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Laura R Cortes

@prefrontalcortes.bsky.social
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Post doc @ UCLA in the Correa lab. Studying the effects of pregnancy on thermoregulation and the brain🤰🏻🌡️🧠 K99 NICHD | BWF PDEP fellow | NIDDK LIFT UP

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Laura R Cortes @prefrontalcortes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My postdoc work at @uclacollege.bsky.social in the #CorreaLab is now published at @pnas.org! 🙌 Our broad question was - do estrogens act on the brain to coordinate thermoregulatory adaptations during pregnancy? 1/8
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Dr. Kathleen M. Munley @thefishiedoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I am recruiting 1-2 graduate students (M.S. or Ph.D. track) to join my lab at @psychualberta.bsky.social in Fall 2027! Please share widely, and if you are interested in endocrinology, animal behavior, neuroscience, and/or seasonal biology, I would love to chat! 🐟🧠🧬🍂
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Leslie B Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Transformative opportunity for postdocs @hhmi-science.bsky.social #HannaGray Fellows competition opens 11/3/2026 but you can get started NOW: view application components, establish eligibility, and unlock example applications and other resources www.hhmi.org/programs/han...
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Postdoc-Faculty Transition Program | Hanna H. Gray Fellows | HHMI
The Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program supports postdoctoral scientists as they launch careers in academic science, equipping them to pursue scientific research at the highest levels and to recruit, mentor...
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PallasLab @pallaslab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Faculty position (please share): UMass Biochem is hiring a tenure-track Asst Professor researching molecular and cellular mechanisms of brain development, aging, and neurological disorders. Review begins Nov 1, '26, with an anticipated start date of Sept '27. careers.umass.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor of Biochemistry - Neuroscience - Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Title: Assistant Professor of Biochemistry - Neuroscience Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Work Location: Amh...
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Luke Remage-Healey @healeylab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Check out our fresh new paper, out now in iScience! Songbird neuronal ensembles, from dozens of simultaneously recorded auditory neurons. bsky.app/profile/did:... Led by, and thread by, @felipe-cini.bsky.social below!!
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Ed van Veen @edvanveenphd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
1/5 I* made a command-line DNA toolkit called cedna: Captain Ed’s DNA tools. I named it this because I am a deeply unserious person. 🏴‍☠️🧬 *codex wrote it, but I was there too github.com/jevanveen/ce...
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GitHub - jevanveen/cedna: Captain Ed's command-line tools for designing, editing, and analyzing DNA sequences
Captain Ed's command-line tools for designing, editing, and analyzing DNA sequences - jevanveen/cedna
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🚨 I AM HIRING a 3-year postdoc & 4-year PhD student 🚨 [PLEASE SHARE WIDELY] My Emmy Noether @dfg.de funded Neural Circuit & Systems Evolution lab (🌟) at the @unimainz.bsky.socialÍ wants to start existing. So..., what do we need? WELL... we need you! APPLY UNTIL 21 SEPTEMBER.
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CorreaLab@UCLA @correalab.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A fun collaboration across 4 labs @edvanveenphd.bsky.social @neurrriot.bsky.social @kiransoma.bsky.social made possible by an Allen Distinguished Investigator award from @allenphilanthro.bsky.social Tools available from Addgene & others in the pipeline directly from Ed van Veen
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eartha mae @endoeartha.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Extremely proud to share @acara333.bsky.social and my new paper, out today in @cp-neuron.bsky.social, where we develop a new fluorescent reporter of neural responses to estrogen! 🔬 paper 📝: www.cell.com/neuron/fullt... addgene page 🧬: www.addgene.org/254753/ #neuroskyence 🧪 1/10
graphical abstract of the manuscript depicting pink estrogen-sensitive neurons with a subset of their nuclei colored in green. These green nuclei represent estrogen receptor dependent neural gene transcription, tracked via the expression of a destabilized GFP with a 2 hour half-life. At top, in green is shown a cartoon of the neural response to estrogen across two estrous cycles, and below there is a cartoon of a mouse implanted with an optic fiber for in vivo imaging.
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Laura R Cortes @prefrontalcortes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Best two weeks of my career - my postdoc paper was accepted, had a fab hypoGRC, and my K99 was funded!! Celebrated with carbs. Huge thanks to the many people that supported me, especially my postdoctoral mentor and labmates @correalab.bsky.social ready to be a PI now! 🌝 stay tuned for more on 🤰🏻🌡️🧠
NIH Notice of award
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The report “calls for the government to invest in young researchers, without noting that the administration fired scores of young scientists and terminated hundreds of grants to early career researchers.”
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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 22/07/2026
A reminder that UC _faculty_ and Faculty Associations — not the universities themselves nor their administrators — are waging this battle in court, demonstrating great bravery and moral clarity.
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White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...
