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DocL.PhD

@drlowell.bsky.social
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I’m a PhD cellular & molecular biologist turned science writer, here to learn and share good scicomm and social knowledge. I’m also an empathetic human, feminist, wife, mother, and geek. Repost does not = endorsement. Opinions are my own. (She/her)

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 04/05/2026
In 1933, Justice Louis Brandeis said: “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.” What he said was true 93 years ago. It’s even more accurate today. Let us choose democracy over oligarchy.
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LESams @lsam22.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Banned Books Week starts today! This year’s theme is: #LetBooksBe What do you think books should be? Share your answer in the comments: ✨ Let Books Be Free 🎉 Let Books Be Fun 🌎 Let Books Be Diverse 💡 Let Books Be Thought-Provoking ❤️ Let Books Be Themselves
Drawn image of a woman reading, surrounded by books, birds, flowers, clouds, vines, stars. Text reades: Protect the Freedom to Read - Let Books Be - Banned Books Week, Oct. 4-10, 2026. American Library Association. ala.org/bbooks
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Chris Klomp, who’s currently going through Senate confirmation to be deputy HHS secretary, appears to be off the panel.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/09/2026
For a certain kind of white man, there is no fear more primal than the fear that the people they have abused will gain power and treat them the same way.
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
1/ You do not need millions of people to have an impact. You need five who would notice if you stopped showing up. Hungary built 2,500 small groups like that. Together, they created what Viktor Orbán feared most: citizens who no longer felt alone. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 09/09/2026
The chant you're hearing is "FIRST! DO NO HARM!" Huge high five to everyone who came out to the protest at Mount Sinai over the hospital's deal with Trump to end gender-affirming care for trans youth. 🧵 of photos to follow!
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Kennedy's department cited seven articles, two of which were apparently made up entirely and three of which did not exist in the journals to which they were attributed..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Judge slams HHS for referencing fake studies generated by misuse of AI
The Department of Health and Human Services has suffered more than its share of AI-related humiliations. The list, alas, is still growing.
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Immigrants are not the enemy Disabled people are not the enemy Trans people are not the enemy Poor people are not the enemy This fascistic far right want you to believe “others” are the enemy so they can take away your rights. They’re using your hate to further their own agenda.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Jon Stewart hit the nail on the head. For decades, politicians used 9/11 heroes as photo-ops, only to turn their backs when those same first responders needed healthcare for toxins that destroyed their bodies. Basic human decency shouldn't require a public shaming campaign!
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.
Ruby Bridges, age 6Ruby Bridges flanked by three U.S. Marshals on the steps of her schoolNorman Rockwell’s painting depicting the event, “The Problem We All Live With,” originally published as a centerfold in the January 14, 1964 issue of Look magazine. Ruby Bridges talking with President Obama as they look at Rockwell’s painting while it was temporarily displayed at the White House in 2011.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Nazis came for the disabled first. They tested gas chambers on us. They deemed us “useless eaters”. They had propaganda convincing people we were expendable. They got many of these ideas from the US. Eugenics is not new. Disability solidarity is needed to fight fascism.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026
For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docs
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September 11 Docs
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/09/2026
NEW: Mayor Mamdani has released 170,000 documents that suggest New Yorkers were misled about the safety of the air quality following the 9/11 attacks. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/n...
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After 9/11, Documents Suggest, New Yorkers Were Misled About Air Quality
The Mamdani administration released more than 170,000 pages of documents related to the air quality around the World Trade Center site in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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deborahmiller.bsky.social @deborahmiller.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Wait, wait!!! There’s been an update!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES Missouri’s emergency stay application leaving the 2022 congressional map protecting Black voters in Kansas City in place for the midterms. A victory for Elias Law Group, its client and voters of Missouri! www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...
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🚨 von Glahn v. Hoskins
Learn more here.
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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
everyone with a Twitch account is automatically opted in to Amazon using your stream to train its AI models. you have to deliberately opt out - a feature the platform is positioning as a nice little favor to its users :) www.404media.co/twitch-train...
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Twitch is Mining Peoples' Streams to Train Amazon's AI
Here's how to opt out of Twitch's new generative AI training setting.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I don’t understand the logic in scrapping the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS), and neither do the navy personnel who operate these carriers. Just changing shit for no reason.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14/08/2026
This is crazy. Alex is from Brazil, why would they deport him to Guyana? He’s a longtime West Hollywood resident who has been following his immigration requirements. He wasn’t hiding. He wasn’t on the run. He showed up for his required ICE check-in. And that’s where they detained him.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/08/2026
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Military families and service members are now describing horrific conditions across MULTIPLE ships: human waste flooding bathrooms, virtually no food, water or soap, months without port calls, exhausted crews, and no end in sight. This crisis is far bigger than just the Lincoln.
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Not Just the Lincoln: Families Describe Human Waste, No Food, No End in Sight Across Multiple Ships
Since MeidasTouch began reporting on conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, messages have poured in to MeidasTouch from military families and service
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Researchers at the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark have conducted multiple landmark, population-wide studies tracking hundreds of thousands to over 1.2 million children using national health registries to examine potential links between vaccines and autism. Every major study found no connection.
