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What diagnoses are doctors using? This is the first I've heard anything about this. (Seriously curious.)

TIL - TY! I was unaware of this symbol.

Can't make it in-person to a No Kings protest? Here are 2 alternatives:
1) Write/send letters to voters in consequential elections via @votefwd.bsky.social - votefwd.org/campaigns
2) Attend a virtual #NoKings rally via Zoom, organized by @rubyslippahs.bsky.social - www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

It's really not, given our noise ordinances, so Idk why they do it! This morning it was even earlier: 4:50! 😵‍💫

At least it's not country.
The people working on our side street haven't been playing music I can hear, but they have been starting up at 5am some days! 😒

No, I used it for junk too and they imposed a storage limit.

I just realized I haven't been keeping up with Patreon because I lost access to my email associated with it. 😭

A sign made with mostly white LEGO tiles on a blue baseplate that says "Animals Build challenge" with a rainbow border of quarter-round tiles. The letters forming the word "Animals" are on a curved line with teeth pieces making it look like a smiling carnivore. Two 2x2 eye tiles and a pink "tombstone" tile with sprinkles as the dot of the i (looking like an animal's nose) complete the face looking to our left.

Our next Zoom meeting will be Nov. 1st, which is National Bison Day and National Cook for Your Pets Day.

So build an animal-themed MOC* and share it in our Discord or live on the Zoom call! Any animal, any scale, just get building and join in the fun!

*MOC=My Own Creation

congratulations kyanite! 🏆

(also congratulations tugtupite, you rock).

#MinCup25 #minerals

Here's my version of the bracket with my hand-drawn minerals.

If they include a note that says "edited" and shows the edit history, I don't see why there would be problems and chaos.

I want to correct my typos!

Watercolor orange background, blue text reads: “October is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Acceptance month.” There’s a graphic of a blue AAC device that says “Happy AAC Acceptance Month!” Below, text says, “Communication is a human right!” The ASAN logo is below.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a way to communicate without talking, like using a letter board or typing on an iPad. We want AAC available for anyone who needs it, and for autistic people to be supported to communicate in the way that works best for us.

Und manchmal,
wenn ich allein durch die Straßen gehe,
höre ich dein Lied im Kopf,
und lächle.
Nicht aus Trauer,
sondern weil es schön war.

Du warst kein Anfang
und kein Ende.
Du warst ein Stück Glück,
das bleibt,
weil ich es erinnere.

Our small black and white cat sniffs at the orange transparent minifig bottle costume which is surrounded by many other items from my BrickCon swag bag lying on top of a BrickLink25 reusable bag.

Same as previous, but now the cat is looking up and off to the left.

Cat approved BrickCon swag!

Our small black and white cat bats at the red glow of the laser pointer in a crouched, stalking pose - tail straight out behind her - on a mandala-like rug in the living room.

May, our smallest and oldest cat, who has no claws and few teeth, killed a cricket that somehow got in the house!
I didn't let her eat it, but gave her treats instead.

Dramatic reenactment with the laser-pointer:

Thankfully , I saw this before watching it:
bsky.app/profile/epis...

The image presents an informative graphic about COVID-19, highlighting that 49% of infections are asymptomatic. It emphasizes the importance of a multilayered approach to protection. The text lists several protective measures: wearing N95 and KN95 masks, using HEPA air filtration, ensuring good ventilation (carbon dioxide levels below 800 parts per million), staying up-to-date with vaccinations, conducting rapid tests before gatherings, and monitoring wastewater levels of COVID-19. The graphic is attributed to Yale School of Public Health, with sources cited at the bottom.

49% of COVID infections are asymptomatic according to Yale School of Public Health.

Yale advises layered protection: N95 masks, HEPA filters, good ventilation, vaccines, rapid tests and wastewater monitoring.

Source: pdflink.to/yale-covid-1...

A LEGO mosaic on a blue baseplate with a rainbow of quarter round pieces around the border that says "Bling Your Boat Build Challenge" with various sparkly/blingy pieces on the word "Bling" and the word "Boat" is yellow-orange and has curved pieces on the B and T making it resemble the hull of a boat, shimmery blue quarter rounds to suggest water below it, and a pink life preserver tile inside the O.

Whether you're participating in our collab, #FriendShipTember, #ShipTember (Is that just space ships or can it be nautical ships?), or none of the above... we want to see you build a boat and fancy it up!

Our grey cat sitting by the cat's water fountain wearing a transparent cone and looking very pitiful.

Our kitty-boy is home and doing pretty well, all things considered.

Our grey cat's face viewed up close through the mesh of his carrier. His green eyes are wide as he watches the passing scenery and his mouth is slightly open.

Tom is out of surgery & everything went just about as well as can be expected!
He's having some minor signs of Horner's Syndrome, which is not unexpected &, hopefully, temporary. Otherwise he's doing great & should be able to come home tomorrow!
Pic from our trip down yesterday.

Close up of a sideways grey cat face smushed up against green fabric (my shirt) looking lovingly at me with his green eyes. Background is a blurry living room.

Please send well-wishes to General Tom Foolery as he heads off to the vet specialists at the teaching hospital again. He has surgery again tomorrow on his ear.

Color photograph. A tan, black and gray tabby cat is perched atop a scratch post and caught mid yawn so she looks incredibly fierce. In fact, bringing this level of fierce and anger to the fight because you won’t take away my rights.

Today’s mood.

#cats #BlueskyCats #gato #CatsOfBluesky

I'm not sure, but between the hypermobility and my tremor, I tend to need to rest my hand on something when I'm drawing/painting/etc. and that limits my range of motion, so it's easier to stay small.

I blame my hypermobility for this tendency.

I used to be a lifelong Walgreens customer and even worked there for a year, but a few years ago they stopped paying their pharmacists reasonably and service went to 💩. Each store in town had, maximum, one or two pharmacists, so lots of times we couldn't get Rxs filled + took forever!

My kids' pediatrician's office said they won't even try to schedule until October and then it depends on if they even get the vaccines. In the past few years, sometimes we were able to get them at the pediatrician's and sometimes had to go to a pharmacy.

even if you don't give a shit about covid you should want clean indoor air in schools/public buildings because getting sick more often is a huge economic hit. it literally costs the economy exponentially more money to *not* filter the air

but maybe that pragmatic argument is too reasonable

Every time a patient tells me they have to quit their job or they will make slightly more than the medicaid cutoff this year and would then be bankrupted by healthcare costs, a part of me dies. What a fucked up country.

For-profit healthcare is a crime against humanity. #MedicareForAll

@asymmetricinfo What's your most expensive subscription, and why? @chronicillness.bsky.social Health Insurance

That's what my PT friend told me as well!

The Danes Resisted Fascism, and So Can We Danish resistance didn’t arrive all at once during World War II. But taken as a whole, the Danes’ actions are a testament to what’s possible when we work together to fight fascism.

I dug into my family history and emerged with an anti fascist blueprint for now. www.thenation.com/article/acti...