Reposted by Nikki DettmarSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1hRaise your hand if you’d like your lettuce to NOT give you explosive diarrhea. 🙋♀️🥬 Public health is public safety. And it IS worth fighting for. 911420
Reposted by Nikki DettmarAlt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 19hAll those golf courses would sure make great places to build family and multi family houses. Maybe take by eminent domain like they did to all the poor people of color when they built highways and ruined public transportation infrastructure. 3599
Reposted by Nikki DettmarAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 18hElection Day is almost here! 🗳️ If you’re eligible to vote and haven’t yet, make a plan to do it ASAP!! Check your polling place and hours - make your voice heard. Democracy is a public health issue. Good night, friends. 💚 612428
Reposted by Nikki DettmarPacific Northwest Seismic Network @pnsn1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026We're getting ready for the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill this week—and so is Dubs! He joined friends from PNSN and UW Emergency Management to check out the seismic upgrades at Suzzallo Library and practice our Drop, Cover and Hold On. Learn more & get prepared: www.washington.edu/uwem/2026/09... 1256
Reposted by Nikki DettmarThe Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 12/10/2026The first Americans weren't made citizens until 1924, after thousands had already fought for this country in World War I. They are still here: neighbors, veterans, teachers. Doing better means learning their history and seeing them as Americans, not mascots.youtu.beProud To Be (Mascots)YouTube video by National Congress of American Indians 0188
Reposted by Nikki DettmarProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Holy shit FOUR members of the ethics committee in Denmark that gave the green light to allow the widely-condemned RFK Jr-funded trial to proceed in Guinea-Bissau have now resigned in protest This quote is 🔥 Great reporting by @melodyschreiber.com www.theguardian.com/society/2026... 311279630
Reposted by Nikki DettmarAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 05/10/2026Your state and local health departments are a critical source for outbreak and other health-related information, especially now that federal data are being compromised. Look up your health departments by state and county for more info. 19737
Reposted by Nikki DettmarRevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I have often wondered if it enrages Evangelicals that Linus is standing on a stage, proclaiming the nativity of Christ as "the real meaning of Christmas" when two months earlier he was waiting in a pumpkin patch for his great Halloween deity to appear. 918416
Reposted by Nikki DettmarPoint Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A little unexpected shake-up in Tacoma today! During today’s 4.2 magnitude earthquake, some of our aquarium animals were briefly startled, but everyone is safe and doing well. Most guests and staff didn’t feel the earthquake at all. 849590
Reposted by Nikki DettmarPrasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 30/09/2026if you’re calling it a “second opinion,” you’re practicing medicine without a license or malpractice insurance 59527
Reposted by Nikki DettmarAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 30/09/2026G’morning, friends. ☀️ You know that person who thinks changing guidance as we learn more (like during COVID) means scientists didn’t know what they were doing? ☕️ Some morning reading for our very confident friend: “When Scientists Admit Mistakes, That Means Science Is Working.”greatergood.berkeley.eduWhen Scientists Admit Mistakes, That Means Science Is WorkingPublic health experts need to be allowed to admit when they’re wrong—and share with the public what they are learning. 515741
Nikki Dettmar @eagledawg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thankful for my COVID + flu vaccines at work today! 001
Reposted by Nikki DettmarAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/09/2026💉 Where can you find accurate information on vaccines❓ ✅ American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-... ✅ Medical societies: cmss.org/programs-and... ✅ CIDRAP for in-depth evidence review: vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu/evidence-rev... 08248
Reposted by Nikki DettmarAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/09/2026💚 Looking for ways to support CDC staff? Check out @cdcmutualaid.bsky.social organized by CDC staff for CDC staff. Proceeds go to helping fired CDC staff pay rent and other bills. 💵 Donations: www.cdcresourceportal.org 🛒 CDC mutual aid store: cdc-mutual-aid-network.printful.mecdcresourceportal.orgMutual Aid Network PortalFrom Gratitude to Action 02414
Reposted by Nikki DettmarSean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Every once in a while I see something that makes me want to destroy things. 75913
