Janelle Lamoreaux
@janellel.bsky.social
anthropology - sts - reproduction - environment
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
“The MAHA-Fueled Rise of Natural Family Planning” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
The MAHA-Fueled Rise of Natural Family Planning
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
“The MAHA-Fueled Rise of Natural Family Planning” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
My former student has been detained by ICE in Tucson. He is an amazing person - aerospace engineering scholar with deep respect for the social dimensions of science. Please give if you can. gofund.me/ad78f0dea
Donate to Bring Yassine Home: Support His Legal Fight, organized by Shivani Desai
Yassine is a beloved son, friend, and roommate, as well as a community role … Shivani Desai needs your support for Bring Yassine Home: Support His Legal Fight
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October 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
My former student has been detained by ICE in Tucson. He is an amazing person - aerospace engineering scholar with deep respect for the social dimensions of science. Please give if you can. gofund.me/ad78f0dea
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And now there are SEVEN.
UofA president Suresh Garimella announced today that the school will reject Trump’s loyalty compact.
“Principles like academic freedom, merit-based research funding & institutional independence…must be preserved."
Vanderbilt, TX: all eyes on you. 👀
#DefendHigherEd
UofA president Suresh Garimella announced today that the school will reject Trump’s loyalty compact.
“Principles like academic freedom, merit-based research funding & institutional independence…must be preserved."
Vanderbilt, TX: all eyes on you. 👀
#DefendHigherEd
UofA rejects Trump higher ed plan as ASU invited to join compact
The University of Arizona rejected a Trump proposal linking funding to political priorities.
www.axios.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
And now there are SEVEN.
UofA president Suresh Garimella announced today that the school will reject Trump’s loyalty compact.
“Principles like academic freedom, merit-based research funding & institutional independence…must be preserved."
Vanderbilt, TX: all eyes on you. 👀
#DefendHigherEd
UofA president Suresh Garimella announced today that the school will reject Trump’s loyalty compact.
“Principles like academic freedom, merit-based research funding & institutional independence…must be preserved."
Vanderbilt, TX: all eyes on you. 👀
#DefendHigherEd
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The snake is growing.
✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼
Vanderbilt, Texas, AZ…now’s the time.
The world is watching.
The resistance is here.
#NoLoyaltyOaths
#NoKings
#DefendHigherEd
✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼
Vanderbilt, Texas, AZ…now’s the time.
The world is watching.
The resistance is here.
#NoLoyaltyOaths
#NoKings
#DefendHigherEd
October 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The snake is growing.
✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼
Vanderbilt, Texas, AZ…now’s the time.
The world is watching.
The resistance is here.
#NoLoyaltyOaths
#NoKings
#DefendHigherEd
✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼
Vanderbilt, Texas, AZ…now’s the time.
The world is watching.
The resistance is here.
#NoLoyaltyOaths
#NoKings
#DefendHigherEd
“The source with knowledge of the White House’s plans said that the meeting ‘appears to be an effort to regain momentum by threatening institutions to sign even though it’s obviously not in the schools’ interest to do so.’” I repeat, Obviously not!
And now UVa rejects the compact.
October 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
“The source with knowledge of the White House’s plans said that the meeting ‘appears to be an effort to regain momentum by threatening institutions to sign even though it’s obviously not in the schools’ interest to do so.’” I repeat, Obviously not!
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UPDATE:
4 Down
5 to Go
Who’s Next?
When students, faculty, & our communities are united, nothing can stop us.
Join us for our national teach in on the growing resistance movement to Trump’s ‘Loyalty Oath’ Compact today at 2PM ET:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#DefendHigherEd
4 Down
5 to Go
Who’s Next?
When students, faculty, & our communities are united, nothing can stop us.
Join us for our national teach in on the growing resistance movement to Trump’s ‘Loyalty Oath’ Compact today at 2PM ET:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#DefendHigherEd
October 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
UPDATE:
4 Down
5 to Go
Who’s Next?
