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Molly Willging

@drmdub.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Interested in brain age & menopause 🧠🌸. My favorite organ is fat! Views & vibes my own.

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Jon Henshaw @henshaw.social · 10/08/2026
Screenshot of a presentation slide with a footnote highlighted in red that reads "All em-dashes in these slides were human-generated."
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Laurie! Live! @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Here is an account of the police shooting in Madison today that does not directly contain any video but does contain eyewitness accounts, if that's something anyone is looking for www.wpr.org/news/man-sho...
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MPD: Man shot, killed by police on Madison's east side after officer was injured with knife
A person was shot by police on Madison's near east side Wednesday.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23/07/2026
Protests have taken place in Madison, Wisconsin, after a man was shot and killed by a police officer on Wednesday as a bystander captured graphic video of the incident, which was widely shared on social media and is fueling tensions in the city.
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Man fatally shot by police officer in Madison, prompting protest in city
The shooting in the Marquette neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin, was filmed by people nearby and shared online.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
If this games goes to pens I’m walking into the ocean instead of watching
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Oli @oliaworth96.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/07/2026
This summer, we kept the lights on all night, every night, at five soccer fields across New York City.

This was the scene at Calvert Vaux Park in Gravesend, Brooklyn Tuesday night.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
PHASE ONE of our fight against the OMB rule is complete and YOU ALL SHOWED UP!!! HALF A MILLION COMMENTS is WILD. We absolutely exceeded our goal of 100,000! So, what happens next??? Welcome to PHASE TWO: Pressure and Preparation! 1/x
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Let's learn a lesson from the nearly 500K of us who mobilized to comment on the OMB rules. We can leave the sidelines, take action and it can make a difference. After 15 months of inaction, our scientific societies finally woke up and mobilized members. It doesn't stop there 1/n
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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Completely losing it at this picture of Haaland arriving back in Oslo with his souvenir from Dallas
Haaland deboarding a plane holding a taxedermied raccoon with its paws on a liquor bottle
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 13/07/2026
“The data indicates that 74.2% of North Carolina’s 143,998 private school students received an Opportunity Scholarship during the 2025-26 school year.” We’re living through the resegregation of US education. Read more at: www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...
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Most NC private school students now get a taxpayer-funded voucher to pay costs
North Carolina now provides vouchers to nearly 75% of private school students, up from a quarter of pupils two years ago.
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Molly Willging @drmdub.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
First time that both the offices for Senators Ted Budd and Thom Tillis answered! Call your reps!!!!
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/07/2026
Monday, July 13th is the LAST DAY that you can leave a public comment on Russell Vought's science-destroying OMB Grant Proposal. Join us from 2 - 3PM ET to learn what comes next, hear from experts, and learn how the proposal will affect you. Register at the link in our bio or go here:zurl.co/tH8hn
The graphic displays an image of Russell Vought and the logos of Stand Up for Science, teh American Association of University Professors, and the American Federation of Teachers. The graphic reads: "VIRTUAL & ACCESSIBLE, REGISTRATION LINK IN BIO! OMB DEADLINE DAY, Monday, July 13th, 2 - 3PM ET, The Fight is Just Beginnig, Learn what comes next in the fight, Hear from scientists, experts, and MoCs, Learn how the proposal will effect you".
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
No idea! 🤠 Whatever it is, it's concentrated in the eastern Great Lakes. The outbreak started in New York, now most of the cases are in Michigan. MN is somehow untouched. (And it's not bc Minnesota's just missing their cases. Minnesota does not miss cases.) www.indystar.com/story/graphi...
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Map tracks spread of 'explosive' diarrhea outbreak. How to prevent infection
Hundreds of cyclosporiasis cases have been reported across the US. Here's where they're occurring and tips to help reduce your risk of infection.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Lamentation (flipped, detail), by Gerard David, 1515-23, 📸 by Roberto Schmidt
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 08/07/2026
@natasharoy.bsky.social is rewatching Gilmore Girls—and she thinks you should too. Not just because it's the perfect cozy comfort watch, but because it's actually a story about reproductive justice. Here are five episodes to start with:
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Why Gilmore Girls Is Actually a Reproductive Justice Story and the 5 Best Episodes to Watch
Gilmore Girls is more than just a cozy show to rewatch in the fall. It's also a story about bodily autonomy and reproductive justice. Here are five great episodes to start streaming.
