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Dr. Kiki

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Longtime podcaster, science communicator, ex-birdbrain researcher, curious person trying to be kind & spread joy. This Week in Science podcast (TWIS.org) Founder Associationofsciencecommunicators.org Signal: If you know me, find me there. Let's talk.

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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · Jul 13

Can I help scientists communicate their science better. Yes!

Can I help science communicators level up their impacts? Yes!

Should you hire me for consultations & trainings? Yes!

Wait... you haven't yet? Should you email me today? ... ⌛️

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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 3h

It's time for the live stream of @twiscience.bsky.social - This Week in Science (TWIS)!

Join us on YouTube, Facebook, or Twitch!

Here's the YT link: www.youtube.com/live/257p-Yg...

#scicomm 🧪

This Week in Science (TWIS) - Episode 1033

YouTube video by This Week in Science (TWIS)

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long.
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

www.theguardian.com

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23h

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 22h

Everything is a turtle shell game.

Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 22h

Lol. Fine, fine. Resilient (except for the cat allergies) Society.

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borderless @borderless.bsky.social · 2d

Hear ye hear ye a message of hope and inspiration from our courageous leader in exile, Link. May all his loyal followers take heart!

I appreciate all the people showing love and support to me. I’m so grateful honestly. It means a lot. The ban isn’t that big of a deal for me. I think it was wrong and the explanation was bullshit. But that’s ok and I accept. Social media comes and goes. I’m grateful for all the connections I was able to make and all the people I get to be connected with off Bluesky. More importantly, the world needs more people to give a fuck. More people to give a fuck about Palestinians, more people to give a fuck about disabled folks, more people to give a fuck about our queer and trans siblings, more people to give a fuck about Black liberation. The world, and Bluesky, is full of bootlickers who will do anything to avoid doing anything to upset the status quo. These people are cowards groveling to those in power in hopes of protection. I just hope people continue to show love and care and kindness. Mutual aid is so important. Give when you can, boost when you can. We only survive this together.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Thou shalt put all these war criminals on trial at the Hague.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

Attempts to deploy federalized National Guardsmen to Oregon, California, & Illinois, also, signs that Trump, or at least someone around him, is starting to think seriously about the Insurrection Act. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Portland And Beyond

This afternoon, Donald Trump was asked about invoking the Insurrection Act: “I’d do it if it was necessary.

open.substack.com

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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 2d

Lol.

Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 2d

So much thanks to @theguardian.com for the lie-checking here. It's ridiculous that I'm seeing reality brought into view from across the pond.

"... the Oregon Republican Party’s X account replied: “We’re not reporters, just bad memers.”

Liars. They are liars.

Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 2d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 2d

24 hours! What do you think #SciComm pros should be discussing, learning, sharing? Get your proposals into the mix! 🧪

Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 5d

4 more days to propose sessions for the annual SCIENCE TALK conference! Taking place in war-torn Portland, OR next Spring (March '26), Science Communicators convene to build the future of the craft for a more resilient Society. #wayfinding
www.associationofsciencecommunicators.org/conferences/...

Announcing SCIENCE TALK '26 call for proposals:
WAYFINDING: Charting a Decade of Dialog
SCIENCE TALK '26
10th Anniversary
Submit your ideas for SCIENCE Talk '26!
Submissions for talks, panels, and workshops will be accepted until 11:59 PM Pacific Time, October 7, 2025.

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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 3d

A checklist by @drikewilson.bsky.social for those in the military that also works for anyone looking to make a stay or go decision:

compoundsecurityunlocked.substack.com/p/from-check...

From Check to Complicity?

A Soldier’s Guide for Serving (or Stepping Away) in Times of Democratic Backsliding.

compoundsecurityunlocked.substack.com

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 2d

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.

They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 2d

If you have seen a pregnant, postpartum, or lactating woman in immigration custody, please let the Women's Refugee Commission know by submitting a report through the Detention Pregnancy Tracker.

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Women's Refugee Commission

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 3d

I don’t really understand the people who think we shouldn’t situate the current moment in context of the last 25 years in American politics, including the actions of the three Democrats who were president during that time

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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 2d

Is it getting a real moment, finally?

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

Delighted that Cory is having a moment with "Enshittification," because it's an accurate word for what's happening in tech and he's the right person to describe it.

(Gift link)

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...

A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech

www.nytimes.com

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Sandra L Lester @sandrallester.bsky.social · 3d

Must read. Brilliant insights on anti-science policy.

They are anti-science because it destabilizes us and stops us from coming together to create legislation that is best for us instead for the plutocrats—us against them, and we have votes to wield!
#ClimateCatastrophe
#COVIDisstillhere
#USPoli

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 3d

More on our new book #ScienceUnderSiege @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @publicaffairs1796.bsky.social

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Who is leading the war against science and what interest do they have

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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 2d

Yeaaahhhhhhh...

Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 3d

That's why we need all the rain.

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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 3d

The only thing on fire in Portland today were the incredible young performers at my son's high school. The PopCycles talent show & fundraiser for the arts was a brilliant display that offered a bit of hope in this moment.