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Shawna Malvini Redden
@drshawna.bsky.social
Writer. Professional people watcher. Messy cook. Pilot. Puzzler. Communication researcher and professor studying organizing. She/Her. Represented by Bookends Literary. www.drmalviniredden.com
I’m doing a thing at @sacstate.bsky.social today. #sacstate #research #nerdalert
September 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Many studies have shown that there is no relationship between MMR vaccine and the development of autism. Here are two of the best.

This one followed every single child born in Denmark from 1991 through 1998 (n=537,303). There was no association.
A Population-Based Study of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination and Autism | NEJM
It has been suggested that vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) is a cause of autism. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all children born in Denmark from January 1991 th...
www.nejm.org
September 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach.

To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.

And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
September 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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OK, this is very funny.
As if I couldn’t love him more, Ncuti Gatwa trying to explain Ribena to his American co-star is the joy we all need in the world today.
You’re welcome.
September 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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I like to eat in-season produce
September 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ten years ago, my tenure track journey started at Chico State. Tomorrow: Full Professor life begins at #SacState. Time flies! @sacstate.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Once upon a time, Woodward and Bernstein/Watergate made a young girl want to study journalism in graduate school and pursue it as a career. (I spent 6 years in radio news before pivoting full time to screenwriting.) I can't fathom that this is happening. That people are letting it happen.
A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.

This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
August 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
An old photo, the current vibe. Aka my emotional response to cosplaying an administrator for the summer.
August 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Finally, a united nation.
August 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
So say we all.
August 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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"The only time 'religious freedom' is invoked is in the name of bigotry and discrimination.

"I'm tired if it."

Preach, @aoc.bsky.social.
May 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Sanity restoration in progress.
May 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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They're finally here! The full range of "It's Dr, Actually" pins is now available, thanks to your support!

Please share them as much as possible so that they reach the people who'll love them: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/1841...
April 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Going after public broadcasters is part of the playbook authoritarian leaders around the world use to clamp down on dissent and keep the public in the dark. Strong public media systems and open democracy go hand in hand.

fair.org/home/cuts-to...
Cuts to PBS, NPR Part of Authoritarian Playbook
Going after public broadcasters is also a part of the neo-fascist playbook authoritarian leaders around the world are using to clamp down on dissent.
fair.org
April 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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So many alarm bells.
Last night, the Indiana legislature passed a budget bill gutting IU's academic freedom. It:
-gives the Governor total control of the Board of Trustees
-limits the Faculty Senate to an advisory role
-mandates post-tenure productivity/teaching review of faculty
-lets the state to ID programs to close
April 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Listening to an audiobook and realizing I have a very strong, possibly controversial opinion. You’re supposed to pronounce the D in sandwich. And, there are precisely zero Ms or Gs in the word. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
April 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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i love that we got 4 new hubble images today and we still continue to get more after 35 years 🥹

hubble really is the little telescope that could!!!
April 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Soul-nourishing conversations + energy-shifting reflections @ the 8th Qualitative Research in Management & Organization Conference. Thx to co-organizers @drshawna.bsky.social & Dr. Jamie McDonald for creating an intellectually energizing + restorative experience!
#BirthdayMonth
#Albuquerque
#QRM2025
April 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Hear me out: new season of Slow Horses, but it’s just six hours of Gary Oldman insulting Pete Hegseth to his face.
April 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Q: Some of you might be wondering why a social media research lab that shares info about social media research and the latest social media app also shares and comments on politics.

A: Because tech is political. It has always been political.

www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
February 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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I was a social security recipient from the age of 12 through 18. That’s not some weird thing or corruption. It’s called survivors’ benefits. You don’t have to know this. You’re blessed if you don’t. But if you’re going to speak publicly abt the program you need to know this.
Jeanine: We found out there are people who are between the ages of one and four who are getting social security

Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
April 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
April 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Over 1,200 protests took place in all 50 states today including this massive one in Boston. Beautiful. 💙👊
April 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Currently in the devastating hell of caring for a parent with advanced Alzheimer’s. This news is GUT WRENCHING.
Gen Z and Millennials: In ten years when we’re still without a cure and you’re caring for your parents, remember what he did.
April 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM