ScientificallySapphic
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A sapphic scientist (MLS ASCP 🔬 🥼 🧫) permanently exhausted by world events.
Book lover
Music enthusiast
Solitary gamer
Unendingly curious
Married (5 yrs!)
She/Her
Book lover
Music enthusiast
Solitary gamer
Unendingly curious
Married (5 yrs!)
She/Her
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:
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October 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:
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RFK Jr looks like he belongs on the stage at Chuck E. Cheese’s
September 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
RFK Jr looks like he belongs on the stage at Chuck E. Cheese’s
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*gestures broadly at Facebook* this used to be all farmland
September 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
*gestures broadly at Facebook* this used to be all farmland
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This is not news, but RFK Jr. is a two-faced liar. This is what he does - says one thing, and when it's not convenient for him to say it again, he'll lie and gaslight the person who asks. #FireRFKJr #RFKJrMustGo
CNN put together a clip of RKF Jr denying today he linked antidepressants and mass shootings, followed by a clip of RFK Jr last week linking antidepressants and mass shootings
September 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is not news, but RFK Jr. is a two-faced liar. This is what he does - says one thing, and when it's not convenient for him to say it again, he'll lie and gaslight the person who asks. #FireRFKJr #RFKJrMustGo
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🧵RFKJ and one of his ACIP picks, Robert Malone, appear to be getting ready to restrict the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunizations (nirsevimab and clesrovimab) saying there is a vast cover up of vaccine safety data.
As a pediatrician and CDC worker I have two questions for RFKJ about that:
As a pediatrician and CDC worker I have two questions for RFKJ about that:
September 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🧵RFKJ and one of his ACIP picks, Robert Malone, appear to be getting ready to restrict the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunizations (nirsevimab and clesrovimab) saying there is a vast cover up of vaccine safety data.
As a pediatrician and CDC worker I have two questions for RFKJ about that:
As a pediatrician and CDC worker I have two questions for RFKJ about that:
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Tina Smith (MN): You blamed school shootings on antidepressants.
RFK: you are making that up (mark your card, it’s on camera).
Tina: if you want to talk mental health and gun violence let’s talk. The admin is making it harder to get mental health care.
RFK: you are making that up (mark your card, it’s on camera).
Tina: if you want to talk mental health and gun violence let’s talk. The admin is making it harder to get mental health care.
September 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Tina Smith (MN): You blamed school shootings on antidepressants.
RFK: you are making that up (mark your card, it’s on camera).
Tina: if you want to talk mental health and gun violence let’s talk. The admin is making it harder to get mental health care.
RFK: you are making that up (mark your card, it’s on camera).
Tina: if you want to talk mental health and gun violence let’s talk. The admin is making it harder to get mental health care.
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Sept 25th marks a free 1-day symposium on "Understanding & Addressing Misinformation About Science," including opportunities for coordinated multi-sector action. In-person + virtual participation available: www.nationalacademies.org/event/45553_...
🧪 🌊 ⚒️ #geogsky
🧪 🌊 ⚒️ #geogsky
September 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Sept 25th marks a free 1-day symposium on "Understanding & Addressing Misinformation About Science," including opportunities for coordinated multi-sector action. In-person + virtual participation available: www.nationalacademies.org/event/45553_...
🧪 🌊 ⚒️ #geogsky
🧪 🌊 ⚒️ #geogsky
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Hard feels today…✌🏽💜✊
September 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Hard feels today…✌🏽💜✊
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Rural communities and people with disabilities will have even more limited access to health care. Families with low incomes who rely most heavily on community clinics and health departments will have fewer resources available to them. Children will lose access to lifesaving vaccines due to cost.
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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September 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Rural communities and people with disabilities will have even more limited access to health care. Families with low incomes who rely most heavily on community clinics and health departments will have fewer resources available to them. Children will lose access to lifesaving vaccines due to cost.
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CDC cut funding for FoodNet, a population-based surveillance program for 8 foodborne pathogens
For any keeping score in this admin, that's zero real improvements on nutrition-related chronic disease risk while increasing nutrition-related infectious disease risk.
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For any keeping score in this admin, that's zero real improvements on nutrition-related chronic disease risk while increasing nutrition-related infectious disease risk.
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CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program
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August 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
CDC cut funding for FoodNet, a population-based surveillance program for 8 foodborne pathogens
For any keeping score in this admin, that's zero real improvements on nutrition-related chronic disease risk while increasing nutrition-related infectious disease risk.
share.google/UehmnDrKHWOd...
For any keeping score in this admin, that's zero real improvements on nutrition-related chronic disease risk while increasing nutrition-related infectious disease risk.
share.google/UehmnDrKHWOd...
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Four CDC buildings shot up. Employees under lockdown and in fear for hours. Public health is physically under attack, and the silence from the administration is deafening.
August 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Four CDC buildings shot up. Employees under lockdown and in fear for hours. Public health is physically under attack, and the silence from the administration is deafening.
