Dr. Jess Hebert
@jesshebert.bsky.social
HEE-bert | Assistant Professor, OHSU | Kidney/Repro/DOHaD scientist | #TeamPlacenta | The PDX Broadsides chanteuse | Mama | 85% Muppet by volume | https://jesshebert.carrd.co/
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Hi, new followers! I'm Dr. Jess, a kidney and pregnancy researcher in Portland, OR. Teacher, mama, musician, emcee. Pro-science, vax, LGBTQ, freedom of existing, kindness, and democracy. Antifascist, anti racist, anti anything that impedes the above. Glad to meet you. ❤️
Watching kid from PDX just tearing up the snowboard halfpipe at the Olympics. "Do you want to be a snowboarder?" we asked Hudson. "No!" We go through several professions. No dice. "Do you want to be a dinosaur?" Big sigh response. "No, I've been a dinosaur ALL DAY," he says tiredly and snuggles in.
February 12, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Watching kid from PDX just tearing up the snowboard halfpipe at the Olympics. "Do you want to be a snowboarder?" we asked Hudson. "No!" We go through several professions. No dice. "Do you want to be a dinosaur?" Big sigh response. "No, I've been a dinosaur ALL DAY," he says tiredly and snuggles in.
Finishing @dimension20.bsky.social Gladlands with the finale tonight. It's been lovely and fun roleplaying in a post-apocalyptic setting, but every episode is just an emotional wallop. I think we were hoping for a little more Never Stop Blowing Up x Mad Max. Not mad about it, just unexpected.
a woman in a red shirt is crying and saying i just have a lot of feelings
Alt: a woman in a red shirt is crying and saying i just have a lot of feelings
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Finishing @dimension20.bsky.social Gladlands with the finale tonight. It's been lovely and fun roleplaying in a post-apocalyptic setting, but every episode is just an emotional wallop. I think we were hoping for a little more Never Stop Blowing Up x Mad Max. Not mad about it, just unexpected.
I've been talking about Surya Bonaly to anyone who brings up the flip. Black, fierce, and bold as anything on the ice. All respect to the QUEEN of the skating backflip.
I feel like no one should be back flipping at the Olympics unless they personally apologize to Surya Bonaly
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 AM
I've been talking about Surya Bonaly to anyone who brings up the flip. Black, fierce, and bold as anything on the ice. All respect to the QUEEN of the skating backflip.
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just when you think you've got a grasp on the horrors humans have made to use against other humans, you learn about a whole new class of horrors somehow even worse
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:53 PM
just when you think you've got a grasp on the horrors humans have made to use against other humans, you learn about a whole new class of horrors somehow even worse
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Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Hereskevych wearing a special helmet at the Olympics.
It’s painted with the faces of Ukrainian top athletes killed by Russia in the war, including:
It’s painted with the faces of Ukrainian top athletes killed by Russia in the war, including:
February 9, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Hereskevych wearing a special helmet at the Olympics.
It’s painted with the faces of Ukrainian top athletes killed by Russia in the war, including:
It’s painted with the faces of Ukrainian top athletes killed by Russia in the war, including:
Me about the news and the world and everything approximately 2-3 times a day. (Thank you, @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social.)
February 9, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Me about the news and the world and everything approximately 2-3 times a day. (Thank you, @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social.)
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i just saw someone say "Kid Rock makes music for the people who have tattoos of their kids but not custody" and hol up i need a minute
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 AM
i just saw someone say "Kid Rock makes music for the people who have tattoos of their kids but not custody" and hol up i need a minute
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Portland, OR mayor Keith Wilson responding to public demands that ICE's land use permit be rescinded after they gassed thousands of peaceful men women and children.
Kinda curious what "the course" we should stay is here, Keith? Watching ICE gas, abduct and sometimes shoot our neighbors?
Kinda curious what "the course" we should stay is here, Keith? Watching ICE gas, abduct and sometimes shoot our neighbors?
February 8, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Portland, OR mayor Keith Wilson responding to public demands that ICE's land use permit be rescinded after they gassed thousands of peaceful men women and children.
Kinda curious what "the course" we should stay is here, Keith? Watching ICE gas, abduct and sometimes shoot our neighbors?
Kinda curious what "the course" we should stay is here, Keith? Watching ICE gas, abduct and sometimes shoot our neighbors?
Watching Republicans just loooose their miiiinds over a performance that ends like this tells you everything you need to know about where they stand. Period.
Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Watching Republicans just loooose their miiiinds over a performance that ends like this tells you everything you need to know about where they stand. Period.
I really don't understand why curling arenas aren't bumping "Stop The Rock" by Apollo 440 basically all the time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPlQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPlQ...
Stop the Rock
YouTube video by Apollo 440 - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I really don't understand why curling arenas aren't bumping "Stop The Rock" by Apollo 440 basically all the time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPlQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPlQ...
Picked up beignet mix in New Orleans this week with @katywalla.bsky.social between Bugher sessions, and @royalpdx.bsky.social made them this morning. Deliciously fried and my coffee wasn't full of milk skin like it was there, so JOY.
February 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Picked up beignet mix in New Orleans this week with @katywalla.bsky.social between Bugher sessions, and @royalpdx.bsky.social made them this morning. Deliciously fried and my coffee wasn't full of milk skin like it was there, so JOY.
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Yes. This. Let people talk about their joy. Let people live. That's the fight, for people to be able to live. So let people do it, in the ways that they are managing to.
Thank you for writing this whole thread and opening your heart. This in part in particular is so good. Showing people where the pain is, important. Talking about your joy, especially now? Crucial. Joy is worth saving and fighting for. New book set for notify from my library. <3 <3 <3
February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Yes. This. Let people talk about their joy. Let people live. That's the fight, for people to be able to live. So let people do it, in the ways that they are managing to.
I'll sign your books
I didn't write a book but I'll sign whatever book you've got
I did write a dissertation so if you have a copy of that I'll definitely sign it
I didn't write a book but I'll sign whatever book you've got
I did write a dissertation so if you have a copy of that I'll definitely sign it
February 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I'll sign your books
I didn't write a book but I'll sign whatever book you've got
I did write a dissertation so if you have a copy of that I'll definitely sign it
I didn't write a book but I'll sign whatever book you've got
I did write a dissertation so if you have a copy of that I'll definitely sign it
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Anyway if you appreciate my posting, please do me a favor and preorder my book and if you cannot afford to, put in a request to your local library, which is a great way to keep books alive for generations
I esp. appreciate support for Loyalty which is working hard to support local organizing in DC
I esp. appreciate support for Loyalty which is working hard to support local organizing in DC
!!!BOOK NEWS!!!
Do you want a signed copy of *The Edge of Space-Time*? Do you want to support a queer/Black and Asian-owned bookstore?
Through 30 March, if you preorder from @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, you are guaranteed a signed AND personalized copy:
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😻 📚💙
Do you want a signed copy of *The Edge of Space-Time*? Do you want to support a queer/Black and Asian-owned bookstore?
Through 30 March, if you preorder from @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, you are guaranteed a signed AND personalized copy:
loyaltybookstores.com/preordersspa...
😻 📚💙
February 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Anyway if you appreciate my posting, please do me a favor and preorder my book and if you cannot afford to, put in a request to your local library, which is a great way to keep books alive for generations
I esp. appreciate support for Loyalty which is working hard to support local organizing in DC
I esp. appreciate support for Loyalty which is working hard to support local organizing in DC
Curling but make it INTENSE
February 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Curling but make it INTENSE
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Who else remembers the compulsory “figures” in the Olympics? I remember practicing these on the frozen pond behind my childhood home in Akron as a kid. Figures were replaced by the short program in 1990. I also remember VCR tracking. #Olympics
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Who else remembers the compulsory “figures” in the Olympics? I remember practicing these on the frozen pond behind my childhood home in Akron as a kid. Figures were replaced by the short program in 1990. I also remember VCR tracking. #Olympics
Co-signed. So deeply disappointing. In a week where we've talked about the public figures who betrayed trust that really hurt us, Snoop's a big one that is going to whack me in the chest a bunch this week.
