Shonna McBride
@shonmcbride.bsky.social
Molecular Microbiologist studying C diff and friends @ Emory University. Opinions are my own.
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
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<Sue Sylvester face> I am going to create a workplace that is so ruined
November 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
<Sue Sylvester face> I am going to create a workplace that is so ruined
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🚨 Publication alert! We are stoked to report the structural basis for activity of a novel class of antimicrobials targeting Gram positive priority pathogens in @natcomms.nature.com. There is something for everyone on this paper, and I will highlight a few things below 👇 1/9 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
A unique inhibitor conformation selectively targets the DNA polymerase PolC of Gram-positive priority pathogens - Nature Communications
In this work, Urem et al. characterize the mode of action as well as mechanism of reduced susceptibility related to a class of antimicrobials that is in development for the treatment of infections wit...
doi.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🚨 Publication alert! We are stoked to report the structural basis for activity of a novel class of antimicrobials targeting Gram positive priority pathogens in @natcomms.nature.com. There is something for everyone on this paper, and I will highlight a few things below 👇 1/9 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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“Tens or hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer-funded NASA property and laboratories are at risk of either being discarded, mishandled, or out-of-commission for significant time periods.” 🔭🧪
www.gesta-goddard.org/blog/gestas-...
www.gesta-goddard.org/blog/gestas-...
GESTA’s Summary of Goddard Building Closures Status
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is the largest group of scientists, technicians and engineers in the US who develop Earth and space science flight missions. Below is GESTA's understanding of the...
www.gesta-goddard.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“Tens or hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer-funded NASA property and laboratories are at risk of either being discarded, mishandled, or out-of-commission for significant time periods.” 🔭🧪
www.gesta-goddard.org/blog/gestas-...
www.gesta-goddard.org/blog/gestas-...
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Breaking: Democrats flip two Public Service Commission seats in Georgia, the first victories in 25 years.
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Breaking: Democrats flip two Public Service Commission seats in Georgia, the first victories in 25 years.
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From school funding to city government, local elections make a big difference.
This #ElectionDay, local elections and propositions are on the ballot — show up tonight, be heard, and encourage a neighbor to do the same.
This #ElectionDay, local elections and propositions are on the ballot — show up tonight, be heard, and encourage a neighbor to do the same.
November 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
From school funding to city government, local elections make a big difference.
This #ElectionDay, local elections and propositions are on the ballot — show up tonight, be heard, and encourage a neighbor to do the same.
This #ElectionDay, local elections and propositions are on the ballot — show up tonight, be heard, and encourage a neighbor to do the same.
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The Great Gatsby was better when it was fiction.
November 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Great Gatsby was better when it was fiction.
😢
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliates.
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Authorities Investigating Explosion on Harvard’s Medical Campus, Believed To Be Intentional | News | The Harvard Crimson
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University…
www.thecrimson.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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The United States was the leading destination for top scientists from all over the world.
That is ending. Politicians ended it. It will cripple our future competitiveness.
And it’s such a bitter tragedy. Almost no Americans, Conservative or Liberal, grasp what is now being stolen from them.
That is ending. Politicians ended it. It will cripple our future competitiveness.
And it’s such a bitter tragedy. Almost no Americans, Conservative or Liberal, grasp what is now being stolen from them.
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The United States was the leading destination for top scientists from all over the world.
That is ending. Politicians ended it. It will cripple our future competitiveness.
And it’s such a bitter tragedy. Almost no Americans, Conservative or Liberal, grasp what is now being stolen from them.
That is ending. Politicians ended it. It will cripple our future competitiveness.
And it’s such a bitter tragedy. Almost no Americans, Conservative or Liberal, grasp what is now being stolen from them.
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We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
Scripps Research scientists launch new digital clinical trial to test repurposed drug for long COVID symptom relief
www.scripps.edu
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
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Guys with sandwiches, frogs, old ladies, dinosaurs, dudes in pajamas...
The army of righteousness grows every day.
The army of righteousness grows every day.
October 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Guys with sandwiches, frogs, old ladies, dinosaurs, dudes in pajamas...
The army of righteousness grows every day.
The army of righteousness grows every day.
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Hey #Georgia!!
Hate high electric bills?!
Listen to this really important news about how YOU can help in an upcoming election!!
Your vote rrreeeeeeaaalllyyy matters
Thanks @hankgreen.bsky.social
#galege
Hate high electric bills?!
Listen to this really important news about how YOU can help in an upcoming election!!
