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@docrodi.bsky.social
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Retired genetic engineer and virologist, knitting addict and Etsy shop owner, lover of all things science 🧬 🧫 🧪 and politics. Data and fact driven. Occasional pretty photo posts. ❌👑 momshomemades.etsy.com

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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 6h
I’ve made it into a Starter Pack with #MarkHamill. I can die happy 😂
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 10h
America doesn’t deserve Jack Smith.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 10h
“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, ... When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes,... When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax. americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/chc-chair-...
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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Spot on.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hot night on Jen Psaki! My two democracy heroes- Marc Elias and Jamie Raskin. We can’t lose with people like this on our team.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just saw #MarcElias on Jen Psaki. He’s on the latest Supreme Court attempt to skew the November elections. 👌🏼 That doesn’t let us off the hook- keep up the noise, letters, phone banks and postcards. It’s just a phew
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Man Expresses Relief with 'Phew!'
ALT: Man Expresses Relief with 'Phew!'
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Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Abbott is not only contributing to the deaths of pregnant women, he’s hiding maternal death data. Texans who think women should live will vote for a new governor. #GinaForTexas #AbbottFailsTexas
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So now violence against sea lions is a thing I guess. Americans have gone mad. 700-Pound Sea Lion Is Found to Have Been Shot at Least 12 Times www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/u...
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700-Pound Sea Lion Is Found to Have Been Shot at Least 12 Times (Gift Article)
The California sea lion was found dead on a beach off the Duwamish River in West Seattle, Wash., this month. A motive for the shooting was unclear.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But we’ve always known that.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A must read. Especially for those who believe in science. Which this regime has flagrantly and enthusiastically thrown out the WH Oval Office window. ‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just when you think it can’t get worse. The next sane President needs to clean house of these f-ups and idiots. crooksandliars.com/2026/09/trum...
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Trump FDA Pick Lays Ground To Outlaw Birth Control
Trump foot soldier Dr. Heidi Overton refused to recognize that birth control is different from abortion.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Classic.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Can’t these people get along with anyone who isn’t an autocrat?
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Now that ICE has grabbed HIS family member he comes out to denounce them. Do we all need to have a family member grabbed off the street to get us out protesting like Albanians?!? Paul LePage, a Trump Ally, Says a Family Member Is Being Deported www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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Paul LePage, a Trump Ally, Says a Family Member Is Being Deported (Gift Article)
The former Maine governor, a Republican running for Congress, said the Trump administration is seeking to wrongly deport his son’s father-in-law, who has a work permit.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Watching CNN right now. Amazing that losing your constitutional rights as a corporation inspires you to remember the responsibility you bear to report the truth as opposed to start sounding like state media.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We’re normalizing a level of corruption here in America that is horrifying. We need to get back all three branches of government soon and outlaw every type of cheating and corruption that is possible so a scumbag like this never does it again.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I take no ownership of him. I’m from NYC originally. We all knew he was a moron even way when.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My kids loved Sesame Street and Me. Rogers. That’s all I let them watch. And they grew up into such awesome guys 🥰
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Love the Scots. 😍
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Typhus in LA and measles all over. Ignorance is costing America a high price. But ignorance always does. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/quic...
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Quick takes: Typhus outbreak in LA, measles exposure at Philly airport, Legionnaires’ in Chicago
Last year Los Angeles tracked a record number of typhus cases.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One warrior princess now, and a second getting elected in November. Illinoisans don’t play.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
George W. Bush: Compassionate conservatism. J.D. Vance: Compassionate fascism. thegrio.com/2026/09/23/a...
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Trump administration removes 760,000 from Obamacare over alleged fraud
ACA coverage cancellations affect more than 760,000 people as experts question the Trump administration’s fraud screening process.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This woman could have been President instead of the nightmare that’s been inflicted on us by a small percentage of voters in key locations. Just remember that.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
America just has so far to go in the equality of women, particularly young women and children, that sometimes it seems undoable. But keep fighting for it anyway.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The future of the world if the autocrats keep chopping up the planet into power zones. Kiss cooperation and trading between countries goodbye. Prices Have Skyrocketed in Russian Supermarkets. We Have the Receipts. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Prices Have Skyrocketed in Russian Supermarkets. We Have the Receipts. (Gift Article)
Costs have risen dramatically since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. And sanctions have changed some products available, too.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Of course we don’t want folks in Maine to hear about this.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Instead of building data centers we should be building pharma manufacturing facilities. www.cidrap.umn.edu/resilient-dr...
