Chris Pepin-Neff (they/them) 🏳️🌈
@pepinneff.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Public Policy: Moral Panic Agenda Setting - including #emotions #LGBTQ+ #politics and human - #shark interactions. Opinions are my own. https://linktr.ee/chris.pepin
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Since 2019, I have published three academic books, looking at emotions in public policy, inequality, and LGBTQ lobbying.
Important reminder from @thebulwark.com that even with Democrats countering Texas and redistricting that if/when SCOTUS overturns the Voting Rights Act, this keeps moving the map toward Republicans. SO this really is HUGE! #redistricting
youtu.be/R4lJ1LeEkcs?...
youtu.be/R4lJ1LeEkcs?...
The Redistricting Twist No One Saw Coming (w/ Dave Wasserman)
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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November 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Important reminder from @thebulwark.com that even with Democrats countering Texas and redistricting that if/when SCOTUS overturns the Voting Rights Act, this keeps moving the map toward Republicans. SO this really is HUGE! #redistricting
youtu.be/R4lJ1LeEkcs?...
youtu.be/R4lJ1LeEkcs?...
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If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.
Since 2019, I have published three academic books, looking at emotions in public policy, inequality, and LGBTQ lobbying.
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Since 2019, I have published three academic books, looking at emotions in public policy, inequality, and LGBTQ lobbying.
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@timmiller.bsky.social torches Megyn Kelly as she spins Epstein’s abuse of 15-year-old girls as “barely legal” types to protect Donald Trump.
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
@timmiller.bsky.social torches Megyn Kelly as she spins Epstein’s abuse of 15-year-old girls as “barely legal” types to protect Donald Trump.
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11/13/25 - The third time posting about Nicole Parker’s book. https://www.reddit.com/r/trumptweets/comments/1owjxp5/111325_the_third_time_posting_about_nicole/
#truthsocial #trump
#truthsocial #trump
November 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
11/13/25 - The third time posting about Nicole Parker’s book. https://www.reddit.com/r/trumptweets/comments/1owjxp5/111325_the_third_time_posting_about_nicole/
#truthsocial #trump
#truthsocial #trump
AI is like oil or gold prospecting. Just figured this out. We’ve struck AI and now the world is chasing it!
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
AI is like oil or gold prospecting. Just figured this out. We’ve struck AI and now the world is chasing it!
Alex De Minaur changed his whole style of play - and decided to "out hit" Taylor Fritz rather than "out last" him at the ATP Finals. This change comes after a disasterous loss earlier this week. He needed to do something to salvage the year and this change is remarkable. #tennis #nitto #atpfinals
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Alex De Minaur changed his whole style of play - and decided to "out hit" Taylor Fritz rather than "out last" him at the ATP Finals. This change comes after a disasterous loss earlier this week. He needed to do something to salvage the year and this change is remarkable. #tennis #nitto #atpfinals
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On this week's World Of Sharks podcast episode, Isla Hodgson is joined by Dr Yannis Papastamatiou. They get to talking about his work using cutting-edge technology to explore how sharks move, forage, and interact with one another.
Listen here: saveourseas.com/worldofshark...
Listen here: saveourseas.com/worldofshark...
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
On this week's World Of Sharks podcast episode, Isla Hodgson is joined by Dr Yannis Papastamatiou. They get to talking about his work using cutting-edge technology to explore how sharks move, forage, and interact with one another.
Listen here: saveourseas.com/worldofshark...
Listen here: saveourseas.com/worldofshark...
"The American penny was preceded in death by its smaller sibling, the half cent (1793-1857), and its cousin the Canadian penny (1858-2012). The British penny coin, born in the seventh century, somewhat incredibly, survives it."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
The Penny Dies at 232
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
"The American penny was preceded in death by its smaller sibling, the half cent (1793-1857), and its cousin the Canadian penny (1858-2012). The British penny coin, born in the seventh century, somewhat incredibly, survives it."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
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Time to get back to what really matters:
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Time to get back to what really matters:
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Remember, when journalists just let trans people live their lives in peace, it’s “ideological capture”, but when they use their own personal anti-trans beliefs to lead a campaign to close down the only place in the country trans youth received healthcare, it’s absolutely fine, nothing to see here.
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Remember, when journalists just let trans people live their lives in peace, it’s “ideological capture”, but when they use their own personal anti-trans beliefs to lead a campaign to close down the only place in the country trans youth received healthcare, it’s absolutely fine, nothing to see here.
About 40% of reported "shark attacks" have no injury. This is a very good thing - and this story of WA reminds us that. "At 5.45pm, a reported white shark bit a foil board causing the rider to fall into the water. The rider was not injured.” #sharkattack #shark
www.smh.com.au/national/wes...
www.smh.com.au/national/wes...
