JC R WHIT, Ph.D.
@jc99whit.bsky.social
Animal Welfare Scientist in Chicagoland. Primatologist. Welfare biomarkers. Primates & dolphins & cheetahs, oh my! UChicago alum.
Co-Founder: Illinois Stakeholders for Air Quality in Schools.
#SciComm #AnimalWelfare #ConservationScience #IAQ #LongCovid
Co-Founder: Illinois Stakeholders for Air Quality in Schools.
#SciComm #AnimalWelfare #ConservationScience #IAQ #LongCovid
February 9, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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February 7, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Encouraging to see some members of the US Olympic team wearing masks to protect their health ahead of competition.
February 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Encouraging to see some members of the US Olympic team wearing masks to protect their health ahead of competition.
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Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
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Fun fact: Trump is mentioned in the Epstein files more than Jesus is mentioned in the bible.
And that’s just the unredacted version.
And that’s just the unredacted version.
February 7, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Fun fact: Trump is mentioned in the Epstein files more than Jesus is mentioned in the bible.
And that’s just the unredacted version.
And that’s just the unredacted version.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) announced Tuesday that his state is joining the WHO Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, becoming the second state to do so, after California, since the U.S.’s withdrawal from the organization became official last month.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) announced Tuesday that his state is joining the WHO Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, becoming the second state to do so, after California, since the U.S.’s withdrawal from the organization became official last month.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com/policy/healt...
Please share! Especially if you are from Illinois.
Here we go! Our Clean Air for Healthy Equitable Schools bill has been filed in both the IL Senate and House so that we can try to move through both chambers concurrently.
Check out our bill status pages!
SB 3110
ilga.gov/Legislation/...
HB 4739
ilga.gov/Legislation/...
#IAQ
#CleanAir
#Illinois
Check out our bill status pages!
SB 3110
ilga.gov/Legislation/...
HB 4739
ilga.gov/Legislation/...
#IAQ
#CleanAir
#Illinois
February 3, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Please share! Especially if you are from Illinois.
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Here we go! Our Clean Air for Healthy Equitable Schools bill has been filed in both the IL Senate and House so that we can try to move through both chambers concurrently.
Check out our bill status pages!
SB 3110
ilga.gov/Legislation/...
HB 4739
ilga.gov/Legislation/...
#IAQ
#CleanAir
#Illinois
Check out our bill status pages!
SB 3110
ilga.gov/Legislation/...
HB 4739
ilga.gov/Legislation/...
#IAQ
#CleanAir
#Illinois
February 3, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Here we go! Our Clean Air for Healthy Equitable Schools bill has been filed in both the IL Senate and House so that we can try to move through both chambers concurrently.
Check out our bill status pages!
SB 3110
ilga.gov/Legislation/...
HB 4739
ilga.gov/Legislation/...
#IAQ
#CleanAir
#Illinois
Check out our bill status pages!
SB 3110
ilga.gov/Legislation/...
HB 4739
ilga.gov/Legislation/...
#IAQ
#CleanAir
#Illinois
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Reported from San Antonio area news -- There's a #Measles outbreak at the #Dilley detention center where #LiamRamos was being held. #LiamConejoRamos is back home but there are still 400 other children (1200 total detainees) still at the facility.
#MedSky #IDSky
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
#MedSky #IDSky
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 2, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Reported from San Antonio area news -- There's a #Measles outbreak at the #Dilley detention center where #LiamRamos was being held. #LiamConejoRamos is back home but there are still 400 other children (1200 total detainees) still at the facility.
#MedSky #IDSky
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
#MedSky #IDSky
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
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Bad Bunny with a powerful anti-ICE speech at the Grammys 🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ‘ICE out.’ We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans."
"Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ‘ICE out.’ We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans."
February 2, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Bad Bunny with a powerful anti-ICE speech at the Grammys 🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ‘ICE out.’ We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans."
"Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ‘ICE out.’ We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans."
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I can’t get over hauser asking him where he’s been and to come up to Boston and Epstein saying he’s on house arrest and so hauser should come down to Florida to party. bsky.app/profile/tage...
