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forestray.bsky.social

Army vet, science journalist, boxer, forever DM

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How to #BuildTheResistance? One opportunity is to personalize science while building connections with hometown communities. Science Homecoming has advice on communicating the value of science through local newspapers. Are you a scientist or you know one, check out the link: sciencehomecoming.com

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Mark your calendars...nationwide economic protest (think boycott Amazon) planned for the end of the month. #Resist thirdact.org/oregon/2025/...

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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

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"Are you with the billionaires—or with the people?" This is the real political divide in the US. Forget Right vs Left – that divide is a backyard creek compared to the ocean that separates us from the billionaires. #ClassStruggle www.thenation.com/article/poli...

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Word of our era 🫤

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Reminder that a study on lizard saliva eventually led to the development of Ozempic so be real wary of the criticism of studies and funding that sounds non-sensical when presented with no context.

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Link to a few useful resources for scientists who are being threatened and/or targeted. Pass it on…

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Cochrane’s decision to cancel a review of exercise therapy for #ChronicFatigueSyndrome risks undermining its credibility. Interesting in-depth post from one of its founders, @hildabast.bsky.social absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/01/24/w...

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Interesting read from a former EiC at Science, on #ImpactFactors, problem papers, open-access fees, and journal salaries

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Elon Musk's net worth is roughly $417 billion and there are around 8 billion people on Earth. Call it an even 8, and bro could give everyone on the planet $1 billion and still have $409 billion left over.

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If #Braidwood manages to curtail preventive care for everyone, doesn't this just make them more liable for greater healthcare costs down the road, when their employees succumb to preventible/manageable-when-caught-early illnesses? Make it make sense.... tinyurl.com/mr47jjeh

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Definition of a great science presentation and well written a few minutes of your time 🤓 🐸

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My first thought on seeing that black plastic paper was actually 'is Chemosphere a real journal?' While it is, and that study's flaws do not appear to be the result of any malfeasance, it looks prudent to be skeptical of Chemosphere... retractionwatch.com/2024/12/18/j...

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Just in case I ever murder a CEO, I’m pre-submitting this as my official “murder suspect thirst trap photo”

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#Polygenic risk scores have made progress towards viable clinical applications over 2024, particularly w/resp to #cardiovascular disease, while evidence for the clinical utility of embryo PRS testing remains insufficient. My latest for GenomeWeb drupal.prod.genomeweb.com/genetic-rese...

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My latest bit of #D&D writing: a short holiday-adjacent adventure for roughly 4th level characters, called Grim Harvest. Half festival shenanigans, half Underdark crawl, all fun! Up for grabs on @dmsguild.com #ForeverDM www.dmsguild.com/product/5025...

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