Alester G 🏳️🌈 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🏳️⚧️
@alesterg815.bsky.social
53, professor, META refugee, midwestern, queer, vegan, male breast cancer thriver: travel, social justice, nature, animals, gardening, photography, good food, music, vintage treasures, and modern art. I have a boyfriend, a dog, a fish & a big mouth.
So, COVID infection is correlated with a higher risk of autism, so we are making getting those and other vaccinations, which we have proven are not correlated with the likelihood of autism, more difficult to get so we can **checks notes** reduce the likelihood of autism.
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COVID in pregnancy raises child’s risk for developmental disorders — Harvard Gazette
Infection poses greatest threat during third trimester, according to study analyzing more than 18,000 births during pandemic peak.
news.harvard.edu
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
So, COVID infection is correlated with a higher risk of autism, so we are making getting those and other vaccinations, which we have proven are not correlated with the likelihood of autism, more difficult to get so we can **checks notes** reduce the likelihood of autism.
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I roasted one of my gorgeous butternut squashes and made Thai butternut coconut curry soup. I added some marinated and fried tofu for protein. So good!
Happy World Vegan Day!
#worldveganday #vegan #soupweather
Happy World Vegan Day!
#worldveganday #vegan #soupweather
November 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I roasted one of my gorgeous butternut squashes and made Thai butternut coconut curry soup. I added some marinated and fried tofu for protein. So good!
Happy World Vegan Day!
#worldveganday #vegan #soupweather
Happy World Vegan Day!
#worldveganday #vegan #soupweather
I had my 3-month cancer scan today. All clear! 🙌🏻
Now I wait for my ctDNA test results. If that’s also clear I can go back to 6-month scans.
#fuckcancer #breastcancer #malebreastcancer
Now I wait for my ctDNA test results. If that’s also clear I can go back to 6-month scans.
#fuckcancer #breastcancer #malebreastcancer
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I had my 3-month cancer scan today. All clear! 🙌🏻
Now I wait for my ctDNA test results. If that’s also clear I can go back to 6-month scans.
#fuckcancer #breastcancer #malebreastcancer
Now I wait for my ctDNA test results. If that’s also clear I can go back to 6-month scans.
#fuckcancer #breastcancer #malebreastcancer
I rarely agreed with @adamkinzinger.substack.com when he was my Congressman, and I even protested him once. 🤷🏼♂️ But he’s a brave man, and I was proud of him when he stood up for our democracy.
MAGA almost made me forget that we can disagree without hating each other.
MAGA almost made me forget that we can disagree without hating each other.
BIG NEWS: When Adam Kinzinger stood up to Trump and risked everything, director Steve Pink captured it all. Meidas Studios just released our latest documentary ‘The Last Republican’ on all major platforms. Watch the movie today!
October 31, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I rarely agreed with @adamkinzinger.substack.com when he was my Congressman, and I even protested him once. 🤷🏼♂️ But he’s a brave man, and I was proud of him when he stood up for our democracy.
MAGA almost made me forget that we can disagree without hating each other.
MAGA almost made me forget that we can disagree without hating each other.
I’ve learned to appreciate the way my strange brain works. My neurodivergence led me to study Communication. It made me more sensitive to animals, which I’ve always connected with better than other humans. And who doesn’t love when I info-dump about plants, birds, art, and brutalist architecture?
How 'neurodivergent' became a word for many types of minds
"Neurodivergent" is not just a way to describe medical diagnoses like autism and ADHD. It encompasses a range of ways in which people's brains differ from what is considered normal in the U.S.
www.npr.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I’ve learned to appreciate the way my strange brain works. My neurodivergence led me to study Communication. It made me more sensitive to animals, which I’ve always connected with better than other humans. And who doesn’t love when I info-dump about plants, birds, art, and brutalist architecture?
This is disgusting! It’s nearly impossible to prove the “cause” of breast cancer, and any delay in care can result in metastasis, and at that point there’s no cure. The “biological truth” is that our breast tissue is the same and there’s no protection afforded to women by denying men’s care.
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This is disgusting! It’s nearly impossible to prove the “cause” of breast cancer, and any delay in care can result in metastasis, and at that point there’s no cure. The “biological truth” is that our breast tissue is the same and there’s no protection afforded to women by denying men’s care.
Hello, friends! 🥰
October 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Hello, friends! 🥰
A few weeks ago they were mad because people were accurately quoting Charlie Kirk.
Now they’re mad because Canadians are accurately quoting Reagan.
What’s next? They’re going to be made because people are accurately quoting Jesus?
Wait, they already did that, labeling Christ’s words as “woke.”
Now they’re mad because Canadians are accurately quoting Reagan.
What’s next? They’re going to be made because people are accurately quoting Jesus?
Wait, they already did that, labeling Christ’s words as “woke.”
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A few weeks ago they were mad because people were accurately quoting Charlie Kirk.
Now they’re mad because Canadians are accurately quoting Reagan.
What’s next? They’re going to be made because people are accurately quoting Jesus?
Wait, they already did that, labeling Christ’s words as “woke.”
Now they’re mad because Canadians are accurately quoting Reagan.
What’s next? They’re going to be made because people are accurately quoting Jesus?
Wait, they already did that, labeling Christ’s words as “woke.”
