Hilary Bierman
@hillyb-phd.bsky.social
Neuroscientist , Mom, Educator, Jew, Outdoor and Water Lover. Views expressed are my own and not representative of my employer. She/her
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The head of the Federal Communications Commission even suggested ABC’s broadcast license, as a Disney subsidiary, could be at risk. Aren’t late-night shows supposed to pushing the envelope? Yet Fox News can claim we kill the homeless through involuntary lethal injections and it’s met with crickets.
September 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The head of the Federal Communications Commission even suggested ABC’s broadcast license, as a Disney subsidiary, could be at risk. Aren’t late-night shows supposed to pushing the envelope? Yet Fox News can claim we kill the homeless through involuntary lethal injections and it’s met with crickets.
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Why should *everyone* be concerned that all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices were fired at the same time?
Because it's a slippery slope to losing our choice to protect our children and our families
💉 are one of the best tools to prevent disease. We need them available
Because it's a slippery slope to losing our choice to protect our children and our families
💉 are one of the best tools to prevent disease. We need them available
Why are we so concerned that all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) were fired at the same time?
✅ Loss of top-notch vaccine experts
✅ Unchecked power for 🧠🪱 to appoint grifters and charlatans who will make America sicker
✅ Loss of top-notch vaccine experts
✅ Unchecked power for 🧠🪱 to appoint grifters and charlatans who will make America sicker
June 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Why should *everyone* be concerned that all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices were fired at the same time?
Because it's a slippery slope to losing our choice to protect our children and our families
💉 are one of the best tools to prevent disease. We need them available
Because it's a slippery slope to losing our choice to protect our children and our families
💉 are one of the best tools to prevent disease. We need them available
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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
June 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
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You can’t be “addicted” to a human right.
May 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
You can’t be “addicted” to a human right.
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The FDA is said to be preparing to end most of its routine safety inspections, so…
April 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The FDA is said to be preparing to end most of its routine safety inspections, so…
Remember a time when school shootings were rare enough that they took over the news? Have we learned anything over the last 26 years?
Twenty-six years ago today, two students armed with assault rifles and high-capacity magazines shot and killed 12 students and one teacher and wounded 21 others at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. 🧵
April 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Remember a time when school shootings were rare enough that they took over the news? Have we learned anything over the last 26 years?
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When you defy court orders and deny one man his Constitutional rights, you threaten them for ALL.
Trump can post all he wants, but a federal judge said there's “no evidence linking Abrego Garcia to MS-13 or to any terrorist activity.”
Trump needs to put up or shut up IN COURT.
Trump can post all he wants, but a federal judge said there's “no evidence linking Abrego Garcia to MS-13 or to any terrorist activity.”
Trump needs to put up or shut up IN COURT.
Trump needs to put up or shut up IN COURT
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
When you defy court orders and deny one man his Constitutional rights, you threaten them for ALL.
Trump can post all he wants, but a federal judge said there's “no evidence linking Abrego Garcia to MS-13 or to any terrorist activity.”
Trump needs to put up or shut up IN COURT.
Trump can post all he wants, but a federal judge said there's “no evidence linking Abrego Garcia to MS-13 or to any terrorist activity.”
Trump needs to put up or shut up IN COURT.
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International students contribute $44 billion to the US economy annually, creating 1 job for every 4 students enrolled.
Higher ed is America’s 10th largest export industry. A finance professor explores how their impact reaches beyond big cities to small towns like Mankato, MN.
Higher ed is America’s 10th largest export industry. A finance professor explores how their impact reaches beyond big cities to small towns like Mankato, MN.
April 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
International students contribute $44 billion to the US economy annually, creating 1 job for every 4 students enrolled.
Higher ed is America’s 10th largest export industry. A finance professor explores how their impact reaches beyond big cities to small towns like Mankato, MN.
Higher ed is America’s 10th largest export industry. A finance professor explores how their impact reaches beyond big cities to small towns like Mankato, MN.
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Cinco de Mayo parades in Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Jose have been canceled due to organizers' concerns about ICE raids and anti-immigrant sentiment, as community members fear attending.
April 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Cinco de Mayo parades in Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Jose have been canceled due to organizers' concerns about ICE raids and anti-immigrant sentiment, as community members fear attending.
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Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
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I don't think that's legal.
Exclusive: Researchers at the US National Institutes of Health were told they can't attend scientific conferences and meetings without official permission, even if they pay their way and go during time off, current and former NIH scientists told Reuters reut.rs/4j7rFLT
Exclusive: US NIH scientists barred from attending conferences on their own time and dime
Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health have been told they cannot attend scientific conferences and meetings without official permission, even if they pay their own way and go during time off, three current and former NIH scientists told Reuters.
reut.rs
April 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I don't think that's legal.
