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Dr. Amanda P Siegel
@amandapsiegel.bsky.social
PhD Scientist, Jew, TERF, just trying to make the world a better place.
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Some European countries have suddenly plunged into a blackout.
According to media reports, a massive power outage occurred in the western part of Europe. The cause of the widespread network failure is still unknown.
April 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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What a lovely sunny day it is
April 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Licking envelopes containing New Years cards. After about 20 I give up and my tongue tastes all twisted.
December 24, 2024 at 4:28 PM
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I find in the survey for my book & related work that the most common reason why people do not appeal coverage denials is they do not know it is an option available.
The 2nd most common reason they don't appeal is they don't think people stand a chance against UHC, Cigna, etc. when it's a coin flip.
That is really high!!
That there are appeal processes needs to be shouted from rooftops; I would bet that less than 10% of ppl know.
December 10, 2024 at 2:20 PM
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knowing what we know now about the efficacy of the vaccines, the strain on hospitals, and the mortality of vaccine refusers in the Delta wave the "let 'er rip" approach advocated for in the Great Barrington Declaration would've killed literally millions of additional Americans, for no point at all.
President-elect Trump says he has picked Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to head the National Institutes of Health citing

- work + research at Stanford, NBER, Hoover
- co-author of Great Barrington Declaration

"Together, Jay and RFK Jr will restore the NIH to a Gold Standard"
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
November 27, 2024 at 2:27 AM
I'm writing a theoretical review paper on a subject I knew nothing about a few months ago, and I think, yeah, I could have been a theoretician.

Then I remember they don't get to make stuff or take cool looking images or all that other lab gratification and I think nah.
November 26, 2024 at 3:06 AM
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I've made a starter pack for if you want great quality posts about medieval history. Let me know who else to add! go.bsky.app/Eo1HyLT
November 24, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Came to breakfast. The cat is angrily meowing at something outside.

It's the snow. First of the season.
November 21, 2024 at 12:12 PM
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Did you know that by substituting your morning coffee with green tea, you can eliminate up to 93% of what little joy you have left?
November 21, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Why post this today when there is an amazing supermoon tonight? I mean, we're all on the same planet. Everyone around the world has a full moon.

It's not like the summer/winter Australia thing.

I'll grant you your mom is pretty.
November 17, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Am I on some starter pack? I don't understand all my new followers.

Don't follow me people, I don't have much to say.

I'm following you in the hopes you can tell me something I don't know.
November 17, 2024 at 3:03 AM
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With my PhD thesis deadline coming up I’m faced with what’s next. I have some projects lined up, but I’m going to be available for work from March 2025!

I’m looking for:
Game dev work- writing, narrative design, historical consultancy

Academic work- research, public history, post doc positions
November 16, 2024 at 4:56 PM
OMG my favorite people from Twitter are finding me and following me here!! Thanks people
November 16, 2024 at 1:51 AM
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There it is
November 15, 2024 at 4:07 PM
I listened to am interesting podcast on mathematicuan, economist and philosopher Frank Ramsay this morning.

nigelwarburton.typepad.com/philosophy_b...
philosophy bites
podcasts of top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics...
nigelwarburton.typepad.com
November 14, 2024 at 5:28 PM
@thomasluther920.bsky.social
I didn't go to high school with you. I look like alot of people.

I'm here to share ideas, not make friends.
November 14, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Disturbing prediction from @pkrugman.bsky.social: If Trump's deportations really happen, inflation will spike, then MAGA loyalists will corrupt government info to mask it.

For autocrats, he says, "among their first targets are statistical agencies."

Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1883...
November 13, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Reposted by Dr. Amanda P Siegel
Disturbing prediction from @pkrugman.bsky.social: If Trump's deportations really happen, inflation will spike, then MAGA loyalists will corrupt government info to mask it.

For autocrats, he says, "among their first targets are statistical agencies."

Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1883...
November 13, 2024 at 1:51 PM
This is the kind of news I can use.
May as well dive right in.

Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?

According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”

Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
November 13, 2024 at 5:50 PM
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Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
November 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Spoiler alert ...

um, on the TV show, it wasn't exactly the Good Place.
November 13, 2024 at 2:25 AM
I'm new here, but I can't imagine I'll have anything much to say.
November 12, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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My #starterpack of Historians in Britain is very nearly full, but please continue to share it so we can build our community and find our people now that we are exiled from the other place! There are about 10 spots left so if you want to be included, gimme a shout: go.bsky.app/Fpw6Tvr
November 12, 2024 at 10:17 AM
I just got here. I have few takes.

I'm passionate about the misuse of significant figures.
November 12, 2024 at 1:27 PM