Picture taken #OTD in 1944 - Dutch resistance fighters meeting with American paratroopers from the 101st Airborne during 'Operation Market Garden." #WeRememberThem.
Kevin Ault
@kevinault.bsky.social
Obstetrician-gynecologist with an interest in vaccines but also other topics - history, basketball and theater/music/movies. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-ault-15a93a46/ and https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=uwO23QkAAAAJ
“I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Rosalind Ashford,” Martha Reeves said in a statement to the Detroit Free Press. “Rosalind played an important part in the early days of Martha and the Vandellas. Her voice will forever be with us" - #MusicSky. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_3S...
Martha & The Vandellas "Dancing In The Street" on The Ed Sullivan Show
YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show
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Martha and the Vandellas founding member and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Rosalind Ashford-Holmes died on September 15. She was 83. soultracks.com/rosalind-ash...
Rosalind Ashford, founding member of Hall of Fame Motown group the Vandellas, dies
(September 16, 2026) Legendary Motown singer Martha Reeves posted the sad news of the passing of Rosalind Ashford of Reeve’s Hall of Fame group, The Vandellas, at age 83: “I am deeply saddened to hear...
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“If they give you lined paper, write the other way.” -American writer and physician William Carlos Williams, born on this day in 1883 He is best known for his poem, "The Red Wheelbarrow." 🧵 #WriterSky #BookSky #Poet #Physician #History #BOTD
"What do we remember that was shaped as this thing is shaped? while their eyes fill with tears. By which and by the weak wash of crimson colors it, the rose is predicated" – William Carlos Williams #botd #books #literature #poetry #imagism #modernism
BB King was born #OTD in 1925. I saw him once at a small venue and he went around around to shake hands with most of the audience. He was quite gracious. Here he is with his signature song with an assist from Tracy Chapman - #musicsky. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVxC...
B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone ft. Tracy Chapman
YouTube video by BBKingVEVO
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80 Candles 🎂 today for one of the best Actors around TOMMY LEE JONES
Enjoy this wonderful painting of 'The Great One' on Roberto Clemente Day. Painting is based Clemente at Riverfront Stadium on October 9, 1972, the third game of the NLCS. via @graigkreindler.bsky.social #BaseballSky.
A legacy defined by making a difference. Celebrating Roberto Clemente. 🖤💛
I'm happy for him. Although he's probably been up to shenanigans...
NEW: The 40-year-old woman who died of probable measles in PA was not vaccinated and had COPD & 24/7 oxygen. She did not appear to die in a hospital. The coroner is "100%" certain she died because of measles. Yet the CDC changed the way it counts measles deaths www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Trump administration changes how it counts measles deaths amid Pennsylvania outbreak
CDC announces changes to how it reports measles deaths as Pennsylvania continues to confirm more cases
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A virus that wipes out your existing immune memory.....yep, measles is THAT bad. jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-f... #episky #medsky #publichealth
Don’t You Forget About Me(asles): The Virus That Erases Immune Memory
Measles vaccination protects your entire immune history.
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Denmark hasn't identified a single case of congenital syphilis since 2016 New research attributes this achievement to a comprehensive prenatal screening program. Read more: https://bit.ly/4hbjA9d
Today is a bittersweet day for Rush fans as we recognize our 7th September 12th without Neil Peart. Neil was taken from us on January 7th, 2020 after a long battle with glioblastoma. Today would have been his 74th birthday ... www.rushisaband.com/blog/2026/09...
Rush is a Band Blog: Remembering Neil Peart on his 74th birthday
Today is a bittersweet day for Rush fans as we recognize our 7th September 12th without Neil Peart. Neil was taken from us on January 7th, 2020 after a long battle with glioblastoma. Today would have ...
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Reminder that we were once the good guys. Newly discovered POW records from World War II recovered by National Archives - Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
He was cleaning his garage. Then he found a file marked ‘SECRET.’
A surprise discovery unearthed a large cache of World War II documents that had been lost to history.
