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Abby Koch

@abbykoch.bsky.social

Epidemiologist, knitter, kitty mama, armchair sled dog enthusiast #uglydogs
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I am having such a hard time with restraint here
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Is astigmatism why I hate night driving?
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Honestly it’s been eye opening to me how people regard public health these days. I thought we were the good guys! Instead there’s a level of vitriol I never expected. I received a weird , menacing letter from a stranger via snail mail just based on identifying as an epidemiologist on Twitter.
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Conspiracies and random quacks? That’s not what I read in the actual article. I know covid has been rough on people with existing immune disorders and I can even sympathize with people who feel like the rest of the world doesn’t care but I don’t understand Taylor’s fury over this article.
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The attempted assassination of Donald Trump does not erase the crimes that Trump himself has committed against American democracy, or the crimes he would commit if given the chance, and no one is obligated to pretend otherwise www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Nothing About the Attempted Assassination Redeems Trumpwww.theatlantic.com This crime does not erase what the former president has done, or what he has promised to do.
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Is there room for all of us?
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Political violence always benefits authoritarians because liberals will always condemn it and authoritarians, regardless of whether they are perpetrators or victims, will always use it to claim more power.
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Honestly people fucking suck if they think it’s somehow noble or ideologically pure to bully someone because they (checks notes) didn’t quit their job in protest when online randos demanded it
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Oh we should totally do this
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Maybe there’ll be an asterisk after “Protecting the Public*” so the fine print can clarify that they only mean wealthy white residents of manhattan and bougie parts of brooklyn?
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My kitty also sits next to me to complain 😂 sometimes it sounds like she’s making a good case, too
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That’s so interesting! I suspect I may be a supertaster also as I have never understood what people mean when they say “Oh that’s too rich, I can’t eat any more” when I’m literally thinking the opposite
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I mean, they saw the same debate we did and drew the rather obvious conclusion, no? It convinced me too.
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So they’re proposing a reality competition show. Great what could go wrong
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Wickson’s teenage emo look always reminds me of Jordan Catalano from My So Called Life back in the day 😂
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Yay! So glad for you both!
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Honestly the Kieran and Wickson stories are the dog news I needed right now when other news is disappointing and stressful. 😊
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i know nothing about whoever put their litter-covered paw in your coffee. i have no idea who is behind it. i disagree with some of the things they're doing & some of the things they're doing are absolutely ridiculous & abysmal. anything they do, i wish them luck, but i have nothing to do with them.
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Congratulations Jeems! You and Wicksy were destined to be together! It made me so happy to see Bler’s post. 😊
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It was a delight to listen to as well!
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Oh don't worry, all that Nazi stuff is just talk. He'll never carry out those wacky policies. [ @latimes.com, 1933]
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Haven’t heard that one in a minute since my AP US History teacher in high school circa 1987 😂
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Let's get this party started.
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Aptly named after the angel 😇🪽
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I nominate my kitty. She would probably really dig splitting babies, tbh.