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Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · Aug 8

I nudge my glasses down my nose so the screen is blurry. And then I still might close my eyes.

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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · Jul 15

The office of Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted deleted a social media post claiming the Trump spending law is a "pro-family" bill for "working class families." The law will take health insurance and food support away from thousands of low-income, working Ohioans. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/15/o...

Ohio US Sen. Husted takes down post of him laughing with lobbyists, bragging about Trump's bill • Ohio Capital Journal

The office of Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted deleted a social media post Thursday claiming the new Trump spending law is a "pro-family" bill "for "working class families." The law will take…

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Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · Jul 9

Catching up on sharing my science stories. Almost 1 in 10 workers in their 30s uses alcohol, marijuana or hard drugs while on the job in the United States. The reddit response suggests this is well known, especially in food and construction industries. 🧪 news.osu.edu/9-of-young-u...

9% of young US employees use alcohol, drugs at work, study finds

Almost 1 in 10 workers in their 30s uses alcohol, marijuana or hard drugs like cocaine while on the job in the United States, a new study has found. The risk for substance use among young employees wa...

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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · Dec 20

We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky.

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Black wolf looking straight at the camera. Pine forest behind. Yellow eyes.

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Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · May 13

Oops, how could I leave out RFK Jr.?

Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · May 13

HHS agency communications offices have been gutted by this administration. Today, the NIH sent out a press release a day early, breaking the embargo on a journal published by one of its own agencies. Heckuva job, Elon & DOGE!

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Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · Apr 14

Interesting findings from a lab studying the connection between hazardous drinking and insomnia. Stress and depression contribute to the relationship, but which has the strongest influence depends on whether poor sleep or heavy drinking came first. news.osu.edu/stress-depre...

Stress, depression factor into link between insomnia, heavy drinking

Insomnia and hazardous drinking are so closely intertwined that estimates suggest at least one-third, and as many as 91%, of people who have a hard time with sleep also misuse alcohol. A new study sug...

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Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · Apr 9

Ruling by a Trump-appointed judge - AP can't be kicked out of the White House.

Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · Apr 8

It's a careful, well-reasoned opinion that rightly describes the exclusion of AP as retaliatory, viewpoint-based, and unconstitutional. And it reaffirms that viewpoint discrimination is off-limits even in nonpublic forums. An important opinion, especially right now.

Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · Apr 8

AP wins. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

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Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · Apr 4

My husband called Bernie Moreno's office to complain about our senator calling Schumer "fuhrer." The staffer feigned ignorance while also defending what he said. She didn't know the difference b/w National Socialism and socialized medicine. "My job is too stressful to read the news," she said.

Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · Apr 1

Sincerest thanks from an Ohioan.

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That Gay Guy Candle Co. 🇺🇸 @gayguycandleco.bsky.social · Apr 1

Thank you, Cory Booker!

DISRUPT!

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Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · Mar 13

Any member of Congress voting to hand over federal spending power to this Executive Branch, or any Executive Branch, should be considered a very, very bad and stupid member of Congress.

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Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · Mar 6

Important new study from @ruthbarrientos.bsky.social: Within 3 days on a high-fat diet, long before obesity sets in, aged rats perform poorly on memory tests and show negative inflammatory changes in the brain. news.osu.edu/memory-is-im...

Memory is impaired in aged rats after 3 days of high-fat eating

Just a few days of eating a diet high in saturated fat could be enough to cause memory problems and related brain inflammation in older adults, a new study in rats suggests. Researchers fed separate g...

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Leah Shaffer @leahshaffer.bsky.social · Feb 20

NASW chiming in:

"The more people who are trained to become scientists and science communicators, the more minds are available to tackle the many global challenges we face. We are redoubling our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility..." 🧪 🩺 #ScienceSky #MedSky

National Association of Science Writers (NASW) @sciencewriters.org · Feb 20

Yesterday, the NASW board shared a message with members, reaffirming commitment to the 91-year-old organization's values. It is our collective commitment to our members, to our community, and to our professions:

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Our collective commitment

NASW was founded more than 90 years ago with a mission to “fight for the free flow of science news.” That mission is imperative, yet threatened by recent challenges to the First Amendment and the freedom of the press.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Feb 19

RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen.

1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.

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Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · Feb 16

Anyone who has taken care of someone with Alzheimer’s should watch Man on the Inside, in my opinion. Plus, it’s Ted Danson at his best.

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Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · Feb 12

A significant new finding about cell biology - important basic science funded by the National Institutes of Health. news.osu.edu/junk-rna-seg...

‘Junk’ RNA segments play role in protein production, cell stress response

Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help cells respond to oxid...

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · Feb 12

Middle school students at a U.S. military school walked out in protest of Pete Hegseth's visit, while a group of adults booed him and chanted "DEI" www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Hegseth’s visit to U.S. base in Germany met with student walkout

The civil disobedience by dozens of middle-schoolers — and some adults — was aimed at the Trump administration’s rollback of DEI initiatives.

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Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · Feb 10

There is also Ohio, home to Ohio State, which reported $245 million in NIH funding of medical research in FY24.

Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · Feb 8

Fuck him indeed. Looking forward to tiny crowds, no TV coverage and the enormously joyful national celebration at the ceremony when normalcy is restored.

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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · Feb 3

Workers in DC are fighting to block Musk's minions.

"About 100 Federal employees and supporters...blocked the doors to...‘data miners’....The small group of young men eventually left without entering after the protesters would not let them near the front doors." dcmediagroup.us/2025/02/02/f...

Federal Workers Block Doors of Admin Building Over Elon Musk Data Breach - DCMediaGroup

Nearly 100 Federal employees took part in a protest now into its second day of a takeover by Elon Musk surrogates of the high administration arm of the Federal government. Photo: DCMediaGroup Washingt...

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Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · Jan 28

Called Sen. Bernie Moreno's office to urge him to be bold and call for the release of the Congressionally appropriated federal funding currently blocked by OMB (per exec order) - an action harming Medicaid recipients. Left a voice mail. Hope they're overwhelmed. Want to feel less helpless.

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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · Jan 27

And just like that, my new award from the @StateDept to help Pakistan grapple with air pollution and climate change is no more, thanks to this new administration

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Emily Caldwell @ekcaldwell.bsky.social · Jan 16

Latest story about a study that is the first to show special proteins (ion channels) in the membranes of tiny particles called extracellular vesicles enable them to stay intact as they transport cargo. news.osu.edu/the-proteins...

The proteins that make cell-to-cell cargo transport possible

Scientists have revealed the secret to the structural integrity of tiny particles that transport cargo from cell to cell through blood vessels and bodily fluids: special proteins that keep their membr...

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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · Jan 14

GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!

A group of men sit in front of a chart that incorrectly spells "military" as "miltary."

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