In this one he’s like ‘how you doing ol chum ol pal what have you been up to’ a year after epstein was convicted, and Epstein is like ‘come down to Florida b/c I can’t leave the state it will be a blast’
January 31, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I can’t get over hauser asking him where he’s been and to come up to Boston and Epstein saying he’s on house arrest and so hauser should come down to Florida to party. bsky.app/profile/tage...
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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/
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Liam Conejo Ramos is not alone. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
Opinion | Liam Ramos Is Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Liam Conejo Ramos is not alone. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
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Director of Melania Movie?!
February 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Director of Melania Movie?!
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This is appalling. In a country facing an affordability crisis, the wealthiest should pay their fair share.
❌Tesla paid no federal income tax in 2025
❌Musk’s company received over $1.1 billion in tax breaks from taxpayers
itep.org/tesla-report...
❌Tesla paid no federal income tax in 2025
❌Musk’s company received over $1.1 billion in tax breaks from taxpayers
itep.org/tesla-report...
Tesla Reported Zero Federal Income Tax on $5.7 Billion of U.S. Income in 2025
Tesla enjoyed almost $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025 but paid $0 in federal income tax. Over the past three years, the Elon Musk-led company reported $12.5 billion of U.S. income on which its curr...
itep.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:02 AM
This is appalling. In a country facing an affordability crisis, the wealthiest should pay their fair share.
❌Tesla paid no federal income tax in 2025
❌Musk’s company received over $1.1 billion in tax breaks from taxpayers
itep.org/tesla-report...
❌Tesla paid no federal income tax in 2025
❌Musk’s company received over $1.1 billion in tax breaks from taxpayers
itep.org/tesla-report...
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the White House's official X account gloats over the arrest of Don Lemon with a chains emoji
January 30, 2026 at 3:10 PM
the White House's official X account gloats over the arrest of Don Lemon with a chains emoji
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Well, this is odd
January 30, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Well, this is odd
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A beautiful, heartbreaking tribute. Please take the time to read it.
January 27, 2026 at 7:33 PM
A beautiful, heartbreaking tribute. Please take the time to read it.
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Image credited to Garrett Peterson, CRNA colleague of Alex Pretti, of his colleagues at the VA hospital where he worked.
January 27, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Image credited to Garrett Peterson, CRNA colleague of Alex Pretti, of his colleagues at the VA hospital where he worked.
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RIP Gladys Mae West, a US mathematician best known for her foundational work on GPS systems.
At @springernature.com we remember her every day as a major communal space in our London offices is named after her
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
At @springernature.com we remember her every day as a major communal space in our London offices is named after her
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:49 PM
RIP Gladys Mae West, a US mathematician best known for her foundational work on GPS systems.
At @springernature.com we remember her every day as a major communal space in our London offices is named after her
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
At @springernature.com we remember her every day as a major communal space in our London offices is named after her
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The US government lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs last year, according to an analysis by Science of newly released OPM data, with 11 departures for every hire. And many OPM calls "voluntary" separations were probably pushed. www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:28 AM
The US government lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs last year, according to an analysis by Science of newly released OPM data, with 11 departures for every hire. And many OPM calls "voluntary" separations were probably pushed. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Stephen Miller going down at the power of the labor movement would be one of the proudest moments I'd witness in my nearly 20 years in organized labor.
Let's get it done.
Let's get it done.
January 27, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Stephen Miller going down at the power of the labor movement would be one of the proudest moments I'd witness in my nearly 20 years in organized labor.
Let's get it done.
Let's get it done.
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One of these two people was a "good guy with a gun"
Spoiler alert: It wasn't Kyle Rittenhouse
Spoiler alert: It wasn't Kyle Rittenhouse
January 25, 2026 at 8:09 PM
One of these two people was a "good guy with a gun"
Spoiler alert: It wasn't Kyle Rittenhouse
Spoiler alert: It wasn't Kyle Rittenhouse
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Nation's largest nurses union repeats calls for ICE abolition, pledges to do "everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people."
January 25, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Nation's largest nurses union repeats calls for ICE abolition, pledges to do "everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people."