Fresh peppers from my garden and hummus is a great lunch/snack.
October 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Fresh peppers from my garden and hummus is a great lunch/snack.
So, he thinks he’s Dave Matthews, now? IYKYK
Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
October 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
So, he thinks he’s Dave Matthews, now? IYKYK
I’m proud that to be this kind of professor.
October 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I’m proud that to be this kind of professor.
My sweet potatoes were an experiment that paid off. I planted six of them under my peppers and they gave me 20 pounds of beautiful taters! I cannot wait to eat them up!
Set up the old dark room as a curing room and after that it’ll work well for storage.
Dog that groovy vintage linoleum!
Set up the old dark room as a curing room and after that it’ll work well for storage.
Dog that groovy vintage linoleum!
October 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My sweet potatoes were an experiment that paid off. I planted six of them under my peppers and they gave me 20 pounds of beautiful taters! I cannot wait to eat them up!
Set up the old dark room as a curing room and after that it’ll work well for storage.
Dog that groovy vintage linoleum!
Set up the old dark room as a curing room and after that it’ll work well for storage.
Dog that groovy vintage linoleum!
Will ChatGPT provide the CORRECT information? Will ChatGPT provide interaction, assessment, and feedback so the student learns and retains the information. Will the student learn how to do the analyses needed to perform their future job?
I don’t just dump info into heads like they’re empty buckets.
I don’t just dump info into heads like they’re empty buckets.
Wow. Just wow.
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?
Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do
www.forbes.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Will ChatGPT provide the CORRECT information? Will ChatGPT provide interaction, assessment, and feedback so the student learns and retains the information. Will the student learn how to do the analyses needed to perform their future job?
I don’t just dump info into heads like they’re empty buckets.
I don’t just dump info into heads like they’re empty buckets.
“scientific inquiry begins with curiosity and observation: qualities that are not exclusive to professional scientists, but accessible to anyone with an interest in understanding the natural world."
Scientists Studied The Infamous "Chicago Rat Hole" And They Have Some Bad News
The "Chicago rat hole" became so famous it is now housed in the City Hall-County Building. Scientists studying it found a few surprises, and some grim news.
www.iflscience.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“scientific inquiry begins with curiosity and observation: qualities that are not exclusive to professional scientists, but accessible to anyone with an interest in understanding the natural world."
It’s for sure a Monday.
October 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It’s for sure a Monday.
Sorry, but the Nobel Peace Prize Committee does not award participation trophies.
thehill.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Sorry, but the Nobel Peace Prize Committee does not award participation trophies.
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My mom? That’s rich.
I was a child of the 1970s/80s, so I made it my gd self!
I was a child of the 1970s/80s, so I made it my gd self!
October 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My mom? That’s rich.
I was a child of the 1970s/80s, so I made it my gd self!
I was a child of the 1970s/80s, so I made it my gd self!
Can a city sue for defamation?
Asking for an old friend…
Asking for an old friend…
Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."
October 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Can a city sue for defamation?
Asking for an old friend…
Asking for an old friend…
If you stay petty, you ain’t gotta get petty.
I ♥️ Chicago
I ♥️ Chicago
October 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
If you stay petty, you ain’t gotta get petty.
I ♥️ Chicago
I ♥️ Chicago
I’m just saying, if my students REALLY loved me they’d bring me better coffee. 🤷🏼♂️🤣
Truthfully, though, I live for these thoughtful little moments!
Truthfully, though, I live for these thoughtful little moments!
October 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I’m just saying, if my students REALLY loved me they’d bring me better coffee. 🤷🏼♂️🤣
Truthfully, though, I live for these thoughtful little moments!
Truthfully, though, I live for these thoughtful little moments!
After over a decade away I have been tasked with restarting JJC’s speech team. As much work as it is (and it is!), I am enjoying getting to claim work hours for some of the time I spend reading…
I found this gem of a poem today for a program on racial inequality… damn!
I found this gem of a poem today for a program on racial inequality… damn!
Black Momma Math
Black Momma Math If Black Momma has a two 17-year-old Black Boys What is the probability that they will come home in a body bag in the next 5 years? Black women are educated But being Black Momma prov...
www.poetryfoundation.org
October 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
After over a decade away I have been tasked with restarting JJC’s speech team. As much work as it is (and it is!), I am enjoying getting to claim work hours for some of the time I spend reading…
I found this gem of a poem today for a program on racial inequality… damn!
I found this gem of a poem today for a program on racial inequality… damn!
It was a return of the concertwhores as Christine and I caught up with The Cribs last night at The Vic.
Since we’re now old whores we skipped the headliner (The Rapture) and left right after their opening set and were home by 10pm.
Since we’re now old whores we skipped the headliner (The Rapture) and left right after their opening set and were home by 10pm.
October 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It was a return of the concertwhores as Christine and I caught up with The Cribs last night at The Vic.
Since we’re now old whores we skipped the headliner (The Rapture) and left right after their opening set and were home by 10pm.
Since we’re now old whores we skipped the headliner (The Rapture) and left right after their opening set and were home by 10pm.
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Reposted by Alester G 🏳️🌈 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🏳️⚧️
“Not today, Jeff”
September 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
“Not today, Jeff”