Ellen Kuwana, MS (#SciComm #SfN25)
@ellenkuwana.bsky.social
Science & medical writer/editor. Public speaker, mentor, coach. Expert on APA, plain language. Past-Pres NW Science Writers Assoc. Interested in editing, ethics, AI, chocolate. If I've helped you, thank me with a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/ellenkuw
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It was lit 🔥
G’night BlueSky. Catch ya on the flippity flip. 😎
G’night BlueSky. Catch ya on the flippity flip. 😎
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
It was lit 🔥
G’night BlueSky. Catch ya on the flippity flip. 😎
G’night BlueSky. Catch ya on the flippity flip. 😎
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🔊🐳'A prison-like aquarium' 🐳🔊
Threats to #BlueWhales in the Gulf of Ancud, Chile #EcosystemFragmentation also happens in the sea
🙏@Seasaver @BedrinanaLuis @ballenaschile
Full video 6m: www.youtube.com/live/rMW2-3f...
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 22: Data challenge: Natural Earth
Threats to #BlueWhales in the Gulf of Ancud, Chile #EcosystemFragmentation also happens in the sea
🙏@Seasaver @BedrinanaLuis @ballenaschile
Full video 6m: www.youtube.com/live/rMW2-3f...
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 22: Data challenge: Natural Earth
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
🔊🐳'A prison-like aquarium' 🐳🔊
Threats to #BlueWhales in the Gulf of Ancud, Chile #EcosystemFragmentation also happens in the sea
🙏@Seasaver @BedrinanaLuis @ballenaschile
Full video 6m: www.youtube.com/live/rMW2-3f...
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 22: Data challenge: Natural Earth
Threats to #BlueWhales in the Gulf of Ancud, Chile #EcosystemFragmentation also happens in the sea
🙏@Seasaver @BedrinanaLuis @ballenaschile
Full video 6m: www.youtube.com/live/rMW2-3f...
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 22: Data challenge: Natural Earth
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November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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MOTHER JONES: “You should be paying attention to the race in Tennessee’s 7th congressional district”
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
MOTHER JONES: “You should be paying attention to the race in Tennessee’s 7th congressional district”
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On @allinwithchris.bsky.social Gov Kathy Hochul responds to Rep Elise Stefanik’s repeated assertions that Zohran Mamdani is a “jihadist”:
“She’s full of shit.”
“She’s full of shit.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
On @allinwithchris.bsky.social Gov Kathy Hochul responds to Rep Elise Stefanik’s repeated assertions that Zohran Mamdani is a “jihadist”:
“She’s full of shit.”
“She’s full of shit.”
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Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. Stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops running ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. Stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops running ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
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We did it on the Epstein petition, and we can do it again for healthcare:
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We did it on the Epstein petition, and we can do it again for healthcare:
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New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
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Most businesses use #Outlook or Google #Workspace - even doctors and lawyers. Though they should know better!
Let's compare Gmail, Outlook, Zoho Mail & Tuta Mail 🔐✨
If you know any business still not encrypting your data, share this link: tuta.com/blog/best-em...
#privacy #digitalsovereignty
Let's compare Gmail, Outlook, Zoho Mail & Tuta Mail 🔐✨
If you know any business still not encrypting your data, share this link: tuta.com/blog/best-em...
#privacy #digitalsovereignty
November 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Most businesses use #Outlook or Google #Workspace - even doctors and lawyers. Though they should know better!
Let's compare Gmail, Outlook, Zoho Mail & Tuta Mail 🔐✨
If you know any business still not encrypting your data, share this link: tuta.com/blog/best-em...
#privacy #digitalsovereignty
Let's compare Gmail, Outlook, Zoho Mail & Tuta Mail 🔐✨
If you know any business still not encrypting your data, share this link: tuta.com/blog/best-em...
#privacy #digitalsovereignty
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🚨 BREAKING #Google just activated #Gemini on #Gmail - without asking you.
Turn it off now; here's how!
tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
✊️ Fight AI & fight Google
You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations.
Share so everyone is aware. ❤️
Turn it off now; here's how!
tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
✊️ Fight AI & fight Google
You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations.
Share so everyone is aware. ❤️
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
🚨 BREAKING #Google just activated #Gemini on #Gmail - without asking you.
Turn it off now; here's how!
tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
✊️ Fight AI & fight Google
You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations.
Share so everyone is aware. ❤️
Turn it off now; here's how!
tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
✊️ Fight AI & fight Google
You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations.