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The Centre for Neuroendocrinology (CNE) @cneotago.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🚨NEW CNE PAPER 👶 A prolactin-receptive neural circuit drives maternal interactions with pups in mice @science.org doi.org/10.1126/scia...
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A prolactin-receptive neural circuit drives maternal interactions with pups in mice
A prolactin-sensitive MPOA-VTA pathway supports maternal care by motivating a mother to interact with newborn offspring.
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Becca @sciencelizard.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I really have no idea how to write OMB rule comments, but I did my best. I wrote it directly in the OMB comment website since websites can track how people write. I hope they don't judge how badly I type ;-) But I copied it over here in case it helps others. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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2026-07-11 OMB rule
I am a molecular biologist who has done decades of research within the NIH funded extramural environment, as well as within a National Laboratory. I feel very fortunate to have had a productive career...
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Laura R Cortes @prefrontalcortes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
So valuable to have multiple mentors and perspectives!
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SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
What an amazing way to kick off #SBN2026! 🎉 Our first session on mentorship lead by Drs. Nancy Forger, Alexandra Castillo- Ruiz and Laura Cortes sparked an inspiring discussion about the value of strong mentor–mentee relationships and the impact they have on scientific careers.
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Kristina O. Smiley @prolactingrl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
We have an opening for a Research Technician Specialist and/or Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on a NIH-funded project that examines neural responses to offspring vocalizations using a songbird model! 🧠🐦🐣More information and Links to the applications are below 👇
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Neuroendocrinology and Behavior lab at UCLA @alwardlab-ucla.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Hello! The Alward lab will be well represented at #SBN2026 @sbn-bsky.bsky.social in Niagara Falls! Beau Alward is giving a Beach Award talk and three trainees are presenting posters. Most posts to come. Also, we’re looking to take a PhD student next cycle! If attending the meeting reach out!
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Michael Hoffman @michaelhoffman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
High scores for my grant = objective truth Low scores for my grant = subjective randomness
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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
F99/K00 Predoc to Postdoc Transition Award NOFO is published. First due date is August 8th. files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...
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PA-27-037: Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award (Parent F99/K00 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 26/05/2026
As an NIA F99/K00 awardee, a lot of students reach out to me about my experience. A screenshot from the NIA website now tells applicants to pursue the F31 instead of the F99. The F31 is closed to non-citizen PhD students, it is also a much smaller + shorter award. www.nia.nih.gov/research/tra...
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The NIA F99/K00 opportunity has expired and will not be reissued. A parent NIH F99/K00 has been forecast.
Please note, there is no guarantee that this parent funding opportunity will be available until a notice of funding opportunity is published. We recommend that graduate students consider the F31 Individual Fellowship Award, which remains available.
Additionally, you can search for opportunities and forecasts at
simpler.grants.gov/search.
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The number of NIH competitive awards is down 50% from 2025, and down ~70% from prior years. Even if they catch up by the end of the year, only wealthy institutions can bridge these huge funding gaps.They're killing science-and violating the constitution-by weaponizing the bureaucracy
figure showing the trends I detail in the tweet text
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
In August, Jay Bhattacharya said “Training future biomedical scientists” was the 1st priority for his version of NIH. But talk is cheap. Let’s see how JB’s doing. 🤔 NIH supports trainees mostly via fellowship (F), training (T), and career development (K) awards. Here are funding curves for each.🧵
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Neuroendocrinology and Behavior lab at UCLA @alwardlab-ucla.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
do research on hormones and the brain/ behavior? Wanna present your work at a conference of other researchers like you in Niagara Falls and get an award for it? Then apply for an SBN Elsevier Award! sbn.org/awards/elsev... Take a look to see if this award is right for you! Deadline 4/24. Pls share!
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Laura R Cortes @prefrontalcortes.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Checked how my institute is doing (NICHD) using the grant curves from grant-witness.us/funding_curv.... It is somehow worse than I thought.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Action Item...Action Item...Action Item Time to comment on the Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan grants.nih.gov/grants/guide... Comments due by May 16, 2026
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NOT-OD-26-047: Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on a Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027-2031
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on a Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fis...
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Update 3/16: A very small handful of NIH apportionments have come through — with big exceptions. The ones that OMB has approved are all Congressionally mandated/earmarked. The broad discretionary funds that fund most NIH grants not yet been authorized. (1/2)
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Russell Vought's OMB is continuing to hold up funds at NIH. www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
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NIH Funds Still Not Getting to Researchers
Congress approved a budget more than a month ago, but awards are lagging
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I conclude that NIH should make use of the large amounts of data that they have available to examine hypotheses before proposing developing new policies. 6/6
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a cartoon character says just take a look will you while holding a tablet
ALT: a cartoon character says just take a look will you while holding a tablet
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Annegret Falkner @neurrriot.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Hey Hypothalamus heads! We are now accepting abstracts for the HypoGRC this August (now at the lovely Sunday River location). We have an exciting program planned for you so that we can really wild out about our favorite subcortical region. www.grc.org/hypothalamus...
