ashlee, mph

i will gargle bleach and swallow buckshot before i willingly use synthetic panels

Looking forward to the era of AI social science: the data is AI-generated, the paper is written by AI, the paper is reviewed by AI, and summarized for students and researchers by AI.

Non-natalism – Spectre Journal A case for being against pronatalism Leslie Root shows how misguided it is for the left to accept pro-natalist positions. Worry about declining birth rates is based on a misinterpretation of the Total Fertility Rate, and minor social pol...

Spectre Journal has generously let me spout off about pronatalism spectrejournal.com/non-natalism/

a poster that says holding the line with a hand reaching out Alt: a poster that says holding the line with a hand reaching out

It’s Abortion Provider Appreciation Day! Here’s how you can appreciate my work: V: Crystal-Zilla or $Clozilla

It is an existential imperative that we begin a serious global dialogue about how ‘experts’ as the media uses the term, consistently lag behind us laymen when it comes to Knowing Some Bullshit When We See It.

how is he hot in this role too

“go to hell” is basic. “i hope your union implodes from interpersonal conflict” is smart. it’s possible. it’s terrifying. it is happening to me

please let this be the last time i need to modify this IRB, for my sake and i am sure my IRB coordinator’s

I wrote this because AI is a threat to all workers, and patients who are already abandoned deserve much better than this.

I can't compete with this.

it almost always comes up on IWD, almost always said by some of the biggest dorks who never engage with maternal health or sexual repro health research, and even a cursory search on RePORTER debunks this

every time i hear something along the lines of “too often women’s health is only focused on pregnancy and childbirth” i should be allowed to beat someone with a hammer

unfortunately my union is going through it in an uglier way and i don’t feel at liberty to share it publicly for several reasons (contrary to popular belief, i do know when to keep things public vs within group) but these emails have certainly taken at least 3 years off my life

Pauly Walnuts very seriously telling someone that “it’s called Broad daylight because women light up the world”

international women’s day

this is not a 1:1 of what my union is going through right now but it is pretty damn close

if they can keep cranking out volumes/episodes of Detective Conan then you don't need to give up on your dreams either

gotta be honest, watching my union self-implode is on the level of friendship breakup levels of awful

If I can’t unionize Claude then it’s not conscious, next question

Any time there is ballet-related discourse (this time, re: Timothée Chalamet's comments), I want to reshare this piece, which talked to artists fighting to make work conditions better & more equitable: “I think it’s important for [...] audiences to know that dancers are having these conversations.”

with every bad thing that's happening right now children are getting the absolute shit end worst of it

Real. People can’t even read tweets

re: jobs, among everything that needs coverage, for people starting their work lives, it feels like an impossible labor market to break into. Impossible for everyone, but with less work experience or start of work shaped by the start of the pandemic, there's a LOT impacting young workers right now.

Rahm Emanuel should be catapulted into the sun

you ever find out a website is definitely using AI for their search function because the results are so grossly-beyond-the-pale-offensive for what the original topic was about

what a fuckin trip

State-mandated paid leave programs now cover millions of American workers • Stateline Nearly one-third of the nation’s private sector workers are covered by paid leave programs as more states require employers to provide medical and family leave, according to a new analysis released this week.

Nearly a third of the nation’s private sector workers are covered by paid leave programs,according to a new analysis released this week.

https://stateline.org/2026/03/05/state-mandated-paid-leave-programs-now-cover-millions-of-american-workers/

Exclusive | Planned Parenthood Wants You to Get Your Botox at Its Clinic Facing a $100 million revenue gap after federal budget cuts, one California affiliate looks beyond reproductive health to attract a new clientele.

More than 50 Planned Parenthood clinics closed in 2025 after Trump illegally froze family planning grants and banned Medicaid reimbursements for non-abortion care like birth control

PP Mar Monte in California is largest affiliate—more may offer botox, perimenopause care, IUD sedation to stay afloat

every day i am grateful i had a mentor in undergrad that gave me the “here is how to act right in academia so you don’t embarrass yourself” talk

A record share of U.S. workers now have access to paid leave There’s still no federal paid leave policy in the United States, but 14 laws now extend coverage to an estimated 46 million people.

There’s still no federal paid leave policy in the United States, but 14 laws in 13 states and DC now extend coverage to an estimated 46 million people — a third of American workers. 19thnews.org/2026/03/paid...

Every time I read a “x LLM is better at doing my job than I am” article, it turns out the person writing the piece is at best 50th percentile for their job. My theory is these people are trying to position themselves as AI pros because they know they’re going to get fired soon

i can’t get in to see a new PCP until may 6th at the earliest :) best healthcare in the world