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Melissa Knox @mknox.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I feel like this explains why my new window got installed with its own supply of baby stink bugs… 🤢

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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The year is 2026 and research has just now started on what the ovary do after menopause. It is not a dead organ. Removing ovaries even after menopause may not be advisable except for women at an increased risk of ovarian cancer. www.wired.com/story/ovary-...

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The Ovary Is Surprisingly Active After Menopause. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why

A growing body of research is putting the ovary in a new light, not as an egg factory with an expiration date, but as an organ that shapes women’s health long after the fertile years have passed.

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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 23/09/2026

Big win for Seattle consumers 🛒 Today we passed Fair Pricing legislation, banning companies from using your personal data to charge you more than the person next to you. Same product, same store, same price — no matter who’s pushing the cart.

Photo of a bag of groceries with the text “Seattle Becomes First City to Ban Algorithmic Price Fixing”

"Food is an essential good that's getting more expensive all the time," said Mayor Katie Wilson.
"People have been clear: they don't want their data fed into algorithms that decide how much they pay at the grocery store.
Everyone deserves transparent pricing and equal treatment, not hidden systems that charge some shoppers more than others.”

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Nora Verlaine @noraverlaine.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

🚨🚨🚨 Tl; dr: Enrollment in Medicaid expansion is associated with dramatic long-term improvements in credit score and reductions in medical debt sent to collections! Published today in @jamanetworkopen.com (full paper is linked below) Read on for more details 1/n www.uofmhealth.org/health-lab/m...

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Medicaid expansion helped enrollees’ long term financial health, study finds

Now, a new University of Michigan study shows that enrolling also had a positive and long-lasting impact on the financial health of its first enrollees.

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

You should be angry about this. Everyone should be angry about this.

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people

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The Needling @theneedling.com · 19/09/2026

“When we saw that there are still any elementary school students who can read at a 5th grade reading level and finish entire chapter books, we knew we had to do something,” said Microsoft and foundation co-founder Bill Gates.

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Melissa Knox @mknox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Seattle: Where you can take your dog to the grocery store but not to the beach.

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Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My hot take: We are not arguing about SSRIs. Some of us are using them as prescribed by our doctors to treat mental health difficulties. This administration has decided that's a problem based on no actual research.

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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 17/09/2026

NEW CAT JUST DROPPED

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kayla, belated reptilian 🏳️‍⚧️🐊 @kaylagator.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

saw this today. a must-watch for anyone interested to know more about the eugenicist/colonialist history of the whole AI project, and how all the AI doomerism hysteria is just more of the same tech bros' projection of their own desires to build more & bigger weapons of war

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

GOOD NEWS! A personalized mRNA vaccine has SUCCEEDED in keeping melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, from returning. Phase III trial results in MORE THAN 1,100 patients shows the vaccine SIGNIFICANTLY extended the time patients lived without their melanoma returning AND reduced the risk of metastasis.

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Moderna and Merck say mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in late-stage melanoma trial

A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in a late-stage melanoma study, results that could herald a new, powerful approach in oncology.

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'd like cis Democrats to say "We're in a position to win a lot of ground in this election, and we'd never be in this position if it weren't for the trans community's strength and leadership under pressure."

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 10/09/2026

Alright 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice here we go.

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Causal inference is the art of knowing exactly why your estimate isn't causal

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Melissa Knox @mknox.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Someone needs to tell my watch that standing 12 out of 12 hours is not the flex it thinks it is.

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Melissa Knox @mknox.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ok, what’s happening here? I talk more like someone from West Las Vegas than from East Las Vegas? Because I am definitely from the east side.

Close up of a map of Southern Nevada and surrounding areas of CA, AZ, and UT. There’s is dark red shading on the left half of the map and orange shading on the right. I’ve circled the area of Las Vegas, which has been divided by the two colors.

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Melissa Knox @mknox.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Not the point, but why is AI food always so damn creepy? That sauerkraut looks like a spoonful of worms.

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 02/09/2026

So Emma Woodhouse is a pretty girl who is pretty smart, pretty rich, and pretty much has no problems whatsoever. We’re off to a roaring start.

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Melissa Knox @mknox.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

11 pm and we have school tomorrow! Yay!

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Melissa Knox @mknox.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Who me? I’m just sitting here waiting until 9-freaking-30 to find out if school is starting tomorrow, nbd. (It’s a very big deal - aargh!)

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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Maria Edgeworth was a pioneer of the idea that economics should be accessible to all, not locked away behind jargon. What, you haven't heard of her? That's no accident, as @jeannasmialek.bsky.social explains in a new book that I am *so excited* to read. Excerpt: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/b...

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Maria Edgeworth sneaked economic theory into her best-selling novels. Two centuries later, a new book finally gives her the credit she deserves.

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Kevin C Klatt, PhD, RD @kcklatt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Reminder to the academic nutrition community who think that this man is someone you can work with and push good faith science-based nutrition policy... He's nothing more than a bad faith hack lawyer who will use conspiracy to try to distract from 2 deaths resulting from his disinformation

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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 27/08/2026

All systems GO 🫡

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Melissa Knox @mknox.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Whee! (Does every other school district go through this every two years??)

