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LadyOtheFarm

@ladyothefarm.bsky.social
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Mom with a small farm, genetics researcher, explorer of everything, disabled, advocate, Long Covid patient, whatever else I decide to add here.

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 17/09/2026
It comforts me that humans have just always done this throughout history in similar circumstances.
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LadyOtheFarm @ladyothefarm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A group of locals in Maine are working to push back against a take over of their school board by RW extremists who are trying to harm trans kids and their families. themainemonitor.org/rsu24-push-e...
themainemonitor.org
Inside RSU 24 embrace of Trump’s stance on transgender students
Newly public emails and texts show how school leaders sought advice from conservative organizations and then debated behind the scenes over their new rules to exclude transgender students from sports.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/09/2026
HHS wants to relax regulations on human subject research (The Common Rule). For example, they want to redefine “undue influence” on vulnerable human research subjects (children, prisoners, disabled, culturally disadvantaged). 1/
From the federal register: The foundational framework for human subjects protection in the United States was established by the National Research Act of 1974 in response to widespread public concern over unethical biomedical and behavioral research practices. Following its passage, the then-Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued the first version of 45 CFR part 46. These regulations established institutional review boards (IRBs) as the key mechanism for oversight and ethical review of human subjects research. While these protections remain vital, the current regulatory framework no longer reflects the realities of modern research.
In 1991 the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, known as the Common Rule, was formally adopted by HHS and 15 other federal departments and agencies. Although the last major revision in 2017 introduced several changes to modernize human subject protections while reducing unnecessary regulatory burden, investigators and institutions have continued to report that the Common Rule imposes unnecessary burdens and unclear requirements, particularly for minimal-risk studies. For example, the Department has received feedback that applying the Common Rule remains cumbersome for research within Learning Healthcare Systems and for other research methods that are integrated into clinical care settings and are intended to improve the quality and safety of medical care.
Without additional changes intended to clarify ambiguities, expand flexibilities, and redirect protective measures toward high-risk activities, the rights and safety of research participants as well as scientific breakthroughs can be impeded. Examples of how this rulemaking will address these issues include expanding exemptions for certain additional types of low-risk research, incorporating flexibilities for de minimis protocol changes, and clarifying key terms such as the definition of undue influence. These reforms will reduce ambiguity and undue administr…
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: The United Nations’ top human rights body reported that it found “reasonable grounds” to believe that the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
footage is making the rounds on Facebook of a canvasser wearing a Stronger Maine shirt (a super PAC that supports Susan Collins) stealing a package yesterday
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LadyOtheFarm @ladyothefarm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So gross that this sits well with anybody. This should read like tge church bells ringing in alarm, not calling in for mass.
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Matriarchy Now @matriarchy.now · 26/07/2026
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A Groundbreaking U.N. Resolution Calls Forced Pregnancy What It Is: Reproductive Violence
It took until July 7, 2026, for the world's leading human rights body to call forcing someone to be pregnant—or forcing them not to be—what it is: reproductive violence. In a landmark resolution adopt...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It’s that time of year again. Teachers, THANK YOU for what you do. If you need help stocking your room this year, please drop a link to your Classroom Wishlists in the comments! I’ll get as much as I can, and there are always some great members of the community who chip in too!
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Paul G @paulgoodman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I have an announcement. RIIIIIIIIIIIIBS!!! This concludes my announcement.
A half wrack of BBQ ribs, smothered in delicious sauce. That it hasn’t been devoured before this photo was taken is nothing short of a miracle.
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LadyOtheFarm @ladyothefarm.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Wanna learn ASL? Watch this first and then find the option that best fits your time and budget. I bet you have a class nearby. youtube.com/shorts/PLpIp...
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Learning sign language for free?! #asl #coda #americansignlanguage #learnasl #signlanguage #access
YouTube video by Jon Urquhart
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Paul Bleicher @pbleic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Astonishing. RFK Jr. adds 8 members to a 6 member FDA advisory panel. 6 of them were sellers of peptides, and the 7th a compounding pharmacist. In an 8-6 vote with all 8 votes coming from these new panel members, the panel approved 4 peptides against the objections of FDA scientists.
