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Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · 15h

Getting Killed is the best Radiohead album of the decade

Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · 1d

Hey read this @sequencermag.bsky.social piece (and the essay it links to) for some really good insight re: the supposed Tylenol and autism link.

Newsletter Sept. 25, 2025: Tylenol misogyny

“To the woman he said, 'I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.'” - Gen...

www.sequencermag.com

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Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · 7d

New Rainbow Kitten Surprise album makes me want to drive around the blue ridge mountains just as the leaves are starting to turn.

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Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · 9d

Hey this is a great read.

New Scientist @newscientist.com · 9d

Alexander Grothendieck was a titan in his field, making deep connections that fuelled a revolution in mathematics, before giving it all up and disappearing. Jacob Aron explores what his work meant

The most important mathematician you’ve (probably) never heard of

Alexander Grothendieck was a titan in his field, making deep connections that fuelled a revolution in mathematics, before giving it all up and disappearing. Jacob Aron explores what his work meant

www.newscientist.com

Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · 13d

The insurance industry is broken, especially in wildfire-prone states like California that have been hit hard by climate change. Could a community-based risk reduction model be the solution? Proud to have gotten to co-write this story for @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social with @megduff.com 🌎🧪

Insurance Innovations Reward Communities Reducing Climate Risk

Fires and floods are scaring insurance companies away from disaster zones, but communities are doing their part to improve outcomes.

www.kneedeeptimes.org

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Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · 16d

What if the rapture did happen, but it was like 6 people and no one noticed?

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Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · 17d

Holy shit this new Wednesday album!

Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · Sep 3

This is an important point - things weren’t healthier or magically safer in the past, and we’ve known raw milk carries risks for a long time.

Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · Sep 3

When people say "We used to drink raw milk from our own cow and it was fine,"

That's... usually not the case!

In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.

We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?

youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk

"Everyone Drank Raw Milk!" No They Didn't

YouTube video by Farm to Taber

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Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · Aug 28

I’ve never been the biggest Korn fan, but I have to say watching Jonathan Davis bop around onstage in a bedazzled kilt was extremely endearing.

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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · Aug 25

We knew this would come.

bookriot.com/the-next-boo...

The Next Book Ban Target? Romance: Book Censorship News, August 22, 2025

Where and how romance books will become the next targets of book banners. That, plus this week's roundup of book censorship news.

bookriot.com

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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · Aug 20

A technology that played a key part in saving millions of lives during the pandemic should be celebrated. Yet in the US, research into mRNA vaccines is being cut. While sadly not unexpected, it’s irresponsible as we argue in our editorial this week 🧪

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Cancelling mRNA studies is the highest irresponsibility

The rest of the world is not following the US government’s dangerous path, and will stick with the technology that helped the world out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

www.nature.com

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Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · Aug 6

Finally listening to the new Sleep Token album. Feels like I’ve walked into a restaurant only to be handed an unopened Hello Fresh box.

Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · Aug 4

Tattoos are great because sometimes you feel bad about your body and then you remember it has cool art on it

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Reo Eveleth @reveleth.com · Aug 4

I often say that reporting on sex testing in sports is like reporting on a really twisted, 100 year game of wack-a-mole where we see the same things happen over and over. This is a great example. (A short thread, if you'll indulge me.)

Reo Eveleth @reveleth.com · Aug 4

World Athletics says that "The SRY gene is a reliable proxy for determining biological sex." The guy who literally discovered the gene and has spent the last 35 years researching it says they're wrong. theconversation.com/world-athlet...

World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990

World Athletics says its genetic test for women ensures ‘the integrity of women’s sport’ – but science does not support this overly simplistic idea.

theconversation.com

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 3

When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.

With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.

If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · Aug 2

Your attention:
CPB winds down January 2025
Your local NPR & PBS stations survive with your contributions.
If "Tiny Desk" and "Finding Your Roots" and "PBS Newshour" are important to you, They Need Your Money Now.
Don't be wringing your hands about what's lost when you have the chance to save it.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Jul 30

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say

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Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · Jul 25

An engineer in LA was working on an app that can LiDAR-map interior spaces. Then his house burned down. 🧪🌎

The Best Tool to Protect Your Home From Disaster Might Be in Your Pocket

Lidar is a high-tech mapping tool used by robotaxis. Now it’s helping homeowners plan for weather disasters.

slate.com

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Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · Jul 24

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:

Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · Jul 10

I used to think that Superman was really boring, but the older I get the more I think that a refugee journalist who fights billionaires sounds rad as hell, actually.

Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · Jul 8

Find someone who looks at you the way Brad looks at Zohran.

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · Jul 7

It was a pleasure speaking with @motherjones.com about the primary, how we need collaborative—not divisive—politics, and what comes next.

(And that Liberty game offer is still open, Tim Robinson!)

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It's Brad Lander's victory, too

The former NYC mayoral candidate weighs in on Mamdani’s win, his own campaign, and what’s next.

www.motherjones.com

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · Jun 23

Time for some real talk: @thexylom.com, the only Asian American-run news outlet covering science, climate, and the environment, will run out of funding in July if we don't secure $7,500 by the end of the month. I might lose my job at a time while waiting for a visa extension -- a nightmare scenario.

Urgent! Every Dollar Counts!

We grow science with words, and are the only Asian American-run science newsroom: independent, nonprofit, led by Gen-Z! The Xylom needs to raise $7,500 by the end of the month to stay afloat. Please…

fundrazr.com

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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · Jul 5

The Batman breaking the gun meme, where he says “This is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it.” On the gun, it says “Natural disasters are punishments.”

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Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · Jul 5

Wow spending time with friends irl is really nice

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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · Jul 3

My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!

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Joanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · Jul 2

Apparently 2025 of the year I get REALLY into pollinators

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