Em
@neuroff.bsky.social
Neuroscientist | Writer | Cat Mom | She/Her
Opinions are my own.
Opinions are my own.
can we just ctrl+z or take a mulligan or say jk. anything to just undo this spectacular fuck up of a bill
July 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
can we just ctrl+z or take a mulligan or say jk. anything to just undo this spectacular fuck up of a bill
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This will cripple academic research. One of the things that ACTUALLY makes America great
Hi, @hankgreen.bsky.social. Any chance you could help us get the word out about the Trump administration trying to close medical schools and research institutions? Maybe we could do a live about it or something? Happy to share more but this situation is dire
February 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This will cripple academic research. One of the things that ACTUALLY makes America great
we all deserve so much better
February 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
we all deserve so much better
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Hope and camaraderie are stronger than fear
What we're hearing from you
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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It’s important to be aware of the crises. It’s equally important to be aware of the good work that people are doing to fight back
February 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
It’s important to be aware of the crises. It’s equally important to be aware of the good work that people are doing to fight back
I wish more of the conversations around All The Things That Have Been Happening acknowledged how uncomfortable it is to confront it. There is no growth, no progress, no action without discomfort…and that has to be okay. People have to practice it and maybe acknowledging that would make it easier.
February 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I wish more of the conversations around All The Things That Have Been Happening acknowledged how uncomfortable it is to confront it. There is no growth, no progress, no action without discomfort…and that has to be okay. People have to practice it and maybe acknowledging that would make it easier.
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HEADLINE: CDC posts, then deletes, data on bird flu spread between cats and people. The data which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households.
It is evident the CDC is being muzzled SO let’s talk about what YOU can do to PROTECT yourself AND your pets. 🧪🧵 ⬇️
It is evident the CDC is being muzzled SO let’s talk about what YOU can do to PROTECT yourself AND your pets. 🧪🧵 ⬇️
February 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
HEADLINE: CDC posts, then deletes, data on bird flu spread between cats and people. The data which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households.
It is evident the CDC is being muzzled SO let’s talk about what YOU can do to PROTECT yourself AND your pets. 🧪🧵 ⬇️
It is evident the CDC is being muzzled SO let’s talk about what YOU can do to PROTECT yourself AND your pets. 🧪🧵 ⬇️
y’all public health advocates are doing the damn thing. resources, news, education.
and their materials 👩🍳💋
thecuckoonest.org
and their materials 👩🍳💋
thecuckoonest.org
The Cuckoo Nest (TCN)
Some little birds for public health bringing you news, resources, and information on the current Bird Flu situation.
thecuckoonest.org
February 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
y’all public health advocates are doing the damn thing. resources, news, education.
and their materials 👩🍳💋
thecuckoonest.org
and their materials 👩🍳💋
thecuckoonest.org
🗣️ interns do your civic duty and leak it
The House on Thursday night blocked the release of a damaging Ethics Committee report about former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, as Republicans voted to bury it, an expected move that makes it less likely the materials will ever be made public.
House Blocks Release of Matt Gaetz Ethics Report as Republicans Close Ranks
In largely party-line votes, the House turned back two measures that would have forced the Ethics Committee to make public the results of its investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and dr...
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:52 PM
🗣️ interns do your civic duty and leak it
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friendly reminder baby cows are not even fed raw milk! please don’t consume raw dairy!
December 4, 2024 at 11:23 PM
friendly reminder baby cows are not even fed raw milk! please don’t consume raw dairy!
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December 3, 2024 at 7:06 PM
I truly wonder if these politicians and billionaires fully comprehend that whatever money they have will not save them from all of the impending disasters they're contributing to...you can raw milk capitalism until there is nothing left, but you can't buy your way out of collapse.
December 4, 2024 at 5:03 PM
I truly wonder if these politicians and billionaires fully comprehend that whatever money they have will not save them from all of the impending disasters they're contributing to...you can raw milk capitalism until there is nothing left, but you can't buy your way out of collapse.
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I will never, ever get over this.
December 3, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I will never, ever get over this.
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TAP TAP... is this thing on?
December 3, 2024 at 5:34 PM
TAP TAP... is this thing on?
seeing everything in a whole new light (it’s migraine aura)
December 4, 2024 at 12:59 AM
seeing everything in a whole new light (it’s migraine aura)
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The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden, according to the Oxford University Press. How did he use it — and what might he have made of its modern meaning?
Writer Thoreau warned of brain rot in 1854. Now it's the Oxford Word of 2024
The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden, according to the Oxford University Press. How did he use it — and what might he have made of its modern meaning?
www.npr.org
December 2, 2024 at 9:49 PM
The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden, according to the Oxford University Press. How did he use it — and what might he have made of its modern meaning?
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“Brain rot” has been named 2024 Word of the Year by the Oxford University Press.
Oxford’s Word of the Year Is ‘Brain Rot’
A slang term for supposed mental damage done by overconsumption of trivial online content triumphed over a shortlist that also included “lore,” “demure” and “slop.”
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 11:23 PM
“Brain rot” has been named 2024 Word of the Year by the Oxford University Press.
The Holiday Limbo weeks feel particularly bad this year with the creeping deadline of Jan 20
December 2, 2024 at 5:02 PM
The Holiday Limbo weeks feel particularly bad this year with the creeping deadline of Jan 20
devised a new strategy to avoid sitting on Eevee
November 19, 2024 at 1:01 AM
devised a new strategy to avoid sitting on Eevee
Hi! I’m Emily. I’m a neuroscientist with a background in neuroimmunology, a writer and trained journalist, a biology adjunct, and lover of all things science, poetry, and cats. I’m also chronically ill! Just trying to bring a little extra kindness to the world. ✨
November 15, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Hi! I’m Emily. I’m a neuroscientist with a background in neuroimmunology, a writer and trained journalist, a biology adjunct, and lover of all things science, poetry, and cats. I’m also chronically ill! Just trying to bring a little extra kindness to the world. ✨
Learning to shout into the void again (building a community on social media)
November 15, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Learning to shout into the void again (building a community on social media)