Jamison Colors Futrell
@jamison-futrell.bsky.social
25, he/they, queer
Sociology Graduate Student at Southeastern Louisiana University
Researching queer and trans sociology
Sociology Graduate Student at Southeastern Louisiana University
Researching queer and trans sociology
I’m currently working on my research proposal for my PhD applications, and at some point I need to seriously look for possible supervisors at UK schools. Which means sorting out which supervisors would actually be good for a trans PhD student doing trans PhD research
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I’m currently working on my research proposal for my PhD applications, and at some point I need to seriously look for possible supervisors at UK schools. Which means sorting out which supervisors would actually be good for a trans PhD student doing trans PhD research
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The Republican spending bill is a historic theft that will take from the poor to give to the already-rich.
Republicans passed this knowing people will die.
They know people will lose their health care.
They know children will go hungry.
They will own the tragic results. We can't let them forget.
Republicans passed this knowing people will die.
They know people will lose their health care.
They know children will go hungry.
They will own the tragic results. We can't let them forget.
July 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The Republican spending bill is a historic theft that will take from the poor to give to the already-rich.
Republicans passed this knowing people will die.
They know people will lose their health care.
They know children will go hungry.
They will own the tragic results. We can't let them forget.
Republicans passed this knowing people will die.
They know people will lose their health care.
They know children will go hungry.
They will own the tragic results. We can't let them forget.
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The states with the lowest life expectancy are all GOP-run
The states with highest are all Democratic
Researchers say systemic factors like socioeconomic disadvantages, limited access to health care, and weaker public health initiatives have lasting impacts on mortality
The states with highest are all Democratic
Researchers say systemic factors like socioeconomic disadvantages, limited access to health care, and weaker public health initiatives have lasting impacts on mortality
June 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The states with the lowest life expectancy are all GOP-run
The states with highest are all Democratic
Researchers say systemic factors like socioeconomic disadvantages, limited access to health care, and weaker public health initiatives have lasting impacts on mortality
The states with highest are all Democratic
Researchers say systemic factors like socioeconomic disadvantages, limited access to health care, and weaker public health initiatives have lasting impacts on mortality
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Still, we never ever give up! If you haven't yet, please sign the petition. And if you have, please share it. Every british citizen at home or abroad can sign it, and everyone living in the UK citizen or not can sign as well. #TransRights #UK
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Do not stop transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards
The previous government proposed changes to the NHS constitution which would mean transgender hospital patients in England may not be treated in female- and male-only wards. We believe that this segre...
petition.parliament.uk
June 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Still, we never ever give up! If you haven't yet, please sign the petition. And if you have, please share it. Every british citizen at home or abroad can sign it, and everyone living in the UK citizen or not can sign as well. #TransRights #UK
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Americans do not support using the military to police civilians especially when the LAPD is already equipped to handle such situations.
June 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Americans do not support using the military to police civilians especially when the LAPD is already equipped to handle such situations.
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Sure sounds like Homan wants to kill people.
Our military is being used to repress us, not protect us.
That’s what makes this no longer an administration, but a tyrannical regime.
www.rawstory.com/tom-homan-pr...
Our military is being used to repress us, not protect us.
That’s what makes this no longer an administration, but a tyrannical regime.
www.rawstory.com/tom-homan-pr...
Trump border czar warns L.A. protesters: 'Someone's going to lose their life'
Border czar Tom Homan suggested ICE agents could kill protesters if demonstrations continue in California.
NBC News' Jacob Soboroff spoke to Homan on Sunday about mostly peaceful demonstrations taki...
www.rawstory.com
June 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Sure sounds like Homan wants to kill people.
Our military is being used to repress us, not protect us.
That’s what makes this no longer an administration, but a tyrannical regime.
www.rawstory.com/tom-homan-pr...
Our military is being used to repress us, not protect us.
That’s what makes this no longer an administration, but a tyrannical regime.
www.rawstory.com/tom-homan-pr...
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From the archive. An archaeologist traces how rubble from World War II bombings helped turn London marshlands into a footballing utopia. Read more: www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...
Tackling the Wreckage of War
An archaeologist traces how rubble from World War II bombings helped turn London marshlands into a footballing utopia.
www.sapiens.org
June 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From the archive. An archaeologist traces how rubble from World War II bombings helped turn London marshlands into a footballing utopia. Read more: www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...
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Sand Martins seem to be doing well at Girdle Ness this year. This one was crouching down on top of the concrete shelter by the Battery today.
#Birds #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #UKWildlife
#Birds #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #UKWildlife
June 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Sand Martins seem to be doing well at Girdle Ness this year. This one was crouching down on top of the concrete shelter by the Battery today.
#Birds #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #UKWildlife
#Birds #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #UKWildlife
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The Congressional Budget Office said the sweeping Republican bill to cut taxes and slash federal programs would add $2.4 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years. Fewer services for the American people, but yet more debt.
June 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Congressional Budget Office said the sweeping Republican bill to cut taxes and slash federal programs would add $2.4 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years. Fewer services for the American people, but yet more debt.
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excited for everyone to find out if hurricanes and pandemics actually go away if we shut down the agencies that track them
June 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
excited for everyone to find out if hurricanes and pandemics actually go away if we shut down the agencies that track them
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Dozens of companies who sponsored Pride marches last year have pulled out this year, including:
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Nissan
Citi
Corporate Pride was always a hoax. https://popular.info/p/pride-and-prejudice-in-corporate
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Nissan
Citi
Corporate Pride was always a hoax. https://popular.info/p/pride-and-prejudice-in-corporate
19 companies pulling back their support for Pride
For years, major corporations publicly celebrated the LGBTQ community.
popular.info
June 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Dozens of companies who sponsored Pride marches last year have pulled out this year, including:
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Nissan
Citi
Corporate Pride was always a hoax. https://popular.info/p/pride-and-prejudice-in-corporate
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Nissan
Citi
Corporate Pride was always a hoax. https://popular.info/p/pride-and-prejudice-in-corporate
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I've seen folks talk about how "in four years" they'll be able to get back to their planned projects and I really don't think that's going to work out. People & projects losing funding now will not be able to hit pause and come back once funding is restored. Hard-won progress & capacity will be lost
I worry that not enough of a big deal is being made about how long-term the devastation of these budget cuts to our scientific and health agencies will be, beyond the absolute ruin they will cause in the acute period.
June 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I've seen folks talk about how "in four years" they'll be able to get back to their planned projects and I really don't think that's going to work out. People & projects losing funding now will not be able to hit pause and come back once funding is restored. Hard-won progress & capacity will be lost
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Great analogy. Like arsonists seeking cheap thrills, the administration is cutting science funding to bask in fleeting political theater without considering that the damage will last generations, if we are even ever able to recover from it.
If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow.
The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
June 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Great analogy. Like arsonists seeking cheap thrills, the administration is cutting science funding to bask in fleeting political theater without considering that the damage will last generations, if we are even ever able to recover from it.
I finally managed to break through a several-week-long writer’s block on my lit review for my thesis.
The problem is, I know most of the information, but getting it out in a cohesive way takes even more effort than combing the literature.
The problem is, I know most of the information, but getting it out in a cohesive way takes even more effort than combing the literature.
June 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I finally managed to break through a several-week-long writer’s block on my lit review for my thesis.
The problem is, I know most of the information, but getting it out in a cohesive way takes even more effort than combing the literature.
The problem is, I know most of the information, but getting it out in a cohesive way takes even more effort than combing the literature.
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The May Disasterology Newsletter is out if you're looking for a rundown of where emergency management, and specifically FEMA, currently stands.
disasterology.substack.com/p/disasterol...
disasterology.substack.com/p/disasterol...
Disasterology: May 2025
This newsletter is a compilation of recent disaster ~things~ that I think are cool, important, or otherwise of interest to people who are intrigued with disaster (broadly defined).
disasterology.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The May Disasterology Newsletter is out if you're looking for a rundown of where emergency management, and specifically FEMA, currently stands.
disasterology.substack.com/p/disasterol...
disasterology.substack.com/p/disasterol...
