@whisperskin.bsky.social
Federal employee who is disgusted at what’s happening
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Also, recall that I examined grant title changes for evidence of “remediation” and found 777 grants with titles changed from 2024 to 2025.
Here is a word cloud of the removed words.
Here is a word cloud of the removed words.
December 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Also, recall that I examined grant title changes for evidence of “remediation” and found 777 grants with titles changed from 2024 to 2025.
Here is a word cloud of the removed words.
Here is a word cloud of the removed words.
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Very much reads like they are significantly reducing the influence of peer review on scientific funding, which under the current regime opens the way for more politicized funding instead.
NSF now planning to let POs largely decide what gets funded, and to send PIs reviews that are only 3-5 sentences long. They don't have to use outside reviewers (except maybe 1) and don't have to convene panels. (1/5)
NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities
www.science.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Very much reads like they are significantly reducing the influence of peer review on scientific funding, which under the current regime opens the way for more politicized funding instead.
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Anyone who credulously platformed Macedo and Lee was giving voice to a MAGA/MAHA propagandists who faked being progressive
December 16, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Anyone who credulously platformed Macedo and Lee was giving voice to a MAGA/MAHA propagandists who faked being progressive
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The hero of Bondi: Ahmed el Ahmed, a 43 year old fruit shop owner from Sutherland. He grabbed the gun off one of the terrorists shooting at Jews during a Hanukkah celebration.
Ahmed was then shot in the leg and shoulder by another terrorist. He’s being treated in the hospital and expected to be OK.
Ahmed was then shot in the leg and shoulder by another terrorist. He’s being treated in the hospital and expected to be OK.
December 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The hero of Bondi: Ahmed el Ahmed, a 43 year old fruit shop owner from Sutherland. He grabbed the gun off one of the terrorists shooting at Jews during a Hanukkah celebration.
Ahmed was then shot in the leg and shoulder by another terrorist. He’s being treated in the hospital and expected to be OK.
Ahmed was then shot in the leg and shoulder by another terrorist. He’s being treated in the hospital and expected to be OK.
The trauma is just too much …
Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University.
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
December 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The trauma is just too much …
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Blacked out faces in Epstein photo creates a 'problem for Donald Trump.'
"That suggests to me that either the [Epstein] estate and or the committee believes that some of these women are either minors and or survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell."
www.rawstory.com/epstein-phot...
"That suggests to me that either the [Epstein] estate and or the committee believes that some of these women are either minors and or survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell."
www.rawstory.com/epstein-phot...
Blacked out faces in Epstein photo creates a 'problem for Donald Trump': MS NOW reporter
A collection of Jeffrey Epstein photos released by Democrats on Friday contained one of Donald Trump with an assortment of women which is already raising questions about the president and his relation...
www.rawstory.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Blacked out faces in Epstein photo creates a 'problem for Donald Trump.'
"That suggests to me that either the [Epstein] estate and or the committee believes that some of these women are either minors and or survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell."
www.rawstory.com/epstein-phot...
"That suggests to me that either the [Epstein] estate and or the committee believes that some of these women are either minors and or survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell."
www.rawstory.com/epstein-phot...
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Wonder how long it will take them to fix that "bug" or take it down.... If even an AI can figure it out, there's really no excuse for his criminal actions...
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Wonder how long it will take them to fix that "bug" or take it down.... If even an AI can figure it out, there's really no excuse for his criminal actions...
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We love our fair and impartial judiciary, don’t we folks.
Breaking on MS NOW:
Trump-appointed federal judge Emil Bove, one of Trump's former personal lawyers, is attending Trump's rally tonight in Pennsylvania.
Trump-appointed federal judge Emil Bove, one of Trump's former personal lawyers, is attending Trump's rally tonight in Pennsylvania.
December 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
We love our fair and impartial judiciary, don’t we folks.
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🍆🥔 Day 67
It’s all true: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ul...
There are two reasons he does this:
1. To make himself seem like not-a-criminal by comparison
2. Bc he can never be prosecuted for this shameless bribery
It’s all true: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ul...
There are two reasons he does this:
1. To make himself seem like not-a-criminal by comparison
2. Bc he can never be prosecuted for this shameless bribery
December 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
🍆🥔 Day 67
It’s all true: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ul...
There are two reasons he does this:
1. To make himself seem like not-a-criminal by comparison
2. Bc he can never be prosecuted for this shameless bribery
It’s all true: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ul...
