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 (USWNT & Washington Spirit). Opinions Mine. She/Her
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We have been told for nearly 30 years that America needed to tolerate mass shootings because the broad availability of guns would help us defend ourselves from an overreaching federal government. That day has come. The people who said this are supporting the federal agents. Many have joined them.
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
We have been told for nearly 30 years that America needed to tolerate mass shootings because the broad availability of guns would help us defend ourselves from an overreaching federal government. That day has come. The people who said this are supporting the federal agents. Many have joined them.
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“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
January 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
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I think they might mistake our courage and our solidarity for a lack of fear, and that if they can make us scared enough we'll make ourselves small. That won't work, because we're all terrified and we're SHOWING UP ANYWAY with love and compassion and joy and care.
it feels a lot like today's murder is in response to the mass protests yesterday, as if to tell us we're powerless, that our solidarity won't protect us.
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I think they might mistake our courage and our solidarity for a lack of fear, and that if they can make us scared enough we'll make ourselves small. That won't work, because we're all terrified and we're SHOWING UP ANYWAY with love and compassion and joy and care.
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At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
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ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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once again i am asking literally anyone in a position of power to do literally anything so that our neighbors stop getting fucking murdered in the street
January 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM
once again i am asking literally anyone in a position of power to do literally anything so that our neighbors stop getting fucking murdered in the street
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An excellent, bone-chilling story about a cadre of online racists who stole genetic data from studies on children so they could make specious arguments for the innate inferiority of non-white people, it's embrace by Elon Musk/twitter & how the Trump administration might make it easier to do again.
Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:03 PM
An excellent, bone-chilling story about a cadre of online racists who stole genetic data from studies on children so they could make specious arguments for the innate inferiority of non-white people, it's embrace by Elon Musk/twitter & how the Trump administration might make it easier to do again.
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Roses are red,
Potatoes have eyes,
Potatoes have eyes,
January 24, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Roses are red,
Potatoes have eyes,
Potatoes have eyes,
Yes. Do it.
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Yes. Do it.
I thought all of you people learned to make bread during the pandemic so why are you panic buying so much bread?
January 24, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I thought all of you people learned to make bread during the pandemic so why are you panic buying so much bread?
I have had some conversations with friends and connections that have led me to believe these rumors are unfortunately true. Which really, really sucks.
Well if this is true it’s even worse than we originally thought. I have no way of knowing if this is true and I hope it’s just a shitty rumor. I don’t like trafficking in gossip, but I also don’t like the fan base continuing to rage about the loss when it was possibly entirely justified.
January 23, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I have had some conversations with friends and connections that have led me to believe these rumors are unfortunately true. Which really, really sucks.
Things were going too well for my teams something bad had to happen for karmic balance 😭
Between this and the flurry of moves the Mets have made in the past few days I am on CLOUD NINE right now what a time to be alive. We are so, so back.
OFFICIAL: #USWNT forward Trinity Rodman has signed a new, 3-year contract with the Washington Spirit.
Per Mike Senkowski, Rodman’s agent, her new multi-million dollar contract will make her the highest-paid female soccer player in the world.
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
#NWSL
Per Mike Senkowski, Rodman’s agent, her new multi-million dollar contract will make her the highest-paid female soccer player in the world.
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
#NWSL
January 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Things were going too well for my teams something bad had to happen for karmic balance 😭
@johndemarsico.bsky.social just announced on Twitter that he he is no longer directing games for SNY. Most devastating loss of the offseason by far!
January 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
@johndemarsico.bsky.social just announced on Twitter that he he is no longer directing games for SNY. Most devastating loss of the offseason by far!
My reaction to this information
January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
My reaction to this information
Gonna sprint to the Capitol during a historic winter storm in my Rodman jersey screaming and get tackled by the National Guard.
January 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Gonna sprint to the Capitol during a historic winter storm in my Rodman jersey screaming and get tackled by the National Guard.
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the league tried its damnedest to mess this up, and if rodman didn't have the connection to dc and the community of supporters at audi field, she would be yet another star leaving. they'll tout this as a league-wide win, it is not, the win is the property of the women's soccer community in dc.
