Becky Ward
@beckyward.bsky.social
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Makes you think that perhaps DOGE didn’t really know what they were doing.
Maybe the exercise was never really about government efficiency at all?
Maybe the exercise was never really about government efficiency at all?
New - “Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk’s cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work.”
www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/p...
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Trump administration rehires hundreds of federal employees laid off by DOGE | CNN Politics
Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk’s cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work.
www.cnn.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Makes you think that perhaps DOGE didn’t really know what they were doing.
Maybe the exercise was never really about government efficiency at all?
Maybe the exercise was never really about government efficiency at all?
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It's incredibly weird that folks have convinced themselves that the Covid vaccines - which had an ~82^% take up rate - were unpopular.
Wow. New NBC poll finds 78% support vaccines, including 72% of independents and 67% of Republicans.
As I keep trying to argue, Democrats should polarize the shit out of the vaccine/public health debate. Make people take sides. It will split Republicans and MAGA.
See this:
As I keep trying to argue, Democrats should polarize the shit out of the vaccine/public health debate. Make people take sides. It will split Republicans and MAGA.
See this:
Trump/RFK are decapitating our public health system, a pillar of American greatness. So Dem Govs should scour every corner of the law for creative new ways to defend their people from this madness.
Dems should polarize this debate to the max.
Thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Dems should polarize this debate to the max.
Thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
September 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It's incredibly weird that folks have convinced themselves that the Covid vaccines - which had an ~82^% take up rate - were unpopular.
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For 58€ a month I can ride on almost any public transport anywhere in Germany. Within a 15 minute walk from my house I can access 4 S Bahn lines, 3 UBahn lines, regional trains (I honestly don’t even know how many of those), 3 tram lines and at least 4 city bus lines (probably more).
Will the absence of robotaxis in Europe mark the moment its citizens notice how far their continent has fallen behind?
Robotaxis will be the Sputnik Moment for a declining Europe
A slow-motion car crash on Europe’s roads
econ.st
September 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
For 58€ a month I can ride on almost any public transport anywhere in Germany. Within a 15 minute walk from my house I can access 4 S Bahn lines, 3 UBahn lines, regional trains (I honestly don’t even know how many of those), 3 tram lines and at least 4 city bus lines (probably more).
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Trump asked SCOTUS to “stay” Judge Young’s order to reinstate NIH grants. A stay would:
- mean NIH staff pulled onto re-terminations, slowing all grant awards
- justify Trump terminations of other NIH grants.
Tell SCOTUS: No stay!
scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/tell-the-s...
- mean NIH staff pulled onto re-terminations, slowing all grant awards
- justify Trump terminations of other NIH grants.
Tell SCOTUS: No stay!
scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/tell-the-s...
Tell the Supreme Court: No Stay. Hands off NIH
The Supreme Court is poised to allow Trump to illegally terminate NIH grants. Let's speak out. There is not much time.
scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com
August 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Trump asked SCOTUS to “stay” Judge Young’s order to reinstate NIH grants. A stay would:
- mean NIH staff pulled onto re-terminations, slowing all grant awards
- justify Trump terminations of other NIH grants.
Tell SCOTUS: No stay!
scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/tell-the-s...
- mean NIH staff pulled onto re-terminations, slowing all grant awards
- justify Trump terminations of other NIH grants.
Tell SCOTUS: No stay!
scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/tell-the-s...
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A second Bhattacharya email for today.
1/7
1/7
August 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A second Bhattacharya email for today.
1/7
1/7
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My sister department EEB is hiring an animal evo-devo assistant prof! I'm the plant evo-devo person on the SC and happy to answer any questions! (spoiler alert: This is a GREAT place to be and with fantastic colleagues & support!!!!) @socdevbio.bsky.social
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant Professor, Evolution, Ecology & Behavior
Duties & Responsibilities
illinois.csod.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
My sister department EEB is hiring an animal evo-devo assistant prof! I'm the plant evo-devo person on the SC and happy to answer any questions! (spoiler alert: This is a GREAT place to be and with fantastic colleagues & support!!!!) @socdevbio.bsky.social
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
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Trump acknowledges widespread starvation in Gaza but hasn’t acted to address it. Members of Congress must force the issue with demands to lift aid restrictions and let trusted third parties distribute food. Tell your elected officials to call for an end to Netanyahu’s intentional starvation of Gaza.