nytimes.com
FDA Panel Supports Lifting Restrictions on Four Peptides (Gift Article)
In an all-day hearing, the agency’s scientists argued against allowing broad access to unproven drugs that the agency had banned three years ago.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Imagine if we just believed disabled people? If we trusted that they were the experts in their bodies? If we listened when they said they could do something, and supported them when they said they couldn’t. If we gave accommodations and assistance without judgment? That’s true inclusion.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 24/07/2026
The former head of the State Department's terrorism designation office says antifa has no leaders, no funding, no fatalities, and no organization. Trump invented it by executive order, built enforcement machinery around it, then invited 60 countries to ratify the lie.
salon.com
Trump's antifa terrorism threat does not exist - Salon.com
The Trump administration made up a group to spread fear and conspiracy theories.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
When I could hide my disabilities, people accepted me. When I couldn’t hide them, they tolerated me. When I became vocal & demanded ableism be addressed, they abandoned me. This is why we need a Disability Pride month. This is why we need advocates. We shouldn’t have to hide.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal?
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
climatecoloredgoggles.com
Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.
The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A new ACLU report reveals the scale of civil rights violations committed by ICE and the police forces it has deputized — from racial profiling to school lockdowns. | ACLU www.aclu.org/news/immigra...
aclu.org
We Documented 1,200+ Actions by ICE. Here's What We Found. | ACLU
A new ACLU report reveals the scale of civil rights violations committed by ICE and the police forces it has deputized — from racial profiling to school lockdowns.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The Pentagon is withholding causality and hit numbers. The CDC is withholding infection rates. The FDA is withholding information about food contamination. The EPA is withholding pollution and climate data. This corrupt administration is ALL about concealing the consequences of its incompetence.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
“The moral of the story is Stephen Miller is a terrible neighbor, on a mission to take away our first amendment rights.” From @FriendsofUSAID: www.instagram.com/reel/Da_jjeu...
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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"They perpetuated a real misunderstanding around the world" about what #MECFS is. @davetuller1.bsky.social speaking on the South African investigative programme Carte Blanche about the impact of the discredited PACE trial in 2017.
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Amy Fried @asfried.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Nine candidates declared their intent to run for the Dem nomination for Senate from Maine. Some likely won't meet the signature requirement (500, w/50 from at least 8 counties) and won't qualify. Not all look like viable options to go up against Collins. #mepolitics mainedems.org/senate-race/...
mainedems.org
Voter Guide - Maine Democratic Party
Voter Guide Maine Democrats Browse Candidates for Senate:
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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“They’re cross and they’re upset… many are only finding out through social media.” Dr Charles Shepherd, Medical Adviser to the @meassociation.org.uk, discussing the closure of the specialist #MECFS service at George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton.
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Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition (MIRC) @maineimmigrants.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Read our full statement on the ICE shooting in Biddeford: maineimmigrantrights.org/maines-immig...
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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A protest at Sen. Susan Collins office was part of a larger demonstration in response to the shooting. About two dozen protesters marched into Collins’ office but were shooed out minutes later by police, Portland Press Herald reported. “This is your fault Susan!” one man shouted. #SusieTheEnabler
pressherald.com
Protesters storm Susan Collins’ Biddeford office after federal agent shot man
The protest was part of a larger demonstration in response to a deadly shooting involving federal immigration agents Monday.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14/07/2026
ALL EYES ON ICE
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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I hate the term Chronic Fatigue Syndrome because “fatigue doesn’t even come close to describing what it is” and it’s “a minor symptom” compared to the others. Natalie Williams explains why CFS is misleading. #MECFS
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14/07/2026
Rachel Maddow’s description of Juan Sebastian Guerrero killed by ICE in Maine is a must see. She explains what happened w/out being graphic, and somehow that makes it even more powerful. Remember Alex, Pretti, and Renée? There have been no prosecutions. Still no justice. We know how this goes.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
They just keep killing people and lying about it. Everybody involved in this criminal organization needs to be prosecuted.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Maine is in absolute outrage! Protesters took over Senator Susan Collins’ office chanting "VOTE HER OUT" after an ICE thug brutally executed a 26-year-old Colombian man. We demand immediate accountability for this state-sponsored murder! Enough is enough!
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
ICE killed a random guy today.
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Goldstein (still not a pseudonym) @goldstein.latinsky.app · 12/07/2026
Here is Graham gloating about "killing all the right people." Just in case you see anyone try to do the whole "we should have decency for the dead" nonsense.
