chiara
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🚨 NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya is testifying before the US Senate Appropriations Committee today.
The hearing is bound to be spicy, after more than 300 agency staff wrote him a letter decrying his leadership and actions as director. 🔥
I'll be live-posting the hearing, so follow along here.
The hearing is bound to be spicy, after more than 300 agency staff wrote him a letter decrying his leadership and actions as director. 🔥
I'll be live-posting the hearing, so follow along here.
June 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🚨 NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya is testifying before the US Senate Appropriations Committee today.
The hearing is bound to be spicy, after more than 300 agency staff wrote him a letter decrying his leadership and actions as director. 🔥
I'll be live-posting the hearing, so follow along here.
The hearing is bound to be spicy, after more than 300 agency staff wrote him a letter decrying his leadership and actions as director. 🔥
I'll be live-posting the hearing, so follow along here.
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This is so jarringly unAmerican that I sort of hope it wakes some normies up. It is occurring in a context where military-style equipment is being used to enforce immigration roundups and conveys the notion that we are increasingly living in a police state.
In preparation for next week’s parade/demonstration, tanks are being moved into Washington, DC today. Unprecedented.
(Photo from a colleague in DC)
(Photo from a colleague in DC)
June 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is so jarringly unAmerican that I sort of hope it wakes some normies up. It is occurring in a context where military-style equipment is being used to enforce immigration roundups and conveys the notion that we are increasingly living in a police state.
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This is very bad
Once they start screwing with the data, that’s the whole ballgame
Once they start screwing with the data, that’s the whole ballgame
Trump officials delayed farm trade report over deficit forecast
Administration officials blocked publication of written analysis that normally accompanies the report because they disliked what it said about the deficit.
www.politico.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is very bad
Once they start screwing with the data, that’s the whole ballgame
Once they start screwing with the data, that’s the whole ballgame
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The gutting of US biomedical research with loss of ~2,500 grants affecting research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, infectious disease, global health and much more
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
June 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The gutting of US biomedical research with loss of ~2,500 grants affecting research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, infectious disease, global health and much more
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Louisiana Senate approved last-minute changes to a bill — with no opportunity for public feedback — that would shield personal information of state lawmakers and statewide elected officials from being shared with the public. @piperhutch.bsky.social reports lailluminator.com/2025/06/04/l...
Louisiana lawmakers weigh shielding their personal information from disclosure • Louisiana Illuminator
The Louisiana Senate approved last-minute amendments to a bill that would shield the personal information of state lawmakers, statewide elected officials and public service commissioners from being sh...
lailluminator.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Louisiana Senate approved last-minute changes to a bill — with no opportunity for public feedback — that would shield personal information of state lawmakers and statewide elected officials from being shared with the public. @piperhutch.bsky.social reports lailluminator.com/2025/06/04/l...
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This budget proposal will make your life worse.
Call your elected officials and oppose it.
Call your elected officials and oppose it.
May 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This budget proposal will make your life worse.
Call your elected officials and oppose it.
Call your elected officials and oppose it.
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RFK Jr’s Department of Health and Human Services has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract with the company to develop, test, and license vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics, including the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus.
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics
HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.
www.statnews.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
RFK Jr’s Department of Health and Human Services has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract with the company to develop, test, and license vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics, including the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus.
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#OPINION Despite voters rejecting Amendment 3, state senators just advanced SB 74 — pushing all arrested 15- & 16-year-olds into adult court. Every senator on the committee comes from a district that voted no.
✍️ Sarah Omojola
Click 🔗 for more info!
buff.ly/iHCOp3J
✍️ Sarah Omojola
Click 🔗 for more info!
buff.ly/iHCOp3J
Does the Louisiana Legislature represent us, or should we find someone else? | The Lens
Last week, the state Senate Judiciary committee passed a bill that would automatically funnel all arrested 15- and 16-year-olds into the adult system. That’s not what Louisiana voters want.
buff.ly
May 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
#OPINION Despite voters rejecting Amendment 3, state senators just advanced SB 74 — pushing all arrested 15- & 16-year-olds into adult court. Every senator on the committee comes from a district that voted no.
✍️ Sarah Omojola
Click 🔗 for more info!
buff.ly/iHCOp3J
✍️ Sarah Omojola
Click 🔗 for more info!
buff.ly/iHCOp3J
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something about Trump's DOJ announcing that it was ending its desegregation case against Plaquemines Parish School Board felt *off* to me, even beyond the obvious reasons, so I did some digging
sure enough, it's even more fucked up than it appears on the surface
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
sure enough, it's even more fucked up than it appears on the surface
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Trump’s Justice Department is Making Schools Segregated Again
Revoking a 60-year-old desegregation order in Louisiana will make it harder for Black families to protect their children from the scourge of segregation.
ballsandstrikes.org
May 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
something about Trump's DOJ announcing that it was ending its desegregation case against Plaquemines Parish School Board felt *off* to me, even beyond the obvious reasons, so I did some digging
sure enough, it's even more fucked up than it appears on the surface
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
sure enough, it's even more fucked up than it appears on the surface
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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If you are stopped by Trump's ICE goons, or any other kind of cops:
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
May 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If you are stopped by Trump's ICE goons, or any other kind of cops:
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
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Federal agents' seemingly universal adoption of neck gaiters worn just below the eyes like they're robbing the railroad is emblematic of this time in the US
🚨 ICE activity reports for 5/9:
Activity reported at
- Fort Totten Dr & Gallatin St NE at 8:00AM
- 5 officers - 3 ATF, others federal police
- 4 unmarked black cars with VA tags
- At least one person detained
Activity reported at
- Fort Totten Dr & Gallatin St NE at 8:00AM
- 5 officers - 3 ATF, others federal police
- 4 unmarked black cars with VA tags
- At least one person detained
May 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Federal agents' seemingly universal adoption of neck gaiters worn just below the eyes like they're robbing the railroad is emblematic of this time in the US
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This is fascism.
HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
May 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This is fascism.
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Basically only shit that tech bros think they can steal and profit off of. Not stuff that helps society
NSF to ONLY fund research in five areas: artificial intelligence, quantum information science, biotechnology, nuclear energy, and translational science. Can this be happening?
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring
Smaller future budgets will require fewer people, NSF official tells staff
www.science.org
May 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Basically only shit that tech bros think they can steal and profit off of. Not stuff that helps society
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Im simultaneously SOBBING and trolling the governor on Twitter.
ALL. FOUR. AMENDMENTS failed tonight. Louisiana I am SO PROUD.
Fuck Jeff Landry was the RESOUNDING message from the entire state
ALL. FOUR. AMENDMENTS failed tonight. Louisiana I am SO PROUD.
Fuck Jeff Landry was the RESOUNDING message from the entire state
March 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Im simultaneously SOBBING and trolling the governor on Twitter.
ALL. FOUR. AMENDMENTS failed tonight. Louisiana I am SO PROUD.
Fuck Jeff Landry was the RESOUNDING message from the entire state
ALL. FOUR. AMENDMENTS failed tonight. Louisiana I am SO PROUD.
Fuck Jeff Landry was the RESOUNDING message from the entire state
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
theonion.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
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NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot.
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot.
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
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NIH IN YOUR STATE
“Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America”
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
“Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America”
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
February 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
NIH IN YOUR STATE
“Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America”
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
“Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America”
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.