There are two reasons he does this:
1. To make himself seem like not-a-criminal by comparison
2. Bc he can never be prosecuted for this shameless bribery
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So:
1) There was never a "fight" to begin with
2) There aren't any visible drugs (not that it would matter if there were)
3) They watched two clearly helpless people try not to drown in the ocean for 41 minutes, not "staying in the fight"
4) Then they killed them
This is straight up murder.
1) There was never a "fight" to begin with
2) There aren't any visible drugs (not that it would matter if there were)
3) They watched two clearly helpless people try not to drown in the ocean for 41 minutes, not "staying in the fight"
4) Then they killed them
This is straight up murder.
Hegseth's "fog of war" claim is nonsense, if this account of what video shows is correct: The two men obviously were visible.
Tom Cotton's claims also in doubt: Rep Smith says drugs not visible. The decision that the men were still in the fight looks very shaky:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Tom Cotton's claims also in doubt: Rep Smith says drugs not visible. The decision that the men were still in the fight looks very shaky:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So:
1) There was never a "fight" to begin with
2) There aren't any visible drugs (not that it would matter if there were)
3) They watched two clearly helpless people try not to drown in the ocean for 41 minutes, not "staying in the fight"
4) Then they killed them
This is straight up murder.
1) There was never a "fight" to begin with
2) There aren't any visible drugs (not that it would matter if there were)
3) They watched two clearly helpless people try not to drown in the ocean for 41 minutes, not "staying in the fight"
4) Then they killed them
This is straight up murder.
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Follow @jeremymberg.bsky.social for starters and see his website:
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
NIH_since_1_20_25
jeremymberg.github.io
December 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Follow @jeremymberg.bsky.social for starters and see his website:
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
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Emails obtained by The Associated Press show that the Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House had been unraveling for years. Rahmanullah Lakanwal couldn't hold down a job and he flipped between long, lightless stretches of isolation.
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with 'dark isolation' as community raised concerns
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan man accused of gunning down two National Guard members blocks from the White House last week, had been unraveling for years.
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Emails obtained by The Associated Press show that the Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House had been unraveling for years. Rahmanullah Lakanwal couldn't hold down a job and he flipped between long, lightless stretches of isolation.
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Correct.
Every vaccine will require an annual RCT powered for rare outcomes for every demographic group.
Every vaccine will require an annual RCT powered for rare outcomes for every demographic group.
I can't read this as anything other than a direct assault on the vaccine industry. Full stop. They are laying the groundwork to prevent all vaccine R&D. Not directly, but by requiring study designs for approval that are scientifically unnecessary and financially inviable.
Here's Prasad's full email, if you'd like to read it for yourself: www.washingtonpost.com/documents/30...
And I jotted down a few thoughts on my substack, including how the strategy of "asking more evidence" — which on the surface, sure, everyone wants more data — can lead to red tape.
And I jotted down a few thoughts on my substack, including how the strategy of "asking more evidence" — which on the surface, sure, everyone wants more data — can lead to red tape.
November 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Correct.
Every vaccine will require an annual RCT powered for rare outcomes for every demographic group.
Every vaccine will require an annual RCT powered for rare outcomes for every demographic group.
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ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
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You’re free to craft whatever narrative you want if there’s no witnesses or survivors
This regime must be held accountable for not just this, but everything they have yet to answer for
This regime must be held accountable for not just this, but everything they have yet to answer for
US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board, sources familiar with the ma...
www.cnn.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
You’re free to craft whatever narrative you want if there’s no witnesses or survivors
This regime must be held accountable for not just this, but everything they have yet to answer for
This regime must be held accountable for not just this, but everything they have yet to answer for
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This new policy from NIH is concerning.
It looks like a way to weaponize administrative burden, one of Russell Vought's favorite moves to break gov't.
Background: Program staff / NIH institute directors can move grants around outside peer review order. 1/
It looks like a way to weaponize administrative burden, one of Russell Vought's favorite moves to break gov't.
Background: Program staff / NIH institute directors can move grants around outside peer review order. 1/
This is concerning.
NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
1/2
NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
1/2
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This new policy from NIH is concerning.
It looks like a way to weaponize administrative burden, one of Russell Vought's favorite moves to break gov't.
