Sandy Laping
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Sandy Laping
@sandylaping.bsky.social
· Oct 26
The Trump Action Tracker has an update!
Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
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Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?
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Check out the updated Trump Action Tracker with more domains and greater functionality to help make sense of what's happening in the US.
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It’s World HIV/AIDS Day. Where do things stand with HIV?
Before we dig into where we are now, let’s take a moment to remember and honor those we have lost to HIV/AIDS.
Read the full post by Nerd MK Haber, FNP-C @emkayhey.bsky.social here:
thosenerdygirls.substack.com/p/its-world-...
#WorldHIVDay
Before we dig into where we are now, let’s take a moment to remember and honor those we have lost to HIV/AIDS.
Read the full post by Nerd MK Haber, FNP-C @emkayhey.bsky.social here:
thosenerdygirls.substack.com/p/its-world-...
#WorldHIVDay
It’s World HIV/AIDS Day. Where do things stand with HIV?
Before we dig into where we are now, let's take a moment to remember and honor those we have lost to HIV/AIDS.
thosenerdygirls.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It’s World HIV/AIDS Day. Where do things stand with HIV?
Before we dig into where we are now, let’s take a moment to remember and honor those we have lost to HIV/AIDS.
Read the full post by Nerd MK Haber, FNP-C @emkayhey.bsky.social here:
thosenerdygirls.substack.com/p/its-world-...
#WorldHIVDay
Before we dig into where we are now, let’s take a moment to remember and honor those we have lost to HIV/AIDS.
Read the full post by Nerd MK Haber, FNP-C @emkayhey.bsky.social here:
thosenerdygirls.substack.com/p/its-world-...
#WorldHIVDay
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the US is what rampant militarised populist nationalism looks like. Don't stop paying attention.
Below are just some of the actions that I added to the TrumpActionTracker this morning
www.trumpactiontracker.info
Below are just some of the actions that I added to the TrumpActionTracker this morning
www.trumpactiontracker.info
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
the US is what rampant militarised populist nationalism looks like. Don't stop paying attention.
Below are just some of the actions that I added to the TrumpActionTracker this morning
www.trumpactiontracker.info
Below are just some of the actions that I added to the TrumpActionTracker this morning
www.trumpactiontracker.info
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The US is also what rampant populist authoritarianism looks like
If you fear state retribution for criticising the state, you are not in a free democracy.
If you fear state retribution for criticising the state, you are not in a free democracy.
November 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The US is also what rampant populist authoritarianism looks like
If you fear state retribution for criticising the state, you are not in a free democracy.
If you fear state retribution for criticising the state, you are not in a free democracy.
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this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
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Dr. Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social, our Chief Science Officer at Those Nerdy Girls, shares an incredible TEDx talk on how storytelling can make science more human, accessible, and connective. Watch it here 👇
youtu.be/nA0O8Yy8FlE?...
youtu.be/nA0O8Yy8FlE?...
Once Upon a Time, There was Science | Elisabeth Marnik | TEDxBates College
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Dr. Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social, our Chief Science Officer at Those Nerdy Girls, shares an incredible TEDx talk on how storytelling can make science more human, accessible, and connective. Watch it here 👇
youtu.be/nA0O8Yy8FlE?...
youtu.be/nA0O8Yy8FlE?...
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Pharmacies provide essential care, from medications to vaccinations & more. The loss of a nearby pharmacy hurts the people who rely on it the most. Here’s why more pharmacies are closing & what you can do to support pharmacy access for all. 👇
From Civil Rights Hubs to Pharmacy Deserts:
What Pharmacy Closures Mean—And How You Can Take Action
thosenerdygirls.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Pharmacies provide essential care, from medications to vaccinations & more. The loss of a nearby pharmacy hurts the people who rely on it the most. Here’s why more pharmacies are closing & what you can do to support pharmacy access for all. 👇
Yup ⬇️
👇🎯 The Force is strong in the Great Khan of the Northern Steppes
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Yup ⬇️
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this is abhorrent
At least 160,000 people have been granted refugee status over the past five years. It now seems they are intended to be caught by the Government’s plans to make refugees wait up to 20 years for settlement - even for those just months away from ILR
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
this is abhorrent
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“Have they given up? Are they just deciding to build up herd immunity by watching us die? The government has given up, hasn’t it? They are throwing us into the slaughterhouse.”
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“Have they given up? Are they just deciding to build up herd immunity by watching us die? The government has given up, hasn’t it? They are throwing us into the slaughterhouse.”
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Helluva week in America... here are 5 minutes breaking down some of the key things you should know!
All these actions and more available on www.trumpactiontracker.info
youtu.be/3xjl2U2QteY
All these actions and more available on www.trumpactiontracker.info
youtu.be/3xjl2U2QteY
Undermining democracy this week in America
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Helluva week in America... here are 5 minutes breaking down some of the key things you should know!
All these actions and more available on www.trumpactiontracker.info
youtu.be/3xjl2U2QteY
All these actions and more available on www.trumpactiontracker.info
youtu.be/3xjl2U2QteY
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“The bigger issue is that we will never be able to do a study that shows that vaccines do not cause autism, because you cannot do that kind of study...You cannot show that something does not cause something else.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/o...
Opinion | Our Depressing Vaccine Future Laid Bare on the C.D.C. Website
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“The bigger issue is that we will never be able to do a study that shows that vaccines do not cause autism, because you cannot do that kind of study...You cannot show that something does not cause something else.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/o...
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TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Epstein, Nationalism and Attacking science
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A chilling must-read
Privileged to share a guest post today by a US veteran and intelligence analyst on the echoes they see between the regimes they used to monitor and today’s US.
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
Authoritarian echoes: how America is mirroring Egypt and Russia
**Guest post**: A US veteran’s perspective on the erosion of US democracy and the urgency of the 2026 midterms
christinapagel.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A chilling must-read
another must-read..
New reflections from me about the challenge of countering disinformation when the state itself is distributing it
christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-erosio...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-erosio...
November 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
another must-read..
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I hate this policy so much. It's simply morally wrong.
I wrote this a few months ago about how emotional it was seeing a refugee I once hosted get his citizenship and, finally, be safe and welcomed.
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
I wrote this a few months ago about how emotional it was seeing a refugee I once hosted get his citizenship and, finally, be safe and welcomed.
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
November 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I hate this policy so much. It's simply morally wrong.
I wrote this a few months ago about how emotional it was seeing a refugee I once hosted get his citizenship and, finally, be safe and welcomed.
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
I wrote this a few months ago about how emotional it was seeing a refugee I once hosted get his citizenship and, finally, be safe and welcomed.
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
Just because it isn’t in the news much, doesn’t mean bird flu has gone away..
Unfortunately, #BirdFlu is still circulating, and you will likely start hearing more about it as flu season picks up.
Read the full post from @cindyleifer.bsky.social @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social & @sandylaping.bsky.social here:
Read the full post from @cindyleifer.bsky.social @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social & @sandylaping.bsky.social here:
Is bird flu still a thing?
Unfortunately, bird flu is still circulating, and you will likely start hearing more about it as flu season picks up. Let’s recap why we care about bird flu and what we currently know.
thosenerdygirls.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Just because it isn’t in the news much, doesn’t mean bird flu has gone away..
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The Gene Therapy Revolution
Gene therapy is redefining what’s possible in medicine. But its cost may define who it’s for.
By Elisabeth Marnik, PhD @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social
thepreamble.com/p/the-gene-t...
Gene therapy is redefining what’s possible in medicine. But its cost may define who it’s for.
By Elisabeth Marnik, PhD @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social
thepreamble.com/p/the-gene-t...
