Sharon L. Schendel
@slschendel.bsky.social
Erstwhile full-time scientist.
Next year marks 50 years since I started a diary. I resist the temptation to switch from longhand to digital, especially now that my handwriting is so bad that it's its own form of encryption.
November 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Next year marks 50 years since I started a diary. I resist the temptation to switch from longhand to digital, especially now that my handwriting is so bad that it's its own form of encryption.
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A follow-up email to Director Bhattacharya
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September 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A follow-up email to Director Bhattacharya
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Laguna Beach protest, cohosted by @indivisible47.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Laguna Beach protest, cohosted by @indivisible47.bsky.social
Hmmm... I'm not sure I've ever seen maintenance take this long. This isn't to update PubMed to scrub articles that don't align with policy is it? ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2025/07/08/n...
NCBI Website Maintenance - Beginning July 25th - NCBI Insights
On Friday, July 25th, starting at 9:00 PM EDT, we’ll be performing essential maintenance on the NLM data center. This upgrade is critical to ensure the continued reliability and stability of our servi...
ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
July 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Hmmm... I'm not sure I've ever seen maintenance take this long. This isn't to update PubMed to scrub articles that don't align with policy is it? ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2025/07/08/n...
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Increasingly convinced the main damage cell phones have done to creativity isn't decreased attention spans or what not but the elimination of productive boredom. Inspiration comes from the mind filling the void inside. Hard to make art when you're constantly silencing the silence with "content."
July 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Increasingly convinced the main damage cell phones have done to creativity isn't decreased attention spans or what not but the elimination of productive boredom. Inspiration comes from the mind filling the void inside. Hard to make art when you're constantly silencing the silence with "content."
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Want real leadership? Elect a woman.
July 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Want real leadership? Elect a woman.
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The assholes from high school who cheated on tests and stole classmates' lunch money are now in charge of our federal government, including nuclear weapons that could end the human race.
July 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The assholes from high school who cheated on tests and stole classmates' lunch money are now in charge of our federal government, including nuclear weapons that could end the human race.
Irony is dead. Yesterday the VP was in my neighborhood to receive the 2025 Statesmanship award as part of a ceremony to inaugurate “The Claremont Institute’s Golden Age Agenda… dedicated to seizing this pivotal moment in our nation’s history”. goldenageagenda.com/event/vance/
Statesmanship Award Dinner | Golden Age Agenda
goldenageagenda.com
July 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Irony is dead. Yesterday the VP was in my neighborhood to receive the 2025 Statesmanship award as part of a ceremony to inaugurate “The Claremont Institute’s Golden Age Agenda… dedicated to seizing this pivotal moment in our nation’s history”. goldenageagenda.com/event/vance/
Given the headlines (or lack thereof) at @nytimes.com these days, was sort of surprised that "foxnation" wasn't a Pangram on today's Spelling Bee word list.
June 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Given the headlines (or lack thereof) at @nytimes.com these days, was sort of surprised that "foxnation" wasn't a Pangram on today's Spelling Bee word list.
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“Special thanks to our sponsor: Coinbase”
June 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
“Special thanks to our sponsor: Coinbase”
Some scenes from the NO KINGS protest about 20 miles north of downtown San Diego near Del Mar. The last two slides are the front and back of the sign I made. My first political demonstration ever.
June 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Some scenes from the NO KINGS protest about 20 miles north of downtown San Diego near Del Mar. The last two slides are the front and back of the sign I made. My first political demonstration ever.
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The best Trump analyst will open your eyes to the whole game.
How to tell if a Trump feud is fake:
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/fake-feuds...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/fake-feuds...
June 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The best Trump analyst will open your eyes to the whole game.
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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
May 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
As a golfer, there's another way to look at the Sam Snead analogy. Give short putts early so your opponent doesn't get a feel for the greens.
The Golf Analogy That Explains a Lot About Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
The Golf Analogy That Explains a Lot About Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
The Golf Analogy That Explains a Lot About Trump
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
As a golfer, there's another way to look at the Sam Snead analogy. Give short putts early so your opponent doesn't get a feel for the greens.
The Golf Analogy That Explains a Lot About Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
The Golf Analogy That Explains a Lot About Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
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Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
Overseeing the presidential gift rules was among my duties as White House Ethics Czar -- so I know how it's supposed to work
The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional
The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional
The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources
President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
abcnews.go.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
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"A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms."
