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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 2d

🥤 Soft drinks and depression

A study of 932 adults found that soft drink intake was linked to major depression, especially in women. Gut bacteria changes partly explained the connection.

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#SciComm #MentalHealth #Nutrition 🧪

Soft Drink Consumption and Depression Mediated by Gut Microbiome Alterations

This cohort study examines the association between soft drink consumption and major depressive disorder diagnosis and severity and whether this association is mediated by changes in the gut microbiota...

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · 2d

Very interesting. Was there any differences noted in the type of soft drinks ingested (diet cola, root beer, etc.)?

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · 3d

"Democracy is something to be practiced regularly."

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 3d

I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:

Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · 3d

...Federal immigration and law enforcement agencies have descended on the city of #Chicago, zip-tying U.S. citizens, separating families, and firing chemical agents at protesters...

#ICE #Immigration #HabeusCorpus #Law

Home

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 9d

This may be the best response to much of the junk science being pushed by the trumpies in the US. 🧪🌎🐟⚒️ #TeamFish

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · 9d

An important message for us all from Jane Goodall.
#JaneGoodall #Netflix #Hope #FightBack #Don'tGiveUp

From the videos community on Reddit: Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. In it, she discusses blasting Tru...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10d

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · 14d

Right?! The pitching was the best part of the Buccos this year. What gives?!

Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · 14d

It is amazing! LGP!

Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · 14d

#ICE #Authoritarianism #Immigration #HabeasCorpus #Trump

From the illinois community on Reddit: Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists and protesters when unprovoked, what would we call it? If federal agents marched down b...

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · 17d

NC is 43rd in #teacherpay. The state has the 11th biggest economy.

We’re now over a month into the next academic year, and #teachers are continuing to work without a meaningful raise.

#NCPol #EduSky #NorthCarolina

Mini-Budgets Can’t Solve Big Problems — Progress NC Action

NC Speaker of the House Destin Hall and NC Senate leader Phil Berger have got to be the least anxious– or most apathetic– politicians in North Carolina. They are now 87 days past due on passing a full state budget, roughly 3 months late, and have no plans to pass one any time soon.

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · 21d

Fantastic speech by #JohnDoyle, President of the @apsphysics.bsky.social in @physicstoday.bsky.social on what it means to be a #physicist right now. Really applies to any type of #science.

#StandUpForScience #UCS #innovation #technology

Shanil Virani @shanilv.ca · 21d

“Shut up and calculate”? Not a chance.🔭🧪

President of the @apsphysics.bsky.social in @physicstoday.bsky.social reminds us that physicists are not just scientists; we are citizens, educators, & truth-tellers.

So, no, Laura Ingraham, we also won't just "shut up and dribble."
🔗 bit.ly/ShutUpandCal...

What does it mean to be a physicist right now?

The scientific enterprise is under attack. Being a physicist means speaking out for it.

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · 21d

What a great speech. There are so many good thoughts expressed eloquently here.

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · 21d

Lol!😆

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · 21d

This is one of my big concerns as well. This has become the new normal and it's unhealthy. A strong democracy can't have a leader that sees half of the country as enemies.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 21d

The federal government has censored the work of dozens of scientists, including work by my lab, on the impacts of climate change on Acadia National Park. Signs have been removed from Cadillac and Great Meadow. They’re also removing signs about the Wabanaki’s sacred connections to Cadillac.

Signs Referencing Climate Change Along with Web Pages Removed from Acadia National Park

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund.

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · 23d

Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, planting millions of trees across Africa. She believed protecting the environment also protected communities, especially women, who relied on it for their livelihoods. She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
#WomenInSTEM

Wangari Maathai: the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Who Planted Trees

YouTube video by Nobel Peace Center

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · Sep 14

Ok, I love Christopher Hitchens, but this is the kind of thing that gives me some pause. It really sounds like him! Wow! How does this technology affect our future?

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · Sep 14

#ChristopherHitchens in 2005 talking about how dangerous #VladimirPutin is. The points he makes seem even more relevant today than they did then.
#Russia #Ukraine #Dictators

From the ChristopherHitchens community on Reddit: Christopher Hitchens warns about Vladimir Putin

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · Sep 13

At first I thought it was a picture of Gary Shandling.

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · Sep 13

Did you know that between 2003-2022 more than 87,000 #veterans died from gun suicide? WTF? How is this not bigger news? There is a bill called the "Saving Our Veterans Lives Act". I've asked my senators to support it.

#GunViolence #Suicide #Legislation #GunControl

Tell Congress: Save Our Veterans' Lives

Congress must end the devastating crisis of Veterans' suicide. Please join me and send a message to your lawmakers.

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · Sep 7

It is even more of a major threat now. Government officials are turning their backs on vaccines. How did we get here?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 7

TAPPER: Hepatitis A, whooping cough, & chickenpox cases are rising in Florida. Before you made this decision to lift vaccine mandates, did your dept do any analysis of how many new cases there will be?

LADAPO: Absolutely not

T: You didn't even do a projection?

L: It's an issue of right & wrong

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · Sep 7

People are going to die.

Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · Sep 6

I nearly did a spit-take while drinking my coffee! I can only imagine! LOL!

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