Alex DiFeliceantonio
@difeliceantonio.bsky.social
Assist. Prof. at Virginia Tech. My lab studies brain/metabolism interactions in food reward. Scifi reader. Plant killer. She/her
DONNUT: https://fbri.vtc.vt.edu/research/labs/difeliceantonio.html
DONNUT: https://fbri.vtc.vt.edu/research/labs/difeliceantonio.html
I started reading my son The Wee Free Men (first of the series this quote is from). I started reading it to him becuase Tiffany becomes a witch, not becuase she's chosen or special. Tiffany becomes a witch because she witnesses a wrong (death of Mrs. Snapperly) and says, not again, not on my watch.
Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight
February 2, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I started reading my son The Wee Free Men (first of the series this quote is from). I started reading it to him becuase Tiffany becomes a witch, not becuase she's chosen or special. Tiffany becomes a witch because she witnesses a wrong (death of Mrs. Snapperly) and says, not again, not on my watch.
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Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonio
Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
![Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you
can keep it."
With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026.
_________________________________________________
FRED BIERY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
[photo of Liam]
Credit: Bystander
Matthew 19:14
John 11:35](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:73t3muu2pudsajp7a2fj3aly/bafkreigfz6fzbu65haq7nfqgaoe7m42gsaonpinpmaaptuzd5atkqvya4i@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in college:
1. Democracy and Dictatorship in 20th Centuary Spain
2. History of the American Conquest
3. History of the Diffusion of 3 Cultures
4. Intro to Women's Sport and Culture
5. Men in Love (English course at a Women's College)
1. Democracy and Dictatorship in 20th Centuary Spain
2. History of the American Conquest
3. History of the Diffusion of 3 Cultures
4. Intro to Women's Sport and Culture
5. Men in Love (English course at a Women's College)
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Russian Language I (and II)
2. Medical Microbiology
3. Rites of Passage
4. Bioweapons and terrorism
5. Works of Shakespeare
1. Russian Language I (and II)
2. Medical Microbiology
3. Rites of Passage
4. Bioweapons and terrorism
5. Works of Shakespeare
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
January 31, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in college:
1. Democracy and Dictatorship in 20th Centuary Spain
2. History of the American Conquest
3. History of the Diffusion of 3 Cultures
4. Intro to Women's Sport and Culture
5. Men in Love (English course at a Women's College)
1. Democracy and Dictatorship in 20th Centuary Spain
2. History of the American Conquest
3. History of the Diffusion of 3 Cultures
4. Intro to Women's Sport and Culture
5. Men in Love (English course at a Women's College)
The feminine urge to search every man in your personal and professional network: www.justice.gov/epstein
www.justice.gov
January 31, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The feminine urge to search every man in your personal and professional network: www.justice.gov/epstein
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonio
People outside of Minnesota, in
case you are wondering how to help the current situation, this website has many current opportunities to donate and support people who need help in Minnesota. Help pay rent, get groceries, and provide other support for people in hiding.
www.standwithminnesota.com
case you are wondering how to help the current situation, this website has many current opportunities to donate and support people who need help in Minnesota. Help pay rent, get groceries, and provide other support for people in hiding.
www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:10 PM
People outside of Minnesota, in
case you are wondering how to help the current situation, this website has many current opportunities to donate and support people who need help in Minnesota. Help pay rent, get groceries, and provide other support for people in hiding.
www.standwithminnesota.com
case you are wondering how to help the current situation, this website has many current opportunities to donate and support people who need help in Minnesota. Help pay rent, get groceries, and provide other support for people in hiding.
www.standwithminnesota.com
The NRA having their I never thought the leopards would eat my face moment was not on my 2026 bingo card.
Holy shit, there's an open carry #2A protest of ICE happening in Douglas County Colorado -- a very wealthy and very red suburb county of Denver. (I lived there for 16 years.) The Trump Administration pissing off committed gun owners sufficiently for them to join the protests against ICE is wild.
January 28, 2026 at 12:28 PM
The NRA having their I never thought the leopards would eat my face moment was not on my 2026 bingo card.
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonio
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Do you study behavioral or community nutrition/exercise interventions? Do you want to work at the best department at Tech? Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise! We are objectively the most fun.
Position info and app link: careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
Feel free to email/DM w/questions!
Position info and app link: careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
Feel free to email/DM w/questions!
Details | Assistant Professor in Translational Nutrition and/or Exercise Science | Careers | Division of Human Resources | Virginia Tech
careers.pageuppeople.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Do you study behavioral or community nutrition/exercise interventions? Do you want to work at the best department at Tech? Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise! We are objectively the most fun.
Position info and app link: careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
Feel free to email/DM w/questions!
Position info and app link: careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
Feel free to email/DM w/questions!
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
December 8, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
…The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity…
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity…
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
…The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity…
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity…
uhhhhh commons, you doing ok?
I also can't access IAR, so, maybe uh oh?
I also can't access IAR, so, maybe uh oh?