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There is a massive walk out at the CDC by staff unfolding right now. It is NECESSARY. I stand in solidarity with my CDC colleagues. standing up for science and public health. It is a moral imperative.
August 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
There is a massive walk out at the CDC by staff unfolding right now. It is NECESSARY. I stand in solidarity with my CDC colleagues. standing up for science and public health. It is a moral imperative.
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Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.
The end of an era.
insidemedicine.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
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Pay attention. Your family’s safety is on the line.
August 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Pay attention. Your family’s safety is on the line.
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Putting a 10 year old on tv to talk about his friend being shot at school is a different level of diabolical.
August 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Putting a 10 year old on tv to talk about his friend being shot at school is a different level of diabolical.
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In a functional government, this would be a five alarm fire where Congress calls in Kennedy and asks him what the fuck is going on
Four more top #CDC officials have submitted their resignation in the past few hours - Debra Houry (chief medical officer), Demere Daskalakis (director of NCIRD), Daniel Jernigan (director of NCEZID) + Jen Layden (director of OPHDST) www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
It is horrifying
It is horrifying
August 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In a functional government, this would be a five alarm fire where Congress calls in Kennedy and asks him what the fuck is going on
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Excellent reporting from KFF on how RFK the Lesser’s appointment to HHS prevented a ready CDC from helping Texas.
#FireRFKJr
#FireRFKJr
🚨🧵My latest:
As measles took off in Texas, the Trump administration took actions that prevented CDC scientists from responding.
The outbreak became the biggest in 30 yrs. It’s far larger considering the outbreaks it sparked in other states & Mexico. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
As measles took off in Texas, the Trump administration took actions that prevented CDC scientists from responding.
The outbreak became the biggest in 30 yrs. It’s far larger considering the outbreaks it sparked in other states & Mexico. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
As Measles Exploded, Officials in Texas Looked to CDC Scientists. Under Trump, No One Answered. - KFF Health News
Trump officials sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists, slowing their response to the measles outbreak in West Texas. Cases surged and sparked new outbreaks across the U.S. and Mexico. Together...
kffhealthnews.org
August 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Excellent reporting from KFF on how RFK the Lesser’s appointment to HHS prevented a ready CDC from helping Texas.
#FireRFKJr
#FireRFKJr
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#Birdwatching connects us with nature, but it comes with responsibility.
In this extract from their book, the authors of Finding Australian Birds remind us to avoid disturbance, stay on paths, never handle birds & think before sharing rare sightings.
goodreadingmagazine.com.au/article/find...
In this extract from their book, the authors of Finding Australian Birds remind us to avoid disturbance, stay on paths, never handle birds & think before sharing rare sightings.
goodreadingmagazine.com.au/article/find...
August 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
#Birdwatching connects us with nature, but it comes with responsibility.
In this extract from their book, the authors of Finding Australian Birds remind us to avoid disturbance, stay on paths, never handle birds & think before sharing rare sightings.
goodreadingmagazine.com.au/article/find...
In this extract from their book, the authors of Finding Australian Birds remind us to avoid disturbance, stay on paths, never handle birds & think before sharing rare sightings.
goodreadingmagazine.com.au/article/find...
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Do we really have to burn down 250 years of US progress so the functionally illiterate can relive our effed up past because they can’t/wont just read history books.
August 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Do we really have to burn down 250 years of US progress so the functionally illiterate can relive our effed up past because they can’t/wont just read history books.
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Reading The Midnight Library, and this line popped out. Explains a lot right now.
“She realised that you could be as honest as possible in life, but people only see the truth if it is close enough to their reality. As Thoreau wrote, ‘It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.’”
“She realised that you could be as honest as possible in life, but people only see the truth if it is close enough to their reality. As Thoreau wrote, ‘It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.’”
August 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Reading The Midnight Library, and this line popped out. Explains a lot right now.
“She realised that you could be as honest as possible in life, but people only see the truth if it is close enough to their reality. As Thoreau wrote, ‘It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.’”
“She realised that you could be as honest as possible in life, but people only see the truth if it is close enough to their reality. As Thoreau wrote, ‘It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.’”
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Today is the National Park Service’s birthday! 🥳🏞️
You know what would be a great birthday gift? Not firing staff or cutting funds from the agency responsible for keeping our public lands pristine and accessible!
You know what would be a great birthday gift? Not firing staff or cutting funds from the agency responsible for keeping our public lands pristine and accessible!
August 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Today is the National Park Service’s birthday! 🥳🏞️
You know what would be a great birthday gift? Not firing staff or cutting funds from the agency responsible for keeping our public lands pristine and accessible!
You know what would be a great birthday gift? Not firing staff or cutting funds from the agency responsible for keeping our public lands pristine and accessible!
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Nice article from @pbs.org debunking RFKJ's bullsh** claim that that pediatricians are recommending vaccines for money.
August 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Nice article from @pbs.org debunking RFKJ's bullsh** claim that that pediatricians are recommending vaccines for money.