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Jessica Froula

@jessicafroula.bsky.social

Neuroscientist at University of Minnesota. A southern transplant enjoying life in the midwest. ALWAYS in the mood to see a cute picture or video of your pets 🐶🐇

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Jessica Froula@jessicafroula.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Deep brain stimulation is a great treatment for #Parkinson's motor symptoms! But failing to treat non-motor issues may = overall unchanged or even reduced quality of life. What can we do about it? Read my (first) post on the CogBites blog to learn more! #neuroscience cogbites.org/2026/04/27/w...

Why Brain Stimulation Helps Some Parkinson’s Patients—But Not Others

Reference: Ferrea, E., Negahbani, F., Cebi, I., Weiss, D., & Gharabaghi, A. (2024). Machine learning explains response variability of deep brain stimulation on Parkinson’s disease quality of li…

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Jessica Froula@jessicafroula.bsky.social · last yr.

Well hello there Bluesky! I'm still not on here much, but I'm posting to plug something very exciting. Knowing Neurons, an organization I volunteer for (and that is not yet on this site) is wrapping up our 2025 Science Policy Paper Competition!!

Amy Klobuchar@amyklobuchar.com · last yr.

“I have maybe two months' worth left in my warehouse in Minnesota, and when that's gone, I have no more revenue.” Hear from Minnesota Small Business Person of the Year, Beth Benike, about the impacts of President Trump’s tariff taxes on her small business, Busy Baby.

Jessica Froula@jessicafroula.bsky.social · last yr.

If you're in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area, come out to Malcolm Yards tomorrow night!!

Twin Cities Science Policy Network@tcscipolnetwork.bsky.social · last yr.

Come celebrate Earth Week with TCSPN! Members of our organization will attend the Earth Week Water Party tomorrow, April 23rd, from 6:30 to 9 PM at The Market at Malcolm Yards. This is a free event, and we hope to see you there! #EarthDay #TwinCities malcolmyards.market/event/earth-...

Union of Concerned Scientists@ucs.org · last yr.

"We need leaders who communicate honestly, follow the science, and act in the public interest. Make no mistake: RFK Jr. is rushing us in the opposite direction. His continued effort to silence scientists and scientific processes is causing harm."

One Month of RFK Jr.: Empty “MAHA” Promises Hide Attacks on Public Health

It’s beyond insulting that RFK Jr. calls his agenda “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA)—an ironic slogan that’s a distraction from the actions that RFK Jr. and the rest of the administration are taking that endanger people’s health.

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Tina Smith@smith.senate.gov · last yr.

Not to ruin everyone’s day, but don’t forget in the midst of this ‘CR’ chaos that they’re also trying to install a snake oil salesman (Dr. Oz) as head of Medicare and Medicaid. Finance Committee questions him today.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · last yr.

Red states-pay attention, because you’ll get hit hardest! They’re gutting NOAA to privatize weather forecasting. Knowledge is power—forecasting is knowledge. Fossil fuel execs rake in billions while the planet chokes—folks keep guzzling gas & won’t notice the climate crisis while the world burns.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · last yr.

People with GOP reps and senators: *you more than anyone else* are needed to make calls (not emails) to your Congressional delegation about this. They need to be afraid they will lose if they do it. And they clearly are worried. So keep worrying them. Make them worry!

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@aoc.bsky.social · last yr.

This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote. There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.

WeRateDogs@weratedogs.com · last yr.

This is Chewy. He is a skater boy. She said see you later boy. He was way too good for her. All of her friends, stuck pup their nose. They had a pawblem with his doggy clothes. 12/10

a little brown pup in a gray hoodie stands confidently on a skateboard with red and white wheels. he’s smiling wide, presumably because he just landed a sick kickflip.
Katie Langin@klangin.bsky.social · last yr.

Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email (klangin@aaas.org) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.

Prof Christina Pagel@chrischirp.bsky.social · last yr.

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing
Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · last yr.

Every Republican in the Senate just voted to confirm Russell Vought. We’re going to hold them accountable for every piece of the Project 2025 agenda he implements and all the harm it causes to the families they’re supposed to represent.

Republican senators who spent the entire election distancing themselves from Project 2025 just voted to put its author in one of the most powerful positions in government.
Jessica Froula@jessicafroula.bsky.social · last yr.

Democratic senators can't stop the vote altogether, but they're buying you time!! If your senators are Republican CALL THEM and tell them not to confirm Russ Vought, the author of Project 2025! He will gut beloved government programs like Medicare&Medicaid! Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

Pod Save America@podsaveamerica.crooked.com · last yr.

LIVE now: Jon, Lovett, and Tommy join Senate Democrats as they hold the floor all night to oppose Russ Vought—Trump’s pick for OMB Director and an architect of Project 2025. Join now at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOQs....