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@plagueprude.bsky.social
muddling through pandemia in an N99
PhD candidate, grad student worker, exhausted scientifically literate layperson
pvd, ri
PhD candidate, grad student worker, exhausted scientifically literate layperson
pvd, ri
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Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
why is my period underwear company sending me three emails a day
December 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
why is my period underwear company sending me three emails a day
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Briefly returning to Bluesky for a quick rant about how the concept of "dying alone" is stupid and unhelpful.
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Briefly returning to Bluesky for a quick rant about how the concept of "dying alone" is stupid and unhelpful.
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"The cause of death was an infection."
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"The cause of death was an infection."
ah yes another conference that requires masking yet at least 2/3 of the attendees don’t think that applies to them and the organizers do nothing to enforce it
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
ah yes another conference that requires masking yet at least 2/3 of the attendees don’t think that applies to them and the organizers do nothing to enforce it
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
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Teen Vogue has shown that you can do courageous, accountability political journalism *and* get huge engagement while doing so. And they've just decided to throw that all away. This is an unbelievably grim day for journalism.
November 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Teen Vogue has shown that you can do courageous, accountability political journalism *and* get huge engagement while doing so. And they've just decided to throw that all away. This is an unbelievably grim day for journalism.
loving seeing an org post photos of unmasked people at their annual conference despite having a covid protocol statement which states that masks are required and cites mia mingus and leah lakshmi piepzna-samarasinha for the third year in a row 🙃 the absolute gall
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
loving seeing an org post photos of unmasked people at their annual conference despite having a covid protocol statement which states that masks are required and cites mia mingus and leah lakshmi piepzna-samarasinha for the third year in a row 🙃 the absolute gall
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If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
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"The day NYC elects a Muslim Mayor will be the day I die."
--Dick Cheney probably
--Dick Cheney probably
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
"The day NYC elects a Muslim Mayor will be the day I die."
--Dick Cheney probably
--Dick Cheney probably
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REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
getting on a plane for the first time in six years in two weeks, and i need an un-put-down-able book. any suggestions?
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
getting on a plane for the first time in six years in two weeks, and i need an un-put-down-able book. any suggestions?
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good morning, I can't stop thinking about how 34,000 of my neighbors are going to lose access to SNAP in a week.
October 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
good morning, I can't stop thinking about how 34,000 of my neighbors are going to lose access to SNAP in a week.
so uh, turns out i wrote a book
October 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
so uh, turns out i wrote a book
tis the season where i am constantly burning my thighs with my hot water bottle because i refuse to turn on my actual heat and make do by scalding myself instead
October 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
tis the season where i am constantly burning my thighs with my hot water bottle because i refuse to turn on my actual heat and make do by scalding myself instead
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It's my old friend, a cool morning on earth
October 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
It's my old friend, a cool morning on earth
why the fuck are we entertaining taylor swift when olivia dean also released a new album last week
October 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
why the fuck are we entertaining taylor swift when olivia dean also released a new album last week
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ok endling should have been shortlisted for the booker 🐌
September 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
ok endling should have been shortlisted for the booker 🐌
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NEW: RFK Jr.'s HHS has committed to prioritizing Long COVID, but it's unclear if the agency will dedicate new funding to research and supports.
@mileswgriffis.bsky.social and I recap what we learned at today's roundtable event for @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2025/09/18/k...
@mileswgriffis.bsky.social and I recap what we learned at today's roundtable event for @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2025/09/18/k...
Kennedy’s HHS commits to Long COVID, but without clear funding - The Sick Times
Following two roundtable discussions with leading researchers and government officials — but limited patient engagement — HHS announced a public awareness campaign and medical resource platform
thesicktimes.org
September 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
NEW: RFK Jr.'s HHS has committed to prioritizing Long COVID, but it's unclear if the agency will dedicate new funding to research and supports.
@mileswgriffis.bsky.social and I recap what we learned at today's roundtable event for @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2025/09/18/k...
@mileswgriffis.bsky.social and I recap what we learned at today's roundtable event for @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2025/09/18/k...
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Karen Attiah made critical comments about *men who are white supremacists* and @washingtonpost.com said that they are a protected class
Be clear about what they were saying
That white supremacists are a protected class
Be clear about what they were saying
That white supremacists are a protected class
September 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Karen Attiah made critical comments about *men who are white supremacists* and @washingtonpost.com said that they are a protected class
Be clear about what they were saying
That white supremacists are a protected class
Be clear about what they were saying
That white supremacists are a protected class
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You guys have to read the termination letter that @washingtonpost.com sent @karenattiah.bsky.social because they essentially accused her of anti-white racism because she mentioned that Charlie Kirk was a white man 😵💫
Then they called her a “risk.”
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karenattiah.substack.com/p/why-washin...
Then they called her a “risk.”
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karenattiah.substack.com/p/why-washin...
Why Washington Post fired me
Read the official termination letter for yourself.
karenattiah.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
You guys have to read the termination letter that @washingtonpost.com sent @karenattiah.bsky.social because they essentially accused her of anti-white racism because she mentioned that Charlie Kirk was a white man 😵💫
Then they called her a “risk.”
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karenattiah.substack.com/p/why-washin...
Then they called her a “risk.”
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karenattiah.substack.com/p/why-washin...
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Ezra Klein shut the fuck up challenge
September 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Ezra Klein shut the fuck up challenge
welp back to the groypers it is (in dissertation land)
September 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
welp back to the groypers it is (in dissertation land)
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As I wrote about for @motherjones.com, people are already crossing state lines to get the Covid vaccine—which may become more common if the CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends limiting them this week. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Welcome to the new era of Covid vaccine tourism
Trump and RFK Jr.'s anti-vax crackdown is driving Americans across state lines—and making some pay out of pocket.
www.motherjones.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
As I wrote about for @motherjones.com, people are already crossing state lines to get the Covid vaccine—which may become more common if the CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends limiting them this week. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...