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Good morning, Athena and Pip!

a penguin with a bandana on his head says " don 't worry i 'm a doctor " in white letters ALT: a penguin with a bandana on his head says " don 't worry i 'm a doctor " in white letters

For the next 24h, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related questions in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Answers are for information only, NOT medical advice.
#AskAnIDDoc March 2026 edition.

I wanted the cup and the man that won it, I asked if by any chance he needed a belt and he said yes actually!!! I got the cup I wanted!!!😆😆🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️

Gas prices at $7/gal and reinstituting the draft is about the only think I can think of that will unite this fucked up America.

We keep yelling about death and sadism, forgetting that there's a substantial number of people here who not only don't care, but who actively wanted to build this world.

Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police quietly erected overnight at Capitol The memorial honoring officers who defended the Capitol was required by law to be installed by March 2023.

Long past time.

Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police quietly erected overnight at Capitol

The asymmetry of the value placed on human life is so striking. Israel has a goal to recover 40-year-old remains; to do so, it invades a sovereign country, and the lives of 26 Lebanese are an afterthought. Their names not even worth printing in the New York Times.

Ah shit! We let pedophiles decide our beauty standards. Post the release of the harrowing Epstein files, and the powerful men in media and fashion, considered possible accomplices, it feels fair to say this with more gusto!

One of the most powerful things I've read in years, and a real dropping of the scales moment for something vile that has been insidiously poisoning everything for decades

jameelajamil.substack.com/p/ah-shit-we...

A small yellow bollard with triangles where ropes/chains can be attached that look like little arms akimbo. Someone has drawn on two black lines like frowning eyebrows to complete the indignant look

Another disapproving post

Bread was at the heart of everyday life in the 17th century and a familiar presence in still life paintings. It formed the foundation of the Dutch diet, consumed by all social classes and commonly paired with butter, cheese, fish, or hearty stews. 🍞

👁️ https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection

A white iris blooming in a sea of dead grass.

Morning y'all ☕️
Slept in while it rained...going to get some Garden Time today 🤞

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61 years ago today at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama.

New research finds that oral treatment with Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, which is depleted in the #Parkinsons patient microbiome, improves motor deficits in α-synuclein overexpressing (Thy1-ASO) mice
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Agreed! BlueSky could be an incredible source for breaking wx news if enough of us keep it active!

Stars in a dark sky over bare branches.

Night y'all ✨️

Isaac Chotiner sitting down to interview Louis and Armand

Speaking of bluebirds, this is a favorite #WorstBirdPic of mine for #PhotoFailFriday. A truly unfortunate #StickHappens moment! 😅

#birds 🌿

islamic christology is probably the funniest theological field because the things muslims believe about jesus are fundamentally 99% identical with the things christians believe to a genuinely funky extent. like including the "he'll come back at the end of days to battle the antichrist" part

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Humming bird migration dates.

The hummers are coming! Get your feeders cleaned and ready. 🌱

If you save a post to "drafts" - you can go back (right back if you want to) & check it & edit it ... TA-DA:

⭐️⚡️Poor Man's Edit Button⚡️⭐️

[October 30th, 1980] Bruce Springsteen performed at the Los Angeles Sports Arena during his River Tour

Both the TV remote control and the audio cassette tape have their origins as accessibility devices.

Duck party

Ok, supplies were limited so I just got one.

The shop says there are 3 more available!

I think we need three, even if the Elder Grandteens don't "do" Easter baskets anymore

a close up of 6 or 7 turtles tumbling out of an egg. these are so small they could balance on your fingertip, and each is a different wild combination of colors! there are pastels, shiny rainbows, deep blues and bright greens.

a shot from above showing 6 different eggs. every egg is totally random colors in funny stripes, since we have them printed with filament that otherwise would have been wasted during color changes

a little stack of 10 turtles on top of each other!

three different eggs. One is purples and black stripes, one is bright oranges and rainbows, one is bright bright pink mixed in with teal & purple stripes

This one is a Blue Sky Special. Everyone keeps asking us if they can just buy the tiny freebie turtles (or multiple of the tiny freebie turtles) so now you can buy a Tiny Turtle Army in mystery colors! They all hatch from a cute randomly colored egg!

thebrokencircle.etsy.com/listing/4466...

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

Storm clouds at sunset. The right side of the frame (west) is golden, the left is dark and stormy. The bottom of the frame is a suburban neighborhood with houses, trees, and a phone pole.

Texas sky update
She's a Drama Queen...

Tulips at the Dallas Arboretum

Dallas Blooms at the Arboretum

Before we get another round of rain, I made it back to the Dallas Arboretum. The daffodils and hyacinths are at peak bloom. Tulips are at ninety percent bloom. Definitely needed this.