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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 28/05/2026

President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...

So let me say it as clearly as I can: Without basic scientific research, supported by the kind of farsighted public investment that allows large-scale, undirected, curiosity-driven inquiry, the scientific pipeline will run dry.
In daily life, people may not feel the effects right away, or even in 10 years. But we will feel it. And when someone we love needs therapies that could have emerged but didn't or when other countries now
investing in science can launch new science-based industries or run their societies on vast resources of fusion energy or reap the benefits of quantum computing power or advanced medical breakthroughs, America will wish it sustained its leadership in scientific research here and now.
Sally Kornbluth is the president of MIT.

Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

This conversation between @chrislhayes.bsky.social and @ezraklein.bsky.social is both interesting and frustrating. I live in Cleveland, where we have just rejected a data center, but the fight is ongoing. The reasons behind that fight go far beyond power disparities, but that seems to get lost.

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AI and the Public Good with Ezra Klein

Podcast Episode · Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · May 20 · Bonus · 31m

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 19/04/2026

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Normalize cat-calling other women! Twice in the last week I’ve had other ladies roll down their car windows to tell me I look great/they love my outfit, and it’s so good for the soul. More of this energy, girls! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

10 minutes in and I’m like “Are you kidding me bro?” What Caldwell means by the success of anti-DEI policies but won’t say is that it made white people more comfortable. He’ll never admit to the enormous cost to everyone else. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Will Iran Break Trumpism?

Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · March 27 · 1h 8m

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I stg if I have to see this university announce ONE MORE GODDAMN endowed professorship or multi-million donation for capital improvements after being told for the 7th time that they can’t give me the raise I was promised SIXTEEN MONTHS AGO I am going lose my fucking mind.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Wasn't he whining about not getting the Nobel Peace Prize like a week ago

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The doctors of The Pitt treating a fat patient like a human being (well, minus Ogilvie, who continues to be a dick), is quietly revolutionary. I love to see it.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Epstein was Lucifer Did you watch that show? Lucifer (the devil) knew what you needed and provided it - for a price. These powerful people sold their souls to this man to fill a depraved need, and children paid the price. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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The Infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein’s Power

Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 02/13/2026 · 1h 26m

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Bee Quammie @beequammie.blacksky.app · 11/02/2026

"Fight against being ass" is a message that more people need to receive, tbh

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Truly begging apparel & footwear retailers to stop including a “free” tote with every purchase. It’s not free—it’s just another textile people have to deal with. MAYBE 2% of people are using them—the rest end up in donation or recycling centers, or worse, landfills. There are better options.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

It must be an incredible feeling to be a white man like @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social and say with your whole chest that we should vote for people who disagree with our very existence or right to bodily autonomy to win elections. To not acknowledge the absolute oppression of that is astonishing.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The most clarifying thing to come out of this conversation is the utter lack humanity toward the Palestinian people & the seeming infallibility of the Jewish state. It seems incomprehensible to Segal that generations of living under apartheid conditions could be what fuels anger & violence.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I’ve NEVER been as judged for the tone of my voice the way I’ve been in academia. By peers, students, administrators - my “tone” seems to be an issue. And I don’t know what to say. This is just my voice? I don’t know why I have to change the way I’ve sounded for 50 years to make you comfortable. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

My Never-Ending Quest to Find a Bra With Lift: A Memoir

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Loved today’s rainbow, Pride-themed Strands from @nytgames.bsky.social. Very cute! But honestly a bit hard to take when their parent org, @nytimes.com is so consistently wretched to trans folks. If it’s a small act of rebellion, good for them. But the Times ed board needs to get 👏🏼 it 👏🏼 together.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

I am so tired of managing the feelings of middle-aged men. If it’s going to be required of me at work, put it in my job description and fucking pay me for it.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

No. This is a feckless excuse that Dems can use when they shit the bed during the midterms next year. We can both fight this bullshit AND stand up good candidates to take back the House and make gains in the Senate. But only if the party leaders get off their asses and DO SOMETHING.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Today’s email from The Chronicle is an ad for a talk on “viewpoint diversity” with Steven Pinker. Yes, because who better to talk about the importance of diverse views than a 70-year old white man with a PhD?

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a man in a suit is walking into the ocean .

Alt: a man in a suit is walking into the ocean .

