Lauren Easterling, PhD
@leasterl76.bsky.social
She/her; Life science education scholar-practitioner happily adopted by anatomists; grad/postdoc professional development leader and specialist; brain is mostly song lyrics & movie quotes; views my own
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Naught but a leap to the left
And thanne a clockwyse tread;
Put thyne handes on thyne hippes,
And be thy knees yn-gatheréd:
Lo, it ys the pelvique thruste
That maketh mirthe down to rayne -
Let us do the Tyme Warpe agayne!
And thanne a clockwyse tread;
Put thyne handes on thyne hippes,
And be thy knees yn-gatheréd:
Lo, it ys the pelvique thruste
That maketh mirthe down to rayne -
Let us do the Tyme Warpe agayne!
August 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Naught but a leap to the left
And thanne a clockwyse tread;
Put thyne handes on thyne hippes,
And be thy knees yn-gatheréd:
Lo, it ys the pelvique thruste
That maketh mirthe down to rayne -
Let us do the Tyme Warpe agayne!
And thanne a clockwyse tread;
Put thyne handes on thyne hippes,
And be thy knees yn-gatheréd:
Lo, it ys the pelvique thruste
That maketh mirthe down to rayne -
Let us do the Tyme Warpe agayne!
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People need to understand just how openly genocidal the rhetoric on the far right is getting towards transgender people. They're openly talking about eradicating us and forcefully mass institutionalizing all trans people.
These are people with direct ties to the Trump administration.
These are people with direct ties to the Trump administration.
August 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
People need to understand just how openly genocidal the rhetoric on the far right is getting towards transgender people. They're openly talking about eradicating us and forcefully mass institutionalizing all trans people.
These are people with direct ties to the Trump administration.
These are people with direct ties to the Trump administration.
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Rahm Emmanuel is a political danger to trans women
July 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Rahm Emmanuel is a political danger to trans women
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Five things to remember about war:
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Five things to remember about war:
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And thou mayest aske thyself, 'How do Ich werke thys?'
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'
June 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'How do Ich werke thys?'
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'
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The idea that the pro-trans and pro-LGBTQ movements went “too far” is ahistorical, just like the idea that BLM or MeToo went “too far.” It just didn’t happen
June 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The idea that the pro-trans and pro-LGBTQ movements went “too far” is ahistorical, just like the idea that BLM or MeToo went “too far.” It just didn’t happen
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The idea that pro-trans movements led to anti-trans sentiment is egregiously out of touch with reality. Increased LGBTQ representation led to historic shifts in public opinion toward the community. The aggressively bigoted and violent campaigns that lied about trans people are clearly responsible
June 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The idea that pro-trans movements led to anti-trans sentiment is egregiously out of touch with reality. Increased LGBTQ representation led to historic shifts in public opinion toward the community. The aggressively bigoted and violent campaigns that lied about trans people are clearly responsible
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“The NIH cuts have already caused immense devastation — and now, these additional actions compound that harm on an even greater scale.” - AAMC Chief Health Care Officer Jonathan B. Jaffery, MD, MS, MMM, FACP
Read the full article 🔗 ow.ly/PPpm50WbKKV
#Anatomy26 #AAA
Read the full article 🔗 ow.ly/PPpm50WbKKV
#Anatomy26 #AAA
The impact of federal actions on academic medicine and the U.S. health care system
The cumulative impact of proposed cuts to Medicaid, NIH, student loan programs and more would have a devastating impact on academic health systems.
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June 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“The NIH cuts have already caused immense devastation — and now, these additional actions compound that harm on an even greater scale.” - AAMC Chief Health Care Officer Jonathan B. Jaffery, MD, MS, MMM, FACP
Read the full article 🔗 ow.ly/PPpm50WbKKV
#Anatomy26 #AAA
Read the full article 🔗 ow.ly/PPpm50WbKKV
#Anatomy26 #AAA
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If (as this administration claims) gender identity is “gender ideology,” and ideology is expressed through speech, then restricting my ability to express my gender identity is a first amendment violation of my right to free speech.
Dunno if the courts will agree, but I love this line of thought.
Dunno if the courts will agree, but I love this line of thought.
The law is clear: Americans are protected from being compelled by the government to engage in speech with which they disagree.
By making passports ideological, argues attorney Miles Whitney, the Trump administration has turned them into government-compelled speech.
Read more on Assigned Media:
By making passports ideological, argues attorney Miles Whitney, the Trump administration has turned them into government-compelled speech.
Read more on Assigned Media:
The First Amendment Should Protect Trans People’s Passports — Assigned
Trump’s executive order defining sex made it clear that passport sex markers will now carry an ideological message. The constitution protects Americans from being forced to endorse ideological message...
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May 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
If (as this administration claims) gender identity is “gender ideology,” and ideology is expressed through speech, then restricting my ability to express my gender identity is a first amendment violation of my right to free speech.
Dunno if the courts will agree, but I love this line of thought.
Dunno if the courts will agree, but I love this line of thought.
I'm two books into my annual re-read (well, re-listen of the audiobooks) of The Expanse series. And once again I'm reminded that one of my top three literary characters is Chrisjen Avasarala.
[also, LOVED the books, the TV show was ok-ish, sort of]
[also, LOVED the books, the TV show was ok-ish, sort of]
May 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I'm two books into my annual re-read (well, re-listen of the audiobooks) of The Expanse series. And once again I'm reminded that one of my top three literary characters is Chrisjen Avasarala.
