Laura J Gurak
@profg-tc.bsky.social
Emeritus professor (rhetoric & technical communication), University of Minnesota. Guitar player, bird photographer, astronomy fan, science communicator.
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Today’s action to remove the 17 sitting members of ACIP undermines trust and upends a transparent process that has saved countless lives. Read our statement in full: http://spr.ly/633254HRfh
June 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Today’s action to remove the 17 sitting members of ACIP undermines trust and upends a transparent process that has saved countless lives. Read our statement in full: http://spr.ly/633254HRfh
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Parade of Planets: Venus, Saturn, Jupiter & Mars Light Up The Winter Sky 🔭 🪐
February 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Parade of Planets: Venus, Saturn, Jupiter & Mars Light Up The Winter Sky 🔭 🪐
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Not just CDC. NIH sites also being scrubbed, including the Office for Research on Women's Health which @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social says is a pale shadow of what it was + void of information. This when NASEM says women's health research is woefully underfunded. www.statnews.com/2025/02/01/c...
CDC advisers push agency to explain data removal, say when info will be restored
Information on topics such as gender, teens' behavior, and infectious diseases was removed from the CDC's website.
www.statnews.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Not just CDC. NIH sites also being scrubbed, including the Office for Research on Women's Health which @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social says is a pale shadow of what it was + void of information. This when NASEM says women's health research is woefully underfunded. www.statnews.com/2025/02/01/c...
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As of Jan. 15, a biography of Vera Rubin on the observatory’s website included a section titled, “She advocated for women in science.”
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
The Rewriting of a Pioneering Female Astronomer’s Legacy Shows How Far Trump’s DEI Purge Will Go
The federal webpage for an observatory named for the late astronomer Vera Rubin was edited to omit any recognition of the fact that science remains a male-dominated field or that the observatory was…
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February 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
As of Jan. 15, a biography of Vera Rubin on the observatory’s website included a section titled, “She advocated for women in science.”
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
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Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ordered to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “L.G.B.T.” or “pregnant people.”
February 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ordered to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “L.G.B.T.” or “pregnant people.”
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Are we alone in the universe?
December 17, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Are we alone in the universe?
Here is a link where you can send a letter to your US Senators stating your opposition to RFK, Jr. as head of HHS.
www.safecommunitiescoalition.org/rfk
www.safecommunitiescoalition.org/rfk
RFK — SAFE Communities Coalition
www.safecommunitiescoalition.org
December 17, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Here is a link where you can send a letter to your US Senators stating your opposition to RFK, Jr. as head of HHS.
www.safecommunitiescoalition.org/rfk
www.safecommunitiescoalition.org/rfk
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In The Real Anthony Fauci, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demonizes Anthony Fauci. Let's compare the relative contributions of these two men.
In The Real Anthony Fauci, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demonizes Anthony Fauci. Let's compare the relative contributions of these two men.
The Real Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Recent comments by RFK Jr. about Dr. Fauci invite a comparison of the two men.
pauloffit.substack.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:14 PM
pauloffit.substack.com/p/the-real-r...
In The Real Anthony Fauci, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demonizes Anthony Fauci. Let's compare the relative contributions of these two men.
In The Real Anthony Fauci, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demonizes Anthony Fauci. Let's compare the relative contributions of these two men.
Informative, fact-based video by the folks at MicrobeTV featuring @pauloffit.bsky.social : Clearly RFK Jr. is not only NOT qualified for the job, he is frighteningly unqualified. Each of his myths is fact-checked here by Dr. Offit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=asjn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=asjn...
RFK Jr. says...
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
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December 17, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Informative, fact-based video by the folks at MicrobeTV featuring @pauloffit.bsky.social : Clearly RFK Jr. is not only NOT qualified for the job, he is frighteningly unqualified. Each of his myths is fact-checked here by Dr. Offit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=asjn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=asjn...
From Nature, this year's best science images. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
The best science images of 2024 — Nature’s picks
A breathtaking total eclipse, courageous penguins, volcanic smoke rings and more.
www.nature.com
December 16, 2024 at 4:23 PM
From Nature, this year's best science images. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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A little louder for the folks in the back:
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
December 9, 2024 at 2:31 AM
A little louder for the folks in the back:
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
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“It’s a tiny minority of accounts,… constantly citing each other, appearing in each other’s channels, using each other to provide a veneer of credibility, and doing what disinfo needs to in order to survive: create the impression of critical mass” - @jkingy.bsky.social
Climate disinfo is home on X
Climate disinfo is home on X
Who’s behind one of the major accounts promoting climate denialism on X?
Wide Awake Media has built a huge following assailing what it calls the “climate hoax.”
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:16 PM
“It’s a tiny minority of accounts,… constantly citing each other, appearing in each other’s channels, using each other to provide a veneer of credibility, and doing what disinfo needs to in order to survive: create the impression of critical mass” - @jkingy.bsky.social
Climate disinfo is home on X
Climate disinfo is home on X
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Nature Careers provides a road map to success based on Nature’s hiring-in-science survey, with advice for every stage from application to offer#AcademicSkyky 🧪
A step-by-step guide to landing your next job in science
A road map to success based on Nature’s hiring-in-science survey, with advice for every stage from application to offer.
go.nature.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Nature Careers provides a road map to success based on Nature’s hiring-in-science survey, with advice for every stage from application to offer#AcademicSkyky 🧪
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Do we really want a liar and conspiracy theorist as our next head of HHS? Great 30-minute video. Please repost far and wide.
RFK, Jr. has spent the last 20 years speaking out against vaccines.
But he claims he's not anti-vax.
Is he right?
Watch THE TRUTH ABOUT RFK JR.
But he claims he's not anti-vax.
Is he right?
Watch THE TRUTH ABOUT RFK JR.
THE TRUTH ABOUT RFK JR.
YouTube video by The Real Truther
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December 7, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Do we really want a liar and conspiracy theorist as our next head of HHS? Great 30-minute video. Please repost far and wide.
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This needs to be spread, not disease.
RFK Jr. is actively spreading misinformation about vaccines, and Vaccine SCIENTIST, Dr. Peter Hotez is still fighting his propaganda! Thank you, Dr. Hotez!
December 2, 2024 at 1:20 AM
This needs to be spread, not disease.
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An Infrared View of the M81 Galaxy captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope
November 26, 2024 at 1:45 AM
An Infrared View of the M81 Galaxy captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope
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All four gas giants captured by the James Webb Space Telescope
November 24, 2024 at 10:39 PM
All four gas giants captured by the James Webb Space Telescope
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This will be the first of 6 essays I wrote about RFK Jr. In this first piece, I describe a conversation I had with him about 20 years ago, which marked the beginning of his anti-vaccine activism. Is this the man we want to be in charge of our health?
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My Conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Twenty years ago, I had a one-hour conversation with RFK Jr. In his current campaign for president, he has referred to that conversation during public appearances. It’s time to set the record straight
open.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:09 PM
This will be the first of 6 essays I wrote about RFK Jr. In this first piece, I describe a conversation I had with him about 20 years ago, which marked the beginning of his anti-vaccine activism. Is this the man we want to be in charge of our health?
open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi...