Claudia Putnam
@claudiaputnam.bsky.social
Lit writer: poetry collection @mooncitypress, CNF @splitlippress, novella from neutral zones press. My work is landscape-immersed and character-driven. Interests are broad. NH->CO->WA https://claudiaputnam.com
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This weekend, I’m experiencing isolation vicariously through Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy. So far, it’s a deep story with darkness lurking. Wonderful literary prose.
#booksky #FridayReads
#booksky #FridayReads
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This weekend, I’m experiencing isolation vicariously through Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy. So far, it’s a deep story with darkness lurking. Wonderful literary prose.
#booksky #FridayReads
#booksky #FridayReads
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Light pollution from that jerk.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Light pollution from that jerk.
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No finds from this day, so here's a rather splendid penny of King John found last year.
Minted by Miles of Oxford
AD 1205-1206
HENRICVS REX
MILES.ON.OCSE
Minted by Miles of Oxford
AD 1205-1206
HENRICVS REX
MILES.ON.OCSE
November 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
No finds from this day, so here's a rather splendid penny of King John found last year.
Minted by Miles of Oxford
AD 1205-1206
HENRICVS REX
MILES.ON.OCSE
Minted by Miles of Oxford
AD 1205-1206
HENRICVS REX
MILES.ON.OCSE
Probably stopping eating fish is going to be only way
We need accountability and strict regulation so this doesn't happen. It's absolutely barbaric.
Tragically, a humpback whale was humanely euthanized in Oregon after being found stranded and entangled on the coast.
"The whale’s death is a painful reminder of a preventable problem: entanglement in fishing gear," says Oceana's Ben Enticknap. https://bit.ly/3Kb8lkv
"The whale’s death is a painful reminder of a preventable problem: entanglement in fishing gear," says Oceana's Ben Enticknap. https://bit.ly/3Kb8lkv
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Probably stopping eating fish is going to be only way
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In a new phase 3 trial, people randomly assigned to receive a flu shot made with modified mRNA were 34.5% less likely to be diagnosed with an influenza-like illness than people given a standard flu shot made with inactivated virus.
We need to stop the anti-science attacks against mRNA vaccines!
We need to stop the anti-science attacks against mRNA vaccines!
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
In a new phase 3 trial, people randomly assigned to receive a flu shot made with modified mRNA were 34.5% less likely to be diagnosed with an influenza-like illness than people given a standard flu shot made with inactivated virus.
We need to stop the anti-science attacks against mRNA vaccines!
We need to stop the anti-science attacks against mRNA vaccines!
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In case you're anywhere near me -- Pendleton, Oregon! -- or feel the need for a road trip, we currently have $100 off adult dog adoptions at @pawspendletonor.bsky.social . #dogs #AdoptDontShop
Just thought I'd share something positive since I just vented to you all 💗🐾
Just thought I'd share something positive since I just vented to you all 💗🐾
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
In case you're anywhere near me -- Pendleton, Oregon! -- or feel the need for a road trip, we currently have $100 off adult dog adoptions at @pawspendletonor.bsky.social . #dogs #AdoptDontShop
Just thought I'd share something positive since I just vented to you all 💗🐾
Just thought I'd share something positive since I just vented to you all 💗🐾
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
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Cover reveal: My Father Paints His Dreams on My Body by @ifeoluwaayandele.bsky.social, winner of the 2024 Moon City Poetry Award! This book will be out from @mooncitypress.bsky.social on January 6. Preorder link coming soon!
Art by Elisabeth Anderson with design by Shen Chen Hsieh.
Art by Elisabeth Anderson with design by Shen Chen Hsieh.
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Cover reveal: My Father Paints His Dreams on My Body by @ifeoluwaayandele.bsky.social, winner of the 2024 Moon City Poetry Award! This book will be out from @mooncitypress.bsky.social on January 6. Preorder link coming soon!
Art by Elisabeth Anderson with design by Shen Chen Hsieh.
Art by Elisabeth Anderson with design by Shen Chen Hsieh.
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I am begging the writers of teen dramas to stop setting them in high schools with fully funded theatre departments who have professional non-teaching directors on payroll please the amount of harassment I’d get from parents bc they expect me to produce 4 musicals / yr while teaching full time was 😭
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I am begging the writers of teen dramas to stop setting them in high schools with fully funded theatre departments who have professional non-teaching directors on payroll please the amount of harassment I’d get from parents bc they expect me to produce 4 musicals / yr while teaching full time was 😭
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We were trained to believe that hard work and good ideas would translate into grants and papers. Now it feels like none of that is guaranteed, and the cost is paid by our families, our students, our teams, and the futures we hoped to build with them.