[also, LOVED the books, the TV show was ok-ish, sort of]
[also, LOVED the books, the TV show was ok-ish, sort of]
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Dark money groups like Do No Harm will spend millions on ads promoting it. Conservative media will similarly promote it and push it nonstop. It'll be a chorus of bad actors promoting this pseudo science backed by the federal government to eradicate a minority group.
April 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Dark money groups like Do No Harm will spend millions on ads promoting it. Conservative media will similarly promote it and push it nonstop. It'll be a chorus of bad actors promoting this pseudo science backed by the federal government to eradicate a minority group.
Can I be proud of the program I got my PhD from & thankful for the people who made it happen & thankful for & invested in the lives of people I worked with/for for 12+ years WHILE despising the state (& state gov't) that's currently destroying that university & that I'm thankful I left in March?
April 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Can I be proud of the program I got my PhD from & thankful for the people who made it happen & thankful for & invested in the lives of people I worked with/for for 12+ years WHILE despising the state (& state gov't) that's currently destroying that university & that I'm thankful I left in March?
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Extremely devastating news for transgender people in the United Kingdom.
So much of what we face in the United States has shared roots in that country, and this Supreme Court decision there will make people far less free.
Crackdowns on trans people are international, not limited to borders.
So much of what we face in the United States has shared roots in that country, and this Supreme Court decision there will make people far less free.
Crackdowns on trans people are international, not limited to borders.
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously decided that the definition of sex under the Equality Act 2010 refers solely to biological sex, and does not include people with a Gender Recognition Certificate.
April 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Extremely devastating news for transgender people in the United Kingdom.
So much of what we face in the United States has shared roots in that country, and this Supreme Court decision there will make people far less free.
Crackdowns on trans people are international, not limited to borders.
So much of what we face in the United States has shared roots in that country, and this Supreme Court decision there will make people far less free.
Crackdowns on trans people are international, not limited to borders.
Since we're talking about making species "de-extinct," can someone work to make "a Democrat with a spine" de-extinct, please?
April 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Since we're talking about making species "de-extinct," can someone work to make "a Democrat with a spine" de-extinct, please?
Little did I know that when I moved I was trading aggressive geese (Indy) for aggressive wild turkeys (Boston/Brookline). Oh well - it's all for the birds!
April 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Little did I know that when I moved I was trading aggressive geese (Indy) for aggressive wild turkeys (Boston/Brookline). Oh well - it's all for the birds!
I'd say #AnatomyConnected25 was a success! First AAA presentation, met many new people and met ppl F2F for the first time. 10/10, highly recommend! This is why I'll always say that I have been "adopted by anatomists" and I love it!
April 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'd say #AnatomyConnected25 was a success! First AAA presentation, met many new people and met ppl F2F for the first time. 10/10, highly recommend! This is why I'll always say that I have been "adopted by anatomists" and I love it!
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For those asking “If it’s up to us, what can we do?”
I recommend joining your local @indivisible.org chapter. Grow your community. You’re not alone.
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I recommend joining your local @indivisible.org chapter. Grow your community. You’re not alone.
We also hand out daily Good Trouble assignments on our free news pod: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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For those asking “If it’s up to us, what can we do?”
I recommend joining your local @indivisible.org chapter. Grow your community. You’re not alone.
We also hand out daily Good Trouble assignments on our free news pod: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I recommend joining your local @indivisible.org chapter. Grow your community. You’re not alone.
We also hand out daily Good Trouble assignments on our free news pod: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
And as of yesterday, I now live in Boston!
I loved so many people in Indy and Indiana, but I'm over the state. Glad to be in a city that's committed to protect someone like me! 🏳️⚧️
I loved so many people in Indy and Indiana, but I'm over the state. Glad to be in a city that's committed to protect someone like me! 🏳️⚧️
March 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
And as of yesterday, I now live in Boston!
I loved so many people in Indy and Indiana, but I'm over the state. Glad to be in a city that's committed to protect someone like me! 🏳️⚧️
I loved so many people in Indy and Indiana, but I'm over the state. Glad to be in a city that's committed to protect someone like me! 🏳️⚧️
I want a real opposition party, not whatever ... this... is.
March 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I want a real opposition party, not whatever ... this... is.
So, it was easy to transfer/affiliate my CITI training for Human Subjects research from one institution to another, but I still remember being told I have to do my training all over again when I changed my first and middle name as part of my legal transition over a decade ago... Yeah...
March 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
So, it was easy to transfer/affiliate my CITI training for Human Subjects research from one institution to another, but I still remember being told I have to do my training all over again when I changed my first and middle name as part of my legal transition over a decade ago... Yeah...
I'm excited about my new job opportunity in Boston beginning next week. And saying goodbye or "until we meet again" with all of my IU students, postdocs, faculty and staff is hard. Good, but hard.
February 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I'm excited about my new job opportunity in Boston beginning next week. And saying goodbye or "until we meet again" with all of my IU students, postdocs, faculty and staff is hard. Good, but hard.
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Casa del Idiota
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February 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
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I am no longer accepting the argument "there are bigger problems than this!" unless you are personally working to stop the ultimate Heat Death of the Universe.
February 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I am no longer accepting the argument "there are bigger problems than this!" unless you are personally working to stop the ultimate Heat Death of the Universe.