December 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
uhhhhh commons, you doing ok?
I also can't access IAR, so, maybe uh oh?
I also can't access IAR, so, maybe uh oh?
The defendant list is absolutely wild. It’s everyone. California doesn’t mess around.
December 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The defendant list is absolutely wild. It’s everyone. California doesn’t mess around.
It is now my time to shine.
I have placed the Christmas tree in a new corner of the living room and I already don’t like it.
I will move it and rearrange the living room at least three times before deciding it should go where we put it last year.
I have placed the Christmas tree in a new corner of the living room and I already don’t like it.
I will move it and rearrange the living room at least three times before deciding it should go where we put it last year.
Kicking off one of my family’s holiday traditions where I turn on the Thanksgiving Day Parade and listen to my husband mumble, baffled, “who is this” every time a musical guest comes on.
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It is now my time to shine.
I have placed the Christmas tree in a new corner of the living room and I already don’t like it.
I will move it and rearrange the living room at least three times before deciding it should go where we put it last year.
I have placed the Christmas tree in a new corner of the living room and I already don’t like it.
I will move it and rearrange the living room at least three times before deciding it should go where we put it last year.
Kicking off one of my family’s holiday traditions where I turn on the Thanksgiving Day Parade and listen to my husband mumble, baffled, “who is this” every time a musical guest comes on.
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Kicking off one of my family’s holiday traditions where I turn on the Thanksgiving Day Parade and listen to my husband mumble, baffled, “who is this” every time a musical guest comes on.
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonio
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
Reposted by Alex DiFeliceantonio
In a new @fralinbiomed.bsky.social study, 18- to 21-year-olds put on to a diet high in ultra-processed foods were more likely to overeat — even when full.
⬇️🔬Learn more.
⬇️🔬Learn more.
All you can eat: Ultra-processed foods affect young adults differently
In a new study, 18- to 21-year-olds put on to a diet high in ultra-processed foods were more likely to overeat — even when full.
news.vt.edu
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In a new @fralinbiomed.bsky.social study, 18- to 21-year-olds put on to a diet high in ultra-processed foods were more likely to overeat — even when full.
⬇️🔬Learn more.
⬇️🔬Learn more.
And the full segment that aired last night!
The lab is at the end but the whole segment is interesting. Never stand next to me at a party, I will at some point rant about gras…
abcnews.go.com/Health/globa...
The lab is at the end but the whole segment is interesting. Never stand next to me at a party, I will at some point rant about gras…
abcnews.go.com/Health/globa...
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
And the full segment that aired last night!
The lab is at the end but the whole segment is interesting. Never stand next to me at a party, I will at some point rant about gras…
abcnews.go.com/Health/globa...
The lab is at the end but the whole segment is interesting. Never stand next to me at a party, I will at some point rant about gras…
abcnews.go.com/Health/globa...
@davybrenda.bsky.social and I’s UPF RCT is finally published!
We tested the effects of a eucaloric UPF vs no UPF diet on energy intake in young people.
Our age subgroup analysis found adolescents ate more in a buffet meal after the UPF diet. 🧵🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We tested the effects of a eucaloric UPF vs no UPF diet on energy intake in young people.
Our age subgroup analysis found adolescents ate more in a buffet meal after the UPF diet. 🧵🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
@davybrenda.bsky.social and I’s UPF RCT is finally published!
We tested the effects of a eucaloric UPF vs no UPF diet on energy intake in young people.
Our age subgroup analysis found adolescents ate more in a buffet meal after the UPF diet. 🧵🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We tested the effects of a eucaloric UPF vs no UPF diet on energy intake in young people.
Our age subgroup analysis found adolescents ate more in a buffet meal after the UPF diet. 🧵🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Here’s the clip if anyone is interested! www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/127625...
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Here’s the clip if anyone is interested! www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/127625...
The lab was on Good Morning America! Absolutely surreal. Everyone did so great on the filming day. I work with the best people ever.
November 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The lab was on Good Morning America! Absolutely surreal. Everyone did so great on the filming day. I work with the best people ever.
Since I’m not at sfn, I can start Thanksgiving prep.
Don’t forget the bay leaf, it is both an act of faith and an offering to the capricious universe.
Will it impart flavor? Who knows? Just as our fates are unknowable.
Don’t forget the bay leaf, it is both an act of faith and an offering to the capricious universe.
Will it impart flavor? Who knows? Just as our fates are unknowable.
November 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Since I’m not at sfn, I can start Thanksgiving prep.
Don’t forget the bay leaf, it is both an act of faith and an offering to the capricious universe.
Will it impart flavor? Who knows? Just as our fates are unknowable.
Don’t forget the bay leaf, it is both an act of faith and an offering to the capricious universe.
Will it impart flavor? Who knows? Just as our fates are unknowable.
I forgot to add Lily won a poster prize for the Neuroscience section!!
November 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I forgot to add Lily won a poster prize for the Neuroscience section!!