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Starre Vartan @starrevartan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

When a woman LITERALLY leads the research!!! Its still "man made" WTF. I expected better from @carlzimmer.com (unless headline writer overruled him?!) What happened to "human made??"

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Roberta Kwok @robertakwok.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I'm thrilled to announce that my book LOST IN CURIOSITY: Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures into the Unknown is available to pre-order now and has been chosen for Indies Introduce, the American Booksellers Association's list of best summer/fall debuts! www.instagram.com/p/DYCj597DTp... (1/N)

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · 26/03/2026

Neuroscientist @wolfgangstein.bsky.social is studying how nervous systems adapt to a changing planet in an unlikely spot: a crab's stomach. Learn more about this emerging field that links brain science with ecology to understand the biological impacts of a changing planet: bit.ly/3O4ljm7 #KavliNeuro

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Stanford Medicine @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Many people are turning to marijuana for medical purposes and it may help for some. But older adults, in particular, should be aware of the risks to their health, Stanford Medicine experts caution. stan.md/4355z6D

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Stanford Medicine @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Discover how Stanford Medicine is breaking the cycle of chronic diseases with innovative prevention, diagnostic and treatment approaches that empower people to thrive despite their chronic illnesses. stan.md/46QRjAH

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Innovations to help chronically ill people thrive

Stanford Medicine experts are developing innovative approaches to preventing, diagnosing and treating chronic diseases so people can live healthier lives.

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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 27/06/2025

"this doesn't take away your rights, it means you have to sue to ensure your rights" isn't the most compelling argument

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Ashley Cullen @cleanupartist.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Oh my gosh, I love @joshgondelman.bsky.social as a stand up and author, but because I'm an editor (#wordnerd), um, this is right up my alley! Hilarious. I'm gonna need to find dirty strunk funk on a t-shirt too.

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 25/06/2025

next up: can you primary the times ed board

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

It would be great if America’s pundits would pause this entire genre. “Burning down my house means I don’t need to take out the trash!” Your cleverness is not winning the day right now.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 13/06/2025

This is a lie. We all saw the video. The Senator clearly identified himself, and he did not "lunge" toward anyone. If these miserable propagandists will lie to you about roughing up a U.S. Senator in a room full of reporters, what won't they lie to you about?

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 05/06/2025

The craziest thing about this fight between Trump and Elon Musk is that Republicans are trying to take away health care from 16 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

once again I must tap my own sign

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honestly the best marketing scheme in history is men successfully getting away with calling women the "more emotional" gender for like, EONS, because they've successfully rebranded anger as Not An Emotion

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

There are a lot of things that are gross in journalism but the abject careerism and moral bankruptcy of the NYT reporters who jumped on the the youth gender medicine “story” is one of the more disgusting things I’ve witnessed

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Usha Lee McFarling @usha.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Wow. Now do science.

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Kate Beaton @katebeaton.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Fuck this, absolutely fuck this, everyone who loves audiobooks loves their favourite narrators because they are great at their jobs and interpreting the author's words and they make the experience what it is www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

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Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks

Amazon brand will offer more than 100 artificial intelligence-generated voices in English and other languages

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Science News Media Guild @sn-media-guild.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

It's been 503 days since we unionized. We still do not have a contract. @society4science.bsky.social @sciencenews.org.web.brid.gy @snexplores.bsky.social

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betsy ladyzhets 😷 @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

I'm working on a story for @thesicktimes.bsky.social about how the latest NIH cuts to COVID-related grants are impacting scientists working on Long COVID. If you have info to share, please email, DM, or reach out on Signal (betsyladyzhets.25).

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

One of these things is not like the others

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Rachel Tompa @racheltompa.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Heck yeah Senator Murray!! Let's see this from ALL Dems!

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 11/03/2025

Mark Kelly is a retired Navy pilot, astronaut, and dedicated public servant. He is a hero. Elon Musk is a self-absorbed coward. Hope that clears things up.

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LynnZ 🦋 @zizij.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

BREAKING: French satellite company Eutelsat is replacing Starlink and plans to send approximately 40,000 communication terminals to Ukraine Their stock has rocketed 390% in the 3 days as Tesla, Starlink, SpaceX and X continue their F R E E F A L L

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

This is illegal, and it endangers the rights of all Americans. In this country, people must be free to express their views — left or right, popular or unpopular — without being detained or punished by the government.

