Monika Nayak (she/her)
@monikayak.bsky.social
she/her/hers | Reproductive Health Policy Researcher and Ph.D. Candidate at UCLA | Former pollster but still writing surveys | Abortion is healthcare. | #SexEdForAll | Opinions are my own.
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A takedown of Sapiens on myyyyy birthday!! Yes pleaseeeeee 🤭
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A takedown of Sapiens on myyyyy birthday!! Yes pleaseeeeee 🤭
Two tiktoking teens who were immediately to our right not pictured.
Happy to have a fun and free weekend between SFP and APPAM. Laptop might stay shut this weekend. ☺️
Happy to have a fun and free weekend between SFP and APPAM. Laptop might stay shut this weekend. ☺️
November 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Two tiktoking teens who were immediately to our right not pictured.
Happy to have a fun and free weekend between SFP and APPAM. Laptop might stay shut this weekend. ☺️
Happy to have a fun and free weekend between SFP and APPAM. Laptop might stay shut this weekend. ☺️
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if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
Feeling a little sad that the glow from the haldi (turmeric) and the mehndi (henna) are fading. But feeling very happy that I get to enjoy a lil more free time with my HUSBAND now that our whirlwind of a wedding week is complete ✅
October 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Feeling a little sad that the glow from the haldi (turmeric) and the mehndi (henna) are fading. But feeling very happy that I get to enjoy a lil more free time with my HUSBAND now that our whirlwind of a wedding week is complete ✅
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Today we submitted a letter with @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists.
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...
Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy Reproductive Health Researchers Comment Letter to FDA
On August 27th, 2025, UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (CRHLP) and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at UCSF submitted a letter on behalf of more than 260 rese...
law.ucla.edu
August 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Today we submitted a letter with @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists.
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...
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Through this letter organized by CRHLP and ANSIRH, hundreds of researchers remind the FDA that it’s actions must be based on the sound, rigorous, and transparent science that conclusively proves the safety and effectiveness of mifepristone generally and via telehealth.
August 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Through this letter organized by CRHLP and ANSIRH, hundreds of researchers remind the FDA that it’s actions must be based on the sound, rigorous, and transparent science that conclusively proves the safety and effectiveness of mifepristone generally and via telehealth.
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Today we and our colleagues at @ansirh.bsky.social submitted a letter to the FDA for over 260 researchers affirming the 25-year safety record of mifepristone and urging the FDA not to restrict abortion pill access based on junk science. Read the letter here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...
August 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today we and our colleagues at @ansirh.bsky.social submitted a letter to the FDA for over 260 researchers affirming the 25-year safety record of mifepristone and urging the FDA not to restrict abortion pill access based on junk science. Read the letter here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...
How Rising Prices and Policy Cuts Are Squeezing Moms and Families msmagazine.com/2025/08/13/t...
How Rising Prices and Policy Cuts Are Squeezing Moms and Families
With tariffs and inflation, and without and SNAP and Medicaid, pregnant women, families and moms will bear the worst of the Trump's economy.
msmagazine.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
How Rising Prices and Policy Cuts Are Squeezing Moms and Families msmagazine.com/2025/08/13/t...
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Pregnant veterans would no longer be allowed to receive abortions at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals in cases of rape, incest or when the pregnancy threatens their health under a proposed rule from the Trump administration.
Trump moves to bar nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs hospitals
The Trump administration is moving to end nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs medical facilities, overturning a Biden-era policy that sought to protect access.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Pregnant veterans would no longer be allowed to receive abortions at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals in cases of rape, incest or when the pregnancy threatens their health under a proposed rule from the Trump administration.
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Ms. Rachel:
“How did it get to this point…I feel like I’m in a nightmare where I’m explaining not to kill thousands of children.”
“How did it get to this point…I feel like I’m in a nightmare where I’m explaining not to kill thousands of children.”
August 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Ms. Rachel:
“How did it get to this point…I feel like I’m in a nightmare where I’m explaining not to kill thousands of children.”
“How did it get to this point…I feel like I’m in a nightmare where I’m explaining not to kill thousands of children.”
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Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
July 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
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HELP US HELP WOMEN!
When we reach the halfway point of $25,000, we can start taking applications again to restart our Mother’s Day 365 program, which provides clothes, baby formula, & rent/mortgages for mothers NATIONWIDE
Please consider a donation at tpfwoman2woman.funraise.org
When we reach the halfway point of $25,000, we can start taking applications again to restart our Mother’s Day 365 program, which provides clothes, baby formula, & rent/mortgages for mothers NATIONWIDE
Please consider a donation at tpfwoman2woman.funraise.org
June 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
HELP US HELP WOMEN!
When we reach the halfway point of $25,000, we can start taking applications again to restart our Mother’s Day 365 program, which provides clothes, baby formula, & rent/mortgages for mothers NATIONWIDE
Please consider a donation at tpfwoman2woman.funraise.org
When we reach the halfway point of $25,000, we can start taking applications again to restart our Mother’s Day 365 program, which provides clothes, baby formula, & rent/mortgages for mothers NATIONWIDE
Please consider a donation at tpfwoman2woman.funraise.org
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the parent of a trans kid in missouri begged the new york times not to use an audio clip in The Protocol podcast of a verbal confrontation with professional transphobe Jamie Reed out of fear of safety for her kid and NYT management refused her request.
Always curious to see who gets to be an anonymous source!