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I really miss the days when people didn’t feel the need to have full conversations on their cell phones in every waiting room. I’m at the salon to RELAX, Susan. Not hear about your frustrating day with Antoinette. 🙄

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I don’t know who’s in charge of these things, but can someone film the current cast of Cabaret on Broadway so we can just memorialize Orville Peck in this role? I didn’t think anyone would be as good as Alan Cumming, but Peck is OUTSTANDING.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Here’s a wild fucking idea: we could just treat trans people like human beings.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Someone said to me, regarding the poor management skills of a man we work with: “But remember, he’s a guy, and they’re just not as good at these things.” I am so tired of this excuse. Stop letting men off the hook for their lack of communication and emotional intelligence. FUCKING STOP IT

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The absolute lack of value that universities have for any labor not attached to a terminal degree is appalling. Yet the institutional barriers to getting that terminal degree are often insurmountable. And they wonder why the general opinion of higher ed is sinking.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

I know universities are under a lot of pressure right now, but they could also try not treating their employees like garbage. It would be good to have a loyal & uplifted workforce when we come out the other side of this, rather than one seething with spite & ready to flee at the first opportunity.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

The greatest scam ever perpetrated on society is that women are too emotional to lead. The fact that peri/menopausal women—who are in a constant low-level rage—aren’t stabbing people on a daily basis should be proof that we’re in more control than men.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I have what I think is a great business proposal for hotels: offer early check IN. Charge $100, $150 - enough to make it worth your while to flip a room quickly. Because nothing’s worse than getting to the west coast at 9am & having to kill 6 hours when you’ve been up since 3am EST. 😴😴😭😭

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Really love the concept of period undies, especially during the crazy days of #perimenopause. Would love it if they felt a tiny bit less like a diaper. 🫣

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Remember back in the day when we used to call customer service and get transferred to agents in India & our uppity American asses would complain because we couldn’t understand their accents. hahaha. Have you tried having a conversation with a AI BOT lately? How’s that going?

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

One thing that has always bothered me about the #MCU is the ratio of violence:sex. Hear me out: if I have to watch #kingpin squelch a man’s head w his bare hands, I should at least get to see #daredevil have some sexy time with literally ANYONE. Girl, guy, I don’t care - just more than we get now!

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Nothing prepares you for a parent with Alzheimer’s, and the work of supporting your other parent/primary caregiver. But what makes it worse is a sibling who refuses to acknowledge or accept where we are and is constantly in a snit about *everything*. 😐

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

After 54 years of marriage, my mom needs a copy of her marriage license, because ironically, although the government uses the Bible to tell us how to live, the signed marital certificate from the priest “doesn’t count” as documentation for the Real ID she’ll need to continue voting. 🙄

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

I know that many university presidents & trustees probably think they’re protecting themselves & their students by rolling over on DEI and gender issues. But they’re not. They’re just emboldening this administration to further terrorize marginalized students.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

What - and I say this with my full chest - IN THE FUCK? Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s fully here.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

The way that R1 universities are just rolling over and complying with these anti-DEI orders is really something. They’re acting like they don’t have any political or social capital, when what they actually lack is a goddamn spine.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

I know we all need to find joy where we can, so we just got tickets to see Orville Peck in Cabaret, and John Mulaney & friends in Portland, Maine. Everything is terrible, but live theater and comedy soothe the soul.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

The absolute perfection of #TopChef showcasing all that is amazing about Canada for the next 12 weeks is truly the highlight of this cursed year.

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

URGENT ACTION ALERT: If you are a literal Dickensian ghost, we need three of you to visit Chuck Schumer tonight in his sleep.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Love that I’ve lost a large enough quantity of hormones to impact my sex drive, mental acuity, metabolism, muscle tone, flexibility, , temperature regulation, hair texture, etc., but NOT ENOUGH to prevent the zits on my chin with each still annoyingly regular period. 🙄 #perimenopause

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

This is exactly why I keep deleting, blocking & unsubscribing. What is this doing? How about this WHAT 👏🏼 IS 👏🏼 YOUR 👏🏼 PLAN 👏🏼 Because this ain’t it. Tell us how you’re blocking his agenda. Tell us how you’re protecting Social Security, healthcare, research funding, voting rights, & LGBTQ+ folks. 1/

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

It’s been decades since I stepped foot in a church, but I recall Jesus’ whole deal being more of a “take from the rich, give to the poor” sort of thing & less “let’s kick 16 million women, kids & disabled folks off their health insurance so Bezos can build another dick-rocket.” 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

What is the worst thing Lorne Michaels ever unleashed on the world and why is it Jimmy Fallon? #SNL50

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

It is a hate crime that I’ve been this hungry for 8 days post-op and not lost 27 pounds. Barely 4 pounds is a fucking scam.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I feel like Cleveland has a solid number of downtown landmarks and is laid out pretty simply. Yet still amazed by the degree to which folks cannot find some of the most obvious shit here.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

A “soft mechanical” diet is the 7th circle of hell.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Kendrick’s halftime show was without question the best thing to happen in this entire cursed year. A moment for the ages that we will teach to our children.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

The level of pregnancy surveillance in this country is fucking obnoxious. I’m having surgery today. I’m 52, w/ a 27 yr history of infertility, & am currently bleeding thru a super + tampon every 2.5 hrs. But yes, please, make me take a pregnancy test. Excellent use of resources.

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Michelle Gotto, MA, MA, MPH @mgotto.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

This is a fantastic thread. I would only argue that the GOP strategy and Dem fecklessness goes back much further, to the Reagan era and rise of the New Right. They have been playing a very, very long game, and we have continually mounted zero concerted defense.

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