Goodbye to a great actress 😎
January 31, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Goodbye to a great actress 😎
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In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.
Hope is a powerful thing. For too long there had been little hope for those living with Alzheimer's and their families. There is more optimism than ever in the field and it would be more than a shame if progress is derailed or halted because of politics.
www.cbsnews.com/video/promis...
www.cbsnews.com/video/promis...
Promising clinical trials in Alzheimer's prevention
Recent studies have shown new antibody drugs to slow cognitive decline among people with early-onset Alzheimer's – a critical finding, given that the disease as of now has no cure. CBS News chief medi...
www.cbsnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Hope is a powerful thing. For too long there had been little hope for those living with Alzheimer's and their families. There is more optimism than ever in the field and it would be more than a shame if progress is derailed or halted because of politics.
www.cbsnews.com/video/promis...
www.cbsnews.com/video/promis...
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
jeremymberg.github.io
October 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
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The cancer returned.
The run had to stop.
But, not the hope.
The run had to stop.
But, not the hope.
September 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The cancer returned.
The run had to stop.
But, not the hope.
The run had to stop.
But, not the hope.
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Important Essay in @nytimes.com by 9 former CDC directors.
"We have a message for the rest of the nation as well: This is a time to rally to protect the health of every American...."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
"We have a message for the rest of the nation as well: This is a time to rally to protect the health of every American...."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Important Essay in @nytimes.com by 9 former CDC directors.
"We have a message for the rest of the nation as well: This is a time to rally to protect the health of every American...."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
"We have a message for the rest of the nation as well: This is a time to rally to protect the health of every American...."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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A quick history of corporate money in politics.
Today is the anniversary of the worst memo in history
Friends,
open.substack.com
August 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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🧪
New article led by Tara McAllister & co-authored by Lelani Walker, @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social, myself, Bradley Moggridge, Serena Naepi, Brittany Kamai and @napaaqtuk.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them
Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.
www.nature.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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#Breaking: Trump administration blocks NIH from awarding any research grants and contracts
www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/t...
Trump administration blocks NIH from awarding any research grants and contracts
The order applies to the entirety of new and, possibly, ongoing research grant dollars that go to universities and academic medical centers.
www.statnews.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
#Breaking: Trump administration blocks NIH from awarding any research grants and contracts
www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/t...
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🧪 A recent report in The Lancet reveals alarming changes to U.S. health datasets.
Researchers found over 100 government files were altered without public notice, with terms like "gender" often replaced by "sex," raising concerns for data integrity.
#MedSky #AcadmicSky
Researchers found over 100 government files were altered without public notice, with terms like "gender" often replaced by "sex," raising concerns for data integrity.
#MedSky #AcadmicSky
Secret changes to major U.S. health datasets raise alarms
A new Lancet study reveals that over 100 U.S. government health datasets were quietly altered in early 2025, raising alarms among researchers about transparency, political influence, and the reliabili...
www.psypost.org
July 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🧪 A recent report in The Lancet reveals alarming changes to U.S. health datasets.
Researchers found over 100 government files were altered without public notice, with terms like "gender" often replaced by "sex," raising concerns for data integrity.
#MedSky #AcadmicSky
Researchers found over 100 government files were altered without public notice, with terms like "gender" often replaced by "sex," raising concerns for data integrity.
#MedSky #AcadmicSky
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Happy Canada Day! Bonne fête du Canada!
July 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Happy Canada Day! Bonne fête du Canada!
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This is incredible, amazing, fabulous, stupendous news. In my years working with HIV risk reduction, we longed for this day, every day.
"Clinical trial data from last year suggest just two injections a year provide near-complete protection against an HIV infection."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
"Clinical trial data from last year suggest just two injections a year provide near-complete protection against an HIV infection."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
HIV prevention drug hailed as a 'breakthrough' gets FDA approval
A drug called lenacapavir, administered in two injections a year, offers protection from HIV comparable to daily pills. One looming question: Will it be affordable for lower resource countries?
www.npr.org
June 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This is incredible, amazing, fabulous, stupendous news. In my years working with HIV risk reduction, we longed for this day, every day.