Dear NBC,
I do not want to see that Trump lackey Snoop Dogg on my tv ruining the Olympics.
#WinterOlympics #Olympics
I do not want to see that Trump lackey Snoop Dogg on my tv ruining the Olympics.
#WinterOlympics #Olympics
February 7, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Co-signed. So deeply disappointing. In a week where we've talked about the public figures who betrayed trust that really hurt us, Snoop's a big one that is going to whack me in the chest a bunch this week.
Here's the thing with the guys trying to shut down the primate research center: once they get a hook in, they won't stop. Hunting, fishing, ranching, gone. Stop it now. www.kptv.com/2026/02/06/a...
February 7, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Here's the thing with the guys trying to shut down the primate research center: once they get a hook in, they won't stop. Hunting, fishing, ranching, gone. Stop it now. www.kptv.com/2026/02/06/a...
We were staring at it and going, "This...didn't they just do hours on real artists and Italy being the home of art and what the actual hell is THIS?!?"
#Olympics, girl, you effed up.
#Olympics, girl, you effed up.
the opening ceremonies just featured a two-minute animated sequence that is entirely generative AI slop and it was SO bad.
February 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
We were staring at it and going, "This...didn't they just do hours on real artists and Italy being the home of art and what the actual hell is THIS?!?"
#Olympics, girl, you effed up.
#Olympics, girl, you effed up.
President of IOC: "This is your moment, this is for you, now I'm going to talk another 10 minutes in platitudes..."
Italian President: "Welcome to Milan-Cortina!" *FLAMES, EXIT*
Italian President: "Welcome to Milan-Cortina!" *FLAMES, EXIT*
February 6, 2026 at 9:52 PM
President of IOC: "This is your moment, this is for you, now I'm going to talk another 10 minutes in platitudes..."
Italian President: "Welcome to Milan-Cortina!" *FLAMES, EXIT*
Italian President: "Welcome to Milan-Cortina!" *FLAMES, EXIT*
Did a Grand Rounds talk for CU Anschutz today and I forgot what it felt like to feel GIDDY after a talk because the response was so good. Great questions, excited collaboration ideas, I feel hopeful for #KidneyCrew and #TeamPlacenta.
In a week that's been ROUGH for science, this was so needed.
In a week that's been ROUGH for science, this was so needed.
February 6, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Did a Grand Rounds talk for CU Anschutz today and I forgot what it felt like to feel GIDDY after a talk because the response was so good. Great questions, excited collaboration ideas, I feel hopeful for #KidneyCrew and #TeamPlacenta.
In a week that's been ROUGH for science, this was so needed.
In a week that's been ROUGH for science, this was so needed.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: 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
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I would really like to watch synchronized big air snowboard.
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I would really like to watch synchronized big air snowboard.
Closure of the ONPRC means ending life-saving medical research at a time when it is already under attack. Public comment: ohsuboard[at]ohsu[dot]edu by Friday, Feb. 6 at noon PT. Please include “For public comment” in the subject line. news.ohsu.edu/2025/04/30/o...
Oregon National Primate Research Center critical to advancing human health
Scientists, OHSU leaders speak out to defend lifesaving research at ONPRC.
news.ohsu.edu
February 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Closure of the ONPRC means ending life-saving medical research at a time when it is already under attack. Public comment: ohsuboard[at]ohsu[dot]edu by Friday, Feb. 6 at noon PT. Please include “For public comment” in the subject line. news.ohsu.edu/2025/04/30/o...
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!