John Monahan
jem19709.bsky.social
John Monahan
@jem19709.bsky.social
Scientist (retired)
Reposted by John Monahan
A federal judge in Massachusetts today blocked an attempt by the National Institutes of Health to cut some $4 billion annually that goes to universities to cover the cost of supporting research on their campuses.
U.S. judge blocks NIH’s plan to slash overhead cost payments
Injunction allows universities to keep receiving billions to recover costs of supporting federal research on campus
scim.ag
March 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Why is everything so dumb
Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.
Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research
President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.
www.rollingstone.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Russia shot down another airliner, on Christmas

Stop russia
December 25, 2024 at 5:23 PM