Reposted by Eliza Maglandthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 10/05/2026you know what the real data center is. the human mind. thank you, 1205802828
Reposted by Eliza MaglandGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."ncronline.orgCatholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee GoodAfter the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing. 428137604155
Reposted by Eliza MaglandMatt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social · 25/12/2025NORAD Santa tracker is Woke 385254483073
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 12/12/2025It’s been an amazing run @wxpnfm.bsky.social!!! The family group chat was jiving all week long with guesses and “I didn’t know… was a cover!” Thanks for the songs and for always providing great music year round. 010
Reposted by Eliza MaglandDJ Robert Drake @djrobertdrake.bsky.social · 10/12/2025While the #XPNcountdown is wrapping up, the REAL countdown is underway until Dec 24 when I takeover @wxpnfm.bsky.social for 24 nonstop live hours during my 33rd annual edition of The Night Before on XPN! #XPNTNB 🎄🎅 37210
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 13/11/2025I’m flying to Seattle to see my kids and someone allowed me to cut ahead of them when two lines for boarding were merging. Big and little kind acts make the world go round! 020
Reposted by Eliza MaglandRiki Wilchins @rikiwilchins.bsky.social · 08/11/20258 Nov 2025 -- Good explainer from TIME. Money quote from Chase Strangio: "What these Executive Orders do is open the door to sex-based policing that cannot be enforced without subjecting everyone to some sort of scrutiny & invasive process that will harm us all.” @rikiwilchins.bsky.socialtime.comSCOTUS Gives Trump Anti-Trans Passport Victory: What to KnowThe court is allowing the Administration to enforce its more restrictive policy on gender ID markers pending litigation. 22410
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 01/11/20258 years ago my daughter was bitten by a copperhead. She received excellent care from the medical toxicologist at a local hospital and bounced back quickly. So, after the initial fear and worry was passed, learning about and observing the medical care was totally cool! 010
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Inclusive sex education acknowledges the existence of all identities, cis, trans, and intersex/children with differences of sex development. It’s practical and shouldn’t be political. 000
Reposted by Eliza MaglandMicah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 24/09/2025My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc... 8053861560
Reposted by Eliza MaglandLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Using LLMs in this context essentially guarantees that existing biases are maintained and reflected consistently. There’s no longer a way to seek out a “good doctor” if they’re all flattened into using the same poisoned data sets. There is no argument in favor of the ethics of any of this. 220876
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 17/09/2025“And what of the writers, the thinkers, and the pundits who cannot separate the great crime of Kirk’s death from the malignancy of his public life?” 000
Reposted by Eliza MaglandJeremy Littau @jeremylittau.com · 11/09/2025The big problem is that a large swath of America had never heard of Kirk until yesterday. Every piece in major media about him is an introduction for many, and so conferring the sense of sainthood on him in the long run creates permission for the dangerous response I fear is coming. 1138268
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 08/09/2025With all the acetaminophen and autism discussion these days, it is important to remember that diversity in a community is a gift, and that includes neurodiversity. This beautiful article in August @jaacapjournals.bsky.social says it all. www.jaacap.org/article/S089...jaacap.orgChoir as a Metaphor for NeurodiversityAnyone who has ever tried to sing in a choir might have experienced how incredibly beautiful, and yet truly challenging, it is to blend different voices into a single polyphonic movement. This experie... 010
Reposted by Eliza MaglandPhil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 06/09/2025OK, @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social, this is perfect… 04868648
Reposted by Eliza MaglandRiki Wilchins @rikiwilchins.bsky.social · 06/09/20256 Sep 25 -- Conservative 1st Circuit Court rebuffs Trump appeal of ruling against its policy of putting only bio sex on passports, saying it failed to "engage meaningfully” w/ finding that it was was motivated by “unconstitutional animus toward transgender Americans." @rikiwilchins.bsky.socialthehill.com 0155
Reposted by Eliza MaglandThe Visibility Brigade @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Visibility Brigade Bucks County PA STRIKES AGAIN! 🔥 FIRE RFK! 💙Save the CDC! #FireJFKjrNOW 716333