Background: Program staff / NIH institute directors can move grants around outside peer review order. 1/
It looks like a way to weaponize administrative burden, one of Russell Vought's favorite moves to break gov't.
Background: Program staff / NIH institute directors can move grants around outside peer review order. 1/
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🍆🥔 Day 54
This is fu*king outrageous!
The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards.
apnews.com/article/utah...
The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards.
apnews.com/article/utah...
Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses
The federal government has dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines worth thousands of dollars during the pandemic.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🍆🥔 Day 54
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I chose the subtitle very carefully. It was dangerous that doctors embraced the antivaccine movement.
Now, here we are.
Now, here we are.
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I chose the subtitle very carefully. It was dangerous that doctors embraced the antivaccine movement.
Now, here we are.
Now, here we are.
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Online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has been getting noticeably less attention and follow-up from authorities, per NYT, as the DHS is overwhelmingly used for Stephen Miller’s immigration crusade
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
November 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has been getting noticeably less attention and follow-up from authorities, per NYT, as the DHS is overwhelmingly used for Stephen Miller’s immigration crusade
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
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Follow The 2 Rogers Rule:
If neither Steve nor Fred would do it, you shouldn't either.
Protect your team. Be a good neighbor. Punch a Nazi. All are great examples of World Kindness Day.
If neither Steve nor Fred would do it, you shouldn't either.
Protect your team. Be a good neighbor. Punch a Nazi. All are great examples of World Kindness Day.
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Follow The 2 Rogers Rule:
If neither Steve nor Fred would do it, you shouldn't either.
Protect your team. Be a good neighbor. Punch a Nazi. All are great examples of World Kindness Day.
If neither Steve nor Fred would do it, you shouldn't either.
Protect your team. Be a good neighbor. Punch a Nazi. All are great examples of World Kindness Day.
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When you tell the ringleader of the pedophile conspiracy that, fine, you’ll see him but you don’t want to run into Donald Trump …
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
When you tell the ringleader of the pedophile conspiracy that, fine, you’ll see him but you don’t want to run into Donald Trump …
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NEW: Adelita Grijalva is sworn in as a member of the 119th Congress, more than seven weeks after her special election victory.
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
NEW: Adelita Grijalva is sworn in as a member of the 119th Congress, more than seven weeks after her special election victory.
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ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! NIH staff are furloughed and cannot travel to SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS! Some are standing in food lines because they CANNOT AFFORD GROCERIES. Meanwhile, the director flew across the country to be lionized by the right wing. #FireJay
www.importantcontext.news/p/nih-direct...
www.importantcontext.news/p/nih-direct...
NIH Director Accepts Award From Anti-Vax Dark Money Group Founded By Accused Sexual Harasser
Jay Bhattacharya reunited with his old ally Jeffrey Tucker weeks after the political operative was revealed to have faced a sexual harassment scandal.
www.importantcontext.news
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! NIH staff are furloughed and cannot travel to SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS! Some are standing in food lines because they CANNOT AFFORD GROCERIES. Meanwhile, the director flew across the country to be lionized by the right wing. #FireJay
www.importantcontext.news/p/nih-direct...
www.importantcontext.news/p/nih-direct...
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1. Following is not a crime
2. That’s unlawful/excessive use of force by ICE
3. This is what all the police should be doing all the time, and if it turns out ICE is actually doing their job instead of kidnapping people, they may continue … until we meet again
2. That’s unlawful/excessive use of force by ICE
3. This is what all the police should be doing all the time, and if it turns out ICE is actually doing their job instead of kidnapping people, they may continue … until we meet again
A Fullerton police officer intervened when he saw a man in plain clothes pointing a gun at a female driver on a busy street in Santa Ana. The man later identified himself as an immigration agent and accused the driver of "following him" during an "operation"
Fullerton police stop man pointing gun at female driver, only to learn he is ICE agent
A Fullerton police officer told the agent he couldn't help 'with someone following or recording him if no crime had occurred.' Under state law, local police cannot enforce federal immigration law.
www.latimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
1. Following is not a crime
2. That’s unlawful/excessive use of force by ICE
3. This is what all the police should be doing all the time, and if it turns out ICE is actually doing their job instead of kidnapping people, they may continue … until we meet again
2. That’s unlawful/excessive use of force by ICE
3. This is what all the police should be doing all the time, and if it turns out ICE is actually doing their job instead of kidnapping people, they may continue … until we meet again
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This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.