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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A learned and also genuine voice for a whole bunch of us here.

Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“Somehow”??? Looking at you, Thom Tillis and other Repub Senators. You have no spine, no moral core, no patriotism, no honor. Pondering how to legally hold you to account as we try to rebuild our country into one that believes in and upholds its laws.

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

So you decided to finish up LC! And then return to friend Claes? Can’t wait!

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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

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Ben Edwards @bostonhistory.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

IMO, Dorothy Dunnett really found her voice in the 4th LC, Pawn in Frankincense. By HON she was off to the races! Love how she has characters draw on memories from events in earlier volumes - makes it so rich. Master of the unreliable narrator, sometimes they’re wrong! I hope you read LC6, Checkmate

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yes, but years after having my heart won by Niccolo. I appreciate Lymond now, but as I’m not from the UK the place names, battle sites run together - the story was much harder for me to follow. Plus, DD quite successfully drew his character during the first book to be annoying and immature.

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Consider jotting notes to self of this incident, what you observe how it begins, plays out, motivations etc. As you move through the whole 8 vol work, other characters will discuss, dissect, maybe misstate (why?) Worth recording your own opinion now. Or else reread all umpteen times like me (Joy!)

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is extremely cool - and an extraordinarily accessible* article. Thank you, Ada, for the post. *for a strictly scientific article. Nothing approaches the engagement of your #InventingtheRenaissance .

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

That jingle has still been in recent use, says the librarian of my ear worms.

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Her father was a famous sportswriter!

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well, her dad was a famous sportswriter. She’s always known the important things in life. 😊

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And, because you took their barbecue - probably for a lunch for your whole office staff - you (and all physicians) are now entered on a publicly searchable list disclosing how much 💰 Big Pharma has “paid” you this year. Makes sense for big-ticket gifts, but every pen or donut??

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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

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Darth Doctor Pete MD FAAP @darthdrpete.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hurts? You’ve no idea until you’ve lived in this state. Which he, actually, does not. #🔵ina🅰️

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

That color gives more gallstones vibes. The gallstone of Galilee?

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I saw that a few months back in a large public area. Very strange initially, but it worked.

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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The biggest misconception about COVID has been that it’s a respiratory infection and, if you make it through a few days, you’re fine. The reality is that it a vascular infection that results in damage to your heart and brain and everywhere else. I can’t see living my best life with brain damage.

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Not to mention taking action to prevent passing illness to our patients! We Peds have always kept working “under the weather” - only with active vomiting or measurably high fever would we call off. 🤮 Fear of canceling patients or overburdening our partners - Not the best plan back in the day.

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

As a PCP pediatrician, I likely saw a fair amount of postpartum depression -and failed to recognize most of it. Especially hard when family is new to one’s practice. Recalling one new mom who seemed fine, competent, a little reserved. Then, at 4 mo checkup, so animated! 💡”Oh! She’s been depressed!”

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Blessings on your new ministry, Daniel.

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mabengry.bsky.social @mabengry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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

thebulwark.com

A Letter to Myself on 9/11

No man—and no country—can live life in reverse.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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.

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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-...

judgeluttig327269.substack.com

January 3, 2027 - The Final Battle for America’s Democracy

House Republicans are poised to claim that the midterm elections were stolen from them when they meet on January 3 to decide which Members-elect will be seated in the 120th Congress

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In the same vein, medical puberty blockers are most commonly used to block precocious puberty (thus allowing normal growth, bone development, menstrual timing, less mental stressors) in children for whom gender affinity hasn’t come up. Keep politics out of prescribing.

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Surgery for gynecomastia can help tremendously, in some cases a true life saver, but most pediatric and plastic surgeons reserve this for after Tanner 5 maturity is reached, puberty completed. 3/n

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Persistent prominent breast tissue - gynecomastia - in cis-male teens can be hugely troubling to many experiencing this. As a pediatrician for 45 years I’ve encountered stories of bullying, of avoiding sports and swimming, of suicidality, and other threats to health and wellbeing. Surgery for 2/n

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Right. Virtually all boys have breast development during puberty, indeed many experience a tender breast bud early in the process and go see their pediatrician. Fatty tissue can enlarge breasts, but most boys with really prominent breasts see significant resolution as puberty ends. But not all! 1/n

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Well, shoot! “Booking for this event is now closed.”

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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.

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Excellent write-up. Please read it all.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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!

jamanetwork.com

COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory Season

This Special Communication aims to identify and summarize the most recently published evidence evaluating the effectiveness and safety of US-licensed COVID-19 vaccines and report on the epidemiology o...

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Anne Blackerby @anneblackerby.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Then settle in to be mesmerized, challenged, and delighted by the historical fiction of Dorothy Dunnett - head and shoulders above most of the genre: begin with Niccolo Rising, 1st in 8 vol House of Niccolo, or The Game of Kings, 1st in 6 vol Lymond Chronicles, or King Hereafter. @dunnettcentral

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Jerry Mitchell @jmitchellnews.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

#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...

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