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„Ah, I’d love to wear a rainbow every day, And tell the world that everything’s OK, But I’ll try to carry off a little darkness on my back, ‘Till things are brighter, I’m the Man In Black” Johnny Cash, 26. Februar 1932 - 12. September 2003 
Ok Thanks Seamas for the reminder 😀 💙💙☮️💙💙 A little Country and Western.. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Je4E...
Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash - Girl from the North Country (Official Audio) ft. Johnny Cash
YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO
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US Army Lt. Emily Perez was killed in action #OTD 20 years ago. She was deployed in Iraq and died when her Humvee hit an IED. She was a 2005 graduate of United States Military Academy at West Point. She was a freshman on September 11, 2001. #WeRememberThem. www.thenmusa.org/biographies/...
“When I came back, after all those stories about Hitler and his snub, I came back to my native country, and I could not ride in the front of the bus. I had to go to the back door. I couldn't live where I wanted. Now what's the difference?” Jesse Owens, born on this day in 1913
Dr. Lynette Johnston provides some context around the ongoing outbreak, discusses prevention, and compares 2026 food recalls with previous years. #foodsafety #cyclosporiasis www.contagionlive.com/view/expert-...
Expert Insight: Understanding This Year's Cyclosporiasis Outbreak and Food Recalls | Contagion Live
Food expert Lynette Johnston, PhD, provides some context around the ongoing outbreak, discusses prevention, and compares 2026 food recalls with previous years.
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US Army Colonel Canfield “Buddy” Boone, a fellow @butleru.bsky.social alumni and Hoosier, was killed #OTD in 2001. "I love talking about my Dad and trying to convey the idea I have of a remarkable man" - his son Jason wrote this remembrance in 2011. www.elon.edu/u/news/2011/...
Jason Boone ’05 reflects on his father’s death on 9/11
Jason Boone, who was an Elon freshman when his father was killed on 9/11, shares his thoughts in an essay.
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"Most pop stars seemed irrelevant immediately after Sept. 11. Mr. Springsteen, who has spent most of his career singing about American dreams and disappointments, did not." Outstanding writing via @jonpareles.bsky.social about "The Rising." timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine...
MUSIC; His Kind of Heroes, His Kind of Songs
A FEW days after Sept. 11, Bruce Springsteen was pulling out of a beach parking lot in the Jersey Shore town of Sea Bright when a fan rode by. The man rolled down his window, shouted, ''We need you!''...
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"When Richie Pecorella met Karen Juday, she captured his heart and changed his life. They were engaged when she was killed at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001." More than a dozen personal stories here via 'StoryCorps.' storycorps.org/September11/
Commemorating the Anniversary of September 11 - StoryCorps
In recognition of the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, we have put together a few stories from our September 11th Initiative.
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Today is Bobby Plump's 90th birthday.
Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 6mo ago#OTD in 1954, Bobby Plump hit the winning shot to complete the "Milan Miracle." Milan had an enrollment of 161 students, and their storied run to the Indiana basketball championship is the basis of the movie "Hoosiers." www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTgY...
"The road is long and seeming without end The days go on, I remember you my friend" One of the finest moments in the long career of Bruce Springsteen on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 - thanks @brucespringsteen.net. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJum...
September 11, 2021
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Measles continues to spread and trust in MAHA continues to collapse. New discussion.
Measles Returns as Trust in Public Health Collapses
Podcast Episode · We Want Them Infected Podcast · September 10 · 53m
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“Many providers who have never seen measles except in textbooks are now having to learn what to do, how to look out for #measles in their patients and how to manage them” excellente new resource via @ameracadpeds.bsky.social #MedSky + #IDSky. publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
AAP addresses questions about congenital measles prevention, evaluation, management
An estimated 25%-30% of babies born to someone who is infected shortly before delivery may become infected. In these cases, serious consequences tend to happen more frequently and more quickly than in...
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Ooops
In 2014, Dr. Kelly Brogan and Sayer Ji Told People Natural HPV Infections Were “Beneficial, Not Deadly.” What’s Happened Since?
Pseudoscience requires apathy about its victims, and that's the most grotesque part about it.
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Roland Pierik@roleo.eurosky.social · last wk.The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...