Norman Luc
@nfluc.bsky.social
CWRU BME PhD student studying synthetic platelets in hemostasis in the Sen Gupta lab
He/him
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⛔️ Big NIH update:
We just learned of 726 more NIH grants that were terminated sometime over the past 2 months.
A huge number of diversity supps, diversity F31s, and diversity training grants. See below ⤵️
View them here: grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
h/t to @noamross.net for processing them.
We just learned of 726 more NIH grants that were terminated sometime over the past 2 months.
A huge number of diversity supps, diversity F31s, and diversity training grants. See below ⤵️
View them here: grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
h/t to @noamross.net for processing them.
May 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
⛔️ Big NIH update:
We just learned of 726 more NIH grants that were terminated sometime over the past 2 months.
A huge number of diversity supps, diversity F31s, and diversity training grants. See below ⤵️
View them here: grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
h/t to @noamross.net for processing them.
We just learned of 726 more NIH grants that were terminated sometime over the past 2 months.
A huge number of diversity supps, diversity F31s, and diversity training grants. See below ⤵️
View them here: grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
h/t to @noamross.net for processing them.
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Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025
May 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025
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"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in ... Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts — and the person had the correct username and password"
Backing the truck holding all Americans' private info up to the dock for pillaging...
bsky.app/profile/josh...
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Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
April 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in ... Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts — and the person had the correct username and password"
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Deep dive into 800 cancelled NIH grants. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How Trump 2.0 is slashing NIH-backed research — in charts
Nature analyses which fields of science and US states are being hit hardest by grant terminations.
www.nature.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Deep dive into 800 cancelled NIH grants. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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absolutely insane, a betrayal of the most basic principles of freedom of speech for which the American republic is supposed to stand
April 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
absolutely insane, a betrayal of the most basic principles of freedom of speech for which the American republic is supposed to stand
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3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie).
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs
The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.
www.cbsnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie).
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
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"The two-page memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil"
"Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs."
Free this man immediately.
apnews.com/article/mahm...
"Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs."
Free this man immediately.
apnews.com/article/mahm...
Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs
The U.S. government has submitted a two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio as its main evidence in its deportation case against Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil.
apnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"The two-page memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil"
"Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs."
Free this man immediately.
apnews.com/article/mahm...
"Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs."
Free this man immediately.
apnews.com/article/mahm...
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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Nearly 150 international students have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration. Many weren’t given a reason.
Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation
Dozens of schools, including the University of California and Harvard, said the Trump administration ended the visas of their students in recent days. For many, the reasons are unclear.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Nearly 150 international students have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration. Many weren’t given a reason.
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I think I’m going to be thinking about this quote from Gordon Hirabayshi on the walls of the museum for a long time.
April 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I think I’m going to be thinking about this quote from Gordon Hirabayshi on the walls of the museum for a long time.
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
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BREAKING: Republican-majority panel of the Republican-majority NC Court of Appeals rules 2-1 that the Republican candidate for Supreme Court (their colleague on the Court of Appeals) wins the election even though he got several hundred fewer votes than the Dem
appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=...
appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=...
April 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Republican-majority panel of the Republican-majority NC Court of Appeals rules 2-1 that the Republican candidate for Supreme Court (their colleague on the Court of Appeals) wins the election even though he got several hundred fewer votes than the Dem
appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=...
appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=...
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I wrote a bunch of words trying to explain how economically incomprehensible the tariff stuff is. It explains how a 5th grader understands basic econ better than Trump and his economic advisors.
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/03/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/03/t...
Trump Declares A Trade War On Uninhabited Islands, US Military, And Economic Logic
There’s a fundamental problem with Donald Trump’s new trade policy: it fails a test that actual 5th graders can pass. I know this because I tried explaining his “Liberation Day…
www.techdirt.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I wrote a bunch of words trying to explain how economically incomprehensible the tariff stuff is. It explains how a 5th grader understands basic econ better than Trump and his economic advisors.
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/03/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/03/t...
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If you are visiting the United States, having a negative view of Trump is enough to get you denied entry.
If this was coming out of Russia or China, we would deplore such an authoritarian attack on freedom of expression.
If this was coming out of Russia or China, we would deplore such an authoritarian attack on freedom of expression.
March 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If you are visiting the United States, having a negative view of Trump is enough to get you denied entry.
If this was coming out of Russia or China, we would deplore such an authoritarian attack on freedom of expression.
If this was coming out of Russia or China, we would deplore such an authoritarian attack on freedom of expression.
