Caryn Rogers 🦫
@carynjrogers.bsky.social
volunteer senior science writer for the Preeclampsia Foundation, some philsci/social epi. Epistemic beaver. The best way to judge is to get a boat, and fill the boat with tacos. #NAFO 🇺🇸
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_fXdD70AAAAJ&hl=en
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_fXdD70AAAAJ&hl=en
Pinned
The physical world still exists and eventually ideas formed in the mass hallucination chamber of social media will collide with it, even for the people in the grips of the hallucinations. And when that happens a lot of people will die.
This is also what happens to pregnant women and their babies when they fall for snake-oil treatments for preeclampsia.
Nature bats last.
Nature bats last.
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🚨Preprint! #Placental #organoids developing #preeclampsia (PE)?🤯Boosting #BAP1 induced key traits of early-onset PE:
❌impaired syncytialization & EVT differentiation
🔥persistent pro-inflammatory signals
🤒broad placental dysfunction
🚀🥦🎉team!
@cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
❌impaired syncytialization & EVT differentiation
🔥persistent pro-inflammatory signals
🤒broad placental dysfunction
🚀🥦🎉team!
@cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
BAP1 dysregulation impairs trophoblast differentiation and contributes to placental dysfunction in preeclampsia
Preeclampsia, a life-threatening hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Its early-onset form (EO-PE), requiring delivery before 34 we...
www.biorxiv.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 AM
🚨Preprint! #Placental #organoids developing #preeclampsia (PE)?🤯Boosting #BAP1 induced key traits of early-onset PE:
❌impaired syncytialization & EVT differentiation
🔥persistent pro-inflammatory signals
🤒broad placental dysfunction
🚀🥦🎉team!
@cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
❌impaired syncytialization & EVT differentiation
🔥persistent pro-inflammatory signals
🤒broad placental dysfunction
🚀🥦🎉team!
@cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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EspeRare Gains Gates Foundation Grant for Preeclampsia Therapy Development#Switzerland#Geneva#preeclampsia#EspeRare#GatesFoundation
EspeRare Gains Gates Foundation Grant for Preeclampsia Therapy Development
EspeRare, a biotech nonprofit in Geneva, secures a Gates Foundation grant to advance innovative therapies for preeclampsia, enhancing maternal and fetal health.
third-news.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
EspeRare Gains Gates Foundation Grant for Preeclampsia Therapy Development#Switzerland#Geneva#preeclampsia#EspeRare#GatesFoundation
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Our “My Health Beyond Pregnancy” worksheet is a FREE downloadable tracking sheet for patients to bring to their appointments. It is a tool for discussing their future health, given their #preeclampsia history, with their healthcare providers.
www.preeclampsia.org/beyondpregnancy
www.preeclampsia.org/beyondpregnancy
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Our “My Health Beyond Pregnancy” worksheet is a FREE downloadable tracking sheet for patients to bring to their appointments. It is a tool for discussing their future health, given their #preeclampsia history, with their healthcare providers.
www.preeclampsia.org/beyondpregnancy
www.preeclampsia.org/beyondpregnancy
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You're going to need good walking shoes, a good pen, and to spend a lot of time reading and listening.
Vote. Protest. Vote. Donate. Vote. Organize. Vote. Talk to your neighbors. Vote. Stay informed. Vote. Keep a sense of humor. Vote.
Also, vote
Also, vote
Tom, I’m a follower and someone who listens to you, and reads what you have to say. Stop arguing with nonsense. Instead, tell us, every day, what we need to do to stop fascism/ authoritarianism. Please.
November 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
You're going to need good walking shoes, a good pen, and to spend a lot of time reading and listening.
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"She had a vibrant life, a husband and son whom she loved.
Under Texas’ abortion law, though, that didn’t matter."
Pregnancy is a life-threatening condition.
Under Texas’ abortion law, though, that didn’t matter."
Pregnancy is a life-threatening condition.
While pregnant, Tierra Walker had a cascade of health complications that threatened her life.
Of more than 90 doctors who were involved in her care, not one offered her an abortion, according to medical records.
Of more than 90 doctors who were involved in her care, not one offered her an abortion, according to medical records.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"She had a vibrant life, a husband and son whom she loved.
Under Texas’ abortion law, though, that didn’t matter."
Pregnancy is a life-threatening condition.
Under Texas’ abortion law, though, that didn’t matter."
Pregnancy is a life-threatening condition.
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Like seriously ten years ago.
I see a lot of Paidchecks on X didn’t realize that a whole lot of people on social media lie about their location to grift off the naïveté of the rage-addled American right.
Turns out this problem is real and it’s a thing those of us who worked on “disinformation” pointed out.
Turns out this problem is real and it’s a thing those of us who worked on “disinformation” pointed out.
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Like seriously ten years ago.
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Chairman of Senate’s health committee with his sharpest words yet as CDC’s vaccine advisers meeting gets underway.
The question is what does Cassidy do now, beyond issue rebukes.
The question is what does Cassidy do now, beyond issue rebukes.
December 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Chairman of Senate’s health committee with his sharpest words yet as CDC’s vaccine advisers meeting gets underway.
