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Deborah Blum@deborahb.bsky.social |
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Book author, toxicology journalist, fascinated by poison and murder (current book project), and, oh yeah, I'm director of the Knight Science Journalism program at MIT.
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Josh Rosenau
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After decades of activism, Joe Biden’s administration finally was the one to ban USDA’s Wildlife Services division from deploying cyanide bombs on federal BLM lands. These things have killed pets and injured recreationists, and killing carnivores is bad policy anyway. Biden got it done.
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The Washington Post
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Two Democratic U.S. senators announced Tuesday that they are seeking a criminal investigation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas over gifts of travel, a loan for a recreational vehicle and other benefits he received from wealthy benefactors.
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Coach Finstock
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WTF. The electric company in Texas doesn't have a map of outages so people have been using the Whataburger App to figure out who lost power. This is like when Homer was using the Krusty Burger map when they got lost at sea.
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Erik Hoffner
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Little known fact: the Northeast US has numerous tracts of intact, never cut, old growth forests Their contribution to mitigating climate change is being studied / climatesky 🌎 Here’s a webinar tour through some of the notable NE tracts & their carbon sequestration potential:
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Ferris Jabr
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The Becoming Earth tour is heading to the East Coast! I'm thrilled to be in conversation with some truly brilliant writers:
7/16: Cambridge: Porter Square Books w/ @deborahb.bsky.social
7/17: Brooklyn: Greenlight w/ @carlzimmer.bsky.social
7/19: DC: Politics & Prose w/ @rossandersen.bsky.social
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Deborah Blum
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This was so much fun.
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David Waldman
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President Biden recently met with the Secretary of Transportation, so I can only assume he’s slowly turning into a train.
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Deborah Blum
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Can’t wait!
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Deborah Blum
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Sending sympathy and hugs from Boston, Steve.
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Chise
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Chemistree ⚛️🧪
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b-boy bouiebaisse
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these people do not intend to ever lose power again
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Dr. Holly Walters
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Don't forget the Sharpie.
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Katie Mack
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I kinda feel like now that the Supreme Court has declared it legal for a president to straight-up murder people they don't like, it's probably even more important to not elect people who seem extremely inclined to murder people they don't like
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Deborah Blum
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I like the avoidance of plastic.
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Deborah Blum
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So on brand for me!
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Steve Mirsky
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“1904, New York City – 20,000 kids two and under are dying from what they believe to be milk related illnesses.”—from discussion w @deborahb.bsky.social about her book Poison Squad for @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...
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Kate Shaw
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The more you read yesterday’s immunity decision, the more appalling it gets. My take:
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/o...
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Deborah Blum
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Was just thinking about that. In a kick the furniture kind of way.
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Deborah Blum
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Yep.
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@darkwebmallcop.bsky.social
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I don’t recall the NYT calling for Trump to step down after being convicted of 34 counts of fraud and being called by a judge at his civil trial a rapist in the common person sense
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Ken Klippenstein
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🚨 A top intelligence official admitted they're spying on the college protests re Gaza (and the protests over the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision as well!)
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Ron Deibert
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New exclusive by @restofworld.org Joanna Chiu on a forthcoming @citizenlab.ca report detailing Microsoft's Bing's censorship in China.
Worse than domestic Chinese competition!
restofworld.org/2024/microso...
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Deborah Blum
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This is going to be so smart and fun.
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The Serfs
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Donald Sutherland at occupy Vancouver. RIP to the legend.
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Tyson Wepprich
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Insecticides, more than herbicides, are associated with declines in butterflies in the Midwest USA. New work by economists and ecologists using long-term insect monitoring and pesticide surveys. 🧪🦋 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Deborah Blum
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For those in the US, this is above 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Jane Cawthorne
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Great article in Scientific American today about denial. www.scientificamerican.com/article/weve....
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Laura Routh
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Good grief! 🧶🧵🪡 This thread on MWD (water district, Southern California)👀
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Deborah Blum
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So cool, Katie!
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Dave Levitan
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"Heat already kills more people in the United States each year than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes combined" Gift link
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Deborah Blum
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I love it.
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Deborah Blum
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Thank you. Made the day!
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Deborah Blum
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Thank you! I am proud of this book and the case it makes (built around food safety) that unregulated commerce can be crazy dangerous. And just plain crazy.
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Artologica
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I really enjoyed this story! Government doing its job and all 🎁
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Annalee Newitz
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Calling all aspiring climate fiction writers! Polish those stories and submit them to Imagine 2200! The deadline is fast approaching – submissions close on 6/24. I'm one of the judges, along with Omar El Akkad. Winners get cash prizes and publication! Details here: grist.org/climate-fict...
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Casey Newton
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NEWS: After sustained attacks from House Republicans, the Stanford Internet Observatory is being dismantled. A huge blow to academic freedom and our ability to understand platforms and influence operations www.platformer.news/stanford-int...
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Steve Silberman
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This AP tweet is an instant candidate for the Museum of American Fascism. Carve it in stone and put it over the entrance. It should be an enduring source of burning shame and embarrassment for the entire organization, as well as a warning to other media
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Alejandra Caraballo
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The free state of Florida...
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Phil Lewis
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Far-right parties made major gains in European Union parliamentary elections, dealing stunning defeats to two of the bloc’s most important leaders: French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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To be specific here, the frequently-violence-inciting former president of the United States is calling out some of my shark science and conservation colleagues, who will now almost certainly be harassed by his supporters because of this. Fuck
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Deborah Blum
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Milwaukee airport. Should be in all airports.
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Laura Helmuth
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This is a great conversation with @deborahb.bsky.social about food safety. "If I could persuade people not to think of regulation as a pejorative term, my life’s work would be done." 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-... by @tanyalewis.bsky.social on Scientific American
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Deborah Blum
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In which I argue that regulation is just another word for consumer protection. Which we really do want.
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Deborah Blum
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This is such a lovely, inspiring story.
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Deborah Blum
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Just a wonderful, inspiring story.
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Deborah Blum
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I am so proud to annouce this new one-semester fellowship at the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT, honoring the great Egyptian science journalist Mohammed Yahia. With so many thanks to the generous support of Springer Nature. (applications open 2/1) ksj.mit.edu/news/2024/01...
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Deborah Blum
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/vacc...
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Laura Helmuth
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This is important: More and more data is coming in and showing that vaccination & boosters dramatically reduce the risk of long COVID. The risk is still high, though -- please be careful out there 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/vacc...
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Rachel Courtland
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Freelance journalists: @technologyreview.com is looking for more pitches about physical technology—computing, chips, quantum technology, materials science, sensors, infrastructure, telecommunications, etc. Pay rates and other info (including my e-mail) here www.technologyreview.com/how-to-pitch...
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