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 21/08/2025@guster.bsky.social is a band I’ll see over and over again. And all my kids love them too— parenting win 🏅 🎶🎤❤️ 020
Reposted by Eliza MaglandJesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 08/08/2025One of the first things you learn about trans competent primary care is how many of us routinely develop PVD, UTIs, and kidney stones from avoiding or not having access to bathrooms. As a fun bonus, the disinfo machine then uses this high prevalence to make mendacious claims about HRT. 71317459
Reposted by Eliza MaglandDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 07/08/2025It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing. “I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”pbs.orgFederal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert saysMany public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine develop... 20551972280
Reposted by Eliza MaglandRiki Wilchins @rikiwilchins.bsky.social · 03/08/20253 Aug 25 - New study shows vast "over-representation of trans boys" turns out to be vast _under-representation_ of trans girls bec. they: a) come out ~10 years later; b) start puberty later; & c) delay transitioning longer because of deep social animus towards AMAB femininity. tinyurl.com/yrwvmxws 3235
Reposted by Eliza MaglandErika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 02/08/2025It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation. 1147217534342
Reposted by Eliza MaglandAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/07/2025This violates R.I. Gen. Laws § 11‑24‑2.3 on its face which provides protections for gender identity in public accommodations in Rhode Island. Brown University is openly admitting it will brazenly violate Rhode Island state law. I expect lawsuits will follow. 251404405
Reposted by Eliza MaglandWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 31/07/2025My alma mater is not perfect but I've mostly been proud of them for 48 years Not tonight - this is shameful 1723944
Reposted by Eliza Maglandmolly taft @mollytaft.com · 30/07/2025NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —wired.comScientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their WorkA new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED. 6238181887
Reposted by Eliza MaglandPhiladelphia Science Action @philadelphiascienceaction.substack.com · 06/07/2025Penn’s acquiescence to the Trump Admin last week is troubling. It condones scapegoating, revisionism, & transphobia. It also condones an interpretation of biological sex that flies in the face of current biological science. Here, @amandastherrien.bsky.social discusses the actual biological truth.open.substack.comThe Biological Truth Is That There Is No Simple Dichotomy Between Male and FemaleBy Amanda S. Therrien Ph.D. 0114
Reposted by Eliza MaglandAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 02/07/2025NYT 2 Jul 25 -- NYT, which has done more than any other outlet to make US uninhabitable for trans teens & end their medical care, runs op-id hand-wringing over the resulting huge increase in trans teen suicide & self-harm. Like “being tortured in my body" said one. @rikiwilchins.bsky.socialnytimes.comOpinion | What I Heard on a Suicide Hotline for Trans Kids 37221
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 01/07/2025“Some proclaim that psychiatric treatments are the reason for the public’s worsening mental health. But this statement erroneously collapses a complex situation involving worsening mental health, nihilism, and despair in modern society into an antipsychiatry slogan.” 120
Reposted by Eliza MaglandErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 30/06/2025Everyone who follows me should call their Senator this morning to urge them to vote in favor of Wyden’s point of order and remove the Medicaid funding ban for transgender care from Trump’s horror bill. 2525251081
Reposted by Eliza MaglandGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 29/06/2025I'm sure the parents of trans kids will take great comfort knowing we can't say if a ban on their health care will kill their child--their child will merely wish they were dead 13773129
Reposted by Eliza MaglandRiki Wilchins @rikiwilchins.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Guardian 28 Jun 25 -- Defying strongman Viktor Orban's and his govt's ban on Pride, 200k queer Hungarians take to Budapest's streets and march in defiance, far outstripping earlier estimates of 40k. Love is love, y'all. @rikiwilchins.bsky.socialtheguardian.comTens of thousands defy Hungary’s ban on Pride in protest against OrbánCrackdown on Pride is part of effort to curb democratic freedoms ahead of a hotly-contested election next year 0252
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Like the Supreme Court, I closed up my computer today for a much needed vacation. Unlike the Supreme Court, I did not spend my work hours this year obliterating the rights of a tiny fraction of the population that is just trying to exist. 010
