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Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 2d

They are pretty amazing - though seem better aligned for the physiology/medicine prize (obviously not this year). GLP-1s have lead to other prizes/awards in recent years (e.g., Lasker).

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 2d

Low hanging fruit - The prose of Bari Weiss’s memo could use the polish one hopes CBS’s new editor-in-chief might soon bring.

a man in a blue shirt and tie is holding a cup of coffee in a hospital room .

Alt: In a hospital room, Jim Halpert from the Office, in a shirt and tie, is drinking from a cup while glancing to his left to make a sarcastic look to the camera, raising his left eyebrow and slightly smirking.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

perhaps the biggest story TFPever ran was a catastrophically shoddy argument that George Floyd ackshully died of an overdose. When confronted with irrefutable evidence that the piece was simply wrong, Weiss didn’t take it down, she asked her critic, @radleybalko.bsky.social, to come on a podcast.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 2d

David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press

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Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 15d

NSAIDs are discouraged, so not many options. Her mom and grandmother are also allergic as is our daughter. Grandmother once was hospitalized because she accidentally took Tylenol and had a strong reaction.

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Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 15d

Spouse is allergic to paracetamol - not being able to get pain relief was horrible. She supports taking it if you can. Pregnant moms who aren't allergic should be able to get the pain relief it provides. Fever reduction is also good for health.

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Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 19d

Disney even had a Emmy-winning show about it that they might want to watch where it was pointed out the "need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear." Andor, Nemik's manifesto

Erika’s (Too) Online @erikas.online · 19d

Authoritarianism is scary and dangerous but so very far from invincible. And if you let yourself be convinced too much of their power, then they've won. Authoritarianism is built on fragile illusions of control and competence. It's hard but brittle and shatters readily under even a little pushback.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 21d

They are literally canceling culture

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Krystal Vasquez @kvasquez.bsky.social · 23d

So many were involved in this project, but I want to give a special shout out our guest editor Mona Minkara!

Mona had a hand in selecting our theme and the 12 Trailblazers featured here. She also wrote a stellar guest essay that I highly encourage you to read: cen.acs.org/careers/dive...

The tools we build become the questions we ask

Why inclusive design is good for more than access—it expands the boundaries of discovery

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25d

Watching all these centrist pundits stress the “civility” of Charlie Kirk’s style without addressing the ugliness of his substance is giving me a renewed appreciation of how the civil, polite White Citizens’ Councils conned the same crowd into thinking they were distinct from the cruder Klan.

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 26d

To everyone who is confused:

Charlie Kirk DID NOT face a "free speech" issue. No government was censoring him. No government was arresting him for speech, like they are, say, Palestinian rights advocates.

He freely went from campus to campus to spread hatred.

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Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 26d

Ultimately, they are white moderates who benefit from a particular system, order, so protect a negative peace by trying to cover-up "tensions".

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Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 26d

They ultimately benefit and like the order that is - so they protect the negative peace.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 27d

Charlie Kirk fans threaten HBCUs because they want to lash out at Charlie’s enemies, and theirs, and they’re conceding that means black people. Not ONLY, but definitely.

CNN @cnn.com · 27d

Multiple Historically Black Universities and Colleges in the South were on lockdown or have cancelled classes on Thursday over a potential threat.

Potential threats trigger lockdowns at several HBCUs across the South | CNN

Multiple historically Black colleges and universities in the South were on lockdown or cancelled classes on Thursday over potential threats.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27d

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Multiple HBCUs under lockdown after receiving threats amid rising campus security concerns

At least six historically Black colleges enacted lockdowns after receiving threats, amid heightened concerns following recent campus violence at Utah Valley University.

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 27d

I guess the main thing I’m learning this week is that lots of elite media people knew charlie kirk personally and didn’t know any minnesota state legislators

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 27d

Dear all writers: If you can't quote what the person you're defending actually said, maybe don't defend what he said?

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ASM @asm.org · Sep 3

As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...

Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation

The American Society for Microbiology released a joint statement calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 27d

I have a couple of comments about the "free speech hero" narrative about Charlie Kirk.

First, was Charlie Kirk really notable for supporting the free speech of people he disagreed with? I haven't noticed that, though I could have missed it.

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Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 27d

Yep - especially with the changes with loans starting next year, the financing becomes even more challenging. It is overly competitive. And all of that doesn't even get into figuring out MD and or DO (different centralized app) and those paths vs NP or PA or Podiatry.

Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 27d

Then it is interviews and hopefully acceptances with then deciding where to attend and actually starting medical school. It is intense - why so many applicants now take a gap/glide year or two along with how much they need to do (courses, co-curriculars).

Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 27d

June over a year out - get primary application in (if home institution does a committee letter let them know, so they can submit on time). Do other tests (e.g., PREview). Continue drafting responses to common questions on the secondaries. July complete and submit secondaries. Prepare for interviews.

Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 27d

Spring - finalize your statement and work/activities getting lots of feedback; take the MCAT; give your letter writers what they need, including deadline, follow-up. Start working on responses to common questions encountered on secondaries.
May for us - committee interview plus polishing materials.

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Kelly Sheppard (he/him/his) @kstrna62.bsky.social · 27d

Winter a year and a half out, mutliple drafts of your personal statement, drafts of your work/activities, continue studying for the MCAT. Make sure your letter writers are lined up and you know what they need.

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