Whitney Robinson
@whitneyepi.bsky.social
Epidemiologist *
Bringing light to gynecologic health and health care * I also love TV
Views expressed are personal
Bringing light to gynecologic health and health care * I also love TV
Views expressed are personal
I’m dreading this outbreak coming over to North Carolina
The outbreak centered in Spartanburg County has been primarily rooted in elementary and secondary schools that have large portions of unvaccinated students. Now two universities have reported new infections and exposures,
January 21, 2026 at 10:19 AM
I’m dreading this outbreak coming over to North Carolina
Reposted by Whitney Robinson
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
My favorite part of BlueSky are following people who give smart takes on the US economy.
I added dozens of active poasters to this Starter Pack of individual accounts bcz Bluesky raised the pack limit from 50 to 150, including
@arindube.bsky.social
@benzipperer.org
@belindaarch.bsky.social
@leightjessica.bsky.social.
If you haven't checked it lately, refresh.
go.bsky.app/DxFZBfc
@arindube.bsky.social
@benzipperer.org
@belindaarch.bsky.social
@leightjessica.bsky.social.
If you haven't checked it lately, refresh.
go.bsky.app/DxFZBfc
January 9, 2026 at 1:49 PM
My favorite part of BlueSky are following people who give smart takes on the US economy.
Well… I started the day w @5calls.org, leaving voicemails with my Congressional Reps (NC)
Surreal messages to leave: this Venezuela thing is crazy and not what anyone voted for. At the least, Congress needs to take back their war power.
Also talked about NIH bill
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5calls.org
Surreal messages to leave: this Venezuela thing is crazy and not what anyone voted for. At the least, Congress needs to take back their war power.
Also talked about NIH bill
***********
5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 5, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Well… I started the day w @5calls.org, leaving voicemails with my Congressional Reps (NC)
Surreal messages to leave: this Venezuela thing is crazy and not what anyone voted for. At the least, Congress needs to take back their war power.
Also talked about NIH bill
***********
5calls.org
Surreal messages to leave: this Venezuela thing is crazy and not what anyone voted for. At the least, Congress needs to take back their war power.
Also talked about NIH bill
***********
5calls.org
Is the #CelebrityTraitorsUK Season 1 a social psychology experiment to reveal how bad people are at judging others’ behavior?
These UK actors *really* overestimate their ability to read people and underestimate how much social status biases them
These UK actors *really* overestimate their ability to read people and underestimate how much social status biases them
December 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Is the #CelebrityTraitorsUK Season 1 a social psychology experiment to reveal how bad people are at judging others’ behavior?
These UK actors *really* overestimate their ability to read people and underestimate how much social status biases them
These UK actors *really* overestimate their ability to read people and underestimate how much social status biases them
Biblical scholars! I want to read your funniest takes on this breathless reporting about AI blowing biblical authorship wide open!
(Big discovery: there were multiple writing styles/authors! 😱😲😊)
(Big discovery: there were multiple writing styles/authors! 😱😲😊)
Newsflash: It wasn't their god.. it was just some dude.
Bible breakthrough as AI unveils ancient book's 'likely authors'
www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...
Bible breakthrough as AI unveils ancient book's 'likely authors'
www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...
Bible breakthrough as AI unveils ancient book's 'likely authors'
A team of researchers has used AI to analyse the writing styles of the Bible's oldest books.
www.express.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Biblical scholars! I want to read your funniest takes on this breathless reporting about AI blowing biblical authorship wide open!
(Big discovery: there were multiple writing styles/authors! 😱😲😊)
(Big discovery: there were multiple writing styles/authors! 😱😲😊)
As my small school district stares down declining enrollment for the first time, I’m reading more stories about how this is playing out across the country
Happy @kjzz.org kept in my mentions of @eveewing.bsky.social's "Ghosts in the Schoolyard" in the segment on closures today. I don't remember if I did not clearly enough mention the racial dynamics of closures in the original studio interview or if that was edited out. I'm guessing it's mea culpa.
Lots of Arizona schools are closing. Here are 4 reasons why
There have been a wave of school closures across metro Phoenix of late. What that means for families.
www.kjzz.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
As my small school district stares down declining enrollment for the first time, I’m reading more stories about how this is playing out across the country
This @nytimes.com video totally hits how an endlessly sycophantic voice can seduce you in a way that scrambles your sense of reality
Reading how Ryan Lizza’s ex-gf became obsessively, self-destructively devoted to RFK, Jr., I had an Aha!
RFK Jr’s magic is the same as a powerful chatbot…
his family say he’s a stunningly fluid liar—just like an LLM sensing exactly what you want to hear (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
RFK Jr’s magic is the same as a powerful chatbot…
his family say he’s a stunningly fluid liar—just like an LLM sensing exactly what you want to hear (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This @nytimes.com video totally hits how an endlessly sycophantic voice can seduce you in a way that scrambles your sense of reality
Reading how Ryan Lizza’s ex-gf became obsessively, self-destructively devoted to RFK, Jr., I had an Aha!
