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NEW: Statement from NAACP president
"Donald Trump’s racist video is disgusting and utterly despicable. Trump is obviously desperate to distract us from the Epstein files and his rapidly failing economy. You know who isn’t in the Epstein files? Barack Obama"
"Donald Trump’s racist video is disgusting and utterly despicable. Trump is obviously desperate to distract us from the Epstein files and his rapidly failing economy. You know who isn’t in the Epstein files? Barack Obama"
February 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM
NEW: Statement from NAACP president
"Donald Trump’s racist video is disgusting and utterly despicable. Trump is obviously desperate to distract us from the Epstein files and his rapidly failing economy. You know who isn’t in the Epstein files? Barack Obama"
"Donald Trump’s racist video is disgusting and utterly despicable. Trump is obviously desperate to distract us from the Epstein files and his rapidly failing economy. You know who isn’t in the Epstein files? Barack Obama"
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Many of my science colleagues are not speaking out-I suspect due to the fear Phil notes, that they'll targeted for loss of funding. I hope they read this account of what happened at a faculty meeting at Frankfurt University in 1933 as the Nazi's took control 🧪
www.facinghistory.org/resource-lib...
www.facinghistory.org/resource-lib...
![The new Nazi commissar wasted no time on the amenities. He immediately announced that Jews would be forbidden to enter university premises and would be dismissed without salary on March 15; this was something that no one had thought possible despite the Nazis’ loud antisemitism. Then he launched into a tirade of abuse, filth, and four-letter words such as had been heard rarely even in the barracks and never before in academia. . . . [He] pointed his finger at one department chairman after another and said, “You either do what I tell you or we’ll put you into a concentration camp.” There was silence when he finished; everybody waited for the distinguished biochemist-physiologist. The great liberal got up, cleared his throat, and said, “Very interesting, Mr. Commissar, and in some respects very illuminating: but one point I didn’t get too clearly. Will there be more money for research in physiology?"
The meeting broke up shortly thereafter with the commissar assuring the scholars that indeed there would be plenty of money for “racially pure science.” A few of the professors had the courage to walk out with their Jewish colleagues, but most kept a safe distance from these who only a few hours earlier had been their close friends. I went out sick unto death—and I knew that I was going to leave Germany within forty-eight hours.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r3avzdjyhu6jm7vxia265ncu/bafkreifojqcxuiy2wz6bx4wxamyzad5tkda2gbfljc6olk7jvd6pmt74hu@jpeg)
February 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Many of my science colleagues are not speaking out-I suspect due to the fear Phil notes, that they'll targeted for loss of funding. I hope they read this account of what happened at a faculty meeting at Frankfurt University in 1933 as the Nazi's took control 🧪
www.facinghistory.org/resource-lib...
www.facinghistory.org/resource-lib...
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Can’t see valid elections happening, personally. Too many important people are staring at impeachment and jail time.
February 5, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Can’t see valid elections happening, personally. Too many important people are staring at impeachment and jail time.
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These are the curves for new and competitive renewal grants.
The number of new awards is increasing slightly, but only slightly.
17 out of 25 institutes and centers with funding authority have now made awards.
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The number of new awards is increasing slightly, but only slightly.
17 out of 25 institutes and centers with funding authority have now made awards.
3/4
February 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
These are the curves for new and competitive renewal grants.
The number of new awards is increasing slightly, but only slightly.
17 out of 25 institutes and centers with funding authority have now made awards.
3/4
The number of new awards is increasing slightly, but only slightly.
17 out of 25 institutes and centers with funding authority have now made awards.
3/4
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But, as they say, there is no time like the present
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
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[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
But, as they say, there is no time like the present
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
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America: where you can sell a random “wellness” drink at CVS, claim it “may” somehow “reinforce” your immune system, and literally call it “The Flu Shot.”
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
America: where you can sell a random “wellness” drink at CVS, claim it “may” somehow “reinforce” your immune system, and literally call it “The Flu Shot.”
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
Word of the day: phronesis
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Word of the day: phronesis
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NIGMS will have council meeting tomorrow. You can watch the open session here. nigms.nih.gov/node/145911
February 2026 National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council Meeting | National Institute of General Medical Sciences
nigms.nih.gov
February 4, 2026 at 2:04 PM
NIGMS will have council meeting tomorrow. You can watch the open session here. nigms.nih.gov/node/145911
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hey wanna see 39 seconds of perfect video editing?
