N.A. Verostick
@mk4-naka.bsky.social
Higher ed/healthcare/medical development communications, otherwise geeking out to the arts, Phillies, and F1
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You and me both, Charlie Brown.
March 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
You and me both, Charlie Brown.
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Please read this whole thread!!!
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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“The cuts imperil research institutions everywhere, but it will be cities that suffer most.
“And Philadelphia will be hurt more than other cities.”
“And Philadelphia will be hurt more than other cities.”
March 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“The cuts imperil research institutions everywhere, but it will be cities that suffer most.
“And Philadelphia will be hurt more than other cities.”
“And Philadelphia will be hurt more than other cities.”
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For over a year now, you have waited patiently for an update. Today, we can say with certainty: your patience has paid off. Lapham’s Quarterly is coming back. www.laphamsquarterly.org/LQ-finds-new...
Honoring Lewis’ Vision: The <em>Quarterly</em> Finds a New Home
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www.laphamsquarterly.org
March 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
For over a year now, you have waited patiently for an update. Today, we can say with certainty: your patience has paid off. Lapham’s Quarterly is coming back. www.laphamsquarterly.org/LQ-finds-new...
I effing love a city that CREATES MORE GREEN SPACE (and connects them)
This is going to be a game changer for pedestrians, runners, and bicyclists in Philly. And it looks like the first chunk will open by the end of April.
Major Schuylkill River Trail Improvements Will Be Ready By Year's End
The first link in the chain connecting the Schuylkill River Trail to Bartram's Garden is a cable-stayed bridge in Grays Ferry that will open around the end of spring.
www.phillymag.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I effing love a city that CREATES MORE GREEN SPACE (and connects them)
Post your favorite Doctor Who. Wrong answers only.
March 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Post your favorite Doctor Who. Wrong answers only.
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@propublica.org is hiring an engagement and tips coordinator to help triage tips that fuel our investigations.
📍Hybrid - NYC office
💰 $80K - $85K
📚 3 yrs experience as a researcher or journalist
➕ Plus: experience w/enterprise, investigative or accountability journalism
Apply: grnh.se/9285727f6us
📍Hybrid - NYC office
💰 $80K - $85K
📚 3 yrs experience as a researcher or journalist
➕ Plus: experience w/enterprise, investigative or accountability journalism
Apply: grnh.se/9285727f6us
Engagement and Tips Coordinator, Temporary
New York, New York, United States
grnh.se
March 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
@propublica.org is hiring an engagement and tips coordinator to help triage tips that fuel our investigations.
📍Hybrid - NYC office
💰 $80K - $85K
📚 3 yrs experience as a researcher or journalist
➕ Plus: experience w/enterprise, investigative or accountability journalism
Apply: grnh.se/9285727f6us
📍Hybrid - NYC office
💰 $80K - $85K
📚 3 yrs experience as a researcher or journalist
➕ Plus: experience w/enterprise, investigative or accountability journalism
Apply: grnh.se/9285727f6us
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The projected cuts to PEPFAR and USAID will result in thousands of aviodable deaths world-wide. The US has led the world in helping the vulnerable under both Republican and Democratic leadership. Please write your elected leaders to support PEPFAR and USAID. 5CALLS.org makes it easy.
March 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The projected cuts to PEPFAR and USAID will result in thousands of aviodable deaths world-wide. The US has led the world in helping the vulnerable under both Republican and Democratic leadership. Please write your elected leaders to support PEPFAR and USAID. 5CALLS.org makes it easy.
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Absolutely superb and important piece by Professors @stevelevitsky.bsky.social and @ryanenos.bsky.social
The only way to fight authoritarianism is to fight together. Strongest institutions in the front.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The only way to fight authoritarianism is to fight together. Strongest institutions in the front.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
First They Came for Columbia | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.
www.thecrimson.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Absolutely superb and important piece by Professors @stevelevitsky.bsky.social and @ryanenos.bsky.social
The only way to fight authoritarianism is to fight together. Strongest institutions in the front.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The only way to fight authoritarianism is to fight together. Strongest institutions in the front.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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😂😂😂😭
no matter what the circumstances, democrats are always saving their energy for a mythical future situation where they will do something good
March 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
😂😂😂😭
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no matter what the circumstances, democrats are always saving their energy for a mythical future situation where they will do something good
March 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
no matter what the circumstances, democrats are always saving their energy for a mythical future situation where they will do something good
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“As Trump has made clear, our refusal to engage politically has not protected public health or medical science — it has left both defenceless.”
“As Trump has made clear, our refusal to engage politically has not protected public health or medical science — it has left both defenceless.”
"The real crisis is not that public health — which is fundamentally about policies dictating the distribution of
resources required to protect human life — has been politicized. It is that it has not been politicized nearly enough."— @ericreinhart.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
resources required to protect human life — has been politicized. It is that it has not been politicized nearly enough."— @ericreinhart.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
March 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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“As Trump has made clear, our refusal to engage politically has not protected public health or medical science — it has left both defenceless.”
“As Trump has made clear, our refusal to engage politically has not protected public health or medical science — it has left both defenceless.”
Terrorism. Straight-up terrorism against higher ed.
