Director/Producer/Writer. General forager of awesome things. Founder of @bluprintfilms.
Joined April 2013
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Libby Spears retweeted
3 Sep 2023
Wow! The vagus nerve may be a conduit for bacteria to get from the gut into the brain and contribute to neuropsychiatric disorders… at least in mice.
2 Sep 2023
The gut brain #microbiota axis via the vagus nerve defined via commensal bacterial translocation to the mouse brain and microglial activation in models of diverse neurological diseases biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Libby Spears retweeted
11 Dec 2022
Alyssa, a 13-year old T-cell leukemia (ALL) patient in the UK, was the first person to receive a base editing therapeutic—T cells with three base edits—and the first patient reported to benefit from base editing: complete remission, 6 months later.
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7 year old Helen has been fatally shot by the criminal forces of the Islamic Republic regime.
The child killer regime, I better say!
#WomanLifeFreedoom
#Iran
#مهسا_امینی
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Please spare a thought for Helen Ahmadi, shot by the security forces in Iranwhile chanting protest slogans on her way home from school.
She was only 7.
Rest in peace Helen
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#R4Today #BBCBreakfast #GMB #KayBurley #Iran #IranProtests2022 #IranRevoIution2022 #HelenAhmadi
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Libby Spears retweeted
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Libby Spears retweeted
30 Oct 2022
Full page letter in The NY Times, signed by female world leaders, urging action be taken to remove the Islamic Republic from the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Thank you to everyone who has signed & supported. Please sign if you haven’t: womanlifefreedom.today/ #MahsaAmini
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Libby Spears retweeted
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Libby Spears retweeted
19 Oct 2022
Join us in congratulating #HotDocsDealMaker project, THE ART OF REBELLION! The inspiring #doc will screen at @DOCNYCfest on Nov 13! Q&A w/ director @thelibbyspears to follow.
For more visit docnyc.net/film/the-art-of-r…
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Libby Spears retweeted
4 Sep 2022
So excited to watch “The Art of Rebellion,” an official selection of the Downtown LA Film Festival, on the big screen at @RegalLALIVE at 7pm PDT. Tickets now on sale at dtlaff.com/film/the-art-of-r… #NationalCinemaDay #MultipleSclerosis
ALT Invitation to The Art of Rebellion screening at the DTLA Film Festival Los Angeles Film Premiere. Painting of bird on red background. The Art of Rebellion: Anything you want hope with. Friday, Sep 16, 2022, at 7 PM PDT. Regal LA Live & 4DX, 1000 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015. Tickets available online at Eventbrite.com, Bluprint Films logo, Bluprintfilms.com
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Libby Spears retweeted
21 Mar 2022
Thank you to @AustinEdFund for supporting the @AustinISD Pride Week & Party in the Park! Your commitment to creating an inclusive space in our classrooms is crucial. Visit bit.ly/AISDpride2022 to learn more about becoming a sponsor this year. #InspiretheFuture
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Libby Spears retweeted
16 Mar 2022
Heartbreaking moment: CNN's Erin Burnett cries while she interviews the Ukranian father who lost his wife, daughter and son killed by Russian forces when they were fleeing Irpin days ago.
I so much relate to @ErinBurnett
We are persons first, then journalists
#SupportUkraine
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Libby Spears retweeted
2 Mar 2022
"How the world treats Ukraine, and Ukrainian refugees, should be how we are treating all refugees in the United States," Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says.
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1 Mar 2022
RT @Senju_hyuga: A Ukrainian female uploaded a video on TikTok demonstrating how to drive abandoned/captured Russian tanks. #Ukraine #Russi…
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Libby Spears retweeted
25 Feb 2022
At a rally outside San Francisco City Hall right now in solidarity with #Ukraine.
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