Josh Dubnau
@joshdubnau.bsky.social
Neurogeneticist, transposonophile, drosophilophile, eonophile, foodie, husband, father, kayaker, dog in training, #BLM, anti fascist. 🛑 the GENOCIDE! Free Palestine 🇵🇸!
I have always felt that the desire by institutions and many scientists to cozy up to billionaires was corrupting.
In this case, knowing that Epstein was a predator who victimized young girls didn’t ring a moral bell in Richard’s brain.
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02...
In this case, knowing that Epstein was a predator who victimized young girls didn’t ring a moral bell in Richard’s brain.
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02...
University Professor and Nobel laureate Richard Axel, CC ’67, was invited to close friend of 11 years Jeffrey Epstein’s island in 2011
<i>Updated Feb. 4 at 8:24 p.m.</i>
www.columbiaspectator.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I have always felt that the desire by institutions and many scientists to cozy up to billionaires was corrupting.
In this case, knowing that Epstein was a predator who victimized young girls didn’t ring a moral bell in Richard’s brain.
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02...
In this case, knowing that Epstein was a predator who victimized young girls didn’t ring a moral bell in Richard’s brain.
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02...
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"Dr. Norton told NPR in October, “[the admin and president] is asking us to do things that are illegal and harmful to the American public.”
@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been an inspiration to many scientists and citizens.
I can't count the number of colleagues who have praised her to me.
@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been an inspiration to many scientists and citizens.
I can't count the number of colleagues who have praised her to me.
N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Seeks Whistle-Blower Protection
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
"Dr. Norton told NPR in October, “[the admin and president] is asking us to do things that are illegal and harmful to the American public.”
@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been an inspiration to many scientists and citizens.
I can't count the number of colleagues who have praised her to me.
@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been an inspiration to many scientists and citizens.
I can't count the number of colleagues who have praised her to me.
In an inexplicable move, the Stony Brook University senate EC voted to delete/stop posting meeting recordings from 9/24 on and to provide links only upon request. Here is the SBU Senate bootleg series (i’ll update the doc each month): #SBUSenateBootleg
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
BootlegSBUSenateRecordings
The Stony Brook University senate executive committee inexplicably voted to stop posting links to the recordings of the senate meetings going forward and to delete past links from the minutes for all ...
docs.google.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
In an inexplicable move, the Stony Brook University senate EC voted to delete/stop posting meeting recordings from 9/24 on and to provide links only upon request. Here is the SBU Senate bootleg series (i’ll update the doc each month): #SBUSenateBootleg
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Administrators reportedly told the student media director that the IDS should publish special editions of the newspaper containing no news. “How do we frame that,” asked one assistant dean, “in a way that's not seen as censorship?”
Why Did Indiana University Axe Its Award-Winning Print Newspaper?
If the administration can censor the Indiana Daily Student--one of the most acclaimed student publications in the nation--then student journalism everywhere is at risk.
www.thenation.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Administrators reportedly told the student media director that the IDS should publish special editions of the newspaper containing no news. “How do we frame that,” asked one assistant dean, “in a way that's not seen as censorship?”
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Edward Kravitz, a Harvard biochemist who proved GABA's inhibitory power, passed away last month. He will "be remembered for his humanity, for his social conscience and his desire to help those less fortunate than he,” says Ronald Harris-Warrick.
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
bit.ly/479Ggmo
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
bit.ly/479Ggmo
Remembering GABA pioneer Edward Kravitz
The biochemist, who died last month at age 92, was part of the first neurobiology department in the world and showed that gamma-aminobutyric acid is inhibitory.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Edward Kravitz, a Harvard biochemist who proved GABA's inhibitory power, passed away last month. He will "be remembered for his humanity, for his social conscience and his desire to help those less fortunate than he,” says Ronald Harris-Warrick.
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
bit.ly/479Ggmo
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
bit.ly/479Ggmo
Thanks to @insidehighered.com for publishing my perspective about being reprimanded by the Gordon Research conference after my display of empathy for Palestinian victims of genocide.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
The Palestine Exception in Science (opinion)
A small act in recognition of Palestinian humanity during a scientific presentation should not have been met with a reprimand.
www.insidehighered.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Thanks to @insidehighered.com for publishing my perspective about being reprimanded by the Gordon Research conference after my display of empathy for Palestinian victims of genocide.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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I'm so excited to see this Perspective with @jasonsynaptic.bsky.social out in Neuron! About 8% of our genome is made up of the remnants of LTR-containing retroelements - here, Jason and I explore the activities of retroTEs in neurological health and disease!
authors.elsevier.com/c/1lzTx3BtfH...
authors.elsevier.com/c/1lzTx3BtfH...
authors.elsevier.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I'm so excited to see this Perspective with @jasonsynaptic.bsky.social out in Neuron! About 8% of our genome is made up of the remnants of LTR-containing retroelements - here, Jason and I explore the activities of retroTEs in neurological health and disease!
authors.elsevier.com/c/1lzTx3BtfH...
authors.elsevier.com/c/1lzTx3BtfH...
After we defeat fascism, our White House will have a 90,000 square foot department of racial, gender and economic justice. But we will rip that tacky as fuck gold out and paint rainbows 🌈.
October 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
After we defeat fascism, our White House will have a 90,000 square foot department of racial, gender and economic justice. But we will rip that tacky as fuck gold out and paint rainbows 🌈.
If you aren’t antifascist, then what are you?
October 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
If you aren’t antifascist, then what are you?
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Happening now: Hundreds of rabbis and Jewish community members gather in Brooklyn for a mass public memorial service on Yom Kippur, demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and for the U.S. to stop arming Israel.
October 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Happening now: Hundreds of rabbis and Jewish community members gather in Brooklyn for a mass public memorial service on Yom Kippur, demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and for the U.S. to stop arming Israel.
Just when you think @schumer.senate.gov could not possibly become more out of touch with reality, he goes and posts this.
September 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Just when you think @schumer.senate.gov could not possibly become more out of touch with reality, he goes and posts this.
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Disney is ABC's parent company
September 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Disney is ABC's parent company
When historians analyze this period in American history, they will conclude that the road to repression of free speech was paved with a bipartisan assault on the Palestine justice movement.
September 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
When historians analyze this period in American history, they will conclude that the road to repression of free speech was paved with a bipartisan assault on the Palestine justice movement.
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For decades, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social has shown what politics can be: courageous, collaborative, and grounded in the struggle for justice.
It was an honor to celebrate them on Wednesday night alongside my friend @bradlander.bsky.social.
It was an honor to celebrate them on Wednesday night alongside my friend @bradlander.bsky.social.
September 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
For decades, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social has shown what politics can be: courageous, collaborative, and grounded in the struggle for justice.
It was an honor to celebrate them on Wednesday night alongside my friend @bradlander.bsky.social.
It was an honor to celebrate them on Wednesday night alongside my friend @bradlander.bsky.social.
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Is the Wall Street Journal going to issue an apology for their headline this morning that turned out to be completely false conflating Tyler Robinson with the Transgender movement? This comment, scratched on the spent shell casing has nothing to do with being Transgender.
September 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Is the Wall Street Journal going to issue an apology for their headline this morning that turned out to be completely false conflating Tyler Robinson with the Transgender movement? This comment, scratched on the spent shell casing has nothing to do with being Transgender.
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Hi @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social, we're friendly, we've been on each other's shows. We both agree Kirk's murder is horrific. Q: was Kirk "practicing politics in exactly the right way" when he called for me to be deported because he didn't like my Covid views on MSNBC?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
September 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Hi @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social, we're friendly, we've been on each other's shows. We both agree Kirk's murder is horrific. Q: was Kirk "practicing politics in exactly the right way" when he called for me to be deported because he didn't like my Covid views on MSNBC?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
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I wrote about how Chicago's resistance led Trump to back down on sending the national guard. This is a victory for the state and the city, and shows that fighting fascism can work. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/pritzker-s...
