Mastodawn

lydia Dec 23, 2022

@WeedenKim I’m not surprised at all. I know hospitals in those states have been struggling to recruit new physicians. According to one report, a GYN dept in Alabama was declined by 200 candidates. But it’s affecting all specialities, not just OB-GYN. Too many unknowns. If a pregnant patient gets cancer or becomes brain dead, does a mere discussion with the family about their options make the doctor guilty of a felony? Who wants to risk their career by even testing those waters?

lydia Dec 22, 2022

WeedenKim Dec 22, 2022

CNBC: abortion laws are affecting students' decisions about where to attend college.

Not mentioned: if access to reproductive health care is important to enough students' decisions, Dobbs (and states' responses to it) will exacerbate existing "red" vs. "blue" state disparities in university-level resources, hasten the demise of the colleges and universities in anti-choice states that are already struggling to meet enrollment targets.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/19/gen-z-on-new-college-and-career-plans-in-post-roe-america.html

Gen Z is re-thinking college and career plans in post-Roe America: ‘I want to leave the country’

Nearly 40 percent of students say the overturning of Roe will affect their decision to attend a university in some states, according to a BestColleges survey.

CNBC

lydia Dec 22, 2022

Open Culture (Official)Dec 22, 2022

When Salvador Dalí Created Christmas Cards That Were Too Avant Garde for Hallmark (1960)

https://www.openculture.com/2019/12/when-salvador-dali-created-christmas-cards-that-were-too-avant-garde-for-hallmark-1960.html

When Salvador Dalí Created Christmas Cards That Were Too Avant Garde for Hallmark (1960)

The nature of marketing in the nearly-over 2010s, with all its unexpected brand crossovers and collaborations, gave rise to many strange commercial bedfellows.

Open Culture

lydia Dec 22, 2022

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AyeshaNoor Dec 21, 2022

I can’t stop thinking about the Afghan girls Robotic team knows as Afghan Dreamers. The girls with minimal resources were able to design and build low cost ventilators and their expertise were used during Covid crisis. Roya, a member of Afghan dreamers was ranked among Time’s 100 most influential people for her work in building internet classrooms in Afghan high schools.
#afghangirls

lydia Dec 22, 2022

Cool Bike Art Dec 21, 2022

Adam Zdanowicz riding his Christmas tree-shaped tallbike, which, at 7.41 meters (24 ft 3.73 in), is in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest bicycle.
Białystok, Poland, December 21, 2020
#otd

lydia Dec 22, 2022

MicheleV_AK Dec 21, 2022

Northern lights in Fairbanks, Alaska last night as photographed by Maia Hartwigsen.
#NorthernLights #Alaska

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lydia Dec 22, 2022

@profmusgrave If you’re on the fence between Medicaid eligibility vs not (so a subsidized bronze plan that’s affordable, or your pricey employer plan), it could mean the difference between having a high deductible/out of pocket vs none at all under Medicaid

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lydia Dec 22, 2022

@profmusgrave Maybe if they wanted to drop their MAGI in order to qualify for Medicaid or CHIP instead of paying for employer-provided insurance?

lydia Dec 20, 2022

Sheril Kirshenbaum Dec 20, 2022

For thousands of years, fermenting beer was considered a household task for #women.

By the Middle Ages, some sold beer at English markets. Female brewers wore tall, pointy hats to be easily spotted. They stood by cauldrons & often had cats to keep mice away.

Sound familiar? It should.

You see, when male brewers felt threatened, they accused the women of witchcraft. These rumors may have led to some witch iconography we still recognize today.

https://theconversation.com/women-used-to-dominate-the-beer-industry-until-the-witch-accusations-started-pouring-in-155940 #history #HistoryRemix