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@purrl-1.bsky.social
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M.P.H., Retired Health Educator. Interests: Health, politics, cats (not always in that order).

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
Look at the shabby state and increasingly authoritarian trajectory of the country and ask yourself if we can endure 2 more years of a lawless Trump administration wreaking havoc with no check from Congress, then vote accordingly. This is not the time for a protest vote or purity politics.
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Chilly and raining outside. Nancy the cat received the assignment.
Nancy the cat sleeps soundly in the recliner on a rainy afternoon.
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Prescott, AZ -- love the dark red.
Tree leaves that have changed to dark red.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1/ Flu season is starting, which also means flu myths are back. Since I recently found myself having one of these conversations with someone in line at the grocery store, I thought it would be good to share. So, here are four of the most common flu vaccine myths you may hear this season...
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gotta know Amy's dad, Jim Klobuchar, was sports and politics reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune. Acorn doesn't fall far from that tree.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1. How has MAGA Inc. raised an unprecedented amount of money? Let’s review:
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Arizona: Dr. Amish Shah is a better choice.
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
They showed this twice (!) on Fox during the NFL Vikings/Buccaneers football game. This should not have been paid for by my government. It is pure propaganda.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
1/ We're currently in a Covid wave, and naturally, I'm seeing a lot of questions about when this wave will reach its peak. Now, I can't tell the future, but when we look at the data, in some areas it's actually already peaked. In other words, the answer depends a lot on where you live.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
1/ People are fed up with the U.S. healthcare system. Costs are high, people delay care because they can’t afford it, and clinicians are dealing with major administrative burdens. So as Medicare for All comes back into political conversations, what would it actually change if it were implemented?
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
1/ Having trouble finding your fall vaccines? You’re not imagining it. Flu, RSV, and Covid vaccines should be available this fall, but there are some unexpected snags in the system that may make them harder to find or access. Here's what's going on.
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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"I'm not going to take away anybody's vaccines.” - Health Secretary Kennedy, November 2024. Covid vaccination cuts a child's risk of hospitalization by about two thirds. Half of American children get their vaccines through the Vaccines for Children Program. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
wsj.com
Exclusive | States Delayed in Getting Covid Shots for Children’s Immunization Program
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t opened up the ordering process, raising concerns about delays as vaccination programs kick off.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
1/ Schools are back, which means respiratory viruses are starting to pick up right on schedule. How do we track those numbers? One of the things we watch is influenza-like illness, or ILI. Each week, clinicians report how many patients they’re seeing with symptoms like fever, cough, and sore throat.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
1/ AI has gotten pretty, let's say, intense lately. Some researchers and tech leaders are saying there's over a 10% chance of AI causing catastrophic harm within the next year. I'm not sure if that's real warning or partly hype, but there’s a public health question in there that I want to talk about
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
1/ Pennsylvania has now reported a fourth measles-associated death in 2026. That’s the most measles deaths the U.S. has seen in a single year since 1992. The first two were infants, followed by a 40 year old woman, and now an 18 year old. The state has reported 693 confirmed cases so far this year.
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Nancy as a kitten; Nancy as a cat.
Nancy as a young tortoiseshell kittenNancy, a tortoiseshell colored cat, all grown up.
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Aaron Rupar, our modern day Sisyphus. Thank you, Aaron!
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is what Trump did on 9/11.
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Will they have to publish the proposed rule changes? We need to be sure our concerns are known.
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This map shows the importance of voting. Nationwide: 31.78% voted for Trump 30.84% voted for Harris 1.06% voted for a third party 36.32% did not vote
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
1/ The summer Covid wave is continuing to rise.We started at such low levels of disease that even with a steep climb in numbers, we are still at relatively low levels compared to previous waves. The West and South states are leading the pack.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Last year, I got a text from a friend in public health. They were checking into a hotel in West Texas to help contain a measles outbreak that would eventually grow to more than 900 known cases, likely a fraction of the true number. This once eliminated disease had already killed one child.
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Indivisible Arizona❌👑 @indivisiblearizona.org · 23/08/2026
Maricopa’s Recorder’s office sent 83,000 voters false cancellation notices last year. Don’t wait for October — check your registration NOW at www.azcleanelections... Then help your neighbors check theirs. Two minutes, real protection.
azcleanelections.gov
Home Page | Citizens Clean Elections Commission
Get nonpartisan, unbiased AZ election information from Citizens Clean Elections Commission, including candidate details and tools to make informed voting decisions.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
There it is. While you struggle to afford groceries, or find any that are edible, and pay thousands more every year in gas, rent, utilities, childcare, and healthcare, they are laughing all the way to the bank. 
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The only purpose of crypto is to hide assets. It's an untraceable system, specifically so no one can track where money goes. Of course, Trump and his rich cronies support this bill. They're crooks.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Heads up: The Trump Justice Department plans to dispatch about 1,000 monitors to the polls this fall — probably the largest number under a Republican president, according to a top assistant attorney general.