"Clinical trial data from last year suggest just two injections a year provide near-complete protection against an HIV infection."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
"Clinical trial data from last year suggest just two injections a year provide near-complete protection against an HIV infection."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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What a legacy and what a tragedy 19thnews.org/2025/06/rep-...
Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for Minnesotan families
Hortman worked closely with Gov. Tim Walz to enact policies that prioritized children and expanded protections for abortion and gender-affirming care
19thnews.org
June 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
What a legacy and what a tragedy 19thnews.org/2025/06/rep-...
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Dallas turned out with at least 10,000 marching for #NoKingsDay
June 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Dallas turned out with at least 10,000 marching for #NoKingsDay
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More than 6000 scientists have signed a declaration condemning "Administration policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe"
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
www.standupforscience.net
June 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
More than 6000 scientists have signed a declaration condemning "Administration policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe"
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
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"Our calculations suggest that the proposed budgetary cuts to the NIH will create a social cost that is 16 times greater than the savings that the administration is attempting to achieve."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe
This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...
jamanetwork.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Our calculations suggest that the proposed budgetary cuts to the NIH will create a social cost that is 16 times greater than the savings that the administration is attempting to achieve."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Science??? Trump doesn't wanna TACO bout it.
But we do! Link to sign up for the Summer Fight for Science: www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
#StandUpforScience #summerfightforscience
But we do! Link to sign up for the Summer Fight for Science: www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
#StandUpforScience #summerfightforscience
Summer Fight For Science 2025 — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
www.standupforscience.net
May 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Science??? Trump doesn't wanna TACO bout it.
But we do! Link to sign up for the Summer Fight for Science: www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
#StandUpforScience #summerfightforscience
But we do! Link to sign up for the Summer Fight for Science: www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
#StandUpforScience #summerfightforscience
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My quote of the day
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.
Elie Wiesel
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.
Elie Wiesel
May 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
My quote of the day
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.
Elie Wiesel
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.
Elie Wiesel
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"We are free as bodies, or not at all. And so health care is a right, one of the most basic... Dying senselessly is no act of freedom. And too many people in the USA do die senselessly because we have the wrong idea of freedom."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Health and freedom
We are free as bodies, or not at all. And so health care is a right, one of the most
basic.
www.thelancet.com
May 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"We are free as bodies, or not at all. And so health care is a right, one of the most basic... Dying senselessly is no act of freedom. And too many people in the USA do die senselessly because we have the wrong idea of freedom."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Please read this principled and beautiful refusal to become complicit “in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging” from @alondra.bsky.social
time.com/7285045/resi...
time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Please read this principled and beautiful refusal to become complicit “in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging” from @alondra.bsky.social
time.com/7285045/resi...
time.com/7285045/resi...
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BREAKING: A federal grand jury has indicted Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan. Keep in mind, the threshold to indict is far lower than the threshold to convict and maintain on appeal. www.cbsnews.com/news/wiscons...
Federal grand jury indicts Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan in immigration case
A federal grand jury has indicted a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.
www.cbsnews.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
BREAKING: A federal grand jury has indicted Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan. Keep in mind, the threshold to indict is far lower than the threshold to convict and maintain on appeal. www.cbsnews.com/news/wiscons...
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Under court order, the government has released a nearly unredacted copy of the memorandum of understanding between the IRS and Homeland Security revealing how taxpayer data was shared for immigration enforcement.
May 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Under court order, the government has released a nearly unredacted copy of the memorandum of understanding between the IRS and Homeland Security revealing how taxpayer data was shared for immigration enforcement.
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My quote of the day
My mother's gifts of courage to me were both large and small. The latter are woven so subtly into the fabric of my psyche that I can hardly distinguish where she stops and I begin.
Maya Angelou
My mother's gifts of courage to me were both large and small. The latter are woven so subtly into the fabric of my psyche that I can hardly distinguish where she stops and I begin.
Maya Angelou
May 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
My quote of the day
My mother's gifts of courage to me were both large and small. The latter are woven so subtly into the fabric of my psyche that I can hardly distinguish where she stops and I begin.
Maya Angelou
My mother's gifts of courage to me were both large and small. The latter are woven so subtly into the fabric of my psyche that I can hardly distinguish where she stops and I begin.
Maya Angelou