#neuroskyence #neurosky
#neuroskyence #neurosky
Weird thing happening where I + my colleagues, same convo on repeat: can't think about next year, next month, even next week. All I can do is wait for the next days or next hrs, close projects, write more grants that wont save us, sit in misery. This is what the fed govt is doing to science
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 AM
We were trained to believe that hard work and good ideas would translate into grants and papers. Now it feels like none of that is guaranteed, and the cost is paid by our families, our students, our teams, and the futures we hoped to build with them.
#neuroskyence #neurosky
#neuroskyence #neurosky
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“what happens when treatment is started even before Alzheimer's symptoms are evident: ‘If u look at the ppl who are treated in these trials, …the earlier stage u go, the better off they do. Some of them actually have been stable. And so, what this suggests is that timing is critically important’.”🧪
🧪A clinical trial for Alzheimer's has shown that removal of amyloid plaques in early stage of the disease slows cognitive decline; in particular, a 30% improvement. However, it doesn't stop dementia, it slows it down.
This comes at a time when budget cuts have affected research on this disease.
This comes at a time when budget cuts have affected research on this disease.
Promising clinical trials in Alzheimer's prevention
Washington University Medicine in St. Louis is conducting important research into treating early-onset Alzheimer's before symptoms arise.
www.cbsnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“what happens when treatment is started even before Alzheimer's symptoms are evident: ‘If u look at the ppl who are treated in these trials, …the earlier stage u go, the better off they do. Some of them actually have been stable. And so, what this suggests is that timing is critically important’.”🧪
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The findings of a study in Nature Climate Change show that artificial light at night disrupts the fundamental energetic constraints on ecosystem metabolism, warranting the inclusion of light pollution in global change and carbon–climate feedback assessments. go.nature.com/44cCKWm 🧪
November 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The findings of a study in Nature Climate Change show that artificial light at night disrupts the fundamental energetic constraints on ecosystem metabolism, warranting the inclusion of light pollution in global change and carbon–climate feedback assessments. go.nature.com/44cCKWm 🧪
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🍂 🦠 🧪
🦠Marburg in Ethiopia
Ethiopia confirmed its first-ever outbreak, with 9 cases in Southern Ethiopia.
Marburg virus causes severe hemorrhagic fever; it's in the same family as Ebola. It primarily spreads through contact with body fluids. There are no vaccines.
africacdc.org/news-item/af...
Ethiopia confirmed its first-ever outbreak, with 9 cases in Southern Ethiopia.
Marburg virus causes severe hemorrhagic fever; it's in the same family as Ebola. It primarily spreads through contact with body fluids. There are no vaccines.
africacdc.org/news-item/af...
Africa CDC Statement on Confirmed Marburg Virus Disease in Jinka, Southern Region, Ethiopia – Africa CDC
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15 November 2025 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) acknowledges the confirmation by the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia and the Ethiopi...
africacdc.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
🍂 🦠 🧪
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A botulism outbreak in US infants exposed to a particular brand of formula is highlighting the importance of food safety surveillance—and actions by the government that experts say are eroding the nation’s readiness to handle foodborne illness outbreaks. cen.acs.org/food/infant-... #chemsky 🧪
Formula-linked infant botulism outbreak prompts food safety questions
While no deaths have been reported, experts say federal policies are hindering the nation’s ability to respond to food-related illnesses
cen.acs.org
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A botulism outbreak in US infants exposed to a particular brand of formula is highlighting the importance of food safety surveillance—and actions by the government that experts say are eroding the nation’s readiness to handle foodborne illness outbreaks. cen.acs.org/food/infant-... #chemsky 🧪
Fascinating
Studies with open-label placebos — sugar pills given without deception — suggest that the placebo effect is more psychologically complex than previously thought, according to a feature in Nature Medicine. #medsky 🧪
The mind-bending power of placebo - Nature Medicine
Studies with open-label placebos — sugar pills given without deception — suggest that the placebo effect is more psychologically complex than previously thought.
go.nature.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Fascinating
As w some humans, wildlife population booms often indicate pressure on the species.
Strange things are afoot in the forests of Madagascar. @inkfish.bsky.social investigates for @biographic.bsky.social! 🧪
www.biographic.com/investigatin...
www.biographic.com/investigatin...
