Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️
@napaaqtuk.bsky.social
Inupiaq, scientist of host-microbe interactions, mom, runner, news junkie, not necessarily in that order. I speak for myself. She/her. Only reskeets posts with alt text. Unapologetically typo prone.
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Hi folks! I am an assistant professor in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Connecticut. In this thread for #YoungScientistNetworking (invited by @quantumtessera.bsky.social ), I will tell you a little bit about my career path.
But first, my Inupiaq introduction: 1/n
But first, my Inupiaq introduction: 1/n
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bluesky wrapped but it's the 25 most esoteric blocklists you're on
bluesky wrapped but it's how many meaningless arguments you got into. and also your win/loss ratio
Bluesky Wrapped and it's how many times your own joke was explained to you
December 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
bluesky wrapped but it's the 25 most esoteric blocklists you're on
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Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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And so it has come to pass, that we have quit Twitter, and should really get to that pot roast.
@mcsweeneys.net
#humor #Twitter
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/now...
@mcsweeneys.net
#humor #Twitter
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/now...
Now That I’ve Quit Twitter, I Have So Much More Time to Cook This Pot Roast
I am disgusted.
It appears that Twitter has become a hotbed of hate speech and megalomania—a stark contrast to the welcoming hub of enlightened dis...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 AM
And so it has come to pass, that we have quit Twitter, and should really get to that pot roast.
@mcsweeneys.net
#humor #Twitter
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/now...
@mcsweeneys.net
#humor #Twitter
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/now...
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The TN-7 special election showed a similar blue shift to the November elections, which means there are a couple dozen incumbent Republicans currently freaking out today.
December 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The TN-7 special election showed a similar blue shift to the November elections, which means there are a couple dozen incumbent Republicans currently freaking out today.
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I love falling asleep to Text Me Back on YouTube. I dreamed I was buying a house with my best friend and we were laughing and telling stories :)
December 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I love falling asleep to Text Me Back on YouTube. I dreamed I was buying a house with my best friend and we were laughing and telling stories :)
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This is a critical moment for science & society. Make a difference in someone’s life today. Support the growing community of professional science communicators… our voices for science.
Help ASC by donating today.
www.associationofsciencecommunicators.org/donate/
Help ASC by donating today.
www.associationofsciencecommunicators.org/donate/
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is a critical moment for science & society. Make a difference in someone’s life today. Support the growing community of professional science communicators… our voices for science.
Help ASC by donating today.
www.associationofsciencecommunicators.org/donate/
Help ASC by donating today.
www.associationofsciencecommunicators.org/donate/
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Today on #GivingTuesday, we call on our Firekeepers to help us reach the goal of raising $20,000 by 11:59pm PST, December 31, 2025.
indiginews.com/first-person...
indiginews.com/first-person...
Will you help us tend to the fire?
IndigiNews is launching a fundraising campaign to support our storytelling into 2026
indiginews.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today on #GivingTuesday, we call on our Firekeepers to help us reach the goal of raising $20,000 by 11:59pm PST, December 31, 2025.
indiginews.com/first-person...
indiginews.com/first-person...
Type “The most important question that need to be answered by shark science is” and fill the it the rest with autofill!
The most important question that needs to be answered by shark science is a good idea to be a part of the world and the world is a good idea.
The most important question that needs to be answered by shark science is a good idea to be a part of the world and the world is a good idea.
Type “The most important question that need to be answered by shark science is” and fill the it the rest with autofill!
The most important question that need to be answered by shark science is whether sharks can swim and be seen by the ocean as well as by a whale
The most important question that need to be answered by shark science is whether sharks can swim and be seen by the ocean as well as by a whale
December 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Type “The most important question that need to be answered by shark science is” and fill the it the rest with autofill!
The most important question that needs to be answered by shark science is a good idea to be a part of the world and the world is a good idea.
The most important question that needs to be answered by shark science is a good idea to be a part of the world and the world is a good idea.
Related, NANA shareholders have been doing similar protests. I am glad that shareholders in ANCSA corporations are pushing back against working with detention centers.
alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
December 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Related, NANA shareholders have been doing similar protests. I am glad that shareholders in ANCSA corporations are pushing back against working with detention centers.
alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
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I currently have a few OpenCTD kits left to move before the end of the year. If you've wanted to build your own oceanographic instrument, now's your chance.
Details about the project: oceanographyforeveryone.com
OpenCTD Store: oceanographyforeveryone.bigcartel.com
Details about the project: oceanographyforeveryone.com
OpenCTD Store: oceanographyforeveryone.bigcartel.com
Oceanography For Everyone
Supply Depot for the OpenCTD and Oceanography for Everyone. Here you can find custom PCBS, stickers, OpenCTD kits, and other OpenCTD accessories.
oceanographyforeveryone.bigcartel.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I currently have a few OpenCTD kits left to move before the end of the year. If you've wanted to build your own oceanographic instrument, now's your chance.
