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Karen S Wilcox, PhD (she/her)

@karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social
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Neuroscientist studying epilepsy and looking for cures. LGBTQ ally. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Warning from George Orwell “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” No DMs. Also, I am proud to be woke.

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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 12h
✊🌟 Dave Grohl Dedicates “My Hero” to “New Friend Jack” at Power to the People. Jack Smith at the Power for the People concert. consequence.net/2026/10/dave...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 18h
AMA will be this evening, probably around 10 eastern!
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
⚠️BREAKING: Trump ally warns Midterms "is going to be a tsunami. Total wipe out...Get ready for impeachment. Everyone needs a lawyer now”… Good. Now, go VOTE! LET’S. DO. THIS. 😎🇺🇸✨
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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Loooooooong line out the door for tonight’s sold-out event with Heather Cox Richardson, me, and 700+ Iowans.
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Dale Walls @dalewalls1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Don’t let them steal your voice! 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽💙
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Billionaires are pouring millions of dollars into our state to buy this senate seat. Big Money is powerful, but it’s nothing compared to People Power. Sign up to knock doors during our Weekend of Action: www.mobilize.us/texasdemocra...
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On November 3rd, America VOTES in what might be the most consequential midterms ever Healthcare is on the ballot Cost of living is on the ballot Save water & air is on the ballot Civil Rights is on the ballot Transparency into war crimes and corruption is on the ballot Your voice counts Your vote
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Karen S Wilcox, PhD (she/her) @karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
she's got a point there
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🤣🤣🤣
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Plant Powered A-ron🌱🌎💙🌊 @plantpowered1971.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Karen S Wilcox, PhD (she/her) @karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Just want to remind my Utah voting buddies, this is where you go to check that your registration is "Active". votesearch.utah.gov/voter-search...
simply says Voter Status: Active
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Because policy shapes health, research on policy is health research." Great article from some giants in the fields of public health, social epidemiology, and health policy research: www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
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Policy Research At The National Institutes Of Health: An Imperative In Peril | Health Affairs Forefront
Understanding the health consequences of policy is not peripheral to NIH’s mission. It is central to it.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
Black text on white page that reads as follows:

New Yorkers who lost their SNAP benefits because of the federal government's expanded work requirements can reapply starting today, October 1.