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Large Danish Study: No link between vaccines and autism or 49 other health conditions
A new Danish study finds no association between aluminum in childhood vaccines and 50 different health conditions, including autism, asthma, and autoimmune diseases. The findings reaffirm the safety o...
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The last call Anthoneil Williams II made was to Austin police. The 17-year-old reported that someone in the area had a gun, but within minutes of officers arriving, the unarmed Black teen was shot dead. RIP Antoneil Williams 🙏🏽🕊️ How much more can we endure? www.theroot.com/austins-poli...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
McGowan: The president's personal defense attorney should not be the attorney general. The man who ignored the Epstein victims and then moved Ghislaine Maxwell from a maximum security prison to where she is now, should not be the attorney general. I think Cassidy is a spineless coward.
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Puerto Rico is not getting enough attention! They’re suffering right now… #Pinks #USDemocracy
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wylddane.bsky.social @wylddane.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I hope we will be able to take it back. But, on a daily basis, I grow more discouraged.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Reminder: progressive is mainstream
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/08/2026
Trumpcession…
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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Yaaas! Good news on a Sunday! The senate moves to temporarily ban the OMB proposal that would allow political appointees in charge of approving federal grants, especially #NIH grants. Recall that the OMB rule yielded 500k comments, 95% of them against it. 🧪 www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul
Language is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.
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Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic
The move offers a glimpse into how authorities are now digging into voter rolls and registration practices.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Many Americans are going back to old “dumb” phones, and the reason is an older case that is gaining new attention after federal prosecutors charged Atlanta activist Samuel Tunick over a phone that erased itself during a CBP search.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Flock cameras’ days are numbered. Across the country, communities are removing them city by city. Thank you to everyone who is standing up, speaking out, and fighting back against their expansion. Here’s the cities that have fought back and won! Denver CO, Austin TX, San Marcos TX, Evanston IL,
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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I have been shouting this for a while now. The message to scientists: "Your funding is safe as long as your work, your institution or public statements remain acceptable to the Trump administration." This would go into effect BEFORE the midterm elections. 🧪 www.propublica.org/article/fede...
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How Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy Discovery
A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, explains how the rule would’ve stifled th...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The resistance isn’t a moment, it’s millions of everyday people refusing to stay silent.
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404 Media @404media.co · 28/07/2026
Police arrested a teacher for clapping during a city council meeting last week. They went to the meeting of Emporia, Kansas City Commission to speak out against a proposed hyperscale data center that would sit on 1,000 acres of rural land. @mjgault.bsky.social reports www.404media.co/person-oppos...
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Bradley Perry @bradleyperry.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
This is funny. He will win in court.
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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
🧪 Russ Vought's OMB proposed rule threatens the quintessential brand of American innovation. Currently, research for federal funding is evaluated by experienced experts. Now, a political appointee may get the final say. Think 1930s Nomenklatura, Lysenkoism. Comment period ends July 13.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
www.latimes.com/california/s... The Trump administration rolled back the Endangered Species Act on Friday, slashing protections to the habitats of endangered species and paving the way for more drilling and mining. 🧪🌎
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Trump slashes wildlife protections, putting endangered California animals at risk
The Trump administration rolled back the Endangered Species Act on Friday, slashing protections to the habitats of endangered species and paving the way for more drilling and mining.
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John Lampe @jwlampe.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Hey science types! OMB has a proposed rule, OMB-2026-0034, which would be terrible for scientific funding. The comment period closes on Monday 7/13 - if you can, leave a comment opposing it. Here’s some info: elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne... #chemsky
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What We Need to do NEXT: OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule (OMB-2026-0034)
What OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule Means in Practice
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Mitch McConnell has consistently demonstrated questionable integrity. He is often referred to as "Moscow Mitch."
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Brandy @3dogz.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Security camera footage sheds a tiny bit more light on the murder of Araujo in Houston Texas. Surprise surprise ICE lied
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Infectious disease researcher Jason Walsman, facing cuts to National Science Foundation funded research, has decided to leave the University of Pittsburgh for China
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Wake. Up. America. The family of a man shot by the Tennessee National Guard demands release of video. | AP apnews.com/article/memp...
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The family of a man shot by the Tennessee National Guard demands release of video
The grandfather of a man shot and killed by two members of the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis says he wants answers.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Build child care centers. Build health centers. Build community centers. Not data centers. And not ICE detention centers.
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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
newrepublic.com/post/212915/... ICE officials lied.🙀 Who could’ve seen that coming?
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New Footage of Fatal ICE Shooting in Texas Sparks Fresh Outrage
ICE agents are claiming Lorenzo Salgado Araujo attacked them. That’s not what the latest video footage shows.
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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
And Mamdani for the win again. #USDemocracy
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/07/2026
THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS CLOSED
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JewelzinAZ @jewelzinaz.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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