Tina Fetner
@fetner.bsky.social
Sociologist of sexualities. McMaster U 🇨🇦.
Author of Sex in Canada: The Who, Why, When, and How of Getting Down Up North.
https://tinafetner.ca/sex-in-canada/#read-sex-in-canada
Author of Sex in Canada: The Who, Why, When, and How of Getting Down Up North.
https://tinafetner.ca/sex-in-canada/#read-sex-in-canada
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Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
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The emails were sent in 2018/2019, more than a decade after Epstein was first prosecuted, and during renewed accusations, right up until the day he was arrested again.
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The emails were sent in 2018/2019, more than a decade after Epstein was first prosecuted, and during renewed accusations, right up until the day he was arrested again.
And they are pulling it off
I love the Grey Cup because all the cheerleaders are trying to look cute while wearing gear that is usually reserved for solo climbing K2
November 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
And they are pulling it off
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Just when you think it can't get worse, it does....
1. The Trump administration has just quietly updated the State Department website to indicate that it may invalidate transgender people's passports.
This comes a week after a SCOTUS ruling blocking lower rulings allowing trans people to update them.
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This comes a week after a SCOTUS ruling blocking lower rulings allowing trans people to update them.
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Trump Admin Quietly Changes State Department Page To Indicate It May Invalidate Trans Passports
The change comes after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the administration and lifted a temporary injunction.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Just when you think it can't get worse, it does....
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Research from Acadia Sociology's Dr. Lesley Frank (@franklyless.bsky.social) cited in CBC article on infant feeding in Canada and the spiralling costs of baby formula:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'Something is terribly wrong': Baby formula among most stolen food items as costs spiral, researcher says | CBC News
The price of baby formula in Canada has risen roughly 84 per cent since 2017, according to Statistics Canada, driving some parents to turn to strangers on social media for help. One researcher says fo...
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Research from Acadia Sociology's Dr. Lesley Frank (@franklyless.bsky.social) cited in CBC article on infant feeding in Canada and the spiralling costs of baby formula:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
Not just Texas anymore.
Indiana University, which has now been subordinated to the direct control of the Indiana GOP, announces that criticism of the MAGA movement and doctrines of the GOP is forbidden. An instructor is dismissed for speaking critical words about the MAGA movement.
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Not just Texas anymore.
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Seems like we're in a Sandy Hook moment.
We can enforce social taboos against pedophilia by shunning Epstein's friends & hangers-on, stripping them of social & political legitimacy; or we can shrug our collective shoulders, confuse legal and moral standards, and in the process weaken those taboos.
We can enforce social taboos against pedophilia by shunning Epstein's friends & hangers-on, stripping them of social & political legitimacy; or we can shrug our collective shoulders, confuse legal and moral standards, and in the process weaken those taboos.
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Seems like we're in a Sandy Hook moment.
We can enforce social taboos against pedophilia by shunning Epstein's friends & hangers-on, stripping them of social & political legitimacy; or we can shrug our collective shoulders, confuse legal and moral standards, and in the process weaken those taboos.
We can enforce social taboos against pedophilia by shunning Epstein's friends & hangers-on, stripping them of social & political legitimacy; or we can shrug our collective shoulders, confuse legal and moral standards, and in the process weaken those taboos.
Ruining everything since forever. 🍎
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Ruining everything since forever. 🍎
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Not breaking news: women can be sexist too.
A consistent finding of the last, oh, 40 years of experimental sociology is that female subjects -- inc employers and, one suspects, NYT op-ed writers -- are as likely to believe negative stereotypes about and discriminate against women as male subjects.
A consistent finding of the last, oh, 40 years of experimental sociology is that female subjects -- inc employers and, one suspects, NYT op-ed writers -- are as likely to believe negative stereotypes about and discriminate against women as male subjects.
November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Not breaking news: women can be sexist too.
A consistent finding of the last, oh, 40 years of experimental sociology is that female subjects -- inc employers and, one suspects, NYT op-ed writers -- are as likely to believe negative stereotypes about and discriminate against women as male subjects.