Reposted by Nikki DettmarAltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · 20/09/2026This thread contains voting & election information for all 50 states and D.C. Links lead to the state's main elections web page and where and/or how to vote. Please take time to ensure you are registered to vote and know how and where you can vote. 2127103
Reposted by Nikki DettmarCIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Tylenol during pregnancy not linked to autism, ADHD, major review finds The researchers noted that the current evidence indicates that pregnant women should still take acetaminophen when indicated. Read more: bit.ly/3V3emVH 13518
Reposted by Nikki DettmarBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There is something so unbelievably bleak about an article that calmly walks readers through how to navigate being laid off after 50, losing your health insurance, and somehow surviving the years until Medicare. What a broken country.nytimes.comLaid Off After 50, and No Health Insurance? Here’s What to Consider. (Gift Article)At best, older workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65. 732470761
Nikki Dettmar @eagledawg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Can't recommend @hildabast.bsky.social enough at hildabastian.wordpress.com I've been quiet again for reasons and might start piping up again soon. eagledawg.blogspot.com 230
Nikki Dettmar @eagledawg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It was down 10 minutes before my consult at the top of the hour (of course) then back 10 minutes after it. Didn't previously know solr.apache.org was part of the equation!solr.apache.orgWelcome to Apache Solr 010
Reposted by Nikki DettmarNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 16/09/2026this is actually very much how geese operate but without the baby safety part. 615623
Reposted by Nikki DettmarAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 16/09/2026Practical reminder: the MMR vaccine is highly protective. The first dose is typically given around age 1, with a second around age 5. Two doses provide about 97% protection against measles, usually for life. Check your vaccination record. No one should die of measles in 2026. 38816
Reposted by Nikki DettmarJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The cuts in staff across federal health agencies are staggering. Great analysis from @ourpublicservice.bsky.social. 1 in 5 people gone from NIH. More than 1 in 4 gone from CDC. Nearly 7 in 10 gone from AHRQ. ourpublicservice.org/resource/the...ourpublicservice.orgThe Cost of Cutting American Science: How Federal Cuts Diminish Public Health Capacity 3154109
Reposted by Nikki DettmarMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14/09/2026We decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows. 20856123
Reposted by Nikki DettmarElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is a critical collaboration that helps protect us all from infectious disease. They are also the body that in November will declare that the U.S. has lost its measles elimination status. Trump has now decided it’s “corrupt” and he wants to defund it.healthpolicy-watch.newsUS Proposal To Eliminate PAHO Funding Raises Alarm Over Health Security In Americas - Health Policy WatchThe oldest multilateral health organization in the world, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), is fighting many of the same health threats it did at 917396
Reposted by Nikki DettmarJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Schools are not a business and a student is not a customer and this is the framing that encapsulates everything wrong with higher education. The “solution” of running universities like businesses rather than a public good was always the problem. 11387112
Reposted by Nikki DettmarRex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This is spectacular, folks. We live in a moment in American history when the president and his administration are so racist and dumb that a toy company has to put out a statement saying: "OUR GIANT ROBOT THAT TURNS INTO A TRUCK DENOUNCES RACISM AND HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE CURRENT PRESIDENT." 7890992928
Reposted by Nikki DettmarSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 09/09/2026If we are smart enough to create such powerful AI, then we are smart enough to regulate it. America can meet the moment, but the clock is ticking. Congress needs to step up and move NOW to protect American lives and safeguard our future.cbsnews.comAnthropic researcher says more than 10% chance AI "could kill all humans"A top Anthropic researcher says there's more than a 10% chance AI "could kill all humans," after a colleague resigned over similar concerns. 2520055
Reposted by Nikki DettmarEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Your daily affirmation: The primordial spark of the universe is inside you. Whether you create galaxies or black holes is up to you. 16721
