Deborah Shapiro
@dsmdnyc.bsky.social
Rheumatologist, photographer, birder, transitioning from photojournalism to bird photography. Can’t walk past a bookstore without going in.
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My bet, based largely on the sudden posting of promotional materials for vendors of cannabis products on Trump's Truth Social account over the last six months, is that Trump and his children and members of his entourage, have made substantial investments in cannabis companies in the last few months.
December 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
My bet, based largely on the sudden posting of promotional materials for vendors of cannabis products on Trump's Truth Social account over the last six months, is that Trump and his children and members of his entourage, have made substantial investments in cannabis companies in the last few months.
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My colleague points out here that possibly one in seven requests to our library now may be assisted by LLMs.
When those point to fictional documents, that's a huge staff time drain. There's often no quick way to check if an undigitized primary source doc exists beyond physically pulling some boxes.
When those point to fictional documents, that's a huge staff time drain. There's often no quick way to check if an undigitized primary source doc exists beyond physically pulling some boxes.
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
My colleague points out here that possibly one in seven requests to our library now may be assisted by LLMs.
When those point to fictional documents, that's a huge staff time drain. There's often no quick way to check if an undigitized primary source doc exists beyond physically pulling some boxes.
When those point to fictional documents, that's a huge staff time drain. There's often no quick way to check if an undigitized primary source doc exists beyond physically pulling some boxes.
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Since 1903, the United States has established more than 580 National Wildlife Refuges, designating a diverse array of lands and waters as protected areas for plants and wildlife. Gathered here via The Atlantic Photo are images of some of those refuges:
A Photo Appreciation of America’s National Wildlife Refuges
Since 1903, the United States has established more than 580 National Wildlife Refuges, designating a diverse array of lands and waters as protected areas for plants and wildlife.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Since 1903, the United States has established more than 580 National Wildlife Refuges, designating a diverse array of lands and waters as protected areas for plants and wildlife. Gathered here via The Atlantic Photo are images of some of those refuges:
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It would be interesting to learn a bit more about how Pete Hegseth won his two bronze stars for meritorious service.
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
It would be interesting to learn a bit more about how Pete Hegseth won his two bronze stars for meritorious service.
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Not that anyone asked, but the country with the World's lowest life expectancy (Chad) has a higher life expectancy than the country with the highest life expectancy 120 yrs ago (Sweden).
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Not that anyone asked, but the country with the World's lowest life expectancy (Chad) has a higher life expectancy than the country with the highest life expectancy 120 yrs ago (Sweden).
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
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Today marks Fibonacci Day (11/23), a date that reflects the famous numerical sequence 1, 1, 2, 3. This sequence appears in mathematics, nature, architecture, and many scientific phenomena, reminding us of the elegance and order underlying complex systems.
November 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Today marks Fibonacci Day (11/23), a date that reflects the famous numerical sequence 1, 1, 2, 3. This sequence appears in mathematics, nature, architecture, and many scientific phenomena, reminding us of the elegance and order underlying complex systems.
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I think there’s a non zero chance Epstein helped Russia blackmail Trump. Would tie everything together in a nice little bow
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I think there’s a non zero chance Epstein helped Russia blackmail Trump. Would tie everything together in a nice little bow
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An engineer wanted to make a quiet high-speed train. “The question then occurred to me — is there some living thing that manages sudden changes in air resistance as a part of daily life?” The answer: the kingfisher. See my story today for more tales of bioinspiration. Gift link: nyti.ms/4otNQyl
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
An engineer wanted to make a quiet high-speed train. “The question then occurred to me — is there some living thing that manages sudden changes in air resistance as a part of daily life?” The answer: the kingfisher. See my story today for more tales of bioinspiration. Gift link: nyti.ms/4otNQyl
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.
October 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.
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Looking for one thing you can do right now to help protect the right to vote? It will only take a few minutes, and you can share it with all of your friends. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-thing-yo...
A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote
The U.S.
joycevance.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Looking for one thing you can do right now to help protect the right to vote? It will only take a few minutes, and you can share it with all of your friends. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-thing-yo...
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"The documents also show that ICE is planning to once again use location data remotely harvested from peoples’ smartphones after previously saying it had stopped the practice." -- @josephcox.bsky.social for @404media.co:
ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.
www.404media.co
October 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"The documents also show that ICE is planning to once again use location data remotely harvested from peoples’ smartphones after previously saying it had stopped the practice." -- @josephcox.bsky.social for @404media.co:
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Essential reading
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
www.wired.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Essential reading
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
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said it yesterday but the people who commit this violence increasingly show us that they deeply understand how our information ecosystems process it. It appears to be part of the appeal for them. And yet the response doesn't really change. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
September 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
said it yesterday but the people who commit this violence increasingly show us that they deeply understand how our information ecosystems process it. It appears to be part of the appeal for them. And yet the response doesn't really change. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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NPHC & FBF stand united w/ CDC, NIH, & other HHS agencies in formal dissent of HHS Sec Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. & his political rhetoric that led to Aug 8 attack on CDC & his response.
