Teresa K.
@aseret444.bsky.social
Neurodivergent microbiologist. INTJ-A 5w4.
Now that's a legacy.
James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
www.npr.org
March 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Now that's a legacy.
So much conflict of interest going on here. finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Elon Musk and his cost-cutting U.S. DOGE Service team have been on a mission to trim government largesse. Yet Musk is one of the greatest beneficiaries of the taxpayers’ coffers. Over the years, Musk ...
finance.yahoo.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
So much conflict of interest going on here. finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
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Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
February 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
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Live like a libertarian! Don't think the planes are safe? Just don't fly. Don't think the food is safe? Just don't eat.
This afternoon, the top FDA food official responsible for overseeing America's food safety and inspections resigned from the federal government.
Top FDA Food Administrator Resigns After Mass Layoffs
This individual was responsible for overseeing our nation's food safety
meidasnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Live like a libertarian! Don't think the planes are safe? Just don't fly. Don't think the food is safe? Just don't eat.
That's what happens when you randomly fire people without any thought about who is essential. Some "genius."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that, over the weekend, it accidentally fired "several" agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak. The agency said it is now trying to quickly reverse the firings.
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
That's what happens when you randomly fire people without any thought about who is essential. Some "genius."
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🧪 posting to science feed
The pointless destruction of the scientific and medical research system open.substack.com/pub/stevensa...
The pointless destruction of the world's leading scientific and medical research system
No one benefits from this
open.substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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California overwhelmed as severe flu season worsens.Hospital is full.
#flu #influenza #H5N1 #vaccine #vaccination #N95 #mask #science #medicine #healthcare #CDC #WHO
#flu #influenza #H5N1 #vaccine #vaccination #N95 #mask #science #medicine #healthcare #CDC #WHO
‘Our hospital is full to the brim’: California overwhelmed by severe flu season
‘Our hospital is full to the brim’: California’s flu season worsens, as cases outpace RSV and COVID-19.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:09 AM
California overwhelmed as severe flu season worsens.Hospital is full.
#flu #influenza #H5N1 #vaccine #vaccination #N95 #mask #science #medicine #healthcare #CDC #WHO
#flu #influenza #H5N1 #vaccine #vaccination #N95 #mask #science #medicine #healthcare #CDC #WHO
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i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people
February 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people
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And here I am worried about H5N1. Now there's a 2 and a 9 out there?
Last week, the World Organization for Animal Health reported that it had been notified by the USDA that a November outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a California duck farm was caused by a strain not before seen in the United States: H5N9.
Another Strain Of Bird Flu Discovered In California
The outbreak of H5N9 avian influenza occurred at a California duck farm in November 2024.
buff.ly
February 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
And here I am worried about H5N1. Now there's a 2 and a 9 out there?
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“This is an utter disaster,” said Michael S. Lubell, a professor of physics at the City College of New York …. “Climate science is dead. God knows what’s going to happen to biomedicine. This marks the beginning of the decline of the golden age of American science.”
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www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/s...
Why Trump Picked a Science Advisor, Michael Kratsios, Who Isn’t a Scientist
Michael Kratsios, who served in the White House and Defense Department in the first Trump administration, is a policy specialist on artificial intelligence.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“This is an utter disaster,” said Michael S. Lubell, a professor of physics at the City College of New York …. “Climate science is dead. God knows what’s going to happen to biomedicine. This marks the beginning of the decline of the golden age of American science.”
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Not an awesome time to be in science, doubly so science outreach.
Nearly all my work is supported by the National Science Foundation. I now have to actively look elsewhere to find funding for my work for the foreseeable future.
Thanks to folks who've joined patreon.com/arielwaldman to help ❤️
Nearly all my work is supported by the National Science Foundation. I now have to actively look elsewhere to find funding for my work for the foreseeable future.
Thanks to folks who've joined patreon.com/arielwaldman to help ❤️
“researchers suspect [the grant review freeze] may be related to President Trump's targeting of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. NSF reviews grant applications based on two criteria: intellectual merit and broader impacts”
www.npr.org/sections/sho... 🧪
www.npr.org/sections/sho... 🧪
National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Not an awesome time to be in science, doubly so science outreach.
Nearly all my work is supported by the National Science Foundation. I now have to actively look elsewhere to find funding for my work for the foreseeable future.
Thanks to folks who've joined patreon.com/arielwaldman to help ❤️
Nearly all my work is supported by the National Science Foundation. I now have to actively look elsewhere to find funding for my work for the foreseeable future.
Thanks to folks who've joined patreon.com/arielwaldman to help ❤️
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Staff at the CDC have been ordered to stop communicating with the World Health Organization, according to a new memo, dealing a significant blow to global health efforts.
CDC staff ordered to cut communications with WHO after Trump executive order | CNN
Staff at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been ordered to stop communicating with the World Health Organization, according to a new memo, dealing a significant blow to global hea...
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Staff at the CDC have been ordered to stop communicating with the World Health Organization, according to a new memo, dealing a significant blow to global health efforts.
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Makes perfect sense to discontinue medical research right after a global pandemic that killed millions. This is the kind of strategic thinking we need!
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Makes perfect sense to discontinue medical research right after a global pandemic that killed millions. This is the kind of strategic thinking we need!
This is scary: Trump administration tells federal health agencies to pause external communications www.npr.org/2025/01/22/n...
Trump administration tells federal health agencies to pause external communications
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington Post reporter Dan Diamond about the Trump Administration's directive to Department of Health and Human Services agencies to pause all external communications.
www.npr.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
This is scary: Trump administration tells federal health agencies to pause external communications www.npr.org/2025/01/22/n...
This is insane, but no surprise, alas. He's the one who mishandled the pandemic. As usual, it's someone else's fault.
WHO: Trump announces US withdrawal from World Health Organization | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump announced Monday he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization, a significant move on his first day back in the White House cutting ties with the United Nations’ p...
amp.cnn.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is insane, but no surprise, alas. He's the one who mishandled the pandemic. As usual, it's someone else's fault.
Excited to have a new energy efficient electrical water pump water heater to replace my elderly, kaput gas. One step closer to going all electric solar. Lots of rebates, tax incentive and potentially money back whenever I keep my energy rates down (via an energy app). Good safety features too.
January 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Excited to have a new energy efficient electrical water pump water heater to replace my elderly, kaput gas. One step closer to going all electric solar. Lots of rebates, tax incentive and potentially money back whenever I keep my energy rates down (via an energy app). Good safety features too.
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The public health risk remains low, but bird flu variants have proven to be unpredictable, which is why the virus is a top priority for the federal government.
U.S. pays $590 million to Moderna to speed up development of bird flu vaccine
The public health risk remains low, but bird flu variants have proven to be unpredictable, which is why the virus is a top priority for the federal government.
www.npr.org
January 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The public health risk remains low, but bird flu variants have proven to be unpredictable, which is why the virus is a top priority for the federal government.
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One day ahead of a nationwide movement against the second Trump administration scheduled to coalesce in 70 American cities, San Francisco became the first battle in what is hoped by its organizers will be a four-year war under the slogan “We Fight Back.”
‘We Fight Back’: S.F. march blasts Trump and the ‘whole rotting system’ of capitalism
A rally and march from Civic Center Plaza down Market Street shows that resistance to Trump remains strong in the city on the eve of his second inauguration.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
One day ahead of a nationwide movement against the second Trump administration scheduled to coalesce in 70 American cities, San Francisco became the first battle in what is hoped by its organizers will be a four-year war under the slogan “We Fight Back.”
