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Cathy 👩🏼‍🔬
@cathypaddock.bsky.social
Midwesterner #UglyDogs, Bench Scientist (I do the experiments) and podcast obsessive. She/her

Joined June 15, 2023 #131,329
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Moving my pinned post over here. It's a 2019 WUWM story about the international volunteer work my husband does.

www.wuwm.com/podcast/lake...
Milwaukee-Area Engineer Aids International Environmental Crises
Parts of the Midwest are still reeling from spring flooding caused by a winter's-worth of snow melting in a very short period of time. The floods have…
www.wuwm.com
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Who would have thought? Congratulations!
In case you missed it, Jamaica has won a gold medal in bobsled!

Shane Pitter and his 4-man team slid to gold in the second North American Cup race in Whistler in Pitter's 6th 4-man race as a pilot, beating out a pretty experienced field in the process.

Race recap: www.slidingonice.com?p=13180
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Today is the anniversary of the British evacuating New York City after the end of the Revolutionary War. Here's how I learned about it: the piece that introduced me to the terrific work of @bencarp.bsky.social
Evacuation Day: Marking the End of the Revolutionary War
We know how to honor the image of soldiers charging forward, but we often forget to cheer the backs of troops as they peaceably depart.
werehistory.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT.N), opens new tab said on Monday it has begun a correction in the United States for certain FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus glucose monitoring sensors after internal testing showed some units may report falsely low glucose readings.
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Industrialization in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has some residents pushing for protection of the region’s dark skies.
In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Locals Fight for ‘The Right to Night’
Industrialization in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has some residents pushing for protection of the region’s celestial splendor.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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PSA for very very near-sighted people with small-ish kids - this fall FDA finally approved essilor's stellest lenses, which fit into standard glasses frames and which significantly slow the progression of myopia

they will stop your kids' eyes from getting as bad as yours!!! THAT SHIT IS MAGIC
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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it’s not a phase
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.

It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.

Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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A detailed run through of literature and claims concerning vaccines and autism. Long story shot: vaccines do not cause autism.
No, Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism—Here’s the Proof Parents Need to See
Countless studies have shown no link between vaccines and an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder. But some parents still hold onto that belief.
www.parents.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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We've enrolled more than 700 participants (of 1,000 planned) in 3 weeks to a randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid
Founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, @erictopol.bsky.social, and Julia Moore Vogel, co–principal investigator of the Long COVID Treatment Trial, were featured in @wired.com, sharing insights on a nationwide study testing GLP-1s for long COVID.
Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid
GLP-1s are being studied for a wide range of conditions. Now, scientists will test whether their anti-inflammatory properties can help alleviate symptoms of long Covid.
ow.ly
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Happy Sunday afternoon. Thought I'd share my delight of the day (™️ of @minnesotagirl.bsky.social ). Some plants I brought inside this fall are flowering.
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Take your turkey out of the freezer tonight and put it in the fridge.

You're welcome.
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
#UglyDogs Look what arrived in the mail - 9 months late 😂
November 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
#UglyDogs A very sweet story about our favorite bookstore!
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Let’s go Bleral and help!

This has been one hell of a year (literally) for Kat and Mr. Kat, and next year is going to start out even more rough.

Ignore the target $$ - I don’t know when it was last updated or if it covers how their medical deductible will reset on Jan 1.
Donate to Unfortunately it’s Kathy’s Turn Now, organized by Kathy Albano
My name is Kathy and I'm starting this fundraiser because my husband John suffered mu… Kathy Albano needs your support for Unfortunately it’s Kathy’s Turn Now
www.gofundme.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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You could always subscribe to my newsletter instead of reading... that.
Degenerate Art
Andrea Pitzer on politics and history, the Arctic, and Appalachian exile.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Happy weekend!
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Hi. I'm on Substack now. Taking a break deom most social media thx cooperhill1.substack.com
Cooperhill | Substack
cooperhill1.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
#UglyDogs @honestdogbooks.bsky.social Still has some bonus goodies available for @blairbraverman.bsky.social 's book - The Day Leap Soared
We has still have signed bookplates, bookmarks & Voodoo stickers!!

honestdogbooks.com/browse/filte...
Opened my copy of The Day Leap Soared by @blairbraverman.bsky.social & illustrated by @oliviawhen.com and it's even more gorgeous in person.

@honestdogbooks.bsky.social once again made the package feel super special.

The story, about Leap finding what makes her unique? 11/10

#BookSky #UglyDogs
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Ay me, detested! How am I beguil’d!
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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We at Defend Public Health published this report on what is known about the risk factors for autism spectrum disorder back in September.

It includes a section on the fact that there is no credible evidence that vaccines cause autism.

Period.
Risk Factors for Autism Spectrum Disorder: What We Already Know From Scientific Evidence | Defend Public Health
With Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promising to announce what he believes are the causes of autism this month, Defend Public Health is preemptively warning the public not t...
www.defendpublichealth.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Hubby wants to watch the Ken Burns show about the American Revolution. He also finds Peter Coyote's voice apparently very soothing 😴
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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1/ Last week, the FDA announced it’s removing the black box warning from menopause hormone therapy (MHT). This is long overdue. Menopause is universal, yet misunderstood and stigmatized. Millions of women have suffered because of fear, misinformation, and a system that wasn’t built to support them.
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM