Rajani Surendar Bhat

Wire mesh hand shaped installation with craft charms and notes from the community

Showing off my crochet charm on the installation

Tying my cute-as-a-button flower and cord manager crochet creation to the community installation

An annual tradition to experience the joy of handmade at A Hundred Hands collective in Bangalore, celebrating their 15th year. I added my little crochet charm to their installation for amateur crafters

It is beautiful!!!

What if we rebranded “pasteurization” as a cleanse for your raw milk and “fluoridation” as supplements for your water?

- Renee DiResta (@noupside.bsky.social)

Hahaha.....what a win! I would treat myself to some fine wine 😂

A group of illustrated people standing in a group singing together. "Together our voices are strong."

Activism is like a choir. Together we can hold a note much longer than any single person because when someone needs a break, the others keep singing. It's ok to take a break and focus on self care when you need it! We'll still be here, singing our collective song to #EndTB

It was about rigging in casinos. And how you're being watched if you win too much.

A bronze of a woman wearing a plastic apron, clearly exhausted, pulling off her gloves.

It's never any less striking, every time💔.

The COVID memorial to healthcare workers at @rcsed.bsky.social

Congratulations. Happy 25th anniversary! So much love and joy in this picture ♥️. Wishing you a wonderful journey of togetherness!

Paul Farmer’s Moral Clarity Offers Hope, Amidst Chaos And Darkness On the 3rd anniversary of Dr Paul Farmer's death, several leaders reflect on his lessons for dealing with the ongoing crisis in global health and development

Paul Farmer always used to say ‘We do not have the luxury of being pessimistic on other people’s behalf’

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I love collecting different scissors, tweezers, needles. Love knives too,probly why I was drawn to surgery as my initial choice for training... life had many interesting twists and turns & I've now arrived at interventional pulmonologist, where I still get to use needles and knives often enough.

A pair of stainless steel scissors with an angulation in the shaft and a curve in the cutting blades- like a cross between a Tilley's and a Metzenbaum.

I'm always struck by the similarities between sewing and surgery. These 'surgical'-appearing scissors are actually for embroidery. Traditional gender imbalance has likely hampered a productive exchange of ideas that could enhance *both* specialties. 🤔

“There’s a fine line between celebrating a woman’s strength, and normalizing unreasonable burden”

~ Hettie Judah, Acts of Creation

Trump rescinds guidance protecting women in need of emergency abortions Abortion rights supporters say scaling back Biden officials’ Emtala guidance will endanger pregnant patients’ lives

Behind closed doors, Donald Trump just eliminated the rule that forced hospitals to save pregnant women’s lives.

The man who promised to “protect women whether they like it or not” just showed he’s fine letting them die. This isn’t policy, it’s a warning — and we can’t afford to look away.

This looks so inviting!

The roots of Banu Mushtaq’s literary rebellion LITERATURE NEEDS TO justify its existence from time to time. This is my strong belief, and for years I went in search of some proof of life in Kannada literatur

"Banu Mushtaq’s is a patchwork language, her stories penned in a frank, casual combination of Kannada, Urdu and Dhakni. In her translation, Deepa Bhasthi has gone to lengths to preserve this mix."

meghnarao.bsky.social‬ writes:

I'm sitting here watching leaders, with all the privilege in the world, still not brave enough to speak up about Gaza, Sudan, or Myanmar. And I'm seething with rage thinking of all the times similarly privileged people ask the oppressed WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING AT THE TIME? 😡

An empty plot (the frame is there, but no plot is inside)

Folks—I think I've lost the plot

The plural of anecdote is misinformation.

Problems with anecdotal medical evidence:

- Regression to mean
- Self-limiting illnesses
- Multiple treatments
- Reporting bias
- Confirmation bias
- Vague outcome measures
- Placebo
- Memory fallibility

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Sharpened set of FaberCastell Aquarelle colour pencils

There's one thing that always makes me feel good. Sharpening my old set of colour pencils that have travelled everywhere with me over almost 2 decades.

Thank you #popefrancis 💔

This sign hits hard because it’s real. When they come for the truth-tellers, the rest of us are left in the dark. If we don’t defend journalism, we won’t know what to defend next.

#FreedomOfThePress #TruthFirst

Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.

Remember the disingenous complains abput #CancelCulture and #IdentityPolitics? Deportations, arrests, purges, funding freezes - this is how cancelling REALLY looks.
#CancelRegime
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Escape into Nature   There are times when it all gets too much and I have to switch off my phone and the radio and my brain, and escape outside.   I say good afternoon to next door’s dog. Have you seen the latest about the government, he barks, you couldn’t make it up. I offer a weak smile and make my excuses before walking on past the pub, whose sign creaks in protest against the steep rise in the cost of living.   From the tall branches of a tree, a seminar is in progress: a squirrel sets out his ideas about how to alleviate the refugee crisis, while a chaffinch flaps his wings angrily. It all gets too much for one leaf, who hurls itself down, remembering Trump.   I feel the eyes of a murderous-looking crow upon me, annoyed no doubt about global warming, so make my way down to the river where – for a few precious, stolen moments – I close my eyes and listen to the water as it laps gently against the bank,   until I hear the slap of wet feet approaching. Thought I’d find you here, the duck quacks, Now what the hell we gonna do about Putin? Brian Bilston

Here’s a poem about going for a walk to clear my head of all the news.

We are witnessing the moral moment:

Americans: #HandsOff

Canadians: #ElbowsUp

Standing up for democracy, intellectual freedom, integrity of law, research, science, health care, education, the arts, social security, media.

And on guard for Canadian sovereignty. 🇨🇦

Hope on both sides of the border

Stealing this line, @cliffreid.bsky.social! Great quote!

Hibiscus blooms on a bush at a garden wall

#HibiscusLane #SummerFlowers

These flowers make my day, every day

Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

Photo of bright green moss growing on a dark-colored log with no bark. Additional moss growing on woody debris in the background.

You know who doesn’t accidentally share state secrets over public apps? Moss. Moss has more merit in one tiny green tendril than this entire administration. Anyway, #moss #ISeeMoss

'Equitable, personalised medicine for tuberculosis: treating patients, not diseases' draws on breakthroughs presented at The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2024 in Bali, Indonesia.

Thanks to @msf.org and partners for sharing these important developments.

#WorldTBDay #NoMoreExcuses

WHO calls for immediate action as report shows 10% rise in child TB infections in European region Tuberculosis infections among children in the European region rose 10% in 2023, indicating ongoing transmission and the need for immediate public health measures to control the spread, the World Health Organization said on Monday.

Tuberculosis (TB) infections among children in the European region rose 10% in 2023, indicating ongoing transmission and the need for immediate public health measures to control the spread, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
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