Chris Pepin-Neff (they/them) 🏳️🌈
@pepinneff.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Public Policy: Moral Panic Agenda Setting - including #emotions #LGBTQ+ #politics and human - #shark interactions. Opinions are my own. https://linktr.ee/chris.pepin
Since 2019, I have published three academic books, looking at emotions in public policy, inequality, and LGBTQ lobbying.
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Since 2019, I have published three academic books, looking at emotions in public policy, inequality, and LGBTQ lobbying.
"I am convinced that our universities are an invaluable national asset which must be observed, conserved, and expanded."
President John F. Kennedy
University of Maine
October 19, 1963
President John F. Kennedy
University of Maine
October 19, 1963
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"I am convinced that our universities are an invaluable national asset which must be observed, conserved, and expanded."
President John F. Kennedy
University of Maine
October 19, 1963
President John F. Kennedy
University of Maine
October 19, 1963
Don Jr. for VP in 2028 -- I hope we are all seeing this in real time. The argument that Republicans win when "Trump" is on the ballot after this week's election results foreshadows the argument that Republicans win when "a Trump" is on the ballot.
#DonaldTrump
#DonaldTrump
November 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Don Jr. for VP in 2028 -- I hope we are all seeing this in real time. The argument that Republicans win when "Trump" is on the ballot after this week's election results foreshadows the argument that Republicans win when "a Trump" is on the ballot.
#DonaldTrump
#DonaldTrump
Lots will be written about #DickCheney. In 1991, as Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney rejected the idea that gays & lesbians are a blackmail risk for security clearances - stating the issue was "a bit of an old chestnut."
This legacy was important in the repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in 2010.
This legacy was important in the repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in 2010.
November 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Lots will be written about #DickCheney. In 1991, as Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney rejected the idea that gays & lesbians are a blackmail risk for security clearances - stating the issue was "a bit of an old chestnut."
This legacy was important in the repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in 2010.
This legacy was important in the repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in 2010.
America needs better Americans.
November 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
America needs better Americans.
AMAZING
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
AMAZING
How Democrats are not winning against this guy is incredible.
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
How Democrats are not winning against this guy is incredible.
Too much winning!
- Pro-Life Republicans take food away from children as winter approaches!
- America cheers new ballroom as White House is bulldozed!
- 14,000 layoffs this week from Amazon!
- Third Term Coming Soon for Trump!!!
- Pro-Life Republicans take food away from children as winter approaches!
- America cheers new ballroom as White House is bulldozed!
- 14,000 layoffs this week from Amazon!
- Third Term Coming Soon for Trump!!!
October 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Too much winning!
- Pro-Life Republicans take food away from children as winter approaches!
- America cheers new ballroom as White House is bulldozed!
- 14,000 layoffs this week from Amazon!
- Third Term Coming Soon for Trump!!!
- Pro-Life Republicans take food away from children as winter approaches!
- America cheers new ballroom as White House is bulldozed!
- 14,000 layoffs this week from Amazon!
- Third Term Coming Soon for Trump!!!
"It is for us to turn this country toward a path of honor. Not through arms or wealth or force, but through that redeeming conviction of national innocence and by finding our own satisfaction in the conduct of our country and in the conduct of ourselves as individuals." Sen. Robert Kennedy (1968).
October 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"It is for us to turn this country toward a path of honor. Not through arms or wealth or force, but through that redeeming conviction of national innocence and by finding our own satisfaction in the conduct of our country and in the conduct of ourselves as individuals." Sen. Robert Kennedy (1968).
October 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The demolition of the entire East Wing of the White House and the paving over of the Rose Garden without a sound from the public highlights a temper tantrum in which Americans are taking pleasure in breaking all their toys.
#WhiteHouse #Trump
#WhiteHouse #Trump
October 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The demolition of the entire East Wing of the White House and the paving over of the Rose Garden without a sound from the public highlights a temper tantrum in which Americans are taking pleasure in breaking all their toys.
#WhiteHouse #Trump
#WhiteHouse #Trump
America has given up on itself.
October 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
America has given up on itself.
For those playing - my 2023 research on the "offices of the president" looks at politicising the White House; my 2018 research on comedians as policy entrepreneurs highlights comics as political actors, and my 2025 book "Tolerable Inequality" examines moral panics without consequence.
#Trump
#Trump
October 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
For those playing - my 2023 research on the "offices of the president" looks at politicising the White House; my 2018 research on comedians as policy entrepreneurs highlights comics as political actors, and my 2025 book "Tolerable Inequality" examines moral panics without consequence.
#Trump
#Trump
The White House.
October 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The White House.
Thrilled to see my favourite former Australian Prime Minister (Julia Gillard) receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Letters today at USYD! #sydney
October 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Thrilled to see my favourite former Australian Prime Minister (Julia Gillard) receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Letters today at USYD! #sydney
A note on Coming Out Day: It was impossibly hard for me in 1997 - and it is still impossibly hard for many. The idea that things are SO much better leaves too many out in the cold. Today is also for those in the closet who need to hear that this is okay. Love and protect yourselves every day!
October 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A note on Coming Out Day: It was impossibly hard for me in 1997 - and it is still impossibly hard for many. The idea that things are SO much better leaves too many out in the cold. Today is also for those in the closet who need to hear that this is okay. Love and protect yourselves every day!
America can have very strong borders and common-sense immigration without being cruel to children and families. The strength of one does not compel the inhumanity of the other, and the ICE raids are a dark day for all of us.
October 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
America can have very strong borders and common-sense immigration without being cruel to children and families. The strength of one does not compel the inhumanity of the other, and the ICE raids are a dark day for all of us.
My former boss was #ElizabethTaylor's 7th husband, and I remember Senator Warner telling me on a trip to Washington & Lee University that one day Liz surprised him by being carried across the football field at the school by the team in the same way she had in Cleopatra!
October 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
My former boss was #ElizabethTaylor's 7th husband, and I remember Senator Warner telling me on a trip to Washington & Lee University that one day Liz surprised him by being carried across the football field at the school by the team in the same way she had in Cleopatra!
What is a woman?
A woman is someone whose identity is so fantastic and complex that this reductivist question would be an insult to them.
#whatisawoman #feminism #feminist #gendercritical
A woman is someone whose identity is so fantastic and complex that this reductivist question would be an insult to them.
#whatisawoman #feminism #feminist #gendercritical
October 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
What is a woman?
A woman is someone whose identity is so fantastic and complex that this reductivist question would be an insult to them.
#whatisawoman #feminism #feminist #gendercritical
A woman is someone whose identity is so fantastic and complex that this reductivist question would be an insult to them.
#whatisawoman #feminism #feminist #gendercritical
I do not like James Comey - but the Constitution of the United States is the law of the land, not Donald Trump. The feverish embrace of surrender by Americans is disturbing.
October 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I do not like James Comey - but the Constitution of the United States is the law of the land, not Donald Trump. The feverish embrace of surrender by Americans is disturbing.