February 3, 2026 at 4:42 AM
hey wanna see 39 seconds of perfect video editing?
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After Trump’s Greenland fiasco, just 17% of Danes see the US as an ally, a new poll shows. 60% view the US as an adversary.
The stupidity of Trump on show: burning down allies for literally no gain.
The stupidity of Trump on show: burning down allies for literally no gain.
Stort flertal ser nu USA som modstander - ikke som allieret
Kun 17 procent af danskerne betragter USA som en allieret.
www.dr.dk
February 4, 2026 at 11:25 AM
After Trump’s Greenland fiasco, just 17% of Danes see the US as an ally, a new poll shows. 60% view the US as an adversary.
The stupidity of Trump on show: burning down allies for literally no gain.
The stupidity of Trump on show: burning down allies for literally no gain.
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I appreciate how easy it is to use. I also think SciENcv is a great equalizer: it makes everyone's CV look like garbage. Win-win for ease and equity!
February 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I appreciate how easy it is to use. I also think SciENcv is a great equalizer: it makes everyone's CV look like garbage. Win-win for ease and equity!
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H.R.792 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): This bill directs the National Park Service to add the figure of President Donald Trump to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov
February 2, 2026 at 7:43 AM
H.R.792 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): This bill directs the National Park Service to add the figure of President Donald Trump to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
"NIH will provide a warning when the Common Forms are not used but will not withdraw applications that don’t comply with the use of the Common Forms. We expect the leniency to be in place through May 2026"
grants.nih.gov/faqs#/common...
grants.nih.gov/faqs#/common...
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | Grants & Funding
grants.nih.gov
January 29, 2026 at 10:02 PM
"NIH will provide a warning when the Common Forms are not used but will not withdraw applications that don’t comply with the use of the Common Forms. We expect the leniency to be in place through May 2026"
grants.nih.gov/faqs#/common...
grants.nih.gov/faqs#/common...
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Institutes and centers who have not yet made any new and competing awards in NIH Reporter have been focussing on non-competitive awards. NIAID has made 689 non-competitive awards, more than any other institutes. NCI has made 500. NIGMS has made 348.
January 29, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Institutes and centers who have not yet made any new and competing awards in NIH Reporter have been focussing on non-competitive awards. NIAID has made 689 non-competitive awards, more than any other institutes. NCI has made 500. NIGMS has made 348.
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New and Competitive renewals
These are still be made VERY slowly. Only 75 awards have been made through 1/23/26.
These are now from 7 institutes and centers (NIA (45), NINDS (16), NIDDK (5), NIDCR (4), NIDCD (2), NHLBI (1), and NCATS (1)).
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These are still be made VERY slowly. Only 75 awards have been made through 1/23/26.
These are now from 7 institutes and centers (NIA (45), NINDS (16), NIDDK (5), NIDCR (4), NIDCD (2), NHLBI (1), and NCATS (1)).
3/3
January 29, 2026 at 12:11 PM
New and Competitive renewals
These are still be made VERY slowly. Only 75 awards have been made through 1/23/26.
These are now from 7 institutes and centers (NIA (45), NINDS (16), NIDDK (5), NIDCR (4), NIDCD (2), NHLBI (1), and NCATS (1)).
3/3
These are still be made VERY slowly. Only 75 awards have been made through 1/23/26.
These are now from 7 institutes and centers (NIA (45), NINDS (16), NIDDK (5), NIDCR (4), NIDCD (2), NHLBI (1), and NCATS (1)).
3/3
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We have an HIV denialist running the US federal health system: RFK Jr
He says HIV does not cause AIDS & says it’s (I quote) the “gay lifestyle”
He pushes his kooky HIV denialism in his book “The Real Anthony Fauci”
See @aetiology.bsky.social’s superb article (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...)
He says HIV does not cause AIDS & says it’s (I quote) the “gay lifestyle”
He pushes his kooky HIV denialism in his book “The Real Anthony Fauci”
See @aetiology.bsky.social’s superb article (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...)
Before anti-vaxxers we had HIV denialists. It is wild how history repeats itself. Reading this piece is like traveling back in time. So many similarities with what we are witnessing right now with the anti science anti vaccine brigade. History repeats itself, we keep choosing not to learn from it.
