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She/her, Pediatrician, Breastfeeding doc, mom, cat lover, knitter, birder, LGBTQIA+ ally, BLM ally, lover of science and nature
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Apparently Gweneth Paltrow is back to touting raw milk. Here are some common infectious diseases you can get from raw milk: Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, Listeria, tuberculosis, brucellosis, and avian flu. Among others.

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I have cast on, but not to the green yet! Making Oh Hey Vacay shawl with these skeins, plus some leftovers. Green! For #showmeyourknits 🧶

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Eric Green is out as head of National Human Genome Research Institute 🧪🧬🖥️ www.statnews.com/2025/03/17/t... #genomics #NIH #NHGRI

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🆕 Peer-review research finds GHG emissions traced to 122 largest fossil fuel & cement companies 🛢️ (the 'Carbon Majors') contributed to roughly half of surface warming & 1/3 of sea level rise to date, & will result in 10-22 inches add'l SLR 🌊 by 2300 Full study iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

#showmeyourknits socks! 🧶

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

Lace for #showmeyourknits Betwixt shawl by Ambah OBrien Yarn Mothy and the Squid superwash sock and tosh light merino Rib Vault Shawl by Stephen West Yarn Qing yak single

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Shocking that RFK jr lied to Bill Cassidy. Shocking I tell you.

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WIPs for #showmeyourknits 🧶🧶🧶 #knit

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This

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💥ATTENTION CDC💥 If terminated, you may have hrs before access is revoked. Please download (print to PDF) all employee docs asap including: eOPF file (esp SF50s), mypay (esp LES), benefeds, PMAS, termination email. Collect important website addresses and passwords for accounts accessed via PIV.

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In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.

submitted 78 days ago • 546 comments

Great Backyard Bird Count! First birds, curve billed thrashers #gbbc ##greatbackyardbirdcount

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Phoenix Children's Hospital????

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

This is heartbreaking and preventable

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

Prepping for #greatbackyardbirdcount next weekend

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

A statement from the Kennedy Center

submitted 84 days ago • 1186 comments

In Arizona...

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

Check out your state

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

I agree, #americanacademyofpediatrics. As a long time member(>20 years), I am disappointed you would not speak up.

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

How dare I disturb her slumber for a cat photo?!? #caturday

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Are you getting ready? #birds #GBBC I will be filling my feeders tomorrow so the birds are used to being here before Friday!

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This is from 2016! Pattern: Dreamy Valentine by Ambah O'Brien Yarn: Zen Yarn Garden Serenity Silk Daughter modeling is much older now (20!) #showmeyourknits 🧶🧶🧶

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Measles outbreak in Texas. I hope it doesn’t spread to babies too young to be vaccinated. www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/h...

submitted 84 days ago • 9 comments

True.

submitted 85 days ago • 2010 comments

Here’s what we did today

submitted 85 days ago • 3068 comments

The Pentagon is doubling the number of media outlets losing their workspaces. OUT: The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC, CNN, Politico, The Hill, The War Zone, and NPR. IN: New York Post, The Washington Examiner, OANN, Newsmax, The Free Press, The Daily Caller, and Breitbart.

submitted 85 days ago • 719 comments

Tldr; no. Very few, mostly chest surgeries(ie Breast reduction) and many more cisgender males got those than trans identifying individuals.

submitted 88 days ago • 1 comment

The best LGBTQ+ books for children, tweens, and teens, as decided by librarians: bookriot.com/the-best-lgb...

submitted 88 days ago • 1 comment