Cindy C
@cindycorbitt.bsky.social
Science educator, traveler, cat lady
Heading to Lexington KY
April 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Heading to Lexington KY
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Crawford: Today, Wisconsinites fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our fair elections, and our Supreme Court.. Wisconsin stood up and said that justice does not have a price, our courts are not for sale
April 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Crawford: Today, Wisconsinites fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our fair elections, and our Supreme Court.. Wisconsin stood up and said that justice does not have a price, our courts are not for sale
Heather Cox Richardson’s posts on her Facebook page after March 29 are no longer visible there.
April 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Heather Cox Richardson’s posts on her Facebook page after March 29 are no longer visible there.
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Folks, very bad news for #LongCOVID. Deep breath.
29 awarded grants to do with COVID and Long COVID have been rescinded by NIH. 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
29 awarded grants to do with COVID and Long COVID have been rescinded by NIH. 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
March 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Folks, very bad news for #LongCOVID. Deep breath.
29 awarded grants to do with COVID and Long COVID have been rescinded by NIH. 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
29 awarded grants to do with COVID and Long COVID have been rescinded by NIH. 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Our work is far from done—science is still under attack.
We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together?
Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/7EEQMZUveXN9...
We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together?
Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/7EEQMZUveXN9...
How do we keep Standing Up for Science?
A heartfelt thank you for everyone that Stood Up for Science with us on March 7th—whether it be volunteering, donating, sharing, or attending in event, we're forever indebted to people like you who ca...
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March 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Our work is far from done—science is still under attack.
We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together?
Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/7EEQMZUveXN9...
We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together?
Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/7EEQMZUveXN9...
Here’s an edited livestream from KY’s #StandUpForScience2025 in Frankfort. I show up briefly at 1:09 with info on how to follow KY bills & call your state legislators. Thanks, MFTW Media, for the livestream!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmba...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmba...
'Stand Up for Science' Rally | Kentucky State Capitol, Frankfort, KY
YouTube video by MFTW Media Productions
m.youtube.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Here’s an edited livestream from KY’s #StandUpForScience2025 in Frankfort. I show up briefly at 1:09 with info on how to follow KY bills & call your state legislators. Thanks, MFTW Media, for the livestream!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmba...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmba...
Here’s a live stream of today’s Stand Up for Science rally in DC.
Minutes 40-46 is Atul Gawunde, physician who writes popular medical stories in places like the New Yorker.
www.youtube.com/live/KxeaXm7...
Minutes 40-46 is Atul Gawunde, physician who writes popular medical stories in places like the New Yorker.
www.youtube.com/live/KxeaXm7...
LIVE: ‘Stand Up for Science’ rallies across the US
YouTube video by Reuters
www.youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Here’s a live stream of today’s Stand Up for Science rally in DC.
Minutes 40-46 is Atul Gawunde, physician who writes popular medical stories in places like the New Yorker.
www.youtube.com/live/KxeaXm7...
Minutes 40-46 is Atul Gawunde, physician who writes popular medical stories in places like the New Yorker.
www.youtube.com/live/KxeaXm7...
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Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4
Thousands gather across U.S. in Stand Up for Science events
Scientists rally across the country in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration
scim.ag
March 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4
Speaking of science funding, this just hit the news
apple.news/AoNoHr3lpR_u...
apple.news/AoNoHr3lpR_u...
Trump Administration Cancels $400 Million in Grants and Contracts to Columbia — The Wall Street Journal
Move targets the Ivy League school over allegations of antisemitism
apple.news
March 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Speaking of science funding, this just hit the news
apple.news/AoNoHr3lpR_u...
apple.news/AoNoHr3lpR_u...
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DOGE is slashing federal science jobs—harming public lands, research, & safety. See this thread for agency budgets & workforce details, then download state-specific info cards linked below. Call Congress & fight for science! #FundScience #SaveOurAgencies
February 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
DOGE is slashing federal science jobs—harming public lands, research, & safety. See this thread for agency budgets & workforce details, then download state-specific info cards linked below. Call Congress & fight for science! #FundScience #SaveOurAgencies
An explainer of the “transgender vs transgenic mice” issue, neither of which is correct:
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/no-preside...
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/no-preside...
No, President Trump, they’re not “transgender mice." (But they're not "transgenic" mice either, as some scientists claimed.)