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Molly Willging @drmdub.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Let’s go North Carolina!!!🥼🔭
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Neymar yelling at the Norwegian keeper, who is cracking up, over the caption "Chris Paul hits a huge 3 to cut the lead down to 42"
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The Tennis Letter @thetennisletter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Naomi Osaka is the moment. 🇯🇵🤍
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Endocrine Society @endocrinesociety.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy 4th of July, US members! Read our latest Advocacy in Action on the OMB's proposed revision to federal financial assistance guidance. This would significantly change how all federal grants are awarded and managed. bit.ly/3QVHUCF
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Micah @rincewind.run · 04/07/2026
thank you Cabo Verde for allowing us to dream the impossible dream for two beautiful hours of soccer what a game, what a wonderful game
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Cape Verde defeats Argentina via a 2-3 loss in extra time
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Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 28/06/2026
Waiting for the rain I was promised
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
For the next 24h, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related questions in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Answers are for information only, NOT medical advice. #AskAnIDDoc June 2026 edition.
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Muppet Doctor Gives Thumbs Up
ALT: Muppet Doctor Gives Thumbs Up
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NU Duncan Lab @nuduncanlab.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Exciting coverage of our recent publication, "The post-reproductive ovary shifts from a reproductive to an immune-like organ." Congratulations to Dr. Aubrey Converse and team! www.science.org/content/arti...
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After menopause, ovaries may transform into organs with immune powers
Mouse and human data suggest ovaries develop a new function after reproductive duties end
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Molly Willging @drmdub.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Lept(in) me tell you about #ENDO2026! It was a blast to share our team’s work on extra-ovarian estrogen’s role in metabolism!!! & thank you to @endocrinesociety.bsky.social for an Outstanding Abstract Award. YAY SCIENCE. 🔬🥼
Me, a scientist, in lime green suit, blue glasses, standing behind a podium for the ENDO 2026 national meeting. View of conference speaking room from back row. Presenter, me, standing at podium next to large screen with a slideshow displaying. Three people, two standing on either side of a large ENDO sign, one person sitting in front of sign Three trainees from our lab standing next to a poster highlighting our science project
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Since June 1, @standupforscience.net activists have taken 26,064 (!!!!!) actions to fight back against the OMB rule. This includes comments, emailing comments to members of Congress, calling and emailing Congress Critters, and meeting with their members of Congress!
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
By now, I think you get it. I'll keep posting until we get 10,000 letters to Congress on Russ Vought's mad power-grab to take over all federal grant making. Goodbye peer review & expert advice, welcome the commissars! Let's stop Russ together. Share, share, share! actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
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Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Funding Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...
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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The research makes clear that there is a need and an opportunity to restructure women’s health research - more funding directed explicitly at conditions affecting women and more research infrastructure built around the recognition that male and female bodies are not interchangeable.
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What the PCOS-PMOS Rebrand Tells Us About the State of Women’s Health Research
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) will be renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) is a genuine milestone for women's health research.
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Kendra James @kendrajames.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The American Library Association is auctioning off a bunch of the classic celebrity “READ” posters along with a bunch of other full sized literacy posters. This is going to fix so many of my problems, I just know it. movieposters.ha.com/c/search/res...
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Buttons (Ashley) 🏴‍☠️#OFMDForLife🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We literally have had a program of releasing millions of sterile male screwworm flies a year into the Darien Gap in order to prevent it from expanding northward into Mexico. What happened to that program under Trump? Who the hell knows--but welcome to screwworm! These guys are absolutely nasty.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Best time to start Standing Up for Science was years ago. Second best time is NOW. 📣Leave public comment ☎️Contact Congress 🚨Register for the @standupforscience.net Emergency Science Meeting tomorrow at 4pm et ONE STOP SHOP: fight2win.standupforscience.net
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Stand up for Science
Stand up for Science
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🚨The OMB rule will be the end of science as we know it. MARK YOU CALENDAR for the @standupforscience.net EMERGENCY SCIENCE MEETING June 2nd, 4pm et. We will be giving an overview & assigning EVERY SCIENTIST IN AMERICA their marching orders. REGISTER: events.standupforscience.net/stand-up-for...
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Emergency Science Meeting by Stand Up for Science
[discussing OMB-2026-0034?]
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Welcome to Shrimp City! Teach your friends about a variety of crustaceans with this helpful visual aid - and set the record straight... bugs is shrimp. Shrimp is not bugs These shirts are designed by @the666cat.bsky.social & printed in Philly! Get one at SquidFacts.net (pls RT!)
