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!! CALL TO ACTION !! #Booksky

please join me in the fight to save our libraries.

EveryLibrary is working hard to save the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which is the federal agency charged with distributing Congressionally approved funds to state libraries and grant recipients.

The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

“The decision to vaccinate is a personal one,” the CDC statement said.
www.propublica.org/article/meas... @propublica.org @patriciacallahan.bsky.social

I am checking out trackbear.app since NaNoWriMo went like the dodo.

Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.

When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied.

You have a right to see this file.

Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’ Researchers believe personal stories are more persuasive than facts alone in addressing vaccine skepticism

"...when once-trusted communities started veering from plausible-seeming medical concerns into what some observers call “the conspiracy singularity”, a worldview where ideas about vaccine harm collide with conspiracies like Pizzagate and lizard people"
www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

Revealed: gambling firms secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook without permission Betting companies secretly track visitors to their sites before sending data to parent company Meta

FB doing FB. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

2/ ‘Better’ because the design goal in a #ttisg is to keep the player’s mind inside the experience of being their character, as much as possible. A warrior like Conan doesn’t get to dictate whether he missed or his blow was stopped by armor. He swings his weapon, and then experiences the results.

1/ Under #ttisg design, it’s better to treat accuracy & damage separately AND to treat armor protection & dodging ability separately. Else the players & GM are left to make up the details. Did I not hurt the undead armadillo because I missed, or because I hit but my weapon clanged off of its armor?

Freedom look like this... Two owls gliding through the golden hour- nature's perfect duo. 🌞🦉

📸 emmett_sparling
#Owl #Bird #Nature

Screenshot from "Letter from our correspondent" in "Papua New Guinea Courier"

The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.

If you're a federal worker and you want to blow the whistle and share emails or memos from the new administration, my DMs are open and I'll keep you anonymous.

Hey now! My best buddy and long-time collaborator on Villains and Vigilantes (aka Mighty Protectors) is now a Bluesguy! I’m sure if you follow him he’ll have plenty of fun things to say. bsky.app/profile/jack...
#vandv

Snow falling. Trees in background. Deer trail on ground foreground.

暴风雪：雪落在冬青树丛中，冬青浆果
Tormenta de nieve: la nieve cae sobre el arbusto de acebo con bayas de acebo
Snow storm: snow falls on holly bush with holly berries

The story behind ProPublica’s new Private School Demographics database began with our need to understand how many “segregation academies” still operate — and where.

By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social

📸 sriram.udhayab

List of ALL 100 U.S. Senators DC Contact Information:

Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744

Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004

Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521

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I’ve been in too many meetings which could have stayed idle thoughts in someone’s head

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Exclusive: Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes More good news for those looking to exit Meta's social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a

More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem. An independent dev is building a photo-sharing app for #Bluesky called Flashes. It's powered by the same tech that underpins Bluesky, the AT Protocol, and has been built using code from the devs earlier Bluesky client, Skeets.

An adult female oak treehopper rests on branch facing many small brown treehopper nymphs.

An adult female oak treehopper rests on branch facing a single small treehopper nymph.

An adult female oak treehopper rests on branch facing a single black, white, and red treehopper nymph about half her size.

An adult female oak treehopper rests on branch face-to-face with a large black, white, and red nymph nearly her length.

Oak treehoppers have my whole heart. These photos show the difference in size between mamas and their offspring at varying instars. I love them so much. 💛 Mamas stay with their babies throughout their development, protecting them from predators like wasps. Unusual behavior for a bug.

I found out just a few minutes ago. He was one of my favorites.

It’s true that most of what’s in this report is familiar. But it’s still such an important document to have out in the world - in particular in light of efforts, of which we’re likely to see more, to rewrite the history of January 6

www.justice.gov/storage/Repo...

Exclusive: Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes More good news for those looking to exit Meta's social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a

This is THE quote: “U.S. users are signaling that they would rather use a foreign adversary’s app than return to Meta at this point.”