If you see John Roberts in person, be sure to tell him he’s a worse Chief Justice than Roger Taney (pronounced “tawny”). That’s a nerd burn that will hit him where it counts.

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.

Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions

Flooded with shit :(

I’m struck by Doug Emhoff’s decency in gesturing JD to wait for Usha, saving him from a brutal viral video.

I’m in California, so I have two dem senators. But I called and left some messages anyway. I encouraged them to do everything they can with their voices and influence so that Hegseth is not confirmed. And I thanked the staffers for their work. It’s not a lot. What else to do?!

Today is *not* a “peaceful transfer of power.” It’s the completion of a violent coup attempt that began this morning four years ago. Yes, Trump won the ‘24 election; but he was only able to run because we failed to fully confront the fact of that violent coup attempt.

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Creating pathways for upward mobility should honestly be the primary focus of government tertiary educational policy.

Asking for my daughter: please share your favorite upper MG or YA cozy books for bed, with neither dead parents nor fairies. Thank you!

Polishing my nf picture book manuscript. Looking to connect with other kid lit writers. Grateful for this new forum.