Beth Martin
@frannylizzy.bsky.social
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We live in a world where powerful universities cower like congressmen, afraid to complain lest they lose the clout they are too afraid to fight for.
So why not get an old Bama football player to put it down there where the goats can get it?
So why not get an old Bama football player to put it down there where the goats can get it?
This doctor and former Crimson Tide receiver says NIH chaos threatens UAB, America’s health
We live in a world where powerful universities cower like congressmen, afraid to complain lest they lose the clout they are too afraid to fight for.
www.al.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
We live in a world where powerful universities cower like congressmen, afraid to complain lest they lose the clout they are too afraid to fight for.
So why not get an old Bama football player to put it down there where the goats can get it?
So why not get an old Bama football player to put it down there where the goats can get it?
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Excited to have an op-ed in the @nytimes.com today about rising rates of autism diagnosis, how that fits my own experiences, and why it's a bad idea to relitigate the vaccine debate. #actuallyautistic @ericmgarcia.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/o...
Opinion | Sorry, R.F.K.: There Is No Autism Mystery
Greater awareness, not vaccines, has driven an increase in diagnoses.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Excited to have an op-ed in the @nytimes.com today about rising rates of autism diagnosis, how that fits my own experiences, and why it's a bad idea to relitigate the vaccine debate. #actuallyautistic @ericmgarcia.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/o...
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The #Brazil government opens applications for #COP30 #youth #climate champions
(Folks have to be 18-35 and Brazilian citizens)
cop30.br/en/news-abou...
(Folks have to be 18-35 and Brazilian citizens)
cop30.br/en/news-abou...
Brasil launches call for proposals for COP30 Youth Climate Champion
Applications are now open for the public notice to facilitate the participation of young people in the COP30 debates. Young people with Brazilian nationality and residing in the country, between 18 an...
cop30.br
March 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The #Brazil government opens applications for #COP30 #youth #climate champions
(Folks have to be 18-35 and Brazilian citizens)
cop30.br/en/news-abou...
(Folks have to be 18-35 and Brazilian citizens)
cop30.br/en/news-abou...
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March 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
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My piece in @statnews.com on creating a better environment for autistic researchers in science. Great comments from researcher Greg Siegle on his journey. #ActuallyAutistic @thekibosch.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/12/a...
Science editor-in-chief Holden Thorp’s advice for other scientists with autism
“Building a much better scientific enterprise means embracing the idea of collaboration across all aspects of neurodiversity,” writes Science editor-in-chief Holden Thorp, who was diagnosed with autis...
www.statnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
My piece in @statnews.com on creating a better environment for autistic researchers in science. Great comments from researcher Greg Siegle on his journey. #ActuallyAutistic @thekibosch.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/12/a...
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I’ve unfortunately needed to add more material to my post from yesterday. The re-election of Donald Trump is looking like the biggest act of American self-destruction since the Civil War.
Same link, new title and some updates.
Same link, new title and some updates.
Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
www.science.org
February 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I’ve unfortunately needed to add more material to my post from yesterday. The re-election of Donald Trump is looking like the biggest act of American self-destruction since the Civil War.
Same link, new title and some updates.
Same link, new title and some updates.
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Dickheads of Gargantuan Ego (DOGE) have now gained access to the IT servers at the NOAA.
They have taken down several department websites, including the website that stores global CO2 data from observations taken in Hawaii.
That data is still accessible here.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
They have taken down several department websites, including the website that stores global CO2 data from observations taken in Hawaii.
That data is still accessible here.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
February 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Dickheads of Gargantuan Ego (DOGE) have now gained access to the IT servers at the NOAA.
They have taken down several department websites, including the website that stores global CO2 data from observations taken in Hawaii.
That data is still accessible here.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
They have taken down several department websites, including the website that stores global CO2 data from observations taken in Hawaii.
That data is still accessible here.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
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Words of wisdom worth sharing - "...frequent, emotionally transparent communication [is] crucial to lower anxiety & provide updated information" quoting former Tulane Prez Scott Cowen. TY for the piece!
It's unlikely (and probably inadvisable) for college leaders will be part of the resistance. But they can provide wartime leadership for their campuses. My piece in @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
College leaders in the foxhole (opinion)
Holden Thorp writes that the public response from college presidents to the Trump administration’s orders has been quiet so far—but he expects that to change.
www.insidehighered.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Words of wisdom worth sharing - "...frequent, emotionally transparent communication [is] crucial to lower anxiety & provide updated information" quoting former Tulane Prez Scott Cowen. TY for the piece!
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There should be far more focus on the state of Musk's businesses, particularly his increasingly precarious auto business.
He's gone into the business of taking over the government for a (financial) reason.
He's gone into the business of taking over the government for a (financial) reason.
Convo with my friend from Hungary tonight who left after Orban’s election.
She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”
She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”
February 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
There should be far more focus on the state of Musk's businesses, particularly his increasingly precarious auto business.
He's gone into the business of taking over the government for a (financial) reason.
He's gone into the business of taking over the government for a (financial) reason.
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Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.
February 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.
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18F along with the US Digital Service were one of the bright sparks in making government work better. Direct File has been a successful innovation to allow people to do tax reporting for free.
Think we can safely give up on the notion that Musk is interested in improving government capacity.
Think we can safely give up on the notion that Musk is interested in improving government capacity.
February 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
18F along with the US Digital Service were one of the bright sparks in making government work better. Direct File has been a successful innovation to allow people to do tax reporting for free.
Think we can safely give up on the notion that Musk is interested in improving government capacity.
Think we can safely give up on the notion that Musk is interested in improving government capacity.
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This is one of the most uninformed opinions I have ever seen - with one of the most dangerous consequences for human beings around the world.
About #USAID
About #USAID
February 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is one of the most uninformed opinions I have ever seen - with one of the most dangerous consequences for human beings around the world.
About #USAID
About #USAID
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If you weren’t clear: a President ordering a Federal health and disease agency to delete pages on its website is a public health crisis.
January 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If you weren’t clear: a President ordering a Federal health and disease agency to delete pages on its website is a public health crisis.
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The latest from @policyhound.bsky.social on the NSF. Tough picture. More long days for university officials and tense times for PIs and trainees ahead. www.science.org/content/arti...
EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders
Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review
www.science.org
January 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The latest from @policyhound.bsky.social on the NSF. Tough picture. More long days for university officials and tense times for PIs and trainees ahead. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Trump wants to distract you from the fact that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator last week.
Don’t let him.
Don’t let him.
January 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Trump wants to distract you from the fact that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator last week.
Don’t let him.
Don’t let him.
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It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.”
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
January 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.”
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.