Congrats to @docsirianni.bsky.social for comment today on @npr.org that cuts to #science threaten all our #🧪children, + grandchildren. They may read "Ada Twist, Scientist" as 5-year-olds, but the #STEM damage may not support their dreams. (Author of Ada is @andreabeatyauthor.bsky.social )

May he learn how to make #food for others. #regret #sharing #marriage

That we're in a place, at a time, when someone has to write this headline, this article — it's almost unfathomable. Please do read @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social's take. www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/m...

Dear #entomology, If we dont really have "winter" here in #PNW, what impact on insects? We have not had 5 nights with #freeze here in greater Puget Sound yet. #fleas #mosquitoes @bug-gwen.bsky.social @burkemuseum.bsky.social

Thanks to sponsors of our nonprofit @nswa.bsky.social #science #facts Including: @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social @geekwire.com @oregonstate.edu @outrider.org @alleninstitute.org @kavlifoundation.org Parse Biosciences, Kuwana Consulting, Message Lab + @seattlechildrens.org

Apply to become a "scholar or artist" in residence at @townhallseattle.bsky.social My 2023 fellowship was a huge highlight in my writing life. You can apply without knowing exactly how your 2 events will unfold! Be bold. #writing #journalism #curator #community townhallseattle.org/residencies/...

ICE’s budget now rivals the militaries of nations around the world and that money is building an enormous domestic surveillance machine. Learn about the surveillance tactics they’re using and how you can protect yourself and your community. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Enter this. The come to #SciWri26 in Corvallis, #oregon in the fall for @sciencewriters.org conference and see (or be) winner.

Washington state is continuing to recommend 16 vaccines for children and adolescents, in line with the schedule recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

My Tiny Love Story made it into @nytimes.com on New Year's Day. (I'm not the 1st on this digest, but the second) #family #chaos #holiday #glass www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/s...

This dovetails with #right to #repair. Owning objects that require subscriptions is not functionally owning. In #Seattle..check out tool #libraries www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/t...

In America, where irony is dead, a hotel chain uses a policy denying shelter to local people, for fear of accidentally housing homeless persons… To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.

Journalist here, writing bout #knee replacement soon, for a medical journal. What do you wish your provider(s) had done differently? What worked for you? #patients #orthopedics Practical suggestions. #pain That's my walk 8 days after TKR.

#kintsugi #family

The metaphor inside a metaphor? On #Christmas the kid-holding a #grandkid in his arms knocked the 40-year old gift off the wall. I want to fill the cracks with gold..

Are you focused on terrestrial invertebrates? @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social is hiring a full-time keeper. #invertebrates #jobs #seattle www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/an...

If you have not read this OUT LOUD, you must. Dylan Thomas builds #sentences that #sing. Once, I convinced 5 friends to take turns reading it in a dorm room at #Pomona College. Not sure I could convince another 5.

Remember to #donate blood if you can. #Floods and holidays mess things up for BloodworksNW. Cancer + traffic accidents don't pause for holidays. #blood bloodworksnw.org

Went back and heard Kendall Powell give tough love advice to #freelancers both for general use, and for pitching to @nature.com (Careers) Great questions from @virginiagewin.bsky.social #SciWri26

@seattleu.edu shares a feel-good video. #someone #love #call youtu.be/Eh2osRNR62k?...

Congrats @drlauramarie.bsky.social on your dissertation about #mothers and #leadership. Hope you get $ to repeat survey with emphasis on non-white mothers. My favorite question is the one about helping others find their own answers. scholarworks.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcont...

A well-reported story by @miriametucker.bsky.social about how #aging people with #diabetes are advocating for new models of care, and asking #endocrinologists to step up. Quotes @uwmedicine.bsky.social physician. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Interested in applying to KSJ's world-renowned science journalism fellowships? Attend our informational webinar THIS THURSDAY, Dec 18 at 2:00 pm EST, where @usha.bsky.social and @ashleythesmart.bsky.social will be on hand to take your questions. Registration Required: mit.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📽️ WATCH: After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, which led to 18 million hens being killed and a spike in egg prices, the Department of Agriculture didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne. But ProPublica did. @natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD