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The price increases come as research budgets for US labs are stretched thin by unprecedented grant cancellations and cuts to university funding introduced since Donald Trump’s second presidency began
https://go.nature.com/41ZRlUD
https://go.nature.com/41ZRlUD
Tariffs hit science labs: Trump levies raise cost of supplies
Import taxes on staples such as microscopes, glassware and computer chips will affect institutions already feeling financial strain.
go.nature.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The price increases come as research budgets for US labs are stretched thin by unprecedented grant cancellations and cuts to university funding introduced since Donald Trump’s second presidency began
https://go.nature.com/41ZRlUD
https://go.nature.com/41ZRlUD
Any Science Writers out there willing to sit on a zoom career panel the evening of April 15th for UMD Neuroscience Majors? We need another panelist!
April 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Any Science Writers out there willing to sit on a zoom career panel the evening of April 15th for UMD Neuroscience Majors? We need another panelist!
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The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation’s top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations. apnews.com/article/fda-...
Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'
The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safe...
apnews.com
March 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation’s top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations. apnews.com/article/fda-...
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Hopefully it goes without saying that these kind of attacks on academia are what Trump and conservatives are taking national now.
They're using attacks on NIH and other science grants to achieve that.
They're using attacks on NIH and other science grants to achieve that.
The New College of Florida has fired a Chinese language professor under a state law that restricts Florida’s public universities from hiring individuals they deem to be from “countries of concern”.3/29/25 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Florida college fires Chinese professor under state’s ‘countries of concern’ law
New College of Florida fired Kevin Wang, a professor who sought asylum and is authorized to work in the US
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Hopefully it goes without saying that these kind of attacks on academia are what Trump and conservatives are taking national now.
They're using attacks on NIH and other science grants to achieve that.
They're using attacks on NIH and other science grants to achieve that.
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Our grocery bills are already high – and Trump’s economic plans will make them even worse. https://youtu.be/9EXi6xyOXSk?si=XL37B_ePK1WqEH3b
Trump Lied About Grocery Prices
Trump seems to have given up on making groceries cheaper. Wasn't that what the entire election was supposedly about?
youtu.be
March 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Our grocery bills are already high – and Trump’s economic plans will make them even worse. https://youtu.be/9EXi6xyOXSk?si=XL37B_ePK1WqEH3b
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Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to ‘intervene’ in potential ICE detainments on campus
Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to “intervene” in ICE detainments
A memo sent by the Office of General Council at Johns Hopkins instructs faculty and staff not to intervene if federal law enforcement detain a community member on campus.
buff.ly
March 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to ‘intervene’ in potential ICE detainments on campus
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Really bad news here:
NIH has rescinded its scientific integrity policy. Hard to see this as anything other than clearing the way for shoddy research on things like vaccines. Regardless of the rationale, it's bad news for public health.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-080: Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health NOT-OD-25-080. OD
grants.nih.gov
March 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Really bad news here:
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FACULTY JOB ALERT! The Albert Einstein Dept of Neuroscience is hiring a new assistant professor in any area of neuroscience! We have funds specifically earmarked for this search. #Neuroscience #AcademicJobs #NeuroSky Job just posted: faculty-einstein.icims.com/jobs/17175/f... Please share widely!!
Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Medical Education | Biomedical Research
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March 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
FACULTY JOB ALERT! The Albert Einstein Dept of Neuroscience is hiring a new assistant professor in any area of neuroscience! We have funds specifically earmarked for this search. #Neuroscience #AcademicJobs #NeuroSky Job just posted: faculty-einstein.icims.com/jobs/17175/f... Please share widely!!
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The GOP leaders of today do not care about helping families in crisis. Gun violence is a public health crisis destroying our communities.
We applaud @justinjpearson1.bsky.social for representing American values and our heart breaks for his loss.
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We applaud @justinjpearson1.bsky.social for representing American values and our heart breaks for his loss.
👏👏👏
March 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The GOP leaders of today do not care about helping families in crisis. Gun violence is a public health crisis destroying our communities.
We applaud @justinjpearson1.bsky.social for representing American values and our heart breaks for his loss.
👏👏👏
We applaud @justinjpearson1.bsky.social for representing American values and our heart breaks for his loss.
👏👏👏
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BREAKING: A federal judge blocks President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people from military service.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.
bit.ly
March 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge blocks President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people from military service.
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The band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song "Closing Time" in a social media post that shows a shackled deportee.
Semisonic objects to White House using their song 'Closing Time': 'You missed the point'
The band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song “Closing Time” over a social media post that shows a shackled deportee.
bit.ly
March 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song "Closing Time" in a social media post that shows a shackled deportee.
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The diabetes prevention program is so vital to the study of a whole host of chronic diseases. Really depressing that they would throw such a rich dataset out the window.
The Trump administration has canceled funding for an ongoing 30-year, nationwide study tracking patients with prediabetes and diabetes.
NIH cancels funding for landmark diabetes study at a time of focus on chronic disease
The Trump administration has canceled funding for an ongoing 30-year, nationwide study tracking patients with prediabetes and diabetes, researchers said.
buff.ly
March 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The diabetes prevention program is so vital to the study of a whole host of chronic diseases. Really depressing that they would throw such a rich dataset out the window.
This has nothing to do with fighting antisemitism. This is purely an attack on science and academia. Independent thinking is highly discouraged by this administration.
March 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
This has nothing to do with fighting antisemitism. This is purely an attack on science and academia. Independent thinking is highly discouraged by this administration.