Allison 🧬⚾️
@petitephd.bsky.social
Science policy professional. Geneticist. I write about the Mets for @amazinavenue.bsky.social and podcast about them on @apodoftheirown.bsky.social. Women's soccer enjoyer. Opinions Mine. She/Her
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"What James Watson got wrong about DNA"
By the great Sohini Ramachandran (@sramach.bsky.social) and your boy for The Boston Globe (@bostonglobe.com).
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/o...
By the great Sohini Ramachandran (@sramach.bsky.social) and your boy for The Boston Globe (@bostonglobe.com).
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/o...
What James Watson got wrong about DNA - The Boston Globe
The science he helped pioneer consistently undermines his view that genes determine everything about us.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"What James Watson got wrong about DNA"
By the great Sohini Ramachandran (@sramach.bsky.social) and your boy for The Boston Globe (@bostonglobe.com).
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/o...
By the great Sohini Ramachandran (@sramach.bsky.social) and your boy for The Boston Globe (@bostonglobe.com).
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/o...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My reaction to this information
November 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
My reaction to this information
Honored that Blue was featured in the Rocket Bear Project - a creative storytelling project from a former USAID employee who is drawing portraits of pets of people who lost their jobs under this administration, highlighting the work they were doing.
www.instagram.com/p/DRAEgOXjfU...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Honored that Blue was featured in the Rocket Bear Project - a creative storytelling project from a former USAID employee who is drawing portraits of pets of people who lost their jobs under this administration, highlighting the work they were doing.
www.instagram.com/p/DRAEgOXjfU...
www.instagram.com/p/DRAEgOXjfU...
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People may think Boras is slipping, but he's still got the fastball.
Boras on Bregman in Boston: “Nobody wants a Bregs-it.” He then weaved a lengthy explanation about Dunkin and Starbucks into his description of Bregman providing the right blend in “Beantown.”
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
People may think Boras is slipping, but he's still got the fastball.
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“In Texas, CDC funds to stem a measles outbreak weren’t available until after the crisis had subsided and two children had died. A project to protect Alabamans from raw sewage and hookworm was abandoned…Time-dependent surveys on HIV and maternal mortality were halted…”
Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health - KFF Health News
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.
kffhealthnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
“In Texas, CDC funds to stem a measles outbreak weren’t available until after the crisis had subsided and two children had died. A project to protect Alabamans from raw sewage and hookworm was abandoned…Time-dependent surveys on HIV and maternal mortality were halted…”
I know people generally don’t need reminding, but the playbook hasn’t changed one bit.
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I know people generally don’t need reminding, but the playbook hasn’t changed one bit.
Make your voice heard and let us know what your favorite proposed team name is in the comments of this post or in our polls on Twitter and IG (same handle both places). We will aggressively advocate for the winner!
We also did a fun exercise where each of us proposed a name for the New York WPBL team! Bluesky doesn’t have polls yet, so you can head to our Twitter or IG to officially cast your vote or let us know which name you prefer in the comments.
Meadowlarks (Linda)
Queens (Maggie)
Excelsior (Allison)
Meadowlarks (Linda)
Queens (Maggie)
Excelsior (Allison)
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Make your voice heard and let us know what your favorite proposed team name is in the comments of this post or in our polls on Twitter and IG (same handle both places). We will aggressively advocate for the winner!
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hello howdy I joined @apodoftheirown.bsky.social to talk about the #WPBL!
Episode 257: Friend of the pod @jenramose.online joins us to chat about the WPBL ahead of next week’s draft.
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ADHD Bisexual Disaster
Podcast Episode · Home Run Applesauce: A New York Mets podcast · 11/11/2025 · 1h 16m
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November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
hello howdy I joined @apodoftheirown.bsky.social to talk about the #WPBL!
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
My keeper is goated.
37.5% - In penalty shootouts in all competitions for #NWSL teams, Aubrey Kingsbury has saved 37.5% of the on-target penalties she has faced (9/24). All other goalkeepers have combined to save just 17.2% (20/116). Different.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My keeper is goated.
Insane stuff.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Insane stuff.
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The Trump admin fucking up state administrative capacity to provide SNAP benefits is not just a feature of the shutdown. This is their long-term plan to reduce SNAP.
Soon, GOP will start talking block grants due to administrative complexity they created.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
Soon, GOP will start talking block grants due to administrative complexity they created.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
The Big Beautiful Bill has a SNAP Poison Pill
How states will get the blame for massive cuts to food stamps
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The Trump admin fucking up state administrative capacity to provide SNAP benefits is not just a feature of the shutdown. This is their long-term plan to reduce SNAP.
Soon, GOP will start talking block grants due to administrative complexity they created.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
Soon, GOP will start talking block grants due to administrative complexity they created.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
Imagine if couples talked about other things the way they do about pregnancy.
“We’re on our period right now.”
“We’re on our period right now.”
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Imagine if couples talked about other things the way they do about pregnancy.
“We’re on our period right now.”
“We’re on our period right now.”
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Scientific breakthroughs are rarely unique; someone else would’ve made them soon enough. But when prominent scientists cause harm, that harm isn’t inevitable; the world might simply have been better had the harm not been inflicted.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
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James Watson in his own words
“Some anti-Semitism is justified” “Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them” “Japan should be bombed for d…
liorpachter.wordpress.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Scientific breakthroughs are rarely unique; someone else would’ve made them soon enough. But when prominent scientists cause harm, that harm isn’t inevitable; the world might simply have been better had the harm not been inflicted.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
I am obsessed with the ref cam it’s so funny.
I don’t hate ref cam at all in theory but it kind of giving the center official something of a Jaws POV quality is very funny
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I am obsessed with the ref cam it’s so funny.
Would really prefer the Mets choose to claim players without domestic violence convictions. That would be nice. Doesn’t feel like too much to ask.
The Mets announced that they claimed LHP José Castillo off waivers from the Orioles and OF Ji-hwan Bae from the Pirates. Also, IF Nick Madrigal has elected free agency.
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Would really prefer the Mets choose to claim players without domestic violence convictions. That would be nice. Doesn’t feel like too much to ask.
YES
Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George has begun telling people she plans to run for mayor next year, according to several sources familiar with these discussions. That would make her the first major candidate to declare for the 2026 race, ending months of speculation about her future plans.
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
YES
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look, when you can hire the guy who helped trade for and pay Deshaun Watson, you simply have to do it
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
look, when you can hire the guy who helped trade for and pay Deshaun Watson, you simply have to do it
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No, but seeing Ross Douthat’s face or byline is certainly enough to ruin my day.
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
No, but seeing Ross Douthat’s face or byline is certainly enough to ruin my day.
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the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from
November 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from