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Justice Department plans to send about 1,000 monitors to the polls this fall
The move to send 1,000 poll monitors is likely the largest number under a Republican president, a DOJ official said.
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Also, the National Guard. A weekend a month and two weeks a year has turned into a never ending DC deployment. These people have jobs and families! They didn't sign up for this.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
1/ A lot is happening right now (as I'm sure your feed can attest to), and it can be hard to know what to focus on. So I've put together a few public health happenings that should be on your radar. First, the record-breaking Cyclospora outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce is coming to an end.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
1/ Today, an executive order was signed aimed at childhood vaccines. There's no new scientific data for this policy, but there were a LOT of words and confusing rhetoric at the press conference. Here’s what today actually means for you and your family.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
1/ The summer Covid wave is continuing to rise. We get this every year; the question is how high it will get, as the severity of each wave has declined over time. Infection levels still remain very low, but emergency visits, test positivity, and wastewater data are all moving upward.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
1/ Over the weekend, RFK Jr. was interviewed on CNN, and as I'm sure many of you have seen, he made a number of inaccurate statements. The conversation covered Covid-19, RSV, measles, vaccines, and autism. Let's fact-check some of the biggest claims.
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Who is paying for Hearn's expenses in this whole kerfuffle? Attorney fees? Time away from his usual activities? Character attacks?
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Drat. Amazon Prime only. 😒
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
1. Trump just signed a landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, paving the way for the Saudis to enrich their own uranium. Meanwhile, Trump's top foreign policy advisor, Jared Kushner, is being paid tens of millions of dollars anually by the Saudis That fact was IGNORED in almost all the coverage
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
News outlets that covered the US-Saudi nuclear deal without mentioning that Jared Kushner, Trump’s top foreign policy advisor, is getting paid by the Saudi government: WSJ NYT AP Reuters CNN NBC ABC CBS The Guardian Semafor Washington Post Fox News New York Post BBC Newsweek MS NOW
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A nuclear deal for the Saudis. A media blackout for Kushner’s corruption.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration signed a 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that paves the way for the kingdom to enrich its own uranium.
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Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
You might get sick of hearing this but if he keeps doing it I'm gonna keep saying it: this is an unconstitutional impoundment, violating both Congress' Article I spending authority and the 1974 Impoundment Control act, and immediately impeachable.
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Nice shot! I had one here in Prescott, AZ in February. It stayed for about a week (they are not usually here).
Map showing the Red Shouldered hawk is usually found on the west coast and in the US East of the Mississippi. There is a little "found during all seasons, but uncommon" dot over West central Arizona.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
1/ The cyclosporiasis foodborne outbreak continues to grow, and there’s A LOT of conflicting information out there. So the YLE team compiled answers to some of the top questions we’re seeing to bring the nuance you may be looking for.
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
NYTimes, May 19: Patriot interceptor missiles can take up to 36 months and $4 million to build. So far in the Iran war, the U.S. military has fired more than 1,200 of them.
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Meanwhile, states cannot pay all Medicaid expenses. So hospitals, nursing homes, care centers and medical providers go unpaid. What's the worst that could happen? The party of chaos does not care for its citizens.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I took a hard look at the financial donors to ICE’s biggest supporters in Congress. These are people who want to significantly expand ICE’s power and have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to do so. Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
1/ Over the weekend, the FDA announced that a lettuce sample from Taylor Farms tested positive for Cyclospora. Within 24 hours, the FDA backtracked, calling the result a false positive. Taylor Farms quickly deleted its own posts about its bagged lettuce and boasted the FDA had apologized to them.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress (2025-2026): SpaceX — $589,000 Home Depot — $536,500 Charter (Spectrum) — $407,000 UPS — $353,500 Chevron — $352,500 Walmart — $308,000 Valero — $297,500 New York Life — $295,500 Altria (Marlboro) — $279,000 Aflac — $278,000 (1/3)
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
That's as of May 19th . . .
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
AZ Republic, Ap 9: Tomahawk missiles cost 3.5 million dollars each. 535 were fired in the 1st 16 days of war on Iran. The Raytheon plant (Tucson) can make 90 Tomahawks/year. It takes 2-4 years from contract award to delivery. Replacing the missiles may also cost more than the original missiles.
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
NYTimes, May 19: Patriot interceptor missiles can take up to 36 months and $4 million to build. So far in the Iran war, the U.S. military has fired more than 1,200 of them.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
1/ What's been going on with seed oils? A few months ago, Steak ‘n Shake officially switched to using butter & beef tallow. They called the move: “RFK’ing the fries,” and many restaurants have followed. But does that really make us healthier? What does the science say? Let’s break it down. 🧵
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purrl-1.bsky.social @purrl-1.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It isn't a gold coin. Gold is trading at over $4,000/ounce. If it was $1 worth of gold, it would be very tiny. It's a gold colored coin. Kinda like our president is gold colored.
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