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Public health, reproductive justice, big nerd about tv as health education. Fighting depression and anxiety with cats, bunnies, and raccoons. And being clever never got me very far. she/her

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Preview TMBG's new album The World Is to Dig: Wu-Tang
YouTube video by ParticleMen Preview TMBG's new album The World Is to Dig: Wu-Tang

Hear the brand new track from our upcoming album The World is To Dig. The song is Wu-Tang. Arrives in April.... and get your own free download of it right now at TMBGshop. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io63...

09.02.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 240    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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New study in Lancet eClinical Medicine (N=20,358) found that mental healthcare utilization initially increases (consistent with assessment requirements under guidelines), then drops substantially, following gender-affirming medical care. #transgender #mentalhealth #medicine

09.02.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5
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How America Got So Sick The health of a nation reflects the health of a democracy.

β€œthe withering of public health might not anticipate a future apocalypse so much as it recalls a previous America, one where lives were cheaper and shorter, where good health was the province of a privileged few…”

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

10.02.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

SURPRISE: PARENTS SQUAWKING ABOUT HOW NEED TO TALK ABOUT SEX ED AT HOME - ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT AT HOME - TOO BUSY YELLING AT SCHOOL COMMITTEE

10.02.2026 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, and also HUGE kudos to the remarkable VFX team who created some of the most amazing physical miniatures I’ve ever seen, especially for the dam break sequence. #OldSchool #Awesome www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZKe...

10.02.2026 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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TAG is seeking an experienced Grant Officer to lead our grant work and support fundraising for our HIV, TB, and hepatitis C treatment advocacy, policy, and research.

We’re looking for a grant professional with demonstrated experience in domestic and/or global public health and advocacy.

10.02.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Text: "Does sex sometimes feel like a sensory nightmare? You might need some accommodations! Learn more from writer Summer Tao. Read now at Scarleteen," above a person plugging their ears with their hands.

Text: "Does sex sometimes feel like a sensory nightmare? You might need some accommodations! Learn more from writer Summer Tao. Read now at Scarleteen," above a person plugging their ears with their hands.

Does sex sometimes feel like a sensory nightmare? There can be a lot of sensations: sounds, smells, and tastes. Summer Tao writes how to create accommodations for when sex is overwhelming in her latest at Scarleteen. www.scarleteen.com/read/sex-s...

10.02.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember watching that when it aired and just being so thrilled and happy at how great it was.

10.02.2026 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I loved those too. That sushi one was great, very creepy.

10.02.2026 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

that I’d been saving just my favorite episodes from recording reruns on scifi channel late at night. I’d delete the ones I didn’t care about, save Small Potatoes, the Texas vampires, the Petries, Clyde Bruckman, the bank robbery time loop with Carol Burnett’s daughter in it.

10.02.2026 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I didn’t watch the last episode. The promise of new Darin Morgan episodes got me through those years, but I didn’t want or need the mythology. I’d give $50 a year for a new Darin Morgan X-Files episode.

My rewatches have always been my favorite weird eps. I cried a bit when I had to turn in my DVR

10.02.2026 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

it's fine, if you just dropship the spells from Alibaba and call them handmade Etsy won't do anything about it no matter how many people report you

10.02.2026 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not wanting to make it about me, but JFC, a big part of why I’m still careful about all infections is I know people with MCAS and know how it’s triggered and I never want it. It’s a fucking bitch of a condition to live with and manage. I hope you can figure out what triggered this.

10.02.2026 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

all you want definitely affects that parasocial relationship with characters, so it probably has a bigger effect on such fans, but I wonder if a casual background show viewer of a Netflix series with queer characters is getting much of an impact from them.

So yeah, I think it is different.

10.02.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Geeky side quest, but I did so much research into how people learn about health behaviors and are affected by tv show portrayals of like LGBTQ characters, but nothing about how it’s different, or if it is, if they binge a show vs watching it weekly. Being able to watch a show over and over

10.02.2026 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m really sorry you went through this, but so glad you had good people taking care of you and that you’re doing ok now.

10.02.2026 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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CDFW News | CDFW Announces First Capture and GPS Collar of Sierra Nevada Red Fox in the Southern Sierra Nevada CDFW biologists announce the first capture and collar of a Sierra Nevada Red Fox in the southern Sierra.