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The government is demanding that a school discipline students as it wants, change the authority structure at the school, and end a department it doesn’t like.
Remember that next time some person on the right tells you the GOP is the free speech party.
Remember that next time some person on the right tells you the GOP is the free speech party.
NEW letter to Columbia from Trump admin lists demands for “continued financial relationship” with the US government”:
—Suspend or expel students for Hamilton Hall protest
—“Time, place, and manner rules”
—Mask ban
—Address “anti-Zionist” discrimination
—Reform admissions
—MORE
—Suspend or expel students for Hamilton Hall protest
—“Time, place, and manner rules”
—Mask ban
—Address “anti-Zionist” discrimination
—Reform admissions
—MORE
March 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The government is demanding that a school discipline students as it wants, change the authority structure at the school, and end a department it doesn’t like.
Remember that next time some person on the right tells you the GOP is the free speech party.
Remember that next time some person on the right tells you the GOP is the free speech party.
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JUST IN: A federal judge in Massachusetts has extended her nationwide block on Trump administration effort to slash funds for NIH research.
March 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge in Massachusetts has extended her nationwide block on Trump administration effort to slash funds for NIH research.
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I think it's worth repeating plainly that a federal judge halted Musk's federal funding freeze nearly two weeks ago but funds are still very much being frozen in violation of the court order.
February 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I think it's worth repeating plainly that a federal judge halted Musk's federal funding freeze nearly two weeks ago but funds are still very much being frozen in violation of the court order.
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the “administrative state” in practice is a lot of very hard working, practically anonymous people doing the thankless work of making this country run and a drug-addled dipshit is slandering them in order to steal our money for himself
not trying to pick on this guy. this just reminded me that the federal government does not provide coffee to workers. to drink coffee at a federal office you generally have to pay into a "coffee club" that is managed by a staffer who volunteers to collect money and purchase a monthly coffee supply.
February 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
the “administrative state” in practice is a lot of very hard working, practically anonymous people doing the thankless work of making this country run and a drug-addled dipshit is slandering them in order to steal our money for himself
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The Trump administration's stop-work order on USAID left thousands of volunteers around the world w/ experimental drugs + medical devices in their bodies – cut off from care by researchers running clinical trials, in violation of the fundamental principles of research www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The Trump administration's stop-work order on USAID left thousands of volunteers around the world w/ experimental drugs + medical devices in their bodies – cut off from care by researchers running clinical trials, in violation of the fundamental principles of research www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
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Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania has indirect rate of 70%, but they probably didn’t want to list that atop Harvard because defunding a children’s hospital might be perceived as problematic.
This is devastating
This is devastating
These overhead rates are negotiated. Lowering it unilaterally to 15% is another way to destroy science in the US. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
February 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania has indirect rate of 70%, but they probably didn’t want to list that atop Harvard because defunding a children’s hospital might be perceived as problematic.
This is devastating
This is devastating
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The Federal Government just capped indirect rates for new and existing grants for research at universities at 15%.
Capping indirect costs was on page 355 of Project 2025’s Mandate for Leadership
Capping indirect costs was on page 355 of Project 2025’s Mandate for Leadership
February 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Federal Government just capped indirect rates for new and existing grants for research at universities at 15%.
Capping indirect costs was on page 355 of Project 2025’s Mandate for Leadership
Capping indirect costs was on page 355 of Project 2025’s Mandate for Leadership
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It is the position of the administration that a post saying “Free Palestine” or talking about diversity should ruin your life, but a post calling to hate people from India should not. That’s their moral sensibility. Nazi scum.
He's not a "kid." He's an adult, with an important govt job.
The posts weren't "stupid." They were hatefully racist.
His life isn't "ruined." He lost a job.
Holding a govt employee accountable is not a "reward" for a journalist. The reporter doesn't get a cookie.
The posts weren't "stupid." They were hatefully racist.
His life isn't "ruined." He lost a job.
Holding a govt employee accountable is not a "reward" for a journalist. The reporter doesn't get a cookie.
February 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It is the position of the administration that a post saying “Free Palestine” or talking about diversity should ruin your life, but a post calling to hate people from India should not. That’s their moral sensibility. Nazi scum.
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It’s official: all funding requests made on Tuesday by postdocs for their salaries have been unilaterally rejected by NSF.
January 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It’s official: all funding requests made on Tuesday by postdocs for their salaries have been unilaterally rejected by NSF.
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Checking in on Kash Patel’s confirmation hearing:
January 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Checking in on Kash Patel’s confirmation hearing: