Ellen Kuwana, MS (#SciComm #SfN25)
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Science & medical writer/editor. Public speaker, mentor, coach. Expert on APA, plain language. Past-Pres NW Science Writers Assoc. Interested in editing, ethics, AI, chocolate. If I've helped you, thank me with a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/ellenkuw
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From my home to yours.
November 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
From my home to yours.
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
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Even the the damn twitter card for this Nature Scientific Reports is clearly AI Slop.
November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Even the the damn twitter card for this Nature Scientific Reports is clearly AI Slop.
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A reminder: Trump 1.0 ordered the Afghanistan withdrawal, and Trump 2.0 granted the shooter asylum this past April. Trump 2.0 also dismantled the joint terrorism task force, and gutted our national security apparatus.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A reminder: Trump 1.0 ordered the Afghanistan withdrawal, and Trump 2.0 granted the shooter asylum this past April. Trump 2.0 also dismantled the joint terrorism task force, and gutted our national security apparatus.
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Mercedes Wells, the mother who gave birth on the side of the road minutes after she was discharged from a hospital, has been hospitalized with post-birth health issues
Mom Who Was Turned Away While in Active Labor Back in Hospital with Post-Birth Health Issues, Family Says
The mom who gave birth on the side of the road minutes after she was discharged from an Indiana hospital has been hospitalized with post-birth health issues.
people.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Mercedes Wells, the mother who gave birth on the side of the road minutes after she was discharged from a hospital, has been hospitalized with post-birth health issues
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Thanksgiving Conversation Devolves Into Just Stating Things Dog Is Currently Doing https://theonion.com/thanksgiving-conversation-devolves-into-just-stating-th-1840069525/
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Thanksgiving Conversation Devolves Into Just Stating Things Dog Is Currently Doing https://theonion.com/thanksgiving-conversation-devolves-into-just-stating-th-1840069525/
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As an autistic person, the only thing I want to know from @nature.com is why is the mum also a chair
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
As an autistic person, the only thing I want to know from @nature.com is why is the mum also a chair
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“This is what corruption looks like,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett said about a firm with ties to Kristi Noem secretly working on a DHS ad campaign. “They’re stealing money from the American people’s pockets and depositing it into their bank accounts.”
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“This is what corruption looks like,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett said about a firm with ties to Kristi Noem secretly working on a DHS ad campaign. “They’re stealing money from the American people’s pockets and depositing it into their bank accounts.”
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Personally, I think it's a bad thing when people in the government post AI images without disclosing that they're AI.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Personally, I think it's a bad thing when people in the government post AI images without disclosing that they're AI.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
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Please stop showing me Stephen Miller I’m trying to enjoy my holiday
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Please stop showing me Stephen Miller I’m trying to enjoy my holiday
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“Ban all immigrants seeking refuge from persecution” is just a perfectly spot-on GOP Thanksgiving message
Republicans are now negative double digits on immigration.
So...this is their message on Thanksgiving.
www.axios.com/2025/11/27/r...
So...this is their message on Thanksgiving.
www.axios.com/2025/11/27/r...
Republicans seek severe immigration crackdown over D.C. shooting: "Deport them all. Now."
"We must IMMEDIATELY BAN all ISLAM immigrants and DEPORT every single Islamist," said one Republican senator.
www.axios.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“Ban all immigrants seeking refuge from persecution” is just a perfectly spot-on GOP Thanksgiving message
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My rule of thumb is if the company is named after something in Lord of the Rings, it’s almost certainly evil.
Since its founding in 2017, Anduril Industries has become one of the hottest companies in a crowded field of defense-tech startup.
Its fast-moving approach comes with its share of setbacks.
Its fast-moving approach comes with its share of setbacks.
‘We Do Fail … a Lot’: Defense Startup Anduril Hits Setbacks With Weapons Tech
The company’s products have had breakdowns and safety issues, documents show.
on.wsj.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
My rule of thumb is if the company is named after something in Lord of the Rings, it’s almost certainly evil.
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No, Apple “AI,” Philip is not a bighorn sheep. He’s a relatively small (but intellectually enormous) standard Dachshund.
I know that there aren’t many photos of dachshunds on the internet for you to learn from so it makes sense that you’d get this wrong.
I know that there aren’t many photos of dachshunds on the internet for you to learn from so it makes sense that you’d get this wrong.
November 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
No, Apple “AI,” Philip is not a bighorn sheep. He’s a relatively small (but intellectually enormous) standard Dachshund.
I know that there aren’t many photos of dachshunds on the internet for you to learn from so it makes sense that you’d get this wrong.
I know that there aren’t many photos of dachshunds on the internet for you to learn from so it makes sense that you’d get this wrong.
And also: Why are #batteries sooo difficult to remove? And then tiny plus/minus signs in dark cavity in white-on-white font? And why can’t I remember flat end to the springy thingie?!
Oh, tear here. Great. (Tiniest piece tears off.) Searches for scissors. I hate plastic packaging. But I’m happy to have found rechargeable batteries at @CostCo.
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
And also: Why are #batteries sooo difficult to remove? And then tiny plus/minus signs in dark cavity in white-on-white font? And why can’t I remember flat end to the springy thingie?!
Oh, tear here. Great. (Tiniest piece tears off.) Searches for scissors. I hate plastic packaging. But I’m happy to have found rechargeable batteries at @CostCo.
November 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Oh, tear here. Great. (Tiniest piece tears off.) Searches for scissors. I hate plastic packaging. But I’m happy to have found rechargeable batteries at @CostCo.
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This makes me even more rageful that a friend just had to pay $800 because her insurance denied coverage of her 19 year old's HPV vaccine, claiming that it is no longer recommended. Appeals were denied. I can only assume RFK Jr had something to do with this???
This is wonderful news, and also means it’s time for me to beat the drum I always do when HPV vaccines make the news:
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This makes me even more rageful that a friend just had to pay $800 because her insurance denied coverage of her 19 year old's HPV vaccine, claiming that it is no longer recommended. Appeals were denied. I can only assume RFK Jr had something to do with this???
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If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
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Nature went to the MAHA Summit. It was wild. Can we please take a moment to appreciate how brilliantly Max nails it by simply presenting facts, expertly mashalled.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Nature went to the MAHA Summit. It was wild. Can we please take a moment to appreciate how brilliantly Max nails it by simply presenting facts, expertly mashalled.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I’m mindful today of those for whom this is their first Thanksgiving without a loved one. I’m praying for a measure of peace and the comfort of beautiful memories.
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I’m mindful today of those for whom this is their first Thanksgiving without a loved one. I’m praying for a measure of peace and the comfort of beautiful memories.
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A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
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A great intro to academic conferencing.
Not sure how I missed this one.
scienceforeveryone.science/getting-the-...
Not sure how I missed this one.
scienceforeveryone.science/getting-the-...
Getting the most of out a scientific conference
A slightly unconventional guide to your first time
scienceforeveryone.science
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 AM
A great intro to academic conferencing.
Not sure how I missed this one.
scienceforeveryone.science/getting-the-...
Not sure how I missed this one.
scienceforeveryone.science/getting-the-...
How does this make America healthy? #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Cancer www.facebook.com/share/v/1C25...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
How does this make America healthy? #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Cancer www.facebook.com/share/v/1C25...