Pritzker Scares Trump Away
Yes, Democrats can defeat Trump if they fight.
www.everythingishorrible.net
September 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I wrote about how Chicago's resistance led Trump to back down on sending the national guard. This is a victory for the state and the city, and shows that fighting fascism can work. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/pritzker-s...
Awful take by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social.
I’m against all political violence. The assassin should be tried and imprisoned. But kirk did not “practice politics the right way”. He invited violence against LGBTQ and other folk. He doxxed faculty to silence speech.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
I’m against all political violence. The assassin should be tried and imprisoned. But kirk did not “practice politics the right way”. He invited violence against LGBTQ and other folk. He doxxed faculty to silence speech.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Awful take by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social.
I’m against all political violence. The assassin should be tried and imprisoned. But kirk did not “practice politics the right way”. He invited violence against LGBTQ and other folk. He doxxed faculty to silence speech.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
I’m against all political violence. The assassin should be tried and imprisoned. But kirk did not “practice politics the right way”. He invited violence against LGBTQ and other folk. He doxxed faculty to silence speech.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
After yesterday’s SCOTUS decision, everyone knows the answer to this question:
“Would I have maintained a cowardly silence if I had been in Germany when the Nazis began chasing, harassing and detaining people for looking or being Jewish?”
“Would I have maintained a cowardly silence if I had been in Germany when the Nazis began chasing, harassing and detaining people for looking or being Jewish?”
September 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
After yesterday’s SCOTUS decision, everyone knows the answer to this question:
“Would I have maintained a cowardly silence if I had been in Germany when the Nazis began chasing, harassing and detaining people for looking or being Jewish?”
“Would I have maintained a cowardly silence if I had been in Germany when the Nazis began chasing, harassing and detaining people for looking or being Jewish?”
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This is despite continued use of multiyear funding. My estimate is the multiple funding has blocked the awarding of ~1500 grants, had grants been funded on the usual annual basis. This includes 4-year R01s, excess 2-year R21s, and other awards.
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September 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is despite continued use of multiyear funding. My estimate is the multiple funding has blocked the awarding of ~1500 grants, had grants been funded on the usual annual basis. This includes 4-year R01s, excess 2-year R21s, and other awards.
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Updating my analysis now that August data should be relatively complete.
Not great news...
The rate of investment of the appropriation is not increasing and it seems unlikely that the entire appropriation will be committed this year.
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Not great news...
The rate of investment of the appropriation is not increasing and it seems unlikely that the entire appropriation will be committed this year.
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September 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Updating my analysis now that August data should be relatively complete.
Not great news...
The rate of investment of the appropriation is not increasing and it seems unlikely that the entire appropriation will be committed this year.
1/2
Not great news...
The rate of investment of the appropriation is not increasing and it seems unlikely that the entire appropriation will be committed this year.
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I joined @msnbc.com @theweekendprime.bsky.social to talk about the nyc mayor’s race, Andrew Cuomo’s need to be emasculated again in the general election and how democratic leaders should get behind @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
Give it a watch and share. www.msnbc.com/the-weekend-...
Give it a watch and share. www.msnbc.com/the-weekend-...
Former Cuomo aide: 'He doesn't know that no means no... he's going to have to be beat and emasculated again.'
Donald Trump is acting as a shadow power broker in his attempt to beat Zohran Mamdani in the NYC mayoral race. The president is reportedly courting both Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams. But, Mamdani isn't...
www.msnbc.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I joined @msnbc.com @theweekendprime.bsky.social to talk about the nyc mayor’s race, Andrew Cuomo’s need to be emasculated again in the general election and how democratic leaders should get behind @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
Give it a watch and share. www.msnbc.com/the-weekend-...
Give it a watch and share. www.msnbc.com/the-weekend-...