Science Girl
@sciencegirlma.bsky.social
Proud scientist, drug developer, devoted wife, pet parent, and resident of MA. I translate innovative science into lifesaving medicines for patients. I truly care about saving our democracy and restoring science to America. #BlueCrew. Opinions are my own.
Reposted by Science Girl
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in an important read to contextualize the administrations attack on science. Trump’s Attacks on Science www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in an important read to contextualize the administrations attack on science. Trump’s Attacks on Science www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...
Reposted by Science Girl
Appalling…..
A new law allows doctors to deny treatment based on ‘conscience.’ Now a woman has been denied prenatal care.
Pregnant and Unmarried? In Tennessee, That’s Now Grounds for Denial of Care.
Tennessee's anti-abortion law allows doctors to deny treatment based on 'conscience.' Now an unmarried woman has been denied prenatal care.
msmagazine.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Appalling…..
The truth comes out. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...
Amid Fear of Retaliation, N.S.F. Workers Sign Letter of Dissent
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The truth comes out. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...
Reposted by Science Girl
Beyond the layoffs at the FDA, some longtime inspectors have left in recent months.
“I am in utter shock that they don’t support and promote those of us who can do a decent inspection,” one investigator said. “You’re adding to the chaos.”
“I am in utter shock that they don’t support and promote those of us who can do a decent inspection,” one investigator said. “You’re adding to the chaos.”
FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say
Beyond staff cuts, the departures of some longtime investigators in recent months have left less experienced people tasked with rooting out dangerous manufacturing practices.
www.propublica.org
July 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Beyond the layoffs at the FDA, some longtime inspectors have left in recent months.
“I am in utter shock that they don’t support and promote those of us who can do a decent inspection,” one investigator said. “You’re adding to the chaos.”
“I am in utter shock that they don’t support and promote those of us who can do a decent inspection,” one investigator said. “You’re adding to the chaos.”
Reposted by Science Girl
Pam Bondi in February: The Epstein client list is sitting on my desk right now to review.
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
July 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Pam Bondi in February: The Epstein client list is sitting on my desk right now to review.
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
Reposted by Science Girl
A national abortion ban is closer than you think. The Senate bill could close one in four abortion providers nationwide. As we saw with Roe, a right only on paper is no right at all
The budget bill that passed the Senate Tuesday is a chilling reminder that abortion could be rendered inaccessible across vast swaths of the country where it’s still legal—not because Congress passed a prohibition, but because too many clinics shuttered.
The Plot to Effectively Ban Abortion Nationwide Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes
Lawmakers and activists are working to shutter clinics and restrict access to abortion pills. The end result would be catastrophic.
www.autonomynews.co
July 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A national abortion ban is closer than you think. The Senate bill could close one in four abortion providers nationwide. As we saw with Roe, a right only on paper is no right at all
Reposted by Science Girl
Thread on the ethical scandal at the New York Times
The saga of the NYT's anti-Mamdani story taken from notorious white supremacist Jordan Lasker (they call him an "academic") gets even more amazing: Lasker's only impactful paper, which claimed white people are smarter, is infamous: it misused data so badly it got his tenured co-author fired. 2/
July 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Thread on the ethical scandal at the New York Times
Reposted by Science Girl
The trump scheme to have battlefield ready, masked men grab day workers, moms, seniors & even kids has only just begun & it’s already extremely unpopular (as it should be FFS). And the worst it yet to come with this now super charged ICE funding.
Trump’s approval rating on deportations is currently lower than his approval on the economy
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data
July 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The trump scheme to have battlefield ready, masked men grab day workers, moms, seniors & even kids has only just begun & it’s already extremely unpopular (as it should be FFS). And the worst it yet to come with this now super charged ICE funding.
Reposted by Science Girl
Make no mistake, the SCOTUS decision about birthright citizenship IS ALSO ABOUT *birthright citizenship.*
The Court is using nationwide injunctions as the tail, wagging the dog, to take us back to an Antebellum view of citizenship.
That way led to war once.
My latest in @thenation.com
The Court is using nationwide injunctions as the tail, wagging the dog, to take us back to an Antebellum view of citizenship.
That way led to war once.
My latest in @thenation.com
The Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a Five-Alarm Catastrophe
In Trump v. CASA, the court hands the president yet more unaccountable authority—and yanks us into a neo-Confederate legal nightmare.
www.thenation.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Make no mistake, the SCOTUS decision about birthright citizenship IS ALSO ABOUT *birthright citizenship.*
The Court is using nationwide injunctions as the tail, wagging the dog, to take us back to an Antebellum view of citizenship.
