Jordan Valdez
@jordi-mouse.bsky.social
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“I am 83 years old. I do not think I’m going to be running for president,” Senator Bernie Sanders said in an interview. He's holding campaign-style events in Iowa and Omaha on Friday.
Read more on what he had to say about the Trump administration, Democrats and his defense of Joe Biden.
Read more on what he had to say about the Trump administration, Democrats and his defense of Joe Biden.
Bernie Sanders Isn’t Giving Up His Fight
The senator worries that too many Democrats remain reluctant to shake up the system. But he does not regret defending Joseph R. Biden Jr. until the very end.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“I am 83 years old. I do not think I’m going to be running for president,” Senator Bernie Sanders said in an interview. He's holding campaign-style events in Iowa and Omaha on Friday.
Read more on what he had to say about the Trump administration, Democrats and his defense of Joe Biden.
Read more on what he had to say about the Trump administration, Democrats and his defense of Joe Biden.
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The court ordered that NIH grant funding be unfrozen, so The Regime found a way around it. For NIH grants to be funded, a review panel must rank them. In order for a review panel to meet, they must post it on the Federal Register. Submissions to the Federal Register are now on hold “indefinitely”.
I just covered this for @thetransmitter.bsky.social — will keep following! www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...
www.thetransmitter.org
February 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The court ordered that NIH grant funding be unfrozen, so The Regime found a way around it. For NIH grants to be funded, a review panel must rank them. In order for a review panel to meet, they must post it on the Federal Register. Submissions to the Federal Register are now on hold “indefinitely”.
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This is pure evil.
February 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
This is pure evil.
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Hundreds of asylum seekers were deported from the U.S. to Panama and locked in a hotel without access to lawyers, or their own passports.
Under Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, Some Migrants Are Being Sent to Panama
The administration has asked Panama to take in hundreds of people who can’t easily be sent back to their countries. Many say they are in danger.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Hundreds of asylum seekers were deported from the U.S. to Panama and locked in a hotel without access to lawyers, or their own passports.
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Hello! I'm looking to hire a post-doc, to start this Summer or Fall.
It'd be great if you could share this widely with people you think might be interested.
More details on the position & how to apply: bit.ly/cocodev_post...
Official posting here: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14723
It'd be great if you could share this widely with people you think might be interested.
More details on the position & how to apply: bit.ly/cocodev_post...
Official posting here: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14723
February 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Hello! I'm looking to hire a post-doc, to start this Summer or Fall.
It'd be great if you could share this widely with people you think might be interested.
More details on the position & how to apply: bit.ly/cocodev_post...
Official posting here: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14723
It'd be great if you could share this widely with people you think might be interested.
More details on the position & how to apply: bit.ly/cocodev_post...
Official posting here: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14723
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New definition of corruption just dropped.
Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.
February 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
New definition of corruption just dropped.
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Bernie Sanders: "They will use the enormous media operations they own to deflect attention away from the impact of their policies while they entertain us to death."
February 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Bernie Sanders: "They will use the enormous media operations they own to deflect attention away from the impact of their policies while they entertain us to death."
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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At least $12 *trillion* from global oligarchs is hidden offshore in secret tax havens worldwide. And it is headquartered right here in the USA.
Instead of cutting lifesaving programs like the VA, Medicaid, and food stamps, we should be cracking down on tax havens for the ultra-rich.
Instead of cutting lifesaving programs like the VA, Medicaid, and food stamps, we should be cracking down on tax havens for the ultra-rich.
February 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
At least $12 *trillion* from global oligarchs is hidden offshore in secret tax havens worldwide. And it is headquartered right here in the USA.
Instead of cutting lifesaving programs like the VA, Medicaid, and food stamps, we should be cracking down on tax havens for the ultra-rich.
Instead of cutting lifesaving programs like the VA, Medicaid, and food stamps, we should be cracking down on tax havens for the ultra-rich.
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Heads up: The co-author of Project 2025 just issued a directive to halt almost ALL activity out of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Russ Vought instructed employees to "cease all supervision and examination activity" and pause all pending investigations.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
Russ Vought instructed employees to "cease all supervision and examination activity" and pause all pending investigations.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt portions of bureau activity
The Senate confirmed Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget on Thursday.
www.nbcnews.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Heads up: The co-author of Project 2025 just issued a directive to halt almost ALL activity out of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Russ Vought instructed employees to "cease all supervision and examination activity" and pause all pending investigations.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
Russ Vought instructed employees to "cease all supervision and examination activity" and pause all pending investigations.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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The world in 2025.
