I realize that dunking on the NYT is passé; but, motherfuckers, the reason Americans consume a shitton of weed is that it’s cheaper than the physical and mental healthcare we can’t afford.

@nature.com you claim that Krauss had "no knowledge" of Epstein's crimes until after 2018, but there is absolute proof that he was defending Epstein as early as 2011, after he had already been convicted in 2008 This is documented in the Epstein files and here: www.patreon.com/posts/143888...

Extreme?

AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

Anyone else been listening to Bad Bunny all day?

“If I’m here at Super Bowl LX, it’s because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. It’s worth more than you think.” —Bad Bunny

Fun news! @gcbias.bsky.social and I are teaching a 2-week online population genetics workshop this summer to raise money for the Center for Population Biology at UC Davis. We're trying to gauge interest -- please fill this out if you might be interested! And please share broadly!

Digital asbestos.

what a shot

I quit my job to pursue being a writer, because I know I have this energy I joke I could cure transphobia if I could have lunch with every concerned "just asking questions" person in America Once you meet a trans person, you're not so scared of them. You realize we're just humans

@nature.com you claim that Krauss had "no knowledge" of Epstein's crimes until after 2018, but there is absolute proof that he was defending Epstein as early as 2011, after he had already been convicted in 2008 This is documented in the Epstein files and here: www.patreon.com/posts/143888...

Isn't it super random that all of the "anti-woke" cancel culture academics who all leaned into transphobia and race science later in their careers all seem to be connected through Jeffrey Epstein?

Pretty sure it’s still me, actually, since nobody is gonna come up to you at a signing and tell you how much your slop meant to them.

I see on a regular basis how white hetcis men are championed for being geniuses for saying things that sound complicated or hard to understand and how Black people, especially Black women, are treated like we are totally incompetent when we talk about complex things and ask people to sit and think

More than half the drugs on the TrumpRx site have a cheaper generic version on the market. Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply. A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.

Every day I am happier that I made the decision to quit my job and write a book to combat transphobia from the POV of a trans evolutionary geneticist These slimebags may have harassed me off the internet when I was a young atheist/feminist blogger, but I'm finally ready to fight back

Learning to trust my emotions and intuition instead of being a hyper rational Vulcan Domino effect of realizing behaviors I was doing for others and not myself Leaving my ex Transitioning Moving to Chicago, where I feel like I belong Leaving awful tech culture to follow my childhood dream

Okay, you guys wanted some fun tea on Richard Dawkins? Here you go: one reason he may have gotten super duper angry about me talking about misogyny in atheism skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...

Are you a biomedical expert who wants to help fight for trans rights and evidence based medicine? Check out this thorough, extremely helpful guide on how to submit official comments to defend gender affirming care:

Every day I am happier that I made the decision to quit my job and write a book to combat transphobia from the POV of a trans evolutionary geneticist These slimebags may have harassed me off the internet when I was a young atheist/feminist blogger, but I'm finally ready to fight back

Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum. Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.

I am simultaneously so freaked out by this, and so validated The more Epstein emails that are released, the more I'm going to understand my traumatic feminist blogger past experiences 😵‍💫

I seriously feel like I just made the biggest scientific discovery of my life Or at least figured out the way to explain how a number of existing theories and conundrums all fit together, to pave the way for the classic "more research is required" I feel crazy saying that, but...

This only works in a world built with universal healthcare, universal basic income, strong environmental and safety regulations, taxing the rich, and other democratic socialist values Not Republican values of exploitation and greed

Let’s make it viral folks. Thank you @histoftech.bsky.social.

Learning to trust my emotions and intuition instead of being a hyper rational Vulcan Domino effect of realizing behaviors I was doing for others and not myself Leaving my ex Transitioning Moving to Chicago, where I feel like I belong Leaving awful tech culture to follow my childhood dream

I've been posting here less because I've been writing so much. Like I turned the spigot on my creativity, and 15 years of ideas came flooding out. And I'm desperately swapping buckets under it to catch it all before I forget It... Feels so good, guys 🥲 I understand "finding your inner child" now

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

The world is on fire, but at least my D&D GM is back from vacation 🎲😻

This thread makes such a good point that different types of skills are needed for different types of activism. We need people like Kat who are incredible communicators and fundraisers and can bring attention to issues. But, that’s not the same skills that make one good in a policy-making position.

