Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS
@kokedit.bsky.social
No to fascism and no to interference with people’s civil rights.
Medical editor 🧪✍️ helping researchers in 20+ nations get published in 60+ medical journals. Member of ACES, AMWA, BELS, CSE, EFA. She/her. New Yorker. https://www.kokedit.com/
Medical editor 🧪✍️ helping researchers in 20+ nations get published in 60+ medical journals. Member of ACES, AMWA, BELS, CSE, EFA. She/her. New Yorker. https://www.kokedit.com/
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Current (2026) profession-related data on me, your #medical #editor:
• 42 years in #publishing, 31 of them in medical #publishing
• Self-employed full time since 1995
• Holder of #professional #certification as an editor in the #life #sciences since 2008; see tinyurl.com/2uwnx3wd
• 42 years in #publishing, 31 of them in medical #publishing
• Self-employed full time since 1995
• Holder of #professional #certification as an editor in the #life #sciences since 2008; see tinyurl.com/2uwnx3wd
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Friends in Minneapolis are very worried about this development. Both in terms of state police's role in arresting protestors and the worry that this could set off the kind of spiral of distrust and destruction that followed George Floyd's murder.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
At Least 50 Arrested After Protests Escalate Outside Minnesota Federal Building
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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Why are state police doing this, @governorwalz.mn.gov ???
Friends in Minneapolis are very worried about this development. Both in terms of state police's role in arresting protestors and the worry that this could set off the kind of spiral of distrust and destruction that followed George Floyd's murder.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
February 8, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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Hang it in the Louvre
February 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
February 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
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Not just any Chinese American, too, a daughter of political dissidents whose family was literally chased by spies stateside. I was saving these three until the women's singles event when most people will be watching!!
bsky.app/profile/roey...
bsky.app/profile/roey...
And the women’s team:
- the daughter of Chinese immigrants who rebuffed an aggressive campaign to get her to skate for China
- the daughter of an Italian immigrant embryologist mom who named her after a Michelle Pfeiffer character
- the pansexual daughter of a Texas cop (who is her biggest fan)
- the daughter of Chinese immigrants who rebuffed an aggressive campaign to get her to skate for China
- the daughter of an Italian immigrant embryologist mom who named her after a Michelle Pfeiffer character
- the pansexual daughter of a Texas cop (who is her biggest fan)
This year, the U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Men's Team is represented by:
• the son of Ukrainian Junior World Champion skaters in Florida who like Papa John's
• the son of Russian World Champion skaters in Connecticut
• the son of Uzbek Olympic skaters in Virginia
That's what makes America great.
• the son of Ukrainian Junior World Champion skaters in Florida who like Papa John's
• the son of Russian World Champion skaters in Connecticut
• the son of Uzbek Olympic skaters in Virginia
That's what makes America great.
February 8, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Not just any Chinese American, too, a daughter of political dissidents whose family was literally chased by spies stateside. I was saving these three until the women's singles event when most people will be watching!!
bsky.app/profile/roey...
bsky.app/profile/roey...
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The Olympic Figure Skating Team Gold Medalists are:
• the son of Russian-Uzbek Olympic skaters
• Two Asian Hawaiians
• Two Michigan guys (lol)
• a Chinese American
• the oldest American woman to qualify for an Olympic singles team since 1928 and a queer icon
That's what makes America great.
• the son of Russian-Uzbek Olympic skaters
• Two Asian Hawaiians
• Two Michigan guys (lol)
• a Chinese American
• the oldest American woman to qualify for an Olympic singles team since 1928 and a queer icon
That's what makes America great.
This year, the U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Men's Team is represented by:
• the son of Ukrainian Junior World Champion skaters in Florida who like Papa John's
• the son of Russian World Champion skaters in Connecticut
• the son of Uzbek Olympic skaters in Virginia
That's what makes America great.
• the son of Ukrainian Junior World Champion skaters in Florida who like Papa John's
• the son of Russian World Champion skaters in Connecticut
• the son of Uzbek Olympic skaters in Virginia
That's what makes America great.
This year, the U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Pairs Team is represented by:
• A Japanese and Chinese Hawaiian
• A Michigan guy (You'll notice a trend here)
• A Hong Kong and Taiwanese Texan
• A Japanese American and Army soldier who is studying to become a chaplain!
That's what makes America great.