Details about the project: oceanographyforeveryone.com
OpenCTD Store: oceanographyforeveryone.bigcartel.com
Details about the project: oceanographyforeveryone.com
OpenCTD Store: oceanographyforeveryone.bigcartel.com
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My Etsy shop is now open, and I'm shipping twice a week. Just posted: these hair claw clips, wire-wrapped with high-quality gemstone beads for the 8 planets, including gorgeous brown rhodochrosite for Jupiter. elakdawalla.etsy.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
My Etsy shop is now open, and I'm shipping twice a week. Just posted: these hair claw clips, wire-wrapped with high-quality gemstone beads for the 8 planets, including gorgeous brown rhodochrosite for Jupiter. elakdawalla.etsy.com
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Shout out to Crash Course for doing Indigenous history with some incredible free episodes already (starring Lily Gladstone no less!)
youtu.be/Dj8EjBQJD84?...
youtu.be/Dj8EjBQJD84?...
A History of Indigenous Women with Lily Gladstone: Ep 19 of Crash Course Native American History
YouTube video by CrashCourse
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Shout out to Crash Course for doing Indigenous history with some incredible free episodes already (starring Lily Gladstone no less!)
youtu.be/Dj8EjBQJD84?...
youtu.be/Dj8EjBQJD84?...
Excuse me, we've never even met, maybe buy a girl a coffee before you offer that?
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Excuse me, we've never even met, maybe buy a girl a coffee before you offer that?
The one day this semester that I have a migraine that totally affected my teaching is the day I remind students to fill out the student evaluations. Cool, I'm sure it'll be fine.
a cartoon girl is smiling and making a funny face with the words `` im fine it 's fine '' .
Alt: a cartoon girl is smiling with all her teeth showing and her eye is twitching. She says ``Im fine it's fine '' .
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The one day this semester that I have a migraine that totally affected my teaching is the day I remind students to fill out the student evaluations. Cool, I'm sure it'll be fine.
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I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
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Just got the heads up that my department didn't get enough visiting positions to keep me so a reminder that I'm still looking for tenure track positions for next July and now also visiting assistant professor positions
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Just got the heads up that my department didn't get enough visiting positions to keep me so a reminder that I'm still looking for tenure track positions for next July and now also visiting assistant professor positions
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Piedmont Care's quilt panel we displayed for World AIDS Day a few years ago.
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Piedmont Care's quilt panel we displayed for World AIDS Day a few years ago.
Post a block that speaks to you #AIDSQuilt
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Post a block that speaks to you #AIDSQuilt
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It's lovely to see the panel made by my mom in honor of my uncle, Don Ruddy (#2276) who died in 1992. He was a designer and artist in NYC. Featured on the panel is a collection of art & media by people living with AIDS he put together in 1989 called A Hundred Legends.
December 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
It's lovely to see the panel made by my mom in honor of my uncle, Don Ruddy (#2276) who died in 1992. He was a designer and artist in NYC. Featured on the panel is a collection of art & media by people living with AIDS he put together in 1989 called A Hundred Legends.
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Thank you to all who ordered today! Etsy & Neatoshop will have sales going on thru tomorrow, so be sure to check out the deals & snag you a shirt, sun catcher, or pin!
Neatoshop also offers my designs on bags & hoodies, too! Just select the option from the headers next to the product image:
#BSNM
Neatoshop also offers my designs on bags & hoodies, too! Just select the option from the headers next to the product image:
#BSNM
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Thank you to all who ordered today! Etsy & Neatoshop will have sales going on thru tomorrow, so be sure to check out the deals & snag you a shirt, sun catcher, or pin!
Neatoshop also offers my designs on bags & hoodies, too! Just select the option from the headers next to the product image:
#BSNM
Neatoshop also offers my designs on bags & hoodies, too! Just select the option from the headers next to the product image:
#BSNM
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“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
www.aidsmemorial.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
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Great thread on the Ponzi scheme that is academic publishing. Public funds funnelled into obscene private profits using free labour of (publicly funded) Academics. AI slop contaminating the literature.
Since AI slop is again all over Scientific Reports, a thread on the economics of grey-zone publishing.
Why does slop keep getting published? What does it mean for science? How can we stop this?
Background readings:
Understand the strain: tinyurl.com/2b6wxx5r
Stop the drain: tinyurl.com/3jfscscy
Why does slop keep getting published? What does it mean for science? How can we stop this?
Background readings:
Understand the strain: tinyurl.com/2b6wxx5r
Stop the drain: tinyurl.com/3jfscscy
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Great thread on the Ponzi scheme that is academic publishing. Public funds funnelled into obscene private profits using free labour of (publicly funded) Academics. AI slop contaminating the literature.