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jordanthro.bsky.social
Cultural and medical anthropologist. Policy researcher. I write about how (usually not health) policies harm health.
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How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did

This is why we have qualitative data and tons of it. To understand and share the lived experiences underlying this quant finding. It’s not “for whatever reason” - it’s due to systemic racism at every level of the healthcare system and beyond it

Phenomenal time to teach ethics in research methods class. More relevant than ever.

This is horrifying and will absolutely crush crucial health research. My research would be an instant no per the decision tree. More important than ever to teach students that racism (not race!!!!) is the cause of health disparities!!!!!!!

Women deserve to know the TRUTH about the impact of Texas' total abortion ban. Today, I along with Rep. Gerry Connolly, Rep. Summer Lee, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley sent ANOTHER letter calling on Texas to explain why it won't release maternal mortality data from the past 2 years after Dobbs.

The absurdity of ending “illegal” things by executive order.. Does this mean you are enforcing a law and just letting us know or lying about something that is indeed presently lawful?

We do not We do not We do not We do not We do not We most certainly DO NOT

I appreciate that real government people say “eo” but for former competitive policy debaters, it will always be “xo”

This is so real but also my husband keeps buying books I read like 5 years ago and still have

One of the biggest advantages the Trump administration has right now is that even the most studiously neutral, fact-based descriptions of White House policies and communications sound like hyperbolic, conspiracist fear-mongering to anyone not already closely following things.

Is this not the opposite of their argument about vaccines? make it make sense

As we endure these unprecedented assaults on our institutions and Democracy by Felon47 please take these wise words from James Baldwin to heart! We are the #Opposition let’s make their inhumanity our sole focus. Call it out every damn day!!

DO YOU EVER LOOK AT CATS AND WONDER HEY WHY DOES THIS LITTLE ANIMAL LIVE IN MY HOUSE? WHAT IS IT DOING? HOW DID I GET SO LUCKY?

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"

Teaching is one of my forms of activism, and I’m teaching qualitative methods this term!

if you thought what most people think cops and jails and criminal courts are like is based on pure fantasy.... i can almost guarantee you that what they think immigration enforcement/detention/courts are like is even less rooted in reality

A pregnancy center can bill Texas $14 for distributing diapers that cost the center just over $.25. And before parents can get those diapers, they must take a class that the center can bill the state $30 for each hour of class a client attends. with CBS News (Published July 2024)

I love this - deciding yes so you can be a focused yes. The US Immigration regime and #healthjustice are where I commit to continue the work!

This - this is nuanced and complex and very tough to explain to my undergrads and SO SO IMPORTANT - we cannot put personal blame onto people who are made ill by racist structures

“Race is not a biological category that naturally produces health disparities because of genetic differences. Race is a political category that has staggering biological consequences because of the impact of social inequality on people’s health.” — Dorothy E. Roberts, Fatal Intervention (pp 11)

Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there? National Suicide Prevention Hotline Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK) 1-800-273-8255 (USA) 1.833.456.4566 (Canada)

I miss the joy of Walz and Harris

Yes some Kansas history!

What are the debris I am meant to find in my dried lentils and beans?

I miss the good old days when we only had to consider the safety of having a baby during a pandemic, compared to now where Ken Paxton thinks I should die if I am pregnant and have a treatable complication.

Please always read Caroline Kitchener 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Today in the car my 3 yr old asked me to play that song on the podcast that’s on her phone (?). She does not have a phone, except for when she makes a pretend one. After many questions, I realized she wanted the @podsaveamerica.bsky.social intro song and said it’s her ringtone.

In the midst of deeply troubling developments in the world of Texas history lately, this is absolutely tremendous news from the American Yawp. And if you haven’t seen the call for support from the Alliance for Texas History, go donate. www.americanyawp.com/projects/the... #texashistory 🗃️ #AmWest

Good morning to everyone except people who told me I wouldn’t love my cats as much after I had children 😻😻

Super new to this platform <24 hours but loving the vibes and conversation and not missing the nonsense I left behind.

That’s the quote. I was looking for it. And here it is. Hannah Arendt on the Matt Gaetz as AG announcement