July 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
the parent of a trans kid in missouri begged the new york times not to use an audio clip in The Protocol podcast of a verbal confrontation with professional transphobe Jamie Reed out of fear of safety for her kid and NYT management refused her request.
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Honored to be interviewed by THE Chanda Daniels and my close friend. I speak on what I wish to uplift, what is missing from general public discourse, and how to get involved in reproductive health, rights, and justice. Check out the post!
open.substack.com/pub/oksohear...
open.substack.com/pub/oksohear...
"It All Depends on Your Zip Code": A Candid Q&A on Reproductive Justice After Roe
Roe fell three years ago this week. To understand what that means today, I called up expert Monika Nayak to provide us a breakdown on the state of reproductive health
open.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Honored to be interviewed by THE Chanda Daniels and my close friend. I speak on what I wish to uplift, what is missing from general public discourse, and how to get involved in reproductive health, rights, and justice. Check out the post!
open.substack.com/pub/oksohear...
open.substack.com/pub/oksohear...
I get to see so many of my long distance besties one week from today! 💃🏽 🪩 👯♀️🕺🏼👯♀️🕺🏼👯🍾🍾🍾🍾
June 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I get to see so many of my long distance besties one week from today! 💃🏽 🪩 👯♀️🕺🏼👯♀️🕺🏼👯🍾🍾🍾🍾
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Know Means Know: Digital Security for Advocates · EducateUS
The world needs our work for sex education, now more than ever. But how do we stay effective while also reducing our exposure to government surveillance, hatemongers and online scammers? Join EducateU...
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June 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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A new study finds 1 in 4 children in the US—around 19 million—live with a parent struggling with substance use.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Here's what this means on
@cbseveningnews.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Here's what this means on
@cbseveningnews.bsky.social
Children Living With a Parent With Substance Use Disorder
This cross-sectional study estimates the prevalence of US children and adolescents with exposure to parental substance use disorder that meets the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...
jamanetwork.com
May 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
A new study finds 1 in 4 children in the US—around 19 million—live with a parent struggling with substance use.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Here's what this means on
@cbseveningnews.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Here's what this means on
@cbseveningnews.bsky.social
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“Pregnant women who have #COVID-19 & show symptoms are more likely than nonpregnant women with COVID-19 & symptoms to need care in an ICU, to need a ventilator…, or to die from the illness…. more likely to have a cesarean birth, preeclampsia or eclampsia, & blood clots.”
www.acog.org/womens-healt...
www.acog.org/womens-healt...
May 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“Pregnant women who have #COVID-19 & show symptoms are more likely than nonpregnant women with COVID-19 & symptoms to need care in an ICU, to need a ventilator…, or to die from the illness…. more likely to have a cesarean birth, preeclampsia or eclampsia, & blood clots.”
www.acog.org/womens-healt...
www.acog.org/womens-healt...
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Goodnight friends. 💚 We hope you can rest and recharge this weekend with family and friends. Do not let them take your joy.
May 24, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Goodnight friends. 💚 We hope you can rest and recharge this weekend with family and friends. Do not let them take your joy.
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Medicaid is the primary funder of residency programs training the new generation of doctors, which is necessary as we are in a NATIONAL SHORTAGE of physicians and nurses.
Medicaid funds rural hospitals & ERs (hospitals are nonprofits) which WILL CLOSE without these funds.
Medicaid funds rural hospitals & ERs (hospitals are nonprofits) which WILL CLOSE without these funds.
May 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Medicaid is the primary funder of residency programs training the new generation of doctors, which is necessary as we are in a NATIONAL SHORTAGE of physicians and nurses.
Medicaid funds rural hospitals & ERs (hospitals are nonprofits) which WILL CLOSE without these funds.
Medicaid funds rural hospitals & ERs (hospitals are nonprofits) which WILL CLOSE without these funds.
I’ve been back to campus so infrequently in the past two years. But that is still my campus and it has a wildly different atmosphere now compared to my first two years.
#CopsOffCampus
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
#CopsOffCampus
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
UCLA Is Now Nearly Unrecognizable as a University
A police attack on a documentary film screening is just one of the assaults on student freedoms that have turned UCLA into more of a fortress than a place of higher learning.
www.thenation.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I’ve been back to campus so infrequently in the past two years. But that is still my campus and it has a wildly different atmosphere now compared to my first two years.
#CopsOffCampus
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
#CopsOffCampus
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“They’re trying to kidnap someone”
On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.
www.motherjones.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Abolish ICE. I am having nightmares about these incidents and waking up absolutely frozen in fear... and I'm not the one living them. This is terror, this is fascism. We must end this nightmare.
🧵
Martin Diaz came to the U.S. as a toddler, fleeing cartel violence with his family. They had proof of the danger—a letter from a Michoacán official. He married a U.S. citizen & was advancing his visa.
Then ICE showed up at his home in Spokane: no warrant, no ID
#OnYourSide
VC pslspokane
Martin Diaz came to the U.S. as a toddler, fleeing cartel violence with his family. They had proof of the danger—a letter from a Michoacán official. He married a U.S. citizen & was advancing his visa.
Then ICE showed up at his home in Spokane: no warrant, no ID
#OnYourSide
VC pslspokane
May 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Abolish ICE. I am having nightmares about these incidents and waking up absolutely frozen in fear... and I'm not the one living them. This is terror, this is fascism. We must end this nightmare.
I did not expect that bears finding themselves in pools and hot tubs was a genre I needed. But it is indeed
May 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I did not expect that bears finding themselves in pools and hot tubs was a genre I needed. But it is indeed