Let's clear up all the confusion.
insidemedicine.substack.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
An explainer of the “transgender vs transgenic mice” issue, neither of which is correct:
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/no-preside...
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/no-preside...
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"In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet 'agency priorities'"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
"In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet 'agency priorities'"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I’ve seen posts claiming Trump confused transgender & transgenic. There is no such thing as a “transgender mouse” but he wasn’t talking about transgenics, either. Misrepresenting what he meant without fact checking first threatens science credibility for other issues.
March 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I’ve seen posts claiming Trump confused transgender & transgenic. There is no such thing as a “transgender mouse” but he wasn’t talking about transgenics, either. Misrepresenting what he meant without fact checking first threatens science credibility for other issues.
KY is voting this week to end DEI in our universities, HB4. Our administrators have issued statements, but must be more forceful.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Silence is complicity’ — universities must fight the anti-DEI crackdown
Higher-education establishments must not be bullied into abandoning their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion.
www.nature.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
KY is voting this week to end DEI in our universities, HB4. Our administrators have issued statements, but must be more forceful.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
DHS making changes that potentially affect LGBTQ+ community
www.snopes.com/fact-check/d...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/d...
DHS ends ban on intelligence activities targeting people for sexual orientation, gender identity
The policy manual change emerged after President Donald Trump called to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion practices at federal agencies.
www.snopes.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
DHS making changes that potentially affect LGBTQ+ community
www.snopes.com/fact-check/d...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/d...
Sunday, March 2, 2-3pm, Metro Hall, Louisville
March 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Sunday, March 2, 2-3pm, Metro Hall, Louisville
Be sure to make sure you have latest updates for your apps sending encrypted messages
www.wired.com/story/russia...
www.wired.com/story/russia...
A Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian Espionage
Google warns that hackers tied to Russia are tricking Ukrainian soldiers with fake QR codes for Signal group invites that let spies steal their messages. Signal has pushed out new safeguards.
www.wired.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Be sure to make sure you have latest updates for your apps sending encrypted messages
www.wired.com/story/russia...
www.wired.com/story/russia...
Democracy Forward, Feb 20, 9pm
www.youtube.com/live/BImH4Nq...
www.youtube.com/live/BImH4Nq...
One Month In: What We've Learned, How We Are Responding, What You Can Do.
YouTube video by Democracy Forward
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Democracy Forward, Feb 20, 9pm
www.youtube.com/live/BImH4Nq...
www.youtube.com/live/BImH4Nq...
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BREAKING: The USDA, under DOGE orders, has accidentally fired staff working to combat bird flu. It’s now trying to rehire them.
It follows the accidental firing of nuclear safety staff last Friday.
And the accidental firing of FAA’s experienced aviation safety staff.
Incompetence will be deadly.
It follows the accidental firing of nuclear safety staff last Friday.
And the accidental firing of FAA’s experienced aviation safety staff.
Incompetence will be deadly.
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
BREAKING: The USDA, under DOGE orders, has accidentally fired staff working to combat bird flu. It’s now trying to rehire them.
It follows the accidental firing of nuclear safety staff last Friday.
And the accidental firing of FAA’s experienced aviation safety staff.
Incompetence will be deadly.
It follows the accidental firing of nuclear safety staff last Friday.
And the accidental firing of FAA’s experienced aviation safety staff.
Incompetence will be deadly.
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Helpful explainer about why university endowments aren’t a substitute for indirect costs ⬇️☀️
1/ I am seeing a lot of comments on the slashing of NIH support along the lines of “universities should just spend their huge endowments.”
I’m the last person to cheer on the institutional stratification rising endowments have contributed to. But let me explain why this is not a solution.
I’m the last person to cheer on the institutional stratification rising endowments have contributed to. But let me explain why this is not a solution.
February 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Helpful explainer about why university endowments aren’t a substitute for indirect costs ⬇️☀️
So, the current plan is to slash everything and restore the parts that induce the most uproar? If that’s the game, it’s time to get loud about the things you care about most. If only there weren’t so many critical things at risk all at once. #StandUpForScience
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders
A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
So, the current plan is to slash everything and restore the parts that induce the most uproar? If that’s the game, it’s time to get loud about the things you care about most. If only there weren’t so many critical things at risk all at once. #StandUpForScience
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.