Chris Pepin-Neff (they/them) 🏳️🌈
@pepinneff.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Public Policy. Focus on the role of emotions in the policy process, including moral panic agenda-setting, 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.
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Happy (UK) LGBT+ History Month, everyone! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
With @anna-orridge.bsky.social, @tcparker.bsky.social, @drewhuff.bsky.social, @shaunamceleney.bsky.social & @discobooks.bsky.social on the roster - we have a wealth of queer reads for you this February
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With @anna-orridge.bsky.social, @tcparker.bsky.social, @drewhuff.bsky.social, @shaunamceleney.bsky.social & @discobooks.bsky.social on the roster - we have a wealth of queer reads for you this February
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February 1, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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For the #Patriots "easy schedule" people:
1.) Back-to-back 4-win seasons 2023 and 2024;
2.) First team to go 9-0 on the road;
3.) Allowed 26 total points in 3 games in playoffs;
4.) Beat the Bills, Texans, Broncos, Ravens, Steelers.
#SuperBowl, #SuperBowlLX, #SBLX #NFL
1.) Back-to-back 4-win seasons 2023 and 2024;
2.) First team to go 9-0 on the road;
3.) Allowed 26 total points in 3 games in playoffs;
4.) Beat the Bills, Texans, Broncos, Ravens, Steelers.
#SuperBowl, #SuperBowlLX, #SBLX #NFL
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
For the #Patriots "easy schedule" people:
1.) Back-to-back 4-win seasons 2023 and 2024;
2.) First team to go 9-0 on the road;
3.) Allowed 26 total points in 3 games in playoffs;
4.) Beat the Bills, Texans, Broncos, Ravens, Steelers.
#SuperBowl, #SuperBowlLX, #SBLX #NFL
1.) Back-to-back 4-win seasons 2023 and 2024;
2.) First team to go 9-0 on the road;
3.) Allowed 26 total points in 3 games in playoffs;
4.) Beat the Bills, Texans, Broncos, Ravens, Steelers.
#SuperBowl, #SuperBowlLX, #SBLX #NFL
Spoke to Sunrise this morning about going to the beach on this long-weekend. If you go in the water, please swim between the flags and listen to Surf Life Saving NSW!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mna1...
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Dr Chris Pepin-Neff clarifies shark concerns ahead of the long weekend | Sunrise
YouTube video by Sunrise
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January 23, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Spoke to Sunrise this morning about going to the beach on this long-weekend. If you go in the water, please swim between the flags and listen to Surf Life Saving NSW!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mna1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mna1...
If you haven't had enough of me talking about shark bites this week, here's my podcast interview with The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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What’s behind the Sydney shark attack cluster? – podcast
Nour Haydar speaks to associate professor Christopher Pepin-Neff about the ‘perfect storm’ of environmental factors that has attracted sharks and what we all need to know before entering the water
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:24 AM
If you haven't had enough of me talking about shark bites this week, here's my podcast interview with The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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“The editor who edited most of the science desk's anti-trans coverage [Virginia Hughes] ended up getting a big promotion. She's now co-head of the investigations desk.” 🧪
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'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 7:52 PM
“The editor who edited most of the science desk's anti-trans coverage [Virginia Hughes] ended up getting a big promotion. She's now co-head of the investigations desk.” 🧪
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SEI researcher Associate Professor Chris Pepin-Neff @pepinneff.bsky.social warns Sydney-siders to stay out of the water after heavy rain, responding to recent cluster of shark bites: www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Sydneysiders must be warned. After heavy rain, it’s not safe to go back in the water
We need to design strategies which ensure that swimmers and surfers in the harbour city are clear on the risk of shark encounters after heavy rainfall.
www.smh.com.au
January 22, 2026 at 3:00 AM
SEI researcher Associate Professor Chris Pepin-Neff @pepinneff.bsky.social warns Sydney-siders to stay out of the water after heavy rain, responding to recent cluster of shark bites: www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
5 Ways to Avoid a Shark Attack -> from my podcast Shark Bites & Gay Rights. This is my first episode from 2023.
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5 Ways to Avoid a Shark Attack - Shark Bites and Gay Rights with Dr. Chris Pepin-Neff
On this episode, learn 5 important ways to avoid a shark attack. This includes changing the way we talk about human-shark interactions, where and when we swim, and what you do while you are in the wat...
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January 21, 2026 at 3:13 PM
5 Ways to Avoid a Shark Attack -> from my podcast Shark Bites & Gay Rights. This is my first episode from 2023.
omny.fm/shows/shark-...
omny.fm/shows/shark-...
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I’ve criticized Ilan for not doing source criticism. Now, he’s endorsing the Trump Administration’s bad historical methods. Not only are they just throwing random people’s opinions at the wall— long after the ratification of the 14th Amendment— but they’re citing white supremicist segregationists!
January 21, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I’ve criticized Ilan for not doing source criticism. Now, he’s endorsing the Trump Administration’s bad historical methods. Not only are they just throwing random people’s opinions at the wall— long after the ratification of the 14th Amendment— but they’re citing white supremicist segregationists!
I have an op-ed in the Sydney Morning Herald today on the awful spate of shark bites over the past 48 hours:
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
"This cluster of shark bites in Sydney is a clear consequence of environmental conditions following the heavy storm."
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
"This cluster of shark bites in Sydney is a clear consequence of environmental conditions following the heavy storm."
Sydneysiders must be warned. After heavy rain, it’s not safe to go back in the water
We need to design strategies which ensure that swimmers and surfers in the harbour city are clear on the risk of shark encounters after heavy rainfall.
www.smh.com.au
January 20, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I have an op-ed in the Sydney Morning Herald today on the awful spate of shark bites over the past 48 hours:
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
"This cluster of shark bites in Sydney is a clear consequence of environmental conditions following the heavy storm."