WA wind surfer’s miracle escape from great white shark captured on camera
The encounter was captured on a local surf camera, with the man seen riding with several others at 5pm before his board is suddenly sucked under the water.
www.smh.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
About 40% of reported "shark attacks" have no injury. This is a very good thing - and this story of WA reminds us that. "At 5.45pm, a reported white shark bit a foil board causing the rider to fall into the water. The rider was not injured.” #sharkattack #shark
www.smh.com.au/national/wes...
www.smh.com.au/national/wes...
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We've just updated this piece on what academic research says about the BBC's role in the UK
So many datapoints relevant to this week's discussions. Perhaps of interest @benansell.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social @michaelsavage.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/bbc-und...
So many datapoints relevant to this week's discussions. Perhaps of interest @benansell.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social @michaelsavage.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/bbc-und...
The BBC is under scrutiny. Here’s what research tells about its role in the UK
The BBC is the most widely used source of news in the UK. It has lower reach among the young and the less formally educated.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
We've just updated this piece on what academic research says about the BBC's role in the UK
So many datapoints relevant to this week's discussions. Perhaps of interest @benansell.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social @michaelsavage.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/bbc-und...
So many datapoints relevant to this week's discussions. Perhaps of interest @benansell.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social @michaelsavage.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/bbc-und...
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LAST CALL! #Sociology Professorships in Copenhagen, Denmark!
We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area.
Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15!
Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost!
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area.
Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15!
Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost!
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology
jobportal.ku.dk
November 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
LAST CALL! #Sociology Professorships in Copenhagen, Denmark!
We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area.
Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15!
Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost!
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area.
Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15!
Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost!
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
"I am convinced that our universities are an invaluable national asset which must be observed, conserved, and expanded."
President John F. Kennedy
University of Maine
October 19, 1963
President John F. Kennedy
University of Maine
October 19, 1963
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"I am convinced that our universities are an invaluable national asset which must be observed, conserved, and expanded."
President John F. Kennedy
University of Maine
October 19, 1963
President John F. Kennedy
University of Maine
October 19, 1963
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What is a woman?
A woman is someone whose identity is so fantastic and complex that this reductivist question would be an insult to them.
#whatisawoman #feminism #feminist #gendercritical
A woman is someone whose identity is so fantastic and complex that this reductivist question would be an insult to them.
#whatisawoman #feminism #feminist #gendercritical
October 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
What is a woman?
A woman is someone whose identity is so fantastic and complex that this reductivist question would be an insult to them.
#whatisawoman #feminism #feminist #gendercritical
A woman is someone whose identity is so fantastic and complex that this reductivist question would be an insult to them.
#whatisawoman #feminism #feminist #gendercritical
Don Jr. for VP in 2028 -- I hope we are all seeing this in real time. The argument that Republicans win when "Trump" is on the ballot after this week's election results foreshadows the argument that Republicans win when "a Trump" is on the ballot.
#DonaldTrump
#DonaldTrump
November 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Don Jr. for VP in 2028 -- I hope we are all seeing this in real time. The argument that Republicans win when "Trump" is on the ballot after this week's election results foreshadows the argument that Republicans win when "a Trump" is on the ballot.
#DonaldTrump
#DonaldTrump
"Ms. Pelosi did not just pressure the Reagan administration to display the AIDS memorial quilt — she personally sewed a panel to honor Susie Piracci Roggio, a flower girl at her wedding, who died of AIDS in 1986." #NancyPelosi
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
A Light in Very Dark Days: Nancy Pelosi and AIDS
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"Ms. Pelosi did not just pressure the Reagan administration to display the AIDS memorial quilt — she personally sewed a panel to honor Susie Piracci Roggio, a flower girl at her wedding, who died of AIDS in 1986." #NancyPelosi
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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I know this is pedantic, but Kim Davis was not "jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses." She was jailed for contempt of court because she refused to follow a court order (she had stopped issuing all marriage licenses). NYT makes it sound like the Woke Police broke down her door.
November 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I know this is pedantic, but Kim Davis was not "jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses." She was jailed for contempt of court because she refused to follow a court order (she had stopped issuing all marriage licenses). NYT makes it sound like the Woke Police broke down her door.
Conservative pundit Robby Soave on Rep. Nancy Mace's cursing at the TSA agents and airport incident - "this is psychotic behaviour."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKhY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKhY...
Tim Scott, Lindsey Graham REBUKE Nancy Mace After Airport Security TIRADE | RISING
YouTube video by The Hill
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Conservative pundit Robby Soave on Rep. Nancy Mace's cursing at the TSA agents and airport incident - "this is psychotic behaviour."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKhY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKhY...
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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oh my GOD
[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!
November 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
oh my GOD