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Nikki Dettmar

@eagledawg.bsky.social
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(she/her) #publichealth #medlibs Previously @runbrarian @nikdett over at that other place & thoughts always my own at eagledawg.blogspot.com Soli Deo gloria.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1h
Raise 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.
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Alt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 19h
All 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.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 18h
Election 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. 💚
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Pacific Northwest Seismic Network @pnsn1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
We'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...
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 12/10/2026
The 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.
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Proud To Be (Mascots)
YouTube video by National Congress of American Indians
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Holy 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...
Stig Børsen Hansen, a founding member who was one of two reviewers who presented the study to the Danish committee, resigned from the group in protest on Friday, citing major ethical issues with the study.

“You are now enrolling newborns in a lottery to test a hypothesis,” Hansen said. The children who are randomly selected not to receive the birth dose of the vaccine, those who “lost the lottery”, face in their earliest days the risk of contracting hepatitis B, which can cause irreversible lifelong damage. “They contract hepatitis B in the context of being part of a research project,” Hansen said, which made their infection happen, in effect, “by design”.

Three other members of the committee have also resigned in protest.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 05/10/2026
Your 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.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I 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.
Linus reciting the Nativity story from Luke's Gospel in "A Charlie Brown Christmas"Linus in a pumpkin patch holding a sign saying "Welcome Great Pumpkin" in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown".
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A 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.
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
if you’re calling it a “second opinion,” you’re practicing medicine without a license or malpractice insurance
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 30/09/2026
G’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.edu
When Scientists Admit Mistakes, That Means Science Is Working
Public health experts need to be allowed to admit when they’re wrong—and share with the public what they are learning.
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Nikki Dettmar @eagledawg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thankful for my COVID + flu vaccines at work today!
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Alt 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...
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Alt 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.me
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Mutual Aid Network Portal
From Gratitude to Action
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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every once in a while I see something that makes me want to destroy things.
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AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · 20/09/2026
This 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.
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tylenol 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
Pregnant mom with daughter feeling mom's belly
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There 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.com
Laid 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.
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Nikki Dettmar @eagledawg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Can'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
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Nikki Dettmar @eagledawg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It 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!
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Welcome to Apache Solr
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 16/09/2026
this is actually very much how geese operate but without the baby safety part.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 16/09/2026
Practical 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.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The 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...
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The Cost of Cutting American Science: How Federal Cuts Diminish Public Health Capacity
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14/09/2026
We decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The 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.
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US Proposal To Eliminate PAHO Funding Raises Alarm Over Health Security In Americas - Health Policy Watch
The oldest multilateral health organization in the world, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), is fighting many of the same health threats it did at
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Schools 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.
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Nikki Dettmar @eagledawg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
rn all of the below
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This 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."
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 09/09/2026
If 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.com
Anthropic 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.
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Nikki Dettmar @eagledawg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#datalibs #medlibs
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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Your daily affirmation: The primordial spark of the universe is inside you. Whether you create galaxies or black holes is up to you.
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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 07/09/2026
Democracy needs unions. Thank you @afsaorg.bsky.social @aflcio.org #LaborDay
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Dr. Liz: Life in the Aftertimes @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If Hitchcock made films today.
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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Your daily affirmation: Being called weird is a badge of honor, but you can be weirder still. Don't hold back.
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Nikki Dettmar @eagledawg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It is, everyone else just has 'died date' but can't imagine the grief in documenting her suffering.
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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.
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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Genuine 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
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Sigh. Complete sentences. Proper capitalization/grammar. Linking ideas coherently. Morality. I know he’s not perfect but god I’m jealous…🤦🏻‍♂️
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Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton and now Tim Curry. Can the Queers catch a breath.
Rooster in Annie (1982)Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)The Butler in Clue (1985)
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Jason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.
Miss Piggy and Dolly Parton in fancy dresses posing together photo of Tim Curry surrounded by muppets, smiling for a photo. A quote from curry is added “it didn’t go very well. It didn’t survive the shoot. She felt I wasn’t being faithful to her” it’s him discussing his ill fated affair with miss piggy
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Nikki Dettmar @eagledawg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
With gratitude that great-great grandma had the right to vote earlier than 1920.
Alameda Count 1912 voter registration for Irene L McElroy, YMCA matron, Socialist
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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 25/08/2026
I’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.
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here'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
NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

 

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000). 

 

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

 

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.         

 

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.
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SEIU 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
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THE CUREverse @thecureverse.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
#RobertSmith photographed by Sophia Carey at Live From Wythenshawe Park, August 23rd 2026.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Gary, 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.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 21/08/2026
8/8 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.🗣️
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Washington State Dept of Natural Resources @wadnr.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Admin is possibly losing their mind because they said they could hear the urban trees throwing shade…🤷
Trees lining the streets of Downtown Cashmere are casting shade, AND throwing some shade by saying "Oh so just because it feels 20 degrees cooler, you think you are cool now?", "Birch please", "I make oxygen, help filter water, AND help you stay cool…what has your contribution been today?", and "Looks like I am the only neighbor that gets better with age"
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MedPage 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.com
Doctors Born Outside U.S. Play Big Role in Caring for Underserved Patients
New immigration policies could pare back that physician workforce
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UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (CORE) @wisccore.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Multiple 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
Yellow graphic with black text, UW CORE logo, and icon of upward arrows reads "After Dobbs, infant mortality increased in states with abortion bans, worsening health disparities. Source: Gemmill et al., JAMA; Anderson et al., American Journal of Public Health".
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