Nikki Dettmar

i love you beginner artists. i love you even if you're trying to learn art in your 60s. sharing your art can be scary if you are new to art and learning, but don't ever let mean people stop you.

your art is important and beautiful because it's yours. keep creating, now more than ever.

Science is effectively dead in the US for at least the next 3½ years, and will then take another several years to even get started again. Canceled research doesn’t just uncancel itself, and scientists who find opportunity elsewhere won’t just come flocking back.

The damage is generational.

Fobazi 's work on Vocational Awe has been foundational to so many of us. Please help support if you can

Good morning! We’d have slept better knowing our nation’s top health agency wasn’t run by a guy who *lets parasitic lamprey fish bite him* — and turns it into a photo op. 🦈🤦‍♂️ #PublicHealthFail

More public health and sass coming right up!

the emperor from star wars is wearing a hooded cloak and standing in a room . Alt: Emperor Palpatine from star wars is wearing a hooded cloak and cackling in a room .

Hugs and perhaps a smile - I just narrowly avoided sending 'Universithy' in an important email

So mote it be!

Sixty years ago today, Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law - securing health care for millions and saving countless lives. As GOP politicians try to tear them down, it's up to us to protect and expand these programs for Americans who rely on them today and for future generations.

A tsunami advisory remains in effect because there have been observable waves greater than one foot. All waves must be under 1 foot for 3 hours for the advisory to be removed. Neah Bay still has wave heights of 1.3 feet and Port Angeles has wave heights of 1.2 feet. #wawx

There go all your American generic pharmaceuticals 🤷🏻‍♀️

The NWS_NTWC has issued a Tsunami Advisory for the Washington Coast until further notice. If you are near the coast, MOVE AWAY FROM THE SHORE. or more information, see: tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/...

To whom it may concern, and it should concern the editor: I was quoted in your publication: https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans/can-we-engineer-our-way-out-of-ocean-acidification/ Still, others aren't convinced that good intentions are enough. Dr. David Ho, Professor of Oceanography at University of Hawaii at Manoa, a cofounder and the Chief Science Officer of |C|Worthy, a non-profit that works on verifying ocean-based carbon dioxide removal, believes carbon removal efforts like ocean alkalinity enhancement shouldn't be left solely in the hands of private companies. "They have no way to prove that what they're doing is effective - that's a big problem," Dr Ho said. The crux of the dilemma, he explains, is that we are fighting a planetary-scale problem, but are doing it with tools that are still being built and tested. Geoengineering is not inherently good or bad, but it is inherently powerful. And power, especially when exercised in ecosystems as complex and fragile as the ocean, must be handled with caution. However, I have never spoken to your reporter, nor would I have said those things. I would like you to remove my quote from your story, and issue a public correction and apology. Furthermore, you should look into whether the other parts of the article are also factually correct. Thanks. d.

WTF? I was quoted in this story but I have never spoken to the reporter nor would I have said those things. Is everything just generated by LLMs these days?

cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans...

A collage of global humanitarian scenes featuring USAID workers and aid recipients. Images include aid distribution, smiling children, disaster recovery, medical support, and agricultural assistance. Prominent USAID logos appear on boxes, clothing, and supplies, emphasizing relief and human connection across diverse regions.

Trump said starving kids in Gaza “can’t be faked.” Here’s a noble goddamn idea: if you actually care, bring back the Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance. Bring back USAID. You torched both for Musk’s money. Don’t weep for the kids you helped starve. Their hunger carries your signature.

The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...

Anyways, AIDS is going to be gone soon, this is a generic with FDA full approval.

a fluffy kitten sitting next to a cup of coffee with steam coming out of it Alt: a fluffy kitten sitting next to a cup of coffee with steam coming out of it

Monday mood.

Holy - and I cannot emphasize this enough - shit.

Also, this guy was a senior project 2025 organizer.

