Cathie Klapperich
@cathieklapperich.com
Scientist. Women’s health. Figuring out how to protect reproductive rights without getting hacked. If you make me laugh out loud, I’ll follow you. https://www.cathieklapperich.com/ The painting is by David Gonville https://www.gonville.com/
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The Bay took over the highway during this morning's #KingTides in Marin.
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The Bay took over the highway during this morning's #KingTides in Marin.
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This story is going under the radar: hundreds of public housing agencies around the country are short on funds and were unable to pay some/all of their Section 8 landlords on Dec. 1.
It's a remnant of the shutdown. Here's our local take at @brooklinenews.bsky.social
brookline.news/bha-late-on-...
It's a remnant of the shutdown. Here's our local take at @brooklinenews.bsky.social
brookline.news/bha-late-on-...
BHA late on December payments to hundreds of Section 8 landlords in Brookline because of federal funding delays - Brookline.News
The same situation is facing hundreds of public housing agencies across the country, and industry leaders say the recent federal government shutdown is to blame.
brookline.news
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This story is going under the radar: hundreds of public housing agencies around the country are short on funds and were unable to pay some/all of their Section 8 landlords on Dec. 1.
It's a remnant of the shutdown. Here's our local take at @brooklinenews.bsky.social
brookline.news/bha-late-on-...
It's a remnant of the shutdown. Here's our local take at @brooklinenews.bsky.social
brookline.news/bha-late-on-...
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avg linkedin user like "i'm happy to announce i'm starting a new position as part of the how to kill superman by blocking out the sun research team at luthorcorp" & the comments are all goons from similar branches of the legion of doom going "omg congratulations 🎉"
December 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
avg linkedin user like "i'm happy to announce i'm starting a new position as part of the how to kill superman by blocking out the sun research team at luthorcorp" & the comments are all goons from similar branches of the legion of doom going "omg congratulations 🎉"
this is one thing that slid in under the wire just before the FDA turned to shit
“An accessible alternative to the Pap smear has been endorsed by the American Cancer Society. On Thursday, it released new guidelines saying that self-collection is an acceptable way to test for the virus that causes cervical cancer.
The guidelines reflect years of data &recent regulatory approvals”
The guidelines reflect years of data &recent regulatory approvals”
American Cancer Society Endorses Pap Smear Alternative
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
this is one thing that slid in under the wire just before the FDA turned to shit
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#Microplastics are increasingly detected in human tissues, with potential links to cognitive, cardiovascular, and inflammatory outcomes.
💡 Learn more in this JAMA Insights:
ja.ma/44tEyub
💡 Learn more in this JAMA Insights:
ja.ma/44tEyub
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#Microplastics are increasingly detected in human tissues, with potential links to cognitive, cardiovascular, and inflammatory outcomes.
💡 Learn more in this JAMA Insights:
ja.ma/44tEyub
💡 Learn more in this JAMA Insights:
ja.ma/44tEyub
Heist Math.
In 2014 researchers at Sandia National Labs evaluated 23 high-value heists and developed a quantitative taxonomy for that category of crime: www.osti.gov/servlets/pur...
www.osti.gov
December 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Heist Math.
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Researchers who have been doxxed for their academic work have been shouting this for years: we need a plan to protect ourselves from concerted, politically motivated attacks on individuals. We need this at the grassroots level, at the departmental level, at the institutional level.
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Researchers who have been doxxed for their academic work have been shouting this for years: we need a plan to protect ourselves from concerted, politically motivated attacks on individuals. We need this at the grassroots level, at the departmental level, at the institutional level.
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F.D.A. Withdraws Rule to Require Testing Cosmetics Made With Talc for Asbestos
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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I wrote to the NU Alumni Association yesterday to request my removal from all mailings including homecoming etc in light of this news. I urge alums, especially younger alums, to do the same. They need to know this is going to affect the future of giving at the school.
Northwestern University offered bland reassurance to trans students and faculty after signing a deal with the Trump administration that sacrificed them for restored funding.
More here from the peerless @valorievandieman.bsky.social:
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
More here from the peerless @valorievandieman.bsky.social:
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Northwestern Folds to Pressure, Betraying Trans Students — Assigned
Leading Off: Northwestern University reached an agreement with the Department of Education on Friday to restore federal funding which would remove virtually all protections for transgender students an...
www.assignedmedia.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I wrote to the NU Alumni Association yesterday to request my removal from all mailings including homecoming etc in light of this news. I urge alums, especially younger alums, to do the same. They need to know this is going to affect the future of giving at the school.
