Emily Monosson
@emonosson.bsky.social
Trained as toxicologist. Now I write. New book, Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic. Next book, Toxic Legacy: from early Earth to the industrial age why some chemicals are more harmful than others. Also think about non traditional ways to do science 🧪
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Emily Monosson
@emonosson.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Any toxicologists out there? Or anyone studying effects of PFAS, mercury, PBDEs, lead, plastics etc etc etc. Would love to find you! Environmental, ecological, pharmacological and whatever else! #toxic 🧪 #environment #health #ecosystem
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Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
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We just saw this, and it’s a good idea for businesses to post. Private businesses are allowed to set dress and conduct rules. Requiring no full face coverings has long been standard for safety and loss prevention reasons, and it is within a business’s rights to refuse entry or service.
January 18, 2026 at 7:07 PM
We just saw this, and it’s a good idea for businesses to post. Private businesses are allowed to set dress and conduct rules. Requiring no full face coverings has long been standard for safety and loss prevention reasons, and it is within a business’s rights to refuse entry or service.
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Do you study disinformation or want to start working in that area?
Come to the DSI June 15-18th with @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, @rcalo.bsky.social, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, @emmaspiro.bsky.social, and many more.
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Come to the DSI June 15-18th with @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, @rcalo.bsky.social, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, @emmaspiro.bsky.social, and many more.
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Disinformation Summer Institute (DSI) - Disinformation Summer Institute
Disinformation Disinformation is false or misleading information created and spread to advance policy, political, economic or ideological goals. It is sometimes used by industries, governments, and ot...
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January 17, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Do you study disinformation or want to start working in that area?
Come to the DSI June 15-18th with @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, @rcalo.bsky.social, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, @emmaspiro.bsky.social, and many more.
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Come to the DSI June 15-18th with @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, @rcalo.bsky.social, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, @emmaspiro.bsky.social, and many more.
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No funding for ICE. Impeach Kristi Noem now. Hold Trump and his lackeys accountable for the violence and terror being inflicted all across our country.
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
No funding for ICE. Impeach Kristi Noem now. Hold Trump and his lackeys accountable for the violence and terror being inflicted all across our country.
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Some context: it took me almost a year and multiple applications to get a GS-5 ($34K annual salary) clerk job at the Department of Veterans Affairs. At the time, I had an MBA and a decade of management experience.
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Some context: it took me almost a year and multiple applications to get a GS-5 ($34K annual salary) clerk job at the Department of Veterans Affairs. At the time, I had an MBA and a decade of management experience.
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I have a message for my Republican colleagues: Trump will turn on you, investigate you, and indict you with bogus charges the second he doesn't like you.
That’s not Democracy—it’s tyranny. Your silence won’t make it go away.
That’s not Democracy—it’s tyranny. Your silence won’t make it go away.
January 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I have a message for my Republican colleagues: Trump will turn on you, investigate you, and indict you with bogus charges the second he doesn't like you.
That’s not Democracy—it’s tyranny. Your silence won’t make it go away.
That’s not Democracy—it’s tyranny. Your silence won’t make it go away.
What what?? Guess the toxicology degree I got in the 1980s is obsolete. Maybe the entire field of #toxicolgy is, at least in the U.S.A. E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
What what?? Guess the toxicology degree I got in the 1980s is obsolete. Maybe the entire field of #toxicolgy is, at least in the U.S.A. E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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It's worth your time to call Hilton to cancel your account with them. 1-800-446-6677. Here's why:
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
Boycott Hilton Hotels
January 11, 2026 at 11:42 PM
It's worth your time to call Hilton to cancel your account with them. 1-800-446-6677. Here's why:
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
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One of the most insightful political cartoonists of modern times.
January 11, 2026 at 1:58 AM
One of the most insightful political cartoonists of modern times.
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San Francisco’s Ocean Beach!
January 10, 2026 at 10:57 PM
San Francisco’s Ocean Beach!