Reposted by Eliza MaglandBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 22/06/2025This was not a full-page ad I was expecting to see in the Sunday NYTimes today 454221886
Reposted by Eliza MaglandChris Aiken, MD @chrisaikenmd.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Glutamatergics like amantadine and memantine may help #OCD, but memantine failed in this new RCT: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40457233 There now are 2 positive and 3 negative RCTs of memantine in OCD, all small, and all from Iran. #psychiatry #pmhnp 021
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 19/06/2025My good friend from high school, Sarah, paints rocks for pride in exchange for donations to @trevorproject.bsky.social. She let me know mine would be a bit late but I think it arrived at the perfect time. My dear trans friends and loved ones — you matter, you matter, you matter. #ProtectTransKids 010
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 18/06/2025I find that time and content are both frequently problematic in the populations I work with. “Although we agree that content matters as much—or perhaps more—than duration on devices, time spent using digital media is not without cost insofar as it displaces time spent in the real world.” 000
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Excellent news! I’m following @erininthemorning.com to hear when and whether it becomes safe for trans folks to submit for passport updates. This can be risky since you have to pay a fee and send in important documents that could be held indefinitely. 🙏🤞❤️ 🎉 000
Reposted by Eliza MaglandJack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 17/06/2025One way in psychiatry we test if something has an innate / genetic basis is with “twin studies” - comparing monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins. If MZ are more likely to be concordant than DZ, it suggests an innate / genetic basis This is the case for gender incongruence🧵 1266
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 17/06/20251/3 Two excellent @jaacapjournals.bsky.social articles discussed at June’s journal club 1. Innovative front-loading therapeutic program & post-discharge app to prevent rehospitalization and suicide attempts 2. Secrets to efficacy in parenting programs #psychiatry #pmhnp #medsky 131
Reposted by Eliza MaglandChris Aiken, MD @chrisaikenmd.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Antidepressants differ if we look at individual symptoms rather than total scores on rating scales ▪ Bupropion better for low energy, oversleeping, high appetite ▪ Mirtazapine better for insomnia, appetite loss From re-analysis of STAR*D and CO-MED: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40449742 #psychiatry 092
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 15/06/2025It was a good day in Philly! #nokings @indivisiblephl.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Eliza MaglandIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14/06/2025There are nearly 100,000 people at the rally in Philadelphia. #NoKings 115133882673
Reposted by Eliza Maglanddaviss @daviss.org · 14/06/2025Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. 348236626144
Reposted by Eliza Maglandpianogirlxf.bsky.social @pianogirlxf.bsky.social · 14/06/2025This wins the prize for best sign at a Philly rally @ @maddow.msnbc.com 011
Reposted by Eliza MaglandTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 11/06/2025this is the New York Times both-sidesing actual science. "pro-vaccine groups" as in SCIENTISTS and DOCTORS 24804226
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 10/06/2025When I’m working with caregivers who have concerns about their child’s mood and behavior, often when I probe deeper, screen time is a significant factor in what’s going on at home. 031
Reposted by Eliza MaglandChristopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Opponents of transgender rights have claimed not enough research exists on care for trans kids. “However, results from our exhaustive literature searches have led us to the opposite conclusion,” the report commissioned by Utah Republicans states. www.advocate.com/news/utah-go...advocate.comUtah Republicans ignore study supporting gender-affirming care for trans youth. It's research they demandedIn 2023, the state legislature banned care for transgender youth “pending research.” The research is in — and inconvenient for Republicans. 725683
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 21/05/2025A happy little long-term project I finished up last week. Thanks to corabelleandbree.etsy.com for the pattern! #crochet 030
Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Are your senators on this list? Don’t let them hear the end of it. #ProtectTransKids 100