Marc Theberge
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Scientist. Baseball player. Views are my own.
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William Tate, a Black man who is President of LSU, has spoken out against the dangers of NIH cuts at his school. I’ve reached my limit of some faculty on here at “elite” schools falsely claiming that no one’s speaking up when folks are but they don’t see them because they don’t see those schools.
LSU president warns of ‘crippling financial shortfalls’ from NIH cuts
LSU President William Tate warns that changes to the National Institutes of Health funding policies could have dire consequences for LSU and research institutions across the nation. In a statem… Alrea...
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April 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
William Tate, a Black man who is President of LSU, has spoken out against the dangers of NIH cuts at his school. I’ve reached my limit of some faculty on here at “elite” schools falsely claiming that no one’s speaking up when folks are but they don’t see them because they don’t see those schools.
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Take a moment today to read about a few of the young children whom Trump and Musk killed by shutting down USAID. The blame for these deaths falls on them.
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Take a moment today to read about a few of the young children whom Trump and Musk killed by shutting down USAID. The blame for these deaths falls on them.
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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"No one is coming out of the sky to give you your grant money. Your citation portfolio won’t survive this market crash. Your credentials mean nothing. Everything is going to change."
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How Science Can Adapt to a New Normal
Opinion | In the wake of attacks on the research enterprise, scientists need to focus on protecting its fragile infrastructure.
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March 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"No one is coming out of the sky to give you your grant money. Your citation portfolio won’t survive this market crash. Your credentials mean nothing. Everything is going to change."
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Banning abortions is a way to kill and injure people who wish to terminate their pregnancies. Period. That is the purpose of this kind of legislation, and it works.
NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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February 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Banning abortions is a way to kill and injure people who wish to terminate their pregnancies. Period. That is the purpose of this kind of legislation, and it works.
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An AIDS denialist is now HHS Secretary, making them the most powerful AIDS denialist since Mbeki presided over this disaster in South Africa as a result of the lies of Peter Duesberg, Harvey Bialy & others (who RFK Jr calls "heroic healers" in his 2021 book).
No amount of power can make them right.
No amount of power can make them right.
February 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
An AIDS denialist is now HHS Secretary, making them the most powerful AIDS denialist since Mbeki presided over this disaster in South Africa as a result of the lies of Peter Duesberg, Harvey Bialy & others (who RFK Jr calls "heroic healers" in his 2021 book).
No amount of power can make them right.
No amount of power can make them right.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration has issued a waiver for lifesaving medicines and medical services, offering a reprieve for a worldwide H.I.V. treatment program that was halted last week.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
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State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for Now
Experts fear a resurgence of infections in low-income countries if the ban were to continue. The waiver remains in place, while officials review foreign aid programs.
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January 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
BREAKING: The Trump administration has issued a waiver for lifesaving medicines and medical services, offering a reprieve for a worldwide H.I.V. treatment program that was halted last week.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
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The stories coming out of Africa over the next few months without PEPFAR are going to be gruesome. People will get sick; people will die. Someone has to tell their stories.
Who are the journalists reporting from the ground at PEPFAR supported clinics throughout Africa?
Who is reporting from the ground of this global health catastrophe?
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Who is reporting from the ground of this global health catastrophe?
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January 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The stories coming out of Africa over the next few months without PEPFAR are going to be gruesome. People will get sick; people will die. Someone has to tell their stories.
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"Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing H.I.V. medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics"
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Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries (Gift Article)
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
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January 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing H.I.V. medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics"
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You know what is more helpful than endless stories and hot takes about how we are all doomed and our rights are being stolen? Stories about what we can do about it, and what organizations we can join to strengthen the opposition. Just saying.
December 6, 2024 at 7:19 PM
You know what is more helpful than endless stories and hot takes about how we are all doomed and our rights are being stolen? Stories about what we can do about it, and what organizations we can join to strengthen the opposition. Just saying.