RFK Jr’s magic is the same as a powerful chatbot…
his family say he’s a stunningly fluid liar—just like an LLM sensing exactly what you want to hear (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
RFK Jr’s magic is the same as a powerful chatbot…
his family say he’s a stunningly fluid liar—just like an LLM sensing exactly what you want to hear (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Reading how Ryan Lizza’s ex-gf became obsessively, self-destructively devoted to RFK, Jr., I had an Aha!
RFK Jr’s magic is the same as a powerful chatbot…
his family say he’s a stunningly fluid liar—just like an LLM sensing exactly what you want to hear (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
RFK Jr’s magic is the same as a powerful chatbot…
his family say he’s a stunningly fluid liar—just like an LLM sensing exactly what you want to hear (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
Reposted by Whitney Robinson
Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."
Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."
Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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I never got why the US populist Right grouped so many different types of people into the “elite” bucket
This @anandwrites.bsky.social essay (plus all the other recent Epstein revelations) clicked some things into place for me
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
This @anandwrites.bsky.social essay (plus all the other recent Epstein revelations) clicked some things into place for me
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I never got why the US populist Right grouped so many different types of people into the “elite” bucket
This @anandwrites.bsky.social essay (plus all the other recent Epstein revelations) clicked some things into place for me
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
This @anandwrites.bsky.social essay (plus all the other recent Epstein revelations) clicked some things into place for me
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
I followed the #MurdaughDeathInTheFamily case closely in real-time. So far, in 3 episodes, #Hulu’s mini-series is hitting all the 🤯 notes
Super-special unexpected pleasure: every scene between Patricia Arquette and @jsmithcameron.bsky.social! 🤩
#MasterClass
Super-special unexpected pleasure: every scene between Patricia Arquette and @jsmithcameron.bsky.social! 🤩
#MasterClass
'Murdaugh: Death in the Family' is now streaming on Hulu and with Hulu on Disney+.
Starring Jason Clarke, Patricia Arquette, Johnny Berchtold, Will Harrison, Brittany Snow, and J. Smith-Cameron.
#MurdaughDeathInTheFamily #MurdaughonHulu
Starring Jason Clarke, Patricia Arquette, Johnny Berchtold, Will Harrison, Brittany Snow, and J. Smith-Cameron.
#MurdaughDeathInTheFamily #MurdaughonHulu
November 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I followed the #MurdaughDeathInTheFamily case closely in real-time. So far, in 3 episodes, #Hulu’s mini-series is hitting all the 🤯 notes
Super-special unexpected pleasure: every scene between Patricia Arquette and @jsmithcameron.bsky.social! 🤩
#MasterClass
Super-special unexpected pleasure: every scene between Patricia Arquette and @jsmithcameron.bsky.social! 🤩
#MasterClass
Watching the US make many of the same bad decisions from Brexit has been so maddening
‘GDP reduced by 8%’ – Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
'GDP reduced by 8%' - Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
Can't help but feel those responsible for Brexit should not, for example, be riding high in the polls with a new party...
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Watching the US make many of the same bad decisions from Brexit has been so maddening
Where is good literature on use of menstrual products among US adults?
Like how Gen Z and Millennials make choices about using pads, tampons, menstrual cups, period panties, etc… @kateclancy.bsky.social @andreabeckerphd.bsky.social
Like how Gen Z and Millennials make choices about using pads, tampons, menstrual cups, period panties, etc… @kateclancy.bsky.social @andreabeckerphd.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Where is good literature on use of menstrual products among US adults?
Like how Gen Z and Millennials make choices about using pads, tampons, menstrual cups, period panties, etc… @kateclancy.bsky.social @andreabeckerphd.bsky.social
Like how Gen Z and Millennials make choices about using pads, tampons, menstrual cups, period panties, etc… @kateclancy.bsky.social @andreabeckerphd.bsky.social
Old dogs, New tricks?
Communicating in the new media environment feels kind of overwhelming for this Elder Millennial academic. But better to face how times have changed
@kmpanthagani.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/youcankn...
Communicating in the new media environment feels kind of overwhelming for this Elder Millennial academic. But better to face how times have changed
@kmpanthagani.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/youcankn...
Health institutions need to empower online creators, or risk getting left behind
A quick breakdown of the best article I've read all year
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Old dogs, New tricks?
Communicating in the new media environment feels kind of overwhelming for this Elder Millennial academic. But better to face how times have changed
@kmpanthagani.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/youcankn...
Communicating in the new media environment feels kind of overwhelming for this Elder Millennial academic. But better to face how times have changed
@kmpanthagani.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/youcankn...
Informative first-person account about endometrial cancer, a cancer of the uterus people.com/alex-kingsto...
Alex Kingston ‘Hemorrhaged' on Stage — but Continued Performing. She Later Learned She Had Cancer
'ER' alum Alex Kingston shared that “my body was telling me there was something very seriously wrong,” but it took bleeding through her costume to seek medical care.
people.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Informative first-person account about endometrial cancer, a cancer of the uterus people.com/alex-kingsto...