Your vote rrreeeeeeaaalllyyy matters
Thanks @hankgreen.bsky.social
#galege
Absolutely incredible work here from @hankgreen.bsky.social:
I Need 1% of Georgia to Watch This Video
YouTube video by Hank Green
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Hey #Georgia!!
Hate high electric bills?!
Listen to this really important news about how YOU can help in an upcoming election!!
Your vote rrreeeeeeaaalllyyy matters
Thanks @hankgreen.bsky.social
#galege
Hate high electric bills?!
Listen to this really important news about how YOU can help in an upcoming election!!
Your vote rrreeeeeeaaalllyyy matters
Thanks @hankgreen.bsky.social
#galege
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Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!
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All politics is local.
Vote out your state reps who peddle in this dangerous anti-science nonsense.
Vote out your state reps who peddle in this dangerous anti-science nonsense.
Anti-science bills hit statehouses, attacking longstanding public health protections
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
www.pbs.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
All politics is local.
Vote out your state reps who peddle in this dangerous anti-science nonsense.
Vote out your state reps who peddle in this dangerous anti-science nonsense.
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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What, if anything, did the No Kings protests accomplish?
I've seen that pop up in everything from genuine inquiry to sneering dismissal. For anyone asking or facing that question, here's an answer.
Everything isn't all fixed, of course. But the protests accomplished at least these seven things:
I've seen that pop up in everything from genuine inquiry to sneering dismissal. For anyone asking or facing that question, here's an answer.
Everything isn't all fixed, of course. But the protests accomplished at least these seven things:
7 Things the No Kings Protests Accomplished
The political emergency isn't over, of course, but who thought it would be. Here are seven things this weekend's protests accomplished.
www.arcdigital.media
October 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
What, if anything, did the No Kings protests accomplish?
I've seen that pop up in everything from genuine inquiry to sneering dismissal. For anyone asking or facing that question, here's an answer.
Everything isn't all fixed, of course. But the protests accomplished at least these seven things:
I've seen that pop up in everything from genuine inquiry to sneering dismissal. For anyone asking or facing that question, here's an answer.
Everything isn't all fixed, of course. But the protests accomplished at least these seven things:
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No money for pediatric brain cancer research, $200 million for a new Trump ballroom
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Federal funding cuts to pediatric brain cancer research ‘taking away hope’ from families
Brain tumors are the leading cause of pediatric cancer-related death. In August, the Trump administration announced it would stop supporting a federally funded network dedicated to researching these d...
www.pbs.org
October 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
No money for pediatric brain cancer research, $200 million for a new Trump ballroom
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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October 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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No matter where you live or if you’ve never protested before, there’s a local No Kings Day event for you. Join a peaceful protest to make it clear that We The People will never bow down to a wannabe king: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
No matter where you live or if you’ve never protested before, there’s a local No Kings Day event for you. Join a peaceful protest to make it clear that We The People will never bow down to a wannabe king: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
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Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
October 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
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Fellow scientists — I want to see you all in the street on the 18th!!
This is existential. Keep up the fight for science, democracy, and truth.
No Kings!
This is existential. Keep up the fight for science, democracy, and truth.
No Kings!
And if this bothers you as much as it bothers me, please find the nearest #NoKings protest and join in solidarity.
We are meant to have checks on the power of the president and if Congress and the Court won't do it, the people must: www.nokings.org
We are meant to have checks on the power of the president and if Congress and the Court won't do it, the people must: www.nokings.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Fellow scientists — I want to see you all in the street on the 18th!!
This is existential. Keep up the fight for science, democracy, and truth.
No Kings!
This is existential. Keep up the fight for science, democracy, and truth.
No Kings!
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Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.
One Republican Now Controls a Huge Chunk of US Election Infrastructure
Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.
wrd.cm
October 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.
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People ask me all the time what they can do and broadly:
1) Organize and join protests
2) Support media that isn't backing down
3) Give to ACLU and others taking on the illegal actions in court
4) Give to food banks :(
1) Organize and join protests
2) Support media that isn't backing down
3) Give to ACLU and others taking on the illegal actions in court
4) Give to food banks :(
October 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
People ask me all the time what they can do and broadly:
1) Organize and join protests
2) Support media that isn't backing down
3) Give to ACLU and others taking on the illegal actions in court
4) Give to food banks :(
1) Organize and join protests
2) Support media that isn't backing down
3) Give to ACLU and others taking on the illegal actions in court
4) Give to food banks :(