Tell Congress: Gaza aid must flow freely and safely
The intentional starvation of Palestinians in Gaza is so cruel and dire that even Donald Trump has said it must stop, but words are meaningless without action. The Trump administration has the power t...
act.indivisible.org
August 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Trump acknowledges widespread starvation in Gaza but hasn’t acted to address it. Members of Congress must force the issue with demands to lift aid restrictions and let trusted third parties distribute food. Tell your elected officials to call for an end to Netanyahu’s intentional starvation of Gaza.
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Question for Mike Flood: With $450 million being allocated to Alligator Alcatraz, and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people—How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the tax payers have to pay for a fascist country?
August 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Question for Mike Flood: With $450 million being allocated to Alligator Alcatraz, and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people—How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the tax payers have to pay for a fascist country?
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I’m going live on Instagram at 1:30pm ET with TX State Rep. @ginaforaustin.bsky.social to talk about how we can push back against Republicans' obvious plan to disempower voters.
Share any questions for her in the comments below.
Share any questions for her in the comments below.
August 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I’m going live on Instagram at 1:30pm ET with TX State Rep. @ginaforaustin.bsky.social to talk about how we can push back against Republicans' obvious plan to disempower voters.
Share any questions for her in the comments below.
Share any questions for her in the comments below.
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If you are an American scientist and ESPECIALLY if you work at UCSF, you should be doing everything you can to hold Vinay Prasad accountable for the damage he did to American public health.
No, UCSF, do NOT hire him back.
No, UCSF, do NOT hire him back.
One thing I will be following up on:
Will UCSF welcome him back now after his clear embrace of anti-vax bullshit and brief tenure in the most openly hostile anti-science administration in modern history?
Will UCSF welcome him back now after his clear embrace of anti-vax bullshit and brief tenure in the most openly hostile anti-science administration in modern history?
July 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
If you are an American scientist and ESPECIALLY if you work at UCSF, you should be doing everything you can to hold Vinay Prasad accountable for the damage he did to American public health.
No, UCSF, do NOT hire him back.
No, UCSF, do NOT hire him back.
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It turns out "the Mar-a-Lago" confessed to what was going on 18 years ago.
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![Meanwhile, the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach last night confirmed a Web site report that Epstein has been banned there. “He would use the spa to try to procure girls. But one of them, a masseuse about 18 years old, he tried to get her to do things,” a source told us. “Her father found out about it and went absolutely ape-[bleep]. Epstein’s not allowed back.” Epstein denies he is banned from Mar-a-Lago and says, in fact, he was recently invited to an event there](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreih6l4mb2xzanlzrzisxpondu3nji4yswb6ftabvbqybdzo7wugj6q@jpeg)
July 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It turns out "the Mar-a-Lago" confessed to what was going on 18 years ago.
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. #Botany2025 My institution (JIC in Norwich, UK) is hiring for a tenure-track Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences - see more here:
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...
Let me know if you have questions!
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...
Let me know if you have questions!
Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences | John Innes Centre
The John Innes Centre (JIC) seeks a visionary Group Leader to lead research on Discovery Plant Science.
www.jic.ac.uk
July 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
. #Botany2025 My institution (JIC in Norwich, UK) is hiring for a tenure-track Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences - see more here:
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...
Let me know if you have questions!
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...
Let me know if you have questions!
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Covid measures pushed down deaths from influenza to remarkably low levels. The death rate is surging back--including 266 children. 90% of children who died in the 2024-2025 flu season were not fully vaccinated against the flu. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
July 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Covid measures pushed down deaths from influenza to remarkably low levels. The death rate is surging back--including 266 children. 90% of children who died in the 2024-2025 flu season were not fully vaccinated against the flu. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
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The Wadsworth Center is expanding it's research focus on #virology /vector-borne diseases!
www.asmcareerconnections.org/job/research-scientist-5-g-31/78488664/
This is a unicorn assistant prof equivalent position with 12-month hard money salary and no teaching commitments (!)
Reposts appreciated 🙏
www.asmcareerconnections.org/job/research-scientist-5-g-31/78488664/
This is a unicorn assistant prof equivalent position with 12-month hard money salary and no teaching commitments (!)
Reposts appreciated 🙏
June 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The Wadsworth Center is expanding it's research focus on #virology /vector-borne diseases!
www.asmcareerconnections.org/job/research-scientist-5-g-31/78488664/
This is a unicorn assistant prof equivalent position with 12-month hard money salary and no teaching commitments (!)
Reposts appreciated 🙏
www.asmcareerconnections.org/job/research-scientist-5-g-31/78488664/
This is a unicorn assistant prof equivalent position with 12-month hard money salary and no teaching commitments (!)
Reposts appreciated 🙏
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Love this energy. But this isn’t the right read on Congressional dynamics.