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Drug shortages disrupt care at leading US cancer centers
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I guess I’m only a C grade citizen. But that’s better than JD’s wife. I wonder if they’ve chatted about this over dinner? JD Vance Has a Twisted Idea of What It Means to Be American www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/o...
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Opinion | JD Vance Has a Twisted Idea of What It Means to Be American (Gift Article)
I am a “heritage American,” too. How should that guide my life?
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hopefully someone who HAS a moral code. Who Gets to Decide A.I.’s Moral Code? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/b...
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Who Gets to Decide A.I.’s Moral Code? (Gift Article)
A small number of people are shaping what chatbots value. Those choices are already influencing how people think.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Quite the busy Congresswoman. Just not in service to her constituents.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
First measles. Now mumps. I can’t wait till we get polio back. fox5sandiego.com/news/health/...
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County health officials confirm mumps outbreak at San Diego State University
San Diego State University confirmed a mumps outbreak among its student-athletes following reports of three confirmed and two probable cases from San Diego County Public Health Services.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Everything coming out of his mouth is a lie. Everything. You could make a fortune betting on it if you could find an idiot dumb enough to bet on his truthiness. U.S. Has Reached Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says (Gift Article)
The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Oh Ted, stop trying to cheer me up.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I can’t take this any more. This is unbelievably dangerous. Measles. COVID. Flu. These viruses are horribly dangerous. Just stop. Don’t listen to this idiot, America.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Kudos to #KatyTur for getting a colonoscopy today- a great example to other Americans of taking charge of your health. Cancer has not gone away because we’re getting better treatments and early detection is one of the biggest factors in the tool bag.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Check out this effort by West Virginians who are fighting to protect old forestl and family farms from a big transmission line to power a data center right over the border in Loudon Cty, a very wealthy VA area. Maybe they shoulda figured out the electric needs before building. www.wvatli.org
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West Virginia Against Transmission Injustice - WATI
WATI -West Virginians Against Transmission Injustice is a grassroots 501C(4) organization. WVATLI
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A well written article about an ancient viral weapon with exciting potential to knock out bad genes. Have a read. I love science. 🧬 The Next Gene-Editing Technology May Also Be the Oldest www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/s...
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The Next Gene-Editing Technology May Also Be the Oldest (Gift Article)
Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRISPR and may be even more effective.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Join tomorrow if you’re free! We hope to see you there! 💚✊ Hands Around the Kennedy Center Friday, September 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM ET The Kennedy Center 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
And we are surprised why?
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A lovely break from politics. These videos are stunning. I love science. Microscopic Videos That Show the Invisible Wonders Around Us www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/s...
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Microscopic Videos That Show the Invisible Wonders Around Us (Gift Article)
The winners of this year’s Nikon Small World in Motion competition showcase the wiggly, feathery, undulating beauty of invisible life.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If you’re still undecided about how to vote, read this. The G.O.P. Has Gone Off the Deep End www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/o...
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Opinion | The G.O.P. Has Gone Off the Deep End (Gift Article)
The Republican fringe is becoming the Republican mainstream.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The U.S. has one of the worst social safety nets of any industrialized nation. That’s where much of the greed comes from - it’s fear. Fear of poverty and homelessness. Do better. Before My Dad Died by Suicide, He Recorded 694 Videos to Help Me Understand Why www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/o...
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Opinion | Before My Dad Died by Suicide, He Recorded 694 Videos to Help Me Understand Why (Gift Article)
A 35-foot fall didn’t kill Michael Wagner. The nearly 18-year failure of the safety net did. Before he died, he recorded 694 videos explaining how.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If this guy doesn’t terrify you, nothing will. It’s like an android designing another machine. The Awesome and Alarming A.I. Visions of Anthropic’s C.E.O. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...
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How Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s Writings Help Explain A.I. Fears (Gift Article)
The collected essays of Dario Amodei help explain why some people are so worried about artificial intelligence.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Snapping Heidi Klum
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Gov. Josh Shapiro of PA on MSNOW just now, describing the current regime: chaos, cruelty and corruption. Oh ya.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happy Wednesday.
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Great movie- and the hero is a scientist 💙 Highly recommend- got mine through my library. www.focusfeatures.com/pressure
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Pressure | Watch at Home
In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, Pressure follows General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg as they face an impossible choice—launc...
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Well this isn’t surprising. When anti science regime takes over the government, the quality of the info coming out goes loony tunes. Whats next, an anti-antibiotic unit?!? www.science.org/content/arti...
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Exclusive: New NIH research center on vaccine harms takes shape
Clinical researchers will probe complications that can arise after immunization, but some worry about political influence
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docrodi.bsky.social @docrodi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Was he ever?
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