Kenneth Matreyek
@kmatreyek.bsky.social
Studying the functional impacts of protein sequence variants with mammalian synthetic biology and multiplex genetic assays. Assistant Prof in CLE, OH. www.matreyeklab.com
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The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
Universities Must Reject Trump Admin 'Loyalty Oath' Compacts
The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities that court government favor in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological...
www.aaup.org
October 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
This is corruption.
Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
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This clear declaration that Trump views the DOJ to be an entity designed to impose his political retribution - alongside the clear evidence that it is already being used in this way - is impeachable.
Trump criticizes Pam Bondi for not charging his adversaries quickly enough, in a Truth Social post that looks a lot like a DM. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
September 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This clear declaration that Trump views the DOJ to be an entity designed to impose his political retribution - alongside the clear evidence that it is already being used in this way - is impeachable.
“This is state censorship. It’s now happening in the United States of America, not some far-off country. It’s happening right here and right now.”
Make sure you only share articles where the headline makes clear that the GOVERNMENT directly caused #Kimmel's show to be pulled.
Good article to share:
www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
#jimmykimmel #colbert #freespeech #firstamendment
Good article to share:
www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
#jimmykimmel #colbert #freespeech #firstamendment
Disney's ABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after FCC chair criticizes the host's Charlie Kirk comments
The network confirmed it is "indefinitely" pulling the show.
www.nbcnews.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
“This is state censorship. It’s now happening in the United States of America, not some far-off country. It’s happening right here and right now.”
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Just Trump declaring war on a US city, a normal Saturday
September 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Just Trump declaring war on a US city, a normal Saturday
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A federal judge in Boston said she found it "difficult to conclude anything other than that [the Trump administration] used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country's premier universities, and did so in a way that runs afoul of [federal law]."
Trump administration illegally froze billions in Harvard funds, judge rules
The ruling is a legal victory for Harvard but the White House says it will appeal the decision.
n.pr
September 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A federal judge in Boston said she found it "difficult to conclude anything other than that [the Trump administration] used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country's premier universities, and did so in a way that runs afoul of [federal law]."
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First they came for…
Trump officials subpoenaed birth dates, Social Security numbers and addresses of children who received transgender care.
Trump Officials Demanded Confidential Data About Transgender Children Seeking Care
A June subpoena to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia sought Social Security numbers and addresses of patients who received gender-related care, as well as “every writing or record” made by doctors on such treatments.
nyti.ms
August 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
First they came for…
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I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history"
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history"
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
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Every time I think RFK Jr can’t possibly say or do something worse
“Nobody blamed the New York Times for spreading that disinformation that football can cause injuries”
“Nobody blamed the New York Times for spreading that disinformation that football can cause injuries”
August 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Every time I think RFK Jr can’t possibly say or do something worse
“Nobody blamed the New York Times for spreading that disinformation that football can cause injuries”
“Nobody blamed the New York Times for spreading that disinformation that football can cause injuries”
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This letter, to Harvard's leaders encouraging them not to give in to Trump, is open for signature by everyone.
You can remain anonymous if you want. But please read and sign if you can.
crimsoncourage.fillout.com/august-letter
You can remain anonymous if you want. But please read and sign if you can.
crimsoncourage.fillout.com/august-letter
August 2025 Sign-on Letter
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August 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This letter, to Harvard's leaders encouraging them not to give in to Trump, is open for signature by everyone.
You can remain anonymous if you want. But please read and sign if you can.
crimsoncourage.fillout.com/august-letter
You can remain anonymous if you want. But please read and sign if you can.
crimsoncourage.fillout.com/august-letter
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"Agents stormed our restaurants in a show of force that went beyond anything reasonable or humane. They raided the heart of our business, tore through our spaces, and left behind a trail of fear, confusion, destruction. Our kitchens were flipped. Our walk-ins emptied. Food trashed. Doors broken."
Do they think they’re pirates? How long until they start the rape part of rape and pillage? Our military is charged with crimes if they do this to civilians abroad, so what about at home? www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...