The question is what does Cassidy do now, beyond issue rebukes.
The question is what does Cassidy do now, beyond issue rebukes.
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Putin: ‘Russia is ready to keep fighting until the last Ukrainian dies.’
Committing the genocidal intention on the international stage
West:”we must pursue a diplomatic solution”
Committing the genocidal intention on the international stage
West:”we must pursue a diplomatic solution”
December 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Putin: ‘Russia is ready to keep fighting until the last Ukrainian dies.’
Committing the genocidal intention on the international stage
West:”we must pursue a diplomatic solution”
Committing the genocidal intention on the international stage
West:”we must pursue a diplomatic solution”
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My dissertation advisor, Alexandra Stern has a book called Telling Genes: The Story of Genetic Counseling in America, which traces the development of genetic counseling from the eugenics movement of the early twentieth century to the current era of human genomics.
Telling Genes
The Story of Genetic Counseling in America
www.press.jhu.edu
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
My dissertation advisor, Alexandra Stern has a book called Telling Genes: The Story of Genetic Counseling in America, which traces the development of genetic counseling from the eugenics movement of the early twentieth century to the current era of human genomics.
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A key mission of @kff.org public opinion work is to amplify the voices of the people directly impacted by healthy policy debates. Today we release a great example of this- a survey of ACA Marketplace Enrollees
www.kff.org/public-opini...
www.kff.org/public-opini...
2025 KFF Marketplace Enrollees Survey | KFF
This survey explores how ACA Marketplace enrollees expect to respond if their premium payments doubled as expected in 2026 when enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire. About a third would very...
www.kff.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A key mission of @kff.org public opinion work is to amplify the voices of the people directly impacted by healthy policy debates. Today we release a great example of this- a survey of ACA Marketplace Enrollees
www.kff.org/public-opini...
www.kff.org/public-opini...
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"Trump has ‘shaken the hell’ out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now?"
The first in a remarkable series looking at what the Trump Administration has done to American science and health over 11 months
www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/a...
The first in a remarkable series looking at what the Trump Administration has done to American science and health over 11 months
www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/a...
Trump has ‘shaken the hell’ out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now?
Trump has "shaken the hell" out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now?
www.statnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"Trump has ‘shaken the hell’ out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now?"
The first in a remarkable series looking at what the Trump Administration has done to American science and health over 11 months
www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/a...
The first in a remarkable series looking at what the Trump Administration has done to American science and health over 11 months
www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/a...
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They are beating people who maybe once had a broken taillight and sending them to foreign slave prisons while freeing the worst fraudsters and every corrupt pol. The juxtaposition is so stark and appalling.
NEW: The commutation Trump issued to David Gentile wipes away all further fines & restitution.
Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture.
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture.
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
December 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
They are beating people who maybe once had a broken taillight and sending them to foreign slave prisons while freeing the worst fraudsters and every corrupt pol. The juxtaposition is so stark and appalling.
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Any amateur historians out there who kept wondering how the world could screw up so badly that we had WWI and WWII should stop wondering. The leaders in those days might have had more blood lust but considering the lessons that should have been learned the world is more FUBR now.
December 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Any amateur historians out there who kept wondering how the world could screw up so badly that we had WWI and WWII should stop wondering. The leaders in those days might have had more blood lust but considering the lessons that should have been learned the world is more FUBR now.
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This open letter against the uncritical adoption of AI in universities, spearheaded by @olivia.science and @irisvanrooij.bsky.social who have both published a whirlwind of excellent academic papers in 2025: openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth
December 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This open letter against the uncritical adoption of AI in universities, spearheaded by @olivia.science and @irisvanrooij.bsky.social who have both published a whirlwind of excellent academic papers in 2025: openletter.earth/open-letter-...
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Blatant corruption on full display.
December 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Blatant corruption on full display.
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This is what the prediction markets people want! You know how you absolutely *hate* that every sports broadcast is loaded up with ads for draftkings and shit? They want you to have that feeling but for everything everywhere.
Fuckin people watching Netflix making prop bets on what minute of the episode we’re first gonna see Vecna. People betting on whether it’s gonna be a Toyotathon commercial or an Activia commercial. Just a little QR code in the bottom corner of every show asking you to bet on everything.
December 4, 2025 at 3:44 AM
This is what the prediction markets people want! You know how you absolutely *hate* that every sports broadcast is loaded up with ads for draftkings and shit? They want you to have that feeling but for everything everywhere.
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The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is seeking input on Federal policy updates to accelerate the American scientific enterprise.
This is your chance to give some feedback on how the past ~10 months have gone for science.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
I plan to highlight:
This is your chance to give some feedback on how the past ~10 months have gone for science.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
I plan to highlight:
Notice of Request for Information; Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requests input from all interested parties on Federal policy updates that aim to accelerate the American scientific enterprise, enable groundbreaking...
www.federalregister.gov
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is seeking input on Federal policy updates to accelerate the American scientific enterprise.
