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I'm sorry you were getting such a hard time over on the other platform. On Bluesky, we've been told to freeze out assholes by reporting them and blocking them and not responding to them at all so you're choosing the correct path for this platform.

This is the best list that anyone keeps of doctors who have been trained in the technique. (I have heard some reports it is a little out of date as doctors move around.) https://www.dupuytren-online.info/radiotherapy_clinics.html

Bumping the PSA because someone else who needed it found it recently and it's been a good bit: if you are diagnosed with Dupuytren's/Ledderhose, read this thread and get to an oncologist who does radiotherapy treatment AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

Pour a bit of white vinegar on a wash cloth and flap it around to get rid of the smell. The vinegar smell will go away quickly.

Years ago ours turned out to be a foam nerf bullet lying against a light bulb in a chandelier

California suspends distribution of Raw Farm raw milk products after bird flu detection | CNN Distribution of Raw Farm raw milk products has been suspended after bird flu virus was found in milk samples, the California Department of Food and Agriculture said.

The CEO of Raw Farm—whose milk is contaminated with bird flu—says RFKjr’s transition team asked him to apply for the position of FDA advisor on Raw Milk Policy and Standards Development.

So about ten years ago I found a small network of bots on Reddit dedicated to spreading hate. The thing about it is that these weren't even responding to political topics - they were just responding to random keywords with insults and hate.

The same bots are now here. You should understand why. 🧵

Advice for U.S. Government Scientists: Lessons Learned From the ‘Muzzling’ of Their Canadian Counterparts • The Revelator The next four years will be awful for the science and conservation community. By learning from past experiences, we can minimize the damage.

The Revelator linked to my old blog post about muzzling scientists in their post to American scientists ready to weather the T#ump era. therevelator.org/scientists-m... See the list of resources at the bottom.

To be tolerant does not mean to tolerate the intolerant

Cancer and Covid-19: Collectively catastrophic The Covid-19 pandemic has spread rapidly across the globe, resulting in more than 3 million deaths worldwide. The symptoms of Covid-19 are usually mild and non-specific, however in some cases patients...

Sloan Kettering has a library of resources on how Covid has been causing and worsening existing cancers, here’s one thorough review

Please correct misinfo out there! Many people spreading it because they don’t look up years of studies on this pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Two dishes of Brazil nuts, one with the nuts still in their hard shell, the other with the nuts prepared for consumption. Copyright Tom Kimmerer

Brazil nuts, almost unique in our food supply, are not cultivated, but are collected in the wilds of the Amazon forest. Communities of indigenous nut harvesters maintain intact forests necessary for the trees. When you eat Brazil nuts, you are contributing to the conservation of Amazon forests. 🌏

Just found this on reddit - if true, then the company has shut down but the CEO is trying to steal as much $ as he can before it all falls down: www.reddit.com/r/eshakti/co...

Coming back to say thankfully AmEx sided with me in my chargeback & I got my $ back. But if missed it: #eShakti, formerly great, is full scam now; they take your $, deliver only excuses, then try to wait out your chargeback period. Google has the full story & the BBB has removed their accreditation.

i think we should stop giving our ai bots female names (alexa, siri) and give them names from the old white boys club (john, james, chad) in honor of how overconfident and annoying they are even when they’re completely wrong or making stuff up

Heat stroke What to look for High body temperature (103°F or higher) Hot, red, dry, or damp skin Fast, strong pulse Headache Dizziness Nausea Confusion Losing consciousness (passing out) What to do Call 911 right away-heat stroke is a medical emergency Move the person to a cooler place Help lower the person's temperature with cool cloths or a cool bath Do not give the person anything to drink Heat exhaustion What to look for Heavy sweating Cold, pale, and clammy skin Fast, weak pulse Nausea or vomiting Muscle cramps Tiredness or weakness Dizziness Headache Fainting (passing out) What to do Move to a cool place Loosen your clothes Put cool, wet cloths on your body or take a cool bath Sip water Get medical help right away if: You are throwing up Your symptoms get worse Your symptoms last longer than 1 hour

Heat wave season reminder: one incident of severe heatstroke can cause an acute brain injury, as well as predispose you (generally temporarily) to getting heatstroke again. Do not push past early symptoms of heat exhaustion.

Catch it as heat exhaustion, and avoid an ER visit for heatstroke.

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I'm not a singer or actor but learned to project on a parade ground. No problem lecturing in a large hall when sound system failed and could call my kids in for supper when they were half a mile away in the forest 🤣

Cookies will run together if the batter is too warm. Roll the 2" balls of dough and put them on the cookie sheet and then put the whole thing in the fridge for 5-10 minutes before putting it in the oven.

I have a body part that seems to attract injuries too but less gruesome ones. Middle finger right hand. Squished it and lost the nail (it grew back), sliced a big chunk off the tip off it, crushed the bone when I slammed the car door on my own finger, and a few other injuries 🥺🤪

Yup, I occasionally freak people out by pointing out that we are essentially a weirdly shaped doughnut with a hole in the middle.

Funny. The original meaning of skeet is to shoot (as in clay pigeon skeet shooting). She seems to think that one of the other meanings the word has acquired is it's only meaning.

Wow. Thanks for posting this link. I suddenly understand certain people's behaviours and attitudes a whole lot better than before.