Sue
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Sue
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Strangers who follow me will be blocked. I am only interested in following friends.
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YES THIS SAFETY FOR EVERYONE
A cyclist on a sidewalk is usually a symptom of bad infrastructure.

As I often say, cyclist vs. pedestrian conflicts arise because both are fighting over the scraps of space not occupied by cars. But what if we took that space from cars to make biking, walking, and rolling safer?
my hot take as a full-time pedestrian and transit rider is that i want cities to do the absolute maximum amount to provide cyclists with safe and protected bike lanes everywhere so that i don't have to feel the least bit bad for kicking one off the sidewalk into the street
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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I have a learning/memory disability and I can confirm.

I also found a recent paper that confirms: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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“This is a common yet underappreciated public health problem,” said Brigham and Women's researcher Leo Buckley, a clinical pharmacology specialist.
Iron deficiency may affect nearly 1 in 3 adults in the U.S., new study finds
“This is a common yet underappreciated public health problem,” said Brigham and Women's researcher Leo Buckley, a clinical pharmacology specialist.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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NEW: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just got an email telling furloughed workers to return to work Monday. They will be paid starting Monday, but won’t get backpay for precious furlough days until the shutdown ends.
October 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Voters should pick their representatives, not the other way around. Glad to get the chance to talk to some of the volunteers and organizers doing the hard work to make sure Prop 50 passes. This vote will have critical implications, not just for California, but for our entire country.
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Trump relentlessly runs his messaging through a strong-versus-weak frame, yet many voters expressly do not see the tariffs as an act of strength.

Instead, they view him as being “reckless”—he’s floundering around wildly, aimlessly, and destructively. trib.al/OaK874K
September 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
He actually admitted to “protecting Russia”?!?
⚡️ Trump admits to protecting Russia from 'really bad things'

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on May 27 that Russia would already be facing serious consequences if not for his actions, following one of the most intense Russian aerial assaults on Ukraine.
Trump admits to protecting Russia from 'really bad things'
Trump's comments come amid growing pressure on the U.S. administration to respond to escalating Russian attacks.
kyivindependent.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Of course I want some privacy. I don’t want scammers knowing my social security number. If scammers constantly calling or texting me. Or whatever.
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · May 27
"I have nothing to hide! I don't need digital privacy!" Well...

- AI companies are scraping your data
- Scammers are using AI to get better at their schemes
- And yeah, a new era of government surveillance...

A starter guide to protecting you online life:
A Starter Guide to Protecting Your Data From Hackers and Corporations
Hackers. AI data scrapes. Government surveillance. Yeah, thinking about where to start when it comes to protecting your online privacy can be overwhelming. Here’s a simple guide for you—and anyone who...
www.wired.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.

Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.

(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
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April 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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NEW: Formaldehyde is the No. 1 cancer-causing air pollutant.

You might be breathing in unhealthy levels of the chemical in your own home or car.

Here’s what our testing found.

By @tophersanders.bsky.social, w/ @fastlerner.bsky.social & @shaw.al
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How Much Formaldehyde Is in Your Car, Your Kitchen or Your Furniture? Here’s What Our Testing Found.
The chemical can trigger health problems and causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant. Our reporters traveled around New York City and New Jersey with equipment to measure its presence. The results proved concerning.
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December 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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Today's lesson discusses the American health care system for those in countries where their system provides care for free or reasonable fees. 👇
December 7, 2024 at 10:36 AM
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Hey, you know what would keep billionaire Health Insurance Company CEOs from getting randomly assassinated on the street by angry disgruntled citizens?

Universal Single Payer Healthcare like they have in civilized countries
December 5, 2024 at 1:43 PM
I love my reusable travel mugs for water or whatever I want to drink.
Introducing a thought I have: Plastic Water Bottles.

A “Plastic Water Bottle” is what I call any problem that we see as super evil despite the fact that there is an extremely similar bigger problem (plastic soda bottles) that we never think about only because we’re simply more used to it.
December 6, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Be careful of who you follow. They could be scraping content from actual creators or using AI to spread misinformation or disinformation.
I want to believe we have some control here, but if we we definitely don’t have it if we don’t use it.

Click below and then click on “subscribe” to choose whether to mute or block. Either is fine, IMO!

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December 6, 2024 at 7:21 PM
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Amazing actual human artist @franzanth.bsky.social has curated a blocklist and created an account to host it (and also follow packs of real artists and science communicators) at @contentscrapers.bsky.social.
December 6, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Some of the accounts here aren’t real people. If their posts are mostly polite disagreements, just block. Don’t engage.
It’s most likely bots designed to sow discord, as this is a proven technique for Russia, China, and other nation states in cyber warfare. Likely they use generative AI to make their contrarian responses more believable, and have given a prompt to be subtle to blend with the platform’s user base.
December 6, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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Eggs may slow memory decline and support brain health: A study of 890 adults shows eggs may reduce memory loss in older women. Eating five eggs weekly was linked to better brain health.

#BrainHealth #EggsAndMemory #CognitiveSupport #HealthyEating #NutritionScience #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Eggs may slow memory decline and support brain health
A study of 890 adults shows eggs may reduce memory loss in older women. Eating five eggs weekly was linked to better brain health.
www.earth.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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🌳 Beech Forests Cool Our Planet 🌍

A new @natureportfolio.bsky.social study shows that old-growth beech forests in Germany act as 'cool islands', moderating extreme heat.

Another argument for conserving trees to combat the #ClimateCrisis

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm 🧪 🍎
Old-growth beech forests in Germany as cool islands in a warming landscape - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Old-growth beech forests in Germany as cool islands in a warming landscape
www.nature.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:36 PM
I saw a meme about this and thought it was a joke.
December 5, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Ugh. Not surprised.
Just a little reminder that the South Korean president who just declared martial law was elected two years ago on a wave of anti-feminist backlash. Misogyny is routinely part of the authoritarian package.

www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
Why misogyny is at the heart of South Korea's presidential elections
Disgruntled young men who resent feminism are the focus of candidates vying to be president.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:31 PM
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South Korea did the meme
December 3, 2024 at 6:17 PM
So for those who don’t know, ajusshi is the Korean word for uncle. But it’s used to refer to any older man. So 2 old men pushed around some soldiers to the point that the soldiers looked scared.
I'm at the National Assembly building. The army is here. And I just saw two soldiers in fatigues getting pushed around by belligerent ajusshis. and they looked legit scared.
December 3, 2024 at 6:52 PM