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J. Andrew (Andy) McCammon

@andyucsd.bsky.social

JE Mayer Chair Professor of Theoretical Chemistry Emeritus, UCSD Editorial Board, PNAS molecular dynamics of proteins and nucleic acids drug discovery cats reader of mysteries

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Boycott Google. Use alternatives.

12.02.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

06.02.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist

06.02.2026 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5202    πŸ” 1261    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 28
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Four major concernsβ€”the possibility that scientists could create mirror life, the continued evolution of AI and biological weapons programs, and the rapid dismantling and degradation of US public health infrastructureβ€”all endangered the world in 2025.

Read the Clock statement: buff.ly/17yAznF

29.01.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Between seizing ballots in Georgia, trying to leverage Minnesota to turn over its sensitive voter data, and political prosecutions, the DOJ is laying the groundwork to subvert the 2026 elections. I created Democracy Docket for times like this. Help it grow by supporting it now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

30.01.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 9020    πŸ” 3189    πŸ’¬ 161    πŸ“Œ 74
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"These problems can seem overwhelming, but we can turn back the Doomsday Clock, and we have done it before," said Bulletin President and CEO Alexandra Bell. "No one can do everything, but everyone can do something."

Watch the 2026 announcement: buff.ly/bnpzZuR

30.01.2026 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Minneapolis stands for America wow. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

31.01.2026 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ”΅ πŸ”΅ βš–οΈ πŸ”΅ πŸ”΅

When injustice becomes law, resitance becomes duty.
– Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)

πŸ”΅ πŸ”΅ βš–οΈ πŸ”΅ πŸ”΅

18.01.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Social media post from US Senator Mark Warner

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If the United States asserts the right to use military force to invade and capture foreign leaders it accuses of criminal conduct, what prevents China from claiming the same authority over Taiwan’s leadership? What stops Vladimir Putin from asserting similar justification to abduct Ukraine’s president? Once this line is crossed, the rules that restrain global chaos begin to collapse, and authoritarian regimes will be the first to exploit it. (2/5)

Social media post from US Senator Mark Warner --- If the United States asserts the right to use military force to invade and capture foreign leaders it accuses of criminal conduct, what prevents China from claiming the same authority over Taiwan’s leadership? What stops Vladimir Putin from asserting similar justification to abduct Ukraine’s president? Once this line is crossed, the rules that restrain global chaos begin to collapse, and authoritarian regimes will be the first to exploit it. (2/5)

Mark Warner with a great statement on Venezuela and Trump's violation of the rule of law.

03.01.2026 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 987    πŸ” 300    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 22

➑️ They don’t care if they’re inconsistent. They don’t care what we think. They’re after the end result: power–wealth–white people–unquestioning followers–& no taxes. They can’t see past selfishness & inhumanity, or that their own children won’t have clean air or water, or the ability to think

03.01.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Alas, it's true...

03.01.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Should be really comfortable...πŸ˜‚

30.12.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Portrait of Marina Vance, a scientist, sitting in a Colorado grassland.

Portrait of Marina Vance, a scientist, sitting in a Colorado grassland.

The @nytimes.com Lost Science series continues. Here's my Q&A with a scientist who was studying how wildfire smoke threatens human health when the EPA decided that her research was no longer a funding priority. Gift link: nyti.ms/4jhpw14

27.12.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 384    πŸ” 177    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 12
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The Trump Administration Protects U.S. National Security by Pausing Offshore Wind Leases | U.S. Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior announced today that it is pausingβ€”effective immediatelyβ€”the leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the United States due to national se...

Well, they've finally found their excuse for blocking all offshore wind: a Defense Department report says they create problems. What problems? Sorry, it's classified!

I wish I were making this up.

22.12.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3

Vaccinations work!

Australia has got NO CERVICAL CANCER since they began giving the HPV vaccine!

20.12.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 152    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Tweet by Alex Cole stating that Republicans blamed Biden for eight years over the national debt, yet Trump has added $2.3 trillion in under a year, followed by a NewsWire headline reporting that the U.S. national debt has risen by $2.3 trillion since Trump took office.

Tweet by Alex Cole stating that Republicans blamed Biden for eight years over the national debt, yet Trump has added $2.3 trillion in under a year, followed by a NewsWire headline reporting that the U.S. national debt has risen by $2.3 trillion since Trump took office.

Trump is sinking us in inflation and debt.

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Thanks for this. I remember the original headline - and excellent writing...

09.12.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92

John Noble Wilford, science writing legend, dies at 92. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/s...

09.12.2025 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B saves lives. Why might a CDC panel stop recommending it?

Vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B saves lives. Why might a CDC panel stop recommending it? www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

03.12.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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At The Hollow in Florida, the β€˜medical freedom’ movement finds its base camp MAGA and MAHA are happily married in Florida.

Florida's Frightening Frontier of Healthcare...

www.ocregister.com/2025/11/10/m...

11.11.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brain organoids are getting better at mimicking brains in a dish. But how good is too good? I take a look at the latest developments in my story today in the Times. Gift link: nyti.ms/496PPnC

06.11.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary β€œRovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

06.11.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9265    πŸ” 6026    πŸ’¬ 438    πŸ“Œ 1286

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

29.10.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 20219    πŸ” 7349    πŸ’¬ 352    πŸ“Œ 196

NEW: After ICE used tear gas on kids setting up for a Chicago Halloween parade, Pritzker asked DHS to keep Halloween ICE free, for kids' safety. Kristi Noem just said "No". 😢 Show this to every moron who insists conservatives "care for the children."😒

31.10.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 378    πŸ” 166    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 7

President Leon Botstein’s essay, β€œAutocracy and the university in America today,” is free to read for one week. "In the immediate term, the greatest danger facing the American university... is the loss of independence perpetrated by a profoundly anti-intellectual government,” he writes.

24.10.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What we should be talking about after watching Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' nuclear thriller Kathryn Bigelow's latest film, A House of Dynamite, is a welcome and useful reminder that the dangers of nuclear weapons never went awayβ€”and an invitation to discuss how to deal with them.

Former senior scientist at the US State Department, Mark Goodman, breaks down @netflix.com 's A House of Dynamite

25.10.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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History repeats.

04.10.2025 06:54 β€” πŸ‘ 11597    πŸ” 5578    πŸ’¬ 271    πŸ“Œ 301
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One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

16.09.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 11141    πŸ” 3134    πŸ’¬ 120    πŸ“Œ 129

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