Joshua G. Schraiber
@jgschraiber.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist, computational biologist, statistician. I like to develop mathematical models of evolutionary process and see how they fit to data. I also like cities where building apartments is legal.
It's insane because Trump should be taking credit for this amazing technology! But somehow "doing easy as hell things to make your life way better" became a politically polarized issue
February 11, 2026 at 6:27 AM
It's insane because Trump should be taking credit for this amazing technology! But somehow "doing easy as hell things to make your life way better" became a politically polarized issue
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the deployment of mRNA vaccine technology was a monumental leap in medical advancement and the crowning achievement of Donald Trump's first presidency but now his administration is scuttling it because their political coalition exists in opposition to the concept of expertise
So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
FDA wonโt review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:59 AM
the deployment of mRNA vaccine technology was a monumental leap in medical advancement and the crowning achievement of Donald Trump's first presidency but now his administration is scuttling it because their political coalition exists in opposition to the concept of expertise
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That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
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you could simply leave the โJewishโ part out of this
it is a choice and it is a bad one and I would really, truly prefer that people ostensibly on my side of the political spectrum not make it
it is a choice and it is a bad one and I would really, truly prefer that people ostensibly on my side of the political spectrum not make it
I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 AM
you could simply leave the โJewishโ part out of this
it is a choice and it is a bad one and I would really, truly prefer that people ostensibly on my side of the political spectrum not make it
it is a choice and it is a bad one and I would really, truly prefer that people ostensibly on my side of the political spectrum not make it
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Bush didnโt fall below 38 until Katrina
Trump hits a new low on the @fiftyplusone.news approval tracker at 38.8%
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Bush didnโt fall below 38 until Katrina
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Look, say whatever you want about Jeffries, he's killing it.
RULE VOTE FAILS, 217-214.
Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.
The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.
The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
Republicans have been holding this vote open for 40 minutes or so, but the holdouts- Massie, Kiley, Bacon, reportedly left the Capitol. The absent Republican is Greg Murphy (R-NC), who has missed a lot of time since a mid December surgery.
Not clear why Johnson is still holding this vote open
Not clear why Johnson is still holding this vote open
February 11, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Look, say whatever you want about Jeffries, he's killing it.
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Admission to a capricious abuse of power based on petty grievanceโa power usurped from Congress.
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."
February 11, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Admission to a capricious abuse of power based on petty grievanceโa power usurped from Congress.
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I heard y'all wanted a thread on "El Apagรณn"
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I heard y'all wanted a thread on "El Apagรณn"
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It is an insane fact that the most consequential US political result of the COVID-19 pandemic was rapid & decisive pro-infectious-disease right-wing polarization
The FDA has refused to accept an application from Moderna to review its first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, the company said, in another setback for the technology thatโs been a target of some Trump administration health officials. https://cnn.it/4kt8iyn
February 11, 2026 at 1:24 AM
It is an insane fact that the most consequential US political result of the COVID-19 pandemic was rapid & decisive pro-infectious-disease right-wing polarization
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THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
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i'm morbidly curious to see what happens if the SAVE Act passes and then millions of Americans naively try to order a passport the week before elections only to find out it can take over a month even during normal circumstances
February 11, 2026 at 12:49 AM
i'm morbidly curious to see what happens if the SAVE Act passes and then millions of Americans naively try to order a passport the week before elections only to find out it can take over a month even during normal circumstances
I honestly think that's too nice to them. I think a lot of them truly hate modernity and genuinely intentionally want to make life worse for the majority of people
February 11, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I honestly think that's too nice to them. I think a lot of them truly hate modernity and genuinely intentionally want to make life worse for the majority of people
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The purpose is to disincentivize investments in vaccine development
NEW: The F.D.A. refused to accept an application from Moderna for its mRNA flu vaccine.
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:34 PM
The purpose is to disincentivize investments in vaccine development
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It is absolutely outrageous that Modernaโs flu vaccine was met with a โrefusal-to-fileโ even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines.
apnews.com/article/mode...
apnews.com/article/mode...
Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Modernaโs application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 AM
It is absolutely outrageous that Modernaโs flu vaccine was met with a โrefusal-to-fileโ even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines.
apnews.com/article/mode...
apnews.com/article/mode...