The theme of 2026 is "trust your eyes and ears" and Kat Abughazaleh has lost my trust I see a very clever marketer who knows how to grow a following, because I have those skills too I don't see someone who will be an effective politician and get policy done It's why *I* didn't run for office!

A campaign powered by people who don't live in this district This is cements my decision to vote for Senator @mikesimmonsil.bsky.social in the primary It's purposefully deceptive to leave him out, and to not split small donations by in/out of state when most of Kat's are from our of state

Ok this is still pretty funny, and I admit I'm proud of myself 😂 And reminded me that it led to my first piece ever published in a book, for the American version of Atheist's Guide to Christmas! Ty for sharing @phonakins.com 💖

worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead

A campaign powered by people who don't live in this district This is cements my decision to vote for Senator @mikesimmonsil.bsky.social in the primary It's purposefully deceptive to leave him out, and to not split small donations by in/out of state when most of Kat's are from our of state

Turn NIH into the “research arm” of MAHA? sciencebasedmedicine.org/maha-podcast... by @gorskon.bsky.social Needed: More attention to "current carnage at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the 'leadership'" of Bhattacharya. "...the damage to US science will take a generation to recover"

I keep thinking about how some of these people really don’t think it will cause lots of people to die but many of them actually do and want that because they’re eugenicists

I say this as a victim and as a lawyer and as a journalist and as a woman in public, no one, literally no one in power, cares about victims of sexual violence. This is why they promise women more police and prisons (allegedly to help them) while fancy men who are friends with Epstein go free.

I keep saying to people in my life that the problem with writing in these days is that you sound absolutely off your nut for simply saying what is happening.

Ok this is still pretty funny, and I admit I'm proud of myself 😂 And reminded me that it led to my first piece ever published in a book, for the American version of Atheist's Guide to Christmas! Ty for sharing @phonakins.com 💖

I am simultaneously so freaked out by this, and so validated The more Epstein emails that are released, the more I'm going to understand my traumatic feminist blogger past experiences 😵‍💫

Did I get harassed into quitting blogging by Jeffrey fucking Epstein???

Yes!!! Wow, I commented multiple times when all this started that Pritzker and Illinois should do this. Not saying it was my feedback specifically, but I am SO happy to see this! Maybe they need a science communicator 👀

I think I may have just had my first scientific hypothesis since grad school I'm furiously typing it up and researching literature and texting friends who are also experts All the ideas I haven't had time to process in a decade are flowing out because I have time to let my mind wander

To my view, this exchange further undermines Wolff’s claims that his relationship with Epstein was that of journalist and subject. Here, Wolff shares the pitch for funding from an accused man with Epstein, and offers commentary indicating a shared ideological commitment against the Me Too movement.

This is really what I want people to appreciate. I get that it feels good to be like "well that person's a pedophile too!" But in many cases they weren't. They were just people who didn't think it was a big deal. That's terrible in its own particular way.

Jfc. Egregious I'm sorry I ever thought Bill Gates could have been a clueless "turn a blind eye" nerd Came from a place of me being too willing to give people the benefit of the doubt, which is why I tend to repeatedly fall for abusers But also why I ALWAYS trust women when they speak up...

My high school 20 year reunion is this year in Munster, Indiana No way in hell they're stopping me from using the men's restroom Feel free to arrest one of the most respected geneticists to be born & raised in the state who IS ALSO TRANS and look like total fools www.indystar.com/story/news/p...

The first memory I have of an adult asking me "What do you want to be when you grow up?" was at age 4 My answer was "The President!" in an assured, excited voice And without hesitation he said, "You can't be that, you're a girl" Boy was he wrong in more ways than he knew 😂

Biology is so cool!!! I fully used to believe that "man flu" was simply due to patriarchy - that women sucked it up because they had to keep being moms/caregivers, while men were just being whiny Then I personally experienced it myself after starting T. It's so real!!