That way led to war once.
My latest in @thenation.com
The Court is using nationwide injunctions as the tail, wagging the dog, to take us back to an Antebellum view of citizenship.
That way led to war once.
My latest in @thenation.com
Reposted by Science Girl
CDC vaccine report cites study that does not exist, says scientist listed as author https://twp.ai/4ioqxB
www.theguardian.com
CDC vaccine report cites study that does not exist, says scientist listed as author
twp.ai
June 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
CDC vaccine report cites study that does not exist, says scientist listed as author https://twp.ai/4ioqxB
Reposted by Science Girl
Reposted by Science Girl
Four Democratic members of Congress from Illinois, Jesús “Chuy” García, Danny Davis, Delia Ramirez, and Jonathan Jackson, were denied entry to an ICE facility in Broadview, just outside Chicago, despite federal policy allowing them access without prior notice.
June 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Four Democratic members of Congress from Illinois, Jesús “Chuy” García, Danny Davis, Delia Ramirez, and Jonathan Jackson, were denied entry to an ICE facility in Broadview, just outside Chicago, despite federal policy allowing them access without prior notice.
Reposted by Science Girl
Reposted by Science Girl
The president can seize control of states’ National Guard units whenever he sees fit — even during peacetime, and even to simply back up Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents working to meet daily arrest quotas, a Justice Department lawyer argued Tuesday.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Administration Signals It Could Send The Military To Even More Cities
The DOJ argued Trump has the power to take control of state National Guard units whenever he wants — a chilling preview of what could happen in cities across the U.S.
www.huffpost.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The president can seize control of states’ National Guard units whenever he sees fit — even during peacetime, and even to simply back up Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents working to meet daily arrest quotas, a Justice Department lawyer argued Tuesday.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Reposted by Science Girl
Vaccines save lives!
June 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Vaccines save lives!
Reposted by Science Girl
Virginia Voters: this is pretty much everything you need to know in one place about all the primary candidates as well as some general election information. Tomorrow is Primary Day - be prepared before you go to the polls!
cardinalnews.org/virginia-vot...
cardinalnews.org/virginia-vot...
2025 Virginia Voter Guide
Some of the features in this Voter Guide were made possible through the Knight Election Center and a grant from Microsoft. For questions about this Voter Guide, contact us at news@cardinalnews.org.…
cardinalnews.org
June 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Virginia Voters: this is pretty much everything you need to know in one place about all the primary candidates as well as some general election information. Tomorrow is Primary Day - be prepared before you go to the polls!
cardinalnews.org/virginia-vot...
cardinalnews.org/virginia-vot...
Reposted by Science Girl
Trump rolls into the G7 summit complaining about how mean they are to Putin, trashes America on foreign soil, confused the EU with the UK, dropped papers on the ground, trashed Tucker Carlson, accomplished nothing, then bailed early to escalate a war. MAGA!
June 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Trump rolls into the G7 summit complaining about how mean they are to Putin, trashes America on foreign soil, confused the EU with the UK, dropped papers on the ground, trashed Tucker Carlson, accomplished nothing, then bailed early to escalate a war. MAGA!
Reposted by Science Girl
A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”
Full emails below
Full emails below
June 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”
Full emails below
Full emails below
Reposted by Science Girl
“Lee spread unfounded claims about the alleged gunman across multiple posts, making light of the killings and attempting to blame the violence on the political left[,] [and] falsely tied the slayings to Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.”
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
I
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
I
‘This is not a joke’: Sen. Amy Klobuchar rips Mike Lee for posts about a deadly Minnesota shooting
Sen. Mike Lee's unfounded claims on social media about the slaying of a Minnesota lawmaker have angered a U.S. Senate colleague from the state.
www.sltrib.com
June 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“Lee spread unfounded claims about the alleged gunman across multiple posts, making light of the killings and attempting to blame the violence on the political left[,] [and] falsely tied the slayings to Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.”
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
I
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
I
Reposted by Science Girl
Atul Gawande: If you or someone you love has cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, or diabetes, you have likely benefitted personally from the university’s federally funded discoveries. This is true for Harvard, Columbia and the dozen other universities now under attack.
The Cost of Defunding Harvard
If you or someone you love has cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, or diabetes, you have likely benefitted from the university’s federally funded discoveries in care and tre...
www.newyorker.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Atul Gawande: If you or someone you love has cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, or diabetes, you have likely benefitted personally from the university’s federally funded discoveries. This is true for Harvard, Columbia and the dozen other universities now under attack.