Robyn Lewis Brown
@robynlbrown.bsky.social
Sociologist/prof and former journalist @forbes and @billboard writing about gender, disability, stress, and mental health. Also: sailing enthusiast, angsty tween wrangler, and lover of good fiction and dogs.
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This is good! As Julia writes in the article, we don’t know whether the Senate will also pass it. Hopefully they will.
But even if not, this is a blow to the Speaker’s authority and a fracture within the Republican ranks.
But even if not, this is a blow to the Speaker’s authority and a fracture within the Republican ranks.
January 8, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This is good! As Julia writes in the article, we don’t know whether the Senate will also pass it. Hopefully they will.
But even if not, this is a blow to the Speaker’s authority and a fracture within the Republican ranks.
But even if not, this is a blow to the Speaker’s authority and a fracture within the Republican ranks.
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Clearly in my feels on this one: I'd love to see the outpouring of media and interest for state schools being stripped of academic freedom the way we breathlessly looked at funding coersion against the ivies. Florida, Ohio, and Texas educate exponentially more students.
Given the news, I just want to say Im proud of the feminist and liberatory curriculum and training I received in Texas A&M's English Department. The work I produced there has won awards. I was tenured based on that preparation and their faculty's right to self-determine content.
January 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Clearly in my feels on this one: I'd love to see the outpouring of media and interest for state schools being stripped of academic freedom the way we breathlessly looked at funding coersion against the ivies. Florida, Ohio, and Texas educate exponentially more students.
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NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
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"The home is not just background; it's a key shaper of risk." PSC & SRC postdoc Shu Xu et al share 5 concrete tips to prevent falls for older adults with vision loss: myumi.ch/D8Q5M @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social @micda-umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social @umichnews.bsky.social
Poor vision plus unsafe homes drive higher fall risk in seniors
Older adults with severe vision loss are three to four times more likely to fall when they live in homes with hazards such as missing grab bars, tripping risks or broken flooring.
myumi.ch
December 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"The home is not just background; it's a key shaper of risk." PSC & SRC postdoc Shu Xu et al share 5 concrete tips to prevent falls for older adults with vision loss: myumi.ch/D8Q5M @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social @micda-umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social @umichnews.bsky.social
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In our December issue Matthew Grace finds that personal and vicarious stress exposure predict greater anticipatory stress among marginalized groups. Read here to learn more: bit.ly/3MuAX9f
#NewPublication @HamiltonCollege @asamedsoc.bsky.social
#NewPublication @HamiltonCollege @asamedsoc.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
In our December issue Matthew Grace finds that personal and vicarious stress exposure predict greater anticipatory stress among marginalized groups. Read here to learn more: bit.ly/3MuAX9f
#NewPublication @HamiltonCollege @asamedsoc.bsky.social
#NewPublication @HamiltonCollege @asamedsoc.bsky.social
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It was the omg of times, it was the Jfc of times
September 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It was the omg of times, it was the Jfc of times
Honored to have my research elevated by @jofhsb.bsky.social for #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities. This recognition means so much. 2025 has been an extraordinary year for impactful research in the sociology of disability. Grateful for this community. @asadisability.bsky.social
In honor of #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities learn how structural ableism impacts self-rated health and functional limitation among people with disabilities: bit.ly/48cYCn2
#NewPublication By @robynlbrown.bsky.social
@universityofky.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social
#NewPublication By @robynlbrown.bsky.social
@universityofky.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Honored to have my research elevated by @jofhsb.bsky.social for #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities. This recognition means so much. 2025 has been an extraordinary year for impactful research in the sociology of disability. Grateful for this community. @asadisability.bsky.social
ABD! Congratulations to Cynthia Emami on passing her doctoral qualifying exams! (Cynthia’s dissertation committee is also the first that Jordan Brown and I have co-chaired.) @uliogho.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
ABD! Congratulations to Cynthia Emami on passing her doctoral qualifying exams! (Cynthia’s dissertation committee is also the first that Jordan Brown and I have co-chaired.) @uliogho.bsky.social
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I'm excited that this thread gives me the opportunity to follow a prompt from yesterday to "post a tweet you still think about" with something I took as advice from you years ago!
August 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I'm excited that this thread gives me the opportunity to follow a prompt from yesterday to "post a tweet you still think about" with something I took as advice from you years ago!
Terrific to see the Oxford Handbook on the Sociology of Disability featured by @oxunipress.bsky.social again at the ASA @asanews.bsky.social meeting - and to connect with my lovely co-editors @mmaroto.bsky.social and @dnpetti.bsky.social!
August 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Terrific to see the Oxford Handbook on the Sociology of Disability featured by @oxunipress.bsky.social again at the ASA @asanews.bsky.social meeting - and to connect with my lovely co-editors @mmaroto.bsky.social and @dnpetti.bsky.social!
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We in the legal profession really need to have a moment of introspection about how our commitment to "civility" above all else didn't just enable everything we're seeing now, it helped *cause* it.
Some arguments should not be met with civility. Sometimes civility only serves oppression.
Some arguments should not be met with civility. Sometimes civility only serves oppression.
August 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We in the legal profession really need to have a moment of introspection about how our commitment to "civility" above all else didn't just enable everything we're seeing now, it helped *cause* it.
Some arguments should not be met with civility. Sometimes civility only serves oppression.
Some arguments should not be met with civility. Sometimes civility only serves oppression.
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“In the first six months of his second term, the Trump administration has waged what appears to be an all-out war against disabled people.”
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The Trump Administration’s War on Disability
Executive actions, budget cuts, layoffs, and legislation—all enacted in the Trump administration’s first six months—have curtailed disability rights and services, including access to Medicaid and the ...
www.americanprogress.org
August 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
“In the first six months of his second term, the Trump administration has waged what appears to be an all-out war against disabled people.”
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
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It makes no sense to frame this as some sort of correction — adequate nutrition is more important for kids with health conditions, not less.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
July 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It makes no sense to frame this as some sort of correction — adequate nutrition is more important for kids with health conditions, not less.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
Still feeling inspired from an amazing trip to Morocco for the @isa-sociology.org Forum in Rabat! This was my first ISA meeting and I loved connecting with old friends and meeting new colleagues in the global sociology community.
July 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Still feeling inspired from an amazing trip to Morocco for the @isa-sociology.org Forum in Rabat! This was my first ISA meeting and I loved connecting with old friends and meeting new colleagues in the global sociology community.
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#Theoutpost
As the meteors blaze through Earth’s atmosphere at over 130,000 mph, they burn up in brilliant flashes of different colors – and those colors reveal what elements are inside.
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As the meteors blaze through Earth’s atmosphere at over 130,000 mph, they burn up in brilliant flashes of different colors – and those colors reveal what elements are inside.
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July 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
#Theoutpost
As the meteors blaze through Earth’s atmosphere at over 130,000 mph, they burn up in brilliant flashes of different colors – and those colors reveal what elements are inside.
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As the meteors blaze through Earth’s atmosphere at over 130,000 mph, they burn up in brilliant flashes of different colors – and those colors reveal what elements are inside.
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