Kirsten V.
@kirstenium.bsky.social
Anxious Medical Laboratory Technician and Blood Orange Evangelist. 🔬🩸🍊Childless by choice. Lover of cats, books, TV, and beer. 🍻
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It’s cold and foggy outside. It’s a late work day for me, and I don’t wanna crawl out from under this blanket
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It’s cold and foggy outside. It’s a late work day for me, and I don’t wanna crawl out from under this blanket
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hi if you reside in the UK, please consider supporting a queer and disabled artist like myself. this is the only way i can bring money in. i won’t ramble on but it would mean a lot 🫶
we have a tonne of jewellery available and always more to come
please share?🤍
madewithsash.etsy.com
#promosky #art
we have a tonne of jewellery available and always more to come
please share?🤍
madewithsash.etsy.com
#promosky #art
January 20, 2026 at 4:26 PM
hi if you reside in the UK, please consider supporting a queer and disabled artist like myself. this is the only way i can bring money in. i won’t ramble on but it would mean a lot 🫶
we have a tonne of jewellery available and always more to come
please share?🤍
madewithsash.etsy.com
#promosky #art
we have a tonne of jewellery available and always more to come
please share?🤍
madewithsash.etsy.com
#promosky #art
Last year, one of my HS bullies found me on the internet and called me to apologize to me
He was in the military, and now is a park ranger. He’s married with a teenage son. He’s trying to instill good values, which made him reflect on how he acted at that age
He was in the military, and now is a park ranger. He’s married with a teenage son. He’s trying to instill good values, which made him reflect on how he acted at that age
I have looked up some of the people who bullied me when I was a kid (the ones with googleable names that I remember) and they are doing EXACTLY what you think they'd be doing.
Like, owning car dealership kind of thing.
Like, owning car dealership kind of thing.
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Last year, one of my HS bullies found me on the internet and called me to apologize to me
He was in the military, and now is a park ranger. He’s married with a teenage son. He’s trying to instill good values, which made him reflect on how he acted at that age
He was in the military, and now is a park ranger. He’s married with a teenage son. He’s trying to instill good values, which made him reflect on how he acted at that age
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Take a look at these absolutely amazing words of wisdom from bell hooks.
January 17, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Take a look at these absolutely amazing words of wisdom from bell hooks.
You should really think about getting your titers checked, because there’s going to be more of these. I got mine checked when I started my job, and needed another jab
The South Carolina measles outbreak is growing at an astounding speed
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states
'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.
www.nbcnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:57 PM
You should really think about getting your titers checked, because there’s going to be more of these. I got mine checked when I started my job, and needed another jab
If you’ve stopped, now’s a great time to mask up!
⚠️ BREAKING:
Mutant H3N2 Influenza Surges in the U.S., Driving 18 Million Illnesses, 230,000 Hospitalizations, and 9,300 Deaths
At least 15 children died of flu last week; this season’s total is 32.
Mutant H3N2 Influenza Surges in the U.S., Driving 18 Million Illnesses, 230,000 Hospitalizations, and 9,300 Deaths
At least 15 children died of flu last week; this season’s total is 32.
January 17, 2026 at 5:52 PM
If you’ve stopped, now’s a great time to mask up!
TIL that there’s a David Lynch movie I haven’t seen! Seriously, how the fuck did I miss this?
She is clearly my cat because she only gets in my lap to watch shit like Inland Empire.
January 17, 2026 at 6:35 AM
TIL that there’s a David Lynch movie I haven’t seen! Seriously, how the fuck did I miss this?
@stellagarp.bsky.social I started Lincoln in the Bardo. I am loving it! Thanks for putting it back on my radar ❤️
January 16, 2026 at 12:41 AM
@stellagarp.bsky.social I started Lincoln in the Bardo. I am loving it! Thanks for putting it back on my radar ❤️
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emergency caturday something something
January 15, 2026 at 1:50 AM
emergency caturday something something
As much as I complain about it, I do really love some aspects of my job
Like learning new software 🤓
Like learning new software 🤓
January 15, 2026 at 5:36 AM
As much as I complain about it, I do really love some aspects of my job
Like learning new software 🤓
Like learning new software 🤓
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In this flu season, we are reviewing cases of rhabdomyolysis with super high CK levels in the context of influenza A infection
Here's a case report, but surprised there's not more in the literature: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Here's a case report, but surprised there's not more in the literature: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 14, 2026 at 2:37 PM
In this flu season, we are reviewing cases of rhabdomyolysis with super high CK levels in the context of influenza A infection
Here's a case report, but surprised there's not more in the literature: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Here's a case report, but surprised there's not more in the literature: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Shocking 🙄
UnitedHealth Group’s colossal size has helped the conglomerate turn the way patients are coded in the Medicare Advantage program into “a major profit-centered strategy, which was not the original intent of the program." www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/u...
UnitedHealth has turned Medicare Advantage coding into ‘profit-centered strategy,’ Senate report finds
The probe began after STAT and others reported on UnitedHealth's strategies to boost profits in Medicare Advantage.
www.statnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Shocking 🙄
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Grey’s Anatomy is basically the same age as ICE.
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Grey’s Anatomy is basically the same age as ICE.
Yes to all of this! ❤️
I know shit is so fucked but I just want to remind everyone that we still have to find joy and love amidst the fucked up-ness because that’s the shit that’s worth fighting for
January 13, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Yes to all of this! ❤️
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If you see this, I hope something good happens for you this week 💜
Unless you’re a Nazi. Then I hope you have the week you deserve
Unless you’re a Nazi. Then I hope you have the week you deserve
January 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
If you see this, I hope something good happens for you this week 💜
Unless you’re a Nazi. Then I hope you have the week you deserve
Unless you’re a Nazi. Then I hope you have the week you deserve
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Worth reading:
Watching doc about resilience that reaffirms many changes I made last few years to my mental outlook (I read a LOT of brain books). Brains are hallucination engines. If the story is the world is shit, everything is fucked, brain reframes every interaction this way. It impacts behavior; shuts us down
January 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Worth reading:
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
💕
The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined
January 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
💕
I’ve been listening to music, drinking tea and beer, and building the Lego LOVE statue most of the day. Highly recommend!
January 11, 2026 at 4:30 AM
I’ve been listening to music, drinking tea and beer, and building the Lego LOVE statue most of the day. Highly recommend!
2020 Academy of American Poets Prize
On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs by Renée Nicole Macklin
poets.org
January 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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All of us every day
January 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
All of us every day
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if teenagers quit this holiday camp because of the murderous slasher rampaging through it, the serial killers win - so I'm staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
if teenagers quit this holiday camp because of the murderous slasher rampaging through it, the serial killers win - so I'm staying