• A Japanese and Chinese Hawaiian
• A Michigan guy (You'll notice a trend here)
• A Hong Kong and Taiwanese Texan
• A Japanese American and Army soldier who is studying to become a chaplain!
That's what makes America great.
February 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM
The Olympic Figure Skating Team Gold Medalists are:
• the son of Russian-Uzbek Olympic skaters
• Two Asian Hawaiians
• Two Michigan guys (lol)
• a Chinese American
• the oldest American woman to qualify for an Olympic singles team since 1928 and a queer icon
That's what makes America great.
• the son of Russian-Uzbek Olympic skaters
• Two Asian Hawaiians
• Two Michigan guys (lol)
• a Chinese American
• the oldest American woman to qualify for an Olympic singles team since 1928 and a queer icon
That's what makes America great.
A new study reported in the Lancet projects an extra 9.4 million deaths by 2030 if current trends persist. It’s an early picture of how funding reductions from the United States & other Western countries could undo decades of health gains. wapo.st/4rYeCk3
* www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
* www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030, study projects
The Lancet study examines how the dismantling of international aid by the U.S. and other countries could undo decades of health gains.
wapo.st
February 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
A new study reported in the Lancet projects an extra 9.4 million deaths by 2030 if current trends persist. It’s an early picture of how funding reductions from the United States & other Western countries could undo decades of health gains. wapo.st/4rYeCk3
* www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
* www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
♥️ Thank you, #Europe! At the Olympics, “when Vice President J.D. #Vance appeared on the stadium’s big screen during the kickoff of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games on Friday, the unmistakable sound of boos and jeers broke out among the crowd of 65,000 people.” time.com/7372884/jd-v...
Here's Why J.D. Vance Was Booed at the Winter Olympics
European attitudes toward the U.S. have shifted dramatically over the past year, recent polls indicate.
time.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
♥️ Thank you, #Europe! At the Olympics, “when Vice President J.D. #Vance appeared on the stadium’s big screen during the kickoff of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games on Friday, the unmistakable sound of boos and jeers broke out among the crowd of 65,000 people.” time.com/7372884/jd-v...
#ScienceEditors and #MedicalEditors, this is a must-read.
"If we get 'science' from people who are willing to lock children in cages, what are we really getting? If we can only have 'science' on their terms, what does that mean for who we are willing to throw under the bus to continue our work?"
What comes from science with no values?
What comes from science with no values?
I wrote about the last several days.
(It's free on Substack, we will likely also get it on the website. Don't send me death threats. THANKS!)
open.substack.com/pub/sciencef...
(It's free on Substack, we will likely also get it on the website. Don't send me death threats. THANKS!)
open.substack.com/pub/sciencef...
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
#ScienceEditors and #MedicalEditors, this is a must-read.
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Not to be a hater, but EVERYTHING we’ve done in the last 365 days, we done with *hundreds of thousands* of dollars less than the salary of the CEO of AAAS.
So help us keep it up: www.standupforscience.net/donate
So help us keep it up: www.standupforscience.net/donate
February 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Not to be a hater, but EVERYTHING we’ve done in the last 365 days, we done with *hundreds of thousands* of dollars less than the salary of the CEO of AAAS.
So help us keep it up: www.standupforscience.net/donate
So help us keep it up: www.standupforscience.net/donate
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You will never get the sense of accomplishment from writing with AI that you will get from actually writing with just yourself
February 8, 2026 at 3:58 PM
You will never get the sense of accomplishment from writing with AI that you will get from actually writing with just yourself
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Anti-science movements are threats to patient care and public health.
They reject mainstream scientific views and methods and replace them with pseudoscientific propaganda for nefarious gains.
They reject mainstream scientific views and methods and replace them with pseudoscientific propaganda for nefarious gains.
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Anti-science movements are threats to patient care and public health.
They reject mainstream scientific views and methods and replace them with pseudoscientific propaganda for nefarious gains.
They reject mainstream scientific views and methods and replace them with pseudoscientific propaganda for nefarious gains.
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Absolutely.
Different journals have, among other things, different target audiences and, thus, this impacts how the information should be presented and the argument, outlined.
Different journals have, among other things, different target audiences and, thus, this impacts how the information should be presented and the argument, outlined.
February 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Absolutely.
Different journals have, among other things, different target audiences and, thus, this impacts how the information should be presented and the argument, outlined.
