Carol Pacheco
@mcpl13.bsky.social
Computational Chemist - Protein, peptides, small molecules, crystallization, self-assembly- nanoparticle. Molecular Dynamics, QM/MM, MMPBSA. Dog's mom, interested in music, coffee, food, sports...
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Just spotted a dude who sexually harassed me decades ago on local television. It’s amazing how men can survive this shit and keep working.
November 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Just spotted a dude who sexually harassed me decades ago on local television. It’s amazing how men can survive this shit and keep working.
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The case of one Maine woman shows how prior authorization rules can block coverage for even simple, medically necessary care.
A doctor directed her to a clinic for a tick bite. Her insurer refused to pay.
The case of one Maine woman shows how prior authorization rules can block coverage for even simple, medically necessary care.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The case of one Maine woman shows how prior authorization rules can block coverage for even simple, medically necessary care.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Holy shit reverse MeToo is wild
epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Holy shit reverse MeToo is wild
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Another reminder of why, at this time, we cannot take medical or public health advice from USA public health institutions ⬇️
The article by the director of the National Institutes of Health and the principal deputy director is, literally, a string of errors or misrepresentations, one after another 😞
The article by the director of the National Institutes of Health and the principal deputy director is, literally, a string of errors or misrepresentations, one after another 😞
A new approach to pandemic preparedness:
1️⃣ Stop preparing for pandemics
2️⃣ Rewrite history of the last major pandemic
3️⃣ Go to the gym
Simple - 🤷♂️.
www.city-journal.org/article/nih-...
1️⃣ Stop preparing for pandemics
2️⃣ Rewrite history of the last major pandemic
3️⃣ Go to the gym
Simple - 🤷♂️.
www.city-journal.org/article/nih-...
NIH Directors: The World Needs a New Pandemic Playbook
The old one failed to cope with Covid and may even have caused it.
www.city-journal.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Another reminder of why, at this time, we cannot take medical or public health advice from USA public health institutions ⬇️
The article by the director of the National Institutes of Health and the principal deputy director is, literally, a string of errors or misrepresentations, one after another 😞
The article by the director of the National Institutes of Health and the principal deputy director is, literally, a string of errors or misrepresentations, one after another 😞
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The latest edition of #PeriodicGraphics by @compoundchem.com explores the smelly chemicals in skunk spray and how to get rid of the stink. cen.acs.org/biological-c...
#chemsky 🧪
#chemsky 🧪
November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The latest edition of #PeriodicGraphics by @compoundchem.com explores the smelly chemicals in skunk spray and how to get rid of the stink. cen.acs.org/biological-c...
#chemsky 🧪
#chemsky 🧪
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Jeffrey Epstein justified his evil actions with "science"
Evolutionary biologists whispering in his ear about how men and women are fundamentally different, and it's "natural" to desire younger women
Our field has a duty to explain why this is wrong both scientifically and ethically
Evolutionary biologists whispering in his ear about how men and women are fundamentally different, and it's "natural" to desire younger women
Our field has a duty to explain why this is wrong both scientifically and ethically
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Jeffrey Epstein justified his evil actions with "science"
Evolutionary biologists whispering in his ear about how men and women are fundamentally different, and it's "natural" to desire younger women
Our field has a duty to explain why this is wrong both scientifically and ethically
Evolutionary biologists whispering in his ear about how men and women are fundamentally different, and it's "natural" to desire younger women
Our field has a duty to explain why this is wrong both scientifically and ethically
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Gotta pay attention, rook 😂
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Gotta pay attention, rook 😂
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Haha this is so funny. College Football has that same charming silliness that we love in minor league baseball. I get why the NFL has to be like the office. But all complementary pageantry surrounding college ball is the best.
November 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Haha this is so funny. College Football has that same charming silliness that we love in minor league baseball. I get why the NFL has to be like the office. But all complementary pageantry surrounding college ball is the best.
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Fears for elephant seals as bird flu kills half of population in South Atlantic
Fears for elephant seals as bird flu kills half of population in South Atlantic
Study estimates 53,000 females have died on South Georgia since 2023, with ‘dramatic impact’ on future of the species
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Fears for elephant seals as bird flu kills half of population in South Atlantic
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A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Strain of bird flu virus never before reported in people is behind first human case in U.S. in nine months
A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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How scientific research and teaching contribute to the graduate student mental health crisis.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
How scientific research and teaching contribute to the graduate student mental health crisis.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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📅 Join us on Tue, Nov 18 (10–11 AM EST) for our final AC seminar of the semester. Tim Cernak of University of Michigan will present “Combinatorial explosion: from atom-bond arrangements to exotic diseases”🚀
Attend in person @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Attend in person @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
📅 Join us on Tue, Nov 18 (10–11 AM EST) for our final AC seminar of the semester. Tim Cernak of University of Michigan will present “Combinatorial explosion: from atom-bond arrangements to exotic diseases”🚀
Attend in person @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Attend in person @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
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Some residents of Southern California were under evacuation orders on Friday as an unusually strong storm system moved through the region, bringing with it a risk for flash flooding and landslides in areas recently burned by wildfires.
