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Scientist. Lacemaker. #LostCanadian lacecouvige.com for Wikipedia project

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 5h
The US is literally being avoided like the plague.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 5h
A fifth measles death in Pennsylvania. Entirely preventable.
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Pennsylvania reports fifth measles-related death of the year amid outbreak
Measles outbreak in the state has now reached 39 counties, with 943 confirmed cases and 176 hospitalizations
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Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 6h
One of my kids had just started playing the clarinet. This is a cat with a permanently annoyed ear angle.
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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 9h
So…dewterium?
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 9h
Of the many ridiculous non-issues that these wankers are doing, taking chairs away from people is just so....petty. www.thetravel.com/tsa-officers...
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TSA Officers Will Greet Travelers Differently Nationwide: Reactions Are Already Mixed
A new decision by the TSA has divided opinions online
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 11h
Back to the Future. Remember when everyone was upset that so many people filled the ERs and how hard it was to wait for 12 hours for their issues? Here we go again. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Legal Immigrants Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Trump’s Bill (Gift Article)
Many immigrants without green cards will no longer be eligible for the health insurance program for low-income people.
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 16h
Another #MAHA win: children with hemolytic uremic syndrome. It just astonishes me what these people give their children and themselves, while avoiding actual healthy things like pasteurization and vaccines. #RawMilk www.propublica.org/article/cali...
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 30/09/2026
I would die for the Weird Puppies at the Sacramento SPCA
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City of Somerville @cityofsomerville.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Join us tonight in Ward 5!
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The Morning Call @mcall.com · 29/09/2026
A cancer survivor hoped to work — then she lost her Medicaid disability coverage mrf.lu/2dVrx
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A cancer survivor hoped to work — then she lost her Medicaid disability coverage
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I bet crows could learn how to administer naloxone themselves... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Crows are being given naloxone after suspected drug overdoses in Prince George | CBC News
The increased toxicity of the illicit drug supply has prompted public warnings in the north-central B.C. city.
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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"try it risk free."
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ha! Charging my #EV yesterday I was definitely intrigued by this "remembrance" plaque. In case the QR code doesn't work on the compressed image, it goes here: climatefutures.us/page/?city=I... I think the future-history-markers idea is fascinating! Also: 8 chargers please. #electricvehicles
Typical EV charging station in Ipswich MA with a Chargepoint setup for Level 2 charges, with 2 ports. 

The device is surrounded by big yellow cement barrier poles so people don't drive their cars into it. It's on a small patch of grass in a parking lot.Next to the charger is a round plaque that looks like one of those historical marker things. It says around the outside: 