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ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests

Mahmoud Khalil was inside his university-owned apartment Saturday night when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered and took him into custody.

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

If Musk and his Technoboyz can't stop a cyber attack at X, maybe they shouldn't have access to our Social Security? Just brainstorming.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

some helpful reminders: -not all jews support israel -criticizing israel is not the same as being antisemitic -being pro-palestine does not equal being pro-hamas -arresting someone for being pro-palestine is a violation of the first amendment -violating someone’s first amendment rights is bad

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Adriana Guatame-García @adriguatame.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.” Absurd we still need to go through this 🧪👩‍🔬

There have been people less than helpful in my journey here. I wanted to acknowledge those too, bc I know I am not unique in this experience.
No thank you to the physics study assoc that made me sing songs about how women couldn't study physics without sleeping with the professor, the day I stepped into university life. No thank you to the 5th year physics student that decided to assign me a stripper name within the first minute of meeting me in the physics coffee corner in my first year. No thank you to the technician that was responsible for onboarding me on the use of the cluster in my third year who raised his eyebrows and asked me if that meant I was some sort of computer girl. No thank you to the senior researcher that sent me utterly inappropriate texts after a conference, then proceeded to apologise months later by telling me they had not been meant for me anyway so no hard feelings remain hopefully And no thank you to him for attending every conference I've been to since. No thank you to the people who told me that it was surprising that I was doing a PhD since I was a girl. No thank you to the man who mistook me for a coffee lady at a conference, and after having to correct him two times that I did not work there, responded with you should consider it. No thank you to the researcher that asked me what I was wearing underneath my outfit during a conference. No thank you to the physicist who declared to a room full of other physicists that biologists don't know how to design an experiment. No thank you to the people who have called me scary instead of strong and intimidating instead of intelligent.
And finally, no thank you to the exec board of the TU Delft, whose knee-jerk reaction to being held up a mirror about the social safety at the university, was to sue the party holding up the mirror instead of looking at the problems they highlighted.
... You have made me feel like I do not belong in science & I cannot forgive you for that.

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Virginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Many resources here- this is more like a directory of other help but it's huge bsky.app/profile/coac... 4/5

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Virginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Free career services ⬇️ I've heard that other societies might be working on opening up resources to at least their members, but I haven't seen anything concrete besides what's below bsky.app/profile/amet... 3/5

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Virginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I offer free resume/cover letter reviews and interview coaching for 🧪 through my office hours: www.virginiaschutte.com/scicomm-offi... Reply or DM to set up a slot, and note that these meetings are open to other folks who register, so the whole group can learn at once, and from each other 2/5

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SciComm Office Hours | Virginia Schutte

A collation of where you can find SciComm jobs online and how you can have job alerts come to you for free.

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Hanna Webster @hannamwebster.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I'm covering the NASW/CASW conference drop and wondering if anyone loosely affiliated with NASW (not as a spokesperson) or those working as science writers would be willing to comment on this impact this has on the health of the science writing community etc. Please email or DM me, thanks!

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Virginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Job search resources for 🧪, compiled from a few places. Feel free to reply with more things you've found helpful! @racheltompa.bsky.social is offering free coaching (see the image or www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...) 1/🧵

A screenshot of Rachel's LinkedIn post from 1 month ago, which says: "Need resume/cover letter help??

Hey LinkedIn, I (like everyone) have been reading the news and growing increasingly worried, for so many things, including for the wellbeing of folks who work for our federal government, directly or indirectly. I've been trying to think of what I can do to help and would like to offer to anyone* affected by the current chaos in the U.S. federal government, if you are job hunting or thinking of job hunting and need help with your resume, cover letter or personal website copy, hit me up and I will help you update them or catch typos or help you brag about yourself. No charge.

Note: I am not a professional career coach, I am a writer and editor who reads Ask a Manager religiously (highly recommend) and enjoys helping folks with their careers. I've done this for a few friends and hopefully it was helpful to them. I probably can't help you with your academic CV, but if you are wanting to translate an academic CV into a two-page resume, I might be able to help with that.

DM me if you want some help along these lines. If we're not connected, send me a connection request and then DM me.