January 22, 2026 at 11:42 PM
the league tried its damnedest to mess this up, and if rodman didn't have the connection to dc and the community of supporters at audi field, she would be yet another star leaving. they'll tout this as a league-wide win, it is not, the win is the property of the women's soccer community in dc.
Between this and the flurry of moves the Mets have made in the past few days I am on CLOUD NINE right now what a time to be alive. We are so, so back.
OFFICIAL: #USWNT forward Trinity Rodman has signed a new, 3-year contract with the Washington Spirit.
Per Mike Senkowski, Rodman’s agent, her new multi-million dollar contract will make her the highest-paid female soccer player in the world.
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
#NWSL
Per Mike Senkowski, Rodman’s agent, her new multi-million dollar contract will make her the highest-paid female soccer player in the world.
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
#NWSL
Trinity Rodman contract saga ends with record Spirit deal
United States forward Trinity Rodman has signed a new three-year contract with the Washington Spirit to remain at the club, ending months-long uncertainty over the star's future.
www.espn.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Between this and the flurry of moves the Mets have made in the past few days I am on CLOUD NINE right now what a time to be alive. We are so, so back.
I just burst into tears
"Trinity Rodman has agreed to a three-year contract to remain with the Spirit." -Michele Kang
January 22, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I just burst into tears
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This really gets to the core of what makes Vance such a detestable figure
January 22, 2026 at 8:24 PM
This really gets to the core of what makes Vance such a detestable figure
Two messages on my phone from today alone:
1.) An Instagram DM from a friend whose sister and her husband (legal asylum seekers) are so afraid that they gave power of attorney to their other sister so she can take custody of their children in case they are taken by ICE.
(1/2)
1.) An Instagram DM from a friend whose sister and her husband (legal asylum seekers) are so afraid that they gave power of attorney to their other sister so she can take custody of their children in case they are taken by ICE.
(1/2)
January 22, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Two messages on my phone from today alone:
1.) An Instagram DM from a friend whose sister and her husband (legal asylum seekers) are so afraid that they gave power of attorney to their other sister so she can take custody of their children in case they are taken by ICE.
(1/2)
1.) An Instagram DM from a friend whose sister and her husband (legal asylum seekers) are so afraid that they gave power of attorney to their other sister so she can take custody of their children in case they are taken by ICE.
(1/2)
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I know it's a new front office, but trading for Gore as part of the rebuild and then trading him away as part of the same rebuild 3.5 years later is rough.
January 22, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I know it's a new front office, but trading for Gore as part of the rebuild and then trading him away as part of the same rebuild 3.5 years later is rough.
I am dreading it so much.
❄️ 🥁Our first snowfall map is out!!!
Here we go...subject to change:
• Beltway: 5–10"
• SE areas.: 4–8"
• Far NW areas: 8–14"
Change to sleet will cut down snow totals Beltway + SE but result in hard-to-shovel mess.
Full briefing: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
Here we go...subject to change:
• Beltway: 5–10"
• SE areas.: 4–8"
• Far NW areas: 8–14"
Change to sleet will cut down snow totals Beltway + SE but result in hard-to-shovel mess.
Full briefing: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
January 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I am dreading it so much.
These data visuals of one year of American science under the Trump administration are breathtaking - and I mean that in the total sense of the word. They are visually stunning of course, but the damage they convey is staggering.
Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers.
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
These data visuals of one year of American science under the Trump administration are breathtaking - and I mean that in the total sense of the word. They are visually stunning of course, but the damage they convey is staggering.
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they're not bound to help you but are legally protected when they abuse you. only power, no responsibility.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Texas jury acquits Uvalde schools officer on charges he failed in duty to confront gunman in Robb Elementary attack.
January 22, 2026 at 1:47 AM
they're not bound to help you but are legally protected when they abuse you. only power, no responsibility.
HELL YEAH LET’S GO
BREAKING: Mets acquiring Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers from the Brewers for Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat
January 22, 2026 at 2:49 AM
HELL YEAH LET’S GO