A consistent finding of the last, oh, 40 years of experimental sociology is that female subjects -- inc employers and, one suspects, NYT op-ed writers -- are as likely to believe negative stereotypes about and discriminate against women as male subjects.
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Less going on here than I was hoping, tbh, but there are a few bright spots that I have theories about.
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Less going on here than I was hoping, tbh, but there are a few bright spots that I have theories about.
What proportion of the stupid, violent impulses of the US electorate can be attributed to brain damage from practicing shooting their beloved high-caliber guns?
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How Gun Blasts From Indoor Shooting May Cause Brain Injuries
The Times tested the blast waves of several popular civilian guns at an indoor range and found that repeated firing could add up to potentially harmful exposure.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
What proportion of the stupid, violent impulses of the US electorate can be attributed to brain damage from practicing shooting their beloved high-caliber guns?
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This is an absolutely tragic gutting of one of the best politics desks in the country
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is an absolutely tragic gutting of one of the best politics desks in the country
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Sorry ladies one less prince
October 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Sorry ladies one less prince
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If you are reading this piece today, you may be interested to know that I found Adam Bonica on moderate candidates compelling. Ht @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social
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October 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
If you are reading this piece today, you may be interested to know that I found Adam Bonica on moderate candidates compelling. Ht @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
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@tressiemcphd.bsky.social is spot on here, as usual.
[GIFT LINK] Lots of folks are sharing this incisive commentary from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social on the Nazi tattoo candidate and the Democrats' insistence that we have to tolerate a smidge of racism to appeal to the working class.
She, of course takes, that apart.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
She, of course takes, that apart.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social is spot on here, as usual.
It ain’t over ‘til it’s over, and I am running on pure adrenaline at this point.
wishing happy baseballs to all who celebrated tonight
October 28, 2025 at 5:15 AM
It ain’t over ‘til it’s over, and I am running on pure adrenaline at this point.
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Rob Manfred? Bored.
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Rob Manfred? Bored.
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What I think of as the distinction between early blogging and what we have now:
October 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
What I think of as the distinction between early blogging and what we have now:
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Phew. This one got me. There is so much heart and soul and love behind a campaign like this.
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Phew. This one got me. There is so much heart and soul and love behind a campaign like this.
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This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
October 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
What a wonderful event!
Had an amazing time in Canada speaking about my new book with colleagues & students at McMaster Univ, University of Toronto, and York Univ. Special thx to @fetner.bsky.social at Mac, Kristin Plys at UofT, Emily Laxer at York & Prof. Emily Heaphy for holding down the fort. @ucpress.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
What a wonderful event!
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The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.
Want to know why?
Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.
Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.
Want to know why?
Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.
Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.
October 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.
Want to know why?
Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.
Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.
Want to know why?
Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.
Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.
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“Male standards” is an embarrassing phrase for any leader to utter, especially when that’s already in place- from crash test dummies to pharmaceutical doses to the seat heights of chairs,
woman have always been keyed off “male standards.” The quiet part is out loud now.
apnews.com/article/hegs...
woman have always been keyed off “male standards.” The quiet part is out loud now.
apnews.com/article/hegs...
Hegseth wants 'male standard' for combat roles. Many female veterans say that's already the case
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his confirmation early this year and helped elevate his voice as a Fox News comm...
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October 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“Male standards” is an embarrassing phrase for any leader to utter, especially when that’s already in place- from crash test dummies to pharmaceutical doses to the seat heights of chairs,
woman have always been keyed off “male standards.” The quiet part is out loud now.
apnews.com/article/hegs...
woman have always been keyed off “male standards.” The quiet part is out loud now.
apnews.com/article/hegs...
Canada issues warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports traveling to US.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada issues warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports travelling to U.S. | CBC News
The Canadian government is warning citizens who list "X" as their gender on their passports could have problems entering the U.S.
www.cbc.ca
October 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Canada issues warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports traveling to US.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...