El-Sayed: We live in an era where we continue to see a few very small people try to define America as being as small as they are. We can't control the past 250 years. What we can do is build the next 250
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Retired medicinal chemist. Book lover. Displaced Carolinian. Lifelong Presbyterian and proud Democrat.
Two deaths now associated with the outbreak in Michigan. Sure would be nice if we had a competent person at the head of HHS.
Detroit Free Press@freep.com · 2d agoBREAKING: Michigan reports first cyclosporiasis deaths as cases pass 11K 📷 provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
I love this: “common things are common.”
Infectious Diseases@infectiousdz.bsky.social · 6d agoWuhan or Ituri, COVID or Ebola. Without the small print, it's the same story: a chance encounter with an animal, in a market or for dinner or a kid playing, and the disease ends up where we don't want it. Common things are common.
Imagine devoting your life to public health, responding to two major pandemics, and then having to talk with these dipshits
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"
"I was hungry" and you cut SNAP. "I was thirsty" and you cut funding to ensure clean water. "I was sick" and you cut medicaid. "I was a stranger" and you deported me. "I was in prison" and you exploited me for cheap labor. "Whatever you do to the least of these, you do unto me."-Jesus
"Continue this fight. Never give up your right to speak out, protect your neighbor, your community, and don't forget to spend time with those you love." #SusanPretti #AlexPretti #PrayForAmerica
Quintessential Trump: In 2025, Trump axed the program to combat New World Screwworm, stating that they had "saved" $1.5 million a year. In 2026, the Trump announces a $1 billion emergency program to combat the Screwworm outbreak. $1 billion would have funded the old program for 667 years.
A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!
28 years of cyclosporiasis testing Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966. Measles eradicated in the US in 2000. All are back because of this science denying administration.
Exactly. They’re not as smart or as organized as they pretend to be.
Richard M. Nixon@dicknixon.bsky.social · 3w agoI want to get ahead of this speech tomorrow. You are going to hear a lot of cries of the sky falling. Remember: the President of the United States does not control elections. States and localities do, and even if you say "he has the military," there aren't enough in the 48 states to make a dent.
the food safety stuff is another reminder that a large, huge, gigantic part of being a republican is going “lmao why are we spending money to prevent horrifying disasters from happening if they never happen 🤪”
‘I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ #Matthew25 #dailyoffice
infected lettuce entering my body to cause explosive diarrhea
Y’all also need to shoot anyone telling you that you can simply wash off a parasite embedded into the skin and even the folds and creases of alot of this produce. A parasite that is resistant to bleach, chlorine, and vinegar by the way. Signed, An epidemiologist
Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social · 3w agoSo this parasite situation …what CAN we eat???? I just threw out a salad because I’m scared.
This promotional PSYCHO pre-release marketing photo (designed to satisfy demand and mislead from the film’s actual plot) always makes me smile.
This an official Vatican photograph of Leo at Lampedusa, Italy - one of the world’s heaviest migrant sites - where he went this morning to pray for migrants who died at sea. This is after turning down the offer to come to the United States.
Happy “liberal arts professor helps save the Union” day to all who celebrate
you know, when someone says something like "these are the things that need to be done to avert disaster" and your response is "you think democrats will do that?!?" all you're telling me is that you think politics is a spectator sport
As a new-ish resident of MN, I agree with this! The Minnesota State Fair is the best.
Governor Tim Walz@governorwalz.mn.gov · last mo.America’s real state fair starts August 27th. Plan accordingly and thank you for your attention to this matter.
I say this all the time: bacteria and viruses don’t care about “wokeness.” Bacteria and viruses just keep on infecting.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last mo.“.. The development, confirmed to The Associated Press by a Pentagon official, comes amid a growing, weekslong, flu outbreak at the U.S. Air Force’s boot camp .. that has sickened nearly 300 people. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/pent...
Better times at the Reflecting Pool. Everybody frolicking and splashing during a summer heat wave July 1970. Photo by Mike Lien.
Michelle Obama: "No one has the right to sit in judgment of who is American enough. And that's why, folks, we simply don't have the luxury or time to be cynical or complacent."