ICE takes 16 people into custody at 2 Pittsburgh-area Emiliano's restaurants
ICE confirmed they took 16 people into custody from Emiliano's restaurants in Richland and Cranberry townships.
www.cbsnews.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
"Agents stormed our restaurants in a show of force that went beyond anything reasonable or humane. They raided the heart of our business, tore through our spaces, and left behind a trail of fear, confusion, destruction. Our kitchens were flipped. Our walk-ins emptied. Food trashed. Doors broken."
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CDC employees told me the shooting at CDC was much worse than initial police reports suggested. More than 40 bullets hit buildings. “It’s a miracle more people weren’t hit,” said one staffer who was locked down in a building for hours last evening.
Feel like this needs a spotlight: employees were told that the shooting at CDC, which left an officer dead and buildings riddled with bullets, was targeted at agency, @lenasun.bsky.social, @laurenweberhp.bsky.social and @tobiaraji.bsky.social report
Years of anti-CDC rhetoric has consequences
Years of anti-CDC rhetoric has consequences
August 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
CDC employees told me the shooting at CDC was much worse than initial police reports suggested. More than 40 bullets hit buildings. “It’s a miracle more people weren’t hit,” said one staffer who was locked down in a building for hours last evening.
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The U.S. government has fueled decades of world-leading scientific and technical innovation by funding research efforts through grants programs & universities where researchers controlled decisions.
In the USSR, no decisions were made by scientists alone. Every decision required political approval.
In the USSR, no decisions were made by scientists alone. Every decision required political approval.
One more effort to politicize federal grantmaking.
*Grants must by approved by a political appointee, working with OMB.
*"Discretionary awards must, where applicable, demonstrably advance the President’s policy priorities."
*Cannot "promote anti-American values"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
*Grants must by approved by a political appointee, working with OMB.
*"Discretionary awards must, where applicable, demonstrably advance the President’s policy priorities."
*Cannot "promote anti-American values"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal
www.whitehouse.gov
August 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The U.S. government has fueled decades of world-leading scientific and technical innovation by funding research efforts through grants programs & universities where researchers controlled decisions.
In the USSR, no decisions were made by scientists alone. Every decision required political approval.
In the USSR, no decisions were made by scientists alone. Every decision required political approval.
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Another shakedown, the more you cave to the autocrat the more empowered he feels.
August 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Another shakedown, the more you cave to the autocrat the more empowered he feels.
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Exclusive: The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
n.pr
August 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Exclusive: The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
Indiana State Rep. Chris Campbell: “[She was] trying to update her paperwork; she’s following the law, but ICE grabbed her outside of court. Arresting people outside of the courthouse proves that this isn’t about legal immigration.”
Go, a college student, has a dependent visa (her mother, an Episcopal minister, is here on a religious worker visa), which doesn't expire until Dec. But when she tried to renew it early, ICE nabbed her and sent her halfway across the US to a detention center.
www.wthr.com/article/news...
www.wthr.com/article/news...
Purdue student detained by ICE and taken to troubled Louisiana holding facility
Yeonsoo Go, 20, was detained after her immigration hearing in Manhattan and taken away by ICE agents.
www.wthr.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Indiana State Rep. Chris Campbell: “[She was] trying to update her paperwork; she’s following the law, but ICE grabbed her outside of court. Arresting people outside of the courthouse proves that this isn’t about legal immigration.”
They’re going to keep picking off schools, one by one. We need collective action, people.
Suspension of all grants to UCLA www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump freezes $200 million in UCLA science and medical research funding, citing antisemitism
The Trump administration has frozen roughly $200 million in National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and other federal agency-funded research at UCLA, citing allegations the school d...
www.latimes.com
August 2, 2025 at 5:52 AM
They’re going to keep picking off schools, one by one. We need collective action, people.
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It is seriously dangerous territory when Trump fires anyone who doesn't cook the books for him.
The entire economy hinges on the accurate, nonpartisan data we get from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Republicans need to join us in fighting to protect the integrity of BLS.
The entire economy hinges on the accurate, nonpartisan data we get from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Republicans need to join us in fighting to protect the integrity of BLS.
Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report
Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers "for political purposes."
www.nbcnews.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It is seriously dangerous territory when Trump fires anyone who doesn't cook the books for him.
The entire economy hinges on the accurate, nonpartisan data we get from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Republicans need to join us in fighting to protect the integrity of BLS.
The entire economy hinges on the accurate, nonpartisan data we get from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Republicans need to join us in fighting to protect the integrity of BLS.
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Update: I offered this simple amendment in the Appropriations Committee to say no President can withhold funds from a college to try to control their speech.
Failed 14-15. Every Republican voted to endorse Trump’s censorship.
Failed 14-15. Every Republican voted to endorse Trump’s censorship.
Ok I’m offering another amendment right now in the Appropriations Committee to stop Trump’s corruption.
This one says the Department of Education can’t cancel funding for a college just because professors or students hold views Trump doesn’t like.
Again, stay tuned.
This one says the Department of Education can’t cancel funding for a college just because professors or students hold views Trump doesn’t like.
Again, stay tuned.
July 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Update: I offered this simple amendment in the Appropriations Committee to say no President can withhold funds from a college to try to control their speech.
Failed 14-15. Every Republican voted to endorse Trump’s censorship.
Failed 14-15. Every Republican voted to endorse Trump’s censorship.
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The current administration's systematic dismantling of our research infrastructure—402 documented attacks in just 6 months—represents more than policy disagreement. It's an abandonment of the principle that knowledge should serve the common good and expand opportunity for all communities.
We are six months into the second Trump administration and the scale and severity of its assault on our nation's science and democracy has been unrelenting.
Today, @ucs.org releases a detailed assessment of the damage so far and where we go from here: www.ucs.org/resources/sc... #ProtectScience
Today, @ucs.org releases a detailed assessment of the damage so far and where we go from here: www.ucs.org/resources/sc... #ProtectScience
Science and Democracy Under Siege
Documenting Six Months of the Trump Administration’s Destructive Actions
www.ucs.org
July 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The current administration's systematic dismantling of our research infrastructure—402 documented attacks in just 6 months—represents more than policy disagreement. It's an abandonment of the principle that knowledge should serve the common good and expand opportunity for all communities.
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aha. It's supposedly about AI letting PIs submit too many apps.
"NIH will only accept six new, renewal, resubmission, or revision applications from an individual Principal Investigator/Program Director or Multiple Principal Investigator for all council rounds in a calendar year. "
"NIH will only accept six new, renewal, resubmission, or revision applications from an individual Principal Investigator/Program Director or Multiple Principal Investigator for all council rounds in a calendar year. "
July 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
aha. It's supposedly about AI letting PIs submit too many apps.
"NIH will only accept six new, renewal, resubmission, or revision applications from an individual Principal Investigator/Program Director or Multiple Principal Investigator for all council rounds in a calendar year. "
"NIH will only accept six new, renewal, resubmission, or revision applications from an individual Principal Investigator/Program Director or Multiple Principal Investigator for all council rounds in a calendar year. "
And this was the meaningless automatic reply I received when I messaged OH senator Jon Husted (appointed, not elected) about protecting public media, which he subsequently voted to claw back money from. “Listening to Ohioans is his top priority” eh? What a joke.
July 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
And this was the meaningless automatic reply I received when I messaged OH senator Jon Husted (appointed, not elected) about protecting public media, which he subsequently voted to claw back money from. “Listening to Ohioans is his top priority” eh? What a joke.
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Grant terminations have grabbed the headlines and have seen legal action, but even more damaging to the US research enterprise has been the massive decrease in number of research grants issued by federal agencies
NIH has seen a decrease of 57% in the number of awards & 63% in value compared to FY24
NIH has seen a decrease of 57% in the number of awards & 63% in value compared to FY24
July 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Grant terminations have grabbed the headlines and have seen legal action, but even more damaging to the US research enterprise has been the massive decrease in number of research grants issued by federal agencies
NIH has seen a decrease of 57% in the number of awards & 63% in value compared to FY24
NIH has seen a decrease of 57% in the number of awards & 63% in value compared to FY24