Monica
@weeklyscene.bsky.social
Occupational therapist
Local and independent music lover
Writer- someday I will publish something
Local and independent music lover
Writer- someday I will publish something
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Yet another unique way to stimulate cellular immunity against cancer.
“Using the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,” Shirakawa notes. “And it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.”
#ScienceSunday
“Using the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,” Shirakawa notes. “And it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.”
#ScienceSunday
Inducing immunity against cancer via the gut
Could a microbe that can smuggle antigens into the immune system of the gut provide a simple way to treat cancers?
www.nature.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Yet another unique way to stimulate cellular immunity against cancer.
“Using the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,” Shirakawa notes. “And it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.”
#ScienceSunday
“Using the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,” Shirakawa notes. “And it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.”
#ScienceSunday
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Dayne is streets ahead.
Saint Clair Ave is now Dayne St. Clair Ave 🫡
Saint Clair Ave is now Dayne St. Clair Ave 🫡
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Dayne is streets ahead.
Saint Clair Ave is now Dayne St. Clair Ave 🫡
Saint Clair Ave is now Dayne St. Clair Ave 🫡
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Important viewpoint for everyone that puts on outdoor events in winter. “Accessibility can also mean something softer, more personal: being capable of participating fully without discomfort, fear, or exhaustion. Weather affects this aspect, particularly for fans with mobility challenges.”
Please read this take on the #MLS proposed season switch from an @accessiloons.bsky.social founder @iscsupporters.bsky.social wheelsondown.com/when-the-sea...
When the Season Shifts - Wheels On Down the Road
When I first became a soccer fan, I never thought much about the weather. It was just part of the experience. The game and I have evolved. I’ve started thinking about how changing seasons shape wha…
wheelsondown.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Important viewpoint for everyone that puts on outdoor events in winter. “Accessibility can also mean something softer, more personal: being capable of participating fully without discomfort, fear, or exhaustion. Weather affects this aspect, particularly for fans with mobility challenges.”
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“If Jeanne Shaheen or Angus King, or ideally just Chuck Schumer, went to the mics and said: We have tried everything we can to make Republicans give you back your health care. They refuse to do so. The only way you’re going to get your health care back is to elect Democrats.”
Now that Dems have capitulated, at the very least they should now make every future extension of funding contingent on Trump following the law. Any lawbreaking must be met with: No more votes from us, period.
My exchange with @brianbeutler.bsky.social on that point:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
My exchange with @brianbeutler.bsky.social on that point:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“If Jeanne Shaheen or Angus King, or ideally just Chuck Schumer, went to the mics and said: We have tried everything we can to make Republicans give you back your health care. They refuse to do so. The only way you’re going to get your health care back is to elect Democrats.”
Happy 빼빼로 day! 11/11
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Happy 빼빼로 day! 11/11
It's been a great year for playoff games. The World Series games were wild. And in ⚽ the MN United v Seattle Sounders playoff series was extremely exciting. Best part- Loons advance! #comeonyouloons
November 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It's been a great year for playoff games. The World Series games were wild. And in ⚽ the MN United v Seattle Sounders playoff series was extremely exciting. Best part- Loons advance! #comeonyouloons
Fun list of @remhq.bsky.social top 20. Most of what I listened to in the 90s was grungy and depressing, I finally figured out why I liked Shiny Happy People - it was different! 😄 And I cannot hear Losing my Religion without thinking of my mom- she used to sing it because it was an earworm for her. ❤️
REM's 20 greatest singles of their major-label era
As chosen by Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe themselves
www.uncut.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Fun list of @remhq.bsky.social top 20. Most of what I listened to in the 90s was grungy and depressing, I finally figured out why I liked Shiny Happy People - it was different! 😄 And I cannot hear Losing my Religion without thinking of my mom- she used to sing it because it was an earworm for her. ❤️
Went to the Black Hart for the first time ever to the Carter election night party. Despite Carter losing, the Black Hart was an extremely positive experience. For the time that I was there, I felt like I was in a city bigger than St Paul & it made me happy to know there are places like this here.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Went to the Black Hart for the first time ever to the Carter election night party. Despite Carter losing, the Black Hart was an extremely positive experience. For the time that I was there, I felt like I was in a city bigger than St Paul & it made me happy to know there are places like this here.
