Dr. Stephanie
@punkrockscience.bsky.social
PhD brain and genomic scientist. Ocean junkie. Computer wrangler. Open data believer. Geek. Punk. Not that kind of doctor. Views only my own. She/her
Pinned
DO NOT put me in blue nonsense starter packs. This is the nicest I will be about it.
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The Trump administration has been burying data, including information on food security, the labor force, and maternal and infant mortality. With so much unknown, the impacts of these losses are hard to gauge.
What's lost when the White House cuts over 3,000 government data sets
The Trump administration has disappeared statistics on the economy, public health, and more from public access.
www.marketplace.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The Trump administration has been burying data, including information on food security, the labor force, and maternal and infant mortality. With so much unknown, the impacts of these losses are hard to gauge.
Remember that compounding pharmacy case in 2012-2013 that gave almost 800 people meningitis, killing 64? That’s what “grey market” drugs get you.
Really wild to see this termed as a "rival" situation because Novo is a pharma company that actually developed and manufactures the drug in question for highly regulated distribution to the public and Hims & Hers is a uhhhh telehealth company selling unauthorized gray market versions of Novo's drug
Novo Nordisk rival Hims & Hers launches cheaper weight-loss pill ft.trib.al/DBF61eT
February 10, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Remember that compounding pharmacy case in 2012-2013 that gave almost 800 people meningitis, killing 64? That’s what “grey market” drugs get you.
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Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
More measles exposures, this time in DC, and you have got to be *fucking* kidding me. Look at the exposure locations.
Health Officials Investigating Measles Exposures to DC Residents
(Washington, DC) - DC Health was notified of multiple confirmed cases of measles whose carriers visited multiple locations in the District while contagious. DC Health is informing people who were at t...
dchealth.dc.gov
February 9, 2026 at 5:12 AM
More measles exposures, this time in DC, and you have got to be *fucking* kidding me. Look at the exposure locations.
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
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If you absolutely, 100% need security cameras, may I introduce you to Ubiquiti cameras? store.ui.com/us/en/catego...
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 AM
If you absolutely, 100% need security cameras, may I introduce you to Ubiquiti cameras? store.ui.com/us/en/catego...
In other news, my developing Spanish is mostly good enough to follow Bad Bunny and the follow-on discussion, and maaaaaaan, am I ever learning some interesting idioms.
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 AM
In other news, my developing Spanish is mostly good enough to follow Bad Bunny and the follow-on discussion, and maaaaaaan, am I ever learning some interesting idioms.
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the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
the bushes were people 😂
I wonder how that town in Massachusetts that renamed itself Mayenard is doing right now.
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I wonder how that town in Massachusetts that renamed itself Mayenard is doing right now.
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my dog learning to type:
we should just ban all doorbells until we figure out what is going on
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
my dog learning to type:
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Your Ring camera can scam passing dogs and compare them to databases of missing dogs and that’s heartwarming and there are absolutely no sinister implications that’s why the guy in the button-down and Dockers is soothing
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Your Ring camera can scam passing dogs and compare them to databases of missing dogs and that’s heartwarming and there are absolutely no sinister implications that’s why the guy in the button-down and Dockers is soothing
That was the most enjoyable halftime show in years. More of that, please.
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
That was the most enjoyable halftime show in years. More of that, please.
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heads up to the american news media: I do not care what racists thought of the super bowl halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
heads up to the american news media: I do not care what racists thought of the super bowl halftime show
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Someone is going to write a dissertation about this half time show and I will read it.
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Someone is going to write a dissertation about this half time show and I will read it.
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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Traveller Heron wishes a very happy #WorldWetlandsDay to all their wetland friends out there! 🐦
February 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Traveller Heron wishes a very happy #WorldWetlandsDay to all their wetland friends out there! 🐦
My cat allergies have gotten soooo much worse. I used to have a cat - I lived with two cats for a decade+ - but between 2014 and now, boom.
45 minutes at the house of friends with a single cat, and even now, hours later and after sudafed, I’d dissect our my own sinuses if I could.
45 minutes at the house of friends with a single cat, and even now, hours later and after sudafed, I’d dissect our my own sinuses if I could.
February 8, 2026 at 6:25 AM
My cat allergies have gotten soooo much worse. I used to have a cat - I lived with two cats for a decade+ - but between 2014 and now, boom.
45 minutes at the house of friends with a single cat, and even now, hours later and after sudafed, I’d dissect our my own sinuses if I could.
45 minutes at the house of friends with a single cat, and even now, hours later and after sudafed, I’d dissect our my own sinuses if I could.
THIS is punk.
In the greater story of Minneapolis’ resistance to ICE, one chapter absolutely belongs to the punks organizing at every level. They’re observing, fundraising, running supplies, opening their spaces, coordinating, etc.
A story for @rollingstone.com. Thanks to everyone who spoke on the record.
A story for @rollingstone.com. Thanks to everyone who spoke on the record.
Meet the Minneapolis Punks Fighting ICE
People in the DIY music scene are using the community organizing tactics they learned by putting on shows to battle ICE.
www.rollingstone.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:45 AM
THIS is punk.
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"Tell me you know nothing about the Muppets without telling me you know nothing about the Muppets."
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"Tell me you know nothing about the Muppets without telling me you know nothing about the Muppets."
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Every Thursday night I live stream nail art. For my first stream of Black History Month I asked chat to choose between 4 Black scientists I’d pre-selected. Chat, in their usual fashion, said “all 4, please”. Hence: Margaret Collins, Kathrine Johnson, Sophie Lutterlough, and Charles Henry Turner.
February 8, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Every Thursday night I live stream nail art. For my first stream of Black History Month I asked chat to choose between 4 Black scientists I’d pre-selected. Chat, in their usual fashion, said “all 4, please”. Hence: Margaret Collins, Kathrine Johnson, Sophie Lutterlough, and Charles Henry Turner.
I just sang the contents of this entire thread and I am delighted with *everyone*.
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 8, 2026 at 3:41 AM
I just sang the contents of this entire thread and I am delighted with *everyone*.
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Statler: “What’s the theme of this conference?”
Waldorf: “Interdisciplinarity.”
Statler: “Ah… so everyone’s confused together.”
“Ohhh hohohohoho!!”
Waldorf: “Interdisciplinarity.”
Statler: “Ah… so everyone’s confused together.”
“Ohhh hohohohoho!!”
February 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Statler: “What’s the theme of this conference?”
Waldorf: “Interdisciplinarity.”
Statler: “Ah… so everyone’s confused together.”
“Ohhh hohohohoho!!”
Waldorf: “Interdisciplinarity.”
Statler: “Ah… so everyone’s confused together.”
“Ohhh hohohohoho!!”
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Just put me on a flaming raft and push it out to sea.
February 8, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Just put me on a flaming raft and push it out to sea.
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Seriously? No credit? And you're a Harpers editor?
December 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Seriously? No credit? And you're a Harpers editor?