I wrote about one of the saddest evenings of my life: seeing Christine Maggiore, who opposed HIV medicines, speak in San Francisco. She was one of the HIV denialists who met President Mbeki at the International AIDS Conference in Durban in 2000; she died of AIDS
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
January 29, 2026 at 1:41 PM
We have an HIV denialist running the US federal health system: RFK Jr
He says HIV does not cause AIDS & says it’s (I quote) the “gay lifestyle”
He pushes his kooky HIV denialism in his book “The Real Anthony Fauci”
See @aetiology.bsky.social’s superb article (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...)
He says HIV does not cause AIDS & says it’s (I quote) the “gay lifestyle”
He pushes his kooky HIV denialism in his book “The Real Anthony Fauci”
See @aetiology.bsky.social’s superb article (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...)
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Love that this post highlights a classic Neuro Monty Pyton theory of Andrew Huberman: “the head shape” theory
Congratulations to CBS for hiring their first neurocomedian
Congratulations to CBS for hiring their first neurocomedian
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Love that this post highlights a classic Neuro Monty Pyton theory of Andrew Huberman: “the head shape” theory
Congratulations to CBS for hiring their first neurocomedian
Congratulations to CBS for hiring their first neurocomedian
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Yup. I’m writing a proposal I really love. Lots of great data. And I feel absolutely hopeless about its chances for funding.
January 28, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Yup. I’m writing a proposal I really love. Lots of great data. And I feel absolutely hopeless about its chances for funding.
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As Dave rightly points out, resubmission absolutely feels brutal in this moment. Futile. It has the distinct feeling of buying a lottery ticket - it feels like a scam and winning feels out of reach.
January 28, 2026 at 3:10 PM
As Dave rightly points out, resubmission absolutely feels brutal in this moment. Futile. It has the distinct feeling of buying a lottery ticket - it feels like a scam and winning feels out of reach.
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I have been thinking about Dave's comment a lot over the last 12 hours. This round has been brutal, good scores are few and far in between (and still not sure if they're even fundable) so as I am meeting with clients, I have been pondering myself what other strategies are there.
What other strategy is there? Resubmit, resubmit and resubmit?
January 28, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I have been thinking about Dave's comment a lot over the last 12 hours. This round has been brutal, good scores are few and far in between (and still not sure if they're even fundable) so as I am meeting with clients, I have been pondering myself what other strategies are there.
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Scientists bullshitted about vaccines during COVID — and it cost us dearly.
We overextended the biomedical literature to cover psychosocial issues those studies never addressed.
The public correctly called bullshit, and they stopped trusting us to help them distinguish bullshit from truth. Hence.
We overextended the biomedical literature to cover psychosocial issues those studies never addressed.
The public correctly called bullshit, and they stopped trusting us to help them distinguish bullshit from truth. Hence.
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Scientists bullshitted about vaccines during COVID — and it cost us dearly.
We overextended the biomedical literature to cover psychosocial issues those studies never addressed.
The public correctly called bullshit, and they stopped trusting us to help them distinguish bullshit from truth. Hence.
We overextended the biomedical literature to cover psychosocial issues those studies never addressed.
The public correctly called bullshit, and they stopped trusting us to help them distinguish bullshit from truth. Hence.
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#Iran Uprising: Continued Resistance in Cities
While the clerical regime attempts to suffocate the flow of information, its own officials have begun admitting to the organized nature of the resistance &the precariousness of their security apparatus.
@chadbourn.bsky.social
While the clerical regime attempts to suffocate the flow of information, its own officials have begun admitting to the organized nature of the resistance &the precariousness of their security apparatus.
@chadbourn.bsky.social
Iran Uprising: Continued Resistance in Cities, Italy Joins Calls of Proscribing IRGC - NCRI
Despite a draconian internet blackout now entering its twentieth day, the nationwide uprising in Iran shows no signs of abating. As of January 27, 2026,
www.ncr-iran.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:11 AM
#Iran Uprising: Continued Resistance in Cities
While the clerical regime attempts to suffocate the flow of information, its own officials have begun admitting to the organized nature of the resistance &the precariousness of their security apparatus.
@chadbourn.bsky.social
While the clerical regime attempts to suffocate the flow of information, its own officials have begun admitting to the organized nature of the resistance &the precariousness of their security apparatus.
@chadbourn.bsky.social