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Laura T

@lauraellyn.bsky.social

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Progressive pragmatist by disposition I am a physician, health services researcher in IBD, liberal, mother of 3 boys and a woman with a history of gender transition. I like to post about epidemiology, IBD, politics, and gender. #IBDSky #GastroSky

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Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · Nov 16

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Post below to get added to the list if you are an IBD researcher, educator, or advocate!

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Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · 12d

Considering you never miss…

I’m inclined to agree

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Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · 12d

And the reason Earle-Sears has leaning into this so hard is because is because even though it’s not the #1 issue among most voters, it the only issue that matters for those that do rank it #1

Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · 26d

The most obvious and notorious murderer since OJ is gonna walk

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Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · 28d

What a country!!!!

Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · Sep 15

Even if you included all prescription drugs, it’s nowhere near that.

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Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · Sep 14

blaming Tyler Robinson’s trans girlfriend for Charlie Kirk’s death is like blaming Jodie Foster for the Reagan assassination attempt

Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · Sep 14

It is not a crime to have a trans girlfriend.

It is not a crime to be a trans girlfriend.

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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · Sep 14

It is not a crime to have a trans girlfriend.

It is not a crime to be a trans girlfriend.

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Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · Sep 13

Thats pretty much pathognomonic….

Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · Aug 31

SEGM is evidence based only on the sense that they have an outcome of interest that they are extremely wedded to, and they are seeking an evidence base to support their preferred outcome

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RepJackKimble @repjackkimble.bsky.social · Jul 21

President Trump is demanding that Syracuse go back to calling themselves the Orangemen and that the San Antonio Spurs change their name to Bone Spurs.

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Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · Jul 17

Looks like mandatory viewing for all. Looking forward to watching this!

Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · May 23

Very nice….

I am sure this is strong and important work!

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · May 20

The level of surveillance and policing demanded by transphobia will always be more disruptive to your life than the rights and demands of trans people ourselves

Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social · May 20

This is going to be an absolute car crash, the Supreme Court verdict looks more absurd by the day
www.thetimes.com/article/86fb...

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Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · May 13

Yes. You just have to admit to your self your perfect for this moment.

Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · May 8

We have moved on from the “I’m an asshole, fuck you” to the “I’m an asshole, and that’s a good thing, and also fuck you” phase

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · May 8

In "The Inconvenience of Other People" Lauren Berlant points out that subordinated populations find themselves "both necessary for and inconvenient to the general supremacist happiness." The in-group both expresses disdain and disregard for the out-group but also finds they cannot exist without it

Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · May 8

Morally backwards stuff

Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · May 7

A little story I shared about my journey

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So Much Potential - U of T Medicine Story Slam 2025

YouTube video by Laura Targownik

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Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · May 1

Who refused to state who they were, what their conflicts of interests may have been, and how much they were compensated (if any) for being part of this process

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Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · Apr 9

This would seem to be the kind of thing a smart person would have nailed down in advance.

Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · Apr 8

@erininthemorning.com @aridrennen.bsky.social @muellershewrote.com @acyn.bsky.social @emilystjams.bsky.social @gbbranstetter.bsky.social @georgetakei.bsky.social

Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · Apr 8

Come watch the TransNormal Podcast where we have Marcy Rheintgen’s first full length interview.

Learn about her motivations, how the arrest went down, and what she hopes to accomplish through her advocacy

youtu.be/v3IOTWKX0QE

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - Marcy Rheintgen - Transgender Woman Arrested in Florida Bathroom

YouTube video by TransNormal

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Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · Mar 27

What did you do to piss off Canada????

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 27

Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."

Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · Mar 27

These results kinda make you wonder what it means to “know a transgender person”

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · Mar 27

While Democrats and Independents who know a transgender person are more likely to oppose bans on their healthcare, Republicans who know a transgender person are marginally more likely to support bans

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Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · Mar 27

The online left has a debilitating martyrs complex, and see losing as a virtue

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Laura T @lauraellyn.bsky.social · Mar 24

Note to trans advocates

Another demonstration of why you don’t want to be on the wrong side of an 80/20 issue

Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · Mar 23

Manitoba - Support For Canada Joining The US:

Oppose: 87%
Support: 11%

Probe Research / March 16, 2025 / n=1000 / Online/Telephone

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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · Mar 23

Manitoba - Support For Canada Joining The US:

Oppose: 87%
Support: 11%

Probe Research / March 16, 2025 / n=1000 / Online/Telephone

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