Different journals have, among other things, different target audiences and, thus, this impacts how the information should be presented and the argument, outlined.
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It feels like –17°F (–27.2°C) outdoors here. But I just now walked out to my backyard office bcz a physician-researcher emailed me to ask that I edit his research paper, & it's so much easier explaining my process while I'm on my computer instead while on my phone.
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It feels like –17°F (–27.2°C) outdoors here. But I just now walked out to my backyard office bcz a physician-researcher emailed me to ask that I edit his research paper, & it's so much easier explaining my process while I'm on my computer instead while on my phone.
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February 7, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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It feels like –17°F (–27.2°C) outdoors here. But I just now walked out to my backyard office bcz a physician-researcher emailed me to ask that I edit his research paper, & it's so much easier explaining my process while I'm on my computer instead while on my phone.
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It feels like –17°F (–27.2°C) outdoors here. But I just now walked out to my backyard office bcz a physician-researcher emailed me to ask that I edit his research paper, & it's so much easier explaining my process while I'm on my computer instead while on my phone.
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“Four of the corporations whose CEOs flanked President Trump at his January 2025 inauguration ceremony have now disclosed that they collectively received $51 billion in federal tax breaks in 2025, much of that likely from the ... One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)."
“Four of the corporations whose CEOs flanked President Trump at his January 2025 inauguration ceremony have now disclosed that they collectively received $51 billion in federal tax breaks in 2025, much of that likely from the ... One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)."
Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
February 7, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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“Four of the corporations whose CEOs flanked President Trump at his January 2025 inauguration ceremony have now disclosed that they collectively received $51 billion in federal tax breaks in 2025, much of that likely from the ... One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)."
“Four of the corporations whose CEOs flanked President Trump at his January 2025 inauguration ceremony have now disclosed that they collectively received $51 billion in federal tax breaks in 2025, much of that likely from the ... One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)."
The headline on an opinion piece in The New York Times — “Stop Worrying, and Let A.I. Help Save Your Life” — doesn’t reassure me. I had a #medical checkup just yesterday, and I will always want a highly trained human — not #AI — to #assess my #health status. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | Stop Worrying, and Let A.I. Help Save Your Life
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The headline on an opinion piece in The New York Times — “Stop Worrying, and Let A.I. Help Save Your Life” — doesn’t reassure me. I had a #medical checkup just yesterday, and I will always want a highly trained human — not #AI — to #assess my #health status. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Thank you for this column, Mr. Bouie.
"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)
Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Thank you for this column, Mr. Bouie.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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The demise of the CIA World Factbook is “part of a broad war on information being waged by the Trump administration,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
The Trump Administration’s War on Data
A series of recent steps have erased the shared facts that help uphold democracy.
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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“Nearly 40% of new cancer cases worldwide are potentially preventable, according to one of the first investigations of its kind, which analysed dozens of cancer types in almost 200 countries.” www.scientificamerican.com/article/thes...
February 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
“Nearly 40% of new cancer cases worldwide are potentially preventable, according to one of the first investigations of its kind, which analysed dozens of cancer types in almost 200 countries.” www.scientificamerican.com/article/thes...
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More than one-third of cancer cases are preventable, a massive study finds
These two habits are linked to more than a third of all cancer cases
More than one-third of cancer cases are preventable, a massive study finds
www.scientificamerican.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
More than one-third of cancer cases are preventable, a massive study finds
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"RESPECT OUR EXISTENCE
OR EXPECT OUR RESISTANCE"
Protesting ICE, kids walk out from J. Graham Brown School, a K-12 magnet school, and Manual High School, both in Louisville, Kentucky.
OR EXPECT OUR RESISTANCE"
Protesting ICE, kids walk out from J. Graham Brown School, a K-12 magnet school, and Manual High School, both in Louisville, Kentucky.
February 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
"RESPECT OUR EXISTENCE
OR EXPECT OUR RESISTANCE"
Protesting ICE, kids walk out from J. Graham Brown School, a K-12 magnet school, and Manual High School, both in Louisville, Kentucky.
OR EXPECT OUR RESISTANCE"
Protesting ICE, kids walk out from J. Graham Brown School, a K-12 magnet school, and Manual High School, both in Louisville, Kentucky.
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I am truly sorry that white people feel empowered to say such hateful, horrible things.
February 6, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I am truly sorry that white people feel empowered to say such hateful, horrible things.
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