Julie Novkov

@jnovkov.bsky.social

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Academic (poli sci, law, and US political development), administrator, gymnastics fan, resident of upstate New York. Go Great Danes! Views expressed here are solely my personal opinions. Born at 321 PPM CO2. #polisky #skystorians .. more

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Julie Novkov is an American political scientist, currently a professor of political science and women's, gender, and sexuality studies at the University at Albany, SUNY. She studies the history of American law, American political development, and subordinated identities, with a focus on how laws are used for social control while also being affected by social reform movements. .. more

Political science 54%

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1h

Have you reported to VAERS yet?

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2h

(And, to be fair, Gen X has not done anything of consequence to put it out.)

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2h

As a side note, I could happily live out the rest of my life without being reminded of that song because the Boomers absolutely 100% DID start the fire.

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2h

But have you tried Smaug Wealth Management?

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 4h

This calls to mind the vision of an 80-something white male judge appointed by Reagan who gets up every morning, eats his Wheaties, pops a fist full of vitamins, does 20 minutes on his home treadmill, and heads into work muttering "not today, you m*therf*ckers."

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 7h

I teach it in both Con Law and Federalism.

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 19h

This is really embarrassing.

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 21h

It's a good plan!

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 22h

I don't believe in punishment places after death but if there were to be one, I would imagine it looking something like the Buffalo Bills' stadium right now.

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d

(Social scientist now, but I am also one of those kids who read and reread The Microbe Hunters a million times.)

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d

John Barry's The Great Influenza is also terrific and delves deeply into the efforts by scientists to understand the disease (including the bacterial red herring).

Reposted by Lesley A. Hall, Daniel S. Goldberg, Julie Novkov , and 1 more Lesley A. Hall, Daniel S. Goldberg, Julie Novkov, Evan Roberts

Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 1d

Read Jim's whole thread! I also want to add some historical context. During the 1918 pandemic, there was so much confusion because many scientists still thought that a bacteria, not a virus caused the flu (because, as Jim notes, we couldn't even see viruses under a microscope yet).

Jim Alwine @jimalwine.bsky.social · 1d

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d

26 low-quality slow miles a week, mostly just listening to podcasts. That's my drug.

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d

So pretty!

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d

I am so very sorry but glad he had that comfort in the end.

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d

Is this like a Canadian version of a Rickroll?

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d

"But surely the international students will come back."

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 1d

Does it seem like Microsoft Word is getting dumber? I've noted more frequent instances of it not recognizing conventional spellings of fairly common words. (Right now staring at the red underline under "libraries," which it claims not to know and for which it has no suggestions.)

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d

Good advice for reviewers as well. I will add this to my practice.

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Chris Jones @cjones47.bsky.social · 2d

About 75% of Trump's EOs are being challenged or have been blocked.

Great collection of charts overall.

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Chart that tracks the volume and status of lawsuits filed against Trump's executive orders and actions across various policy areas, including federal funding, immigration, and agency cuts. The horizontal bars represent the total number of lawsuits for each category, segmented by their current legal standing: whether the action is blocked, pending a decision, or currently in effect.

Visually, the data indicates that a substantial majority of these executive actions—roughly 75%—are either blocked or stuck in pending litigation. The categories with the highest volume of lawsuits, particularly Federal Funding and Immigration, are overwhelmingly dominated by "Action blocked" (blue) and "Pending" (orange) statuses, suggesting that the most contentious policies are facing significant judicial hurdles. In contrast, "Tariffs" stands out as the only category where the actions appear to be entirely "In effect," while "Environment" lawsuits are uniquely all "Pending." This overall trend highlights that while the administration has moved quickly to issue orders, the courts are effectively acting as a major bottleneck, pausing or nullifying most of the targeted policies before they can be fully implemented.

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, included the punctuated moments of utter terror.

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d

This is a really lovely essay.

Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 2d

In their willingness to roll up their sleeves-sometimes literally between scenes-I saw a truth we often forget: we are strongest when we take care of one another. And in a year when so much feels uncertain, that simple lesson is worth holding on to. www.statnews.com/2025/12/24/f... via @statnews.com

What giving flu shots backstage taught me about public health

On or off Broadway, public health lives or dies at the level of ordinary, everyday interactions.

www.statnews.com

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d

That statistic and the implications are part of why the resistance to regulation will be so strong.

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d

The view, more or less, for 5 hours.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 2d

What giving flu shots backstage taught me about public health

On or off Broadway, public health lives or dies at the level of ordinary, everyday interactions.

www.statnews.com

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 2d

I will join you, having driven through this storm to get from Ohio back here. Couldn't have made it without my daughter, who did the second, worse shift.

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 4d

It's all fun and games until they are resting their chins on your head.

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 4d

Shocking that the antisemites have gained such a strong foothold in the coalition. Almost as if the furor on the right about antisemitism wasn't really based in concern about the welfare and safety of Jews. Could Nick Fuentes be worse for the Jews than college stus waving Palestinian flags??

Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 4d

But this is a massive and generational destruction of expertise, experience, and trust. It won't be rebuilt easily, if at all.

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