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🧪IMPORTANT! This graphic explains how science all over the US is funded. Congress approved a 2% increase in the #NIH budget for FY 26.
Buried in the bill-
Shift of ~40% of grants to MYF. This will still result in a 35% DECREASE in the NUMBER of grants funded per yr.
Russel Vought is behind this.
Buried in the bill-
Shift of ~40% of grants to MYF. This will still result in a 35% DECREASE in the NUMBER of grants funded per yr.
Russel Vought is behind this.
January 22, 2026 at 1:25 AM
🧪IMPORTANT! This graphic explains how science all over the US is funded. Congress approved a 2% increase in the #NIH budget for FY 26.
Buried in the bill-
Shift of ~40% of grants to MYF. This will still result in a 35% DECREASE in the NUMBER of grants funded per yr.
Russel Vought is behind this.
Buried in the bill-
Shift of ~40% of grants to MYF. This will still result in a 35% DECREASE in the NUMBER of grants funded per yr.
Russel Vought is behind this.
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The reason that SpaceX is going public and announcing nonsense about data centers in space:
1. The outside client launch manifest is flat and becoming more competitive
2. The total TAM for starlink was never going to justify the valuation
3. Growth for commerical/residential Starlink is shrinking
1. The outside client launch manifest is flat and becoming more competitive
2. The total TAM for starlink was never going to justify the valuation
3. Growth for commerical/residential Starlink is shrinking
December 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The reason that SpaceX is going public and announcing nonsense about data centers in space:
1. The outside client launch manifest is flat and becoming more competitive
2. The total TAM for starlink was never going to justify the valuation
3. Growth for commerical/residential Starlink is shrinking
1. The outside client launch manifest is flat and becoming more competitive
2. The total TAM for starlink was never going to justify the valuation
3. Growth for commerical/residential Starlink is shrinking
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"And the doctor took this little flashlight, a little flashlight with a magnifying glass on it, I guess, and he looked in my ear and he said, with tears in his eyes, he said he could see my big beautiful brain in there, working hard and churning out the smarts, the chimneys smoking and everything"
Trump: "I took my physical. I got all As. Everything. But they said to me, 'would you like to take a cognitive test?' I said, 'Is it hard?' They said, 'yes.' I said, 'Well, I'm a very smart person. Who was the last president to take one?' 'No president has ever agreed to take one' ... I aced it."
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"And the doctor took this little flashlight, a little flashlight with a magnifying glass on it, I guess, and he looked in my ear and he said, with tears in his eyes, he said he could see my big beautiful brain in there, working hard and churning out the smarts, the chimneys smoking and everything"
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
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"go to TikTok. See for yourself."
![Pop Base tweets: "Kim Kardashian said on ‘The Kardashians’ that she believes the moon landing was fake:
“They’re gonna say I’m crazy no matter what, but like, go to TikTok. See for yourself. […] There’s no gravity on the moon. Why is the flag blowing? The shoes that they have in the museum that they wore on the moon is a different print in the photos. Why are there no stars?”"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreickzwdynkak7r4lur6afktglm3gontqsq5r5c7jeewyecyd4dczla@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"go to TikTok. See for yourself."
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This man lives in a delusional fantasy and the press had half the country believing the other guy was out of touch.
Trump: "Every boat that we hit kills -- think of this, if it gets through -- kills 25,000 Americans plus."
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This man lives in a delusional fantasy and the press had half the country believing the other guy was out of touch.
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these people know how extreme they are
October 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
these people know how extreme they are
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MIT rejects "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart
orgchart.mit.edu
October 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
MIT rejects "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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In 2016 Hinton predicted that AI would replace all radiologists in five years. Ten years later, why hasn't it happened? This post is a great explainer.
www.understandingai.org/p/ai-isnt-re...
www.understandingai.org/p/ai-isnt-re...
AI isn't replacing radiologists
Radiology combines digital images, clear benchmarks, and repeatable tasks. But demand for human radiologists is at an all-time high.
www.understandingai.org
October 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In 2016 Hinton predicted that AI would replace all radiologists in five years. Ten years later, why hasn't it happened? This post is a great explainer.
www.understandingai.org/p/ai-isnt-re...
www.understandingai.org/p/ai-isnt-re...
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imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off
September 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off
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Sure looks like Stephen Miller is saying to do away with free speech to silence, jail, and crush those who speak out against his efforts. And the "free speech absolutist" Elon Musk is agreeing with him.
Can't believe so many people still claim that he's a "free speech absolutist."
Can't believe so many people still claim that he's a "free speech absolutist."
