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kat42.bsky.social
Curious, questioning, grateful, and amazed retired researcher. I train health workers in empathic communication models like values based decision making and MI. I love poetry, astronomy, exploring, my big ‘ol’ Lab, Murphy, and basketball
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None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,” or promoting “warfighters," or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple, and it is an assault on our military and our democracy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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I created a second starter pack of Colorado journalists and news organizations on Bluesky. The first, limited to 150, is in our profile. Who should be added?

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Hello Bluesky! The nonpartisan Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition promotes government transparency and press freedom and helps Coloradans understand and use the state's open-government laws. #journalism #foi #copolitics coloradofoic.org/open-governm...

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Having a half 🏹

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I wrote a piece about what the Trump administration is doing to NIH sponsored research & what the lawyers are trying to do to stop it. Along the way, I got the chance to better understand the work my daughter is doing around climate change & nutritional food. joycevance.substack.com/p/cutting-ca...

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Around two and a half weeks left in our open reading period for Glass: A Journal of Poetry. Have you submitted yet? 👇

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The freeze of the NIH is just the latest culmination of the right's long war on science, education, and democracy. Here are some of my ideas for what I think scientists can do about it. 🧪 conservechange.medium.com/five-things-...

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Great idea! Let’s push this idea.

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www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4.... This is a great read on the spectacle that is now American politics and decline of America as a world power.

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The House Republicans listed below are vulnerable in 2026. They will only vote to cut our benefits if they think no one is watching. If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!

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How do you spell coup?

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It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.” University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.

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Always look forward to The Watchlist (it’s the good kind of watchlist!) from @wwborders.bsky.social - some excellent recommendations here by @tobiascarroll.bsky.social.

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Calling poets, nonfiction writers, and lovers of language: Orion has three writers’ workshops open for application! Apps are due January 30. More on each workshop – and how to apply – here. https://orionmagazine.org/events-workshops/workshops/

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Press On!

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Online name-calling, threats toward local officials, fighting words from political leaders—incivility is more than just a nuisance. Here’s what you can do to alleviate it, according to research: at.apa.org/xbk

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All month, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours after dark. This weekend, Venus and Saturn get especially cozy.

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