CMK Vaccinista
@cmkellner.bsky.social
Biological anthropologist teaching and researching at an American university (posts are mine alone). Love science, evolution, and isotopic analysis! Balloon Juice Jackal, Democrat, Liberal. Baseball, cats, TV, and movies, esp. classics and horror.
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CMK Vaccinista
@cmkellner.bsky.social
· Jan 29
The EOs against transgender people are cruel, horrible, and unconstitutional. I am holding space for all trans people here. I will work to fight these Trump atrocities. People will die if crucial medical and therapeutic care is denied!
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Governor Hobbs: THANK YOU!
Let’s reelect her!!!!
Let’s reelect her!!!!
Gov Hobbs launched a site explaining your constitutional rights during ICE encounters. Everyone has rights regardless of immigration status. Know them before you need them. #AZpolitics #KnowYourRights
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February 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Governor Hobbs: THANK YOU!
Let’s reelect her!!!!
Let’s reelect her!!!!
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
Easy solution (to a non problem of voter fraud):
VOTER ID CARDS ISSUED BY THE GOV FOR ALL CITIZENS AT AGE 18 - that’s what other countries do
Too expensive? If I have to pay for it, it’s an unconstitutional poll tax.
@gallego.senate.gov and @captmarkkelly.bsky.social
VOTE NO ON THE SAVE ACT
VOTER ID CARDS ISSUED BY THE GOV FOR ALL CITIZENS AT AGE 18 - that’s what other countries do
Too expensive? If I have to pay for it, it’s an unconstitutional poll tax.
@gallego.senate.gov and @captmarkkelly.bsky.social
VOTE NO ON THE SAVE ACT
The SAVE Act is a literal poll tax for married women who changed their last name.
February 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Easy solution (to a non problem of voter fraud):
VOTER ID CARDS ISSUED BY THE GOV FOR ALL CITIZENS AT AGE 18 - that’s what other countries do
Too expensive? If I have to pay for it, it’s an unconstitutional poll tax.
@gallego.senate.gov and @captmarkkelly.bsky.social
VOTE NO ON THE SAVE ACT
VOTER ID CARDS ISSUED BY THE GOV FOR ALL CITIZENS AT AGE 18 - that’s what other countries do
Too expensive? If I have to pay for it, it’s an unconstitutional poll tax.
@gallego.senate.gov and @captmarkkelly.bsky.social
VOTE NO ON THE SAVE ACT
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ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
February 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
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If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
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“Young people are quickly becoming so dependent on A.I. that they are losing the ability to think for themselves. And rather than rallying resistance, academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education.”
Opinion | How A.I. Companies Are Preying on College Students
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
“Young people are quickly becoming so dependent on A.I. that they are losing the ability to think for themselves. And rather than rallying resistance, academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education.”
Eli Crane, my representative, voted FOR this abomination of an unconstitutional bill. He is staunch MAGA.
Flagstaff and Prescott people, VOTE HIM OUT this year. He does not represent us.
Vote for Jonathan Nez to represent Arizona’s 2nd district!
Flagstaff and Prescott people, VOTE HIM OUT this year. He does not represent us.
Vote for Jonathan Nez to represent Arizona’s 2nd district!
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
February 13, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Eli Crane, my representative, voted FOR this abomination of an unconstitutional bill. He is staunch MAGA.
Flagstaff and Prescott people, VOTE HIM OUT this year. He does not represent us.
Vote for Jonathan Nez to represent Arizona’s 2nd district!
Flagstaff and Prescott people, VOTE HIM OUT this year. He does not represent us.
Vote for Jonathan Nez to represent Arizona’s 2nd district!
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Happy birthday, Chuck.
Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
February 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Happy birthday, Chuck.
Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
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A great piece from @alibreland.bsky.social on Epstein's race science obsession—one he shares with much of the contemporary right wing elite www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Epstein Emails Show How the Powerful Talk About Race
The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
A great piece from @alibreland.bsky.social on Epstein's race science obsession—one he shares with much of the contemporary right wing elite www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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If you were trying to come up with more harmful guidance towards trans and non-binary young people you would be hard pressed to find it. The fact it is backed by Cass shows how wrong it is.
We are already seeing an increase in suicide rates among trans young people.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We are already seeing an increase in suicide rates among trans young people.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Vast majority' of parents should be involved if children question gender, schools told
School leaders welcome the
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 5:42 PM
If you were trying to come up with more harmful guidance towards trans and non-binary young people you would be hard pressed to find it. The fact it is backed by Cass shows how wrong it is.
We are already seeing an increase in suicide rates among trans young people.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We are already seeing an increase in suicide rates among trans young people.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Something is going on with the European Association of Archaeologists!
These are the results of the per rollam vote following the Extraordinary Meeting of the #EAA. The outcome is overwhelming, with a very high level of participation. What will the Executive Board do now? There are some motions that should be implemented immediately. #SavetheEAA #archaeology
Since the #EAA has buried the voting results deep in an email attachment, here they are:
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Something is going on with the European Association of Archaeologists!
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We have a groundbreaking technology that could prevent untold death and suffering.
But its development is being hindered because HHS is led by a eugenicist roadkill enthusiast and an assortment of cranks and quacks who think their own self-serving contrarianism trumps established health science.
But its development is being hindered because HHS is led by a eugenicist roadkill enthusiast and an assortment of cranks and quacks who think their own self-serving contrarianism trumps established health science.
“They are refusing to review a new vaccine with a more flexible technology, while creating a real risk we will not have traditional vaccines for next year," @doritreiss.bsky.social said.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
Moderna requests meeting to discuss refusal as decision could have implications for all new and updated vaccines
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:20 AM
We have a groundbreaking technology that could prevent untold death and suffering.
