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Betsy Bierhanzl

@bbierhanzl.bsky.social
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Retired NICU nurse, book lover, wife, mother and grandmother. Atheist. Dogs are so much better than people.

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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 10h
Another school shooting in America today. It doesn't have to be this way.
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Jackie Kashian @jackiekashian.bsky.social · 10h
My Dad and the SAME JOKE!!
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 18h
I feel like we’re about 10 minutes away from learning that Katie Zacharia isn’t her real name.
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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 19h
"Be sure to arrive 15 minutes early for your appointment so the doctor can be 30 minutes late" staying undefeated
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Nebraska Humane Society @nehumanesociety.bsky.social · 19h
We have over 150 animals up for adoption! Good thing our PAW-loween adoption special starts today! Come meet all these cuties and see if we have the one for you. Remember, dogs 31lbs+ and all cats have $31 adoption fees through October 31st! Who would you take home?
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 18h
Ever wonder what corruption looks like in a single image? A picture is worth a thousand words – and this one says a lot about this administration.
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Cath RN, PhD @headdoc35.bsky.social · 20h
Here we go:
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Ex-Florida congressman Matt Gaetz accused in suit of sex trafficking young women
The lawsuit alleges the two women were supplied with drugs, traveled across state lines and were paid to have sex with men, including Gaetz.
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 19h
This is outstanding. @markjacob.bsky.social was my editor for a long time, and you won’t find a better or smarter journalist. Credit to the NY Times for giving him a platform to tell them how badly they’re blowing things, but more credit to Mark for being a fearless voice for good journalism.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h
every moment Trump is out in public these days is like an SNL cold open. This is happening right now
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Dannyboy wildlife @dannyboywildlife.bsky.social · 19h
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 18h
#doom
Fluff grey tabby caught upside down on top of a cat tree, looking like a maniac. His eyes are big, his whiskers are all over the place, and his chin is hanging a bit so you can see pretty much all of his teeth. (He had most of them removed due to decay.)
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Also, here's our awesome video package on @cheekface.bsky.social, using concert video from the great @treegirl.it.com! (not sure why no thumbnail is showing up - sorry, I blame tech billionaires) www.usatoday.com/videos/opini...
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Good protest music is here. Meet Cheekface | Opinion
We should be grateful Cheekface held a mirror up to our present day and created a truly relevant protest album.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22h
It’s time to hold the bankers who financed Jeffrey Epstein accountable.
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 21h
goooood morning it is cool and foggy again, and this little lady got me up early for some reason - so the walk was quiet and uneventful except for the crows, but we shared snacks and all was well, so yes, of course: Lucy Loved That Walk
Big fluffy black and tan husky mix with bright blue eyes and a big smile - she is standing on a paved trail lined with grass and trees and fallen leaves, and the background vanishes into the fog.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
who is this 💀
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Current Medical Science @currentmedscience.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Salt does more than raise blood pressure. How excess salt triggers #hypertension remains unclear, but this study links high salt intake to #GutMicrobiome shifts and altered #ShortChainFattyAcids that may promote hypertension. #currentmedicalscience: doi.org/10.1007/s115...
Associations Between Gut Microbiota, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, and High-Salt Diet-Induced Hypertension in Rats
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
👇👇👇👇
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Mama Rasta @evelynelotz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
WOOF ! ADOPT ME !
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
For the first time in more than a quarter-century, Americans have a new option when shopping for sunscreen: a skin-protecting chemical that’s long been a go-to option in Europe and other parts of the world. apnews.com/article/bemo...
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The first new sunscreen type in 25 years has arrived on US store shelves
Americans have a new sunscreen option for the first time in over 25 years. The FDA approved the chemical ingredient BEMT back in June.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23h
This week I released my proposal to get AI Under Control to combat the growing existential risks of unrestrained artificial intelligence to humanity.
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AI Under Control
Get the latest news about Abdul El-Sayed campaign for US Senate.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23h
Kristi Rogers, wife of Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, handed out $10 gas gift cards at Detroit’s Freedom Fuel station on October 14.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Donald Trump: "It's called a cog-a-nit-ta-tive test. Very tough." The test is called the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. It’s a tool used to screen patients for dementia.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 15/10/2026
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'They're stealing from the poor': A major source of SNAP fraud robs recipients of millions
Organized criminal rings target SNAP recipients because of the government program's outdated security features. But upgrading the tech costs money and states' SNAP budgets are getting squeezed.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
Cait Conley hammers Mike Lawler: "I do not need you to mansplain ... You still haven't condemned the behavior of Max Miller, your buddy. I don't think those types of folks belong in Congress, and I don't believe that people who condone that type of behavior belong in Congress either."
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biologist077.bsky.social @biologist077.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
BioNTech's mRNA shot for head/neck cancer didn't hit its first goal (PFS—cancer stopped growing) in trials. Imagine trying to hit a bullseye with 10 darts & only hitting the board. But, they're still checking overall survival—the bigger target! We keep learning, we keep pushing.
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BioNTech's mRNA Cancer Immunotherapy Misses Primary Endpoint in Phase 2/3 Trial for Head and Neck Ca
BioNTech announced that its mRNA-based cancer immunotherapy, BNT113, in combination with Keytruda, did not achieve a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) in a Phase
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Hold out for better Trump bribes, people. If he agreed to abolish ICE and deport Elon Musk and Stephen Miller to the moon, a deal for my vote could be made. But only if ICE abolition and moon dispatch happen before Election Day. My reasonable column: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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$90? Call me when Trump's midterm voter bribes get better | Opinion
Republican candidates are lucky to have President Donald Trump on the midterm elections campaign trail offering voters all kinds of free things.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Pigs and thugs.