Share so everyone is aware. ❤️
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In the past year I've moved:
- From Google Drive to a pair of locally hosted NAS
- From Gmail (mostly) to @tuta.com
- From Google Docs/Sheets to a combo of LibreOffice & Cryptpad
Still working off getting off Google calendar and getting a few other things moved
- From Google Drive to a pair of locally hosted NAS
- From Gmail (mostly) to @tuta.com
- From Google Docs/Sheets to a combo of LibreOffice & Cryptpad
Still working off getting off Google calendar and getting a few other things moved
Working on switching to Proton fully because I'm just ... So fed up.
Google sucks. DeGoogle as much as you possibly can.
Google sucks. DeGoogle as much as you possibly can.
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
In the past year I've moved:
- From Google Drive to a pair of locally hosted NAS
- From Gmail (mostly) to @tuta.com
- From Google Docs/Sheets to a combo of LibreOffice & Cryptpad
Still working off getting off Google calendar and getting a few other things moved
- From Google Drive to a pair of locally hosted NAS
- From Gmail (mostly) to @tuta.com
- From Google Docs/Sheets to a combo of LibreOffice & Cryptpad
Still working off getting off Google calendar and getting a few other things moved
“DeGoogle” is my new favorite verb. As an ADHDer, though, I hate changing systems and it’ll take me forever to get off #Google, but this #AI stuff sucks. I don’t want it & I don’t want to waste electricity & clean water on #GenAI.
In the past year I've moved:
- From Google Drive to a pair of locally hosted NAS
- From Gmail (mostly) to @tuta.com
- From Google Docs/Sheets to a combo of LibreOffice & Cryptpad
Still working off getting off Google calendar and getting a few other things moved
- From Google Drive to a pair of locally hosted NAS
- From Gmail (mostly) to @tuta.com
- From Google Docs/Sheets to a combo of LibreOffice & Cryptpad
Still working off getting off Google calendar and getting a few other things moved
Working on switching to Proton fully because I'm just ... So fed up.
Google sucks. DeGoogle as much as you possibly can.
Google sucks. DeGoogle as much as you possibly can.
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Great example of enshittification: Google now wants to use your Gmail to train AI, but if you opt out (Settings->General->Smart Features->Turn off) not only do you lose *spell check*, you also lose all sorting of emails, so everything goes in one giant inbox. I hate it here
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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This is a genuine problem/ challenge.
Turning off intrusive AI features, from Gmail, also turns off useful anti-spam and related features.
(Sort of like Trump using the govt shutdown as excuse to end all SNAP benefits. Google didn't have to do this.)
Turning off intrusive AI features, from Gmail, also turns off useful anti-spam and related features.
(Sort of like Trump using the govt shutdown as excuse to end all SNAP benefits. Google didn't have to do this.)
Opting out of your Google emails being used to train their AI also happens to remove spam filtering. This seems designed to punish users who opt out
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is a genuine problem/ challenge.
Turning off intrusive AI features, from Gmail, also turns off useful anti-spam and related features.
(Sort of like Trump using the govt shutdown as excuse to end all SNAP benefits. Google didn't have to do this.)
Turning off intrusive AI features, from Gmail, also turns off useful anti-spam and related features.
(Sort of like Trump using the govt shutdown as excuse to end all SNAP benefits. Google didn't have to do this.)
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Yes this is a good point, going from Stephen Miller to Mamdani would be like emerging from the sewer in Shawshank
Trump's around JD and Miller all day, Zorhan is like manna from heaven
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Yes this is a good point, going from Stephen Miller to Mamdani would be like emerging from the sewer in Shawshank
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
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Compare and contrast the Government language.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Compare and contrast the Government language.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
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re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
Last two photos and most recent video I’ve seen of Trump, he’s covering his right hand. #HealthIssues
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Last two photos and most recent video I’ve seen of Trump, he’s covering his right hand. #HealthIssues
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Not only has he never looked at Don Jr. or Eric like this, he’s never been so happy to bask in JD Vance’s presence either.
He looks giddy. JOYFUL even.
Is Zohran a witch
He looks giddy. JOYFUL even.
Is Zohran a witch
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Not only has he never looked at Don Jr. or Eric like this, he’s never been so happy to bask in JD Vance’s presence either.
He looks giddy. JOYFUL even.
Is Zohran a witch
He looks giddy. JOYFUL even.
Is Zohran a witch
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Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.