When students, faculty, & our communities are united, nothing can stop us.
Join us for our national teach in on the growing resistance movement to Trump’s ‘Loyalty Oath’ Compact today at 2PM ET:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#DefendHigherEd
4 Down
5 to Go
Who’s Next?
When students, faculty, & our communities are united, nothing can stop us.
Join us for our national teach in on the growing resistance movement to Trump’s ‘Loyalty Oath’ Compact today at 2PM ET:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#DefendHigherEd
Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
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“If we aren't free to pursue research and teaching based on wherever the knowledge leads us, we are not truly working in the service of the public.”
— Rana Jaleel, associate professor at UC Davis & Chair of the AAUP’s Committee A on Academic Freedom & Tenure
— Rana Jaleel, associate professor at UC Davis & Chair of the AAUP’s Committee A on Academic Freedom & Tenure
How Academic Freedom in Universities Generates the Greatest Value for Society
Academic freedom is at the foundation of one of the most powerful and fundamental ideas about universities. Learn about how academic freedom has contributed to broad benefits in society and UC Davis f...
lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu
October 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“If we aren't free to pursue research and teaching based on wherever the knowledge leads us, we are not truly working in the service of the public.”
— Rana Jaleel, associate professor at UC Davis & Chair of the AAUP’s Committee A on Academic Freedom & Tenure
— Rana Jaleel, associate professor at UC Davis & Chair of the AAUP’s Committee A on Academic Freedom & Tenure
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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"For Latine communities, the compounded impact of anti-immigration laws, surveillance, and the threat of deportation, detention, or forced family separation often makes traveling for abortion care impossible."
Fund Texas Choice's latest for @truthout.org. Read now:
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Fund Texas Choice's latest for @truthout.org. Read now:
nnaf.org/Q
The Anti-Migrant Crackdown Is Also a Reproductive Justice Crisis
Working on abortion access in Texas, we see every day how immigration justice and reproductive justice are inseparable.
nnaf.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"For Latine communities, the compounded impact of anti-immigration laws, surveillance, and the threat of deportation, detention, or forced family separation often makes traveling for abortion care impossible."
Fund Texas Choice's latest for @truthout.org. Read now:
nnaf.org/Q
Fund Texas Choice's latest for @truthout.org. Read now:
nnaf.org/Q
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The Trump administration’s deportation machine has made women invisible targets.
If you’ve ever wondered, like me, what happens to all the women ICE detains:
If you’ve ever wondered, like me, what happens to all the women ICE detains:
The People Being Arrested By ICE That No One’s Talking About
The Trump administration’s deportation machine is detaining immigrant women at record numbers — and they've become invisible targets.
www.huffpost.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Trump administration’s deportation machine has made women invisible targets.
If you’ve ever wondered, like me, what happens to all the women ICE detains:
If you’ve ever wondered, like me, what happens to all the women ICE detains:
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A Korean-born researcher and longtime U.S. legal permanent resident has spent the past week detained by immigration officials at the San Francisco International Airport without explanation and has been denied access to an attorney, according to his lawyer.
Scientist on green card detained for a week without explanation, lawyer says
A Korean citizen studying in Texas on a green card was detained in San Francisco after a trip overseas. His lawyer says authorities won’t give a reason.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A Korean-born researcher and longtime U.S. legal permanent resident has spent the past week detained by immigration officials at the San Francisco International Airport without explanation and has been denied access to an attorney, according to his lawyer.
“Under Trump, a New Focus for a Birth Control Program: Helping Women Get Pregnant” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/u...
Under Trump, a New Focus for a Birth Control Program: Helping Women Get Pregnant
www.nytimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Under Trump, a New Focus for a Birth Control Program: Helping Women Get Pregnant” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/u...
Pregnancy Is Going to Be Even More Dangerous in America www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/o...
Opinion | Pregnancy Is Going to Be Even More Dangerous in America
www.nytimes.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Pregnancy Is Going to Be Even More Dangerous in America www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/o...