Reposted by Whitney Robinson
The Black Feminists Who Saw the Alt-Right Threat Coming
Before Gamergate, before the 2016 election, they launched a campaign against Twitter trolls masquerading as women of color. If only more people had paid attention.
(Context for #EndFathersDay)
Before Gamergate, before the 2016 election, they launched a campaign against Twitter trolls masquerading as women of color. If only more people had paid attention.
(Context for #EndFathersDay)
Years Ago, Black Feminists Worked Together to Unmask Twitter Trolls Posing as Women of Color. If Only More People Paid Attention.
The fake accounts had handles like @NayNayCantStop, @LatrineWatts, and @CisHate, and bios like “Queer + black + angry.”
slate.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Black Feminists Who Saw the Alt-Right Threat Coming
Before Gamergate, before the 2016 election, they launched a campaign against Twitter trolls masquerading as women of color. If only more people had paid attention.
(Context for #EndFathersDay)
Before Gamergate, before the 2016 election, they launched a campaign against Twitter trolls masquerading as women of color. If only more people had paid attention.
(Context for #EndFathersDay)
Not sure what to do about this, but it’s an important reality to face about the US in 2025
#polarization
#SocialMedia
www.facebook.com/share/p/17R7...
#polarization
#SocialMedia
www.facebook.com/share/p/17R7...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Not sure what to do about this, but it’s an important reality to face about the US in 2025
#polarization
#SocialMedia
www.facebook.com/share/p/17R7...
#polarization
#SocialMedia
www.facebook.com/share/p/17R7...
For obvious reasons, I’m very interested in this admin’s attacks on Black women
The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show
A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
For obvious reasons, I’m very interested in this admin’s attacks on Black women
Reposted by Whitney Robinson
I feel awful for the Utah Valley University students who had to experience a shooting on their campus. My university is still feeling the effects of its own shooting, and I know personally what it’s like to have your sense of security shattered in a place you always felt at home. The US needs reform
September 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I feel awful for the Utah Valley University students who had to experience a shooting on their campus. My university is still feeling the effects of its own shooting, and I know personally what it’s like to have your sense of security shattered in a place you always felt at home. The US needs reform
Reposted by Whitney Robinson
We don’t have to live like this
I have a list of things we can do to change this tempo of tragedy
The proposals are based on real data
They have had signals of efficacy
It may feel hopeless today but:
I refuse to give up.
Because - Our babies & our communities deserve better than a rolling litany of horrors.
The proposals are based on real data
They have had signals of efficacy
It may feel hopeless today but:
I refuse to give up.
Because - Our babies & our communities deserve better than a rolling litany of horrors.
BREAKING: Two children were killed and 17 people injured in a shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school, police said. The shooter is also dead.
August 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We don’t have to live like this
With RFK, Jr so in the news rn, I have 2 recommendations for anyone wanting to do a deep-dive into the #MAHA political movement:
1. This podcast episode from @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social
2. This video collaboration of @nytimes.com & @derekberes.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/o...
1. This podcast episode from @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social
2. This video collaboration of @nytimes.com & @derekberes.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/o...
September 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
With RFK, Jr so in the news rn, I have 2 recommendations for anyone wanting to do a deep-dive into the #MAHA political movement:
1. This podcast episode from @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social
2. This video collaboration of @nytimes.com & @derekberes.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/o...
1. This podcast episode from @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social
2. This video collaboration of @nytimes.com & @derekberes.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/o...
🧵 I’m a public health researcher who wants to build bridges
This podcast ep with #MAHA folks from May has been taking up brain space all summer
the convo was illuminating & discouraging
@meganranney.bsky.social
@kkjetelina.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
This podcast ep with #MAHA folks from May has been taking up brain space all summer
the convo was illuminating & discouraging
@meganranney.bsky.social
@kkjetelina.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Special: MAHA Meets w Public Health, the 2nd Conversation: On RFK Jr., Vaccines, Corporate Influence, & More
Podcast Episode · Why Should I Trust You? · 05/20/2025 · 1h 34m
podcasts.apple.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
🧵 I’m a public health researcher who wants to build bridges
This podcast ep with #MAHA folks from May has been taking up brain space all summer
the convo was illuminating & discouraging
@meganranney.bsky.social
@kkjetelina.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
This podcast ep with #MAHA folks from May has been taking up brain space all summer
the convo was illuminating & discouraging
@meganranney.bsky.social
@kkjetelina.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Good interactive feature about what we lost when DOGE gutted govt watchdogs, Inspector Generals (free article)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | They Saved Taxpayers Billions. Trump Fired Them Anyway. (Gift Article)
President Trump promised to investigate waste and fraud in the government, but he’s fired the watchdogs who did exactly that.
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Good interactive feature about what we lost when DOGE gutted govt watchdogs, Inspector Generals (free article)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...