What is the Venn #diagram for the single orange car with all these #stickers? Where do they overlap? #fridayvibe

Superb reporting about @hsph.harvard.edu Makes me wish for = reporting on @UW school of PH. Excerpt from Katherine Wu's story observes H "has excelled in several fields [deemed unworthy] of federal funds: #infectious disease, health #equity, #climate change, #global health." shorturl.at/6sCqf

Here's the link to the Reddit AMA: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

Do you think #scicomm is more important than ever these days? I definitely do ... and so do @icy-pete.bsky.social @drjoehanson.bsky.social @ravenscimaven.bsky.social @simonoxfphys.com and many more. Join us TODAY 11am-2pm for a special live @pbsnews.org broadcast + Reddit AMA at the same time! ⬇️

New book celebrates the Central District of #seattle, or CD Some book events included at this link The #community came together to make the book happen #art #culture #discrimination www.shelflifestories.com/blog/2025/10...

Love story from @seattlebryn.bsky.social about how NOT-so-humble culverts key to saving #salmon habitat + elk, deer, bears, bobcats, etc. and how indigenous leaders are fighting to improve culverts. #salmon #indigenous #culverts #orads magiccanoe.org/salmon-rebou... @magiccanoe.bsky.social

❤️ story on attention from @ezraklein.bsky.social As a yoga teacher, I'm inviting students to "see" their own attention. Link in comments. #media #algorithm

A remarkably upbeat take on today's disastrous #ACIP meeting from @kkjetelina.bsky.social yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/acip-key-t...

Go see a play about a troubled family at #holidays. My story for @soseaemerald.bsky.social is in link in comment below. Playwright Anna Tatelman wrote about a brother (with #PTSD) and a sister (with #autism) who find new ways to communicate, in spite of challenges.

Has any good idea arrived at a less fortunate moment in global politics? #oceans #UN #global #climate

The community of the #PNW #science writers only meets once a year - for a party/meeting/election. You don't want to miss it. Happens Jan. 14 at the @seattleaquarium.bsky.social Find out more about joining, details to come nwscience.org

NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

Time of year to RENEW your membership in @nswa.bsky.social + @sciencewriters.org #science matters. #facts matter. #journalism matters. Birds of a feather... flocking. #SciWri26 (NASW will meet in Oregon next year) #PNW

Happy 175th birthday to the @oregonian.com (my employer as a baby #journalist) Worked night shift in police dept (tiny office) Read report copies (pink) - tried to ask ❓ of people NOT likely to answer. Murder, arson.. drowning. Baptism by literal fire/gunshots. #reporting #news #PDX

Yes. And we think of @fredhutch.org and @uwmnewsroom.bsky.social scientists who have advanced the field. #WorldAIDSDay

Nonfiction #writers: The Ellen Meloy Grant is an amazing opportunity for $5,000 to support a desert-focused project. You also join a really cool & supportive community of people. 🌵 ellenmeloy.com/apply

You can win a prize for writing done as a #media relations pro, or #PIO for college or #research ctr. (Also for #journalism) Apply!!!

Immediately wondering, would #lichen have done better? #tardigrades #sponge #botany #space

Talk went well. Slides here: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ma...

Ha. New headline. "How @highlightsmagazine.bsky.social can help you find #AI" in images. #science #facts #factcheck #journalism

Thank you to @inaturalist.bsky.social for a year of #nonprofit #science #community. Thanks for making it so my own #stats are there. www.inaturalist.org/stats/2025/s...

The gaming begins. How many minutes before guests dies one wipe the counter or sink or... #cleaning #turkey #host

Raise your hand if you peeled 5 lbs of 🥔 today. #feast #family #cooking #maker ahead. Corn pudding + taters done. Green salad + stuffing still on list.

I'm getting a preview of a new play, "Life on the Moon," from playwright Anna Tatelman tonight at ReAct in SODO. Produced by Baker Theater Workshop. Will be writing my story for @soseaemerald.bsky.social #new #play www.eventbrite.com/e/life-on-th...

I want #AI to help my jeans know that I am sitting on marble that's 10 degrees colder than air temp and heat up. #fall #autumn #rail #transit

My mistake. Is there nothing of value in the urine? #microbiome #health