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The one thing that's always been clear: Mayor Carter has plans to build equity in the community. A community he grew up in and feels strongly about, to boot.
That takes patience, and I'm willing to give him that since it's not easy or a slam dunk kinda thing.
That takes patience, and I'm willing to give him that since it's not easy or a slam dunk kinda thing.
November 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The one thing that's always been clear: Mayor Carter has plans to build equity in the community. A community he grew up in and feels strongly about, to boot.
That takes patience, and I'm willing to give him that since it's not easy or a slam dunk kinda thing.
That takes patience, and I'm willing to give him that since it's not easy or a slam dunk kinda thing.
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I just cast my vote – it was a run but very surreal experience to vote for myself for the first time.
If you haven’t voted yet, please get out there before polls close today at 8 pm. Today we get to choose the Minneapolis we deserve.
Find your polling place here: pollfinder.sos.mn.gov
If you haven’t voted yet, please get out there before polls close today at 8 pm. Today we get to choose the Minneapolis we deserve.
Find your polling place here: pollfinder.sos.mn.gov
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I just cast my vote – it was a run but very surreal experience to vote for myself for the first time.
If you haven’t voted yet, please get out there before polls close today at 8 pm. Today we get to choose the Minneapolis we deserve.
Find your polling place here: pollfinder.sos.mn.gov
If you haven’t voted yet, please get out there before polls close today at 8 pm. Today we get to choose the Minneapolis we deserve.
Find your polling place here: pollfinder.sos.mn.gov
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A lot of people are sharing articles about how to stretch your food budget or cook like our grandparents did to survive.
Our grandparents lived through the Great Depression.
If we’re having to resort to what they did… things are much worse than folks are willing to admit.
Our grandparents lived through the Great Depression.
If we’re having to resort to what they did… things are much worse than folks are willing to admit.
November 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A lot of people are sharing articles about how to stretch your food budget or cook like our grandparents did to survive.
Our grandparents lived through the Great Depression.
If we’re having to resort to what they did… things are much worse than folks are willing to admit.
Our grandparents lived through the Great Depression.
If we’re having to resort to what they did… things are much worse than folks are willing to admit.
I voted today for @mayorcarter.bsky.social for almost all the same reasons. I look around and see progress and know if I want that to continue, he is the person to do it. His focus on the youth is especially a strong endorsement. As my kid says - A-he's a good mayor and B-he's good at playing Tag.
I’m voting for @melvincarter.bsky.social on Tuesday, and it isn’t an especially hard choice.
There’s a lot of talk in STP about how we need to do the basics really well. A lot of that talk has come from me! It’s something I ran on because it’s something I hear all the time from folks in Ward Four.
There’s a lot of talk in STP about how we need to do the basics really well. A lot of that talk has come from me! It’s something I ran on because it’s something I hear all the time from folks in Ward Four.
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I voted today for @mayorcarter.bsky.social for almost all the same reasons. I look around and see progress and know if I want that to continue, he is the person to do it. His focus on the youth is especially a strong endorsement. As my kid says - A-he's a good mayor and B-he's good at playing Tag.
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Read this. And then rank @dewayneforminneapolis.com, @omarfatehmn.com and @jazzformayor.bsky.social. That's my order; yours may be different. But Jacob Frey should not be on your list.
I’m asking everyone to vote for a new Mayor by Tuesday and rank all 3 of Omar Fateh, Dewayne Davis, and Jazz Hampton in whichever order you prefer. I’ve worked at City Hall for the last 4 years and from my personal experiences I believe the City desperately needs a new mayor.