This interview 🙄 - talk about stagnation: this dude sounds like my grandpa (RIP). “We landed on the moon in July of 1969, Woodstock started three weeks later and, with the benefit of hindsight, that’s when progress stopped and the hippies won.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/o...
Opinion | Peter Thiel and the Antichrist
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This interview 🙄 - talk about stagnation: this dude sounds like my grandpa (RIP). “We landed on the moon in July of 1969, Woodstock started three weeks later and, with the benefit of hindsight, that’s when progress stopped and the hippies won.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/o...
Birthrate👏🏼Decline👏🏼is👏🏼not👏🏼the 👏🏼problem! It’s racist immigration policies and lack of social welfare. Sure, make the case to spend billions but stop framing decline as downfall, repeating Musk’s eugenicist claim about humanity’s extinction. Feminists do better! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/w...
The Feminist Case for Spending Billions to Boost the Birthrate
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Birthrate👏🏼Decline👏🏼is👏🏼not👏🏼the 👏🏼problem! It’s racist immigration policies and lack of social welfare. Sure, make the case to spend billions but stop framing decline as downfall, repeating Musk’s eugenicist claim about humanity’s extinction. Feminists do better! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/w...
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With abortion becoming increasingly inaccessible, more people are discussing seeking a form of permanent birth control because they fear getting pregnant against their will. 1/3
Since Dobbs, Some Are Considering Desperate Measures - Dame Magazine
When Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, Justice Samuel Alito asserted that the pro-choice arguments that had upheld Roe for nearly half a century were “damaging” and “wrong.” He wrote that “the conte...
www.damemagazine.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
With abortion becoming increasingly inaccessible, more people are discussing seeking a form of permanent birth control because they fear getting pregnant against their will. 1/3
Trump Withdraws From Agreement With Tribes to Protect Salmon www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/u...
Trump Withdraws From Agreement With Tribes to Protect Salmon
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Trump Withdraws From Agreement With Tribes to Protect Salmon www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/u...
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NIH staffers who signed the Bethesda Declaration "have risked their jobs to blow the whistle on Bhattacharya and the rest of the administration ... this kind of courage is contagious, and energizing. We need more of it." - @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
NIH Staff Have Broken Their Silence
Civil servants usually keep a low profile. These NIH employees are putting themselves at risk by calling out the Trump administration.
www.thenation.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
NIH staffers who signed the Bethesda Declaration "have risked their jobs to blow the whistle on Bhattacharya and the rest of the administration ... this kind of courage is contagious, and energizing. We need more of it." - @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Fulbright Board Resigns After Accusing Trump Aides of Political Interference www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...
Fulbright Board Quits, Accusing Trump Administration of Political Interference (Gift Article)
The board of the prestigious program told the State Department it had no right to cancel scholarships for nearly 200 American professors and researchers.
www.nytimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Fulbright Board Resigns After Accusing Trump Aides of Political Interference www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...
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"At least 20 Planned Parenthood clinics across seven states have shuttered since the start of 2025 or have announced plans to close soon – closures that come amid immense financial and political turbulence for the reproductive health giant [since the overturning of Roe v. Wade]." @theguardian.com
At least 20 Planned Parenthood clinics shutter amid political turbulence
The reproductive health giant is navigating a loss of federal funding and fresh threats from multiple directions
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
"At least 20 Planned Parenthood clinics across seven states have shuttered since the start of 2025 or have announced plans to close soon – closures that come amid immense financial and political turbulence for the reproductive health giant [since the overturning of Roe v. Wade]." @theguardian.com
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Shout out to all of the faculty and students who made it through this semester in particular. What a time to be teaching and learning in spaces that are directly under attack from people who benefited from having access to the same resources themselves.
May 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Shout out to all of the faculty and students who made it through this semester in particular. What a time to be teaching and learning in spaces that are directly under attack from people who benefited from having access to the same resources themselves.