Karen S Wilcox, PhD (she/her)
@karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social
Neuroscientist studying epilepsy and looking for cures. LGBTQ ally. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Warning from George Orwell “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” No DMs. Also, I am proud to be woke.
Warning from George Orwell “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” No DMs. Also, I am proud to be woke.
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Chair of Pharmacology and Toxicology - Salt Lake City, Utah job with The University of Utah | 37914733
The University of Utah seeks a Chair of Pharmacology and Toxicology
jobs.chronicle.com
After 10 years, I am stepping down as chair of our department and we have an active search going on! Utah is a phenomenal place to live and work and it's been the honor of a lifetime chairing the department founded by Lou Goodman. #MedSky #Neuroskyence Repost!
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And just like that, they stopped caring about emails.
November 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
And just like that, they stopped caring about emails.
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Now a national news story as it must be, @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social placed on admin leave; not a household name for her title but should be for her courage to speak out in *her personal capacity* in defense of NIH's mission via The Bethesda Declaration and beyond.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Health Policies Says She Is on Administrative Leave
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Now a national news story as it must be, @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social placed on admin leave; not a household name for her title but should be for her courage to speak out in *her personal capacity* in defense of NIH's mission via The Bethesda Declaration and beyond.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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As per usual, “free speech” really means “don’t disagree with me” by this govt. This is total BS! @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social needs us to speak out about this clear retaliation!
NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say.
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
As per usual, “free speech” really means “don’t disagree with me” by this govt. This is total BS! @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social needs us to speak out about this clear retaliation!
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Please save this dear pup. Reposts really help so please repost. 🙏🏼🐾
I’m Party Animal- I was here 160days ago- had a temp foster I loved&now im on the euth list @nycacc.bsky.social on #veteransday! Why? Have I not been a good boy? NY NH NJ NE DE RI DC MD ME CT PA VT VA I CAN BE TRANSPORTED 2u! Just read my notes! Pls repost me! Pls save me!
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Please save this dear pup. Reposts really help so please repost. 🙏🏼🐾
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Jenna Norton, an outspoken signer of the Bethesda Declaration. was welcomed back to work by being placed on Administrative Leave (for No Disciplinary Reason).
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
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I guess I am hitting a nerve, because they just put me on admin leave.
TikTok video by Jenna
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November 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Jenna Norton, an outspoken signer of the Bethesda Declaration. was welcomed back to work by being placed on Administrative Leave (for No Disciplinary Reason).
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
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On this day, 33 years ago, Bram Stoker’s Dracula was released in cinemas.
Starring #GaryOldman, #WinonaRyder, #KeanuReeves and #AnthonyHopkins it was an Oscar-winning, critically acclaimed success and one of the most revered #vampire movies ever.
Starring #GaryOldman, #WinonaRyder, #KeanuReeves and #AnthonyHopkins it was an Oscar-winning, critically acclaimed success and one of the most revered #vampire movies ever.
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
On this day, 33 years ago, Bram Stoker’s Dracula was released in cinemas.
Starring #GaryOldman, #WinonaRyder, #KeanuReeves and #AnthonyHopkins it was an Oscar-winning, critically acclaimed success and one of the most revered #vampire movies ever.
Starring #GaryOldman, #WinonaRyder, #KeanuReeves and #AnthonyHopkins it was an Oscar-winning, critically acclaimed success and one of the most revered #vampire movies ever.
And a very happy birthday to Neil Young. Thanks for all the musical gifts.
a man is playing an acoustic guitar in front of a microphone on bbc four
Alt: Neil Young is playing an acoustic guitar in front of a microphone on bbc four
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
And a very happy birthday to Neil Young. Thanks for all the musical gifts.
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
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Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves
After 10 years, I am stepping down as chair of our department and we have an active search going on! Utah is a phenomenal place to live and work and it's been the honor of a lifetime chairing the department founded by Lou Goodman. #MedSky #Neuroskyence Repost!
