Teddy Amenabar
@teddyamen.bsky.social
📍Washington, D.C. #COYS
One to read from Allyson Chui on a new study in JAMA Network Open — www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Why screening for the deadliest cancer in the U.S. misses most cases
A new study reveals that current lung cancer screening guidelines may be missing most cases, prompting calls for changes to detect the disease earlier.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
One to read from Allyson Chui on a new study in JAMA Network Open — www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Eze scoring today just hurts.
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Eze scoring today just hurts.
Some news: Today is my last day at The Washington Post.
I'm going to miss all of my fantastic friends in the newsroom. There's a reason I've been here for a decade. I love my hometown newspaper.
Thank you to anyone who's ever agreed to speak with me for a story. I appreciate the trust.
I'm going to miss all of my fantastic friends in the newsroom. There's a reason I've been here for a decade. I love my hometown newspaper.
Thank you to anyone who's ever agreed to speak with me for a story. I appreciate the trust.
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Some news: Today is my last day at The Washington Post.
I'm going to miss all of my fantastic friends in the newsroom. There's a reason I've been here for a decade. I love my hometown newspaper.
Thank you to anyone who's ever agreed to speak with me for a story. I appreciate the trust.
I'm going to miss all of my fantastic friends in the newsroom. There's a reason I've been here for a decade. I love my hometown newspaper.
Thank you to anyone who's ever agreed to speak with me for a story. I appreciate the trust.
Reposted by Teddy Amenabar
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Public Media Bridge Fund is raising $100 million to ensure local public radio and television stations are able to stay open.
I’m proud to say @ljlincoln.bsky.social works there — and now John Oliver is talking about the effort on Last Week Tonight!
I’m proud to say @ljlincoln.bsky.social works there — and now John Oliver is talking about the effort on Last Week Tonight!
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Public Media Bridge Fund is raising $100 million to ensure local public radio and television stations are able to stay open.
I’m proud to say @ljlincoln.bsky.social works there — and now John Oliver is talking about the effort on Last Week Tonight!
I’m proud to say @ljlincoln.bsky.social works there — and now John Oliver is talking about the effort on Last Week Tonight!
This is just funny to me: Researchers at UC San Diego and Stanford mapped internet searchers for lorazepam after season three of White Lotus.
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is just funny to me: Researchers at UC San Diego and Stanford mapped internet searchers for lorazepam after season three of White Lotus.
Glad we came from behind but rough end.
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Glad we came from behind but rough end.
TEL! Come on you Spurs!
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
TEL! Come on you Spurs!
One to read from John Woodrow Cox --
The stakes of the case, which will soon resume in a Virginia courtroom, extend to tens of thousands of asylum seekers from Afghanistan whom President Donald Trump’s administration may seek to purge.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
The stakes of the case, which will soon resume in a Virginia courtroom, extend to tens of thousands of asylum seekers from Afghanistan whom President Donald Trump’s administration may seek to purge.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Trump administration makes misleading case in high-stakes asylum hearing
Homeland Security asked a judge to deport a man to Afghanistan, where he expects the Taliban to kill him. The case could affect thousands of asylum seekers.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
One to read from John Woodrow Cox --
The stakes of the case, which will soon resume in a Virginia courtroom, extend to tens of thousands of asylum seekers from Afghanistan whom President Donald Trump’s administration may seek to purge.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
The stakes of the case, which will soon resume in a Virginia courtroom, extend to tens of thousands of asylum seekers from Afghanistan whom President Donald Trump’s administration may seek to purge.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
According to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post, the total size of the force will be 23,500 troops across all 50 states and three territories, excluding the District of Columbia. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon readying thousands of Guard ‘reaction forces’ as U.S. mission widens
The Defense Department’s newly established “quick reaction force” within the National Guard is being readied for civil unrest missions in U.S. cities.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
According to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post, the total size of the force will be 23,500 troops across all 50 states and three territories, excluding the District of Columbia. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Wait this story is really cute www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
October 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Wait this story is really cute www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
I cite this clip from Avatar ... once a month. If not, more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTZN...
Iroh's Speech To Zuko ⛓ Full Scene | Avatar: The Last Airbender
YouTube video by Avatar Legends
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I cite this clip from Avatar ... once a month. If not, more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTZN...
First Amazon Whole Foods and now this. Automation that's actually a call center.
So the $20,000 humanoid robot housekeeper actually just webcams your house to a random person in a call center with an Xbox controller www.wsj.com/tech/persona... @joannastern.bsky.social
I Tried the Robot That’s Coming to Live With You. It’s Still Part Human.
1X’s Neo wants to be your housekeeper. First, it needs to be controlled by a human in your home. Cool with you?
www.wsj.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 AM
First Amazon Whole Foods and now this. Automation that's actually a call center.
Perfect weather for the Marine Corps Marathon yesterday and now my legs are completely broken.
Ready to do it again next year.
Ready to do it again next year.
October 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Perfect weather for the Marine Corps Marathon yesterday and now my legs are completely broken.
