Rebecca Fielding-Miller
@rebeccafieldingmiller.com
Mom. Social epidemiologist. Professional angry feminist. Jewish San Diegan. "So-called expert" on terminated science
Associate Professor of Public Health at UC San Diego, all views my own
Associate Professor of Public Health at UC San Diego, all views my own
Pinned
A refusal to abandon HIV science : AIDS
An abstract is unavailable.
journals.lww.com
I am *so* proud to have co-authored this piece with my brilliant colleagues @abigailmhatcher.bsky.social and @kldunkle.bsky.social. It was initially written over a month ago, but becomes more timely every day.
We lay out 5 principles:
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We lay out 5 principles:
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So visiting with the danish cousins this summer should be fun...
January 21, 2026 at 4:42 PM
So visiting with the danish cousins this summer should be fun...
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this is my entire university
The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM
this is my entire university
Adding this to my "look at this bullshit" folder in zotero
Cost of being female lead/corresponding author in biomedical sciences: "[T]he median amount of time spent under review is 7.4%–14.6% longer for female-authored articles than for male-authored articles" even in disciplines where women well-represented. #AcademicSky
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Biomedical and life science articles by female researchers spend longer under review
Women are underrepresented in academia, especially in STEMM fields, at top institutions, and in senior positions. This study analyzes millions of biomedical and life science articles, revealing that f...
journals.plos.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Adding this to my "look at this bullshit" folder in zotero
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I still think the person who builds an app with just one push notification would make a FORTUNE
January 21, 2026 at 5:12 AM
I still think the person who builds an app with just one push notification would make a FORTUNE
A question that's part of a bigger curiosity project:
Do you wear sunblock everyday? Why or why not?
Do you wear sunblock everyday? Why or why not?
January 20, 2026 at 4:41 PM
A question that's part of a bigger curiosity project:
Do you wear sunblock everyday? Why or why not?
Do you wear sunblock everyday? Why or why not?
Just so, so insultingly stupid
In addition to being bad, this is all pretty stupid.
January 20, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Just so, so insultingly stupid
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i am a middle aged white mom with a minivan. i live in a brick ranch and vote democrat in every election. i am the electoral equivalent of a free space in bingo. I PROMISE THIS IS NOT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AT MY KITCHEN TABLE
Despite Trump’s promises, grocery prices are still rising fast. Families can’t afford this… when is he going to get serious about lowering costs?
January 20, 2026 at 12:55 AM
i am a middle aged white mom with a minivan. i live in a brick ranch and vote democrat in every election. i am the electoral equivalent of a free space in bingo. I PROMISE THIS IS NOT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AT MY KITCHEN TABLE
Sheikh burrito in Atlanta, GA. They were Persian-Mexican fusion and made a pomegranate walnut salsa I have never forgotten.
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Sheikh burrito in Atlanta, GA. They were Persian-Mexican fusion and made a pomegranate walnut salsa I have never forgotten.
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Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
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This was a fascinating read!
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 17, 2026 at 4:51 AM
This was a fascinating read!
Well, that should fix it.
A federal judge has prohibited federal immigration agents in Minnesota from arresting, detaining, retaliating against or using force and chemical irritants against peaceful protesters and observers.
Federal judge bars ICE agents from ‘retaliating’ against protesters in Minnesota
The injunction filed Jan. 16 follows a lawsuit brought by six Minnesota residents during the early days of Operation Metro Surge last month.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Well, that should fix it.
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It's been just over a year since many academics and sociology folks came over to Bluesky. Thought Id share for some more community building and the later arrivals. Feel free to add other sections and areas to the list and or request to be added to any packs!
January 16, 2026 at 6:41 PM
It's been just over a year since many academics and sociology folks came over to Bluesky. Thought Id share for some more community building and the later arrivals. Feel free to add other sections and areas to the list and or request to be added to any packs!
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The people who are most familiar with Gavin Newsom's policies and his *actual* record are the ones saying he's a terrible candidate. People who care very much about winning, whose lives depend on it.
January 16, 2026 at 6:13 AM
The people who are most familiar with Gavin Newsom's policies and his *actual* record are the ones saying he's a terrible candidate. People who care very much about winning, whose lives depend on it.
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a lot of people are being radicalized by ICE this week so please remember that the most important thing when someone comes to any kind of radical politics is to immediately scold them for doing activism wrong as someone who has been doing it much longer
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 AM
a lot of people are being radicalized by ICE this week so please remember that the most important thing when someone comes to any kind of radical politics is to immediately scold them for doing activism wrong as someone who has been doing it much longer
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"Western culture" bros about to learn a thing or two from Napoleon Bonaparte
We've lead charmed weather lives so far in January.
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Arctic cold and snow return to Minnesota
A pattern change brings much colder temperatures with occasional snow Thursday into the upcoming weekend.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:11 AM
"Western culture" bros about to learn a thing or two from Napoleon Bonaparte
I continue to quietly side eye people who let their mentees publish in frontiers or mdpi.
We've got ISSUES. Literally.
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
January 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I continue to quietly side eye people who let their mentees publish in frontiers or mdpi.
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Newsom ain’t it, continued
Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was working behind the scenes to block a proposed tax on billionaires’ wealth and was committed to defeating the measure if it reached the ballot.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was working behind the scenes to block a proposed tax on billionaires’ wealth and was committed to defeating the measure if it reached the ballot.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Newsom ain’t it, continued
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Anything less than abolishing ICE is unacceptable. I don't want to hear people talk about training these motherfuckers or throwing more money at them. The entire institution needs to be permanently disbanded. Do not let politicians sell you on anything less.
January 12, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Anything less than abolishing ICE is unacceptable. I don't want to hear people talk about training these motherfuckers or throwing more money at them. The entire institution needs to be permanently disbanded. Do not let politicians sell you on anything less.
Good. I know a little bit about working in a job with low morale these past 12 months. These fascist goons deserve to feel so much worse than scientists whose only sin was wanting a healthier and more just world.
It occurs to me all the yelling at ICE in MPLS isn't merely funny. Getting made fun of like this is awful for morale. ICE is losing field officers faster than it can wave them through training, and a big part of it is how little of this these little weasels can take.
ICE at Midway Target and seem to possible be leaving. Lots of community members here
January 12, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Good. I know a little bit about working in a job with low morale these past 12 months. These fascist goons deserve to feel so much worse than scientists whose only sin was wanting a healthier and more just world.
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There are debatable exceptions, but as a historical and theological matter, no, most likely would not.
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
January 11, 2026 at 3:10 AM
There are debatable exceptions, but as a historical and theological matter, no, most likely would not.
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
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The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
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How many women have died with “fucking bitch” ringing in their ears? Don’t let the misogyny get erased here
January 10, 2026 at 5:21 AM
How many women have died with “fucking bitch” ringing in their ears? Don’t let the misogyny get erased here
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Continually sickened by the misogyny and homophobia that runs through this whole affair--from the words of her murderer to the many attempts by conservatives to devalue her life since
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Continually sickened by the misogyny and homophobia that runs through this whole affair--from the words of her murderer to the many attempts by conservatives to devalue her life since
well this made me cry
Andor's Nemik eulogizes Renee Nicole Good.
I lifted work from excellent photojournalists to make this video, but it felt really urgent to get the message out and it will take me quite some time to do a credited version. Apologies.
(This a repost with a more cogent description and alt-text.)
I lifted work from excellent photojournalists to make this video, but it felt really urgent to get the message out and it will take me quite some time to do a credited version. Apologies.
(This a repost with a more cogent description and alt-text.)
January 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
well this made me cry