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Dun Jun @clustertuck.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

RIP Dolly Parton ❤️ Here's a lovely Dolly story: We worked together on "Transamerica." She told me that the bible passage that used to puzzle her the most was, "the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men." She said, "How the heck do you sin against the Holy Ghost, and-

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

All students in Seattle public schools will receive free school meals starting this fall, joining dozens of other states and cities. Kudos to Mayor Katie Wilson and City Council for getting this done. It’s a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.

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Free meals at all Seattle Public Schools will begin this fall

All Seattle Public Schools students will receive free school lunch starting this fall after a unanimous City Council vot

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Melissa Knox @mknox.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

How is it possible that my baby is 13?!? (Actual human baby, not the dog, in case there is any confusion.)

Picture of a sliding glass door. Outside, it’s night. Inside, there is a small, yellow dog sitting on the door mat and two large pink ballon in the shape of the numbers 1 and 3.

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 13/08/2026

Starting July 1, 2027, landlords in Seattle will be prohibited from charging tenants junk fees, including pet rent, mail fees, and common area charges. This is an important step towards making our city more affordable for renters.

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Seattle bans landlords from charging 'junk fees' like pet rent

Under the new legislation, Seattle landlords must disclose fees in advertising rent prices, and can’t charge fees for things like mail and package delivery. The new regulations don't go into effect un...

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

New Redwall miniseries looks dope but I wish they'd gone for a less realistic style

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Guy Oron @guyoron.net · 12/08/2026

BREAKING: The Seattle City Council has just voted 8-0 to pass the new ordinance banning landlords from imposing junk fees and requiring up-transparency in rental listings.

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Guy Oron @guyoron.net · 11/08/2026

UPDATE: Seattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle has introduced a last-minute amendment to the junk fee ordinance which would effectively gut its pet rent provisions by allowing landlords to charge $25/month (plus inflation). Advocates are calling on the council to vote it down at today’s vote.

11. A fee for keeping a pet, provided that:
a. The fee may only be assessed for keeping a cat or a dog;
b. The fee may not exceed $25 per animal per month; this amount shall be
adjusted annually by the percentage amount of change in the housing component of the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Seattle-Tacoma-
Bellevue Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area as published by the United States
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, rounded up to the nearest whole
number

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Melissa Knox @mknox.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Announcing the 9th Annual Pacific Northwest Labor Day, October 3, 2026 in Seattle, WA. All papers addressing labor economics topics or methods (i.e. applied micro) are welcome! You can see past programs here: melissaknox.net/pnwld.html #EconConference #EconSky

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PNW Labor Day – Melissa Knox

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I will also say this. There is a real, authentic cohort of poor and working class people in higher education. They can speak to the complexities of being in and not of a class position without making broad, provocative generalizations. One day, someone should publish those people.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

people with chronic pain warned us at the time but the criminalization of women and minority people’s pain after the opioid crisis is a public health disaster. I’ve had friends denied pain management after hysterectomies, dental extractions and broken bones.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

extremely upset that @lawfaremedia.org did not send me on assignment to the dog surf competition

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chloe gibbs @chloergibbs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🚨 🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 🚨 Out today, "Unpacking Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in a Large-Scale Dropout Prevention Experiment," joint work with Thomas Dee, Rebecca Margolit-Chan, Lily Morrell, and James Sullivan. Many years in the making, nearly a decade and a pandemic later!

Abstract

Timely high school completion is a critical step in successful transitions to post-secondary schooling and the labor market. This randomized controlled trial, deployed in two urban, disadvantaged school districts, tests the effectiveness of a mature and comprehensive student-support program on an unusually large scale (n=2,528). While overall effects on graduation rates are small and statistically insignificant, exploratory analyses reveal notable variation by site and over time, mirroring heterogeneity in treatment timing and program implementation. These findings highlight the challenges of scaling interventions and raise concerns about generalizing results from small-scale, single-site evaluations.

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Melissa Knox @mknox.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Ha! Just bought my first EV today! I’m excited to be part of the future ☀️

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I don't even know what to say. This is real, this is true, so, like, thank you all, from the bottom of my heart. This took over 25 years to happen so if there's any lesson here it's either "keep at it, who knows" or "many people are divorced"

image of a gold record superimposed on part of Vaughan Oliver's iconic cover for the Mountain Goats' "Tallahassee" album, with a banner beneath it showing the entire album cover, an RIAA seal, and the text: Presented to THE MOUNTAIN GOATS to commemorate the RIAA Gold certification of more than 500,000 copies of the 4AD single "No Children"

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I think it's more a case of a market for lemons; online shopping created an economy in which people are only prepared to pay the lowest prices because they suspect they will only be shipped the lowest quality goods.

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This is legit insane. It requires girls from K-12 to go through genetic testing, testosterone screening, or a physical exam to participate in sports. For feminists worked up about trans athletes, this is the through line. This is where we were going to end up. It’s about control and dominance.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/08/2026

😳 RFK Jr's epic CNN crashout 😳 Dana Bash pressed RFK Jr on Trump's culpability for mishandling covid and the misinformation he pushes about vaccines, and the segment wound down with him getting mad and barking at her like a rabid dog Here's the full thing:

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😳 RFK Jr's epic CNN crashout 😳

YouTube video by Aaron Rupar

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