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something that stands out about this is just how cheap it is for us to have world-leading scientific capacity
we spent ~6.75 trillion last year, and the combined budgets for NIH, NSF and NASA are barely more than 1% of that
what an incredible waste to lose it all for a drop in the bucket
we spent ~6.75 trillion last year, and the combined budgets for NIH, NSF and NASA are barely more than 1% of that
what an incredible waste to lose it all for a drop in the bucket
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
something that stands out about this is just how cheap it is for us to have world-leading scientific capacity
we spent ~6.75 trillion last year, and the combined budgets for NIH, NSF and NASA are barely more than 1% of that
what an incredible waste to lose it all for a drop in the bucket
we spent ~6.75 trillion last year, and the combined budgets for NIH, NSF and NASA are barely more than 1% of that
what an incredible waste to lose it all for a drop in the bucket
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New: @CBSNews obtained internal Army documents showing how transgender soldiers will be forced out. A particular separation code the Army is giving officers is associated with individuals who are national security risks potentially jeopardizing future jobs www.cbsnews.com/news/army-tr...
Army circulates guidelines for expelling transgender troops from military
Army guidelines instruct commanders and soldiers on interacting with and identifying service members with gender dysphoria as they leave the military.
www.cbsnews.com
May 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
New: @CBSNews obtained internal Army documents showing how transgender soldiers will be forced out. A particular separation code the Army is giving officers is associated with individuals who are national security risks potentially jeopardizing future jobs www.cbsnews.com/news/army-tr...
I really wish I knew more people who had applied to/done PhD programs. Especially Americans who did PhD programs in Europe. Because I’m both worried that I’m overthinking everything and that I’ll miss something crucial.
May 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I really wish I knew more people who had applied to/done PhD programs. Especially Americans who did PhD programs in Europe. Because I’m both worried that I’m overthinking everything and that I’ll miss something crucial.
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The treatment of trans people by the U.K. and U.S. governments often takes the form of state-sanctioned sexual harassment and assault. Contrary to the idea that this protects women from sexual violence, it demands it. Giving officers access to women’s bodies ensures it
May 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The treatment of trans people by the U.K. and U.S. governments often takes the form of state-sanctioned sexual harassment and assault. Contrary to the idea that this protects women from sexual violence, it demands it. Giving officers access to women’s bodies ensures it
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“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” – George Washington
May 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” – George Washington
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Took a couple months for me. It felt like finally being able to breathe after a lifetime of not knowing I was suffocating. Colors were brighter. I could finally think clearly.
There are so many things I wish more cis people knew but this is near the top of the list. HRT can improve mental health.
There are so many things I wish more cis people knew but this is near the top of the list. HRT can improve mental health.
HRT did more for me than create physical changes. Within three hours of my very first dose, a noise in my head I never knew was there just… stopped. The world got quieter for the first time in my life, and it’s stayed that way ever since. I’m at peace inside in a way I had never been before.
May 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Took a couple months for me. It felt like finally being able to breathe after a lifetime of not knowing I was suffocating. Colors were brighter. I could finally think clearly.
There are so many things I wish more cis people knew but this is near the top of the list. HRT can improve mental health.
There are so many things I wish more cis people knew but this is near the top of the list. HRT can improve mental health.
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HRT did more for me than create physical changes. Within three hours of my very first dose, a noise in my head I never knew was there just… stopped. The world got quieter for the first time in my life, and it’s stayed that way ever since. I’m at peace inside in a way I had never been before.
May 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
HRT did more for me than create physical changes. Within three hours of my very first dose, a noise in my head I never knew was there just… stopped. The world got quieter for the first time in my life, and it’s stayed that way ever since. I’m at peace inside in a way I had never been before.
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It's cool how a few years ago everyone was like, "Oh, I just have concerns, we need more evidence." and every time there's more evidence they go, "No that doesn't count."
Utah commissioned a review of the evidence on gender-affirming care for youth alongside its ban in 2023. The results have just recently been reported.
An Assigned reporter will be reading the entire document (which the Tribune story says is over 1000 pages) over the long weekend.
An Assigned reporter will be reading the entire document (which the Tribune story says is over 1000 pages) over the long weekend.
Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban?
The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?
www.sltrib.com
May 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
It's cool how a few years ago everyone was like, "Oh, I just have concerns, we need more evidence." and every time there's more evidence they go, "No that doesn't count."