Karen Ng
@karenand3.bsky.social
Fuel by food, books and sleep. Survived a two months coma caused by an ICH.
Clinical microbiologist, jewelry designer and wife in my past life.
Clinical microbiologist, jewelry designer and wife in my past life.
Reposted by Karen Ng
The federal government knows your mother’s maiden name, your bank account number, the student debt you hold and more. President Trump and Elon Musk are trying to connect these records, raising the prospect of creating a kind of data trove about Americans that the government has never had before.
How Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About You
Elon Musk’s team is leading an effort to link government databases, to the alarm of privacy and security experts.
nyti.ms
April 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The federal government knows your mother’s maiden name, your bank account number, the student debt you hold and more. President Trump and Elon Musk are trying to connect these records, raising the prospect of creating a kind of data trove about Americans that the government has never had before.
Reposted by Karen Ng
"I've spent over five decades as a scientist in academia and the federal government," Harold Varmus, the former director of the N.I.H., writes in a guest essay. "Never before have I seen my profession so politicized as it is now under the Trump administration."
Opinion | American Science is Under Attack
The Trump administration hobbles research and endangers the public health.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"I've spent over five decades as a scientist in academia and the federal government," Harold Varmus, the former director of the N.I.H., writes in a guest essay. "Never before have I seen my profession so politicized as it is now under the Trump administration."
I’m tired of egg and Gulf of whatever memes. Please stop.
February 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I’m tired of egg and Gulf of whatever memes. Please stop.
President Trump's move to pardon nearly all of the 1,600 rioters charged with storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 would effectively undo years of efforts by federal investigators to seek accountability for the mob assault on the peaceful transfer of power after Trump's loss in the 2020 election.
Trump Grants Broad Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters
The extraordinary pardons and commutations extended to those who committed both violent and nonviolent crimes on Jan. 6, including assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy.
nyti.ms
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Reposted by Karen Ng
In his Inaugural Address, President Trump made inaccurate claims about the state of the economy, immigration, world affairs and federal and local investigations into his own conduct. Here’s a fact-check.
Trump Repeats Inaccurate Claims in Inaugural Remarks
In his Inaugural Address, President Trump delivered a more tempered version of election talking points. But in remarks afterward, he reprised his grievances about the 2020 election.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
In his Inaugural Address, President Trump made inaccurate claims about the state of the economy, immigration, world affairs and federal and local investigations into his own conduct. Here’s a fact-check.
January 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I did not buy a single gift this Holidays.
We have enough stuff. No-buy 2025 offers other ways to fill the void.
No-buy 2025 is about rejecting consumerism, saving money and reducing clutter — simply by not buying things.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I did not buy a single gift this Holidays.
To people of South Korea. Sorry about your terrible year.
January 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
To people of South Korea. Sorry about your terrible year.
Did the earthquake have anything to do with the amazing pastelsunrise in the Bay Area this morning?
December 5, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Did the earthquake have anything to do with the amazing pastelsunrise in the Bay Area this morning?
Reposted by Karen Ng
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California has triggered tsunami warnings across a swath of the US West Coast
Strong Northern California Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warning
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California has triggered tsunami warnings across a swath of the US West Coast.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:09 PM
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California has triggered tsunami warnings across a swath of the US West Coast
Normally I would have been happier for rain in California.
November 22, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Normally I would have been happier for rain in California.
I think an orange will sell for more.
A banana duct-taped to a wall — a conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan titled "Comedian" — sold to the Chinese-born crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun for $6.2 million with fees at Sotheby's contemporary art auction on Wednesday.
Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s
A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were biting. It went to a crypto entrepreneur.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2024 at 12:29 PM
I think an orange will sell for more.
I hardly used my account since it was created a year ago due to FOMO, but now that everyone is here, I need to increase my posting. I’m usually on Threads to keep up my Chinese level. Bluesky hasn’t gotten that global, yet.
November 21, 2024 at 12:28 PM
I hardly used my account since it was created a year ago due to FOMO, but now that everyone is here, I need to increase my posting. I’m usually on Threads to keep up my Chinese level. Bluesky hasn’t gotten that global, yet.
Is it just me, or Bluesky is getting political as well?
November 18, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Is it just me, or Bluesky is getting political as well?
Reposted by Karen Ng
As enrollment in colleges and universities continues to decline, they’re not only casting wider nets.
For the first time in decades, something else is happening to the college application process: It’s becoming easier to get in.
For the first time in decades, something else is happening to the college application process: It’s becoming easier to get in.
It’s becoming easier to get into many colleges
Despite common perception, acceptance rates are going up.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:14 PM
As enrollment in colleges and universities continues to decline, they’re not only casting wider nets.
For the first time in decades, something else is happening to the college application process: It’s becoming easier to get in.
For the first time in decades, something else is happening to the college application process: It’s becoming easier to get in.
Are these virtual restaurants running ahead of themselves on Doordash?
May 4, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Are these virtual restaurants running ahead of themselves on Doordash?
April 19, 2024 at 6:22 PM
"In other cultures, as you get older, you get wiser. In our culture, as you get older, you get more stupid.” Ageism in the US
April 13, 2024 at 12:12 PM
"In other cultures, as you get older, you get wiser. In our culture, as you get older, you get more stupid.” Ageism in the US
Reposted by Karen Ng
Breaking news: A magnitude-4.7 earthquake struck northern New Jersey on Friday morning, producing tremors that were felt in New York City and as far away as Maryland and Connecticut.
Earthquake reported outside New York City; tremors felt in multiple states
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 4.8 magnitude earthquake in New Jersey.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 5, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Breaking news: A magnitude-4.7 earthquake struck northern New Jersey on Friday morning, producing tremors that were felt in New York City and as far away as Maryland and Connecticut.
Lots of "I thought there are no earthquakes in NYC." today.
April 5, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Lots of "I thought there are no earthquakes in NYC." today.
Does Wordle have a new design? Or was it there yesterday as well?
March 16, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Does Wordle have a new design? Or was it there yesterday as well?