Jason GRIZZLED Bittel

I got to write about the DH pupfish once! And I always remember that one of the threats to their continued existence is occasional earthquakes thousands of miles away. 🧪

www.nrdc.org/stories/shou...

But also, NOT ENTIRELY FOR SCIENCE

oh no. i just found a medicinal leech site, too. the seed has been planted.

Just spit out my coffee

hahaha, @drfishsg.bsky.social suggested the same!

oh my, that sounds terrible!! glad you survived it!

ha, i did catch a tree branch to the head a while back and lost what felt like a good amount of blood! not nearly a pint though...

haha, will do!

Then he blocked me.

Having a real morning on the internet!

Me: I can't donate blood. Is there a safe way to still get the forever chemical removal benefit?

Some guy: YOU SHOULDN'T DONATE TAINTED BLOOD

Me: I can't & don't donate my blood anymore. But also, all blood is tainted.

Guy: YOU SHOULDN'T DONATE TAINTED BLOOD

Me: I.. don't?

Guy: YOU SHOULDN'T..

Do you know if they currently remove PFAS from donated blood/plasma before giving to recipients?

All of which is irrelevant, because virtually all blood (and plasma) donated is going to have forever chemicals in it. It's already there. Without me donating (which again, I am not doing).

Kyle, I don't know you, and I don't know what's going on in your life, but you seem to be looking for the most bad-faith reading of this conversation possible.

I can't donate blood (or plasma!) because of a medication. There is no burden for someone else.

By the way, @lynnepeeps.bsky.social has a whole book about this kind of stuff, and it will absolutely change the way you think about caffeine, screens, the sun, and our evolution and relationship to it! 🧪

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/703281...

Holiday lights are getting brighter—and messing with our sleep Researchers say that choosing better bulbs and being intentional about where you place them can make a real difference.

"... people exposed to greater light at night faced significantly higher risks of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, & atrial fibrillation, even after accounting for factors like sleep duration." @lynnepeeps.bsky.social for Nat Geo!! 🧪

www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...

Feeling the need to clarify that I'm not going to start draining my own blood because of something I saw on the internet. (Like, I'm into "health stuff", but not... you know.)

But if there's already an accepted, medically and ethically safe way to get this benefit, it seems worth asking!

ah, I see, but I think you're making several leaps here.

1. I was a very good donor until I was prohibited.
2. Now that I'm prohibited, I don't donate.
3. Getting rid of f. chemicals isn't the goal, it's the byproduct
4. I'm now asking how to get the benefit w/out endangering recipient

Interesting! I'd never heard of that. Though I don't think I can get a prescription for that (assuming you need a prescription for that)

🤔

hahaha, yeah. alas!

it's definitely also going to the recipient. but we all have forever chemicals. and the recipient has bigger problems, or they wouldn't need your blood. (the recipient also already has forever chemicals.)

but if i could siphon off a little blood and dump it... net positive?

Recipient safety!

Hmm, I wonder if the same restrictions apply to plasma donation though? I’d have to assume they do

Titus, my wife will not respond well to me having a medical reason to keep leeches! But I think my TikTok presence would skyrocket

Day dream question for the 🧪 hive —

Donating blood is one of the best (only?) ways for the body to get rid of forever chemicals.

But one of the medications I’m on notes prohibits me from donating.

So, uh, how can I get rid of some of my blood? Safely, preferably.

🩸💉

Marvel's Ironheart miniseries actually tackles this question in a pretty heartfelt way, I think.

😂

NARRATOR: In fact... www.youtube.com/watch?v=EErp...

I do not! Thanks!

Hummingbird Winter by Joanna Brichetto | Until the wind changes.

And what the heck, one more!

Hummingbird Winter, by Joanna Brichetto, via @short-reads.org www.short-reads.org/hummingbird-...

Raptor by Penny Guisinger | A roadside dilemma.

That post led me to another one I quite like.

Raptor, by Penny Guisinger, via @short-reads.org

www.short-reads.org/raptor/?ref=...