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Lighting The World Protesting Darkness
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien
#DEFENDDEMOCRACY 🇺🇸🇬🇪🇮🇷
Landman Wolf Song 🎼
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien
#DEFENDDEMOCRACY 🇺🇸🇬🇪🇮🇷
Landman Wolf Song 🎼
January 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Lighting The World Protesting Darkness
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien
#DEFENDDEMOCRACY 🇺🇸🇬🇪🇮🇷
Landman Wolf Song 🎼
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien
#DEFENDDEMOCRACY 🇺🇸🇬🇪🇮🇷
Landman Wolf Song 🎼
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New York City turned OUT.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️
January 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM
New York City turned OUT.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️
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NEWS --> Reps Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman are introducing a new bill to strip ICE officers of qualified immunity, making lawsuits and prosecutions easier. They also say agent who killed Renee Good should be prosecuted in Minnesota.
They break this news on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
They break this news on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
Trump Shooting Fiasco Worsens as Dems Find Fresh Line of Attack on ICE
As the Minneapolis killing gets darker for Trump, Representatives Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman talk to us about their plan to rein in ICE—and about Trumpworld’s broader plunge into violence and lawl...
newrepublic.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NEWS --> Reps Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman are introducing a new bill to strip ICE officers of qualified immunity, making lawsuits and prosecutions easier. They also say agent who killed Renee Good should be prosecuted in Minnesota.
They break this news on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
They break this news on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
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So, correct me if I’m wrong, but all you have to do to abduct a woman now is dress in camo, cover your face and have a gun and we have to submit or risk death? How are we supposed to know if you’re ICE or not?
January 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
So, correct me if I’m wrong, but all you have to do to abduct a woman now is dress in camo, cover your face and have a gun and we have to submit or risk death? How are we supposed to know if you’re ICE or not?
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BREAKING: The Hennepin County District Attorney's office says they have jurisdiction to charge the ICE agent involved in the fatal Minneapolis shooting.
January 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
BREAKING: The Hennepin County District Attorney's office says they have jurisdiction to charge the ICE agent involved in the fatal Minneapolis shooting.
the mood in town today as captured by @j-ms.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
the mood in town today as captured by @j-ms.bsky.social
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“.. In the last four months alone, immigration officers have fired on at least nine people in five states and Washington, D.C. All of the individuals targeted in those shootings were, like the woman killed on Wednesday, fired on while in their vehicles.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
January 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
“.. In the last four months alone, immigration officers have fired on at least nine people in five states and Washington, D.C. All of the individuals targeted in those shootings were, like the woman killed on Wednesday, fired on while in their vehicles.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
Red meat and saturated fats; oh and have some beef tallow fries with that, and maybe a carrot.
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Red meat and saturated fats; oh and have some beef tallow fries with that, and maybe a carrot.
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We are putting together a mini-series on cancer, from the history to the biology to the concept of cancer as a disease. We are looking for people willing to share your experience with cancer - whatever that may mean to you. If you've been thinking about sending in your cancer experience, please do!
January 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
We are putting together a mini-series on cancer, from the history to the biology to the concept of cancer as a disease. We are looking for people willing to share your experience with cancer - whatever that may mean to you. If you've been thinking about sending in your cancer experience, please do!
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Once again, I implore media outlets to stop saying these are CDC decisions.
These are changes being made unilaterally by RFK Jr. against the expert advice of CDC scientists.
I note that RFK Jr. no longer recommends flu vaccine for kids in the midst of a horrible influenza year.
These are changes being made unilaterally by RFK Jr. against the expert advice of CDC scientists.
I note that RFK Jr. no longer recommends flu vaccine for kids in the midst of a horrible influenza year.
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move
The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
www.nbcnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Once again, I implore media outlets to stop saying these are CDC decisions.
These are changes being made unilaterally by RFK Jr. against the expert advice of CDC scientists.
I note that RFK Jr. no longer recommends flu vaccine for kids in the midst of a horrible influenza year.
These are changes being made unilaterally by RFK Jr. against the expert advice of CDC scientists.
I note that RFK Jr. no longer recommends flu vaccine for kids in the midst of a horrible influenza year.
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If you’re wondering why the hell we’re at war with Venezuela, the answer is clear: the oil lobby spent millions to get Trump elected, and now they’re calling in their favor.
This whole thing reeks of corruption.
This whole thing reeks of corruption.
January 6, 2026 at 2:12 AM
If you’re wondering why the hell we’re at war with Venezuela, the answer is clear: the oil lobby spent millions to get Trump elected, and now they’re calling in their favor.
This whole thing reeks of corruption.
This whole thing reeks of corruption.