Jess Robbins-Panko
@thejessro.bsky.social
Anthropologist, focusing on aging, health, politics, memory, kinship, Poland, US. Associate Professor, Wayne State University, Detroit.
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Erasing our history won't erase us.
Transgender people have always been here — and we always will be.
Transgender people have always been here — and we always will be.
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights. Later, the Q+ also disappeared.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Erasing our history won't erase us.
Transgender people have always been here — and we always will be.
Transgender people have always been here — and we always will be.
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« Final thought:
The best “fuck you” to fascists? Thriving. Publish that paper. Build that collaboration. Laugh with labmates. Science outlives dictators—but only if we stay in the fight. »
The best “fuck you” to fascists? Thriving. Publish that paper. Build that collaboration. Laugh with labmates. Science outlives dictators—but only if we stay in the fight. »
February 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
« Final thought:
The best “fuck you” to fascists? Thriving. Publish that paper. Build that collaboration. Laugh with labmates. Science outlives dictators—but only if we stay in the fight. »
The best “fuck you” to fascists? Thriving. Publish that paper. Build that collaboration. Laugh with labmates. Science outlives dictators—but only if we stay in the fight. »
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Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
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"It's Dr, Actually" - Now available as trans and non-binary pins!
I think a lot of people need a reminder right now that experts know gender isn't binary, and a lot of us need a reminder we're not alone. So please share widely!
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I think a lot of people need a reminder right now that experts know gender isn't binary, and a lot of us need a reminder we're not alone. So please share widely!
canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/1841...
January 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"It's Dr, Actually" - Now available as trans and non-binary pins!
I think a lot of people need a reminder right now that experts know gender isn't binary, and a lot of us need a reminder we're not alone. So please share widely!
canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/1841...
I think a lot of people need a reminder right now that experts know gender isn't binary, and a lot of us need a reminder we're not alone. So please share widely!
canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/1841...
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I was interviewed by @msjpauly.bsky.social for @motherjones.com regarding that awful gamete size "sex" executive order. A bit of an explainer here of why the science is so bad, and why that's dangerous:
Trump’s definitions of "male" and "female" are nonsense science with staggering ramifications
"How can you so fully misunderstand basic human biology, and then legislate about it?"
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I was interviewed by @msjpauly.bsky.social for @motherjones.com regarding that awful gamete size "sex" executive order. A bit of an explainer here of why the science is so bad, and why that's dangerous:
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Just as WHO is under attack, Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just as WHO is under attack, Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...