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Shannon McGregor, PhD
@shannimcg.bsky.social
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Professor at UNC. Principal investigator at CITAP. Researching & writing on political comm: identity, social media, public opinion, data, news. BOOK: Media & January 6th (Oxford) https://global.oup.com/academic/product/media-and-january-6th-9780197758533
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I truly think about the “scream” - which as I understand was an artifact of broadcast mics & not reflected in the room - ALL the time
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
shannimcg.bsky.social
Same!
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Figured someone would get that in the alt. But truly. Here’s my own doodle, Huckleberry
My golden doodle, Huckleberry, who looks like me
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
shannimcg.bsky.social
Pretty fuckin rad
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
shannimcg.bsky.social
LOOOOOOSERS
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
shannimcg.bsky.social
Truly
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
shannimcg.bsky.social
The way this bridges too many of my worlds — and I love it
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
shannimcg.bsky.social
Same. In public. I don’t care. Can’t steal my joy!
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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I’m crying. The joy.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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sequencemyneuro.bsky.social
ADHD increases dementia risk, but the available epidemiological data suggests that stimulant medications may normalize risk. Totally fascinating

Thanks @hologramvin.bsky.social for this post! I did not know this so I hunted down the original paper:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
November 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM