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Jeff Browndyke

@jeffbrowndyke.bsky.social
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Clinician & scientist committed to helping older adults. Studies mechanisms & phenomenology of late-life neurocognitive dysfunction and delirium. Frequent random musings. Comments =/= employer. Assoc Professor @DukePsychiatry / @DukeSurgery

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Jeff Browndyke @jeffbrowndyke.bsky.social · 6h
An artist friend of mine is hoping to enter into competition at the National Expo at Le Botanique (Belgium), but he needs your support. If you are so inclined, please vote for his painting at the National Expo website. Thanks. nationaleexpo.museumpas.be/nl-NL/projec...
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After we left | museumPASSmusées
NLWe zien een idyllisch landschap met een enorme diepte. Zover als je kunt kijken zijn er geen sporen van menselijke activiteit. De kleuren roepen een...
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Jeff Browndyke @jeffbrowndyke.bsky.social · 8h
American Gestapo. No one will ever convince me otherwise.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11h
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
How has Vought et. al disrupted NIH funding? 1. Grants were awarded more slowly in 2025-2026. 2. Peer reviewed grants enter a digital black hole. 3. Most of the staff that process the awards is gone. 4. Grants are flagged if they contain banned words. 🧪 www.npr.org/2026/09/24/n...
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These 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under Trump
Stories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. bi...
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 05/10/2026
Spirit Halloween finally found something scarier than the prices.
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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Science Alert: 'Brain Scans of 24 People With Long COVID Reveal Signs of Injury to Dopamine Neurons' "Our findings provide compelling evidence that long COVID involves the loss of dopamine-releasing neurons" www.sciencealert.com/brain-scans-...
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Brain Scans of 24 People With Long COVID Reveal Signs of Injury to Dopamine Neurons
Scientists have discovered a distinct change in the brains of people with long COVID that might explain some of the illness's most debilitating symptoms.
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Jeff Browndyke @jeffbrowndyke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why is Israel courting European leaders that sympathize with neo-nazis? Isn't this tantamount to inviting that which has harmed and killed your ancestors in the past back inside the house? www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Israel courts Europe's far right, finding friends but also unease
Facing growing isolation over the war in Gaza, Israel is increasingly allying itself with Europe's far right, despite some parties' legacies of antisemitism.One bridge too far, at least for now, is Ge...
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Jeff Browndyke @jeffbrowndyke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Turn about is fair play. sparrowmap.com
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Cameras that watch government vehicles, run by volunteers, owned by nobody.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Pól Micheál O'Slatraigh @pmoslatraigh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🔥 BILL BURR: “How big does your yacht have to be? PAY THE WORKERS.” (From @marcofoster.bsky.social )
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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In 1977 ALEC GUINNESS told Michael Parkinson a story about a chance meeting with JAMES DEAN in Hollywood & having been shown Dean’s new car how he shared with the young actor a premonition that if Dean drove it something awful would happen. DEAN died in a car accident 71yrs ago today, aged 24.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As always, excellent reporting by @melodyschreiber.com. I have *so much* to say about all this. But let me say this: I've worked with medical record data for research and LMAO, LMFAO even...this is why we need qualified scientists in charge of our scientific institutions.
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RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event
Health secretary calls for medical and lifestyle details to be sent to doctors and AI to address ‘chronic disease epidemic’
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution from the President or others."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Jeff Browndyke @jeffbrowndyke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And, you think he won't try again? The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. We have all been duly warned.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I wrote about how this post builds the case that Trump's White House press ban has nothing to do with national security www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
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Trump’s press grievances are based in their refusal to do propaganda
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Will Bunch: You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now. We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind. www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“But in the end, we all die anyway. So it doesn’t matter.” —Trump according to Tucker Carlson This appalling nihilism was expressed by a man with the ultimate power to end the lives of millions of people—a man who never belonged anywhere near our White House. www.americaamerica.news/p/what-quali...
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What Qualities Do You Value in A Leader?
A Saturday Prompt
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY!!! Join the MAGA Resistance & make your voices heard. Accountability. Is. Coming.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Not surprised that the 5 time draft dodging, president bone spurs does not see our veterans as a priority. Watching our tax money being pissed away on vanity projects when real needs exist is absolutely infuriating.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
"Don't play games with me" -- Sen. Kaine isn't buying it when Overton repeatedly refuses to directly answer questions about whether she's aware of discussions within the administration about rolling back tobacco safety regulations (she clearly is but doesn't want to admit it)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
BALDWIN: Do you believe mifepristone is safe and effective? OVERTON: It has been approved by the FDA BALDWIN: So you can't answer the question
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
OMG -- under questioning from Hassan, Trump's FDA nominee Heidi Overton refuses to acknowledge that Trump can ever be wrong about anything even after she's confronted with a specific example of something Trump is clearly wrong about
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
Our offense was sharing the 1998 “Mediaopoly” Smigel short. Would anyone else like a steaming pile of irony today?
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Jeff Browndyke @jeffbrowndyke.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The ‘rule of law’ has been mortally wounded and is dying. Will you continue to watch it & the Constitution die or will you do something about it? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Some journalists still barred from White House after judge blocks Trump’s ban
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to temporarily restore the journalists' credentials and said the ban was likely unconstitutional.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/09/2026
Y’all have seen the viral short clip. Here’s the full original. The energy we need when somebody tries to push disinformation down our throats.
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Andys Theory 🦋⚡️💎 @andystheory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I understand why AI forgot about the human issue with it’s recent testing. We obviously did when we put this pedophile and psychopath in office.🤬 More importantly, there is no outcry by any media or even a reaction from our Congress. It’s time we put the story of Anne Frank in our school system.
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SirNYC @sirnyc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
These law enforcers think they are above the law. No, no, no. They need to be shown the error of they ways by being held accountable and fired or prosecuted. And what a disappointment Karen Bass is. She's protecting ICE and the LAPD instead of the people of Los Angeles.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Zelenskyy: "For first time in Russia’s history, we now hear that its oil industry is running on fumes. Our target is Russia’s ability to finance this war, to drag it out, to make it more brutal & destructive. Russia’s finances & Russia’s production are what must be stopped if Putin is to be stopped”
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Why aren't the biotech companies standing up against this heinous assault on science? Fewer grants have been awarded this year. Biotech is heavily dependent on the NIH Less research = less innovation = reduced pipeline of future therapeutics 🧪 www.drugdiscoverynews.com/the-nih-fund...
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The NIH funding crisis that could reshape biotech for years to come | Drug Discovery News
The NIH budget survived a proposed 40 percent cut, but falling grant numbers could still have lasting consequences for drug discovery.
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🫶🏻Layla🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
FFS, all of this is so on brand for these morally bankrupt morons. What the fuck did you expect?
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There is something so unbelievably bleak about an article that calmly walks readers through how to navigate being laid off after 50, losing your health insurance, and somehow surviving the years until Medicare. What a broken country.
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Laid Off After 50, and No Health Insurance? Here’s What to Consider. (Gift Article)
At best, older workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today. He is right: You can't appease a tyrant.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Looks like he forgot there aren't any press mics around. He's just talking to himself thinking the whole world is hanging on every word—pretty hilarious to watch!
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Reality Ausetkmt @ausetkmt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If there was a suggestion that possibly the presidents had Alzheimer's; that might possibly move that to a make it happen right now thing Alzheimer's Society. I have family members struggling with this so it is very much important to everyone. We just need to get it done now Trump and Reagan
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You read that right: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar will, thanks to the approval of Trump's FCC, own 49.5% of Paramount Warner Brothers, and CBS, and CNN. One of many things to keep in mind when you cast your vote in the next six weeks.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Historians will look back and say America's downfall started with one simple mistake — not putting Trump in prison within 24 hours of January 6th… Merrick. Garland. Was. A. Disaster. 😎✨
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
BURT KWOUK surprises both PETER SELLERS and Russell Harty during a 1976 TV interview as he blasts onto the set & hilariously attacks Sellers & Harty in the style of ‘Cato’. Fantastic.
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Jeff Browndyke @jeffbrowndyke.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The sheer number of Republican politicians on Sunday shows excusing away the complete break from our 1st Amendment rights should tell everyone who does and does not love our beloved Constitution.
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Jeff Browndyke @jeffbrowndyke.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The corruption of peer review. Still think you can just work harder, protecting your lab by keeping your head down and the leopards won’t come for your face or your colleagues? As scientists you should all be we aware of the probability & priors. Wake the hell up. 🧪 www.usnews.com/news/top-new...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky describes the isolation she experienced and the realization that came from finally seeing the scope of the case: “It’s weirdly vindicating to sit here and see in the files like, ‘Oh no, I’m not crazy. This really happened and it happened to so many people.’”
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Concessions don’t work. That’s why the State AGs need to take their case to trial. They've got the Ellisons on the ropes. Protect consumers and workers. Block the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Sign the Petition! noparamountconcessions.com
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#BlockTheMerger
Twelve state attorneys general sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Concessions don’t protect workers, consumers or creators. Tell the AGs to hold strong and take it to trial. SIGN THE P...
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