Roger Clem
@melcregor.bsky.social
Neuroscientist. FIFA Prize in Physiology or Medicine. wrongevity guru.
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Roger Clem
@melcregor.bsky.social
· Jan 14
Purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
Everyone is leaving NYC again. No place has died as many deaths.
Mamdani’s ‘cuckoo’ property tax hike will land him ‘Real Estate Agent of the Year’ after inevitable exodus, Kevin O’Leary says
Mr. Wonderful thinks it’s a wonderful idea.
nypost.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Everyone is leaving NYC again. No place has died as many deaths.
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“Taken together, these two policies create a structure in which dissent becomes professionally costly, alignment becomes professionally necessary, and the space for honest scientific judgment quietly contracts.”
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
What NIH Staff Can’t Tell You—And Why That Matters
The people who understand most clearly what is being lost at the NIH are also the people least able to say so.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:26 PM
“Taken together, these two policies create a structure in which dissent becomes professionally costly, alignment becomes professionally necessary, and the space for honest scientific judgment quietly contracts.”
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
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The Epstein Class is the by-product of an economy that emerged over the last two decades, from which this new elite has siphoned off vast amounts of wealth.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-squalor-of-the-epstein-class
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-squalor-of-the-epstein-class
February 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The Epstein Class is the by-product of an economy that emerged over the last two decades, from which this new elite has siphoned off vast amounts of wealth.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-squalor-of-the-epstein-class
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-squalor-of-the-epstein-class
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The current system is working exactly as designed. It destroys critical thought to protect capitalist hegemony and utilizes disciplinary techniques to mold compliant, indebted subjects. It is a factory for the production of inequality that only societal change can address imho…
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The current system is working exactly as designed. It destroys critical thought to protect capitalist hegemony and utilizes disciplinary techniques to mold compliant, indebted subjects. It is a factory for the production of inequality that only societal change can address imho…
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February 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
If we can answer the question why do we have VIP patients at nonprofit hospitals, perhaps we can start to understand many things. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
‘Anything is possible’: How Jeffrey Epstein received special treatment at one of the country’s elite hospitals
The convicted sex offender enjoyed unusually close access to Mount Sinai doctors, records show.
www.politico.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:47 AM
If we can answer the question why do we have VIP patients at nonprofit hospitals, perhaps we can start to understand many things. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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"I’ve wanted Marc Elias to be wrong for seven years, or six years, for as long as he’s been coming on my show. I have wanted his warnings to be wrong, but every single one of them has been either affirmed or prescient."--Nicolle Wallace. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
It’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midterms
With only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:11 PM
"I’ve wanted Marc Elias to be wrong for seven years, or six years, for as long as he’s been coming on my show. I have wanted his warnings to be wrong, but every single one of them has been either affirmed or prescient."--Nicolle Wallace. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
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I have a different take
Based on personal interactions, my take on these scientists is that they were weaselly arrogant assholes but can we shift the blame to institutions that enabled all this? And not just Ivys or MIT - e.g. Mt Sinai interacted with him/his staff for years AFTER his conviction
Based on personal interactions, my take on these scientists is that they were weaselly arrogant assholes but can we shift the blame to institutions that enabled all this? And not just Ivys or MIT - e.g. Mt Sinai interacted with him/his staff for years AFTER his conviction
What I’m seeing in some of the Epstein revelations about well known scientists who maintained contact after his conviction, is folks who always thought they were the smartest person in any room, sure they could shrewdly navigate a route that gets them what they want without getting dirty themselves.
February 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I have a different take
Based on personal interactions, my take on these scientists is that they were weaselly arrogant assholes but can we shift the blame to institutions that enabled all this? And not just Ivys or MIT - e.g. Mt Sinai interacted with him/his staff for years AFTER his conviction
Based on personal interactions, my take on these scientists is that they were weaselly arrogant assholes but can we shift the blame to institutions that enabled all this? And not just Ivys or MIT - e.g. Mt Sinai interacted with him/his staff for years AFTER his conviction
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The Trump Administration is continuing to politicize government advisory committees, this time on Alzheimer’s Disease. More than 7 million Americans from all walks of life are living with Alzheimer’s Disease. We need advisory committees that are representative of all Americans.
February 14, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The Trump Administration is continuing to politicize government advisory committees, this time on Alzheimer’s Disease. More than 7 million Americans from all walks of life are living with Alzheimer’s Disease. We need advisory committees that are representative of all Americans.
I mean I’m shocked. That they would ignore the field standard for very careful vetting of donors.
February 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I mean I’m shocked. That they would ignore the field standard for very careful vetting of donors.
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BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
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Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
Even in NYC, where you absolutely do not need a car, people go to extraordinary lengths to have one.
Going car-free is the best thing most people can do for climate. To reduce car dependency, cities should promote car-free living, supporting compact cities through policy, and investing in public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and shared mobility options.
