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BANNED BOOKS WEEK Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984 - Read for Your Rights. ala.org/bbooks. American Library Association

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights.

Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights.

https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

Artwork featuring tlbunches of stylised red flowers in two clear glass vases

Rachel Heller, UK artist with Down's Syndrome, who creates figurative and abstract works mostly in pastel #WomensArt

When Dementia Steals the Imagination of a Children’s Book Writer

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Opinion | Parents, Your Job Has Changed in the A.I. Era

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Union of Tenure System Faculty win recognition at MSU | NEA Clear majority of faculty unite to support historic unionization

Union of Tenure System Faculty win recognition at MSU www.nea.org/about-nea/me...

David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87

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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

This Is the Best Star Trek Captain, and I Don't Care What You Say This Captain exemplifies the best part of Starfleet.

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Yes!

What happens when vaccine coverage collapses in Florida because they are ending vaccine requirements for school entry?

1. Disease outbreaks that end up hospitalizing and killing infants too young to be vaccinated by responsible parents, the elderly whose immunity wanes, and the immunocompromised.

In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5. Today, it's .7%. Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why. Trust the science, it's been proven to work safely and effectively time and time again.

Judge rules Trump administration's funding freeze against Harvard was unlawful The decision from U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs is a massive victory for Harvard University.

www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-r...

Florida to end vaccine mandates for children as state’s surgeon general likens them to ‘slavery’ Joseph Ladapo, a long-time vaccine skeptic, says that every state vaccine requirement would be repealed

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Margaret W. Rossiter, 81, Dies; Wrote Women Scientists Into History

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PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SECRETARY GINA DEBLASSIE AUGUST 29, 2025 Ensuring Availability of COVID-19 Vaccine for the 2025-2026 Season

THIS ORDER supersedes any previous order, proclamation, or directives to the extent they are in conflict. This Public Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until such time as it automatically expires one year from the date of issuance, or until such time as the New Mexico Department of Health Cabinet Secretary rescinds it.

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

Your Boss Doesn’t Have Time to Talk to You Amazon wants bigger teams. Bank of America is flattening. Corporate America is shedding managers, and the workplace is changing radically.

www.wsj.com/business/bos...

Tesla rejected $60 million settlement in Autopilot case that ultimately cost it 4 times that amount The company was ordered to pay $243 million in punitive and compensatory damages by a Miami jury.

Tesla rejected $60 million settlement in Autopilot case that ultimately cost it 4 times that amount

Dispatch from Chicago: It's a beautiful day. All is calm and peaceful.

Dr. Boris B. Baltes Obituary (2025) - Farmington, MI - Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home - Farmington View Dr. Boris B. Baltes's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

A great loss for I/O. He did so much for the I/O program at WSU. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

Shelly Zegart, Who Stitched Quilting to History and Art, Dies at 84

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/a...

Babe wake up new aardvark cucumber just dropped

Newly Discovered Origami Patterns Put the Bloom on the Fold

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/s...

I had some in my back yard a couple years ago...magical

Painting looking up at the head and shoulders of a white woman under the surface of cool turquoise water with eyes closed and bubles coming from her nose as she resurfaces

US painter Samantha French, Breathing at the surface, 2010 #WomensArt
Stay cool people! 💦 #Heatwave

I may be biased (as a scientist with a humanities degree) but, um, fuck this.

Trust me, if you’re a scientist and you can’t see the benefits of humanities work on your research, it’s simply because you don’t know enough about the humanities work.

Pfizer Covid vaccine for young children may not be renewed by FDA Email obtained by Guardian says Pfizer was told approval may not be granted, meaning Moderna may have to fill gap

"Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for young children may not be renewed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this fall, prompting Moderna to fill possible gaps in supply, according to an email obtained by the @theguardian.com ."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @melodyschreiber.com

What you need to know about mRNA vaccines in light of RFK's claims The US health secretary is cutting funding for mRNA vaccines because he claims they are less effective than other types – but that is not what the evidence shows

www.newscientist.com/article/2491...

RFK Jr. Quietly Endorses Flu Vaccine for Kids and Adults New CDC director also backed a new option for infant immunization against RSV

nice find by MedPage... quiet flu vaccine sign off from HHS for next year.

www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

NEWS: Annie Farmer, an Epstein survivor who testified against Ghislaine Maxwell, just revealed on CNN that she wrote a letter with her concerns to Deputy AG Blanche — and received no response.

She says neither she nor other survivors have heard a word from the DOJ.

Florida officials warn about risks of drinking raw milk after 21 people sickened Florida health officials say 21 people, including six children, were sickened by E. coli and campylobacter bacteria linked to raw milk, and seven were hospitalized.

www.cbsnews.com/news/florida...