But its development is being hindered because HHS is led by a eugenicist roadkill enthusiast and an assortment of cranks and quacks who think their own self-serving contrarianism trumps established health science.
But its development is being hindered because HHS is led by a eugenicist roadkill enthusiast and an assortment of cranks and quacks who think their own self-serving contrarianism trumps established health science.
😩 Cake is one of my fave bands. Almost saw them at a small bar in San Diego in the early 2000s, but got sick…
Rest in peace in a loooong jacket
Rest in peace in a loooong jacket
Greg Brown, Cake founding guitarist who wrote breakout hit 'The Distance,' dead at 56
Greg Brown, Cake founding guitarist who wrote breakout hit 'The Distance,' dead at 56
Greg Brown, a founding member of Sacramento alt-rock outfit Cake, has died. Friends honored the guitarist, who wrote the band's enduring hit 'The Distance.'
www.latimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 AM
😩 Cake is one of my fave bands. Almost saw them at a small bar in San Diego in the early 2000s, but got sick…
Rest in peace in a loooong jacket
Rest in peace in a loooong jacket
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Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
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"Sure, ICE is bad, but we need to deport illegal immigrants"
No you don't.
If immigration enforcement leads to concentration camps and roving death squads, maybe it's time to just get rid of the concept of illegal immigration entirely. You've tried it, it's a bad idea in practice, so bin it.
No you don't.
If immigration enforcement leads to concentration camps and roving death squads, maybe it's time to just get rid of the concept of illegal immigration entirely. You've tried it, it's a bad idea in practice, so bin it.
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
"Sure, ICE is bad, but we need to deport illegal immigrants"
No you don't.
If immigration enforcement leads to concentration camps and roving death squads, maybe it's time to just get rid of the concept of illegal immigration entirely. You've tried it, it's a bad idea in practice, so bin it.
No you don't.
If immigration enforcement leads to concentration camps and roving death squads, maybe it's time to just get rid of the concept of illegal immigration entirely. You've tried it, it's a bad idea in practice, so bin it.
Is it pedantic of me, as an anthropologist, that I am irritated that people are describing the wrong primates from THAT video?
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February 6, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Is it pedantic of me, as an anthropologist, that I am irritated that people are describing the wrong primates from THAT video?
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BREAKING: An Arizona state court permanently blocked several abortion restrictions, including a law forcing patients to make two trips to a provider and a ban on telemedicine abortion.
This is a big win for reproductive freedom in the state.
This is a big win for reproductive freedom in the state.
February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
BREAKING: An Arizona state court permanently blocked several abortion restrictions, including a law forcing patients to make two trips to a provider and a ban on telemedicine abortion.
This is a big win for reproductive freedom in the state.
This is a big win for reproductive freedom in the state.
…(small voice) oh no
ANYWAY
what are people eating for dinner tonight
ANYWAY
what are people eating for dinner tonight
Bipartisan Senate talks aimed at reining in President Trump’s immigration crackdown appeared to sputter on Thursday before they had even started, raising the risk of a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security in a little over a week.
Senators Clash Over Immigration Enforcement, Risking a D.H.S. Shutdown
With eight days until a deadline to keep the Department of Homeland Security running, bipartisan talks on reining in federal immigration agents’ tactics appeared to sputter before they had even gotten underway.
nyti.ms
February 6, 2026 at 12:37 AM
…(small voice) oh no
ANYWAY
what are people eating for dinner tonight
ANYWAY
what are people eating for dinner tonight
Did you know that the rise (and popularity) of Xtianity and the lead up to the Protestant Revolution are particularly important to understanding the Antonine, Cyprian, and Black Death plagues?
We should know our religious history better - take it from an agnostic/atheist
We should know our religious history better - take it from an agnostic/atheist
Hey, there. Ex-Calvinist here.
White conservative Christians won't celebrate Halloween bc "demonic" but Oct 31 is also Reformation Day and they go ham for that.
THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION.
THE PROTESTANT
THE PROTEST
You gonna slap Calvin, Luther and, Knox w/ FACE Act charges now?
White conservative Christians won't celebrate Halloween bc "demonic" but Oct 31 is also Reformation Day and they go ham for that.
THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION.
THE PROTESTANT
THE PROTEST
You gonna slap Calvin, Luther and, Knox w/ FACE Act charges now?
February 5, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Did you know that the rise (and popularity) of Xtianity and the lead up to the Protestant Revolution are particularly important to understanding the Antonine, Cyprian, and Black Death plagues?
We should know our religious history better - take it from an agnostic/atheist
We should know our religious history better - take it from an agnostic/atheist
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We are seeing the convergence of all of these tactics across media, and the absolute purge at the @washingtonpost.com of some 300 staff and entire news divisions at one of this nation’s greatest newspapers while an open ideologue has been handed CBS’s reins are signs of a democracy in deep decline.
February 4, 2026 at 9:06 PM
We are seeing the convergence of all of these tactics across media, and the absolute purge at the @washingtonpost.com of some 300 staff and entire news divisions at one of this nation’s greatest newspapers while an open ideologue has been handed CBS’s reins are signs of a democracy in deep decline.
whelp
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
whelp
to wit about knowing who and what people ARE
This is good news overall, but it also once again underscores the hard reality that roughly 1/3 of the U.S. population is comprised of fascist pieces of shit.
These numbers are simply incredible. It's very clear that most ordinary people have figured out that ICE is not remotely functioning as a law enforcement agency any longer and that none of this is about enforcing the law in any recognizable sense.
February 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
to wit about knowing who and what people ARE