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biologist077.bsky.social @biologist077.bsky.social · 22h
We often focus on treating conditions once they appear. This study on 2.3M CA kids suggests we look upstream: in counties with >32.6 ppb lithium in water, children had 60% higher odds of Wolff-Parkinson-White (a heart condition). What if prevention starts in our water?
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A study of 2.3 million California children raises questions about lithium in water
Researchers analyzed healthcare records from over 2.3 million children in California and found that those in counties with higher lithium concentrations in water had 60% higher adjusted odds of a Wolf
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CLSmithPhotography @cls180.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Glow is just hanging out at Multnomah County Animal Shelter, waiting for you to come say hi! 👋 #adoptdontshop
Big white cat with lovely blue eyes
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Mike Rogers’ wife Kristi is handing out $10 gas cards in Michigan, in an attempt to buy votes for him. Fun fact: Mike Rogers actually voted to raise gas taxes as a state senator. Consider it a partial refund. VERY partial.
Image of Kristi Rodgers, wife of MI Senate candidate Mike handing out gas cards to people in Michigan.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Reporter: “You suggested Iran got a Tomahawk and bombed its own elementary school. You’re the only person in government saying this. Why?” “Because I don’t know enough about it. But Tomahawks are used by others. Numerous other nations have Tomahawks, they buy them from us.”
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Matt Szafranski @mszafranski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ossoff talking directly to @atrupar.com.
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
It is @cheekface.bsky.social Day on my feed, so I'm imploring everyone to get on board: "When I first heard and saw Cheekface, with the band’s rhythmic pop and joyful, funny stage presence, it echoed back to the first time I heard and saw Talking Heads in the 1984 concert film 'Stop Making Sense.'"
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/10/2026
Still waiting for those record corporate profits to make their way to workers.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Vivek Ramaswamy’s new Ohio governor ad about property taxes “accidentally” featured a registered sex offender in the background. Vernon Edwards, the husband of the woman featured in the ad, pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition involving a child under 13 and served eight years in prison.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
i legitimately do not think i've ever seen a crowd at a Trump rally as dead as this one
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 15/10/2026
Kelly Johnson made $50,000 for 10 hours of weekly ministry work. Who funded it? She's not saying. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Kelly Johnson’s dark-money prayer cabal comes to light
Mike Johnson’s wife runs some sort of ministry targeting women congressional staffers—because of course she does.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
here's Bruce Blakeman tonight claiming "I never said that I would cut Medicaid in half" -- immediately followed by a clip of him saying on Fox Business in June that "we make sure we cut Medicaid in half"
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Let's Try Bernie's Way.......
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Trump rally protester attacked in act of ‘senseless’ political violence, Ohio mayor says
“It must be emphatically stated that senseless (political) violence has absolutely NO place in our community or in our democratic process,” Youngstown Mayor Derrick McDowell said.
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FritzcoKid @fritzcokid.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I want SOMEONE, ANYONE to interview the participants as they leave and ASK THEM POINTEDLY about the shit 🍊 makes up. "DO YOU BELIEVE: kids go to school as Jimmy and come home as Janet? Immigrants are eating cats and dogs?" Whatever the BS, ask the cult to confirm they believe him.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This is such a stupid, shameless lie for *many* reasons . . . But does this dishonest idiot think parents would watch their child get on a school bus on Monday and not even think to question their whereabouts until they showed up again on Thursday? What a fool.
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
are the ratings here on stage right now
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Trump on Cognitive Exam: “They give you five words: Hat, Hair, Logo, White, Black. I repeated them later. They said, “holy shit.” Almost no one can do it. But I can because I’m a freaking genius. He already forgot they were Person, Woman, Man, Camera and TV. Courtesy of @acyn.bsky.social
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 15/10/2026
@erictopol.bsky.social #medsky www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The immune system as the explanation for why the Shingles vaccine has shown protection vs dementia in 4 natural experiments.
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Yes, no former First Lady ever thought to do nothing and only occasionally be seen in public with a look of utter disdain for her loutish husband. #Innovator #Disruptor
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biologist077.bsky.social @biologist077.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This is cool: In early trials, a new therapy called ARO-MAPT for Alzheimer's reduced tau protein (a major culprit) in brain fluid by 73% on average! Picture taking 7 out of every 10 harmful tau proteins out of circulation.
clinicaltrialsarena.com
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Announces Significant Tau Reduction in Alzheimer's Trial
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has reported encouraging interim results from a Phase 1/2a clinical trial for ARO-MAPT, an investigational RNA interference (RNAi) therapy for Alzheimer's disease and other t
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The wealthiest in our country should pay their fair share into Social Security. Scrap the cap!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
This photo says everything about why Trump keeps hiring unqualified worshipful young women (who look like his daughter)
Pic of Trump boarding Marine One with Natalie and Katie absolutely beaming at him
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 14/10/2026
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As measles continues to spread, health officials are seeing vaccine interest rise
As measles continues to spread across the U.S., local health officials say it may be spurring some to get themselves or their children vaccinated.
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