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2026 Hypothalamus Conference GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Hypothalamus will be held in Newry, Maine. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Excuse me, this is my emotional support "Japan Trip 2026" multi-tab spreadsheet
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SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
🌟 New to SBN? Apply for the Welcome Initiative! 🌟 First-time members from historically underrepresented backgrounds can receive one year of free SBN membership + a registration waiver for the annual meeting. 🔗 Learn more & apply: bit.ly/40Gjgr4 🗓️ Deadline: April 1st
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5th Annual Welcome Initiative | Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN)
The Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN) is an interdisciplinary scientific organization dedicated to the study of hormonal processes and neuroendocrine systems that regulate behavior.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
My weekly update on NIH funding This includes awards made through 2/27/26 Warning: This thread contains data compiled by a known deranged_activist™. Do not read while operating heavy machinery. 1/9
A photo of Doc Brown from Back to the Future holding jumper cables labelled "Deranged Activist" with a grant of NIH funding curves below it.
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers. The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇
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White House stalls release of approved US science budgets
The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.
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Forrest Rogers, PhD @forrestdrogers.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Why are some males caring toward infants while others are neglectful or abusive? I'm so pleased to share work that my colleagues and I @princeton.edu have just published @nature.com (an explanatory thread to follow!) (1/8)
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Agouti integrates environmental cues to regulate paternal behaviour - Nature
Expression of agouti signalling protein in neurons in the medial preoptic area is increased by group housing and negatively associated with care, and overexpression of Agouti reduces care and enhances...
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Happy Valentine’s Day, from us to you. Tag your exes. Xoxox
Coral background with faint heart illustrations. A glossy male Blackbird with a bright yellow bill faces left. Large title reads: “Birds as bad exes*” Smaller text reads: “*Yes, you read that right.”
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Tanya 🧚‍♀️👑 @faeryqueene73.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11/01/2026
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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Extremely excited & proud to share our new preprint - we provide for the first time a single cell map of the mouse brain across sex, the estrous cycle, and peripartum! Data are 🔥 👇 "Single-cell map of the female brain across reproductive transitions" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Kiran Soma @kiransoma.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... Nice work by Cecilia Jalabert and Megan Liu, former graduate students in my lab! 🎉👍🏾
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Estrogen profiling in blood and brain: Effects of season and an aggressive interaction in a songbird
Neuroestrogens are synthesized in the brain and regulate social behavior and cognition. In the song sparrow (Melospiza melodia), 17β-estradiol (17β-E2) promotes aggression, even during the non-breedin...
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Kiran Soma @kiransoma.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
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Launch of new Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards
As announced in Budget 2025 -
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Annegret Falkner @neurrriot.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Want to track the dynamics of estrogen in the brain across long periods of time? New paper as part of very fun collab with team UCLA Ed Van Veen and Steph Correa! We use a specialized optical reporter and show that this is possible and actually very easy! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Journal of Neuroendocrinology @jne-editor.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Kisspeptin and early pregnancy: Insights from animal models into hormonal regulation and miscarriage. Decourt C, Heads K. Read the new early view article: onlinelibrary.wiley....
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Jay Stafstrom @jaystafstrom.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
🚨Good news, everyone! 1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026. 2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
Net-casting spider stretching it netenlarged forward facing eyes of Asianopis subrufa
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Laura R Cortes @prefrontalcortes.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
So, so deserved! Couldn’t have asked for a better PhD mentor than Nancy. Can’t wait to celebrate at SBN 2026. 🥳
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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Visit our posters on Sat, Sun & Weds @sfn.org ! @luisadema.bsky.social & @lailaouldibbat.bsky.social will present at #TPDA session too. I'll be around for all posters - let's chat about single-cell studies across the cycle, peripartum, OVX.. & the cool dynamics of the X chrom! See you there! #SfN25
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adrinnenberg.bsky.social @adrinnenberg.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
✨ New preprint ✨ What if we could watch AND control thousands of individual neurons in behaving mice—with stable access over months? 🧠⚡ Our work introduces transgenic all-optical tools that make this possible - and a resulting surprising discovery! 🔭💡 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/13 🧵
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Large-scale cellular-resolution read/write of activity enables discovery of cell types defined by complex circuit properties
The complexity of the mammalian brain’s vast population of interconnected neurons poses a formidable challenge to elucidate its underlying mechanisms of coordination and computation. A key step forwar...
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Kristina O. Smiley @prolactingrl.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
My first official post to say see you at #SfN2025! I'm presenting some new ephys work with @healeylab.bsky.social looking at auditory responses to chick calls in zebra finch parents! 🐦🧠🔊🐣 Tuesday @ 2pm (PSTR346, Vocal/Social Communication). ALSO ~ my lab is opening soon and we're HIRING!! (see ⬇️)
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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 12/11/2025
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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