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ClutchScience (Jen Phillips)

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She/her Permadoc @ UOregon zebrafish community NIH and 501c3 funded scientist Molecular genetics of human diseases Married to a cute OD Parent of two awesome grown people Daughter of a mild-mannered mom in memory care

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ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · Nov 12

What was I “known for” on Twitter? Gotta be this one:

ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · Nov 12

For me it’s the time I went viral for a thread about my mom getting the Covid vaccine. It was RTd & shared thousands of times. High profile accounts followed me. NBC’s Today Show called.
Utter chaos. Image of the first tweet attached, also link to full text.
elderhealthandliving.com/mother-of-pe...

Screenshot of a Tweet from January 2021 (see link in body of sheet for the full text) including a photo of my mom

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 6h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 3h

lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.

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Randy @randyrnbla.bsky.social · 5h

I just love tennis! Cousins Rinderknech & Vacherot to face off in the Shanghai Masters Final!! What a story, what a week!
🥹🎾💙🎾🥹

Arthur Rinderknech hugs his cousin Valentin Vacherot.

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ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · 5h

It’s been so fun to follow!

ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · 5h

Kind of wild to wake up to this news!

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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 15h

Breaking my social media fast to tell you that the Oregon Humane Society has slashed adoption fees 50% this weekend to offset an intake surge in the aftermath of an animal hoarding raid. Go adopt a new bestie like Miles (link below).

Miles
164090
Portland Campus

A very handsome coonhound basset hound mix

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 16h

You would not fire these people—including the staff of the hugely, HUGELY important 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'—if you cared at all about public health, if you wanted people to live.

And you would not let your thuggish henchmen fire people like this if you were a responsible president.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 16h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 15h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 16h

My spouse pulled data from the CDC’s MMWR team on a weekly basis for her company to include with public health reports. That entire team has just been RIFed by Trump.

No more public health reports.

www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.h...

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

The MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for ,,,

www.cdc.gov

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Janis Irwin @janisirwin.bsky.social · 23h

On World Mental Health Day, I'm thinking of everyone who is struggling right now.

If the world feels heavy, know that you don't carry its weight alone.

If all you do today is exist, it's ok.

You are loved. You matter.

Your mental health matters.

And I'm so grateful you're here.

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 23h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 21h

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Josh Crutchmer @jcrutchmer.bsky.social · 1d

Would have made the first words in this post “In a New Netflix film,” but I’m built different

NPR @npr.org · 1d

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga

Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.

n.pr

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Alex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 22h

WaPo is wrapping this all up in fancy language and downplaying how unqualified she is but she is a quack who quit her residency and has never actually practiced medicine. She isn’t just a departure from “traditional medical expertise” - she has no medical expertise whatsoever.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

Her confirmation — which is expected in the coming months — would further solidify the power and influence of Kennedy and the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, medical experts said, pushing aside traditional medical expertise.

She left the medical mainstream and rose to be RFK Jr.’s surgeon general pick

Casey Means, the surgeon general nominee, has criticized the medical establishment. She could be put in position to change it.

wapo.st

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ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · 23h

My dad is one of them

A white marble grave marker at Arlington Cemetery engraved as follows:
Robert
Kennard
Barber
COL
US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
KOREA
VIETNAM
Nov 28 1919
Sep 11 1986

The grave is surrounded by long lush green grass with sunlit leafy trees visible in the background. A bouquet of white roses has been placed in a vase to the left of the marker.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 1d

And let me highlight the DISCIPLINE at play here and across the country, too.

They are trying to goad protestors into lighting a Reichstag fire and those efforts are being met with suggestive hip thrusts from a giant inflatable frog.

This is movement not taking the bait.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to brave the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · 1d

🐓 guy interview

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

Show of hands if you’re a Portlander dog-tired from dealing with the fables spun by this Trump disciple

Kristi Noem calls Oregon leaders liars, says feds will ‘double down’ in Portland

The remarks came two days after Noem made an appearance Tuesday at South Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, the site of protests since June.

www.oregonlive.com

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ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah please do NOT do this

Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 1d

"That's why we should give all babies aspirin," RFK Jr. continued

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · 1d

Next time someone is nominated for this position I guess at least one Senator needs to ask them to describe human reproduction as they understand it.

ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · 2d

I fucking gasped out loud reading this at work and my coworkers were concerned that something went wrong with my experiment.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

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ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · 2d

Does the article mention that the protesters were blasting “Yakketty Sax” at her the whole time she was peering over the parapet? Because that was some value added imo

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ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · 2d

THAT’S NOT HOW IT WORKS

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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