Dr Sian Gramates
@drglam.bsky.social
Biocurator, feminist, molecular neuroscientist, pagan, Drosophila geneticist, comics geek, cat adorer, coping with disability
DrGlam nearly everywhere
DrGlam nearly everywhere
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We wrote a whole paper on this in 2017, on the women who often leave the field sciences as their only route to get away from harassment
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
February 6, 2026 at 2:06 AM
We wrote a whole paper on this in 2017, on the women who often leave the field sciences as their only route to get away from harassment
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Whatever benefits "AI" tools might have can't outweigh the damage they're capable of doing (and have already done).
Pictures of a young Zohran Mamdani with Jeffrey Epstein aren’t real
Pictures of a young Zohran Mamdani with Jeffrey Epstein aren’t real – Full Fact
Images that appear to show the mayor of New York City when he was young alongside convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are fake and were made with artificial intelligence.
fullfact.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Whatever benefits "AI" tools might have can't outweigh the damage they're capable of doing (and have already done).
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Amazing. If a professional wrestling crowd is chanting "fuck ICE," it suggests to me that large swaths of the culture are not just upset over ICE tactics, they're coalescing against mass deportations as a broader ideological project.
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Amazing. If a professional wrestling crowd is chanting "fuck ICE," it suggests to me that large swaths of the culture are not just upset over ICE tactics, they're coalescing against mass deportations as a broader ideological project.
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
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The Washington Post gutted the health team which I helped to lead despite our stories being among the most widely read, impactful and adept at reaching new audiences.
February 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The Washington Post gutted the health team which I helped to lead despite our stories being among the most widely read, impactful and adept at reaching new audiences.
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The witch hunt for federal workers continues.
The American people will suffer thanks to this Administration's callous treatment of the very people who make sure our seniors get their Social Security, that our food and water are safe, and more.
The American people will suffer thanks to this Administration's callous treatment of the very people who make sure our seniors get their Social Security, that our food and water are safe, and more.
Trump administration to make it easier to fire senior federal workers, WSJ reports reut.rs/3NWPuv7
Trump administration to make it easier to fire senior federal workers, WSJ reports
The Trump administration is moving to make it easier to potentially dismiss career officials in senior government roles, a step that could affect about 50,000 federal workers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
reut.rs
February 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The witch hunt for federal workers continues.
The American people will suffer thanks to this Administration's callous treatment of the very people who make sure our seniors get their Social Security, that our food and water are safe, and more.
The American people will suffer thanks to this Administration's callous treatment of the very people who make sure our seniors get their Social Security, that our food and water are safe, and more.
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Utah's chief election officer, Lt Gov Deidre Henderson, has conducted a review of the state's voter rolls to identify any ineligible voters, including by running her rolls through the DHS SAVE Program. Guess how many non-citizens voted in Utah according to the review? Zero.
Utah voter roll review finds no evidence of noncitizens casting a ballot, Lt. Gov. says
An ongoing Utah review of 2.1 million voter registration records has found one noncitizen who registered to vote and zero examples of any noncitizens actually voting.
www.sltrib.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Utah's chief election officer, Lt Gov Deidre Henderson, has conducted a review of the state's voter rolls to identify any ineligible voters, including by running her rolls through the DHS SAVE Program. Guess how many non-citizens voted in Utah according to the review? Zero.
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For those keeping score at home:
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
For those keeping score at home:
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‼️ If you’ve been following social media from CDC, be aware that with the exception of their Emergency and NIOSH accounts, all other CDC Centers have been told their socials are shut down and nothing can be posted on them.
Further posts will come directly from HHS‼️
Further posts will come directly from HHS‼️
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
‼️ If you’ve been following social media from CDC, be aware that with the exception of their Emergency and NIOSH accounts, all other CDC Centers have been told their socials are shut down and nothing can be posted on them.
Further posts will come directly from HHS‼️
Further posts will come directly from HHS‼️
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What Bannon is proposing is illegal.
Brennan Center: “It is illegal to deploy federal troops or armed federal law enforcement to any polling place. In fact, it is a federal crime for anyone in the U.S. military to interfere in elections in any way.”