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Happy "let's circle back in the New Year" season to all who celebrate.
December 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Happy "let's circle back in the New Year" season to all who celebrate.
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Yona.............fee Sponsorship 🐾
Young female Shepherd mix
Adoptable from PAWS of Dale Hollow (Byrdstown, TN)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/yona-dot-dot-dot-dot-dot-fee-sponsorship-79733971/tn/cookeville/paws-of-dale-hollow-tn322/
Young female Shepherd mix
Adoptable from PAWS of Dale Hollow (Byrdstown, TN)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/yona-dot-dot-dot-dot-dot-fee-sponsorship-79733971/tn/cookeville/paws-of-dale-hollow-tn322/
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Tenured profs were all insufferable "box checking people pleasers" in order to get here. Then, post tenure, we spend the rest of our days as micro aggressive non box checking people displeasers to feel some sort of power ......
The other thing I’ll say is…OK, how do I put this. If you have ever tried to get faculty to do anything…you become aware pretty quickly that “reading instructions” is not real high on their list of skills. I love every single one of you but.
November 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Tenured profs were all insufferable "box checking people pleasers" in order to get here. Then, post tenure, we spend the rest of our days as micro aggressive non box checking people displeasers to feel some sort of power ......
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My dad had so much pride, he wanted to find out who helped so he could repay them. No one would tell. I asked him what you were supposed to do in that situation. He thought for a moment and then told me the only way to repay the debt was to help someone else when we could.
November 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
My dad had so much pride, he wanted to find out who helped so he could repay them. No one would tell. I asked him what you were supposed to do in that situation. He thought for a moment and then told me the only way to repay the debt was to help someone else when we could.
I ate all the pie. The pie is gone.
November 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I ate all the pie. The pie is gone.
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
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Aww thanks John! Your last point is so crucial. The Ted Talk scene selects for people who are overconfident in their conclusions and good at telling simple, sellable stories — not remotely the same thing as people who are diligent about finding out the truth!
November 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Aww thanks John! Your last point is so crucial. The Ted Talk scene selects for people who are overconfident in their conclusions and good at telling simple, sellable stories — not remotely the same thing as people who are diligent about finding out the truth!
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Reading between the lines, it sounds like the captains of Boston University's cross country team want the ICE snitch off their team, and they're upset that the Dept of Athletics won't make it happen
dailyfreepress.com/11/21/08/216...
dailyfreepress.com/11/21/08/216...
OP-ED: An open letter to the Boston University community from the captains of the BU Cross Country team
Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Tucker Bowerfind (CAS ‘26), Adrienne Buettner-Cable (CAS ‘27), Caroline Collins (COM ‘28...
dailyfreepress.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Reading between the lines, it sounds like the captains of Boston University's cross country team want the ICE snitch off their team, and they're upset that the Dept of Athletics won't make it happen
dailyfreepress.com/11/21/08/216...
dailyfreepress.com/11/21/08/216...
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Humans enjoy gossip. It's funny to me when some pretend they are above that. You aren't. One particular kind of gossip might not interest you but you do enjoy other kinds.
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Humans enjoy gossip. It's funny to me when some pretend they are above that. You aren't. One particular kind of gossip might not interest you but you do enjoy other kinds.
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Larry Summers, former president of Harvard and former US secretary of the treasury, is stepping back from everything (OpenAI, NYT, CAP) but the role in which he poses the most harm: teaching.
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Larry Summers, former president of Harvard and former US secretary of the treasury, is stepping back from everything (OpenAI, NYT, CAP) but the role in which he poses the most harm: teaching.
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Okay, @harvard.edu students, do your thing. Time to walk out of this guy's classes. Thanks to the Crimson for their hard work on these stories. #studentjournalism
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Okay, @harvard.edu students, do your thing. Time to walk out of this guy's classes. Thanks to the Crimson for their hard work on these stories. #studentjournalism
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The fact that @harvard.edu's Larry Summers is teaching three courses this semester while Texas A&M Professor Melissa McCoul was fired tells you all you need to know about what "gender ideology" is allowed and which is not. @aaup.org
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The fact that @harvard.edu's Larry Summers is teaching three courses this semester while Texas A&M Professor Melissa McCoul was fired tells you all you need to know about what "gender ideology" is allowed and which is not. @aaup.org
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.