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
"This cluster of shark bites in Sydney is a clear consequence of environmental conditions following the heavy storm."
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The Madness of King Donald
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 9:02 AM
The Madness of King Donald
3 shark incidents in 2 days in Sydney Harbour means GET OUT of the water! 72 hours for the water to settle down. Conditions are too sharky right now. #nswpol #sydney #sharks
Upsetting news from Sydney Harbour w a young boy in critical condition after a shark bite. Since the storm this weekend, I recommend everyone stay out of the Harbour for 48-72 hours. The Harbour is flush w sewage & this is an attractant. #nswpol #sharkattack #sydney
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Boy in critical condition after shark attack at Sydney Harbour beach
Police received reports the boy was bitten multiple times while swimming near Shark Beach in the city’s east.
www.smh.com.au
January 19, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The next time anyone says Heated Rivalry is porn I'm going to send them this link sext from RFK Jr to Nuzzi:
“Yr open mouth awaiting my harvest,” Kennedy is said to have written via text message. “Drink from me Love.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
“Yr open mouth awaiting my harvest,” Kennedy is said to have written via text message. “Drink from me Love.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
Alleged Sext From RFK Jr. Revealed, And It's A Doozy
Wow.
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January 18, 2026 at 10:35 AM
The next time anyone says Heated Rivalry is porn I'm going to send them this link sext from RFK Jr to Nuzzi:
“Yr open mouth awaiting my harvest,” Kennedy is said to have written via text message. “Drink from me Love.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
“Yr open mouth awaiting my harvest,” Kennedy is said to have written via text message. “Drink from me Love.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
Upsetting news from Sydney Harbour w a young boy in critical condition after a shark bite. Since the storm this weekend, I recommend everyone stay out of the Harbour for 48-72 hours. The Harbour is flush w sewage & this is an attractant. #nswpol #sharkattack #sydney
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Boy in critical condition after shark attack at Sydney Harbour beach
Police received reports the boy was bitten multiple times while swimming near Shark Beach in the city’s east.
www.smh.com.au
January 18, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Upsetting news from Sydney Harbour w a young boy in critical condition after a shark bite. Since the storm this weekend, I recommend everyone stay out of the Harbour for 48-72 hours. The Harbour is flush w sewage & this is an attractant. #nswpol #sharkattack #sydney
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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January 18, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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January 17, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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For those of you looking to follow some more queer scholar-activists in 2026, check out this starter pack with many fabulous folks.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
For those of you looking to follow some more queer scholar-activists in 2026, check out this starter pack with many fabulous folks.
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The Social Media Lab at Toronto Metropolitan Uni. is deeply concerned by Russia’s announcement of sanctions vs 28 Canadian citizens, incl. our rsrchrs Anatoliy Gruzd & Philip Mai, on the baseless claims that their rsrch promotes neo-Nazism & anti-Russian activism. socialmedialab.ca/2026/01/12/r...
Russia Sanctions Social Media Lab Researchers for Tracking War Misinformation - Social Media Lab
The Social Media Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University is deeply concerned by Russia’s announcement of sanctions against 28 Canadian citizens, including our researchers Anatoliy Gruzd and Philip Mai,...
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January 17, 2026 at 10:54 AM
The Social Media Lab at Toronto Metropolitan Uni. is deeply concerned by Russia’s announcement of sanctions vs 28 Canadian citizens, incl. our rsrchrs Anatoliy Gruzd & Philip Mai, on the baseless claims that their rsrch promotes neo-Nazism & anti-Russian activism. socialmedialab.ca/2026/01/12/r...
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@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 15 PinkNews: Musk ends child support & files for sole custody of 13th of his 14 kids after mother--a conservative commentator Ashley St. Clair--apologizes for past transphobia: "I feel immense guilt for my role.. that may have caused my son’s sister more pain...”
Elon Musk seeks 'full custody' of son over mother's pro-trans comments
Elon Musk has reportedly filed for 'full custody' of his son after the mother of his child, Ashley St. Clair, expressed support for trans people.
www.thepinknews.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 15 PinkNews: Musk ends child support & files for sole custody of 13th of his 14 kids after mother--a conservative commentator Ashley St. Clair--apologizes for past transphobia: "I feel immense guilt for my role.. that may have caused my son’s sister more pain...”
I love trans people ❤️. Happy Friday!
January 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I love trans people ❤️. Happy Friday!
January 11, 2026.
January 16, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
"I think the stroke was six months ago or more, earlier in 2025. There's video of him shuffling his feet, which is not what we'd seen him [doing], striding on the golf course … previously. We've seen him holding his right hand in his left, cradling."
www.rawstory.com/trump-health...
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Medical expert claims Trump had a stroke — and Air Force One stairs video tells the story
Donald Trump has had a stroke, a prominent clinical professor of medicine said, listing evidence he said he saw in the president's behavior."My impression is that President Trump has had a stroke, and...
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January 15, 2026 at 1:20 PM
"I think the stroke was six months ago or more, earlier in 2025. There's video of him shuffling his feet, which is not what we'd seen him [doing], striding on the golf course … previously. We've seen him holding his right hand in his left, cradling."
www.rawstory.com/trump-health...
www.rawstory.com/trump-health...
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For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Stand With Minnesota: Resource Hub
Causes to Donate to in Minnesota to Help Our Communities Defend Themselves from ICE This list is now available/shareable at standwithminnesota.org *Note: I am from Minnesota, and these come from peo...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...