To find out whether you're eligible to get your benefits back or qualify for an exemption, call 718-SNAP-NOW (718-762-7669), visit nyc.gov/ACCESSHRA, or use the ACCESS HRA app.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nurses and community members are protesting in San Francisco today as part of the "People vs. Palantir" Global Week of Action. Organizers say the demonstration is focused on Palantir's work with ICE and concerns over immigration enforcement.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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My Cousin Vinny It'S A Fact
ALT: My Cousin Vinny It'S A Fact
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Ann @lifeinthepnw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dear Eric Schmitt: Other places where Jack Smith was not on February 3 — Skateboarding with Tony Hawk Watching a Howard Hawks film Visiting Ethan Hawke Jamming with Hamish Hawk At a Seattle Seahawks game At a Chicago Blackhawks game Birdwatching Cooper’s hawks …but now he’s watching you like a hawk
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Morning! 💚 We just wanted to say thank you. So many of you are working hard to get ready for No Kings Day. We love seeing the signs you’ve shared with us. Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A great overview of how the Trump admin cultivated fear inside NIH to force compliance, even with harmful, unethical & unlawful orders. Also covers origins of the Bethesda Declaration community. From my friend & co-organizer Dr. Wen-Ying Sylvia Chou. www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
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NIH Employees Lived in A Culture of Fear, So They Started Keeping Receipts
Sylvia Chou, former NIH program director, says “nobody’s OK” after massive disruptions to funding policies and infrastructure.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
IMPORTANT: There are 15 states that require in-person registration 28–30 days before an election, meaning this maybe your last week to register. Check your registration at Vote.gov.
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Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don't give a damn if the media is calling a landslide. Get your ass to the polls anyway! Complacency is how we lose. Drop the comfort, lock in, and vote like democracy depends on it—because it does!
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Karen S Wilcox, PhD (she/her) @karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My heart goes out to the scientists and others at the Ukranian National Academy of Sciences. This is not ok. Putin should not come to the G20 meeting. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Russian Drone Strikes Ukraine’s Science Academy, Causing Fire in City Center
A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1. Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker and a GOP candidate for Congress in Arizona, has made “protecting women’s sports” a centerpiece of his election campaign. So I reviewed years of Feely’s podcast appearances to see what he actually thinks about female athletes. 🧵
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior)
My father died six months ago today. I wrote this while he was dying. https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-empty-stage
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If these stories feel incessant, and overwhelming… it is because they are. These stories are a drumbeat, telling you, telling America, telling the world that our government is being destroyed. This is indistinguishable from a foreign attack on our country. But the attack is coming from within.
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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What a brilliant idea and great praise for the idea. Letting everyone have access to the literature we should all read is extremely important. Currently re-reading 1984, and it's quite scary how close a lot of societies are moving to that as a model, and how many idiots would like it.
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Happy213 @happy213.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Los Angeles 👇👇
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who’s ready for No Kings? We’re getting an early start on making signs! ✊💚
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Rosina O @techysaavy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
💥💥BOOM💥💥 Costco took its $184M in rebate refund and used it to lower costs targeting products that would have the most impact for members!! Kudos Costco!! www.seattletimes.com/business/cos...
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Costco clinches $184M in tariff refunds, with more expected
The big-box retailer said the money was reinvested to give "value back to our members." It’s more than a third of the total tariff refunds the company expects.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The regime is cutting backroom deals to carve off protected Yosemite land and hand it to a luxury developer—funded by taxpayer conservation dollars. Do not let them privatize our national parks. Kill the deal today: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/09/2026
A historic milestone for New York’s youngest learners: Universal 2-K is here. Our two-year-olds are ready to learn, explore and build a strong foundation from day one. This is what it looks like when we invest in our kids.
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The Look Book Goes to the First Day of Preschool
The city’s universal-2K program launched September 10 as an inaugural class of 2-year-olds joined Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Does it ever feel like this is a metaphor for trying to get by here in America? We work harder and harder to get nowhere at all?
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Karen S Wilcox, PhD (she/her) @karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
check your status. frequently.
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Nurse Ratched @nurseratched64.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Karen S Wilcox, PhD (she/her) @karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Do you live in Utah, like me? here is where you can check your voter registration status. #GOTV vote.utah.gov/voter-regist...
it says my Voter Status is active
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On Dolly Parton Day, I'm remember how she... -Gifted millions of free books to kids -Ensured musicians she worked with got union benefits -Helped fund medical research and the COVID vaccine -Donated millions to communities hit by natural disasters -Funded high school band programs She is missed!
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 26/09/2026
I kid around a lot on BSKY but these are the top 6 Senate candidates where even a $5 donation will have an outsized impact.
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On the way home, I stopped off to get flu and COVID vaccines. Pharmacist told me that I was the 105th person she gave vaccines to today which made us both smile, and <knuckletap>. She said people are turning out in droves to get vaccinated for days now, which is very encouraging for Pennsylvania.
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Cora the Whippet @corathewhippet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This👇
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Talarico wants data centers to pay for their own grid upgrades, recycle their water, create real jobs, & get a community's consent before moving in. Paxton took nearly $500,000 from the industry. Texans want a senator who fights for them. That's why we will have a #BlueWaveIn40Days
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
The elections have begun! Make your dollar go further with our data-driven impact fund! #BlueWaveIn40Days secure.actblue.com/donate/mswbl...
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Support the MSW Blue Wave Impact Fund!
Show your support with a contribution.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A great overview of NIH science under Trump: 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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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I've posted this many times - needs to flood the media until election day.
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Hugh Laurie (Srsly) @utahcornelius.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Xc...
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Will Crypto Crash the Blue Wave?
YouTube video by Paul Krugman
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Karen S Wilcox, PhD (she/her) @karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Do you live in Utah, like me? here is where you can check your voter registration status. #GOTV vote.utah.gov/voter-regist...
it says my Voter Status is active
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