in his statement "cancelling" congestion pricing, sean duffy calls people who ride the subway "an elite few" and i just feel as a communication professional that they gotta decide if they're going with that or crime-ridden drug den homeless shelter

after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans: www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...

Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds

Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

reuters.com

"We should keep men out of women’s sports who weaponize Title IX to invoke trans witch hunts instead of utilizing the law to encourage schools provide equal resources and opportunities for girls and women in sports." This is IT, @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social www.powerplays.news/p/yes-we-sho...

Yes, we should keep men out of women's sports

Hi, friends.

powerplays.news

Looking for researchers who study the effect of yoga on stress and sleep quality. If that's you, please reach out!

Here’s a strategy: 1) establish the frames, what problems will these changes cause, how will they impact communities; 2) inspire people to use those frames to tell their own stories of their families or communities are impacted; 3) amplify those stories.

Kate Starbird@katestarbird.bsky.social · 2y ago

Scientists and journalists need to figure out right quick how to explain to the average person how a massive change in research indirects will impact the medical care they and their children get (eg at the local children’s hospital), the education their children will get, the price of tuition, etc.

“There’s still this idea that news is only ‘real’ once it’s confirmed by big corporate outlets. After all, could one woman with absolutely zero institutional backing in leggings and a sweatshirt in her NYC apartment really be the one to break such an important story? Now we know the answer is yes.”

Breaking: The Handbasket is first to report catastrophic OMB funding memo

Posted on Bluesky earlier this evening, other major outlets have since confirmed.

thehandbasket.co

Help me find some new podcasts? What are you favorite science (life, physical, biomedical) and health related podcasts?

Is the communications pause that's been imposed on the US government's health agencies affecting you? @statnews.com would love to hear about it. Please let us know. www.statnews.com/2025/01/25/t...

Are you affected by the Trump administration’s pause on health communications, science meetings, and reviews?

Have you been affected by the Trump administration’s pause on communications, science meetings, and reviews? @statnews would like to hear from you.

statnews.com

"This legislation would change the actual statute of Title IX to explicitly exclude transgender people from a federal civil rights law." If passed, it would revoke fed $ for schools (public K-12 + colleges/universities) that allow trans girls in women's sports 19thnews.org/2025/01/tran...

House votes to ban trans girls from women’s sports in schools

If passed into law, the legislation would change Title IX and revoke federal funding for schools that allow trans girls in women’s sports.

19thnews.org

I didn’t quite finish a draft of my WIP by the end of the year. Combo of family, holidays, travel got the best of me. Thankful for @jamiattenberg.bsky.social and #mini1000 for jumpstarting my writing again and knowing others are too. Feeling excited and energized to finish this thing.

Happy last day of college applications to all who celebrate! 😂🫠

There are plenty of videos promise that the secret to faster running lies in your technique. As Matt Fitzgerald told me, “It reinforces the idea that running form is important and that most people are doing it wrong.” Still, should you change your form? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/w...

Does Your Running Form Really Matter?

Many runners believe their natural stride could be improved. Here’s what to know before trying to change yours.

nytimes.com

I determined to finish a draft of my WIP by the end of the year and have written 3600+ words this week. it's been a long time since I felt this excited (and joyful?) about writing and it feels good to immerse myself in a creative project that's just for me. Just need to figure out that ending! 😅

I'm sure that there are many business reasons for this move but as a fan of the sport, this move by HOKA is incredibly disappointing and feels short-sighted. It misses (ignores?) a huge brand storytelling opportunity esp as more women continue to run and run as they age.

Fast Women@fastwomen.bsky.social · 2y ago

Aliphine Tuliamuk, Kellyn Taylor, and Stephanie Bruce helped put Hoka NAZ Elite on the map, and as of January 1, they, and five others, will no longer be part of the team. According to Taylor, "everybody that's old" is being cut (and "old" is >28). More details from @slorgebutler.bsky.social:

This is why puberty blocker and adolescent healthcare bans are more serious than people realize. If you require trans people transition BEFORE puberty and then ban gender affirming care UNTIL AFTER puberty, you've just effectively banned trans people from a sport entirely.

Frankie de la Cretaz@thefrankiedlc.news · 2y ago

LPGA is now the only US pro women’s league to ban trans women outright. Disc golf attempted this & had to change their policy after legal action against them. apnews.com/article/lpga...