A cream colored shirt with a red and blue design featuring 9 crustaceans and a fly. A scuba diving Fly Says a”am I shrimp too?” A pistol shrimp wearing a cowboy hat says “bang bang” a mantis shrimp says KO, the title says a”shrimp city and friends” a hermit crab uses a skull
As a shell, a jumbo shrimp is labeled himbo shrimp, and a yeti crab is labeled “snack bacteria cafe”. The fly has an asterisk next to
Him and underneath the whole design it says *the latest research shows that bugs is actually shrimp”
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Pint of Science US @pintofscience.us · 21/05/2026
It's not over YET !! 😍 TONIGHT in Madison, Pint of Science US is hosting its first Creative Reactions event 🎨 🎥 Come and enjoy the fusion between art & science at: 📍One Social Food Hall - 123 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703 🕓 From 6PM to 9PM 🎟️ only $2 pintofscience.us/event/creati... #pint26
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Creative Reactions - Madison Edition
Science isn’t just about data—it’s also about creativity and beauty. Creative Reactions brings together scientists and artists to transform research into a…
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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Bad bill alert: last week, Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina state legislature filed a bill that would legally authorize the murder of anyone involved in providing an abortion. Bill: www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1232
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:
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Hating AI is good, actually
LinkedIn may be awash with boosters, but shunning AI is the human choice.
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Molly Willging @drmdub.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Pint of Science festival is rad. Bingo (aka FAT!), cute cell plushies and lots and lots of fat chat. @pintofscience.us @pintsworld.bsky.social SCIENCE IS COOL. SUPPORT SCIENCE.
Blonde person holding a fat cell keychain in front of a large screen projecting a science talk titled “the remarkable relationship between brain and fat.”Me, blonde person in lime green pantsuit in front of screen with images of a leopard gecko, dolphin, beaver, camel and blue whale. Each animal has the word “fat” in red capital letters in a stamp like font, stamped on part of their body. Showing animals have fat for special functions Me, blonde person in lime green pantsuit mid sentence gesturing about fat cells getting bigger to store more energy. In front of large screen with image of steak, zoomed in to show fat tissue and fat cells within the steak. Image of a bingo card, made on a white pice of paper, with various images and words I said during my science presentation. There is a plush fat cell to the left of the bingo card and a row of plastic sample tubes to the top of the bingo card.
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Dr Kathleen Millen @neurodevkathy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🚨🧪🧵URGENT INPUT NEEDED: NIH asks input for next strategic plan-including emphasis on non-animal models (NAMs) to replace animals. Per NIH insider, anti-animal responses now outnumber scientists 200-700x. Please please provide input. Deadline: May 26, 11:59 PM ET. grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
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NIH Seeks Input on Framework for Next NIH-Wide Strategic Plan | Grants & Funding
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Molly Willging @drmdub.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Truly incredible
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Isaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I’ve been trying to understand what we know and don’t know so far about the concerning Ebola outbreak in DRC. Still lots of uncertainty at the moment but here‘s what I have been able to find out so far. Story is here (thread coming later): www.science.org/content/arti...
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Major outbreak of rare Ebola virus species in northern Congo alarms scientists
No vaccines exist for Ebola Bundibugyo, which has caused 80 suspected deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and one in Uganda
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Pint of Science US @pintofscience.us · 13/05/2026
Are you ready to learn some crazy science facts? 🤔 Pint of Science 2026 will start in 5 days 🍻🧠 🎟️ Grab your tickets for one of our events near you, on May 18, 19, 20 🗓️ pintofscience.us/locations (LINK IN BIO) #Pint26
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
sure gas is headed to $8/gallon but at least cornell got rid of their gender studies classes. or at least i think they did, i haven’t checked and if im being honest i wouldnt really know if they had or hadnt because it doesnt affect me but it makes $8/gallon gas all worth it
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Molly Willging @drmdub.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Tarantula, my 3-year-old’s Curlyhair tarantula, looking like the queen she is👑!!!
A Curly tarantula, black body with fuzzy brown hair, looking majestic standing, facing camera, on a piece of wood, with a little attitude
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
In the past year alone, Jeff Bezos's net worth has increased by $75 billion. That’s $205,479,452 per day $8,561,643 per hour $142,694 per minute $2,378 per second The median American’s weekly earnings is $1,235 ($64,220/yr).
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Molly Willging @drmdub.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Does anyone have fun fat anecdotes I can use to spice up my Pint of Science talk on fat and brain chatting each other? Funsies I have so far: -super hibernating gland of marmots -dolphin’s melon -pink fat -camel humps
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pianoprincess.bsky.social @pianoprincess.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
It's your kid's brains. That's how much AI costs.
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