These key strategies could help Americans get rid of their cars » Yale Climate Connections
Research points the way to a more climate-friendly, diverse, and desirable transportation system.
yaleclimateconnections.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Even in NYC, where you absolutely do not need a car, people go to extraordinary lengths to have one.
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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Happy to share the newest study from our lab, led by superstar postdoc Dr. Rodrigo Campos Cardoso, where we resolve the infralimbic cortex GABAergic circuits of fear extinction: tinyurl.com/38vvr2my
February 10, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Happy to share the newest study from our lab, led by superstar postdoc Dr. Rodrigo Campos Cardoso, where we resolve the infralimbic cortex GABAergic circuits of fear extinction: tinyurl.com/38vvr2my
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February 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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And the new NCI Director moves to piss away his scientific credibility.
First, killing cancer cells is a very low bar; many compounds kill cancer cells and are not the least bit useful for treating cancer.
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First, killing cancer cells is a very low bar; many compounds kill cancer cells and are not the least bit useful for treating cancer.
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The National Cancer Institute will begin studying ivermectin's ability to kill cancer cells, @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social reports
www.statnews.com/2026/02/10/i...
www.statnews.com/2026/02/10/i...
National Cancer Institute studying ivermectin’s ‘ability to kill cancer cells,’ alarming career scientists
The National Cancer Institute is studying ivermectin as a potential cancer treatment, according to its top official, alarming career scientists.
www.statnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
And the new NCI Director moves to piss away his scientific credibility.
First, killing cancer cells is a very low bar; many compounds kill cancer cells and are not the least bit useful for treating cancer.
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First, killing cancer cells is a very low bar; many compounds kill cancer cells and are not the least bit useful for treating cancer.
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Patience, everyone, we are almost there.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Patience, everyone, we are almost there.
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Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Renee Good’s vehicle after an immigration agent fatally shot her, but Trump administration officials ordered them to stop investigating. About a dozen prosecutors have since resigned, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Renee Good’s vehicle after an immigration agent fatally shot her, but Trump administration officials ordered them to stop investigating. About a dozen prosecutors have since resigned, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil.
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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I wonder, @aaas.org and @researchamerica.bsky.social - are you also grateful to Trump for censoring research with racist grant screening? For ensuring multiyear funding still reduces the power of the NIH budget by threatening a veto if limits remained in the bill? For firing people who push back?
MERE HOURS after the President of the United States posted an AI video of the Obama’s as monkeys, the Science Tech Action Committee (led by @aaas.org and @researchamerica.bsky.social) posted a THANK YOU to TRUMP for SIGNING THE BUDGET.
Shot. Chaser.
sciencetechaction.org/aboutus/
Shot. Chaser.
sciencetechaction.org/aboutus/
February 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I wonder, @aaas.org and @researchamerica.bsky.social - are you also grateful to Trump for censoring research with racist grant screening? For ensuring multiyear funding still reduces the power of the NIH budget by threatening a veto if limits remained in the bill? For firing people who push back?
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Spoke with a PI whose postdoc is trapped abroad because of social media vetting. It appears the postdoc missed disclosing one account and it's unclear if they can come back… ever.
This is the country we live in now.
This is the country we live in now.
February 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Spoke with a PI whose postdoc is trapped abroad because of social media vetting. It appears the postdoc missed disclosing one account and it's unclear if they can come back… ever.
This is the country we live in now.
This is the country we live in now.
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“We’re staying away from federal dollars because we don’t trust them, especially right now.”
- Joseph Yracheta, executive director of the Native Biodata Consortium
Bhattacharya talk a lot about trust. But the actions he oversees lead only to its deterioration.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/s...
- Joseph Yracheta, executive director of the Native Biodata Consortium
Bhattacharya talk a lot about trust. But the actions he oversees lead only to its deterioration.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/s...
He Built a Server to Protect Indigenous Health Data
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
“We’re staying away from federal dollars because we don’t trust them, especially right now.”
- Joseph Yracheta, executive director of the Native Biodata Consortium
Bhattacharya talk a lot about trust. But the actions he oversees lead only to its deterioration.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/s...
- Joseph Yracheta, executive director of the Native Biodata Consortium
Bhattacharya talk a lot about trust. But the actions he oversees lead only to its deterioration.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/s...
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A special corps of health care workers have been called in to work with detained immigrants and many feel deeply conflicted about the assignment, saying they're not able to provide good care.
Some Public Health Service officers quit rather than serve in ICE detention centers
A special corps of health care workers have been called in to work with detained immigrants and many feel deeply conflicted about the assignment, saying they're not able to provide good care.
n.pr
February 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
A special corps of health care workers have been called in to work with detained immigrants and many feel deeply conflicted about the assignment, saying they're not able to provide good care.