Avé Williams 🫘
@avemariawilliams.bsky.social
💙 Passionate about animals, thoughtful dialogue, education, environmental stewardship, healthy living, and protecting democracy.
Gazania 'New Day Rose Stripe", still striking, even while rolling up its petals on a cool, cloudy day to protect its nectar. They love hot, dry, sandy sites and can even handle urban pollution and sea-salt spray near the coast #BloomScrolling #EnglishGarden #Flowers #Gardening #FlowerScape #Autumn
if somebody is behaving in narcissistic ways, sadly common academia — regardless of any diagnosis, which is orthogonal to my point here — it may be useful to read about gray rocking... > In the gray rock method, a person does not respond emotionally to any of a narcissist's manipulation attempts.
When Dealing With a Narcissist, the “Gray Rock” Approach Might Help
Is dealing with a narcissist becoming too difficult? This method may help.
psychologytoday.com
Book banners tried to have me arrested. Tried to have me fired. Tried to destroy my life. Thankfully, I didn’t run into any of them at the Emmy Awards.
What’s the data behind Trump’s claims noncitizens vote? Even when the reddest of states sets its officials to back them up, they can’t. Here are the facts you need to know to support Labor Day conversations with family and friends: joycevance.substack.com/p/voter-frau...
For emergency callers, the stakes of delayed 911 pickups can be life or death. But dozens of major cities are falling short on 911 response times — or failing to pick up at all.
America's 911 system is facing its own emergency
Across the country, callers in life-or-death situations are routinely left on hold.
motherjones.com
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Canadian scientists at the University of Waterloo Dr. Brian Ingalls, Dr. Sara Sadr, and Dr. Marc Aucoin have engineered “tumor-eating” bacteria that can invade and consume cancerous tumors from within. A potential breakthrough in cancer treatment research.
Medicare launched a pilot program that could streamline the process to get GLP-1s, with some seniors paying just $50 a month. But many people with the most serious illnesses won't get that discount. n.pr/3T7BBNz
Medicare's pilot GLP-1 discount program has a catch. Some sick patients don't qualify
Medicare launched a pilot program that could streamline the process to get GLP-1s, with some seniors paying just $50 a month. But many people with the most serious illnesses won't get that discount.
n.pr
An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 4.8 struck off the coast of Northern California on Friday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Northern California
An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 4.8 struck off the coast of Northern California on Friday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
bit.ly
To the kid back in Alabama who read Percy Jackson and told himself he’d write a book series with a character who looks like him one day… You did it, kid. #booksky
Voters deserve to hear directly from the people asking for their vote, side by side, on the record. That’s why I accepted an invitation earlier this month for an in-district debate hosted by The Surveyor. Appreciate that my opponent has done the same. Let's do this.
Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said. Both were unvaccinated. These the first deaths related to measles within the state in 35 years, it reports
2 people die from measles in Pennsylvania
Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said Tuesday.
abcnews.com
Epidemiology deals in numbers. With measles, they go like this: With 1,000 cases, about 200 children will require hospitalization, 50 will develop pneumonia, and one to three will die. The numbers have caught up to Pennsylvania. Ages not released. www.pa.gov/agencies/hea...
Pennsylvania Department of Health Confirms Two Measles-Associated Deaths
Pennsylvania Department of Health Confirms Two Measles-Associated Deaths
pa.gov
BREAKING: Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said Tuesday. Both were unvaccinated.
2 people die from measles in Pennsylvania
Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said Tuesday.
abcnews.com
“It never crossed my mind that they would be so bold as to sell our private data for AI,” says one former Spirit Airlines flight attendant. www.wired.com/story/spirit...
Spirit Airlines Wants to Sell Its Data to Google. Former Flight Attendants Are Freaked Out
“It never crossed my mind that they would be so bold as to sell our private data for AI,” says one former Spirit Airlines flight attendant.
wired.com
On 9/11, US airspace closed, Canada launched Operation Yellow Ribbon. Gander, a town of 10,000, received 38 airliners. Residents immediately sheltered, fed, clothed, and supported stranded passengers for days, providing this hospitality free of charge. interestingengineering.com/culture/oper...
On the 91st anniversary of Social Security, these words from FDR are just as important today:
Stop by for the “Obama burger” made exactly how President Obama likes it – topped with house-made pickles, lettuce and tomato, yellow mustard, and cheddar cheese.
Whoa! Quite a cloud-to-ground lightning strike captured by @dcstormchaser.bsky.social as the severe thunderstorm departed DC Monday. See more photos from Monday's storms and a recap at Capital Weather. Follow this link: www.capitalweather.com/lightning-li...
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
Mother swan with her adorable cygnets getting a ride on her back, brilliant !