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Neko Castleberry, PhD

@nekoc-phd.bsky.social
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she/her Social scientist/researcher focused on reproductive justice and LGBTQ+ policies 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Cat enthusiast 😻 Plant parent 🌿 Hobbyist photographer 📸 Trekkie 🖖 All views expressed here, good and bad, are unfortunately all mine.

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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Surprise, surprise!! GOP trying to make eugenics popular again, while also using the govt to pressure people into 1950s nuclear families! They want to take money from child care programs (e.g., HeadStart) & give it to families that stay home and rear children (guess which parent stays home).
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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 19/05/2025
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
During UCLA Bruin Giving Day (April 29-30), please consider supporting our rigorous, independent LGBTQ research. The first 50 gifts unlock a $50,000 matching gift from Henry Jung and Mark DeAngelis. Make your gift at bit.ly/WilliamsBGD. Thank you for your generosity!
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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
There are a lot of bad things happening all at once, and it’s overwhelming to think about how to meet moments like this. Jean says to focus on 1 or 2 things that you care about, understand fairly well, and are either local or involve a topic where you’re likely to have influence and find community
a beautiful tortoiseshell cat has one paw extended as she rests on the back of a sofa. she looks alert, determined and thoughtful
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I thought elephants were supposed to have long memories, but here comes Tulsi Gabbard with the memory of goldfish. #signalgate
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Trump: "I have nothing to do with Project 2025!" Trump Administration: *completes over a third of Project 2025's goals* www.project2025.observer
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Project 2025 Tracker
Track the progress on Project 2025
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
You cannot negotiate with terrorists. If the Ivies give in to any regime demands, the goal posts will move. If the massive ivy endowments aren’t deployed to preserve institutional integrity and academic freedom, what on earth are they for?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
When oligarchs talk of “personal liberties and free markets” they mean their own liberties to become even richer and more powerful. When oligarchs speak of “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability. Know the truth.
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Rebecca Traister @rtraister.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
lolololololol affirmative action for assholes exhibit 9 billion
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
You're invited to our Annual Update Conference on April 4! This year's panels will examine the first 100 days of the Trump administration and their implications for LGBTQ people. RSVP in person: bit.ly/AU2025uclalaw RSVP online: bit.ly/AU2025online
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
In support of today's #marchforscience, I am sharing this excellent report from my colleagues on the consequences of removing LGBTQ data. This is only the tip of iceberg of the Trump Administration's war of science, facts, and the truth. #standupforscience2025 #factsnotfascism
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
I had a fantastic time at my first Jazz Brunch! So wonderful to be in community with the friends and supporters of my organization, @williamsinstitute.bsky.social, and to see one of my reports on workplace discrimination of LGBTQ employees highlighted 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Woman with waist length purple and teal hair wearing a black top and skirt and standing next to a poster titled "Do LGBTQ people still face discrimination at work?"
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 28/02/2025
@ashleygwinter.bsky.social
I am a urologist.  I don’t administer any vaccines in my practice so y’all can stop saying that I am pro-vaccine because of financial incentive.  I am pro-vaccines because they save lives and prevent disease.
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
media.tenor.com
a woman holding a child on a balcony with the words " kim there 's people that are dying "
Alt: Kourtney Kardashian holding a child on a balcony saying " Kim, there's people that are dying "
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Cathren Cohen (she/her) @cathrencohen.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Hard to overstate how radical a departure from regulatory norms (and rollback of transparency) this would be.
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
If I had to have only one message to everyone in 2025, it's this: STOP. COMPLYING. IN. ADVANCE. STOP DOING THE WORK OF TYRANNY FOR THE TYRANTS!! Seriously, grow a fucking spine and stand up for what's right. Seeing a whole lot of spinelessness in recent months...
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
This is extremely disappointing from the folks who own Star Trek, a franchise built around the concept of IDIC: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations 🖖 Another spineless company that only supported #blacklivesmatter and DEI because it was en vogue. #cancelparamount
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Check out my latest work on the experiences of workplace discrimination and harassment among Black LGBTQ workers. #blackhistorymonth #blacklivesmatter
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Our veterans deserve better care, not worse!
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Had a wonderful time presenting to UCLA undergrads with my @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social colleague @cathrencohen.bsky.social about the future of reproductive rights under the Trump Administration for UCLA Sex Week! #thekidsarealright
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Trans folks, especially trans women, aren't just more likely than cis folks to be victimized - they are FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY!! #defendtranslives
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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
You cannot recover from this with future investments The data uncollected are lost forever
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I truly cannot understate how much damage Trump and his ilk are doing to US research.
