Eliza P Lopez
@elizaplopez.bsky.social
Believer of equality, sister to all, mother to the greatest, and partner to a hero. 🌱😷
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The @thelancet.com February 2026 on Long Covid in kids. The burden is expected to grow. Mentions an obvious strategy would be prevention, i.e., masks. Are any leaders paying attention?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
January 30, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The @thelancet.com February 2026 on Long Covid in kids. The burden is expected to grow. Mentions an obvious strategy would be prevention, i.e., masks. Are any leaders paying attention?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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You may have seen pictures, but have you ever seen video of a gigantic jet #TLE from space?
Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭
youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY
Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß
Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭
youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY
Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß
January 30, 2026 at 9:09 PM
You may have seen pictures, but have you ever seen video of a gigantic jet #TLE from space?
Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭
youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY
Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß
Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭
youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY
Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß
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Jonathan Haidt's 2024 book made the case that screen time had "rewired" kids' brains. The Amazing Generation is a collab with science journalist Catherine Price and graphic novelist Cynthia Yuan Cheng. n.pr/4t1riYv
A kids' guide to phone-free fun, from the author of 'The Anxious Generation'
Jonathan Haidt's 2024 book made the case that screen time had "rewired" kids' brains. The Amazing Generation is a collab with science journalist Catherine Price and graphic novelist Cynthia Yuan Cheng.
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Jonathan Haidt's 2024 book made the case that screen time had "rewired" kids' brains. The Amazing Generation is a collab with science journalist Catherine Price and graphic novelist Cynthia Yuan Cheng. n.pr/4t1riYv
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#Sepsis kills 11M ppl/year - 20% of all deaths
atm there's no specific anti-sepsis therapy
but a new drug, developed here in Australia, shows promising signs as a treatment via reversing organ damage by counteracting a significant biological molecule release phenomenon which occurs in sepsis
#MedSky
atm there's no specific anti-sepsis therapy
but a new drug, developed here in Australia, shows promising signs as a treatment via reversing organ damage by counteracting a significant biological molecule release phenomenon which occurs in sepsis
#MedSky
Griffith University researchers may have unlocked the secret to treating sepsis, with a Phase II clinical trial in China successfully concluding with promising results.
news.griffith.edu.au/2026/01/15/p...
news.griffith.edu.au/2026/01/15/p...
Potential new treatment for sepsis - Griffith News
Griffith University researchers may have unlocked the secret to treating sepsis, with a Phase II clinical trial in China successfully concluding with
news.griffith.edu.au
January 23, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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JWST found a ‘dead’ galaxy that quit making stars billions of years ago
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/418756/
Three billion years after the Big Bang, a massive galaxy already looked like it had run out of…
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/418756/
Three billion years after the Big Bang, a massive galaxy already looked like it had run out of…
JWST found a 'dead' galaxy that quit making stars billions of years ago - Canada News Beep
Three billion years after the Big Bang, a massive galaxy already looked like it had run out of time. It spun in a calm, orderly disc, yet it had largely
www.newsbeep.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 AM
JWST found a ‘dead’ galaxy that quit making stars billions of years ago
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/418756/
Three billion years after the Big Bang, a massive galaxy already looked like it had run out of…
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/418756/
Three billion years after the Big Bang, a massive galaxy already looked like it had run out of…
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Many don't realize that the most vulnerable or immune compromised depend on the rest getting vaccinated properly to keep diseases from spreading out of control. It's not just “my body, my choice” when it comes to saving lives.
January 2, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Many don't realize that the most vulnerable or immune compromised depend on the rest getting vaccinated properly to keep diseases from spreading out of control. It's not just “my body, my choice” when it comes to saving lives.
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No Covid infection is mild. We need layered mitigations because Covid vaccines were designed to reduce disease severity not necessarily prevent infection and any infection can cause long covid. Yet we are still being gaslighted on this!
January 2, 2026 at 11:36 AM
No Covid infection is mild. We need layered mitigations because Covid vaccines were designed to reduce disease severity not necessarily prevent infection and any infection can cause long covid. Yet we are still being gaslighted on this!
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A Galactic Embrace www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
Mid-infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (in white, gray, and red) and X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (in blue) come together in this photo of colliding spiral galaxies
Mid-infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (in white, gray, and red) and X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (in blue) come together in this photo of colliding spiral galaxies
December 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A Galactic Embrace www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
Mid-infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (in white, gray, and red) and X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (in blue) come together in this photo of colliding spiral galaxies
Mid-infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (in white, gray, and red) and X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (in blue) come together in this photo of colliding spiral galaxies
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As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
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Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
🤩
December 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🤩
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The first data from NASA's SPHEREx mission are out!
Check out this video, showing the entire sky in infrared light. The Milky Way runs as a band across the center. Each frame shows a different infrared wavelength, with light from stars, hot gas, and cosmic dust. 🔭🧪
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-s...
Check out this video, showing the entire sky in infrared light. The Milky Way runs as a band across the center. Each frame shows a different infrared wavelength, with light from stars, hot gas, and cosmic dust. 🔭🧪
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-s...
SPHEREx First All-Sky Map — Spectrum
YouTube video by JPLraw
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December 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The first data from NASA's SPHEREx mission are out!
Check out this video, showing the entire sky in infrared light. The Milky Way runs as a band across the center. Each frame shows a different infrared wavelength, with light from stars, hot gas, and cosmic dust. 🔭🧪
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-s...
