Lisa Van Cise

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

Actually not yet in the Seattle market. Sinclair (owns the ABC affiliate KOMO has not agreed to return the show to air and has some other “news” programming planned. They announced this in their 11 p.m. news tonight.

I talked on MSNBC today about the corruption playing out at the FCC. This isn't just about Jimmy Kimmel being silenced. The FCC is planning to change the rules to allow the company that shut down Kimmel to have a monopoly-like stake in local TV ownership.

In June, an ACIP member said that 250 pediatric flu deaths were no big deal. Maybe today we will find out that a handful of hepatitis B related cancers, transplants, and deaths are also not a big deal to them either. Welcome to the new public health. We are aligned to a manifesto, not science.

The death of free speech.

Defend Public Health Joins “24 Hours to Save AIDS Research” | Defend Public Health Defend Public Health is joining a grassroots group of organizers for “24 Hours to Save AIDS Research,” a nonpartisan event taking place beginning Tuesday, September 16, 2025, starting at 11:00 a.m. ET...

If you have a chance today, stop by the 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research Marathon on YouTube!

A lot of legendary scientists are sharing their research, and my friend @gregggonsalves.bsky.social is participating.

All hail VICTOR!!! He's a real-life hero whose selflessness & courage is an inspiration to us all.

Wishing you a complete & speedy recovery.

I salute you, sir! 🫡

When does the walking tour come out?

This is awesome and I feel like many are right out of my Shoreline neighborhood. Great idea!

Relatable as my kids head back to school. #mamabear #backtoschool

This shot of the sun above The Brothers comes around twice a year. I've missed it quite a few times because of clouds, but it worked out pretty well tonight. I've been wanting to catch this alignment for a few years, so I'm glad I tried even though leaving the house was the last thing I wanted to do

WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Murrow is rolling in his grave. This is inexcusable.

"This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and even it can inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise, it's nothing but wires and lights in a box."
-Edward R. Murrow

The craziest thing about this fight between Trump and Elon Musk is that Republicans are trying to take away health care from 16 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.

a beautifully written post, thank you.

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Brilliant coverage and there’s so much more to be discussed, including the near total gutting of #NIOSH and what that means for worker health and safety.

I’m so sad to hear of Mary’s passing. I enjoyed interviewing her when I was a young reporter on the health beat. She was always kind and made time for an interview. All my best to her family and friends.

The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.

This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.

First measles case of 2025 in Washington state identified in a King County infant – PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER We have identified a new case of measles in an infant in King County. People who were at certain locations in King County may have been exposed. People who are vaccinated are very well protected. See ...

#Measles case confirmed in King County, WA infant.
Vaccines protect those too young or immunocompromised who can’t get vaccinated. #publichealthfacts

publichealthinsider.com/2025/02/27/f...

NOAA Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’ An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.”

By definition, numerical weather models require international data. The atmosphere knows no geopolitical boundaries: any model that begins and ends at its country’s border is unable to generate reliable predictions until after a weather system crosses its boundaries. Which defeats the purpose!

A brown and white puppy sleeping on the foot rest of cream colored recliner.

Timeline cleanse. Jk. This is Reggie. Reggie is an ally, supports public health policies, is up to date w/vaccines (like his humans), knows DEI is a strength, & climate change research/policy is how we protect the health of everyone. Stay engaged. Follow public health research/state health agencies.

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King

Fact check: Could brush clearance have prevented the Palisades Fire? LAist dives into the science behind the claim that the brush clearance would have 'significantly mitigated' the destruction and losses.

@laist.com dives into the science behind the claim that the brush clearance would have 'significantly mitigated' the destruction and losses.

Cheers to holding out hope for a healthy 2025 and beyond. Wishing you a joyous year ahead…with a dash of humor. Thanks for the kind words…I’m off to find the helpers, pasteurize my milk and get my boosters!

5 pictures of a white and brown shitzu mix puppy and a lightning background. “Reggie” written at the top

Please rest your eyes on the best gift of Christmas 2023. I give you Reggie on a hoodie.

Yet here we are, raising our glasses of raw milk as we discuss the integrity of the polio vaccine testing. Thank you, President Carter. 🥺

#ICYMI Polioviruses can cause paralysis. The last endemic transmission of wild #polio virus infection in the U.S. was in 1979. The last case of wild virus infection identified in Washington state occurred in 1977.

Universal immunization prevents infection. #medsky