Cathie Klapperich
@cathieklapperich.com
Scientist. Women’s health. Figuring out how to protect reproductive rights without getting hacked. If you make me laugh out loud, I’ll follow you. https://www.cathieklapperich.com/ The painting is by David Gonville https://www.gonville.com/
He has a doodle. Good first step.
Quarter-zip on the memoir cover, not chore coat? Interesting. Anyway looks like he's running.
February 18, 2026 at 1:57 PM
He has a doodle. Good first step.
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Chicago Skyline Reflection. Captured this past Sunday along the lakefront at sunset.
February 18, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Chicago Skyline Reflection. Captured this past Sunday along the lakefront at sunset.
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I am to wait, though waiting so be hell
February 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I am to wait, though waiting so be hell
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I was six. I chanted along. It stuck with me. Thank you, Reverend. You brought the love.
Jesse Jackson appeared on Sesame Street in 1973.
During his appearance, he led a group of children in reciting his well-known poem “I Am Somebody,” a message focused on self-worth and empowerment
The segment became one of the most memorable celebrity appearances from the early seasons of the show.
During his appearance, he led a group of children in reciting his well-known poem “I Am Somebody,” a message focused on self-worth and empowerment
The segment became one of the most memorable celebrity appearances from the early seasons of the show.
February 17, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I was six. I chanted along. It stuck with me. Thank you, Reverend. You brought the love.
YES. Had a candidate (not faculty) who grabbed a grad student during the visit.
And ask the grad students. A place I used to work as a grad student had a finalist in for an interview, who turned out to be a complete creep when talking to a group of students instead of the faculty. We unanimously told the faculty no. They didn't hire him.
February 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
YES. Had a candidate (not faculty) who grabbed a grad student during the visit.
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There's a *very specific recent example* of how obsessing over a bro-y video and thin resume while ignoring red flags doesn't end well in the Senate!
February 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM
There's a *very specific recent example* of how obsessing over a bro-y video and thin resume while ignoring red flags doesn't end well in the Senate!
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Did you see this loooorge bear contently floating?
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 15, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Did you see this loooorge bear contently floating?
Measles is coming for all these religious colleges with no vax requirements. They are a concentration of kids from all over with vaccine hesitant parents. Next up meningitis.
“More than 40 measles cases have been reported at Ave Maria University in southwest Florida, the largest outbreak on a college campus in recent history.
The outbreak at the private Catholic college has raised concerns among university leaders and public health experts” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
The outbreak at the private Catholic college has raised concerns among university leaders and public health experts” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
Measles Outbreak Hits Florida College
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Measles is coming for all these religious colleges with no vax requirements. They are a concentration of kids from all over with vaccine hesitant parents. Next up meningitis.
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it is hard to do some things despite puppy
February 13, 2026 at 12:30 AM
it is hard to do some things despite puppy
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Trump and his goons pushed out (or didn't replace) more than 10,000 federal government STEM Ph.D.s since he took office, representing 106,636 years of federal work experience. www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
February 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Trump and his goons pushed out (or didn't replace) more than 10,000 federal government STEM Ph.D.s since he took office, representing 106,636 years of federal work experience. www.science.org/content/arti...
A vast majority of profs would never go near this kind of shit. We know who the creeps are. And as a result, we don't get access to certain pots of money. Just another arena where playing by the rules starts you out at a disadvantage.
February 13, 2026 at 12:27 AM
A vast majority of profs would never go near this kind of shit. We know who the creeps are. And as a result, we don't get access to certain pots of money. Just another arena where playing by the rules starts you out at a disadvantage.
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I think the greatest gift college professors in the humanities can give to students right now is a seminar room where, for 80 minutes twice a week, nothing that happens to them is a sales pitch for an AI product.
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I think the greatest gift college professors in the humanities can give to students right now is a seminar room where, for 80 minutes twice a week, nothing that happens to them is a sales pitch for an AI product.
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I’m sorry WHAT
OpenAI fired one of its top safety execs, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product.
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
Exclusive | OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Ryan Beiermeister, who served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team, had raised concerns about the upcoming launch of erotic content.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I’m sorry WHAT
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Whenever I see a poet at a faculty meeting, it makes me a little sad
February 11, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Whenever I see a poet at a faculty meeting, it makes me a little sad
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VA chaplains in Massachusetts told not to mention slain nurse Alex Pretti minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/10/v...
VA chaplains in Massachusetts told not to mention slain nurse Alex Pretti • Minnesota Reformer
“It is inhuman, unconscionable, and unconstitutional to silence VA chaplains,” Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said in an interview.
minnesotareformer.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:44 PM
VA chaplains in Massachusetts told not to mention slain nurse Alex Pretti minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/10/v...
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A fantastic opportunity for budding writers!
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Join us for a free webinar! The Sick Times editors @mileswgriffis.bsky.social and @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social — plus special guest speakers — will demystify the process of writing and pitching op-eds and essays on Long COVID. Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
A fantastic opportunity for budding writers!
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She is one of the top @democrats.org in Congress and too many of the old guard cannot see beyond the hearing room, the back room deal-making. Leaves us with an opposition party that cannot provide any leadership out in the real world. 2/
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
She is one of the top @democrats.org in Congress and too many of the old guard cannot see beyond the hearing room, the back room deal-making. Leaves us with an opposition party that cannot provide any leadership out in the real world. 2/
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the public health response to this has to be “close the camps and free them all” and nothing less
5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
the public health response to this has to be “close the camps and free them all” and nothing less
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boston lost the superbowl and now they have to deal with me, what a fucking week :(
What does marriage mean now — and what happens when it ends?
Join @cogwbur.bsky.social on Weds. Feb. 11 for a convo about love, loss and how divorce has evolved w/ therapist Oona Metz, essayist Scaachi Koul & author Nicole Graev Lipson. @wbur.org’s Tiziana Dearing moderates. Tickets available here👇🏾
Join @cogwbur.bsky.social on Weds. Feb. 11 for a convo about love, loss and how divorce has evolved w/ therapist Oona Metz, essayist Scaachi Koul & author Nicole Graev Lipson. @wbur.org’s Tiziana Dearing moderates. Tickets available here👇🏾
Cognoscenti Presents: The realities of modern marriage and navigating divorce
Join us for a panel conversation exploring how divorce has shifted over the years and how to navigate its emotional complexities.
wbur.fm
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
boston lost the superbowl and now they have to deal with me, what a fucking week :(
sometimes the title of a paper is too cool not to click through
Integrated high-performance microcapsule fire extinguishing system for confined spaces with real-time monitoring and early warning capabilities
Lab Chip, 2026, 26, 576 DOI:10.1039/D5LC01053E
Integrated high-performance microcapsule fire extinguishing system for confined spaces with real-time monitoring and early warning capabilities
Lab Chip, 2026, 26, 576 DOI:10.1039/D5LC01053E
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
sometimes the title of a paper is too cool not to click through
Integrated high-performance microcapsule fire extinguishing system for confined spaces with real-time monitoring and early warning capabilities
Lab Chip, 2026, 26, 576 DOI:10.1039/D5LC01053E
Integrated high-performance microcapsule fire extinguishing system for confined spaces with real-time monitoring and early warning capabilities
Lab Chip, 2026, 26, 576 DOI:10.1039/D5LC01053E