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Ohhhhh, I never thoooooought the leopards would eat my face 🎶
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
One more #healthpolicyvalentines for #ValentinesDay 💘 Roses are red, Their thorns cut like a knife, How close to death does someone have to be, Before they can get an abortion to save their life? #healthpolicy #publichealth #reprosky #medsky 📊🩺 🛟
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Happy #ValentinesDay!! 💘 Today's somewhat wordy #healthpolicyvalentines: Flowers are colorful, They are sold by the flat, Three million kids could lose coverage under these proposed Medicaid cuts, Tell me, what's so pro-life about that?! #healthpolicy #publichealth #reprosky #medsky 📊🩺 🛟
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N.S. Dolkart is gathering signatures @nsdolkart.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Roses are red I weep for our nation You know what saves lives? Pasteurization #healthpolicyvalentines
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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Roses are red, Violets are blue. I still get my seasonal covid and flu vaccines, and I think you should too. #healthpolicyvalentines
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 14/02/2025
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Given today's stellar news, here's your Thursday #healthpolicyvalentines: Roses are red, Violets are blue, How terribly is RFK gonna botch, This next pandemic of bird flu? #healthpolicy #publichealth #medsky 📊🩺 🛟
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Today's #healthpolicyvalentines: My love needs no prior authorization, Your health care shouldn't either ❤️ #medsky #healthpolicy 🛟📊🩺
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Tis the season for #healthpolicyvalentines! Roses are red, Violets are blue, Cases of measles and whooping cough are increasing, Why not polio too? #vaccinessavelives #vaccinescauseadults #medsky 🛟🩺📊
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Advice on how to fight tyranny: www.carnegie.org/our-work/art...
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Twenty Lessons for Fighting Tyranny | Carnegie Reporter Winter 2022 | Carnegie Corporation of New York
Historian and Andrew Carnegie Fellow Timothy Snyder suggests ways to defend democracy with individual actions
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Be like ACOG ❤️ We need more organizations willing to stand up and call out government censorship of data! More orgs that will fight for what is right, instead of prematurely folding and self-censoring to appease tyrants and fascists.
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Nerdy Valentines are my JAM!
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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Our research shows that when a person who wants an abortion is not able to get one, they’re: ❌More likely to struggle financially ❌More likely to need public assistance ❌More likely to stay in contact with a violent partner ❌Less likely to have children later in life
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
And how is this going to be enforced? How are folks gunna verify the gender of women athletes? Do women have to pay out of pocket to get chromosome testing? Which school official do you trust to check your child's gender?
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
THIS! Why are taxpayers funding the corporate private sector so much... 🤔
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
YESSSS!!! #healthpolicyvalentines are back, baby!!! 💖 I missed these deeply after leaving Twitter; cannot wait to craft one and see what yall come up with! 💘 We are in DESPERATE need of joy in these bleak times. #publichealth #medsky #reprosky #healthpolicy
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
We may be cogs in a machine, but we are NOT obligated to turn! SAY NO! DO NOT COMPLY! And ffs, DO NOT PRE-EMPTIVELY OBEY!! Don't do their job for them by giving in before they even come for you. FIGHT IT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY!!
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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YK Hong @ykhong.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
In conclusion, Black women, queer, and trans people must exist freely if you want good music.
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
DEI 👏 is 👏 not 👏 a 👏 threat 👏 it's 👏 a 👏gift 👏
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
REPUBLICANS 📢 ARE 📢 COMING 📢 FOR 📢 YOUR 📢 CONTRACEPTIVES 📢 Idk how many times we gotta say it before folks start to believe the threat is real. I am so tired already.
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
The Trump Admin. has started their purge of all survey data on trans folks. We can't even study the health and wellbeing of trans minors and adults! This may seem small, but make no mistakes: this is the full and complete erasure of trans folks. The silencing of their voices, needs, and struggles.
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Neko Castleberry, PhD @nekoc-phd.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
What I bring to the team: 🖖🖖
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 30/01/2025
FAA staffing shortages have been exacerbated by House Republicans' repeated near-shutdowns of the government and their refusal to fully fund critical government functions. These programs were only funded because more Democrats than Republicans voted to prevent these shutdowns. (7/7)
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 30/01/2025
In June 2023, the United States Department of Transportation Inspector General found that 77% of air traffic control facilities critical to the industry's daily operations were short-staffed. (6/7) www.oig.dot.gov/sites/defaul...
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 30/01/2025
Also on January 22, Trump fired the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and the Coast Guard. (5/7) apnews.com/article/coas...
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Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee
President Donald Trump has moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security by firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up while...
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