The Gene Therapy Revolution
Gene therapy is redefining what’s possible in medicine. But its cost may define who it’s for.
thepreamble.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The Gene Therapy Revolution
Gene therapy is redefining what’s possible in medicine. But its cost may define who it’s for.
By Elisabeth Marnik, PhD @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social
thepreamble.com/p/the-gene-t...
Gene therapy is redefining what’s possible in medicine. But its cost may define who it’s for.
By Elisabeth Marnik, PhD @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social
thepreamble.com/p/the-gene-t...
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1/ Pretty amazing new results showing an unexpected benefit of mRNA vaccines. Patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy survived almost twice as long. jenndowd.substack.com/p/can-mrna-v... #episky #medsky #cancer
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
1/ Pretty amazing new results showing an unexpected benefit of mRNA vaccines. Patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy survived almost twice as long. jenndowd.substack.com/p/can-mrna-v... #episky #medsky #cancer
This ⬇️
we need to protect both the independent, expert creation of evidence and information *and* the communication of it by independent, non-partisan, media organisations.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/informatio...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/informatio...
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This ⬇️
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1/ #Measles cases in the U.S. & Canada continue to rise, but not as dramatically as they did. Vaccination is still the best way to protect your family & those around you who cannot be vaccinated.
Full post from @sandylaping.bsky.social @cindyleifer.bsky.social & @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social 👇
Full post from @sandylaping.bsky.social @cindyleifer.bsky.social & @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social 👇
You haven’t written about measles in a while - can you give an update?
Measles cases in the U.S. and Canada continue to rise, but not as dramatically as they did. Vaccination is still the best way to protect your family and those around you who cannot be vaccinated.
thosenerdygirls.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
1/ #Measles cases in the U.S. & Canada continue to rise, but not as dramatically as they did. Vaccination is still the best way to protect your family & those around you who cannot be vaccinated.
Full post from @sandylaping.bsky.social @cindyleifer.bsky.social & @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social 👇
Full post from @sandylaping.bsky.social @cindyleifer.bsky.social & @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social 👇
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“Ultimately, science isn’t just the pursuit of new knowledge, it is a daily practice of hope happening in labs, clinics, and quiet offices. We are all connected through this hope, even when the progress toward it seems invisible”
open.substack.com/pub/fromthes...
open.substack.com/pub/fromthes...
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“Ultimately, science isn’t just the pursuit of new knowledge, it is a daily practice of hope happening in labs, clinics, and quiet offices. We are all connected through this hope, even when the progress toward it seems invisible”
open.substack.com/pub/fromthes...
open.substack.com/pub/fromthes...
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Definitely worth paying for a flu jab this year, about £15 at pharmacies!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Definitely worth paying for a flu jab this year, about £15 at pharmacies!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Are the cardiovascular benefits of GLP-1s just a result of losing weight? Probably not--a significant portion of risk reduction seems to be independent of weight loss.
jenndowd.substack.com/p/ozempic-fo... #publichealth #episky #medsky
jenndowd.substack.com/p/ozempic-fo... #publichealth #episky #medsky
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Are the cardiovascular benefits of GLP-1s just a result of losing weight? Probably not--a significant portion of risk reduction seems to be independent of weight loss.
jenndowd.substack.com/p/ozempic-fo... #publichealth #episky #medsky
jenndowd.substack.com/p/ozempic-fo... #publichealth #episky #medsky
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OB/GYN Dr. Katherine Cartwright and MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC help us understand what we mean by "exposure" during #pregnancy and if and when you should worry about it.
youtube.com/shorts/EgSo-...
youtube.com/shorts/EgSo-...
What does "exposure" mean while pregnant & should I worry?
YouTube video by Those Nerdy Girls
youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
OB/GYN Dr. Katherine Cartwright and MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC help us understand what we mean by "exposure" during #pregnancy and if and when you should worry about it.
youtube.com/shorts/EgSo-...
youtube.com/shorts/EgSo-...