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cat (and now dog) lady / former old-house lover / lapsed Unitarian / HIV vax research clinic / kinda close to Rochester / kinda weird / Happiness was Texas in my rear-view mirror

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accurate artistic rendition

13.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

Our elected officials need to hear from us. They need to know we are watching, we are engaged, and we will hold them accountable for their actions. Pick an issue and take a few minutes to call or write.

☎️ 5calls.org/
✍️ democracy.io/#!/

13.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

Fingers crossed for the best outcome for all.

13.03.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, that's depressing.

12.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Reprehensible.

12.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The kid trying to stifle a smile or a laugh or something about HIV/AIDS research getting shut down

This is a guy that shouldn’t feel comfortable going out in public

12.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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Evolution is crazy

12.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pete Hegseth’s Defense Department Blew $22M On Steak and Lobster in a Single Month, Watchdog Claims Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Defense Department allegedly blew through $22 million on lobsters and ribeye steak in a Sept. 2025, end-of-year spree.

We shut down USAID but:

www.mediaite.com/politics/pet...

11.03.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 3770 πŸ” 1525 πŸ’¬ 311 πŸ“Œ 97

but what about hidey-ho?

10.03.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons? From Earth spinning on its axis and orbiting the Sun to it precessing like a top, lots of factors affect which stars you can see in the sky.

The stars rise about 4 minutes earlier each night.

That tiny shift helps explain why Orion disappears for months while the Big Dipper is always there.
buff.ly/QZerBXK

10.03.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a Texan working in Lockport, I was astounded there is a Lockportian (?) accent distinct from Buffalo!

10.03.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, never mind, self-flagellation week was last month

09.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aw, you can't tease us without some context man

09.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Personalized mRNA vaccine induces strong, durable immunity in hard-to-treat breast cancer T cells targeting cancer-specific mutant proteins remained in treated individuals years after vaccination.

Members of the team responsible for the Nobel Prize winning mRNA Covid vaccine gave an mRNA vaccine to 14 women with the most virulent form of breast cancer. 11 of them remain disease free 6 years later. In the meantime, RFK keeps trying to halt mRNA vaccine research. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

08.03.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

My own personal first sign of spring: seeing people hauling spring cleaning stuff to the curb

But flowers are better!

09.03.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tonight, remember to set your clocks back to the 1970s oil crisis.

09.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 312 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

ICYMI last night:

08.03.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
08.03.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Stand Up For Science Founder and CEO Colette Delawalla speaking at the Washington D.C. Take Back Our Science Rally!

Stand Up For Science Founder and CEO Colette Delawalla speaking at the Washington D.C. Take Back Our Science Rally!

Stand Up For Science Founder & CEO Colette Delawalla states three demands:

1. Remove RFK Jr.

2. Reinstate the American Dream of Science.

3. Science should be driven by scientists not political appointees.

Join the fight!
standupforscience.net/march7

07.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 1642 πŸ” 375 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 7

🀭

07.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Remember the other day when you asked us to remind you to tune into This Is Ska Jazz, Friday at 8pm? Well, this is that reminder. You're welcome. ⏰

06.03.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's really unfair to compare this to Iraq in 2003, at least then they had the decency to put some effort into their lies and deception.

06.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 591 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 9

Yeeks.
I hope it was at least good wine.

05.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

From one Dawn to another - wishing you a fast recovery!

(can we assume the "Drinks Reception" signage behind you is merely coincidental? πŸ˜‰)

05.03.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I do not like this gen AI
I do not like what it implies
I do not want it in my art
I do not think it makes you smart
I do not want it in my games
I do not like its goals and aims
I do not want it in my books
I do not like the way it looks
I do not like it, I don't care
I do not want it anywhere

28.02.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 4093 πŸ” 2019 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 27

Chuckles in 1989 10.75% balloon loan

05.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of my favorite memories from Austin is walking around Hyde Park and Clarksville and hearing musicians practice in their garage apartments (circa early 80s)

04.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A week of this would have funded a year of PEPFAR and all US vaccine research.

04.03.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A map showing casualties. 

Iran – killed: 1,045, injured: hundreds
Israel – killed: 11, injured: hundreds
US soldiers – killed: 6, injured: 18
Bahrain – killed: 1, injured: 4
Iraq – killed: 2, injured: 5
Jordan – killed: 0, injured: 5
Kuwait – killed: 4, injured: 35
Lebanon – killed: 50 injured: 335
Oman – killed: 1, injured: 5
Qatar – killed: 0, injured: 16
Saudi Arabia – killed: 0, injured: 0
United Arab Emirates – killed: 3, injured: 68

A map showing casualties. Iran – killed: 1,045, injured: hundreds Israel – killed: 11, injured: hundreds US soldiers – killed: 6, injured: 18 Bahrain – killed: 1, injured: 4 Iraq – killed: 2, injured: 5 Jordan – killed: 0, injured: 5 Kuwait – killed: 4, injured: 35 Lebanon – killed: 50 injured: 335 Oman – killed: 1, injured: 5 Qatar – killed: 0, injured: 16 Saudi Arabia – killed: 0, injured: 0 United Arab Emirates – killed: 3, injured: 68

Al Jazeera has a useful tracker of who is getting killed and injured.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...

04.03.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 990 πŸ” 567 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 24

πŸ”₯

03.03.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0