First highly endangered Sierra Nevada red fox radio-collared

1 of the most imperiled mammals in the U.S.

Some USFWS Higher-ups refused to ESA list it, but its status is so precarious higher higher ups told them wrong answer & to designate it an endangered species

wildlife.ca.gov/News/Archive...

10.02.2026 06:41 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œplease let’s not play the game where you tell me the idea sucks and why, let’s play the game where you help me make the idea work.”

07.02.2026 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Schumer should be demanding everyone held in a facility like this gets not only released, but naturalized. If Miller wants to hurt these people we should extract the highest possible cost from him

09.02.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

THE WHITE HOUSE paid tribute to him and instead of posting one of his comics they used a fucked up A.I. picture! It was amazing!

Remember when Rob Reiner died and everyone was like okay here are my nine favorite movies he made

10.02.2026 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 325    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

By contrast, when Gary Larson dies, nearly every remaining scientific lab, academic department & company in the U.S. will have to lower their Far Side clipping collections to half-mast. I know people who reference his strips daily.

10.02.2026 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The population of Puerto Rico is roughly that of the District of Columbia, Alaska, and both Dakotas - combined.

10.02.2026 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screen shot from igndotcom instagram account of an IGN / ABC news headline.

Photo: a figure skater in a pose on the ice in a yellow t-shirt and denim overalls.

NEWS

SPANISH FIGURE SKATER GETS MUSIC APPROVED, WILL SKATE HIS MINIONS ROUTINE AT THE OLYMPICS

IGN |

VIA: ABC NEWS

Screen shot from igndotcom instagram account of an IGN / ABC news headline. Photo: a figure skater in a pose on the ice in a yellow t-shirt and denim overalls. NEWS SPANISH FIGURE SKATER GETS MUSIC APPROVED, WILL SKATE HIS MINIONS ROUTINE AT THE OLYMPICS IGN | VIA: ABC NEWS

GOD IS REAL

09.02.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1674    πŸ” 241    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 12
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From blackouts to food shortages: How US blockade is crippling life in Cuba US pressure pushes island nation's 11 million people to the brink as Cuba imposes emergency measures amid fuel crisis.

The US is starving Cuba to death

www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026...

09.02.2026 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 219    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 7
Screenshot from the STAT morning rounds newsletter:

STAT NEWS
What we're reading
β€’ Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak, The Guardian
β€’ The FDA quietly slapped more restrictions on the birth control implant, Autonomy News
LINK
https://www.autonomynews.co/fda-restrictions-birth-control-implant-nexplanon/

β€’ First Opinion: As a scientist and NFL widow, I am furious about a recent NFL Players Association-funded CTE study, STAT
β€’ Epstein files reveal deeper ties to scientists than previously known, Nature
β€’ White House looks for more drug pricing deals to add to TrumpRx, STAT
https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/09/health-news-nih-grant-reviewers-political-influence/

Screenshot from the STAT morning rounds newsletter: STAT NEWS What we're reading β€’ Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak, The Guardian β€’ The FDA quietly slapped more restrictions on the birth control implant, Autonomy News LINK https://www.autonomynews.co/fda-restrictions-birth-control-implant-nexplanon/ β€’ First Opinion: As a scientist and NFL widow, I am furious about a recent NFL Players Association-funded CTE study, STAT β€’ Epstein files reveal deeper ties to scientists than previously known, Nature β€’ White House looks for more drug pricing deals to add to TrumpRx, STAT https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/09/health-news-nih-grant-reviewers-political-influence/

We made @statnews.com

10.02.2026 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

10.02.2026 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10134    πŸ” 2840    πŸ’¬ 224    πŸ“Œ 213

How is it possible that anything about the funding fight does not include at the absolute minimum releasing every child from these concentration camps?

09.02.2026 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 526    πŸ” 166    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 7

their list of crimes is long:

dicksturbing the peace
filing a phallus report
possessing a dudely weapon
defacing a penile institution
ravishing public property

10.02.2026 04:33 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I’ve seen it trend before, and if you click over, it’s a nice little rewatch community. I miss live tweeting shows, so I’m always happy to see people doing that.

10.02.2026 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No, Chuck, you’re making them the fifth highest paid military in the world. You ain’t reforming shit.

10.02.2026 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1940    πŸ” 320    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 4

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