Help ensure safety of public servants.
Hold RFK Jr accountable by signing the letter: savehhs.org
#HHSUnited #SaveHHS
Help ensure safety of public servants.
Hold RFK Jr accountable by signing the letter: savehhs.org
#HHSUnited #SaveHHS
August 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NPHC & FBF stand united w/ CDC, NIH, & other HHS agencies in formal dissent of HHS Sec Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. & his political rhetoric that led to Aug 8 attack on CDC & his response.
Help ensure safety of public servants.
Hold RFK Jr accountable by signing the letter: savehhs.org
#HHSUnited #SaveHHS
Help ensure safety of public servants.
Hold RFK Jr accountable by signing the letter: savehhs.org
#HHSUnited #SaveHHS
This wood sculpture by Marshall Rumbaugh depicting the arrest of civil rights icon Rosa Parks has been quietly removed from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington. The erasure of American history has begun. #rosaparks #smithsonian #nationalportraitgallery #americanhistory
August 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This wood sculpture by Marshall Rumbaugh depicting the arrest of civil rights icon Rosa Parks has been quietly removed from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington. The erasure of American history has begun. #rosaparks #smithsonian #nationalportraitgallery #americanhistory
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Yesterday I discovered that ChatGPT's PhD-level expertise didn't extend to bird anatomy. This morning I thought, perhaps I was being too hard on the half-trillion-dollar company. Birds are a little weird, anatomically speaking. Let's try something more familiar. A mammal. Behold.
August 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Yesterday I discovered that ChatGPT's PhD-level expertise didn't extend to bird anatomy. This morning I thought, perhaps I was being too hard on the half-trillion-dollar company. Birds are a little weird, anatomically speaking. Let's try something more familiar. A mammal. Behold.
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Article I Sections 9 & 10 of the U.S. Constitution—which limit presidential power over tariffs and protect habeas corpus—have disappeared from Congress’s website. They claim a coding error is to blame.
Sections of the U.S. Constitution Missing from Government Website
Articles I, Sections 9 and 10 are inaccessible on Congress-run portal, raising concerns over transparency and public access.
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August 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Article I Sections 9 & 10 of the U.S. Constitution—which limit presidential power over tariffs and protect habeas corpus—have disappeared from Congress’s website. They claim a coding error is to blame.
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The loss of music listings is "the loss of a world," Gabriel Kahane writes. As a young musician in New York, they were his "bible, syllabus, and road map":
Why No One Knows What’s Happening Tonight
A love letter to music listings
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July 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The loss of music listings is "the loss of a world," Gabriel Kahane writes. As a young musician in New York, they were his "bible, syllabus, and road map":
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Risky Medications: The FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to continue sending drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants that the agency had banned.
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
www.propublica.org
June 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Risky Medications: The FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to continue sending drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants that the agency had banned.
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An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers
June 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers
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"It’s the visceral sense of waking up in an alternate timeline with a deep, bodily knowing that something isn’t right – but having no clear idea how to fix it. It’s reading an article about childhood hunger and genocide, only to scroll down to a carefree listicle highlighting...celebrities.."
May 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"It’s the visceral sense of waking up in an alternate timeline with a deep, bodily knowing that something isn’t right – but having no clear idea how to fix it. It’s reading an article about childhood hunger and genocide, only to scroll down to a carefree listicle highlighting...celebrities.."
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Pam Bondi goes for tactics under the Enemy Aliens Act that reproduce, line for line, those used by Hitler under his Nacht- und Nebelerlaß (Dec 7, 1941). Horrify them with raw and lawless displays of violence and make them feel powerless. Just the thing for a totalitarian dictatorship.
Exclusive: DOJ memo offers blueprint to Tren de Aragua deportation plan
Trump administration officials directed police to circumvent courts and pursue gang members into their homes without a warrant, a new document shows.
www.usatoday.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Pam Bondi goes for tactics under the Enemy Aliens Act that reproduce, line for line, those used by Hitler under his Nacht- und Nebelerlaß (Dec 7, 1941). Horrify them with raw and lawless displays of violence and make them feel powerless. Just the thing for a totalitarian dictatorship.
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NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
April 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social