Investigating a Treetop Baby Boom
Why a sudden spike in pregnancies in one Madagascan lemur population might actually be a bad sign for the species.
www.biographic.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
As w some humans, wildlife population booms often indicate pressure on the species.
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whales know vowels !!!! science is so cool
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Vowel Sounds "Thought To Be Unique To Humans" Discovered In Sperm Whales For The First Time
www.iflscience.com/vowel-sounds...
www.iflscience.com/vowel-sounds...
Eavesdropping On Sperm Whales Just Revealed They Use Vowel Sounds "Thought To Be Unique To Humans"
Sperm whales can alter the frequency of their clicks to make “a” and “i” sounds.
www.iflscience.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
whales know vowels !!!! science is so cool
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Sometimes I tire of the memes and political commentary (not bec I don’t care but because it’s nothing I don’t know, usually). So I go to my science, earth sciences, and anthropology feeds, and everything there is SO interesting
Just out: more evidence for a weakening land carbon sink across the contiguous U.S. Proud to be part of this collaborative effort among (mostly) federal scientists! 🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Land change, fire, and climate weaken carbon sink in the conterminous United States
The United States has experienced rising carbon sources driven by land use, fire, and climate factors.
www.science.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Sometimes I tire of the memes and political commentary (not bec I don’t care but because it’s nothing I don’t know, usually). So I go to my science, earth sciences, and anthropology feeds, and everything there is SO interesting
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Big menopause news! The FDA says it will get rid of "black box" warnings for hormone-replacement therapy for menopause.
So — is this good science?? Well, the risks of hormones have definitely been overstated, but there is a bit of nuance here.
Listen for more 🧪👇
open.spotify.com/episode/0yuH...
So — is this good science?? Well, the risks of hormones have definitely been overstated, but there is a bit of nuance here.
Listen for more 🧪👇
open.spotify.com/episode/0yuH...
Menopause: The Myths and the Madness
open.spotify.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Big menopause news! The FDA says it will get rid of "black box" warnings for hormone-replacement therapy for menopause.
So — is this good science?? Well, the risks of hormones have definitely been overstated, but there is a bit of nuance here.
Listen for more 🧪👇
open.spotify.com/episode/0yuH...
So — is this good science?? Well, the risks of hormones have definitely been overstated, but there is a bit of nuance here.
Listen for more 🧪👇
open.spotify.com/episode/0yuH...
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🧪 #scicomm This is an incredible finding. “We think it applies to 100% of lupus cases”
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease, say scientists
Connection of near-ubiquitous EBV to autoimmune disease affecting about 1 in 1,000 people may spur hunt for vaccine
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🧪 #scicomm This is an incredible finding. “We think it applies to 100% of lupus cases”
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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The 10 richest Americans got $700 Billion richer last year. I'm sure we're all SO happy for them.
Oxfam: Wealth of 10 Richest Americans Grew by Nearly $700B Last Year
The United States' 10 richest billionaires saw their wealth grow last year by nearly $700 billion, according to a new report published Monday by Oxfam, which warns the Trump administration is worsenin...
ground.news
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The 10 richest Americans got $700 Billion richer last year. I'm sure we're all SO happy for them.
Cuts kinda close in my region, the PNW, due soon for a major EQ/tsunami special.
November 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Cuts kinda close in my region, the PNW, due soon for a major EQ/tsunami special.
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There seems a very simple Bond solution but literally in the last one he has a daughter. Just jump twenty years into the future and make her the next Bond. I will take my million dollars for this idea now please studios.
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
There seems a very simple Bond solution but literally in the last one he has a daughter. Just jump twenty years into the future and make her the next Bond. I will take my million dollars for this idea now please studios.
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If you are teacher and assign one of our stories for your students to read, our EiC is happy to video conference in to your class to facilitate the story and discussion questions with your class! buff.ly/rxWfDSV
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
If you are teacher and assign one of our stories for your students to read, our EiC is happy to video conference in to your class to facilitate the story and discussion questions with your class! buff.ly/rxWfDSV
This could account for a lot these days, as when someone only responds to a part of what you said, or doesn’t seem to have read the same thing you read…
Wow. I had no idea. I really pity the kids who are being taught to read poorly.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This could account for a lot these days, as when someone only responds to a part of what you said, or doesn’t seem to have read the same thing you read…