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Brennan Center: “It is illegal to deploy federal troops or armed federal law enforcement to any polling place. In fact, it is a federal crime for anyone in the U.S. military to interfere in elections in any way.”
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Federal and State Election Laws Ban Federal Forces from Polling Places
Americans should feel safe to vote free from intimidation by the presence of the military or federal agents.
www.brennancenter.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
What Bannon is proposing is illegal.
Brennan Center: “It is illegal to deploy federal troops or armed federal law enforcement to any polling place. In fact, it is a federal crime for anyone in the U.S. military to interfere in elections in any way.”
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Brennan Center: “It is illegal to deploy federal troops or armed federal law enforcement to any polling place. In fact, it is a federal crime for anyone in the U.S. military to interfere in elections in any way.”
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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Washington Post reporter laid off while freezing in a war zone by one of the world’s richest people.
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Washington Post reporter laid off while freezing in a war zone by one of the world’s richest people.
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NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
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If you’re helping to provide food to neighbors who are avoiding going out because of ICE, reminder that some of them will be observing Ramadan soon and providing them with nourishing and festive foods or at least a quality/fancy box of dates on top of what you’re already doing would be A+
February 4, 2026 at 10:56 PM
If you’re helping to provide food to neighbors who are avoiding going out because of ICE, reminder that some of them will be observing Ramadan soon and providing them with nourishing and festive foods or at least a quality/fancy box of dates on top of what you’re already doing would be A+
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Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
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1. It most definitely does not "break their hearts" to say
2. How many different ways can billionaire pro-natalist freaks make clear that they plan to subjugate women and girls by any means necessary?
2. How many different ways can billionaire pro-natalist freaks make clear that they plan to subjugate women and girls by any means necessary?
February 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
1. It most definitely does not "break their hearts" to say
2. How many different ways can billionaire pro-natalist freaks make clear that they plan to subjugate women and girls by any means necessary?
2. How many different ways can billionaire pro-natalist freaks make clear that they plan to subjugate women and girls by any means necessary?
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
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Damn you’re telling me the technology that was very obviously intended for unregulated speculation and criminal enterprises was used to do awful things
"We've basically funded an elite global pedophile ring since 2015. I feel sick."
Crypto Bros Nauseated After Realizing Bitcoin Itself Was Funded by Jeffrey Epstein
The crypto community is reeling from the discovery that Epstein was a huge backer of early Bitcoin efforts.
trib.al
February 4, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Damn you’re telling me the technology that was very obviously intended for unregulated speculation and criminal enterprises was used to do awful things
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[Miller] gushed about creating “vast holding facilities” built on “open land,” which would enable Trump to escalate the volume and speed of deportations to unprecedented heights. Trembling with excitement, Miller vowed: “President Trump will do whatever it takes.”
Vast camps are central to Trumpism. Stephen Miller has long been very excited about them. Backlash is another sign that opposition to Trump/Miller runs deeper than revulsion at ICE. There's real resistance to the whole ideological project of mass deportations. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM
[Miller] gushed about creating “vast holding facilities” built on “open land,” which would enable Trump to escalate the volume and speed of deportations to unprecedented heights. Trembling with excitement, Miller vowed: “President Trump will do whatever it takes.”
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Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there – and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
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Damn right we object to Donald Trump’s attempt to take over our nation’s central bank.
All 11 Democrats on @banking.senate.gov are clear: until the sham criminal investigations into Fed Board members are closed, we must not move forward on any Fed nominee.
All 11 Democrats on @banking.senate.gov are clear: until the sham criminal investigations into Fed Board members are closed, we must not move forward on any Fed nominee.
February 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Damn right we object to Donald Trump’s attempt to take over our nation’s central bank.
All 11 Democrats on @banking.senate.gov are clear: until the sham criminal investigations into Fed Board members are closed, we must not move forward on any Fed nominee.
All 11 Democrats on @banking.senate.gov are clear: until the sham criminal investigations into Fed Board members are closed, we must not move forward on any Fed nominee.