Hundreds of thousands of Germans oppose neo-fascism.
The top aide to the president of the United States supports it.
apnews.com/article/germ...
Hundreds of thousands of Germans oppose neo-fascism.
The top aide to the president of the United States supports it.
apnews.com/article/germ...
At least 200,000 protesters rally in Munich against far-right AfD ahead of German election
More than 200,000 protesters have demonstrated in Munich against far-right extremism ahead of the German general election.
apnews.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The world in 2025.
Hundreds of thousands of Germans oppose neo-fascism.
The top aide to the president of the United States supports it.
apnews.com/article/germ...
Hundreds of thousands of Germans oppose neo-fascism.
The top aide to the president of the United States supports it.
apnews.com/article/germ...
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Another example for the folks who don’t quite get that white privilege exists
February 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Another example for the folks who don’t quite get that white privilege exists
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A statement from the Kennedy Center
February 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A statement from the Kennedy Center
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I am sorry to say that I was right and The Regime censored this report. The U.S. government is hiding information about bird flu from the American public.
“The interference included dictating what to cover and withholding studies on the growing bird flu outbreak”. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...
“The interference included dictating what to cover and withholding studies on the growing bird flu outbreak”. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...
February 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I am sorry to say that I was right and The Regime censored this report. The U.S. government is hiding information about bird flu from the American public.
“The interference included dictating what to cover and withholding studies on the growing bird flu outbreak”. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...
“The interference included dictating what to cover and withholding studies on the growing bird flu outbreak”. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...
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“This seems like more of a club newsletter than a scientific journal,” says Gigi Gronvall, an immunologist and professor at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security”.
I agree with Dr. Gronvall.
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Donald Trump's NIH Pick Just Launched a Controversial Scientific Journal
The journal’s editorial board includes multiple scientists, such as Trump health nominees Jay Bhattacharya and Marty Makary, who opposed Covid public health measures.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“This seems like more of a club newsletter than a scientific journal,” says Gigi Gronvall, an immunologist and professor at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security”.
I agree with Dr. Gronvall.
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universities’ STEM education more inclusive. scim.ag/3EtS0US
HHMI kills program aimed at boosting inclusivity in STEM education
“Inclusive excellence” program had committed $60 million to 104 institutions
scim.ag
February 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universities’ STEM education more inclusive. scim.ag/3EtS0US
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On the one hand it’s really awesome to see Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) back online after being pulled down for the first time in 50 years by The Regime.
On the other hand, there’s a soupçon of creepiness to the banner that says it is being modified to comply with Trump’s orders.
On the other hand, there’s a soupçon of creepiness to the banner that says it is being modified to comply with Trump’s orders.
February 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
On the one hand it’s really awesome to see Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) back online after being pulled down for the first time in 50 years by The Regime.
On the other hand, there’s a soupçon of creepiness to the banner that says it is being modified to comply with Trump’s orders.
On the other hand, there’s a soupçon of creepiness to the banner that says it is being modified to comply with Trump’s orders.
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Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the CDC but then abruptly vanished.
CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the CDC but then abruptly vanished.
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The CDC apparently posted and then removed data that indicated that bird flu may have been transmitted between cats and humans. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
February 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The CDC apparently posted and then removed data that indicated that bird flu may have been transmitted between cats and humans. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
I really appreciated Derek Lowe’s summary of what is happening at the NIH, NSF, CDC, etc. and his reminder that we should NEVER just roll over and give up.
Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...
Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...
Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
www.science.org
February 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I really appreciated Derek Lowe’s summary of what is happening at the NIH, NSF, CDC, etc. and his reminder that we should NEVER just roll over and give up.
Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...
Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...
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Has Justin Trudeau offered any easy way to get Canadian citizenship for medical ,science and coders yet ? If I was him I'd be targeting a brain drain.
February 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Has Justin Trudeau offered any easy way to get Canadian citizenship for medical ,science and coders yet ? If I was him I'd be targeting a brain drain.
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BREAKING: The US State Department flag has been spotted flying upside down—a universal signal of distress.
February 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
BREAKING: The US State Department flag has been spotted flying upside down—a universal signal of distress.
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Members of Congress were just denied entry to the Department of Treasury. This is a 5 alarm fire.
February 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Members of Congress were just denied entry to the Department of Treasury. This is a 5 alarm fire.
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They shut them down there. Let’s follow them here. Pass it along. https://bsky.app/profile/altusaid.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
They shut them down there. Let’s follow them here. Pass it along. https://bsky.app/profile/altusaid.bsky.social