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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦@joycomes.bsky.social · 21h ago

Brazilian Tanager 18cm Endemic to Brazil Diet consists of pulpy fruits,Figs papaya wild berries, seeds, and arthropods/insects. Nest is hidden on the ground, female incubates 13 days, both parents feed chicks 14 days in the nest and 3 weeks more after they fledge, then they fly off on their own.

Admirable Women@admirablewomen.bsky.social · 13h ago

Biochemist Dr. Florence Seibert developed the Purified Protein Derivative in the 1930s that standardized tuberculosis testing worldwide by 1952. Before her work, TB skin tests were inconsistent/unreliable.It remains the basis for the TB skin test used today. Born #OTD in 1897. #WomenInSTEM

A vintage black-and-white studio portrait features biochemist Dr. Florence Seibert (1900–1991), famed for developing the Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) that standardized tuberculosis testing worldwide. Captured from the chest up, she poses in a three-quarter turn while looking directly at the camera with a subtle, intelligent smile, establishing a serene, professional, and historically significant mood. Her dark hair is styled in a classic 1920s short bob featuring prominent finger waves framing her forehead. She wears delicate, rimless spectacles and a light-colored blouse designed with a prominent collar and soft ruffled detailing along the edges. The composition employs soft-focus lighting typical of early 20th-century photography, casting gentle highlights across her face against a smooth, dark, non-descript studio backdrop. In the bottom right corner, a faint, embossed photographer's stamp adds an authentic period touch to this archival image celebrating a foundational figure in medicine.
Rightardia@rightardia.bsky.social · 23h ago

"Starbucks faces a consumer lawsuit over claims that the protein drinks labeled "sugar-free" may contain more sugar than a Reese's peanut butter cup. 'The federal lawsuit filed in Seattle alleges that eight protein beverages Starbucks sells in the U.S. contain varying amounts of sugar . . ."

Starbucks Accused Of Mislabeling 8 'Sugar-Free' Protein Drinks

A federal lawsuit filed late Friday in Seattle alleges that eight protein beverages Starbucks sells in the U.S. contain varying amounts of sugar even though the company lists them as sugarless.

yahoo.com

Admirable Women@admirablewomen.bsky.social · 15h ago

Pioneering neuropsychologist Dr. Muriel Lezak revolutionized how we understand & treat brain trauma. Her landmark textbook "Neuropsychological Assessment" (1976) became is widely regarded as the foundational text in clinical #neuropsychology. She died #OTD in 2021 at the age of 94. #WomenInSTEM

Muriel Lezak, Leading Authority on Brain Injuries, Dies at 94 (Gift Article)

A neuropsychologist, she wrote a textbook that became an essential guide to describing and evaluating brain damage and dysfunction.

nytimes.com

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 16h ago

🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines

The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.

democracydocket.com