Kim Campbell Thornton

Mmmm. Colby. I grew up eating that.

DOGE funding cuts and layoffs threaten pet and human health care advancement Veterinary researchers and scientists express concern as the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) redirects funding from key health agencies, raising questions about the future of disease tr...

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FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say Beyond staff cuts, the departures of some longtime investigators in recent months have left less experienced people tasked with rooting out dangerous manufacturing practices.

With deep job cuts at the FDA, inspectors say the ongoing strain could compromise policing an industry spread across more than 90 countries.

“Things will be missed, we are going to have a lot less safe drugs,” a former inspector said.

Bill Cassidy’s Failure on Vaccines America is facing the consequences of the senator’s readiness to give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. the benefit of the doubt.

Cassidy, a physician, pledged to work closely with Kennedy, presumably to stop him from doing stuff like this. In fact he had no power to do so and rarely speaks up about Kennedy at all. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Do yourself a favor and go see Charlie Jane!

That is hysterical.

In Central Park last December, a grouping of trees. In the left foreground is one with reddish leaves, in the middle background are three trees bare of leaves, and on the right is a tree with reddish leaves. One patch of grass is green and in the background is a patch of yellow grass.

Bare trees and auburn autumn leaves tower over patches of green and dull yellow grass in Central Park. Taken December 1, 2024. #NYC #CentralPark

African bats require monitoring in protected areas, study finds Bats play a vital role in African ecosystems, from pollination and seed dispersal to pest control, significantly contributing to local ecology and livelihoods. The conventional thinking has been that…

Bats play a vital role in African ecosystems, from pollination and seed dispersal to pest control.

A recent study suggests that bats have been largely overlooked in monitoring and conservation programs conducted in protected areas and may be quietly declining as a result.

View of homes and buildings in Bern, Switzerland. Taken at twilight last November. Lots of trees and a cloudy sky.

Bern at twilight, last November. #travel #Switzerland

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they told her to smile
it wasn’t pretty to frown

so she bit down into a lemon
pierced it deep with her teeth

her feral sass seethed slow
a yellow Cheshire madness glow

her mascara running
so bitter, so lovely

like black claws
down
her
face
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#poetry #vss365 #poetrylovers #read

Of course it is, but that’s where we appear to be right now.

This is where Gates or Buffett or Soros need to step in and fund it.

Yes. I don't always remember the gate code (or other things like that), but my fingers do.

What Happened to the Bone-Crushing Dogs That Once Hunted Across North America? Before going extinct roughly two million years ago, canids known as borophagines took down and consumed much larger prey

For tens of millions of years, bone-crushing dogs padded across North America and busted up carcasses. Then they were gone. What happened to them? I dig in over at Smithsonian. 🧪

YouTube video by RHINO ZZ Top - Legs (Official Music Video) [HD Remaster]

ZZ Top, Legs.

I just finished an article that required a simple chart. That took more time than anything else.

Harry Weatherill, a tailor who draws portraits on cloth using tailors chalk (1955)

Vets give back around the world Explore how veterinary professionals are changing lives across the globe through volunteer work, education, and outreach—see the inspiring ways they are paying it forward.

Veterinarians share their skills around the world through volunteer work. My latest for Veterinary Practice News.

Aside from buttermilk I marinated the chicken in, +salt, this is all my dinner requires.

Plus chives I’ll cut (you can use green onions) for my potatoes. Chicken roasts for 45 minutes, potatoes for 60.

When potatoes come out, the chicken is done resting. Toss lettuce with drippings & lemon. 🍽️🍜

It should all go to his victims.

Glow-in-the-dark marsupial shows off its luminous fur — July’s best science images The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.

Glow-in-the-dark marsupial shows off its luminous fur — July’s best science images

Adorbs!

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Right now? Peaches macerated in a little bourbon and sugar, graham crackers, and some double cream.

Sending good California vibes for a speedy recovery, from a fellow spaniel owner.

Today I even skipped writing out the rebuttal. Once, anyway. The other one was actually important.

Dr. Fauci and Atul Gawande for health. And a woman health expert.

Hello everyone😍🩷I’m a Kinder teacher from Texas❤️I added pencils and sharpeners to my list because these we use them daily!! Any help or RT would be greatly appreciated 🫶
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a black and tan wire-haired dachshund sits on a blue sofa and looks up above the camera. his beard is an asymmetrical swoosh of coarse blond hair, and his eyebrows spring up like two more little accent sprouts. the tufts atop his feet are extra grinchy and magnificent.

This is Beni. He was born with such an impressive beard that his face is now redirecting all good whiskers to his eyebrows. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: beni_the_dachshund_in_paris)

Thanks; I just borrowed it from the library.