Graphic of a blue sign with a picture of someone in a white coat using a microphone. It says Put science back in public health in orange writing.

Each day during Public Health Week, @defendpublichealth.bsky.social will be highlighting two of the 10 planks in our People’s Health Platform.

This afternoon we are focusing on PUTTING SCIENCE BACK INTO PUBLIC HEALTH

Tired of RFK Jr.’s delusional, vibes-based public health approach?

SO ARE WE!

Calico tabby cat lounging on a purple couch with green foliage behind her

Looking like an empress… we shall call you Wamba the Great. #Catsky #AdoptDontShop

A man went to adopt a cat, but it refused to be separated from its companion, so he ended up taking them both home.

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Mooch loves this one. So do I!

Good doggie 🐶

A pink sheet strung on several hangers sways in the wind on a laundry line, suspended from the rafters in front of a bank of green bushes

To anyone who may call me impatient:

This is factually inaccurate.

I have a 1 cu. ft. washer, a king size bed, and a laundry line. It takes me all day to launder and air dry my organic cotton linens (when it’s warm enough to so).

Wouldn’t trade this #SustainableLiving for anything.

A chart comparing the arrest rates of immigrant parents with U.S.-born children from January 2022 to January 2025 of the Biden administration (data shown in blue) and the first seven months of Trump’s second term (data shown in red). Under Trump, the rate of arrests doubled. Text on the bottom of the chart reads: Note: Arrest figures for both administrations represent an undercount due to data limitations. See our methodology for more details. Source: ProPublica analysis of ICE data obtained by the University of Washington Center for Human Rights.

Under Trump, immigration officers have detained parents of U.S. citizens at about twice the pace of the previous administration. And compared with Biden, Trump has detained many more people with only minor criminal histories or none at all.

👉 Read our full investigation: https://propub.li/4uVy3Mu

This beautiful senior boy is a from a hoarding/breeding situation. He's never had much peace in his life. So she gave him that today. Adoption pending. #rescuedog
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“Libraries are one of the best creations in all human history”—my daughter just now but also anyone who reads.

The “male flight from education” evaporates in higher ed.

Found my twin flame.

Despite state bans and restrictions, the number of abortions in the U.S. holds steady The Guttmacher Institute has a new analysis on how many abortions happened in 2025.

The Guttmacher Institute has a new analysis on how many abortions happened in 2025. n.pr/4d2eE64

Here's your moment of zen: A "holy" cat named Coco stands at the entrance of a church in Mexico, seemingly blessing everyone who walks in 🐱

What a massive blind taste test of vegan milk, cheese, and ice cream found — explained in one chart What people really think about plant-based dairy.

I have two different yet equally disappointing #vegan cheddar cheeses in my fridge, but the provolone in the same brand is really tasty. And I’m so bummed by #PlantBased mozzarella, I make my own cashew buffalo mozz to avoid the stretch altogether. www.vox.com/future-perfe...

These animals can cause big trouble. Why are states unleashing them by the millions? Introduced species can wreak havoc on native ecosystems. Many states are flooding their waterways with them.

The nonnative fish released by states that depend on fishing licences for all outdoor conservation efforts are considered 'naturalized.' Translation: Whether or not we see certain species as invasive "often comes down to what we value." www.vox.com/climate/4831... #AnimalMatters #Interdependence

Calico tabby cat sleeps face down on the lap of a woman wearing jean shorts and a colorful shirt

Our happy place. After 12 years, when this feral kitty nuzzles on me, it feels like an enormous triumph. #WambaForever #Catsky #AdoptDontShop

Bear euthanized, her cubs left orphaned, over objections of Monrovia city leaders State officials have euthanized a bear who swiped a woman in Monrovia over the weekend despite objections from city officials who asked that the mama and her two cubs be relocated to the Angeles Natio...

More proof we we need to really consider our relationship to all animals, both domestic and wild. www.latimes.com/california/s...

All day , every day.

Love Elle and her musical tributes to our wonderful planet... that we must protect with federal funding!!

Great explainer about what happening at NPS.

Communities who are already bearing much of the burden from industrial pollution are also at greatest risk from climate disasters. This order just makes environmental injustice worse.

Trump Doesn’t Value American Lives. His New Pollution Policy Is Proof | Opinion The Trump administration is poised to throw out the very idea that climate pollution is a threat, too.

In a new @newsweek.com, leaders from the @sierraclub.org, @nrdc.org, Environmental Defense Fund, and @earthjustice.org warn that the Trump administration’s latest Environmental Protection Agency pollution policy puts corporate profits ahead of public health.

🚨 BREAKING: Trump is moving to eliminate the EPA’s Endangerment Finding — one of the strongest legal tools we have to fight climate pollution.

We will fight this. Polluters should pay — not the public. Read more at our statement bit.ly/4aNcAwb

🚨 Epstein survivors release this powerful PSA in advance of the Super Bowl demanding answers from the Justice Department. This is the Super Bowl ad every American should see. Spread it everywhere.

Verge headline: How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo by Elizabeth Lopatto Photo illustration depicts a shadowy Epstein flanked by Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, distorted by pink noise

"It’s hard not to read these files and come to the conclusion that Epstein helped engineer the ultimate elite impunity — in which our society has been totally destroyed so the richest and most powerful men in the world can do whatever they want."

Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: bit.ly/4kF9C1j

Can’t adopt a dog? Pasadena Humane now offering pup field trips and sleepovers to the public The excursions can range from a short walk around the park to a long weekend sleepover, which can give dogs' personalities time to shine outside the shelter.

What a fabulous way to let shelter dogs get some critical outdoor-human time and to let the world know they’re available for a furever home!

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At a ‘Tea Party’ With Scientists, This Ape Showed Some Imagination

Of course these beautiful creatures have imaginations! We already know the emotions of wonder and awe can be traced back to our primate ancestors. Only because we’re unwilling to believe that they have higher order thinking has it taken us this long to recognize it.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/s...

Column | Good news: We saved the bees. Bad news: We saved the wrong ones. Honeybees have never been in danger of extinction. But scientists are finding that they can accelerate the demise of native bee populations.

Having written about bees as commodity animals, I found this piece of advice fascinating:

Restoring one acre of habitat for each hive maintained could be enough to sustain the 40,000 insects living in a typical hive without starving the native bees.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

They ransacked the U.S. Capitol and want the government to pay them back Last year, President Donald Trump pardoned almost 1,600 people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Now many of them might get money back from the government.

Next, the ICE agent who murdered Nicole Good will be suing for libel... and will be awarded millions. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

I'm pretty sure that killing people with pollution is *also* bad business. Did anyone else spend 30-40% of their AGI on healthcare in 2025? (Or was that just me?) And I have good corporate insurance! My insurer paid six figures in care. That ain't cheap, so explain this "cost to businesses" to me.