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 12/07/2026
If Senate Democrats wanted to play hardball over the next few weeks they could introduce discharge petitions on Iran bills, FISA reforms to force their votes and they could do roll calls to deny the GOP a quorum on judicial nominations and Trump's agenda. Just need Cornyn and one other GOP defector
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Jomboy Media (Unofficial) @jomboymedia-mirror.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Conor McGregor blew out his knee on his very first kick and his debut after a five year hiatus ends in the first round
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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
My favorite part of the McGregor fight was when Holloway gestured multiple times to the ref like "I'm basically punching a guy on the ground who can't defend himself" and the ref was like "yes, continue".
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chris “bluesky” poster @chrisrd19.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
It’s like when your food is taking a long time to come out so your server brings some free bread to apologize for the wait.
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
"Tributes Pour In for Senator Lindsey Graham", then a dramatic blank space on the landing page of NYT.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 12/07/2026
Every time I read a story about gynecology it's always something like "doctors discovered women could experience pain in 1989 but decided not to act on this knowledge for 20 years"
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LadyOtheFarm @ladyothefarm.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
It is absolutely the worst. I am needing to get rid of things I love to survive. It enrages me and fills me with immense grief. Feeling those immense and intense emotions exhausts me. I would scream if I could afford to spend the energy.
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I did NOT vote for the rapist @sarahgies.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
If Mitch McConnell is indeed brain dead.
Then every one of The Senators and Congressmen Who said They Spoke directly To him should be impeached.
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I'm so thankful to Becky and her mom for their trust, generosity, and strength in front of the Supreme Court. No matter what the Court says, Becky is a hero for standing up for herself and trans girls like her. Doing what's right, even when the odds are against you, is the definition of courage.
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LadyOtheFarm @ladyothefarm.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
We need healthcare for all, not only for the wealthy.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/06/2026
I've spent the last two months putting together this exhaustive analysis of the New York Times coverage of trans people. It covers 3,242 articles over 12 years. In 2022, the NYT shifted towards a hostile stance towards trans people in their framing. www.thedissident.news/exclusive-ho...
thedissident.news
Exclusive: How The New York Times Changed Its Coverage of Trans People
An exhaustive analysis of over 3,242 articles by the New York Times covering transgender issues from 2014-2026 revealed a stark shift towards hostile framing in 2022. In January 2015, the New York Ti...
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
RFK Jr. says that HPV vaccine is “dangerous and defective”. A new study from England shows that HPV vaccines have reduced deaths from cervical cancer to ZERO for women aged 20-24. Significant reductions in older age groups were observed as well, though the latter have lower vaccination coverage.
thelancet.com
Cervical cancer mortality trends following HPV vaccination in England, 2001–24: an analysis of population-based mortality data
Our findings provide the first robust national-level evidence, albeit observational, that high HPV vaccination coverage is associated with a substantial reduction in cervical cancer deaths. This is sh...
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LadyOtheFarm @ladyothefarm.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
At a "Changing the Tides" event run by Ro Khanna with Matt Dunlap, Troy Jackson, and Graham Platner. Any questions?
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LadyOtheFarm @ladyothefarm.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
That is an adorable baby condor!
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Join me, @jessicamalaty.bsky.social, @gostin.bsky.social, and Kaci Hickox to discuss the many problems with America's "no Ebola in the USA" policy and dangerous, unconsitutional, unethical quarantine plan! rasmussenretorts.substack.com
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
In yet ANOTHER decision by a judge trying to unstick Alex Jones' abuse of the legal process to prevent us from paying the Sandy Hook families, Texas judge Maya Gamble said Alex Jones has conducted "outrageous discovery abuse, tampering with evidence, and continuous, callous disrespect" for the law.
Even if the Court were to consider the expert affidavit and testimony offered
by FSS as prima facie evidence of FSS's net worth, the Court finds that it cannot treat such
evidence offered by FSS as credible in light of its past behavior documented in numerous
orders of this Court, including outrageous discovery abuse, tampering with evidence, and
continuous and callous disrespect for the integrity of these proceedings. This behavior has
included discovery abuse with respect to evidence of net worth, and as such, the Court has
no faith in the veracity of evidence offered by FSS as to its own net worth.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 26/05/2026
This is Nacho. He has big feelings. Every stuffed animal he owns is very aware of this. 14/10 (IG: nacho_thekneadydog)
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
#1. This is a lie. #2. Lots of dollars don't go to people who are lawfully, correctly, eligible to receive them. This administration wants to increase that total. #3. This admin has gutted professional anti-fraud tools (e.g. Inspectors Generals) while fueling massive fraud by cronies.
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