Kristin Buss
@kabuss.bsky.social
Professor of Psychology; Developmental Scientist; Loving Partner, Mother, and Friend; Hiker; Yoga enthusiast; Foodie; Reader; Breast Cancer Survivor
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
February 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
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Let's be very clear:
Gutting science/education sectors and calling it 'cost-savings' is manipulative and false.
The truth: People in ALL states will lose jobs, cures for your diagnoses will be delayed, tuition costs will spike.
The world depends on US Science and Ed and both will suffer severely.
Gutting science/education sectors and calling it 'cost-savings' is manipulative and false.
The truth: People in ALL states will lose jobs, cures for your diagnoses will be delayed, tuition costs will spike.
The world depends on US Science and Ed and both will suffer severely.
February 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Let's be very clear:
Gutting science/education sectors and calling it 'cost-savings' is manipulative and false.
The truth: People in ALL states will lose jobs, cures for your diagnoses will be delayed, tuition costs will spike.
The world depends on US Science and Ed and both will suffer severely.
Gutting science/education sectors and calling it 'cost-savings' is manipulative and false.
The truth: People in ALL states will lose jobs, cures for your diagnoses will be delayed, tuition costs will spike.
The world depends on US Science and Ed and both will suffer severely.
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Under fascism, no one is safe.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
February 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Under fascism, no one is safe.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
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The National Institutes of Health plans to severely cut the percentage of its grant money that can be used for overhead costs rather than research.
NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage
Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars
scim.ag
February 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The National Institutes of Health plans to severely cut the percentage of its grant money that can be used for overhead costs rather than research.
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If you’re a government employee, thank you for your service & here’s a resource you may find helpful. Stay strong. www.civilservicestrong.org
Civil Service Strong: Resources for Civil Servants
Effective. Impartial. Resilient. The civil service comprises dedicated, nonpartisan federal employees who work tirelessly across the country and around the world to ensure the effective delivery of go...
www.civilservicestrong.org
February 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If you’re a government employee, thank you for your service & here’s a resource you may find helpful. Stay strong. www.civilservicestrong.org
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A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼
February 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼
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He's not blaming DEI, he's blaming women and non white people.
January 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
He's not blaming DEI, he's blaming women and non white people.
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The media has failed the public on a crucial matter: the derangement of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., writes @davidcorn.bsky.social.
News reports often describe him as a vaccine skeptic when he is far more dangerous than that.
News reports often describe him as a vaccine skeptic when he is far more dangerous than that.
The Madness of Robert F. Kennedy. Jr.
The depth of his extremism has not been fully conveyed to the public.
www.motherjones.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The media has failed the public on a crucial matter: the derangement of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., writes @davidcorn.bsky.social.
News reports often describe him as a vaccine skeptic when he is far more dangerous than that.
News reports often describe him as a vaccine skeptic when he is far more dangerous than that.
Exactly!
One of the real problems is that too many people conveniently believe the opposite of diversity is merit, and the opposite of inclusion is high standards.
Yeah, that’s just not the case.
(See: Pete Hegseth among countless others.)
Yeah, that’s just not the case.
(See: Pete Hegseth among countless others.)
January 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Exactly!
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The Trump Administration’s action to suspend all federal grants & loans will have a devastating impact on the health and well-being of millions of children, seniors on fixed incomes, and the most vulnerable people in our country.
It is a dangerous move towards authoritarianism.
It is a dangerous move towards authoritarianism.
January 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Trump Administration’s action to suspend all federal grants & loans will have a devastating impact on the health and well-being of millions of children, seniors on fixed incomes, and the most vulnerable people in our country.
It is a dangerous move towards authoritarianism.
It is a dangerous move towards authoritarianism.
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Scientists have ~36 hours to mobilize intense pressure on 8 republican senators to oppose leadership of #RFK at HHS (which controls #NIH). This is a critical, direct way to say no to the chaos and reign in Trump admin. Each essential state below w/ journalists & senate contact. 1/many 🧵
January 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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This is only the beginning.
January 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This is only the beginning.
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“You don’t have to be a person of faith to trust that innate human capacity to channel love, goodness, and real strength into our own lives and into the world.” A conversation with Reverend Mariann Budde.
Why Bishop Mariann Budde Wanted to Speak to Donald Trump
“If you know what people are thinking about when they’re coming into church on Sunday morning, it’s very important to acknowledge that,” Budde says.
www.newyorker.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“You don’t have to be a person of faith to trust that innate human capacity to channel love, goodness, and real strength into our own lives and into the world.” A conversation with Reverend Mariann Budde.