September 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Sure looks like Stephen Miller is saying to do away with free speech to silence, jail, and crush those who speak out against his efforts. And the "free speech absolutist" Elon Musk is agreeing with him.
Can't believe so many people still claim that he's a "free speech absolutist."
Can't believe so many people still claim that he's a "free speech absolutist."
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There’s literally an entire documentary about the tradition of lynching postcards.
Engaging in and celebrating political violence has a long, grim history in this country.
That’s not to say it’s a good thing (it isn’t!), but “this isn’t who we used to be” is wild self-delusion.
Engaging in and celebrating political violence has a long, grim history in this country.
That’s not to say it’s a good thing (it isn’t!), but “this isn’t who we used to be” is wild self-delusion.
September 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
There’s literally an entire documentary about the tradition of lynching postcards.
Engaging in and celebrating political violence has a long, grim history in this country.
That’s not to say it’s a good thing (it isn’t!), but “this isn’t who we used to be” is wild self-delusion.
Engaging in and celebrating political violence has a long, grim history in this country.
That’s not to say it’s a good thing (it isn’t!), but “this isn’t who we used to be” is wild self-delusion.
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Worth mentioning that major scientific papers used to regularly be in German not English—with lots of early discoveries in physics, chemistry, engineering, and sex science, because Germany was among scientific superpowers before the Nazis got ahold of it.
“We are currently governed by a leader indifferent to scientific consensus if it contradicts his political or economic interests, hostile to immigrants and intent on crippling the research universities that embody our collective hope for the future. The menace now is within.”
Opinion | We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Worth mentioning that major scientific papers used to regularly be in German not English—with lots of early discoveries in physics, chemistry, engineering, and sex science, because Germany was among scientific superpowers before the Nazis got ahold of it.
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Donald Trump Jr. is an adviser to BOTH Kalshi and Polymarket, btw
(this is deeply weird for all of the many reasons having Don Jr. as an adviser is deeply weird, AND also because the companies are the two major competitors in the prediction markets space)
(this is deeply weird for all of the many reasons having Don Jr. as an adviser is deeply weird, AND also because the companies are the two major competitors in the prediction markets space)
September 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Donald Trump Jr. is an adviser to BOTH Kalshi and Polymarket, btw
(this is deeply weird for all of the many reasons having Don Jr. as an adviser is deeply weird, AND also because the companies are the two major competitors in the prediction markets space)
(this is deeply weird for all of the many reasons having Don Jr. as an adviser is deeply weird, AND also because the companies are the two major competitors in the prediction markets space)
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I love looking at this graph, showing it to my students, and sharing it on social media, even though it unerringly brings out the trolls.
This is the efficacy curve of Pfizer's mRNA COVID vaccine.
This, people, is what ended the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic. Despite what RFK Jr says.
This is the efficacy curve of Pfizer's mRNA COVID vaccine.
This, people, is what ended the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic. Despite what RFK Jr says.
September 2, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I love looking at this graph, showing it to my students, and sharing it on social media, even though it unerringly brings out the trolls.
This is the efficacy curve of Pfizer's mRNA COVID vaccine.
This, people, is what ended the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic. Despite what RFK Jr says.
This is the efficacy curve of Pfizer's mRNA COVID vaccine.
This, people, is what ended the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic. Despite what RFK Jr says.
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A case study in how Cowen's uncritical use of GPT/o3 is causing him to spread misinformation on Marginal Revolution, from @pappubahry.com
pappubahry.substack.com/p/misinforma...
pappubahry.substack.com/p/misinforma...
Misinformation on Marginal Revolution
A case study in o3 hallucination
pappubahry.substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
A case study in how Cowen's uncritical use of GPT/o3 is causing him to spread misinformation on Marginal Revolution, from @pappubahry.com
pappubahry.substack.com/p/misinforma...
pappubahry.substack.com/p/misinforma...
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www.rawstory.com/trump-infuri...
lmao they’re activating them for 29 days over and over so they don’t get full active duty pay
lmao they’re activating them for 29 days over and over so they don’t get full active duty pay
'It infuriates us': Veterans rage at 'abusive' Trump over reports of him stiffing soldiers
Donald Trump has reportedly gone out of his way to avoid paying national guard troops sent in to Washington, D.C., resulting in outrage from veterans.The reports started earlier in the summer that Tru...
www.rawstory.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
www.rawstory.com/trump-infuri...
lmao they’re activating them for 29 days over and over so they don’t get full active duty pay
lmao they’re activating them for 29 days over and over so they don’t get full active duty pay