Alyson Smith
@pedsaly.bsky.social
Pediatric PA. Associate Professor. Passionate about healthy policies for kids, equity, and Simpsons memes. Chilli Heeler is my spirit animal. Grateful mama. 💕 #MedSky #PedSky #MedEd Personal acct/time via personal device. Chicago 💙
Math is ❤️ English is 💛 Science is 💚 History is 💙 Languages are 🧡 *we had no purple 😈
Governor JB Pritzker@govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d agoWhat color, what subject? Math is yellow. English is blue. Science is red. History is green. Languages are purple.
I vividly remember a former fellow reaching out asking if I knew how to work a 50 year old ventilator…because that’s all they had left.
#WeRemember 💔❤️🩹
Gabriel Bosslet@gbosslet.bsky.social · 3d agoRFK Jr said these words today on national television "There were ICUs that were empty all over the country including in New York at the height (of the pandemic)" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha You are a fucking idiot hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha <sobs silently>
An infant boy died of Covid-19 pneumonia on March 23, 2020 He had no chronic diseases. 😡
Chicago baby’s March death caused by COVID-19, investigation finds
The medical examiner’s office said 9-month-old Joseph Myles died on March 23 at Mercy Hospital in Chicago as a result of viral pneumonia due to coronavirus NL-63 and COVID-19 infection. The death was ...
chicago.suntimes.com
Thomas [DARK MODE], DO@tom.medsky.social · 3mo agoRFK Jr. showing his eugenicist beliefs. Here he is today at The City Club in Cleveland: "The average American who died from COVID had 3.8 chronic diseases. So what was really killing them? It was almost impossible for COVID to kill a healthy person. It was killing people who were already sick."
365 Everyday Value (Whole Foods) Little Salad Bar (Aldi) Trader Joe’s (salad kits and prepared greens) Also: Taco Bell, Subway, Jack in the Box, McDonald’s, Chipotle, KFC, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Burger King, Pizza Hut, LongHorn Steakhouse, and YardHouse
Here are all the brands they supply: Earthbound Farm (owned brand) Eat Smart / FreshPoint Green Giant Fresh Good & Gather / Market Pantry (Target) Kirkland Signature (Costco) Private Selection / Simple Truth (Kroger) Marketside / Great Value (Walmart) Cont...
The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.
The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.
futurism.com
Sending so much love to Parker’s family, the community of Calgary, and those who searched for weeks to find him. Absolutely gutting news ❤️🩹
Investigators find body believed to be missing Calgary boy, Parker | CBC News
Searchers have found what they believe to be the remains of Parker, the 11-year-old Calgary boy who has been missing for just under two weeks, police revealed on Wednesday.
cbc.ca
For those of you who are still over there because of "the reach" or "the discourse" or whatever.
Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 2w agoMusk calls for the assassination of a reporter who embarrassed him with basic questions
This kind of arrogance and indifference toward children can be deadly. Contaminated raw milk does not SMELL, TASTE, or LOOK unusual. Don’t give it to kids.
ProPublica@propublica.org · 2w agoRegulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.”
non-zero chance they're shrugging about the parasite bc "only females eat salad"
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoDOOCY: There's a parasite that is giving people in the US explosive diarrhea. When is it gonna be safe to eat lettuce again. TRUMP: I don't know. I haven't thought about it. Are you eating a lot of lettuce Peter?
22. It's transparently clear that the author(s) started with the conclusion—let's demolish universities and replace them with a Peter Thiel model of public investment in inventors and entrepreneurs untainted by formal education and propelled by VC funding—and then tried to find supporting arguments.
1. The new Trump / Kratsios plan for US science appears explicitly designed to destroy US universities. Diverting money to tech donors is probably just a bonus. Gift link.
Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities (Gift Article)
Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.
nytimes.com
Remember when NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said there were no banned words and NIH Program Officers were making them up? Here’s the proof he lied: apnews.com/article/cali... I know, Jay Bhattacharya lying is not news. But it’s still really validating to have the admission.
White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...
apnews.com
The big banana alone seems worth the airfare 👀🌞
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2w agoThe FIRST DAY of Granville Street’s 7-week extended PEDESTRIAN ZONE was a BIG success, especially with kids! Free cotton candy and balloon creatures helped! All sorts of people were out strolling, people-watching, and checking out stores. TOMORROW free cotton candy & balloons again, & free flowers!
Richard Gere: “Trump uses the same words that Hitler did. Calls them vermin. They’re not vermin. These are human beings. I’ve met them. He’s never met a refugee or a migrant. These are human beings like us who are usually running from a fire of one kind or another” @marcofoster.bsky.social
uh Ralphie, get off the stage sweetheart
Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 2w agoOne Special Boy. 2026. Oil on canvas.
senior male academics giving a conference paper, after being shown the "one more minute" sign
Erin Dwyer aka Ginger Is A Construct@erindwyer.bsky.social · 2w agoTime keeping is my passion.
As a Cubs fan I’m trained to hold my breath ‘til it’s over-over. #WorldCup 🇪🇸
Quoted about the cyclosporiasis outbreak. —It's NOT norovirus — norovirus hits fast and hard with vomiting; —Your home freezer won't kill it. —exclusively human parasite — no animal reservoir. —how a specific farm irrigates and handles product is key www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a7317...
Can You Get Cyclosporiasis from a Pool? Doctors Explain
Infectious disease doctors debunk some online rumors.
womenshealthmag.com
This moved me to fill out the state registration form to be a poll worker in November. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
DHS chief threatens states that refuse Trump’s election demands after president’s widely condemned speech – live
Markwayne Mullin follows up on president’s unproven claims as Democrats accuse Trump of ‘working to rig the midterms’ in advance
theguardian.com