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Monica Carson @brainimmunity.bsky.social · 16d

And since I and auto correct can’t type, additional panels go into Oct😊.
Link below will also take you to the Comicon museum site. Lots of fun stuff!

www.comic-con.org/museum/event...

Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder: Where Science Meets Fiction - Comic-Con Museum

Attention, Whovians! Are you ready to dust off your sonic screwdrivers? Because the highly anticipated U.S. premiere of Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder: Where Science Meets Fiction opens on March […]

www.comic-con.org

Monica Carson @brainimmunity.bsky.social · 18d

#DrWho fans, it’s worthwhile checking out the Dr Who exhibit at the #Comicon museum Balboa Park San Diego. Getting ready to join as a panelist one of the panel sessions being held in Sept thru Aug.

Slide announcing Comic-con “into the whoinverse” panel on Timey-Wimey Robotics & Biotechnology in Dr Who today at 2pm.

Myself, with mannequin dressed as a female 4the Dr Who (a la Tom Baker).

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · Aug 19

American Acad. of Pediatrics issues independent evid.-based child & teen vaccination schedule in response to fed officials "undermining the rigorous scientific process for making recommendations." Includes guidance on COVID-19 vaccination that differs from fed policy, plus updates to RSV & flu recs.

AAP releases evidence-based immunization schedule; calls on payers to cover recommendations

The schedule includes guidance on COVID-19 vaccination that differs from federal policy along with updates to recommendations on RSV and flu.

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Monica Carson @brainimmunity.bsky.social · Aug 10

#sdcc #startrek #scifi
Fun Facts

AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · Aug 10

This is actually fairly accurate.
#NyukNyuk #BoldyGo

The 3 Stooges are credited with giving Lucille Ball her big break.
Decades later, Lucille Ball rescued the show Star Trek
We owe the 3 Stooges for the existence of Star Trek.

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Monica Carson @brainimmunity.bsky.social · Aug 6

Fun stuff nicely summarized for #neuroskyence #immunosky #medsky. the brain isn’t hidden from the immune system - these 2 systems are full partners. Like any partnership, when it works, life’s great for both mind & body. But when the relationship is dysfunctional, mind & body both suffer.

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Aug 6

Our brain-immune system axis has recently has some fascinating new reports
Here is one summarized
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
More here erictopol.substack.com/p/our-braini...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Monica Carson @brainimmunity.bsky.social · Aug 2

youtu.be/mBNP1-4Vn34

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Tom Novak @tomnovak.bsky.social · Aug 1

The war on science has expanded to include a war on statistics.

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Trump says he will fire labor statistics chief after weak jobs report — Axios

President Trump said he will fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the independent government agency reported weak jobs numbers for July and the preceding month.

stocks.apple.com

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Monica Carson @brainimmunity.bsky.social · Aug 2

youtu.be/mBNP1-4Vn34
#jobsreport

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Aug 1

Wow

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Monica Carson @brainimmunity.bsky.social · Aug 1

www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

Critical read: As noted by a colleague, from the examples in this article, it is amazing how quickly German physics collapsed (and US exploded) after 1934. #academicsky, #neuroskyence , is there time and a route to prevent the collapse of research in the US?

Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End

America’s run as the premiere techno-superpower may be over.

www.theatlantic.com

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · Jul 30

It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.

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Monica Carson @brainimmunity.bsky.social · Jul 30

Good news - short lived, but warning to be alert! #academicsky #neuroskyence

Monica Carson @brainimmunity.bsky.social · Jul 30

#Academicsky
#neuroskyence
Contact your congressional representatives to prevent this new halt in NIH funding.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump Administration Puts New Chokehold on Billions in Health-Research Funding

The National Institutes of Health can’t award grants to outside researchers under a new White House restriction.

www.wsj.com

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Monica Carson @brainimmunity.bsky.social · Jul 30

#Academicsky
#neuroskyence
Contact your congressional representatives to prevent this new halt in NIH funding.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump Administration Puts New Chokehold on Billions in Health-Research Funding

The National Institutes of Health can’t award grants to outside researchers under a new White House restriction.

www.wsj.com

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Monica Carson @brainimmunity.bsky.social · Jul 26

Line up after 945 and in #HallH now! #HallHLine #SDCC #SDCC2025. Free acme bags. Line moves fast and there are still lots of seats in back.

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ImmigrantsAreUS @immigrantsareus.bsky.social · Jul 26

Return to an old tradition, now with children. Dr. Horrible Sing Along at San Diego Comic Con. #SDCC #SDCC25

Dr. Horrible Sing-along , San Diego Comic Con

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The San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog @sdccblog.com · Jul 11

George Lucas is heading to #SDCC for a Sunday #HallH panel alongside Guillermo del Toro and more: sdccblog.com/2025/07/geor...

George Lucas, Guillermo Del Toro, and More Set for Sunday Hall H Panel

As announced today by multiple outlets, George Lucas is heading to San Diego Comic-Con. He will be joined by director Guillermo del Toro, as well as artist and Star Wars prequel production designer Do...

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Cine Updates @updates4cinema.bsky.social · Jul 12

George Lucas will have a Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) this year — marking his first-ever appearance at the event.

#GeorgeLucas #SDCC2025 #HallH #StarWars

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Monica Carson @brainimmunity.bsky.social · Jul 24

The race track opened last weekend. But understood - growing up in the coast - even in somewhat rural areas-, the summer traffic has always been overwhelming with all the fair, racetrack and many other events running through Sept. that said….i love #sdcc. Uber or coast down😊

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Jul 18

CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.

America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.

Watch and share his message.

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Heidi @freedom44.bsky.social · Jul 15

I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings

Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...

www.mobilize.us

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Monica Carson @brainimmunity.bsky.social · Jul 15

#nokings - after June 14th (nokings.org), what’s next? Check out your local zip code for Thursday, July 17 events that you might wish to join. #goodtrouble

goodtroubleliveson.org#attend

Good Trouble Lives On

On July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will take to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice, v...

goodtroubleliveson.org

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UC Riverside School of Medicine @ucrmedschool.bsky.social · Jul 14

The Riverside Free Clinic began 21 years ago. he student-run clinic, which operates from a Riverside church every other Wednesday evening, serves two vital communities: underserved patients and aspiring medical professionals.

news.ucr.edu/articles/202...

Riverside Free Clinic: A health resource for the community

UCR medical students gain valuable experience attending to patients and medical issues

news.ucr.edu

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Staci Bilbo @sbilbo.bsky.social · Jul 2

Excited to share this new paper from the lab, now out in @cp-immunity.bsky.social! Led by the talented @bendevlin.bsky.social and in collab with @anneschaefer.bsky.social. a brief 🧵

Excitatory-neuron-derived interleukin-34 supports cortical developmental microglia function

Neuron-microglia interactions dictate the development of neuronal circuits in the brain. However, the factors that regulate these processes across dev…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Rebecca Pompano @pompanolab.bsky.social · Jun 29

It seems that only the science community is noticing that NIH and NSF budgets are cut 40% and 55% in the budget bill, respectively. If you live in Maine, West Va, Pennsylvania, Alabama, or Louisiana, CALL YOUR SENATOR as they could make a difference. See below.

prospect.org/politics/202...

Will the Senate Save NIH?

Rescuing biomedical research is every bit as important as saving Medicaid.

prospect.org

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