What’s happening here is that Trump is weaker than he’s ever been. Britt and R Senators have been afraid of Trump activating the base against them. They are less afraid now than in the spring. Because Trump’s getting weaker.
What’s happening here is that Trump is weaker than he’s ever been. Britt and R Senators have been afraid of Trump activating the base against them. They are less afraid now than in the spring. Because Trump’s getting weaker.
She apparently woke up and realized UAB is the largest employer in the state of Alabama, UAB got $413 million in NIH funds in FY2023 which translates to roughly $1 billion dollars infused into the greater Birmingham area economy! The ignorance is stunning!
July 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Love this energy. But this isn’t the right read on Congressional dynamics.
What’s happening here is that Trump is weaker than he’s ever been. Britt and R Senators have been afraid of Trump activating the base against them. They are less afraid now than in the spring. Because Trump’s getting weaker.
What’s happening here is that Trump is weaker than he’s ever been. Britt and R Senators have been afraid of Trump activating the base against them. They are less afraid now than in the spring. Because Trump’s getting weaker.
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There we are
I get the sense people may have forgotten or missed some of the details of allegations against Ghislane Maxwell but they’re considerably more awful than I at least had expected and we’re about to do refreshers on all of them
July 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There we are
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An NIH employee back in April mapped out the Vought plan that is playing out now. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
July 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
An NIH employee back in April mapped out the Vought plan that is playing out now. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
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Fiiiine, apparently half my readers enjoy an info dump, so here we go!
Grasslands Sequester Carbon Too or “Why trees are not the be-all and end-all.”
Ahem. *takes a sip of water*
Grasslands Sequester Carbon Too or “Why trees are not the be-all and end-all.”
Ahem. *takes a sip of water*
I THINK they’re mad because of the hardscaping? Not entirely sure.
(One guy tried to claim it didn’t store CO2. Do you want a lecture on prairie carbon sequestration? Because this is how you get a lecture on prairie carbon sequestration.)
(One guy tried to claim it didn’t store CO2. Do you want a lecture on prairie carbon sequestration? Because this is how you get a lecture on prairie carbon sequestration.)
July 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Fiiiine, apparently half my readers enjoy an info dump, so here we go!
Grasslands Sequester Carbon Too or “Why trees are not the be-all and end-all.”
Ahem. *takes a sip of water*
Grasslands Sequester Carbon Too or “Why trees are not the be-all and end-all.”
Ahem. *takes a sip of water*
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The death cult know as "The Republican Party" wants you to die, so their President took action on Friday to make it more likely you get cancer and die.
Trump Hands Another Victory To Cancer’s Profiteers
A hundred industrial sources of carcinogenic air toxics will now be exempt from Biden-era rules intended to reduce cancer risk around the country.
revolvingdoorproject.substack.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The death cult know as "The Republican Party" wants you to die, so their President took action on Friday to make it more likely you get cancer and die.
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📣 #VIRGINIA Dems need to keep control of the legislature and regain the Governor's office.
Massive turnout for the #NoKings protests won't mean ANYTHING unless people also VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS UP & DOWN THE BALLOT.
Donate today: #Blue25
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Massive turnout for the #NoKings protests won't mean ANYTHING unless people also VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS UP & DOWN THE BALLOT.
Donate today: #Blue25
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Chip in!
Show your support with a contribution.
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July 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
📣 #VIRGINIA Dems need to keep control of the legislature and regain the Governor's office.
Massive turnout for the #NoKings protests won't mean ANYTHING unless people also VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS UP & DOWN THE BALLOT.
Donate today: #Blue25
secure.actblue.com/donate/vablu...
Massive turnout for the #NoKings protests won't mean ANYTHING unless people also VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS UP & DOWN THE BALLOT.
Donate today: #Blue25
secure.actblue.com/donate/vablu...
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NSF's Alexandria Declaration takes the form of a letter to Congress
Science coverage
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Science coverage
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Employees’ protests against Trump science policies spread to NSF
Letter to key House Democrat follows declarations by scientists at NIH, EPA, and NASA
www.science.org
July 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
NSF's Alexandria Declaration takes the form of a letter to Congress
Science coverage
www.science.org/content/arti...
Science coverage
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, study finds
A new study has found that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men.
thenextweb.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
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do you ever stare at the ceiling and think about how the worldwide scientific establishment did the impossible and created a COVID vaccine in under a year and the response of the general public has been to go on an unstoppable rampage to destroy science and scientists
July 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
do you ever stare at the ceiling and think about how the worldwide scientific establishment did the impossible and created a COVID vaccine in under a year and the response of the general public has been to go on an unstoppable rampage to destroy science and scientists