Check out this video, showing the entire sky in infrared light. The Milky Way runs as a band across the center. Each frame shows a different infrared wavelength, with light from stars, hot gas, and cosmic dust. 🔭🧪
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-s...
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#OTD in 1903, Marie Curie became the first woman to win a #Nobel Prize (#Physics).
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
December 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
#OTD in 1903, Marie Curie became the first woman to win a #Nobel Prize (#Physics).
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
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What do students lose when they can’t choose their own books?
Turns out the answer is quite a lot.
Learn more in our newest article:
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/what_student...
Turns out the answer is quite a lot.
Learn more in our newest article:
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/what_student...
What Students Lose When They Can’t Choose Their Own Books
Students lose motivation, autonomy, identity development, critical thinking, representation, joy, and equity when schools restrict their ability to choose their own books.
www.freedomtoreadproject.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
What do students lose when they can’t choose their own books?
Turns out the answer is quite a lot.
Learn more in our newest article:
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/what_student...
Turns out the answer is quite a lot.
Learn more in our newest article:
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/what_student...
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Raffi rules.
Children’s entertainer Raffi releases new single in response to ‘rise of fascism’
Raffi on democracy, 'rise of fascism,' 'tough times'
For decades, the man who has been called the most influential children’s entertainer in the English-speaking world has created and performed music that parents today are sharing with their own children.
www.cp24.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Raffi rules.
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After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
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Archaeologists in Nigeria Unveil the Hidden History of #Benin Kingdom’s Capital
#archaeology
greekreporter.com/2025/11/04/n...
#archaeology
greekreporter.com/2025/11/04/n...
Archaeologists in Nigeria Unveil the Hidden History of Benin Kingdom’s Capital - GreekReporter.com
Excavations in Benin, Nigeria, have uncovered a record of the Kingdom, revealing royal quarters, shrines, and layers from the colonial era.
greekreporter.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Archaeologists in Nigeria Unveil the Hidden History of #Benin Kingdom’s Capital
#archaeology
greekreporter.com/2025/11/04/n...
#archaeology
greekreporter.com/2025/11/04/n...
Wonderful! 🤩💫
In March, #ESAEuclid delivered its first batch of survey data, a treasure trove for research far beyond just the topic of dark matter & dark energy.
Thanks to its wide & deep view of the cosmos, Euclid will address questions from a broad range of topics 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 4/ 🔭 #CM25
Thanks to its wide & deep view of the cosmos, Euclid will address questions from a broad range of topics 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 4/ 🔭 #CM25
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Wonderful! 🤩💫
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Just over a year after launch, #ESAEuclid was delivering the first page of its great cosmic atlas.
A mosaic of 208 gigapixels capturing 100 million sources: stars in our Milky Way and galaxies beyond.
Just 1% of the wide survey that Euclid will capture over six years. 3/ 🔭
#CosmicVision #CM25
A mosaic of 208 gigapixels capturing 100 million sources: stars in our Milky Way and galaxies beyond.
Just 1% of the wide survey that Euclid will capture over six years. 3/ 🔭
#CosmicVision #CM25
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Just over a year after launch, #ESAEuclid was delivering the first page of its great cosmic atlas.
A mosaic of 208 gigapixels capturing 100 million sources: stars in our Milky Way and galaxies beyond.
Just 1% of the wide survey that Euclid will capture over six years. 3/ 🔭
#CosmicVision #CM25
A mosaic of 208 gigapixels capturing 100 million sources: stars in our Milky Way and galaxies beyond.
Just 1% of the wide survey that Euclid will capture over six years. 3/ 🔭
#CosmicVision #CM25
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You know what else causes a form of
#PANDAS, "a little-known condition called 'paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections'?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
You know what else causes a form of
#PANDAS, "a little-known condition called 'paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections'?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'Unbelievable pain and suffering': How a common throat infection can rewire children's brains
Strep throat is a common childhood illness, but in a few children this bacteria infection can lead to alarming, lasting changes in behaviour.
www.bbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
1/
You know what else causes a form of
#PANDAS, "a little-known condition called 'paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections'?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
You know what else causes a form of
#PANDAS, "a little-known condition called 'paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections'?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America. n.pr/4nXCFxT
A caregiver's survival guide: Advice from people who've been there
Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America.
n.pr
October 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America. n.pr/4nXCFxT
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"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
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"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you.
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
Rest in power, Dr. Jane Goodall
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
Rest in power, Dr. Jane Goodall
October 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you.
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
Rest in power, Dr. Jane Goodall
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
Rest in power, Dr. Jane Goodall
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This is your regular reminder that Covid is airborne.
It’s not over. It’s still killing and disabling people.
It’s a novel virus and we still don’t know the full long term effects, but what we do know is not encouraging.
Wear a mask. Clean the air. Stay home when sick.
Protect one another.
It’s not over. It’s still killing and disabling people.
It’s a novel virus and we still don’t know the full long term effects, but what we do know is not encouraging.
Wear a mask. Clean the air. Stay home when sick.
Protect one another.
September 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
This is your regular reminder that Covid is airborne.
It’s not over. It’s still killing and disabling people.
It’s a novel virus and we still don’t know the full long term effects, but what we do know is not encouraging.
Wear a mask. Clean the air. Stay home when sick.
Protect one another.
It’s not over. It’s still killing and disabling people.
It’s a novel virus and we still don’t know the full long term effects, but what we do know is not encouraging.
Wear a mask. Clean the air. Stay home when sick.
Protect one another.