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John Petrini

@johnpetrini.bsky.social
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🧪☺️. Lover of golf and music. Father of amazing kids. Lucky to be a scientist. I work on DNA damage responses, mostlyMre11 complex biology but lots of other stuff. Let's talk! Still waiting to win the lottery. Please Be Safe. Please Be Kind.

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John Petrini @johnpetrini.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-c... Cassidy is a complete coward who shirked his responsibility multiple times...And, this new news is fucking bad..
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Sen. Bill Cassidy Rips Trump Over Order To Break Up Vaccines: 'This Is So Wrong'
The Louisiana Republican and doctor said the order will make it harder for kids to get vaccinated.
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Fusion Conferences @fusionconf.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Please share to spread the word! @westlabcrick.bsky.social @aurelepiazza.bsky.social @boultonlab.bsky.social @cejkalab.bsky.social @esashilab.bsky.social @spo11rulz.bsky.social @johnpetrini.bsky.social
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Alexander Ross @hardpolitics.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This is a campaign video posted by the Jon Ossoff for Senate in Georgia YouTube account over a year ago. It has garnered only 30,000 views on YouTube. I'm sharing this on BlueSky because I believe it's some of the best Democratic messaging that I've ever seen, and I think it deserves more views.
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John Petrini @johnpetrini.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
These announcers are such dicks.
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John Petrini @johnpetrini.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Hydration breaks are bullshit. Just an excuse for commercials. The US expresses its trumpian side
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Hey, Dems, let's do this: Instead of centrists freaking out about the success of progressives, maybe we could take Mamdani as a model and focus on listening to and delivering for the voters. What if we had big competition among candidates to see who could do most for voters? Just imagine.
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That's HEDLEY! @hedleylamarr23.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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Dr Kathleen Millen @neurodevkathy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Hey @thermofishersci.bsky.social you have a HUGE problem. You are about to lose a lot of the antibody market. You have now lost the trust of a lot of scientists!
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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The United States government just agreed to pay $1.8 billion to the United States president, approved by the president's own personal lawyer who represented him when he was convicted of 34 criminal counts. This is the biggest scandal in all of American political history.
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Machine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I was just thinking of the word "encouragement." It literally means to "give courage." Words of encouragement are words that "give courage." Kind of cool when you think of it like that. Now is a good time to encourage one another. We need the courage to stand up and stand together.
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John Petrini @johnpetrini.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u... The crazies are running the asylum. We've never had such a bereft set of clowns at the helms of our health agencies...this is really bad
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F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe
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John Petrini @johnpetrini.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... I sure Marc got permission from the orange turd to publish this nonsense
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Opinion | Trump is 14 days from decisive victory in Iran
The regime won’t deal and the blockade alone won't break it. Only military action will.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The vice president of the United States should not be weighing in on criminal prosecutions, let alone criminal investigations in progress. This is how banana republics function, taking out revenge on enemies via criminal “justice“ process. Politicians should stay out of prosecution.
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
It’s been many years but there is still no ‘secure ballroom’ in Columbine, Sandy Hook, Parkland, Uvalde, or many other schools and colleges. I wonder why that is? It couldn’t be because innocent kids’ lives don’t matter in the US, could it?
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Liz @beansbeth.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
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Dr Kathleen Millen @neurodevkathy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Please read this. Our gov't is killing science. Please share widely.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
A reminder:
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 13/04/2026
I don’t usually share Twitter posts but that would be the president of Iran and yes he’s being completely serious, Islam recognises Jesus as a prophet and the Pope as a successor figure
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His Holiness Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex), I condemn the insult to Your Excellency on behalf of the great nation of Iran, and declare that the desecration of Jesus, the prophet of peace and brotherhood, is not acceptable to any free person. I wish you glory by Allah.
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 13/04/2026
Thank you #NobelLaureate Jack Szostak for sharing these thoughts, which many US scientists and physicians resonate with newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-a-nobel...
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I’m a Nobel Prize-winning immigrant. I can no longer recognize this country.
Attacks on science and immigrants are destroying America.
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their field’s most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.
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Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference
More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their field’s most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Watch Director Bhattacharya's performance at CPAC really got to me. I chose to share some of my observations with him. Hold on... 1/11
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Here We Go Sherman Bell GIF
ALT: Here We Go Sherman Bell GIF
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Thanking Donald Trump for signing the budget bill, which spared NIH from the knife was unseemly and unnecessary. In fact, the destruction of American science is gathering steam under this administration and appeasement won't help. My latest for @thenation.com. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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The Scientists Groveling to Trump Are Kidding Themselves
The government has pulled back from massive cuts to the NIH, but it’s still destroying scientific research. So why are some groups appeasing the president?
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John Petrini @johnpetrini.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
making the worst of a bad situation.... www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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White House taps Jay Bhattacharya, CDC critic, to lead agency for now
The co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which rebuked CDC’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, will oversee the nation’s leading public health agency.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.” - 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas. Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Mia Valentina Paz Faria
A 7-year-old from Venezuela who was living in Austin, Texas 
Detained for 70 days