Ipswich Remembrance Trail - 6

And the center text says:
First EV charging station celebrates 10th anniversary by quadrupling capacity to eight vehicles - May 2027
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I think is paper is about bobbin lace for robots. #BobbinLace #MaterialsScience www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Active textiles move in confined areas
Integrating shape-morphing materials into higher hierarchical level architectures can enable programmable, complex behaviors, but it remains unclear how thread architecture can turn local contraction ...
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
David Quammen's essay in The New York Times today closes with this paragraph. It's both a scientific falsehood, and an incredibly dangerous narrative. If you're willing to give me five minutes of your time, I'd like to explain why.
The Ebola virus doesn’t need to spill back. It abides in its reservoir host, and awaits its next opportunity. A virus can’t climb out of a bat or a monkey and fly off in search of human prey. It can only spill over. If humans left the reservoir host alone — not hunting it, not capturing it, not eating it, not exporting it live, not disturbing its forest habitat — the virus wouldn’t re-emerge in humans. It would remain where it is, harming no one. But of course that’s not what happens. And when viruses spill, they often spill into us, because the human population is such a big, busy target.
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Way to kill small biz folks. And I still haven't found out how I'm supposed to record my hours of working for myself and the volunteer work that I do.
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This could be a real revenue generator for the state. I'm glad to see this. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/24/m...
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MBTA Board Meeting Recap: Bus Lane Enforcement Cameras Go Live Next Week - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The MBTA's new automated camera enforcement program, which will capture and issue fines to the owners of vehicles caught blocking bus stops and dedicated bus lanes, will go live with a soft launch nex...
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just got back from #IpswichMA by car. Already there were branches in the road (small ones) each way. They were minor and avoidable now. But it felt like a warning.
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Another #MAHA win.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨 Health claims on food labels (organic, non-GMO, natural, etc), DOES NOT mean healthier! Study: www.nature.com/articles/s43... "...attribute-based claims are imperfect signals of overall nutritional quality..." In fact, "...many remain classified as ‘less healthy’..." IGNORE HEALTH HALO BS‼️
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On-package claims are imperfect signals of overall nutritional quality - Nature Food
Many food and beverage products contain on-package claims, such as ‘Low Calorie’, ‘High Protein’, ‘All Natural’ or ‘Heart Healthy’, to communicate nutritional or health-related benefits. This study fi...
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Probably will get wingnut welfare. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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CEO who posted about wearing 'Lake America' sweatshirts to Halifax is no longer CEO | CBC News
The Michigan tourist who recently went viral over a Facebook photo where she and three family members appeared to be wearing "Lake America" sweatshirts has parted ways with her employer.
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AG Andrea Joy Campbell @massago.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: Following my office's demands, Ticketmaster will refund tickets for Ed Sheeran's concerts at Gillette Stadium. You filed complaints, and we took action to get your money back. Act quickly and be sure submit refund requests at least 24 hours before showtime.
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Minnesota continues to stand and deliver on #ICE resistance. Well done, #Quilting community. www.instagram.com/reel/DdrReH2...
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MPR News on Instagram: "Quilters, immigrant rights advocates and an interfaith coalition unveiled the Stolen Neighbors Quilt at the Minnesota State Capitol on Tuesday to honor Minnesotans detained by ...
42K likes, 528 comments - mprnews on September 24, 2026: "Quilters, immigrant rights advocates and an interfaith coalition unveiled the Stolen Neighbors Quilt at the Minnesota State Capitol on Tuesday...
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh, how very sweet of @markey.senate.gov to make this! And the accent is chef's-kiss. I was in the library recently, I wonder if Ben's mom was the one I talked with.... #Librarians rock.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 24/09/2026
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#Wellness kills another one. Don't let cranks give you injections. #GiftArticle www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/n...
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Woman’s Death After Wellness Spa Injection Is Ruled a Homicide (Gift Article)
Elizabeth Baron died from a cardiac air embolism shortly after an intravenous infusion. Prosecutors can now seek more serious charges against the man they say performed the procedure.
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Someone has finally done the #Asilomar comparison that I was waiting for. #AI #GiftArticle www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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How Scientists Contained a Threat That Could Have Destroyed Humanity (Gift Article)
A half-century ago, scientists and lawyers agreed to strict self-regulation in DNA research to avoid catastrophe. Can A.I. follow the same model?
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Cannot wait for one of the #AI agents to start speaking Chinese to the #MAGA fans of #AISlop.... www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
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AI 'actor' Tilly Norwood glitches during Piers Morgan interview, starts speaking Cantonese | CBC News
While promoting Misaligned, an upcoming film from Particle6, in an interview with Piers Morgan and actor Tom Conti, AI-generated 'actor' Tilly Norwood abruptly switched from speaking English to Canton...
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The #MAHA Disease promotion movement continues to rack up success.
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#LostCanadian diaspora swamps archivists. Everywhere. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Canada changed its citizenship rules. Now U.S. archives are getting flooded with requests | CBC News
CBC News has learned that Canada's change to its citizenship law to recognize the citizenship by descent of 'lost Canadians' is having an unintended consequence south of the border — creating backlogs...
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Leopards/face: Burns described himself as a "Trump Republican." Do it, #Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'Just plain panic': Fears mount as N.B. considers restricting U.S. hunters, anglers | CBC News
Hunters and anglers from the United States as well as New Brunswick outfitters say they were caught off guard by the province's move to possibly "restrict" hunting and fishing licences in response to ...
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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Re This case: Most media are focusing on their own states, but this was a multi-state trip. The person took the whole route of the Southwest Chief, so Illinois through the midwest, then across S. Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona before LA. Then up the coast, and back across on California Zephyr.
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Person with measles rode Amtrak trains and buses across CA, health officials say
The California Department of Public Health said the unvaccinated passenger stopped at six California stations, including downtown Sacramento.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Bucket list item, CHECKED. ☑️ I have been chasing the "Plimoth Jacket" replica for years--since I first found out about it and my #lace group's participation in the project (before I became a lacemaker). The backstory story [pdf]: pressroom.winterthur.org/pdfs/Plimoth... #TextileHistory 1/n
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is so fabulous. Someone created a three-deckah little free library. #SomervilleMA #CambridgeMA redd.it/1wk6eu9
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From the Somerville community on Reddit: I built a little free library
Explore this post and more from the Somerville community
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wow. Good luck with that. I attended every possible #GLX meeting for about 20 years before we actually got that working.... #MBTA www.wbur.org/news/2026/09...
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Arlington blocked a Red Line extension decades ago. Now, the town wants to revive the idea
Repealing the 1980 law doesn't guarantee the Red Line will be extended.
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Because it was going into competition, I couldn't show results of this until it became public. Yesterday I found out it won "Best use of color" at the Big E Agricultural fair in Massachusetts, Lace division. Come by the exhibit hall to see our lace group's stuff. #BigE #SpringfieldMA #BobbinLace
A photo of the framed Medieval Peacock Milanese lace project on my work table. It is framed as a diamond shape, and it is a swirly and colorful abstract peacock drawn like one of those stoned monks did in illuminated manuscripts. 

