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Abby Koch

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Epidemiologist, knitter, kitty mama, armchair sled dog enthusiast #uglydogs


Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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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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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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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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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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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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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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So they’re proposing a reality competition show. Great what could go wrong

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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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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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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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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Dave Wagner's avatar Dave Wagner @davewagner.bsky.social
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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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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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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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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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It was a delight to listen to as well!

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Steve Silberman's avatar Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social
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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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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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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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Robert Ellingsworth's avatar Robert Ellingsworth @by1959.bsky.social
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Let's get this party started.

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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Aptly named after the angel 😇🪽

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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I nominate my kitty. She would probably really dig splitting babies, tbh.

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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Yes. Them and the silent generation. Gen X was too young to vote in 1984

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Lydia Polgreen's avatar Lydia Polgreen @polgreen.bsky.social
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The thing I can't stop thinking about is this: I'm 48, and in my adult lifetime there has been one Republican who won the popular vote. But I will probably spend the rest of my life under the authority of a Supreme Court dominated by hard right conservatives. How is that democracy?

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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If you mean literally an amount between twelve dollars and fourteen million dollars, totally plausible 😂

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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I had a masters in sociology long before I decided to work on a PhD in epidemiology. I did not use those credits towards my PhD because I actually wanted mastery of epi and that meant doing the work.

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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Had he taken the course work and prelims for all 4 degrees? If yes, then I have no problem with it except that he’s a weirdo for doing it. If he was allowed to use the same coursework for multiple degrees and/or had prelims waived, totally cheating.

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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If your thesis was correct, Biden couldn’t have won in 2020. Instead we have evidence to the contrary. That you provided as some sort of zinger? lol why are people so terrible at cause and effect

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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But in general, your advice is good especially for a first time viewer

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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Then she progressed to lying on the sofa watching from a reclined position

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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My kitty repeatedly ran behind the tv to only find they had disappeared. Then she politely pawed at the screen. We repeated that scene every day for over a year 😂😂😂

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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My cat LOVES cat videos but she doesn’t get to watch on the big tv. Little man is a lucky guy

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David_j_roth's avatar David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social
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I don't want some egghead bureaucrat telling me whether there's poison in the water I drink. Ideally I'd want that decided by a 29yo judge who went to a "biblical law school" and does not believe dinosaurs existed, and then to have that decision reaffirmed six years later by the Supreme Court.

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darth™️'s avatar darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social
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any body have ten cents i can borrow to leave this planet

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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Oh man I forgot about all of the perms I had… especially hilarious since I have natural curls I just didn’t know it because I was doing what everyone else was doing. How was that look so pervasive for so long?

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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Oh no I hope this isn’t a permanent status, I feel so much for you both. Hugs.

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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Wall. Of. Hair. lol this absolutely reflects my high school experience (’84-‘88), fueled by aqua net and curling irons. My own pictures will not be forthcoming 😂😂😂

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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Is there anything about that ridiculous thing that hasn’t been an epic failure? You’d think at some point the federal govt would object to cars that don’t stop accelerating when you hit the brakes but I dunno they probably don’t want to anger the man child who is keeping Ukraine online.

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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That’s a gorgeous photo 😍 both cat and lighting are A+ on their own the combo is 🔥

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Gemma Matthews - The Sewing Songbird's avatar Gemma Matthews - The Sewing Songbird @thesewingsongbird.bsky.social
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Well here it is, my latest embroidery is finally finished. I’m off to rest my hands and have a long needed stretch! 😉
Let your imaginations run wild…🧵🪡🌿🌺🪻
*completely original & freehand stitched, no patterns or paint just threads. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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I have a PhD in epidemiology and I was shocked to learn, at age 51, that ponies aren’t baby horses 😂

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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I’m blinded by his pallor. Which is fine because then I can’t see him

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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Aside from the data geek response it’s a super good news story about uptake of a sustainable energy source!

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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Holy crap that’s a wild chart pretty cool to have predictions originating at so many nodes

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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I don’t know why anyone wants one of those hideous things

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Col. Boozy Badger's avatar Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.bsky.social
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THEY GOT THE WRONG FUCKING DONALD.

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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Hope it doesn’t rain 🌧️ 😂

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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She likes a smooth surface better than litter? If she is that tiny regular litter might be a little much but maybe she’s just a tub pooper 🤷‍♀️

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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I’m not a huge court watcher but Thursday in late June has turned into a nail-biter lordy

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Abby Koch's avatar Abby Koch @abbykoch.bsky.social
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He is beautiful and apparently he’d prefer his meat rare 😂

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