Reposted by Nikki DettmarAlt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 07/09/2026Democracy needs unions. Thank you @afsaorg.bsky.social @aflcio.org #LaborDay 29822
Reposted by Nikki DettmarDr. Liz: Life in the Aftertimes @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026If Hitchcock made films today. 23296222802
Reposted by Nikki DettmarEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Your daily affirmation: Being called weird is a badge of honor, but you can be weirder still. Don't hold back. 14810
Nikki Dettmar @eagledawg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It is, everyone else just has 'died date' but can't imagine the grief in documenting her suffering. 000
Nikki Dettmar @eagledawg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"Cause of death was diphtheria, she lasted about 5 hours, her throat closed. Age 5 years, 2 months and 17 days" - 1864, my great-great aunt per my family Bible. 110
Reposted by Nikki DettmarDr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Genuine healthcare leaders don’t wait for someone to die before deciding a disease matters Pneumonia matters. Encephalitis matters. Hospitalizations matter. A child struggling to breathe matters 170 hospitalizations, 3000 cases. No matter the spin, an abject failure for the world’s richest nation 11498168
Reposted by Nikki DettmarDimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Sigh. Complete sentences. Proper capitalization/grammar. Linking ideas coherently. Morality. I know he’s not perfect but god I’m jealous…🤦🏻♂️ 2507
Reposted by Nikki DettmarRachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Dolly Parton and now Tim Curry. Can the Queers catch a breath. 0224
Reposted by Nikki DettmarJason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours. 118313018380
Nikki Dettmar @eagledawg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026With gratitude that great-great grandma had the right to vote earlier than 1920. 010
Reposted by Nikki DettmarRichard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 25/08/2026I’ll always remember Dolly Parton for the fact that she donated $1 million in 2020 to the research that led to Moderna’s COVID vaccine, as well as millions more for childhood vaccine and cancer research. She was an immensely talented, kind, and giving person. 111129712256
Reposted by Nikki DettmarAlex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com 69135058673
Reposted by Nikki DettmarSEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"Without significant changes to the way we are compensated, not only within UW Medicine but within the region at large, understaffing and poor retention will continue unabated. Patients will see delays in care. Messages will go unanswered. Prescriptions won’t be filled." — Harley Logue 031
Reposted by Nikki DettmarTHE CUREverse @thecureverse.bsky.social · 23/08/2026#RobertSmith photographed by Sophia Carey at Live From Wythenshawe Park, August 23rd 2026. 1203
Reposted by Nikki DettmarKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Gary, Indiana is 77% percent Black. Thousands have been without power for nearly two weeks. Many are without safe water. Yet every data center is operational & using enormous amounts of both power and water. This is what oligarchy looks like. Everyone suffers so the 1% can make even more. 522179777323
Reposted by Nikki DettmarAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 21/08/20268/8 Puerto Rico should not have to reach complete catastrophe before the federal government and national media decide this is an American emergency. 🇵🇷 Puerto Ricans are Americans living through a worsening water, climate, agricultural, and public health crisis. Pay attention.🗣️ 212421
Reposted by Nikki DettmarWashington State Dept of Natural Resources @wadnr.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Admin is possibly losing their mind because they said they could hear the urban trees throwing shade…🤷 15514
Reposted by Nikki DettmarMedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 17/08/2026"We found that these foreign-born physicians are disproportionately helping to serve communities that have more difficulties accessing care," researcher Giacomo Meille, PhD, told MedPage Today. Read more: www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpo…medpagetoday.comDoctors Born Outside U.S. Play Big Role in Caring for Underserved PatientsNew immigration policies could pare back that physician workforce 05014
Reposted by Nikki DettmarUW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (CORE) @wisccore.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Multiple studies show that infant mortality increased 📈 in states with abortion bans after the #Dobbs decision. @amjpublichealth.bsky.social buff.ly/OmWl3EX @jama.com buff.ly/WJuFVg7 🔍️ States with and without health exceptions to their bans saw the same increase in infant deaths. #TeachingTuesday 112