*US federal workers, federal contractors, anyone who relies on federal funding (hello all of science), freelancers whose clients are federal or federally funded (this is me too so we can freak out together). #resume #coverletter #jobhunting"

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

THIS is the pilot you want in this environment.

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 26/02/2025

Elon Musk's only profitable company, Tesla, has created a cumulative grand total net income of $34 billion in its more than 20 years of existence. That's less than the total amount of US federal subsidies his empire has collectively received. The economics of Elon Musk are as bad as the politics.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Bezos destroying the post opinion pages is just another reminder: Conservatives think free speech is when they can say what they want and when you can say what they want.

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Rachel Tompa @racheltompa.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Who wants to go to this with me??

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The Onion @theonion.com · 12/02/2025

‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson

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Thomas [DARK MODE], DO @tom.medsky.social · 28/01/2025

If you're struggling financially due to government fuckery or for any reason really and you need infant formula talk to your pediatrician we can hook you up and don't like to ask questions.

An image of me pointing to a closet full of Enfamil cans of various types and colors.

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Meng-meng Fu @mengmengfu.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

If you’re a federal govt employee targeted for leave or termination on the basis of your DEI work, please file an EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) complaint & retain legal counsel. I’m a former NIH PI. Happy to refer you to a law firm that has successfully sued the govt many times! Pls repost 🙏❤️

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Jaime Green @jaimealyse.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Maybe it fulfills your New Year's resolution, maybe it's a Valentine's Day gift to yourself: Scrivener for Creative Writers is back, 2/15 at 1pm ET. 📝📚✨ Info & registration at jaimegreen.net/classes, some testimonials below:

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Rachel Tompa @racheltompa.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

V. excited to learn that a piece I wrote for Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center on #endometrialcancer in Black women won a Robert G. Fenley Writing Award from @aamctoday.bsky.social -- what a lovely surprise! www.aamc.org/career-devel...

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“Studying Endometrial Cancer in Black Women” by Rachel Tompa, PhD

“Studying Endometrial Cancer in Black Women” by Rachel Tompa, Ph.D.

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Rachel Tompa @racheltompa.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

December reads! Hits for me this month -- A Sorceress Comes to Call and The City in Glass. Big misses -- Creation Lake and Good Material.

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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 29/12/2024

There are only a few days left in our year-end fundraising campaign. We are so close to meeting our goal of $50,000. Will you get us across the finish line — and have your donation doubled when you contribute by midnight on December 31? the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/

Purple ombre background with white text promoting The Sick Times fundraiser. The text reads: "2 days left for 2x impact. Help us produce more independent Long COVID news in 2025. Donate now. The Sick Times + NewsMatch."

Four circle stickers in various shades of purple: “I support The Sick Times” with a masked emoji. “COVID-19 is still here. The Sick Times.” A masked emoji. “No pandemic denial, no minimizing, no gaslighting. The Sick Times.” Text reads: Everyone who donates during this campaign will receive stickers and a thank-you note from our team in the mail.

"A sneak peek at upcoming projects at The Sick Times. Deep-dives into BC 007 and other clinical trials. Continued in-depth coverage of the NIH RECOVER program. Feature stories about myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and other infection-associated chronic diseases. Collaborations with more local news outlets. Expanding to more social media platforms. Special episodes of our podcast and other audio projects. More online events like last summer’s webinar with WastewaterSCAN."

"The Sick Times: We understand that many people in our community aren’t able to donate. This is why we’ll never have a paywall — our stories will always be completely free to read. If you aren’t in a position to donate yourself, you can help us out by sharing our fundraiser, sharing our articles, and letting us know why you find our work valuable."

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Rachel Tompa @racheltompa.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

~33% of girls and women will experience some form of interpersonal violence in their lifetimes. In sports, that rate is as high as 86%. At @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social, Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu is tackling the problem of harassment and abuse in sports. scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/12/13/s...

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Meet the doctor tackling harassment, abuse, inequity in sports

Yetsa Adebodunde Tuakli-Wosornu, who wouldn’t be the person she is today without sports, led the charge for a new and improved International Olympic Committee consensus statement on interpersonal viol...

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Daniel S. Goldberg @profgoldberg.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs. Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this? #PHEthx

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Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision

The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...

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