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@pr0fjess.bsky.social
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Cell Biologist | Professor | Mentor | Drosophila Enthusiast | Horse Lover | Art Dabbler | Thoughts my own | 🏳️‍🌈

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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Dark should be on this list.
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#My9Animes This website was missing a few of my favorites: Avatar, Samurai Jack, and Scavengers Reign
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My 9 Animes | Shared anime picks
A shared 9-panel anime collage.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 27/08/2026
Why your doctor can't give you a cure tomorrow: how effective treatments are discovered and developed. Part 1 🧪 🧵 #science #news #education #health #research
Cover graphic titled "Why Your Doctor Can't Give You a Cure Tomorrow" with subtitle "How effective treatments are discovered and developed — Part 1," showing spilled pill capsules, retro curved colored stripes, and a Stand Up for Science logo.
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Jason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.
Miss Piggy and Dolly Parton in fancy dresses posing together photo of Tim Curry surrounded by muppets, smiling for a photo. A quote from curry is added “it didn’t go very well. It didn’t survive the shoot. She felt I wasn’t being faithful to her” it’s him discussing his ill fated affair with miss piggy
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Scientific American has an outstanding article about what has been happening to our scientific research enterprise that is aimed at the lay public. Worth sharing widely. www.yahoo.com/news/science...
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America’s compact between science and politics is broken
Last year Christopher Reynolds started to worry that his space telescope was going to be killed. Eight teams of researchers pitched NASA their ideas; Reynolds, an astronomer at the University of Mary...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride, Y'all!!
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Great article by Sally. We need to invest in science! www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...
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MIT president: Why so many optimistic scientists are losing heart
“This erosion of our strength is a loss for the nation,” writes MIT President Sally Kornbluth.
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
We'll be talking about this amazing therapy in my fall class for sure!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion. That's $1 billion per day. $41,666,667 per hour. $11,574 per second. Thousands of lives lost. People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Yes!
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I'll be calling mine and I know they both support the bill.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 11/02/2026
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands
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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines. apnews.com/article/mode...
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Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Call your senators today! Abolish ICE. The 5 calls app makes it easy to find numbers and scripts.
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Indeed. Where is anyone in Congress? Citizens are being assaulted and murdered in the streets. Citizens and non-citizens alike deserve liberty and due process.
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The application of the law has been context dependent for a long time.
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Literally describes what ICE is doing.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
💯
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
We have been heading here a long time, but make no mistake we are here now. Vote like our lives depend on it.
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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics. The invasion, its aftermath, and what we do next. 💪
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
If you were wondering if such things have happened before...
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Hard to see amongst the trees and clouds, but I got a peek at the #NorthernLights last night!
Pink night sky behind the clouds and tall pine trees.
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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics. Big election week, with some big implications for 2026. 🧭
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Applications for our Amgen Scholars Program at Duke University are now OPEN! If you are interested in a summer undergraduate research opportunity please apply! Please share widely. #UndergraduateResearch #SummerResearch
Amgen Scholars Program at Duke 2026 Program
Applications Open: Nov. 1
Application Deadline: 5:00 pm EST, Feb. 2

Please visit our website for more information: https://undergraduateresearch.duke.edu/amgen-scholars-program-duke
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Happy Halloween 👻🎃 from our little gremlin. #Halloween #dogs
Picture of a furry black and white dog in a Gizmo gremlin costume.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/10/2025
I’m absolutely exhausted in the best possible way. I love us. We did it! #NoKings
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Happy #Caturday spooky October addition. #cats #BlackCat
Black with a surprised expression on his face.
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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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What if NIH had been 40% smaller?
Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Paperhand Puppet Intervention never misses! #art #puppet #PaperhandPuppetIntervention
Collage of images from Paperhand Puppet Intervention. Top: illuminated whale puppet. Middle left: Paperhand Puppet Intervention sign for The Gift. Middle center: grandmother and cat puppets. Middle right: illuminated grandmother with shadow puppet show. Bottom left: water puppets with illuminated water drops. Bottom right: beaver puppets and sticks.
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Indivisible Actions South East NC @indivisiblesenc.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Governor Stein Announces Standing Orders to Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccines in NC "...adults over age 65 or with increased risk for severe COVID-19 can get the COVID-19 vaccine at a local pharmacy without having to visit a health care provider first." governor.nc.gov/news/press-r...
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Governor Stein Announces Standing Orders to Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
(RALEIGH) To increase access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for th
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Happy #Caturday!
Picture of a black cat on a blue blanket on a couch.
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
💯 agree
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
All three are here: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
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Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.
The end of an era.
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Carolyn Johnson @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
"What I would simply say is cancer can't wait." --Richard Schlueter, a 56-year-old metastatic cancer patient whose therapy was delayed due to terminations at NIH.
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Look, there I am 😅
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
It's me.
A cartoon depicting a crowd of stick figure people stampeding through a door under the logo for Star Trek: The Next Generation. Another door, with a sign above it that reads "therapy" is open with no stick figures attempting to enter.
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Please join us for the Duke Summer Research Showcase! Our amazing Duke Amgen Scholars will be presenting their research. #duke #science #UndergraduateResearch #amgen
Duke Summer Research Showcase. Friday, July 25. 10:00am-12:00pm. Trent Semans Great Hall. Presented by the Duke Undergraduate Research Support Office and Office of Undergraduate Education. A list of participating programs is included as well. Several summer programs from across Duke campus participate in this event.
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Dr. Raven the Science Maven @ravenscimaven.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
NASA is more than rockets and moonwalks. NASA is behind much of our everyday technology. From space discovery, to Air Jordans, to CAT scans, NASA has played a role. We get it all on less than a penny of every federal dollar. Now their science may be gutted by 50%. #NASADidThat
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Keeping me company for an afternoon/evening of work.
Black and white bernedoodle on a deck overlooking a pond.
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
This is a great idea! Not only for this moment, but every year. Engaging politicians and the public with science is more important than ever. Tax payers should see the amazing science that their dollars fund!
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Great team to work with!
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 22/06/2025
The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences. The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences. The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.
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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
We need more stories like this showing the immediate human costs of Trump's deliberate destruction of the NIH wapo.st/44ntbo4
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His custom cancer therapy is in an NIH freezer. He may not get it in time.
The purge of probationary federal workers included skilled lab personnel who would have finalized a customized cell immunotherapy for cancer patients.
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Prof Jess @pr0fjess.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Signed! Please help us support our NIH colleagues #StandUpForScience
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Hookcity - 🚫“War Plan” DMs Please 👊🏻🇺🇸🔥 🫣 @hookcity.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Seth gets it
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eric lai @lucksmith.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Hello Fly Folks. quick note FlyBase is under duress due to termination NIH$ to Harvard and intl collabs. The hardworking folks @flybase.bsky.social are doing their darndest to ensure access to current data. For US, there will soon be a new site to donate. Please spread the word, ideas and support 🪰💪
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CindyLouWho @cindynorth1.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Happy Pride!!
A nice fluffy cat against the background of the Progress flag, that says cat lovers for inclusion and equality
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