Introducing a new puppy to our jack-pack. We didn’t plan on getting a 3rd dog, but she needed a home quickly and we couldn’t say no.
#dogsofbluesky

My Critical Needs Budget will redress the avoidable crises state government is facing and deliver stability and security for the people of North Carolina. We must take this action now to fill the gap as the General Assembly works toward a full, fiscally responsible budget later this spring.

@ubereats.bsky.social
I ordered two pepperoni pizzas and received two mushroom pizzas. Your chat bought reimburse me $5.82. I want a full reimbursement. You make it impossible to communicate with a human. Contact me.

Lee Hamilton, foreign policy leader in Congress, dies at 94

What a remarkable life. Wish there were more like him.

One sock finished and on to the next.
#wip #knitsky

“That hat’s groovy,” he said. 🥰

NC governor calls politicization of university leadership 'absolutely counterproductive' • NC Newsline As a former chairman resigns from the UNC-CH Board of Trustees, Gov. Stein says he would like to see less partisan politics in higher ed leadership.

NC governor calls politicization of university leadership ‘absolutely counterproductive’ ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-go... #ncpol

Finished this best for my husband—surprised myself by completing this in less than a month. There’s a backwards cable on the left side (over his heart) to keep the “haints out!”

Excited for how much I accomplished over my 2 week holiday. I’m working on the finishing touches of this vest for my husband now!

One can only imagine what they’ll teach in science classes!

Opinion | Trump’s War on Public Health Is a Battle to the Death

Trump’s War on Public Health Is a Battle to the Death www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/o...

Everybody is at risk, even those who think this is good policy. Public health protects you whether you know it or not.

#knitting #showmeyourknitts
I forgot I made this over 30 years ago—before I had children! 🙌🥰

✨ Public Health Success Story ✨

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Brazil achieves crucial WHO certification: elimination of vertical transmission of HIV. 🏆

👶 Babies born HIV free
💪 Most populous country in the Americas to achieve this.
📉 Only 19 countries and territories worldwide have achieved this certification.

Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.

National public health “leadership” (hi RFK Jr 🙄) keeps poisoning public health with lies.

Vaccines prevent needless childhood deaths.

No baby in America should be dying of whooping cough — not when we have safe, effective vaccines literally ready to go.

This is a national tragedy

If it made the news at all, that's a win...

60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article) Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.

Gift link to NYT article about the corruption of DOJ. One former insider says “I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm. … [T]he American people should be enraged.”
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the white house is trying to destabilize the ACA markets by wrecking the risk pools. the end result is vulnerable people die

would like to kindly remind folks in or around public health that our words unfortunately hold more weight than ever due to the vacuum left by the US government. if you aren’t well-versed in influenza (aka most of us), you don’t need to be offering hot takes or reactions

Wishing you a beautiful day!

#nokings Wilmington, NC

Over the last 20 years, looking at all vaccines administered domestically, there have been 9,933 actual vaccine injuries out of roughly 6.5 billion vaccines administered. That’s just 0.015 percent of all vaccines that result in injuries over 20 years. An estimate 4.2 million lives have been saved.

Badass auto reply. #goals Screenshot of a resignation letter from Elizabeth Booker Houston, JD, MPH. She writes that she is no longer with the FDA, stating the U.S. government has been taken over by fascists and incompetent hires chosen for loyalty to a wannabe dictator rather than merit. She says she will fight the administration elsewhere, calls the dismantling of public health systems an atrocity, and criticizes people like Makary and RFK Jr. for their role. She condemns illegal firings, expresses love for the agency but says leaving is the right choice, praises dedicated civil servants still fighting, promises to advocate from outside the Executive Branch, and ends with “The sun will rise again!” followed by her signature.

Auto-reply email of the year. 🏆

FDA official resigning in spectacular fashion

#badass
#dropthemic
#goals

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This was an attack on a federal institution. An attack BECAUSE it is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This was domestic terrorism.

Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough.

Domestic. Terrorism.

Federal Grantmaking Gets a Christofascist Glow-Up Read my zero star review of the new Executive Order

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America Dissected Society & Culture Podcast · Updated Weekly · Wellness isn’t just about mindfulness, exercise, or the right skin routine. Science, politics, media, culture, tech — everything around us — interact to sh...

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On the bright side, we have a place to lock up all the leaders of the MAGA cult when we overthrow their asses!