Ethan
@drbeef.bsky.social
Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Prof by day. Elder emo by night. Critical public health, the science of sex(uality) science, disability justice. Not your average guy (Auti he/they).
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So many of y’all are just learning about Louise Lucas tonight, and I’m thrilled for every single one of you to embark on that joirney
We’re going to soon find out if Virginia Democrat go for 9-2 or 10-1. Meanwhile, Louis Lucas:
January 17, 2026 at 3:35 AM
So many of y’all are just learning about Louise Lucas tonight, and I’m thrilled for every single one of you to embark on that joirney
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The Virginia legislature today passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of 2026 session:
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
January 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The Virginia legislature today passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of 2026 session:
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
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Hey cuties in the NSFW community,heads up that we got a fresh AI scraper/generator following folks in our circles. Go quietly preemptively block and move on with your lives. 🖤💋
January 17, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Hey cuties in the NSFW community,heads up that we got a fresh AI scraper/generator following folks in our circles. Go quietly preemptively block and move on with your lives. 🖤💋
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In a press call with a member of Keith Porter Jr’s family, she told me that there is only one verified GoFundMe raising funds, and it was created by Keith’s mother below
I’m told there are “complicated family dynamics.” But I wanted to clear this up
I’m told there are “complicated family dynamics.” But I wanted to clear this up
Donate to Support for Keith Porter Jr. Daughters Future ❤️, organized by Franceola Armstrong
On New Year’s Eve, my life was forever changed when my son was ta… Franceola Armstrong needs your support for Support for Keith Porter Jr. Daughters Future ❤️
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January 16, 2026 at 6:16 PM
In a press call with a member of Keith Porter Jr’s family, she told me that there is only one verified GoFundMe raising funds, and it was created by Keith’s mother below
I’m told there are “complicated family dynamics.” But I wanted to clear this up
I’m told there are “complicated family dynamics.” But I wanted to clear this up
Particularly precarious and unfortunately dangerous moment to be making such claims, I know.
It's especially hard when you transition at 35 and *weren't* miserable. It's like, how do you convince people you should still be allowed to try new things, to play with gender-sex, to explore avenues for euphoria, even if it wasn't life or death? Even if it wasn't... gasp... "medically necessary?"
i also think there are a lot of us who come to being trans later in life and it's harder to justify outside the single frame of "ive known since i was little." i knew something was off, and i was miserable, for a very long time before i had the words for it. it's not simple. but still real.
January 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Particularly precarious and unfortunately dangerous moment to be making such claims, I know.
It's especially hard when you transition at 35 and *weren't* miserable. It's like, how do you convince people you should still be allowed to try new things, to play with gender-sex, to explore avenues for euphoria, even if it wasn't life or death? Even if it wasn't... gasp... "medically necessary?"
i also think there are a lot of us who come to being trans later in life and it's harder to justify outside the single frame of "ive known since i was little." i knew something was off, and i was miserable, for a very long time before i had the words for it. it's not simple. but still real.
January 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM
It's especially hard when you transition at 35 and *weren't* miserable. It's like, how do you convince people you should still be allowed to try new things, to play with gender-sex, to explore avenues for euphoria, even if it wasn't life or death? Even if it wasn't... gasp... "medically necessary?"
Time to re-up this bad boy.
There are many ways to protest. Choose your own adventure. From the nurses' strike, to whistles and human chains, to noise parades and destruction of property, no one way alone is more or less effective.
It takes all kinds.
See also: beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tactic
There are many ways to protest. Choose your own adventure. From the nurses' strike, to whistles and human chains, to noise parades and destruction of property, no one way alone is more or less effective.
It takes all kinds.
See also: beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tactic
January 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Time to re-up this bad boy.
There are many ways to protest. Choose your own adventure. From the nurses' strike, to whistles and human chains, to noise parades and destruction of property, no one way alone is more or less effective.
It takes all kinds.
See also: beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tactic
There are many ways to protest. Choose your own adventure. From the nurses' strike, to whistles and human chains, to noise parades and destruction of property, no one way alone is more or less effective.
It takes all kinds.
See also: beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tactic
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What if we told you cars don't have feelings and aren't equivalent to babies being rocked by flash grenades, more news at 11
January 16, 2026 at 3:36 AM
What if we told you cars don't have feelings and aren't equivalent to babies being rocked by flash grenades, more news at 11
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Gavin Newsom has never had a homeless, a working unhoused, or an affordable housing advocate on his podcast despite governing California.
So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
January 16, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Gavin Newsom has never had a homeless, a working unhoused, or an affordable housing advocate on his podcast despite governing California.
So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
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As you talk about Greenland, please make sure you are talking about the >56,000 Inuit who have called the Island their home for thousands of years. Here are 2 stories that include their voices, concerns, and hopes.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
‘Buying countries is Stone Age mentality:’ Inuit speak up on Greenland
Indigenous Greenlanders, who endured centuries of colonialism from Denmark, now face a new threat from Donald Trump’s United States
canadiangeographic.ca
January 16, 2026 at 11:22 AM
As you talk about Greenland, please make sure you are talking about the >56,000 Inuit who have called the Island their home for thousands of years. Here are 2 stories that include their voices, concerns, and hopes.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
Another fucking cult of celebrity type. Sure. That's exactly what we need.
Hair, gel, and the art of being handsome.
We are fucking DOOMED 😭
We are fucking DOOMED 😭
January 16, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Another fucking cult of celebrity type. Sure. That's exactly what we need.
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The nurses that cross the picket lines are scabs
The hospitals they're striking from, are offering travel nurses $9K for ONE WEEK/5 shifts.
So they definitely have the money.
So they definitely have the money.
