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Lakes, books, quilts, cocktails, UMaine hockey and equity. And a strange fascination with auroras.
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HHS has ordered CDC to stop its influenza vaccine “Wild to Mild” media campaign. This is an award-winning campaign that effectively explains how influenza vaccine may not prevent infection but does decrease illness severity. We are currently having one of the worst influenza seasons in 15 years.

submitted 93 days ago • 99 comments

Again, in 2022, Congress passed a law that explicitly made these firings illegal. Are Republican senators unaware of that?

submitted 117 days ago • 110 comments

Diversity in clinical trials is about health, not politics. The major of research in the past was done on (mostly white) men. If trials do not have a diverse pool, the results are not broadly applicable.

submitted 120 days ago • 10 comments

Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.

submitted 123 days ago • 527 comments

Expected but this sucks.

submitted 123 days ago • 0 comments

Two. Two completed quilts in 2025 (one was started years ago ). (Many more tops in progress ) #quiltsky

submitted 123 days ago • 1 comment

Any other quilters here?

submitted 123 days ago • 17 comments

submitted 133 days ago • 227 comments

Good advice, always remember to avoid the bites ends!

submitted 136 days ago • 65 comments

Ok-what is everyone reading? Please share book recommendations!

submitted 182 days ago • 5 comments

Flashback post.

submitted 185 days ago • 273 comments

“Bluesky is an echo chamber!” Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.

submitted 186 days ago • 674 comments

submitted 189 days ago • 105 comments

#Truth

submitted 192 days ago • 32 comments