Julia Barrett
@sarpomira.bsky.social
Science & medical editor, reader, gardener, knitter, genealogist, night owl. There's likely a cat nearby.
Pure seething rage in the garden. 🌱
May 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Pure seething rage in the garden. 🌱
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There are scores of anti Trump/DOGE/Musk protests planned for April 5 handsoff2025.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
There are scores of anti Trump/DOGE/Musk protests planned for April 5 handsoff2025.com
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This elderly man showed up to support an anti-trans bill in my home state and then, because he had to wait hours to testify, he was stuck listening to queer folks rally against it
By the time it was his turn to speak, he'd changed his mind
Never doubt that speaking out can change hearts and minds
By the time it was his turn to speak, he'd changed his mind
Never doubt that speaking out can change hearts and minds
Wisconsin man who showed up to support an anti-trans bill does something amazing - Queerty
“I have a very little knowledge of gay people and things like that there…” “I have a very little knowledge of gay people and things like that there…”
www.queerty.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This elderly man showed up to support an anti-trans bill in my home state and then, because he had to wait hours to testify, he was stuck listening to queer folks rally against it
By the time it was his turn to speak, he'd changed his mind
Never doubt that speaking out can change hearts and minds
By the time it was his turn to speak, he'd changed his mind
Never doubt that speaking out can change hearts and minds
I don’t know why, but it never occurred to me before that an owl would be able to hoot and fly at the same time. #StetWalk #OwlEdition
March 12, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I don’t know why, but it never occurred to me before that an owl would be able to hoot and fly at the same time. #StetWalk #OwlEdition
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SCOOP: The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to a whistle-blower from USAID.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/h...
U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid (Gift Article)
The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:32 AM
SCOOP: The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to a whistle-blower from USAID.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/h...
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Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally:
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
What if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely Maybe
PubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications…
absolutelymaybe.plos.org
February 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally:
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
Glad to see @govevers.wisconsin.gov among the governors supporting Ukraine! democraticgovernors.org/updates/demo...
Democratic Governors’ Statement in Support of Ukraine - DGA
Democratic Governors’ Statement in Support of Ukraine In response to today’s meeting at the White House in which President Trump and Vice President Vance publicly attacked Ukrainian President Volodymy...
democraticgovernors.org
March 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Glad to see @govevers.wisconsin.gov among the governors supporting Ukraine! democraticgovernors.org/updates/demo...
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And no, genuinely top-tier copy editing can't be done by "AI," because, like with translation, there are subtle bits an LLM isn't going to pick up on, because it's not actually intelligent. There's more to copy editing than just grammar. A good copy edit can make a story better. Brains are required.
February 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
And no, genuinely top-tier copy editing can't be done by "AI," because, like with translation, there are subtle bits an LLM isn't going to pick up on, because it's not actually intelligent. There's more to copy editing than just grammar. A good copy edit can make a story better. Brains are required.
To anyone alarmed by the hulking figure seen striding through the wind and swirling snow like a furious bipedal bear—fear not! It was only I, an average-sized editor out for a fast-paced #stetwalk, swathed in multiple winter layers.
February 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
To anyone alarmed by the hulking figure seen striding through the wind and swirling snow like a furious bipedal bear—fear not! It was only I, an average-sized editor out for a fast-paced #stetwalk, swathed in multiple winter layers.
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Update: This is actually happening
This is the chonk boi I am doing interstate scheming to acquire
February 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Update: This is actually happening
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NEW: Musk shutdown USAID. BUT, remarkably (accidentally?) he left the USAID Inspector General’s office open.
It’s just published a report on the agency’s closure:
- $489 million of food at risk of ruin
- 500,000 tonnes at sea/in storage at risk of ruin
- 🚨terrorism monitoring in-country halted🚨
It’s just published a report on the agency’s closure:
- $489 million of food at risk of ruin
- 500,000 tonnes at sea/in storage at risk of ruin
- 🚨terrorism monitoring in-country halted🚨
February 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
NEW: Musk shutdown USAID. BUT, remarkably (accidentally?) he left the USAID Inspector General’s office open.
It’s just published a report on the agency’s closure:
- $489 million of food at risk of ruin
- 500,000 tonnes at sea/in storage at risk of ruin
- 🚨terrorism monitoring in-country halted🚨
It’s just published a report on the agency’s closure:
- $489 million of food at risk of ruin
- 500,000 tonnes at sea/in storage at risk of ruin
- 🚨terrorism monitoring in-country halted🚨
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If you want to “Make America Healthy Again,” one of the worst things you can do is slash the budget of the world's largest public funder of biomedical research, the National Institutes of Health.
February 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
If you want to “Make America Healthy Again,” one of the worst things you can do is slash the budget of the world's largest public funder of biomedical research, the National Institutes of Health.
Internet’s down here, so I’m sorting the 250+ 78s from my parents’ house. I do not mean to brag, but I’ve got recordings of Pszczołka Polka and Mańka Polka here. #stetdance
February 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Internet’s down here, so I’m sorting the 250+ 78s from my parents’ house. I do not mean to brag, but I’ve got recordings of Pszczołka Polka and Mańka Polka here. #stetdance
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Congressman Jamie Raskin live now. This is the strong stuff we wanted.
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Congressman Jamie Raskin live now. This is the strong stuff we wanted.
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The entire archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 has been backed up on Internet Archive.
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
February 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The entire archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 has been backed up on Internet Archive.
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
Hats off to Gov. Evers for aiming high and working hard for the things that matter!
If we want to improve kids' outcomes, we need to shorten the odds. My budget will work to cut costs for working families and make sure kids are fed and communities are safe because doing what's best for kids is what's best for our state.
www.wpr.org/news/evers-s...
www.wpr.org/news/evers-s...
Evers calls for mental health, violence prevention funding in State of the State address
The address was Gov. Tony Evers’ seventh State of the State since he first took office in 2019.
www.wpr.org
January 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Hats off to Gov. Evers for aiming high and working hard for the things that matter!
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Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
January 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
Going into the new year like
January 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Going into the new year like
After 11 months of procrastination, I completed a task that required less than 15 minutes of my time. 💪
December 17, 2024 at 8:45 PM
After 11 months of procrastination, I completed a task that required less than 15 minutes of my time. 💪
I planted 100 cloves of garlic today (better late than never), and I found a bonus potato!
November 25, 2024 at 12:01 AM
I planted 100 cloves of garlic today (better late than never), and I found a bonus potato!
Gen X is in charge of tunes at Wilkes-Barre Scranton International today. But the guy next to me is too mad about ranked choice voting in Alaska to sing along. 😢Neunundneunzig Luftballons 🎶
November 18, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Gen X is in charge of tunes at Wilkes-Barre Scranton International today. But the guy next to me is too mad about ranked choice voting in Alaska to sing along. 😢Neunundneunzig Luftballons 🎶
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I've just sent this email to NBC re: Ronna McDaniel's hiring
March 22, 2024 at 4:19 PM
I've just sent this email to NBC re: Ronna McDaniel's hiring
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New project dropping soon. This is the snarky side. The other stuff will be more practical. 🌎🌏
DEFLATE SANTA - The Lemonadist
Happy end of Inflatable Lawn Ornament season, for those who celebrate! Please now put Frosty the Blowman away, forever.
lemonadist.com
March 6, 2024 at 10:35 PM
New project dropping soon. This is the snarky side. The other stuff will be more practical. 🌎🌏