Jodie Haring

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

I also give myself a pass on feeling guilty about how many treats (including peanut butter) they get on days like that. Sometimes you use all the kongs and puzzle toys you have to keep everyone occupied!

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

OMG, I cannot believe how much I hate this commercial!! I listen to the radio while I shower - I will risk life, limb, and blindness to flail out of the shower to turn the volume off if this comes on.

The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice. As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree. Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world. The WA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

American Academy of Pediatrics Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule Table 1 for Ages 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2025 Published August 19, 2025. View full document and notes here: https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-Immunization-Schedule.pdf

American Academy of Pediatrics vaccine schedule for newborns - 18 yrs is the one to use. Just published August 19, 2025 ❤️ downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-...

North Dakota newspaper columnist whose Olive Garden review went viral dies at 99 Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died. She was 99.

Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

Don’t let this make you quieter.

Get louder.

The different stages

Of the two boys with smallpox, the one who had been vaccinated has very few pox while the other is horribly disfigured.

1901, photograph by Dr. Allan Warner of two 13 year old boys both infected with smallpox on the same day, one vaccinated as an infant and one not.

Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal

This is the best advice for the Democrats that I have read

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...

On the Power of Small Acts of Noncompliance At a moment when large-scale resistance can feel futile,
there are other ways to oppose, engage, and fight back.

I'm going to be on with @velshi.com at 11 to talk about my article on the small acts of noncompliance that we can take against our dispicable government.

I guess Summer is over.

www.thenation.com/article/acti...

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Me securing a shark getting measured for a research workup

Posing with some friends as part of my Why Sharks Matter book tour.

Scientists of Bluesky, introduce yourselves by replying to this post and I’ll share it and help you get some followers!

I’m David, I’m based in DC and study shark ecology and conservation policy. I’m the author of “Why Sharks Matter.”

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Thank you for sharing this information and your additional picture! So pretty!!

I think we had the same visitor this weekend!

I had this beautiful visitor in my garden this weekend.

Beautiful!! I also love zinnias! These are some of my favorites I’m growing this year.

We had the pleasure of hosting this family earlier this spring. What a treat to listen to the mom’s song and to see the babies grow!

Millions in federal money frozen for after-school programs in North Dakota The money was slated to arrive on July 1, but the state Department of Public Instruction notified school administrators on June 30 that the funding is still under review.

And now there's this—7,000 North Dakota kids might lose their after-school care thanks to Donald Trump and his Republican rubber stamps!

New zinnia this summer started from seed. They seem to like the warm, humid weather!

I worked at Planned Parenthood.

They diagnose cancers while still treatable. They help women decide what birth control works for them. They help those working through mental health challenges.
 
Defunding them just harms people who already struggle to find places to get care.

The Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a Five-Alarm Catastrophe In Trump v. CASA, the court hands the president yet more unaccountable authority—and yanks us into a neo-Confederate legal nightmare.

Make no mistake, the SCOTUS decision about birthright citizenship IS ALSO ABOUT *birthright citizenship.*
The Court is using nationwide injunctions as the tail, wagging the dog, to take us back to an Antebellum view of citizenship.
That way led to war once.
My latest in @thenation.com

I rarely post personal things. But I need to talk about my 4-year-old niece, Hope.

She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.

But the FDA recently denied its approval.

Now, her health hangs in the balance.

Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵

SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide

Important update about local impacts of funding cuts.

Depressing but compelling...

Thanks to @joshuasweitz.bsky.social and his team for putting this together.

scienceimpacts.org

In a time of global uncertainty and ever shifting tides, it is nice of Musk to provide us with this small bit of dependable consistency.

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at a Crossroads In this Viewpoint, former members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) caution that the sudden change in the ACIP may reverse the achievements of US immunization policy, includin...

👀 Hot off the press: A scathing open letter co-authored by all 17 former ACIP members. It's a frank look at ACIP history and the hard truths America will grapple with in the upcoming months.
Turns out the former ACIP members have more spine than CDC leadership 🙄
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

"We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can't believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much. "We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family's privacy as we grieve. "Our family would like to thank law enforcement for their swift action that saved others and for the coordination across communities that led to the arrest of the man who murdered our parents. We especially would like to thank the officers who were first on the scene to our parents' home and their heroic attempts to rescue our mom and dad. "Our parents touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their community that will live on in us, their friends, their colleagues and co-workers, and every single person who knew and loved them. "If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following: • Plant a tree. • Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail. • Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do. • Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it. • Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone. • Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something. • Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace. "Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect. The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."

Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.

(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)