It's intentional, they want to make our lives worse
February 11, 2026 at 12:07 AM
It's intentional, they want to make our lives worse
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Here and in climate adaptation, the federal government is actively resisting some of the most transformative technologies of my lifetime while embracing scams and falsehoods, it's like we're being ruled by Amish Lyle Lanley
The FDA has refused to accept an application from Moderna to review its first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, the company said, in another setback for the technology thatโs been a target of some Trump administration health officials. https://cnn.it/4kt8iyn
February 11, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Here and in climate adaptation, the federal government is actively resisting some of the most transformative technologies of my lifetime while embracing scams and falsehoods, it's like we're being ruled by Amish Lyle Lanley
Susan Collins cannot be beat, and if she could, we don't have the candidates to do it.
February 11, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Susan Collins cannot be beat, and if she could, we don't have the candidates to do it.
This is insane
The FDA has refused to accept an application from Moderna to review its first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, the company said, in another setback for the technology thatโs been a target of some Trump administration health officials. https://cnn.it/4kt8iyn
February 11, 2026 at 12:05 AM
This is insane
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This isnโt a setback. This is deliberately thwarting the research and development of safe and effective medicine.
The FDA has refused to accept an application from Moderna to review its first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, the company said, in another setback for the technology thatโs been a target of some Trump administration health officials. https://cnn.it/4kt8iyn
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
This isnโt a setback. This is deliberately thwarting the research and development of safe and effective medicine.
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Extremely funny that the U.S. is going to become a zombie patent monopoly, all the mRNA tech in the world and none of the societal benefits, transnational corporations giving that shit to Canadians like Halloween candy as we try to cross Niagara Falls by barrel like itโs 1832
February 11, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Extremely funny that the U.S. is going to become a zombie patent monopoly, all the mRNA tech in the world and none of the societal benefits, transnational corporations giving that shit to Canadians like Halloween candy as we try to cross Niagara Falls by barrel like itโs 1832
Feels like you should always buy no anyway. Either he doesn't come back and you make money, or he does come back and money no longer matters.
February 10, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Feels like you should always buy no anyway. Either he doesn't come back and you make money, or he does come back and money no longer matters.
Their goal is explicitly to destroy science in the United States
The high proportion of US scientists among those recruited by France shows that โenthusiasm and morale for doing science is lowโ in the US, says Sharon Milgram, who led early-career researcher programs at NIH for nearly 20 years, until she retired in December.
By @lizziegibney.bsky.social and me
By @lizziegibney.bsky.social and me
February 10, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Their goal is explicitly to destroy science in the United States
Reposted by Joshua G. Schraiber
The high proportion of US scientists among those recruited by France shows that โenthusiasm and morale for doing science is lowโ in the US, says Sharon Milgram, who led early-career researcher programs at NIH for nearly 20 years, until she retired in December.
By @lizziegibney.bsky.social and me
By @lizziegibney.bsky.social and me
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The high proportion of US scientists among those recruited by France shows that โenthusiasm and morale for doing science is lowโ in the US, says Sharon Milgram, who led early-career researcher programs at NIH for nearly 20 years, until she retired in December.
By @lizziegibney.bsky.social and me
By @lizziegibney.bsky.social and me
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Habeas corpus actions are the ancient common law writ used to create a legal action to sue for freedom. They were crucial in the early-nineteenth-century efforts to challenge slavery.
This graph showing โhabeas casesโ suddenly leaping in 2025 โ
is terrifying.
dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/
This graph showing โhabeas casesโ suddenly leaping in 2025 โ
is terrifying.
dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/
February 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Habeas corpus actions are the ancient common law writ used to create a legal action to sue for freedom. They were crucial in the early-nineteenth-century efforts to challenge slavery.
This graph showing โhabeas casesโ suddenly leaping in 2025 โ
is terrifying.
dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/
This graph showing โhabeas casesโ suddenly leaping in 2025 โ
is terrifying.
dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/
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Japan's electoral system produced a highly unequal result in Sunday's election.
The right-wing Liberal Democratic Party won a historic 2/3 supermajority with just 37% of proportional rep votes & 49% of district votes. The LDP+Ishin coalition won 76% of seats with 45% of PR & 56% of district votes
The right-wing Liberal Democratic Party won a historic 2/3 supermajority with just 37% of proportional rep votes & 49% of district votes. The LDP+Ishin coalition won 76% of seats with 45% of PR & 56% of district votes
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Japan's electoral system produced a highly unequal result in Sunday's election.
The right-wing Liberal Democratic Party won a historic 2/3 supermajority with just 37% of proportional rep votes & 49% of district votes. The LDP+Ishin coalition won 76% of seats with 45% of PR & 56% of district votes
The right-wing Liberal Democratic Party won a historic 2/3 supermajority with just 37% of proportional rep votes & 49% of district votes. The LDP+Ishin coalition won 76% of seats with 45% of PR & 56% of district votes