When you strip away humanity

Patients with severe ME/CFS deserve better than unproven theories

My rapid response at BMJ is online now. I joined the chorus of protest about an opinion piece claiming people with severe ME/CFS can recover by "reframing their beliefs" &c. People with ME/CFS deserve so much better than that:

www.bmj.com/content/389/...

#MECFS

#Epstein #GhislaineMaxwell #SarahRansome
Epstein survivor Sarah Ransome reveals Ghislaine Maxwell's role

Maria Farmer is a strong inspiring survivor of Maxwell and Epstein’s abuses. She’s right when she says pedophilia is not a partisan issue but rather a societal problem. We need to give a voice to the victims who want to testify and trust them. We should not rely on an abuser to know what happened.

A U.S. map showing the number of cases by state, with varying shades of blue indicating the range of cases. States with 1-10 cases are colored in light blue, states with 11-30 cases are shown in medium blue, and states with 31-80 cases are in darker blue. Some states are marked in gray, indicating they have zero cases. States such as Texas, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania have 11-30 cases, while others like New York and Florida have 31-80 cases. Here is a list of states with cases and their respective number of cases based on the map: Texas (TX): 11-30 cases North Carolina (NC): 11-30 cases Pennsylvania (PA): 11-30 cases Florida (FL): 31-80 cases Virginia (VA): 11-30 cases Georgia (GA): 31-80 cases South Carolina (SC): 31-80 cases Tennessee (TN): 11-30 cases New York (NY): 31-80 cases Illinois (IL): 11-30 cases Ohio (OH): 11-30 cases Kentucky (KY): 11-30 cases Maryland (MD): 1-10 cases Michigan (MI): 1-10 cases Missouri (MO): 1-10 cases New Jersey (NJ): 1-10 cases Arizona (AZ): 1-10 cases Colorado (CO): 1-10 cases Nevada (NV): 1-10 cases

💩🧵There is currently an outbreak of Cyclosporiasis with 244 cases and 33 hospitalizations as of July 15, 2025. No deaths. Cases are in 26 states. The source (or sources) is under investigation. 🥗❓

What is cyclosporiasis and how do you protect yourself? 👇

www.cdc.gov/cyclosporias...

Let's cut off our nose to spite our face.

Any archivists impacted by government agency cuts who want to share their story: 👇👇

Oh my God, Becky, look at this etymology, it is so interesting.

‘Booty’ meaning on💰is from the Middle Low German word ‘būte,’ meaning "distribution, share, plunder."

‘Booty’ meaning 🍑 is from an older English word meaning “buttocks,” later influenced by AAVE.

YouTube video by JerkieLegLeg Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog - Everything You Ever

Me: *workworkworkworkworkworkworkworkwork*

2008🧠, softly out of nowhere: 🎵So you think justice has a voice and we all have a choice, well now your world is mine... youtu.be/jZNqaAh6iLU?...

2025 me: 😦😱

what the fuck is this shit

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

Please please please fence your backyard pool.

In memory of Nik, my childhood friend who survived drowning at 4 but was a locked-in quadriplegic until his early 20s death #drowningprevention news.uthscsa.edu/locked-in-sy...

YouTube video by National Congress of American Indians Proud To Be (Mascots)

July 20, 2025 – Trump demands Guardians and Commanders revert names. When a president begs for slurs to be resurrected, we’re not talking football—we’re talking fascism.

If you’re unclear where Native voices stand, watch this.

It’s required viewing.

Thank goodness we have the raw sewage guy in charge of public health

Florida tribe joins the fight against "Alligator Alcatraz" The Miccosukee, who live n the Everglades, said authorities didn't do an environmental review.

They built a prison in sacred swampland. No review. No tribal consent.

Now the Miccosukee are suing to stop “Alligator Alcatraz”—a detention site in the Everglades where panthers vanish, medicines rot, and ICE rolls in.

This is a land war. And the tribe is done being silent.