and a place where many otherwise unheard voices can join the public discourse.
➡️ Support #WPFW or your own local #PublicRadio station(s) TODAY
❗WPFW was hit with another cyber attack. "This is not the first time a Pacifica station has been under attack...We know there are many more of you out there of conscience that believe in the mission of Jazz and Justice, then there are those that would work to silence us."
wpfwfm.org/radio/
wpfwfm.org/radio/
Home
Washington DC, listener supported community radio station dedicated to Jazz and Justice streaming live.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I heard the vile content that the cyber attackers managed to stream out today. Hateful, racist, and demeaning.
Public radio is for the people, and a place where many otherwise unheard voices can join the public discourse.
➡️ Support #WPFW or your own local #PublicRadio station(s) TODAY
Public radio is for the people, and a place where many otherwise unheard voices can join the public discourse.
➡️ Support #WPFW or your own local #PublicRadio station(s) TODAY
❗WPFW was hit with another cyber attack. "This is not the first time a Pacifica station has been under attack...We know there are many more of you out there of conscience that believe in the mission of Jazz and Justice, then there are those that would work to silence us."
wpfwfm.org/radio/
wpfwfm.org/radio/
Home
Washington DC, listener supported community radio station dedicated to Jazz and Justice streaming live.
wpfwfm.org
December 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
❗WPFW was hit with another cyber attack. "This is not the first time a Pacifica station has been under attack...We know there are many more of you out there of conscience that believe in the mission of Jazz and Justice, then there are those that would work to silence us."
wpfwfm.org/radio/
wpfwfm.org/radio/
Those Nuremberg Trials are gonna be something
1. This is not what fog of war means.
2. There is no war
3. He's trying to distance himself from murders he had direct responsibility over
4. All I can think of when I hear this phrase now is Elon Musk complaining that he hates chess because it has no fog of war.
2. There is no war
3. He's trying to distance himself from murders he had direct responsibility over
4. All I can think of when I hear this phrase now is Elon Musk complaining that he hates chess because it has no fog of war.
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Those Nuremberg Trials are gonna be something