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This is what we mean when we talk about corporate greed: Starbucks gave its CEO $96 million for just 4 months of work. Meanwhile, Starbucks is refusing to offer a raise of more than 50 cents an hour to 12,000 union workers.
That's unacceptable. Starbucks must end their greed.
That's unacceptable. Starbucks must end their greed.
January 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This is what we mean when we talk about corporate greed: Starbucks gave its CEO $96 million for just 4 months of work. Meanwhile, Starbucks is refusing to offer a raise of more than 50 cents an hour to 12,000 union workers.
That's unacceptable. Starbucks must end their greed.
That's unacceptable. Starbucks must end their greed.
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This second Trump administration is more emboldened than the first in pursuing a racist, white supremacist & nativist agenda.
This isn’t surprising. What’s disheartening is the sheer cowardice & complacency of so many institutions & elites in the face of this blatant attempt to turn back the clock.
This isn’t surprising. What’s disheartening is the sheer cowardice & complacency of so many institutions & elites in the face of this blatant attempt to turn back the clock.
January 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This second Trump administration is more emboldened than the first in pursuing a racist, white supremacist & nativist agenda.
This isn’t surprising. What’s disheartening is the sheer cowardice & complacency of so many institutions & elites in the face of this blatant attempt to turn back the clock.
This isn’t surprising. What’s disheartening is the sheer cowardice & complacency of so many institutions & elites in the face of this blatant attempt to turn back the clock.
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“I’ve been on the bench for four decades. I can’t remember another case where the question presented was as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order. Where were the lawyers when this decision was being made?”
PS: The judge blocking Trump's order? Appointed by Ronald Reagan.
PS: The judge blocking Trump's order? Appointed by Ronald Reagan.
"Blatantly unconstitutional": Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship is off to a bad start
The legal battle over the plan to change more than 100 years of precedent is already starting.
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“I’ve been on the bench for four decades. I can’t remember another case where the question presented was as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order. Where were the lawyers when this decision was being made?”
PS: The judge blocking Trump's order? Appointed by Ronald Reagan.
PS: The judge blocking Trump's order? Appointed by Ronald Reagan.
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Study sections are the review panels that allocate NIH research grants. They bring in experts from around the country and have to be scheduled many months in advance; they provide the funds that keep the nation's biomedical research going.
It's hard to overstate the disruption this causes.
It's hard to overstate the disruption this causes.
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Study sections are the review panels that allocate NIH research grants. They bring in experts from around the country and have to be scheduled many months in advance; they provide the funds that keep the nation's biomedical research going.
It's hard to overstate the disruption this causes.
It's hard to overstate the disruption this causes.
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Today I was supposed to attend day two of a truly harmless NIH workshop about how to get grants, do science, etc. It was canceled abruptly mid-session w/ colleagues were in the middle of flash talks. Poof. The NIH disappears in a cloud of orange smoke. We need to be talking about a general #strike
January 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Today I was supposed to attend day two of a truly harmless NIH workshop about how to get grants, do science, etc. It was canceled abruptly mid-session w/ colleagues were in the middle of flash talks. Poof. The NIH disappears in a cloud of orange smoke. We need to be talking about a general #strike
Such a fun book! The second (Everyone on the train is a suspect) was also a great listen.
January 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Such a fun book! The second (Everyone on the train is a suspect) was also a great listen.
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Announcing.....a new edition of Uncensored Advice for getting into grad school! Now with some info on emerging opps for a masters in psychology! Check it out for FREE: mitch.web.unc.edu/wp-content/u....
#psychology
#PsychSky
#mentalhealth
#PsychSciSky
#ClinPsych
#psychology
#PsychSky
#mentalhealth
#PsychSciSky
#ClinPsych
January 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Announcing.....a new edition of Uncensored Advice for getting into grad school! Now with some info on emerging opps for a masters in psychology! Check it out for FREE: mitch.web.unc.edu/wp-content/u....
#psychology
#PsychSky
#mentalhealth
#PsychSciSky
#ClinPsych
#psychology
#PsychSky
#mentalhealth
#PsychSciSky
#ClinPsych
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Four years ago I wrote my inaugural poem The Hill We Climb. Both when I wrote it and performed it, I did so while continuously reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King’s legacy.
January 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Four years ago I wrote my inaugural poem The Hill We Climb. Both when I wrote it and performed it, I did so while continuously reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King’s legacy.
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It all feels like a family with a genuinely abusive family member choosing to just carry on with the holiday traditions, hoping to create normalcy through sheer will and denial.
January 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It all feels like a family with a genuinely abusive family member choosing to just carry on with the holiday traditions, hoping to create normalcy through sheer will and denial.
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I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
January 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
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I used to like Greenday. Now I love them!
January 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I used to like Greenday. Now I love them!