Southern California Storm Forecast to Bring Heavy Rain and Flood Risk
An unusually powerful storm has prompted some evacuation orders before heavy rain on Saturday.
nyti.ms
November 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Some residents of Southern California were under evacuation orders on Friday as an unusually strong storm system moved through the region, bringing with it a risk for flash flooding and landslides in areas recently burned by wildfires.
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It’s almost like they know tariffs are taxes and have just been lying about it.
BREAKING: President Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
It’s almost like they know tariffs are taxes and have just been lying about it.
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Just an absolutely awful, horrible, terrible few days to be able to see and read…
I just saw this photo and now you have to see this photo
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Just an absolutely awful, horrible, terrible few days to be able to see and read…
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They did this today www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
They did this today www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
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This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate.
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate.
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
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The Post analyzed 47,000 public ChatGPT conversations.
While 35% use it for info and 11% for coding, the most striking finding? The emotional intimacy.
ChatGPT: "You're not crazy sweetheart — you're just early."
Use this link to read it with a $4 day pass to @washingtonpost.com: bit.ly/47QOjUb
While 35% use it for info and 11% for coding, the most striking finding? The emotional intimacy.
ChatGPT: "You're not crazy sweetheart — you're just early."
Use this link to read it with a $4 day pass to @washingtonpost.com: bit.ly/47QOjUb
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Post analyzed 47,000 public ChatGPT conversations.
While 35% use it for info and 11% for coding, the most striking finding? The emotional intimacy.
ChatGPT: "You're not crazy sweetheart — you're just early."
Use this link to read it with a $4 day pass to @washingtonpost.com: bit.ly/47QOjUb
While 35% use it for info and 11% for coding, the most striking finding? The emotional intimacy.
ChatGPT: "You're not crazy sweetheart — you're just early."
Use this link to read it with a $4 day pass to @washingtonpost.com: bit.ly/47QOjUb
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Untitled by Georges Mathieu, 1959
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137922
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137922
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Untitled by Georges Mathieu, 1959
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137922
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137922
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Column by Kyle Melnick: Spending a day with an extroverted foster dog forced me to talk to strangers — something I would not normally do — and showed me that some people are not that bad.
Column | I’m an introvert. Here’s what I learned from a day with an extroverted dog.
A reporter’s day with a D.C. shelter dog taught him a lesson about trust.
washingtonpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Column by Kyle Melnick: Spending a day with an extroverted foster dog forced me to talk to strangers — something I would not normally do — and showed me that some people are not that bad.
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Thank you for your bravery as an advocate for honest and accurate science, for your passion to pursue the mission of human health, for your service to the nation, and for being a role model to us all. May HHS and NIH leadership see the light and course correct for the benefit of all Americans 🙏
Trump’s HHS put me on “non-disciplinary” admin leave today. This was retaliation for speaking up. Moves like this are designed to silence us. Let’s not let.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
I guess I am hitting a nerve, because they just put me on admin leave.
TikTok video by Jenna
www.tiktok.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Thank you for your bravery as an advocate for honest and accurate science, for your passion to pursue the mission of human health, for your service to the nation, and for being a role model to us all. May HHS and NIH leadership see the light and course correct for the benefit of all Americans 🙏
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By banning “race or gender ideology“ in class, Texas A&M is actually imposing race and gender ideology by the white, hetero power structure. (NYT gift link)
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
By banning “race or gender ideology“ in class, Texas A&M is actually imposing race and gender ideology by the white, hetero power structure. (NYT gift link)
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Accompanied Contrast by Vasily Kandinsky, 1935
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137718
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137718
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Accompanied Contrast by Vasily Kandinsky, 1935
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137718
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137718
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Jeffrey Epstein Emails Reveal Depth of Ties to High-Profile Scientists
A trove of emails of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released Wednesday by a Congressional committee
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jeff...
A trove of emails of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released Wednesday by a Congressional committee
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jeff...
Jeffrey Epstein Emails Reveal Depth of Ties to High-Profile Scientists
A trove of emails of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released Wednesday by a Congressional committee.
www.scientificamerican.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Jeffrey Epstein Emails Reveal Depth of Ties to High-Profile Scientists
A trove of emails of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released Wednesday by a Congressional committee
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jeff...
A trove of emails of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released Wednesday by a Congressional committee
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jeff...