How do you hold on to something you love, that’s meaningful, without holding on too tightly that it escapes your grasp? That's what I've been trying to figure out lately (always?) and I wrote about some of those shifts in work/identity. christinemyu.substack.com/p/what-i-wou...

What I wouldn’t give for a straightforward plan

Wait, I thought you were supposed to have figured out who you are by your 40s?

christinemyu.substack.com

Today's writing: 1000 words before work and during "lunch" and I got to write a really fun scene. OK, I'm starting to feel like I'm getting into a grove again. Just need all the other obligations in my life to go away for a bit so I can finish this!

Everyone watches women’s sports, but no one wants to pay people to cover them

Justin Horneker@hornekerjustin.bsky.social · 2y ago

That is to add that the amount of paid gigs covering the sport have shrunk while interest is growing and money is coming into the sport faster than ever.

OK I've said all year that I'm going to finish this draft of my WIP. Actually I said that last year too. But with a month left in this year, no more futzing around. I'm going to get to THE END. So far today 12/2, I've written 500 words 😅

San Jose State volleyball coach Todd Kress released this statement after his team lost to Colorado State in the Mountain West championship game last night Sad it had to be said but I'm glad it was

New study of 2022 Boston Marathon runners & relationship between fueling + performance 👟42.5% women & 17.6% men had indicators of low energy availability ➡️ Slower times + worse finishing place ➡️ Higher risk of injury/lost training days ❌ No relationship between BMI bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...

Boston Marathon athlete performance outcomes and intra-event medical encounter risk associated with low energy availability indicators

Objective To determine the association between survey-based self-reported problematic low energy availability indicators (LEA-I) and race performance and intra-event medical encounters during the Bost...

bjsm.bmj.com

I’d love to expand a bit here- Part of loving someone is holding them accountable for their actions in a respectful and productive way -which is different from shaming them. I believe harassing Shelby isn’t productive. That doesn’t mean I, and many others in this sport, won’t expect accountability.

Sarah Lorge Butler@slorgebutler.bsky.social · 2y ago

In early October, I asked @nikkihiltz.bsky.social what they think of Houlihan's impending return. Their comments were very thoughtful: www.runnersworld.com/news/a629311...

Great summary of Mace's ghoulish thirst for publicity from @sulliview.bsky.social, with a nice quote from @parkermolloy.com:

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2y ago

I’d much rather share a ladies’ room with Sarah McBride than with Nancy Mace | Margaret Sullivan

“Throughout modern medicine, we’ve considered women just a little bit hysterical” when there isn’t an obvious medical explanation for symptoms, Dr. von Deck said. But “you can’t treat anything if you don’t have a name for it.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/w...

Has Menopause Made Your Body Ache? There’s a Name for That.

For women, the muscle and joint pains of aging could be linked to a loss of estrogen. A few lifestyle changes can make a big difference.

nytimes.com

This is like my own little Reverse Gamergate.

Hunter Walker@hunterw.bsky.social · 2y ago

I want to prioritize having diverse voices in this initial list of journalists and media people I have verified on Bluesky. I would like to focus on women, people of color, and trans people for the next bit. If that's you and you want to be included reply to this post. bsky.app/starter-pack...

$30M for girls’ & women’s soccer + more women coaches and refs. “She said the U.S. cannot maintain dominance without major changes to their youth system…’But this is not going to be permanent unless the entire sort of the pyramid structure and the ecosystem is there.’” www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Kang makes record donation U.S. women's soccer

Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang has pledged to donate $30 million to the U.S. Soccer Federation's women's and girls' programs, the USSF announced Tuesday.

espn.com

Finally getting set up here - hi! I’m a freelance journlist writing stories about sports, science and health. Work in sci comms. Women’s sports fan. Runner. Book lover & romance reader. Aggressive hand talker. I wrote a book about the gender data gap in exercise phys + sports sci research.

Racist assholes have stopped me on the street, all my life, to tell me to “go back where I came from.” Every Asian I know has experienced this. Now racists will feel even more empowered to go after ANY Asian, with the government’s blessing. Be careful out there, folks.

Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social · 2y ago

“Undocumented immigrants from China who are deemed to be of military age will be among the first groups targeted for deportation by the incoming Trump administration, sources close to the campaign previously told NBC News, citing the potential risk to national security.”

People who say they care about women’s and girls’ sports are noticeably quiet about how eliminating the Department of Education would end federal oversight of Title IX enforcement of the equal existence of women’s and girls’ sports