- Zen Shin
#bloomscrolling #pink #flowers #spring #sunshine #green #beauty #photography #nature #pedals
- Zen Shin
#bloomscrolling #pink #flowers #spring #sunshine #green #beauty #photography #nature #pedals
April 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms."
- Zen Shin
#bloomscrolling #pink #flowers #spring #sunshine #green #beauty #photography #nature #pedals
- Zen Shin
#bloomscrolling #pink #flowers #spring #sunshine #green #beauty #photography #nature #pedals
Here’s my experience with a former ICE agent. I was volunteering as a facilitator at a leadership camp for high school juniors. This retired ICE agent was responsible for dividing the attendees into groups of 8 students who did not know each other. (1/5) 🧵
April 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Here’s my experience with a former ICE agent. I was volunteering as a facilitator at a leadership camp for high school juniors. This retired ICE agent was responsible for dividing the attendees into groups of 8 students who did not know each other. (1/5) 🧵
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A new WSJ chart says it all: Trump’s auto taxes hit Ford and GM hardest, Toyota and Hyundai less—and make Elon Musk the biggest winner. Billionaire donor in, American workers out. This isn’t economic policy. It’s a heist.
April 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A new WSJ chart says it all: Trump’s auto taxes hit Ford and GM hardest, Toyota and Hyundai less—and make Elon Musk the biggest winner. Billionaire donor in, American workers out. This isn’t economic policy. It’s a heist.
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...and now complete(ish) with more than 1150 cities. 1/
April 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
...and now complete(ish) with more than 1150 cities. 1/
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🚨Trump's tariff maths is 'Flawed'🚨
Trump’s administration is focusing too much on trade deficit & not “factoring in” America’s financial services.
🇺🇸 “RECIPROCAL TARIFFS”
(Spoiler: They Aren’t Reciprocal)
Pls watch/share ♻️ this excellent CBC explanation by Andrew Chang.
2/5🧵
youtu.be/PWhv-06DNjE
Trump’s administration is focusing too much on trade deficit & not “factoring in” America’s financial services.
🇺🇸 “RECIPROCAL TARIFFS”
(Spoiler: They Aren’t Reciprocal)
Pls watch/share ♻️ this excellent CBC explanation by Andrew Chang.
2/5🧵
youtu.be/PWhv-06DNjE
The bizarre way Trump’s team calculated reciprocal tariffs | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
April 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🚨Trump's tariff maths is 'Flawed'🚨
Trump’s administration is focusing too much on trade deficit & not “factoring in” America’s financial services.
🇺🇸 “RECIPROCAL TARIFFS”
(Spoiler: They Aren’t Reciprocal)
Pls watch/share ♻️ this excellent CBC explanation by Andrew Chang.
2/5🧵
youtu.be/PWhv-06DNjE
Trump’s administration is focusing too much on trade deficit & not “factoring in” America’s financial services.
🇺🇸 “RECIPROCAL TARIFFS”
(Spoiler: They Aren’t Reciprocal)
Pls watch/share ♻️ this excellent CBC explanation by Andrew Chang.
2/5🧵
youtu.be/PWhv-06DNjE
My swan song. I worked with so many wonderful scientists while overseeing this collaboration. 🧪
A global collaboration for systematic analysis of broad-ranging antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: Cell Reports www.cell.com/cell-reports...
A global collaboration for systematic analysis of broad-ranging antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: Cell Reports www.cell.com/cell-reports...
A global collaboration for systematic analysis of broad-ranging antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
Schendel et al. analyzed ∼400 anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike antibodies using neutralization
assays, high-resolution structural analysis and epitope binning, in vivo protection
studies, and assays for immune e...
www.cell.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My swan song. I worked with so many wonderful scientists while overseeing this collaboration. 🧪
A global collaboration for systematic analysis of broad-ranging antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: Cell Reports www.cell.com/cell-reports...
A global collaboration for systematic analysis of broad-ranging antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: Cell Reports www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Important to remember that the reason most Trump voters think everything's fine is that their chosen media is telling them little more than that he's cutting government waste and frogmarching criminals out of the country. Real information doesn't reach them. An economic collapse? That might.
April 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Important to remember that the reason most Trump voters think everything's fine is that their chosen media is telling them little more than that he's cutting government waste and frogmarching criminals out of the country. Real information doesn't reach them. An economic collapse? That might.