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James Comer is bringing Hillary Clinton before his committee to testify about Epstein despite having zero contact with him, but not Epstein’s neighbor Howard Lutnick who lied about his connections to Epstein over many years which is proven in the files.
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
James Comer is bringing Hillary Clinton before his committee to testify about Epstein despite having zero contact with him, but not Epstein’s neighbor Howard Lutnick who lied about his connections to Epstein over many years which is proven in the files.
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👀 The FDA webpage 🧠🪱 doesn't want you to see ❗❗
Given recent shenanigans with the autism advisory committee, we wanted to remind y'all that an FDA page warning about bogus autism cures was quietly pulled down
But there's an archived link in this article 😉
Given recent shenanigans with the autism advisory committee, we wanted to remind y'all that an FDA page warning about bogus autism cures was quietly pulled down
But there's an archived link in this article 😉
FDA Pulls Warning About 'Potentially Dangerous' Autism Therapies
The Food and Drug Administration quietly removed a page from its website warning consumers about bogus products and therapies that claim to treat or cure autism.
www.disabilityscoop.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:59 AM
👀 The FDA webpage 🧠🪱 doesn't want you to see ❗❗
Given recent shenanigans with the autism advisory committee, we wanted to remind y'all that an FDA page warning about bogus autism cures was quietly pulled down
But there's an archived link in this article 😉
Given recent shenanigans with the autism advisory committee, we wanted to remind y'all that an FDA page warning about bogus autism cures was quietly pulled down
But there's an archived link in this article 😉
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To give u an idea of how powerful men protect each other, remember Moira Donegan's "Shitty Men in Media" list? Here are former Paris Review Editor Lorin Stein (who got fired for being named), Michael Wolff, & Epstein discussing backing Stephen Eliott to supress MeToo
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
To give u an idea of how powerful men protect each other, remember Moira Donegan's "Shitty Men in Media" list? Here are former Paris Review Editor Lorin Stein (who got fired for being named), Michael Wolff, & Epstein discussing backing Stephen Eliott to supress MeToo
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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The successful nonviolence and civil rights movements of the past, as I’ve gathered from reading about them, ALSO featured a shit ton of incessant petty drama and in-fighting.
But crucially, they didn’t have social media - so this was kept far more private.
But crucially, they didn’t have social media - so this was kept far more private.
February 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The successful nonviolence and civil rights movements of the past, as I’ve gathered from reading about them, ALSO featured a shit ton of incessant petty drama and in-fighting.
But crucially, they didn’t have social media - so this was kept far more private.
But crucially, they didn’t have social media - so this was kept far more private.
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Ahead of today's hearing with NIH Director Bhattacharya, @sanders.senate.gov released a report on cuts to critical healthcare research. New NIH awards in key health areas were down 16% last year, cutting off innovation for new cures.
Read the whole report: www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
Read the whole report: www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
February 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Ahead of today's hearing with NIH Director Bhattacharya, @sanders.senate.gov released a report on cuts to critical healthcare research. New NIH awards in key health areas were down 16% last year, cutting off innovation for new cures.
Read the whole report: www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
Read the whole report: www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
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When folks in our world talk about pivoting to private philanthropy ... what are they talking about? Universities have been chasing that private money forever.
What juice is left for the squeeze?
What juice is left for the squeeze?
This is another one of the reasons I’m so deeply troubled by the fabulous new plan to just pivot to private philanthropy.
Billionaires will not save science
Billionaires will not save science
From 2019: Jeffrey Epstein liked to describe himself as a “science philanthropist,” and academics liked to take his money.
As more of Epstein’s enablers are uncovered, it’s worth asking why it was so easy for him to infiltrate science in the first place.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social:
As more of Epstein’s enablers are uncovered, it’s worth asking why it was so easy for him to infiltrate science in the first place.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social:
February 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
When folks in our world talk about pivoting to private philanthropy ... what are they talking about? Universities have been chasing that private money forever.
What juice is left for the squeeze?
What juice is left for the squeeze?