CassandraBelair
@cdbelair.bsky.social
I am US citizen ashamed by the current US government. I value facts. I am a senior scientist researcher studying cancer biology, biomarkers and immunotherapy. I am interested in all sciences. Opinions posted are my own.
#standupforscience SB-829 sponsored by Senator Scott Weiner will do just that.
May 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#standupforscience SB-829 sponsored by Senator Scott Weiner will do just that.
Free Mohsen Mahdawi. This is another shameful snatch by masked bandits posing as ICE agents. I am ashamed and alarmed by our government’s actions.
Breaking News: Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia student activist who is a legal permanent resident, was arrested by ICE at a meeting he thought was a step to becoming a U.S. citizen. nyti.ms/4cxlwG4
April 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Free Mohsen Mahdawi. This is another shameful snatch by masked bandits posing as ICE agents. I am ashamed and alarmed by our government’s actions.
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We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸
February 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸
#sanfrancisco #standupforscience at the Civic Center. Event was posted today!
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Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-events/ and add your event using the form. We’ll add it to the map & help you get the word out!
Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-events/ and add your event using the form. We’ll add it to the map & help you get the word out!
Local SUFS Events
Stand Up for Science is officially supporting rallies in Washington DC and 31 other cities around the country. This means that a confirmed site leader—backed by our core team—is actively organizing…
www.standupforscience2025.org
February 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
#sanfrancisco #standupforscience at the Civic Center. Event was posted today!
Voice uour support of our National Parks and the dedicated employees tasked with their upkeep and your protection. apple.news/AM6pvXqeTTki...
Photos: ‘Distress flag’ towers over Yosemite to protest cuts as crowds view firefall — San Francisco Chronicle
A group of frustrated Yosemite National Park staffers hoping to draw attention to the federal government’s sweeping workforce cuts hung an upside-down American flag Saturday thousands of feet off the ...
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February 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Voice uour support of our National Parks and the dedicated employees tasked with their upkeep and your protection. apple.news/AM6pvXqeTTki...
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The Trump administration reversed itself on making funding and staff cuts to a federal health program for survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, after bipartisan criticism of the moves.
Trump Reverses Cuts to 9/11 Health Program After Criticism
About 20 percent of the World Trade Central Health Program’s staff had been terminated amid President Trump’s slashing of the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The Trump administration reversed itself on making funding and staff cuts to a federal health program for survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, after bipartisan criticism of the moves.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration plans to cut 84% of staff at the office that funds the U.S.'s disaster recovery, raising questions about how the country will rebuild from hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities made worse by climate change.
Trump Team Plans Cuts at HUD Office That Funds Disaster Recovery
Staff at the office, a branch of the U.S. housing department that Congress uses to address the worst catastrophes, would be reduced by 84 percent.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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In response to the emergence of H5N1 influenza A viruses as a novel pathogen of cattle, a study in Nature Communications shows that pasteurisation of cows’ milk should effectively inactivate the virus, but that it remains infectious in unpasteurised milk. https://go.nature.com/3WRQ8fb 🧪
February 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
In response to the emergence of H5N1 influenza A viruses as a novel pathogen of cattle, a study in Nature Communications shows that pasteurisation of cows’ milk should effectively inactivate the virus, but that it remains infectious in unpasteurised milk. https://go.nature.com/3WRQ8fb 🧪
Deleting GoogleMaps ☹️
February 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Deleting GoogleMaps ☹️
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What’s Happening & How You Can Take Action | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
YouTube video by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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February 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Thank you for posting. It is disturbing that this database has any entries. It is terribly upsetting to be a scientist in America right now.
This project tracks government attempts to restrict or prohibit scientific research, education, or discussion, or the publication or use of scientific information. Read more about the tracker and related... Or contribute to the database.
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#science
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Silencing Science Tracker | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
climate.law.columbia.edu
January 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Thank you for posting. It is disturbing that this database has any entries. It is terribly upsetting to be a scientist in America right now.
I am apprehensive!
Before panic sets it. The New NIH Director and Congress will want research to continue, so the machine will start up at some point. Keep writing papers and preparing proposals. AND educate the public about the key role peer review plays in science and the time and infrastructure investment needed
January 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I am apprehensive!
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All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
I just happened upon this uplifting news article from @uofcalifornia.bsky.social subtitled "Climate progress is real and it's happening right here in California..." I LOVE the solar-covered irrigation canals @ucmerced.bsky.social
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/year-cl...
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/year-cl...
A year of climate breakthroughs from UC research
10 practical solutions for a zero-carbon future from UC labs and field sites.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu
November 22, 2024 at 2:19 AM
I just happened upon this uplifting news article from @uofcalifornia.bsky.social subtitled "Climate progress is real and it's happening right here in California..." I LOVE the solar-covered irrigation canals @ucmerced.bsky.social
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/year-cl...
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/year-cl...
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UC has awarded nearly $6 million in state funding to advance research aimed at reducing cancer and cancer risk among firefighters through the California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program bit.ly/4hZcYu3
UC awards $6 million to research aimed at reducing cancer among firefighters
California firefighters will be on the front lines of research aimed at combatting high rates of cancer among their ranks.
bit.ly
November 20, 2024 at 8:36 PM
UC has awarded nearly $6 million in state funding to advance research aimed at reducing cancer and cancer risk among firefighters through the California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program bit.ly/4hZcYu3
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November 19, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Don’t they have something more important to worry about? Like sexual predators in the new administration?
House Republicans are trying to bar Sarah McBride, a Delaware Democrat who is set to be the first transgender member of Congress, from women’s restrooms and changing rooms on Capitol Hill.
House Republicans Target McBride With Capitol Bathroom Bill
G.O.P. lawmakers whose leaders have pressed to roll back transgender rights around the country moved to bar Sarah McBride, the first transgender member of Congress, from women’s rooms on Capitol Hill.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Don’t they have something more important to worry about? Like sexual predators in the new administration?
There is beauty in this world.
November 19, 2024 at 7:45 AM
There is beauty in this world.
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SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board
SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
www.npr.org
November 18, 2024 at 8:19 PM
SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
This is real!!
Via our parent company @globaltetrahedron.bsky.social CEO @brycetetraeder.bsky.social: theonion.com/heres-why-i-...
November 14, 2024 at 3:29 PM
This is real!!
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I'm excited to share a new publication from my previous lab building on our earlier work on PROTAC degraders targeting MDM2 for cancer therapy. More efficient MDM2 degraders have been developed as we gain deeper insights into their mechanisms. Check it out if interested! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Discovery of MD-265: A Potent MDM2 Degrader That Achieves Complete Tumor Regression and Improves Long-Term Survival of Mice with Leukemia
MDM2 has been pursued as an attractive therapeutic target for human cancers. Herein, we describe our discovery of MD-265 as a promising PROTAC MDM2 degrader and extensive in vitro and in vivo evaluati...
pubs.acs.org
November 13, 2024 at 7:02 PM
I'm excited to share a new publication from my previous lab building on our earlier work on PROTAC degraders targeting MDM2 for cancer therapy. More efficient MDM2 degraders have been developed as we gain deeper insights into their mechanisms. Check it out if interested! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Cool science
Aggregated measurements from millions of smartphones could be used to create a comprehensive map of the Earth’s ionosphere, leading to better global positioning systems, according to a paper published in Nature.
go.nature.com/3Z4ZqpC 🧪
go.nature.com/3Z4ZqpC 🧪
November 14, 2024 at 7:25 AM
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