January 16, 2026 at 2:31 AM
The nurses that cross the picket lines are scabs
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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One of the things about people showing up to protest for the first time, that many, many armchair theorists don't grasp, is the effect of seeing what happens with your own eyes, then seeing how media covers it, and what is said ABOUT YOU by media and political personalities/office holders.
January 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
One of the things about people showing up to protest for the first time, that many, many armchair theorists don't grasp, is the effect of seeing what happens with your own eyes, then seeing how media covers it, and what is said ABOUT YOU by media and political personalities/office holders.
Big day on my TL.
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✨ Our first ever Quarterly Report ✨
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January 15, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Big day on my TL.
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——————> Out now! <——————
✨ Our first ever Quarterly Report ✨
Community Engaged Research
Read it here: www.sexplorationproject.com/quarterly-sp...
✨ Our first ever Quarterly Report ✨
Community Engaged Research
Read it here: www.sexplorationproject.com/quarterly-sp...
January 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
——————> Out now! <——————
✨ Our first ever Quarterly Report ✨
Community Engaged Research
Read it here: www.sexplorationproject.com/quarterly-sp...
✨ Our first ever Quarterly Report ✨
Community Engaged Research
Read it here: www.sexplorationproject.com/quarterly-sp...
I mean, just *look* at this cover image. This is the energy I am bringing with me into 2026.
Joy as resistance! Joy as rebellion! If all they want is for us to suffer and die, then you better shove your pride right back in their faces!
Joy as resistance! Joy as rebellion! If all they want is for us to suffer and die, then you better shove your pride right back in their faces!
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I mean, just *look* at this cover image. This is the energy I am bringing with me into 2026.
Joy as resistance! Joy as rebellion! If all they want is for us to suffer and die, then you better shove your pride right back in their faces!
Joy as resistance! Joy as rebellion! If all they want is for us to suffer and die, then you better shove your pride right back in their faces!
I felt it was more important than ever to make sure we’re still talking about, thinking through, and reminding ourselves that micro-moments of joy and progress toward flourishing futures 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. So, let me introduce you to the Feb issue of AJPH.
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Our February 2026 issue is now online!
It features a special section on LGBTQ+ health and well-being with select articles covering sex-positive disease prevention messaging, mental health of gender-diverse adolescents, and adoption in the LGBTQ+ community.
🔗: buff.ly/cEoL1EE
It features a special section on LGBTQ+ health and well-being with select articles covering sex-positive disease prevention messaging, mental health of gender-diverse adolescents, and adoption in the LGBTQ+ community.
🔗: buff.ly/cEoL1EE
January 15, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I felt it was more important than ever to make sure we’re still talking about, thinking through, and reminding ourselves that micro-moments of joy and progress toward flourishing futures 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. So, let me introduce you to the Feb issue of AJPH.
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Most ppl think the COVID pandemic & its effects are way in the rear view mirror. But what if humanity is only at the beginning of experiencing the long term effects of repeated infections w/ the virus? It seems like a lifetime, but it’s actually only been 4 years since most ppl gave up precautions.
This is an important moment.
After more than five years of silence, mainstream media has begun to acknowledge that C19 can harm T cells, and to discuss the consequences that follow. @fitterhappierAJ was one of the first, if not the first, to talk about this.
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After more than five years of silence, mainstream media has begun to acknowledge that C19 can harm T cells, and to discuss the consequences that follow. @fitterhappierAJ was one of the first, if not the first, to talk about this.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Most ppl think the COVID pandemic & its effects are way in the rear view mirror. But what if humanity is only at the beginning of experiencing the long term effects of repeated infections w/ the virus? It seems like a lifetime, but it’s actually only been 4 years since most ppl gave up precautions.
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Tim Walz is effectively blaming the people being subjected to violence for the occurrence of said violence.
Fucking disgusting.
Fucking disgusting.
State investigators have been on the scene in North Minneapolis.
I know you’re angry. I’m angry. What Donald Trump wants is violence in the streets.
But Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace.
Don’t give him what he wants.
I know you’re angry. I’m angry. What Donald Trump wants is violence in the streets.
But Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace.
Don’t give him what he wants.
January 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Tim Walz is effectively blaming the people being subjected to violence for the occurrence of said violence.
Fucking disgusting.
Fucking disgusting.
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South Minneapolis, I just woke up with my eyes burning, from all the gas on the other side of town, so we need to be paying attention to this too
I was supposed to be in bed an hour ago but sending links and videos to people so they know to avoid the green gas (zinc chloride).
Once a lab steward, always a lab steward.
Seriously, I was a chemist twenty years ago, you do NOT want heavy metal toxicity. It fucks you up in weird ways.
Once a lab steward, always a lab steward.
Seriously, I was a chemist twenty years ago, you do NOT want heavy metal toxicity. It fucks you up in weird ways.
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 AM
South Minneapolis, I just woke up with my eyes burning, from all the gas on the other side of town, so we need to be paying attention to this too
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His 6 month old stopped breathing!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
January 15, 2026 at 9:19 AM
His 6 month old stopped breathing!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
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“This is another Tuskegee” is not hyperbole. good reporting from IM
We have the CDC-funded Hepatitis Vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau protocol.
It’s worse than you thought.
Check it out, first in Inside Medicine…
with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
It’s worse than you thought.
Check it out, first in Inside Medicine…
with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
Scoop: The leaked protocol of the CDC-funded Hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. “This is another Tuskegee.”
The protocol reveals that the trial will withhold the Hepatitis B birth dose from thousands—without placebos, without universal maternal screening, and with endpoints critics call indefensible.
insidemedicine.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:22 AM
“This is another Tuskegee” is not hyperbole. good reporting from IM
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Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.
January 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.