This is your chance to give some feedback on how the past ~10 months have gone for science.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
I plan to highlight:
This is your chance to give some feedback on how the past ~10 months have gone for science.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
I plan to highlight:
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A dozen prior leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — appointed by Republicans and Democrats alike — issued a scathing denunciation of new FDA assertions casting doubt on vaccine safety.
apnews.com/article/vacc...
apnews.com/article/vacc...
A dozen former FDA leaders lambaste claims by the agency's current vaccine chief
A dozen prior leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have issued a scathing denunciation of an FDA memo to staff that made sweeping claims casting doubt on vaccine safety.
apnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
A dozen prior leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — appointed by Republicans and Democrats alike — issued a scathing denunciation of new FDA assertions casting doubt on vaccine safety.
apnews.com/article/vacc...
apnews.com/article/vacc...
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Maybe it's just me, but I don't think sociopaths should be running the government.
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Maybe it's just me, but I don't think sociopaths should be running the government.
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Sum: RFK Jr is wrong, wrong, wrong. Yet again.
The HPV vaccine is safe and cuts cervical cancer risk by 80%, large reviews find www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... via @nbcnews.com
"The vaccine works. Full stop."
"The vaccine is safe. Full stop."
#VaccinesWork #ScienceMatters
The HPV vaccine is safe and cuts cervical cancer risk by 80%, large reviews find www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... via @nbcnews.com
"The vaccine works. Full stop."
"The vaccine is safe. Full stop."
#VaccinesWork #ScienceMatters
The HPV vaccine is safe and cuts cervical cancer risk by 80%, 2 large reviews find
Hundreds of studies, including gold-standard clinical trials, challenge Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim that the cancer vaccine is harmful.
www.nbcnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Sum: RFK Jr is wrong, wrong, wrong. Yet again.
The HPV vaccine is safe and cuts cervical cancer risk by 80%, large reviews find www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... via @nbcnews.com
"The vaccine works. Full stop."
"The vaccine is safe. Full stop."
#VaccinesWork #ScienceMatters
The HPV vaccine is safe and cuts cervical cancer risk by 80%, large reviews find www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... via @nbcnews.com
"The vaccine works. Full stop."
"The vaccine is safe. Full stop."
#VaccinesWork #ScienceMatters
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Seditious conspiracy is the most serious crime charged for Jan. 6, with Oathkeepers and Proud Boys leaders convicted.
Absurd accusations of sedition merely for saying troops should honor their oath and follow the law are not only meant to intimidate, they also aim to render the concept meaningless.
Absurd accusations of sedition merely for saying troops should honor their oath and follow the law are not only meant to intimidate, they also aim to render the concept meaningless.
Scoop: FBI aims to escalate its inquiry into 6 Democrats who made video for troops by pressing domestic terrorism squad to launch a formal seditious conspiracy investigation. Washington Field Office leaders are pushing back b/c they don't see a crime. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
FBI Seeks ‘Seditious Conspiracy’ Probe of Democratic Lawmakers
The FBI is pressuring domestic terrorism agents to open a seditious conspiracy investigation into six Democratic lawmakers who advised military service members to defy unlawful orders, according to th...
news.bloomberglaw.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Seditious conspiracy is the most serious crime charged for Jan. 6, with Oathkeepers and Proud Boys leaders convicted.
Absurd accusations of sedition merely for saying troops should honor their oath and follow the law are not only meant to intimidate, they also aim to render the concept meaningless.
Absurd accusations of sedition merely for saying troops should honor their oath and follow the law are not only meant to intimidate, they also aim to render the concept meaningless.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
I call that "working"; thank you very much.
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I call that "working"; thank you very much.
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Buddy, I gotta tell you, if I was a GOP representative, my ass would not feel comfortable watching a 15-point swing in a deeply red district ahead of a midterm where the President has been behaving erratically while consistently growing more historically unpopular.
December 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Buddy, I gotta tell you, if I was a GOP representative, my ass would not feel comfortable watching a 15-point swing in a deeply red district ahead of a midterm where the President has been behaving erratically while consistently growing more historically unpopular.
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Ukraine already tried giving up land for Russia’s word to stop attacking, with the Minsk Agreements of 2014-15. Russia violated them with a full scale invasion in 2022.
Why would Ukraine think land for peace would work this time, especially when a Putin-sympathetic US won’t do security guarantees?
Why would Ukraine think land for peace would work this time, especially when a Putin-sympathetic US won’t do security guarantees?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that if Ukraine takes the right steps, its GDP could surpass Russia’s within 10 years.
"They are literally fighting over a 30-50 km strip in Donetsk, roughly 20% of the region still under Ukrainian control and now a central issue in negotiations."
"They are literally fighting over a 30-50 km strip in Donetsk, roughly 20% of the region still under Ukrainian control and now a central issue in negotiations."
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Ukraine already tried giving up land for Russia’s word to stop attacking, with the Minsk Agreements of 2014-15. Russia violated them with a full scale invasion in 2022.
Why would Ukraine think land for peace would work this time, especially when a Putin-sympathetic US won’t do security guarantees?
Why would Ukraine think land for peace would work this time, especially when a Putin-sympathetic US won’t do security guarantees?