Sam O'Dell

Midwest escapee and generally jovial human. Loves books, buffalo anything, and terrible puns. 🏳️‍🌈 She/her.

[Josh Pigford @Shpigford]

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[Nancy Rommelmann @NancyRomm]

My daughter sends. She knows all about this. Also please come over so I can feed you

[Michelle Allison, RD @fatnutritionist]

I'm a proponent of imperfect masking. I mask on transit, in stores, and in health care settings. I have a few activities I do sans mask because it either would not notably decrease the risk, or because it's just impractical. I'm rarely sick as a result, and it's totally worth it.

[verónica @soitfuckingoes]

LMAO THIS IS SO FUNNY

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 NEW: Netflix secretly recorded an interview with Dr. Jane Goodall in March, set to air only after her death.

In it, she says she wishes Trump and Elon Musk could be blasted into space… and closes with:

“Don’t lose hope.”

Now that’s a final message.

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

Long COVID brain fog is real — and now, we know what’s causing it.
A breakthrough brain scan reveals the science behind the symptoms.
Scientists in Japan have identified a biological cause behind the cognitive “brain fog” experienced by many Long COVID patients—a breakthrough that could lead to reliable diagnosis and treatment.
A team at Yokohama City University used a cutting-edge brain imaging method to detect abnormal increases in AMPA receptors (AMPARs), molecules essential for learning and memory, in people suffering from Long COVID. These elevated receptor levels, observed using [11C]K-2 PET imaging, were closely linked to the severity of cognitive symptoms and inflammation markers, offering the first clear molecular explanation for the condition.
The findings, published in Brain Communications, show that AMPAR density not only tracks with brain fog severity but also enables near-perfect distinction between affected and healthy individuals—100% sensitivity and 91% specificity. This offers promise for both diagnostic tools and treatments, such as drugs that suppress AMPAR activity. With brain fog affecting over 80% of Long COVID sufferers globally, this research marks a significant step toward validating the condition and accelerating efforts to address it with targeted therapies.
Reference: “Systemic increase of AMPA receptors associated with cognitive impairment of long COVID” by Yu Fujimoto et al., 1 October 2025, Brain Communications.

[Claude Taylor @TrueFactsStated]

This is 8 minutes long. It’s twitter so few will watch the whole thing-but I did and I now have a much better understanding of what motivated Tyler Robinson.

[Laura Miers @LauraMiers]

2020 studies: “Covid induces the production of factors previously implicated in the reawakening of dormant breast cancer cells such as neutrophil extracellular traps.”

2025:

[Laura Miers @LauraMiers]

In 2021 we learned SARS-CoV-2 shortens telomeres and accelerates biological aging. https://t.co/K57JeqOpgr

[Laura Miers @LauraMiers]

Hey, who remembers March 2023, when the NIH was like, “SARS-CoV-2 inflicts long term damage to the immune system like HIV or hepatitis C,” and then we did nothing? https://t.co/xo4IMC0nzC

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

I went to the Senate floor to tell a story about Trump’s first 100 days - a story of daily, norm shattering corruption.

I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.

1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

I went to the Senate floor to lay out for my colleagues the stunning story of brazen, open corruption during the first 6 weeks of the Trump presidency.

I think it's a story everyone needs to know.

1/ So a🧵with the highlights from the speech.

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” -Theodore Roosevelt

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

When FAA employees are telling us, it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.

[Alec MacGillis @AlecMacGillis]

"At California’s Yosemite National Park, the Trump administration fired the only locksmith on staff on Friday. He was the sole employee with the keys and the institutional knowledge needed to rescue visitors from locked restrooms." And at other parks:

[Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray]

It's nearly 5am and Republicans just rammed through their pro-billionaire, anti-middle class budget blueprint.

To pass massive tax giveaways for billionaires, they're going to defund Medicaid, slash veterans benefits, & force kids to go hungry.

Make sure everyone knows it.

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

The Senate just voted on a simple idea: If you make $1 BILLION in a year, you don't deserve a tax handout.

Democrats voted yes.

Republicans voted no.

Republicans are planning huge tax cuts for the rich, but they’re not the ones who need a break — working people do.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

BREAKING: Trump just signed an executive order declaring that only he can decide “what the law is.”

A full-blown power grab wrapped in authoritarian cosplay.

This isn’t how the Constitution works. The courts exist for a reason, but Trump is out here acting like a king with a Sharpie.

If this stands, the rule of law doesn’t just bend—it breaks.

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

A Trump official just announced that Trump has signed an executive order claiming that ONLY the President and Attorney General can speak for “what the law is.”

They are trying to start a constitutional crisis.