Anne Blackerby

"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country." ~Fmr. President Theodore Roosevelt, 1918. Roosevelt was born OTD in 1858. Image: NPS/Sagamore Hill collection.

This is taxpayer-funded research data and info that belongs to the public and is not this administration’s to erase.

Hear, Hear

RIP to a legendary infectious disease reporter, and condolences to her colleagues and family.

Send this to all your family and friends

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

My fellow Americans, this is New Jersey in broad daylight. I do not recognize my country. The midterms are on November 3. Donald Trump created this nightmare. Let’s send him a message. Every Republican who is afraid to stand up to him must go. That means EVERY Republican. #VOTEBLUE #ABOLISHICE

THIS

Clearing up the difference between a Social Democrat and a Communist.

Happy Thursday. Get your flu shot. Get your COVID shot. Wear a mask.

If you read nothing else today, read this. Thank you for your service, Lt. Gen. Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social

Anyone can become disabled at any time. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not laziness or a lack of effort. It’s a part of the human condition. People get sick. Bodies break down. It’s a minority group you can join any time.

Judge Luttig has again performed a great service to the U.S. Constitution and our republic by exposing the treachery the Trumpsters have planned for 1/3/27, the new 1/6/21, and wisely outlining what must be done to stop the evil coup in its tracks. judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/january-3-...

If the American people don’t overwhelmingly reject and repudiate what is happening with this govt, Republican Congress, and Supreme Court this November, then this Republic is doomed. We can survive a criminal regime for a short term, but we can’t survive an ignorant populace.

🎁🔗: The 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/s...

Excellent write-up. Please read it all.

Just in time for the 2026-2027 vaccines, a new review shows that COVID19 vaccination significantly reduces the risk of severe illness and hospitalization across all age groups, including kids. Pregnant women were also protected, as were their babies. Don’t forget to schedule your vaccination!

Thank you, Gloria. You changed the world. I hope reading about your incredible life will inspire the next generation of equality. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...

some tears but mostly hope to start the day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=McaD...

#OnThisDay in 1918, Katherine G. Johnson, a “human computer” for NASA portrayed in “Hidden Figures,” was born in White Sulphur Springs, WV. She calculated John Glenn’s orbit of earth, the Apollo 11 mission to the moon and the Apollo 13’s safe return. mississippitoday.org/2024/08/26/1...

The AAP doesn’t make money from informing parents. They literally have a FREE educational website FOR parents. healthychildren.org

The AAP is one of 30 medical professional organizations that is fighting RFK Jr. on behalf of your children and their safety to protect access to evidence based healthcare services.

Seen this thread, @indyfromspace.bsky.social ?

The 22nd Amendment is extremely clear. No one, and that includes Donald Trump, can be elected to presidential office more than twice. We've said it before, and we'll say it again: the Constitution is not optional.

Oh yes! Please read this whole article. Thank you, Ms. Curlee, for your ongoing service to our country.

And the cheese stands alone. Our military is depleted. The dollar is diminished in value. The DOJ and rule of law are smashed to bits. Our allies have been abandoned. ICE is a private militia for Trump killing citizens in the street. And yet, 30% of the electorate thinks things are great.

The doctor who claimed that vaccines cause autism lost his medical license for faking for the study. But his lies and the damage he did to public health persist long after his paper was pulled. This is why science communication is so difficult; all it takes is one grifter.

If you got a bat stuck in your hair on August 9th at Olympic National Park, please go to the hospital immediately and then contact the Mason County Health Department, they're worried about you.

Win baby just win

A profoundly important point: "I did not get there by winning an argument." bktitanji.substack.com/p/that-space...

The Air Force One catering truck scandal is deeper and darker than the media is portraying it — it’s a Russian nesting doll of corruption and national security threats: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-five-s...

Pediatrician Here 👋🏻 Bubonic Bobby Jr. is a conman Eugenicist who is personally responsible for every measles outbreak for the past 25 years. He is a disinformation profiteer who has nefariously shaped vaccine refusal Internationally. Every time he refuses responsibility he confesses it.

Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone.

Fauci was caring for AIDS patients when others wouldn’t even touch them. He fought harmful misinformation. He warned about the risk of a pandemic for years. You’re never going to convince me he’s a terrible person.

A hospital pediatrician who has treated children severely ill with measles says: “The child is hunched over, mouth open, drooling, crying, maybe not even producing tears, because they’re so dehydrated." kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...

Evidence Based Physicians KNOW the cdc has been infiltrated and ruined by a disinformation profiteer hell bent on eugenics and suing everyone.

The Pentagon is withholding causality and hit numbers. The CDC is withholding infection rates. The FDA is withholding information about food contamination. The EPA is withholding pollution and climate data. This corrupt administration is ALL about concealing the consequences of its incompetence.

Oh, my! Drop everything and read this. And then, let’s shake off the smallness, the blinders, the despair and get to work, together!

Marco Rubio is against birthright citizenship. But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen. Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship. But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother. They are both shameless hypocrites.

I hope that congress person who missed 4 months of work for depression treatment and still got paid extends that same thinking to regular Americans who also miss work for health reasons.

Thank you for this story.

Your reminder that fairy tales are full of stepmothers because women once routinely died in childbirth, from postpartum sepsis, or from other infectious diseases and left behind housefuls of motherless children. Stable nuclear families are made possible by vaccines, antibiotics, and safe abortions.

Spot on!

every remarkable achievement of the state must be undone to prove the state cannot achieve anything. ( if you don't know the screwworm story, see e.g. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch... )