Mostly in blues, greens, yellows, golds. Silk threads.A close up of a section of the swirly lace area that includes a giant spider motif, and the outer blue tail of the peacock in other patterns.

A bit of the curly-cue antenna thing is also shown, in yellow and gold.An image focusing on the peacock head and body. 

Gold curly head things, yellow beak, blue head and torso (but kind of abstract). And the little booties that absolutely cracked me up. Yellows and blues and outlined in the dark blue.The framed and hung version of the peacock on the wall. I always wanted a diamond shaped framed piece for my house.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is eugenics
Emily Hilliard, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services, confirmed on Wednesday that the department had not yet made a decision about whether to provide the shots through that program.
Vaccines for Children provides free shots to children who are uninsured, underinsured or eligible for Medicaid, as well as to American Indian and Alaska Native children.
Pediatric doses are available for children who have insurance, or whose parents can afford to pay for vaccines out of pocket.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My mom had polio when she was five. She was living on a US military base in Japan (1947). Four kids on the base died. She was the only survivor.
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I got the Powder House to myself tonight. It's just a little rain. I think of it as my history tardís. Hundreds of years on the inside. #SomervilleMA
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I think about that t-shirt that says something like: When the fascists come, meet me at the library. They won't know where it is....
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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 17/09/2026
i've been waiting for this 🫠
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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 17/09/2026
Honestly, it was scary to think about being named. As I sat with the opportunity more, I thought that there aren’t a ton of moments to act and set up a better future for science. We’ve all been through a lot. Even though I’m at a vulnerable stage of my career, I also have relative privilege…
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gbhnews @gbhnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Local NPR stations in Boston, New York and Miami team up for a 60-minute call-in special about what comes next for Haitians in the United States. bit.ly/3UTwb9z
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WATCH THURSDAY AT 7PM: Haiti On The Line: The TPS Emergency
Local NPR stations in Boston, New York and Miami team up for a 60-minute call-in special about what comes next for Haitians in the United States.
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I bet the ketchup is hitting the wall, nonetheless.
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
OMG, we announced our new #BobbinLace workshop this week. And someone is so eager they are flying from CA to take it! That's how rare beginner classes are. Anyway: if interested--in #IpswichMA in November. I don't recommend flying, but I guess it's an option. www.lacecouvige.com/store/p/12-h...
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lace workshops
Bobbin lace beginner workshop. 12 hour curriculum developed by the International Organization of Lace.
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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Omg, where can buy this lettuce bag Halloween costume?
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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Nice goin', Kraft! Chances of me hearing anything at all about stage statements at concerts normally ~0%. Now it's on all north American news in constant loop, and now I'm at 100%. Maybe 150% by now. Consequences!
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