Long thread 🧵
Long thread 🧵
November 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Read this. And then rank @dewayneforminneapolis.com, @omarfatehmn.com and @jazzformayor.bsky.social. That's my order; yours may be different. But Jacob Frey should not be on your list.
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OK. I don't know why I did this, but I wrote up my run down of what I see as the condition of Saint Paul and then why I choose to support Mayor Carter
leaflet.pub/ab326e22-655...
leaflet.pub/ab326e22-655...
Thoughts on the Saint Paul Mayoral Race
I originally wrote this to get some thoughts down and then thought, why the hell does anyone care what I think? And I don't know if anyone cares about my thoughts but I wrote them anyway.
leaflet.pub
October 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
OK. I don't know why I did this, but I wrote up my run down of what I see as the condition of Saint Paul and then why I choose to support Mayor Carter
leaflet.pub/ab326e22-655...
leaflet.pub/ab326e22-655...
Have really been enjoying KALX all day today with the spooky music mixed in to all the playlists. Heard some new to me songs that will definitely be added to a future Halloween mix.
October 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Have really been enjoying KALX all day today with the spooky music mixed in to all the playlists. Heard some new to me songs that will definitely be added to a future Halloween mix.
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I used to be heavily invested in local politics, but I look at what's going on at the Federal Government level and the little nuances and tifts in local politics just seem so petty these days.
October 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I used to be heavily invested in local politics, but I look at what's going on at the Federal Government level and the little nuances and tifts in local politics just seem so petty these days.
Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan explores the promises of memory and the effort to belong in an ever changing world as the main character, Bo, navigates fluid relationships shaped by these themes.
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan explores the promises of memory and the effort to belong in an ever changing world as the main character, Bo, navigates fluid relationships shaped by these themes.
Stood outside on an Iowa farm that was mostly free of light, wind-chill of 32*, but it was worth it. Saw Comet Lemmon ☄️ slightly with naked eye and much clearer with binoculars. apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25093...
APOD: 2025 September 30 – Comet Lemmon Brightens
A different astronomy and space science
related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
apod.nasa.gov
October 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Stood outside on an Iowa farm that was mostly free of light, wind-chill of 32*, but it was worth it. Saw Comet Lemmon ☄️ slightly with naked eye and much clearer with binoculars. apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25093...
Woke up Friday morning thinking I was going to see Beethoven's Fifth at MN Orchestra. Then discovered that there were affordable tickets to see McCartney. Ended the night at a fantastic show! ❤️
October 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Woke up Friday morning thinking I was going to see Beethoven's Fifth at MN Orchestra. Then discovered that there were affordable tickets to see McCartney. Ended the night at a fantastic show! ❤️
I really don't like American pop music, never have. So why do I enjoy K-Pop? Probably because I don't hear it all the time? I have no idea.
October 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I really don't like American pop music, never have. So why do I enjoy K-Pop? Probably because I don't hear it all the time? I have no idea.
@cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social have reported via email this about a month ago, but posting again as I envision some bicyclist or scooter rider missing this hole at night and severely injuring themselves. How long before it's repaired @seankershaw.bsky.social Saint Anthony Ave and Fry St
October 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
@cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social have reported via email this about a month ago, but posting again as I envision some bicyclist or scooter rider missing this hole at night and severely injuring themselves. How long before it's repaired @seankershaw.bsky.social Saint Anthony Ave and Fry St
As we were talking about the local election tonight, my 10 year old declared she hoped @mayorcarter.bsky.social was mayor for life, so, I don't know what your future plans are, Mr Mayor, but my daughter has plans...
October 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
As we were talking about the local election tonight, my 10 year old declared she hoped @mayorcarter.bsky.social was mayor for life, so, I don't know what your future plans are, Mr Mayor, but my daughter has plans...
Words to remember especially if your own life is feeling insignificant. #alllivesmatter 💜🫂
September 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Words to remember especially if your own life is feeling insignificant. #alllivesmatter 💜🫂