Ready to do it again next year.
Ready to do it again next year.
Shout out to Metro for closing the Rosslyn station during the marathon.
October 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Shout out to Metro for closing the Rosslyn station during the marathon.
Great interview on running with @nxthompson.bsky.social youtu.be/GzBkmF_5pNA
Training SECRETS To Set RECORDS AT ANY AGE
YouTube video by Rich Roll
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October 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Great interview on running with @nxthompson.bsky.social youtu.be/GzBkmF_5pNA
Whenever I pitch story ideas, I always write these off the wall headlines just for fun. (This one is about colostrum)
October 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Whenever I pitch story ideas, I always write these off the wall headlines just for fun. (This one is about colostrum)
Carbo loading *sounds* fun but I feel like a balloon right now.
October 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Carbo loading *sounds* fun but I feel like a balloon right now.
New for Well+Being: For decades, physicians have written off-label prescriptions for beta blockers to help people overcome performance anxiety
But beta blockers only address the physical response to anxiety — not the ruminating or worrying. Here's how the drug works -- wapo.st/47EqJv2 (No paywall)
But beta blockers only address the physical response to anxiety — not the ruminating or worrying. Here's how the drug works -- wapo.st/47EqJv2 (No paywall)
These drugs can calm you before a performance or speech. Here’s how.
These blood-pressure-lowering drugs can calm the rapid heartbeat, shaky voice and trembling hands that can wreck a performance, work presentation or wedding toast.
wapo.st
October 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
New for Well+Being: For decades, physicians have written off-label prescriptions for beta blockers to help people overcome performance anxiety
But beta blockers only address the physical response to anxiety — not the ruminating or worrying. Here's how the drug works -- wapo.st/47EqJv2 (No paywall)
But beta blockers only address the physical response to anxiety — not the ruminating or worrying. Here's how the drug works -- wapo.st/47EqJv2 (No paywall)
Reposted by Teddy Amenabar
A fine example of a story that would require the Pentagon’s approval under the new media policy that The Post and others refused to sign
Strong work from @alexhorton.bsky.social and @samueloakford.bsky.social
Strong work from @alexhorton.bsky.social and @samueloakford.bsky.social
Exclusive: The U.S. military’s elite Special Operations aviation unit appears to have flown in Caribbean waters less than 90 miles from the coast of Venezuela in recent days, according to a visual analysis by The Post.
U.S. Special Operations helicopters near Venezuela expand Caribbean mission
U.S. Special Operations helicopters flew within 90 miles of Venezuelan territory, according to a Post analysis. Trump authorized CIA covert action inside the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A fine example of a story that would require the Pentagon’s approval under the new media policy that The Post and others refused to sign
Strong work from @alexhorton.bsky.social and @samueloakford.bsky.social
Strong work from @alexhorton.bsky.social and @samueloakford.bsky.social
Reposted by Teddy Amenabar
In June, the @washingtonpost.com sent me and @byaliceli.bsky.social to witness cultural burns in California. We learned how they encourage beneficial vegetation, reduce wildfire risk, and provide traditional food and craft sources for tribes in the Klamath region.
🎁: wapo.st/3J7BQTL
🎁: wapo.st/3J7BQTL
How indigenous practices can help protect forests
The Post followed cultural burning practices, an Indigenous tradition now permitted under California law and used to help protect forests from wildfires.
wapo.st
October 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In June, the @washingtonpost.com sent me and @byaliceli.bsky.social to witness cultural burns in California. We learned how they encourage beneficial vegetation, reduce wildfire risk, and provide traditional food and craft sources for tribes in the Klamath region.
🎁: wapo.st/3J7BQTL
🎁: wapo.st/3J7BQTL
New: Physicians at the University of Minnesota find a shoulder roll and stretch significantly lowers blood pressure, which may explain why stretching feels so good.
“It’s a small study, and the concept is speculative, but speculative studies may open the door to further research."
wapo.st/48u66mg
“It’s a small study, and the concept is speculative, but speculative studies may open the door to further research."
wapo.st/48u66mg
The surprising body change that happens when you roll your shoulders
Turns out a shoulder roll can drop your blood pressure, which may be the reason for the pleasurable sensation.
wapo.st
October 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: Physicians at the University of Minnesota find a shoulder roll and stretch significantly lowers blood pressure, which may explain why stretching feels so good.
“It’s a small study, and the concept is speculative, but speculative studies may open the door to further research."
wapo.st/48u66mg
“It’s a small study, and the concept is speculative, but speculative studies may open the door to further research."
wapo.st/48u66mg
I don't think I'll ever report an article on this because it's three years old but -- A study of more than 400 recreational climbres found a person's "grit" predicts their climbing performance.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
October 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I don't think I'll ever report an article on this because it's three years old but -- A study of more than 400 recreational climbres found a person's "grit" predicts their climbing performance.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Has anyone ever explained why AirDrop can be so hit or miss?
October 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Has anyone ever explained why AirDrop can be so hit or miss?