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”UPDATE: Staff at the ICE concentration camp in Dilley, Texas have begun raiding the dormitories of kids and their parents to confiscate and destroy letters from the children. This is in response to the ace reporting by 
@micarosenberg
 et al for ProPublica:
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Happy President’s Day! 🙌🏼😆
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Eric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Donald Trump is "the Epstein Administration." Pass it on
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PacBio @pacbio.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Key takeaway from Dr. Santosha Vardhana in Beyond the Bench: When T cells run low on energy, they make priority decisions that shift into self preservation mode. That bioenergetic limit shapes immune exhaustion. Watch the full episode: bit.ly/4oLrOXu #BeyondTheBench
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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Every American needs to watch this:
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
👇👇👇👇
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/01/2026
America is outraged after ICE killed two white people in Minneapolis. I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations. open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
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This Is America, Just Not the America You Knew
Two white people were killed by ICE in Minneapolis and suddenly White America is outraged.
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Caleb Lareau @caleblareau.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Today in @nature.com, we describe how discarded reads in biobank-scale WGS can help resolve the genetic predictors and consequences of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection. Wonderful working with @ryandhindsa.bsky.social @sherrynyeo.bsky.social @erinmayc.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Population-scale sequencing resolves determinants of persistent EBV DNA - Nature
Population-scale WGS reveals genetic determinants of persistent EBV DNA, linking immune regulation—especially antigen processing and MHC class II variation—to EBV persistence and heterogeneous di...
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Minnesota is the best of us.
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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 23/01/2026
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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Zha Lab @zhalab.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Check out the GRC for DNA damage and Cancer! Join us in Summy California for a week of DNA repair and Cancer! www.grc.org/dna-damage-m...
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2026 DNA Damage, Mutation and Cancer Conference GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on DNA Damage, Mutation and Cancer will be held in Ventura, California. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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John Petrini @johnpetrini.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
He got the Epstein files off the front page
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John Petrini @johnpetrini.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... Check out this Special Issue of DNA Repair. Lots of very cool stuff in here!
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DNA Repair | Cutting Edge Perspective in Genome Maintenance XII | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
The Cutting Edge Perspective in Genome Maintenance is a prestigious special issue of DNA Repair with a broad range of reviews covering all the topics of relevance to the maintenance of genome stabilit...
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Agnel Sfeir @agnelsfeir.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
NYers helps us call on @governor.ny.gov to invest in the Empire Biomedical Research Institute. A robust, stable research ecosystem protects jobs, fuels innovation, and builds community health. NY must invest in our global leadership in science. nycures.org @gothamist.com: tinyurl.com/5fab5k7u
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NY medical schools press Gov. Hochul to put up billions for scientific research
The request comes amid continuing uncertainty over federal funding, with research and thousands of jobs on the line.
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John Petrini @johnpetrini.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int... without intending to...this illustrates what lousy year 2025 was...
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Opinion | 25 good things that happened in 2025
We will remember these silver linings going into the New Year.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Don't forget what real leadership looks like...
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John Petrini @johnpetrini.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/... Dark times when Dr. Oz appears legit relative to his peers...
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What happened when Dr. Oz took charge of a wonky health agency
The former TV doctor running the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Washington’s wonky health agency, has garnered positive reviews — even from some Democrats.
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Dr. Sandy B @drsandyb.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
This is what community activism looks like! ☮️💙🇺🇸🌈🏴‍☠️🔥 youtube.com/shorts/_868s...
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Iconic Chicago deli offers free meals to SNAP recipients
YouTube video by FOX 32 Chicago
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Ryan Comes @rbcomes.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
There was a discussion on LinkedIn yesterday about the good days of Academic Twitter before everything went to crap and we left. I'm curious why we haven't been able to recreate that here. A lot of the same folks are here, but there's not as much engagement. What's Bluesky missing? ⚛️🧪
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Kepano Kolohe @alala55.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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John Petrini @johnpetrini.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeP4... "let me forget about today until tomorrow" feels about right these days....
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Mr. Tambourine Man (Live at the Newport Folk Festival. 1964)
YouTube video by Bob Dylan
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John Petrini @johnpetrini.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
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🦋 C.G., PhD 🐸 (🪖"Prima" AKA "Battle" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
#HispanicHeritageMonth ✊🏾 #ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory
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𝖼𝗋𝗄Ⓥ @crk5.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Oh this is great
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
So are you saying we SHOULDN’T have raided that battery plant, put the South Koreans in leg irons and frog marched them off to a dank prison for about a week, @katiephang.bsky.social But how else can we protect ‘Murica and stop all those criminal engineers from tearing us down by building factories
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
What happened to Charlie Kirk is also what happened to 20 children (ages 6 and 7) at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. I don’t remember the right being this upset back then—do you? 🤨
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