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Erin Carroll

@hidinginalabama

Reproductive health researcher || Proud Georgia Bulldog || Total history nerd

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The high today is supposed to be 83 and tomorrow we’ve got 1-2 inches of snow in the forecast. πŸ™ƒ

11.03.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did you know there are some people who have to buy the food they eat, that it’s not prepared for them by a chef?

11.03.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As opposed to the guy this guy serves under, who recently discovered the word and concept β€œgroceries.”

11.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My grandmother was a staunch Republican (acquaintances with Nixon, fan of Rush, etc) but was adamantly pro-choice and once allegedly chased an anti-choice elected official in an airport so she could yell at him. I like to think it was Henry Hyde.

09.03.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hahahahaha thinking about the AI summaries I’ve seen as I’ve been researching abortion laws before and after Dobbs.

I’m sure law professors will enjoy skewering people who adopt this tech.

09.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I couldn’t care less about Ohio State; what strikes me about this is that it’s ANOTHER case of a woman’s life being completely disrupted by her husband making bad choices.

09.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why daylight saving time is worse for your body than standard time Daylight saving time gives us more light at the end of the day to enjoy spring and summer activities, but it can have a negative impact on our health.

Daylight Savings Time sucks and should be abolished.

www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...

08.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 590 πŸ” 137 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 22

We’re out here Charles VI-ing it without a Henry IV or V.

07.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unsolicited advice: Any 2028 progressive candidate MUST have a Black voter strategy.

Hiring a staffer with expertise is required, not optional -- and please don't hire a Black staffer who thinks most everyday Black folk "aren't radical enough" and/or "don't wanna get free." That's a nonstarter.

07.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 231 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
Group of 8 people standing on the side of the roads with signs

Group of 8 people standing on the side of the roads with signs

This is in Milford, DE, pop. 12,000. It’s foggy and a very cold 44, but they’re out and people are responding.

07.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a man 's face with the words trendizisst on the top Alt: Keanu Reeves with shoulder length hair and a scruffy beard, wearing a black long sleeved v-neck shirt and putting both hands to his heart as he bows
06.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In 2007, I heard Madeleine Albright speak & someone asked about Rice having Albright’s father as a mentor. She said that once she commented to Rice that it was unfathomable that they both could have learned the same things from the same person and come to such incredibly different conclusions.

06.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I cant stop thinking about this case: he was thrown away like trash.

06.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m in Upstate SC working directly on the measles outbreak. What’s helping reduce cases lately isn’t writing parents off. It’s clear, credible communication that addresses confusion and misinformation. Many families just need trustworthy information from leaders they trust.

06.03.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I have a kid in college who’s a political science major who was too young during 45 to know a lot of what was going on, so yesterday when she was talking about Noem I got to tell her how Tillerson read the tweet about his firing while on the toilet.

06.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Crunch The Numbers - The Office US
Crunch The Numbers - The Office US YouTube video by The Office

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06.03.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was trying to be really hyperbolic in response to the idea that there were hundreds of thousands of parents who were deliberately choosing to murder others’ and their own children by deciding not to vaccinate

06.03.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Again, my kids are fully vaxxed. But I have a lot of sympathy for parents who are navigating this sludge of information while they get 5 minutes of face time with a trusted clinician (if they have one).

06.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I 100% think that if someone had sat me down when I was refusing vaccines and talked to me about it, addressed my fears, validated my prior experiences feeling unseen by clinicians, etc, I would have made different choices. This wouldn’t work for everyone, but one more kid vaccinated is good.

06.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Rather than seeing my children as special snowflakes who could survive chicken pox or measles, I saw them as the vectors they were for infecting other people’s kids. I could not imagine deciding that my (incorrect) risk assessment for my own kids could then cause harm to someone else’s.

06.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t remember exactly what led me to a course correction, but I know I read Seth Mnookin’s book The Panic Virus and that really helped put into relief how utterly ridiculous the anti-vax movement is. It also cemented for me the importance of my individual role in protecting the community.

06.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And a lot of people had deliberately sought out the communities I was a part of b/c of their negative experiences with clinicians, especially around wanting an unmedicated birth and things like breastfeeding on demand, bed sharing, etc. It’s easy to think someone knows their stuff when they help you

06.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This ideology was RAMPANT in the communities I was a part of at the time. And people could cite scientific literature and use terminology to make their stance sound reasonable, and, more importantly, RIGHT. Like, there were discussions about the type of mercury in vaccines.

06.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I opted for Vitamin K and Hep B at birth, but deliberately selected a provider for my kids who was known to be flexible on vaccination schedules. I was going by the Dr. Sears (and RFK ally) schedule. I was a SAHM and my kids were breastfed, so I figured most didn’t apply to them anyway.

06.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

She never said why and this was many years ago, so I’d be surprised if she delays it now, but that was hard to ignore. Then I got pregnant again, and, deciding that I wanted more autonomy over my care, I fell headfirst into all things natural childbirth and parenting. This was 2009.

06.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

However. I developed HELLP Syndrome with my 1st child and my OB missed a lot of the signs. Additionally, he was rabidly anti-choice (south GA), so it was easy to dismiss his expertise. Then my 1st child’s pediatrician used a somewhat modified vaccine schedule that delayed the MMR vaccine.

06.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I really never talk about this because it was so long ago and it’s embarrassing, but maybe it’s worth sharing while this debate ragesβ€”and it’s something I myself am interested in the research around. Caveat before starting: my kids are FULLY vaccinated including annual Covid and flu shots.

06.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m hoping it’s his strong opinions on the subject that compel Nick Saban to have anything to do with the president’s anything.

06.03.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have been neck deep in pre and post Dobbs abortion policies in each state in the US for weeks now and I cannot overstate how difficult a task this is. I’m even finding outdated information on sites that are only accessible with a paid subscription.

06.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Look, like many things, it landed much better in my head! 🀣

06.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0