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37914733...
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37914733...
Chair of Pharmacology and Toxicology - Salt Lake City, Utah job with The University of Utah | 37914733
The University of Utah seeks a Chair of Pharmacology and Toxicology
jobs.chronicle.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
After 10 years, I am stepping down as chair of our department and we have an active search going on! Utah is a phenomenal place to live and work and it's been the honor of a lifetime chairing the department founded by Lou Goodman. #MedSky #Neuroskyence Repost!
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37914733...
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37914733...
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And oldie but a goodie.
A classic case of "we did not really think this through..."
A classic case of "we did not really think this through..."
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
And oldie but a goodie.
A classic case of "we did not really think this through..."
A classic case of "we did not really think this through..."
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The central question in American politics is simple.
Do you stand with forgotten Americans or the Epstein class?
That's it.
Do you stand with forgotten Americans or the Epstein class?
That's it.
November 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The central question in American politics is simple.
Do you stand with forgotten Americans or the Epstein class?
That's it.
Do you stand with forgotten Americans or the Epstein class?
That's it.
So we were able to fix my husband's 19 month old laptop with a new replacement keyboard and we did not have to just buy him a new one. Guys, we FIXED an electronic device instead of tossing it away...i am still blown away by this achievement.
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
So we were able to fix my husband's 19 month old laptop with a new replacement keyboard and we did not have to just buy him a new one. Guys, we FIXED an electronic device instead of tossing it away...i am still blown away by this achievement.
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I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
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Khanna: I’ll break some news — we’re talking with Massie now about getting another major press conference with the survivors early next week at the Capitol. There’s going to be so much momentum, left and right, to say: out with the Epstein class…
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Khanna: I’ll break some news — we’re talking with Massie now about getting another major press conference with the survivors early next week at the Capitol. There’s going to be so much momentum, left and right, to say: out with the Epstein class…
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We aren’t posting new ones any more, but here is a repository of GD Hours on DeadNet:
www.dead.net/features/gdh...
www.dead.net/features/gdh...
GD Radio Hour | Grateful Dead
Official Site Of The Grateful Dead
www.dead.net
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We aren’t posting new ones any more, but here is a repository of GD Hours on DeadNet:
www.dead.net/features/gdh...
www.dead.net/features/gdh...
come on people- how hard is it to act responsibly in our national parks??? www.ksl.com/article/5140...
Arches opens investigation after visitor reports graffiti on landscapes
National Park Service officials say they're investigating a land vandalism case near Landscape Arch in the Devils Garden area of Arches National Park.
www.ksl.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
come on people- how hard is it to act responsibly in our national parks??? www.ksl.com/article/5140...
It's time for Schumer to step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people. sign.moveon.org/petitions/sc...
Schumer: Step Down as Minority Leader!
It's time for Schumer to step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people.
sign.moveon.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's time for Schumer to step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people. sign.moveon.org/petitions/sc...
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WATCH: Barack Obama just surprised an entire aircraft full of veterans on Veterans Day.
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
WATCH: Barack Obama just surprised an entire aircraft full of veterans on Veterans Day.
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A group of eight United States Senators announced that they have agreed to purchase the Brooklyn Bridge,
Senator, Chuck Schumer (aka Chuck the Schmuck) said that the group had assured him that they had seen the deed and it definitely wasn't generated by AI.
Senator, Chuck Schumer (aka Chuck the Schmuck) said that the group had assured him that they had seen the deed and it definitely wasn't generated by AI.
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A group of eight United States Senators announced that they have agreed to purchase the Brooklyn Bridge,
Senator, Chuck Schumer (aka Chuck the Schmuck) said that the group had assured him that they had seen the deed and it definitely wasn't generated by AI.
Senator, Chuck Schumer (aka Chuck the Schmuck) said that the group had assured him that they had seen the deed and it definitely wasn't generated by AI.