Also confirmed this from several sources.
The T32 that supported my post-residency work at Columbia is now…gone.
These illegal cuts will have a devastating impact on the development of new treatments.
And they’re not stopping at Columbia. 🧪
The T32 that supported my post-residency work at Columbia is now…gone.
These illegal cuts will have a devastating impact on the development of new treatments.
And they’re not stopping at Columbia. 🧪
I have confirmation from several sources now that all T32s, many F30s and F31s, and most or all Center awards (P30, P50) have been terminated at Columbia.
This is quite damaging to research and to individuals.
This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...
This is quite damaging to research and to individuals.
This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...
March 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Terrorism. Straight-up terrorism against higher ed.
👇👇👇 I was so relieved my family member could still get access to gender-affirming surgery. The happiness and wholeness of feeling comfortable in one’s own body is everything.
7. Gender affirming care is based on rigorous scientific evidence. A literature review from Cornell University found that gender affirming care significantly lowers the risk of suicidality in transgender youth via protective effects on mental health.
What does the scholarly research say about the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being? | What We Know
Overview We conducted a systematic literature review of all peer-reviewed articles published in English between 1991 and June 2017 that assess the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being...
whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu
March 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
👇👇👇 I was so relieved my family member could still get access to gender-affirming surgery. The happiness and wholeness of feeling comfortable in one’s own body is everything.
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We had a great crew this morning working on signs before they headed out to @standupforscience.bsky.social in Philly!
STEM-related activities account for 40% of the US GDP and are a main economic driver for Philadelphia.
Science makes America great.
STEM-related activities account for 40% of the US GDP and are a main economic driver for Philadelphia.
Science makes America great.
March 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We had a great crew this morning working on signs before they headed out to @standupforscience.bsky.social in Philly!
STEM-related activities account for 40% of the US GDP and are a main economic driver for Philadelphia.
Science makes America great.
STEM-related activities account for 40% of the US GDP and are a main economic driver for Philadelphia.
Science makes America great.
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We really need 2025 to come outside for a minute. Black folks wanna have a discussion with her.
D’Wayne Wiggins, Founding Member of Tony! Toni! Toné!, Dies at 64
D'Wayne Wiggins, one of the founding members of R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!, has died. He was 64.
variety.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We really need 2025 to come outside for a minute. Black folks wanna have a discussion with her.
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Excited to welcome @victorroy.bsky.social to the LDI community!
A family physician & sociologist, his work focuses on financialization in health care and access to medicines. His book, Capitalizing a Cure, dives into the political economy of drug pricing.
Learn more: ldi.upenn.edu/fellows/fell...
A family physician & sociologist, his work focuses on financialization in health care and access to medicines. His book, Capitalizing a Cure, dives into the political economy of drug pricing.
Learn more: ldi.upenn.edu/fellows/fell...
March 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Excited to welcome @victorroy.bsky.social to the LDI community!
A family physician & sociologist, his work focuses on financialization in health care and access to medicines. His book, Capitalizing a Cure, dives into the political economy of drug pricing.
Learn more: ldi.upenn.edu/fellows/fell...
A family physician & sociologist, his work focuses on financialization in health care and access to medicines. His book, Capitalizing a Cure, dives into the political economy of drug pricing.
Learn more: ldi.upenn.edu/fellows/fell...
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Had the honor of speaking at today’s @standupforscience.bsky.social rally in Philly.
I spoke about the importance of breaking the right rules and harnessing chaos for the greater good.
I spoke about the importance of breaking the right rules and harnessing chaos for the greater good.
March 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Had the honor of speaking at today’s @standupforscience.bsky.social rally in Philly.
I spoke about the importance of breaking the right rules and harnessing chaos for the greater good.
I spoke about the importance of breaking the right rules and harnessing chaos for the greater good.
Part of 🧵
And the core of what the MAGA/DOGE/Trump/Musk people are trying to do is block NIH's grant funding.
They don't want money to go out, because they want to shrink NIH until they can drown it in a bathtub.
They don't want money to go out, because they want to shrink NIH until they can drown it in a bathtub.
March 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Part of 🧵
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Standing up for science in Philly!
March 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Standing up for science in Philly!
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The National Cancer Institute (part of NIH) released new guidelines for "controversial, high-profile or sensitive" keywords that require "review prior to publication" if included in a product or materials.
Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
March 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The National Cancer Institute (part of NIH) released new guidelines for "controversial, high-profile or sensitive" keywords that require "review prior to publication" if included in a product or materials.
Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
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A team of volunteer archivists has recreated the Centers for Disease Control website exactly as it was the day Donald Trump was inaugurated. The site, called RestoredCDC.org, went live Tuesday and is currently being hosted in Europe. Read more: www.404media.co/archivists-r...
Archivists Recreate Pre-Trump CDC Website, Are Hosting It in Europe
The team used a Reddit-made archive of the CDC website to create a new live mirror of the site before it was purged.
www.404media.co
March 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A team of volunteer archivists has recreated the Centers for Disease Control website exactly as it was the day Donald Trump was inaugurated. The site, called RestoredCDC.org, went live Tuesday and is currently being hosted in Europe. Read more: www.404media.co/archivists-r...