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The district court injunction that prevented NIH from capping indirects at 15% was upheld today on appeal!
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
Trump administration cannot slash NIH research funding, court rules
District Judge Angel Kelley last year blocked the cuts, and on Monday the appeals court agreed.
www.reuters.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
The district court injunction that prevented NIH from capping indirects at 15% was upheld today on appeal!
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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In the last two weeks, I've heard about:
-mRNA vaccine to treat age-related vision loss
-cure for Alzheimer's and a treatment to reverse cognitive damage
-Japanese scientists working on a way to regrow teeth
I'm in awe. What a time to be alive. 🤩
-mRNA vaccine to treat age-related vision loss
-cure for Alzheimer's and a treatment to reverse cognitive damage
-Japanese scientists working on a way to regrow teeth
I'm in awe. What a time to be alive. 🤩
December 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
In the last two weeks, I've heard about:
-mRNA vaccine to treat age-related vision loss
-cure for Alzheimer's and a treatment to reverse cognitive damage
-Japanese scientists working on a way to regrow teeth
I'm in awe. What a time to be alive. 🤩
-mRNA vaccine to treat age-related vision loss
-cure for Alzheimer's and a treatment to reverse cognitive damage
-Japanese scientists working on a way to regrow teeth
I'm in awe. What a time to be alive. 🤩
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Expectant mothers were left so hungry after the U.S. cut foreign food aid that one woman ate clay and charcoal.
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Expectant mothers were left so hungry after the U.S. cut foreign food aid that one woman ate clay and charcoal.
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
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0.00003 foot tall xmas tree from a Drosophila flight steering muscle 🎄
image by @anne-sustar.bsky.social
image by @anne-sustar.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
0.00003 foot tall xmas tree from a Drosophila flight steering muscle 🎄
image by @anne-sustar.bsky.social
image by @anne-sustar.bsky.social
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Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
$100 million prize goes to dynamic duo aiming to stop next pandemic before it starts
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
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Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
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the headline should be that he plans to CONTINUE TEACHING ffs
‘Deeply ashamed’ Larry Summers steps back from public life over Epstein links
‘Deeply ashamed’ Larry Summers steps back from public life over Epstein links
Former treasury secretary steps away to ‘rebuild trust’ after severe backlash but will continue teaching Harvard classes
The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.
Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM
the headline should be that he plans to CONTINUE TEACHING ffs
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I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
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A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliates.
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Authorities Investigating Explosion on Harvard’s Medical Campus, Believed To Be Intentional | News | The Harvard Crimson
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University…
www.thecrimson.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliates.
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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Dear all, A scientist from UNC Chapel Hill, Paul Maddox, is running for congress in NC for a seat currently held by a republican. If you care about science (and democracy) please consider donating to his campaign #Standupforscience secure.actblue.com/donate/paul-...
Donate to Paul Maddox for Congress in NC 11
Paul is running for Congress because there’s a sickness in Washington, and no one is working to cure it.
secure.actblue.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Dear all, A scientist from UNC Chapel Hill, Paul Maddox, is running for congress in NC for a seat currently held by a republican. If you care about science (and democracy) please consider donating to his campaign #Standupforscience secure.actblue.com/donate/paul-...
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alt hed: President confirms he is full of shit.
President Trump posted what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media showing him wearing a crown and flying a jet labeled “King Trump” that dumps brown liquid on protesters. He shared the video on Saturday, the same day that protesters participated in mass “No Kings” demonstrations.
Trump Posts Fake A.I. Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters
President Trump shared what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media. It shows Mr. Trump wearing a crown and flying a jet that dumps brown liquid on demonstrators.
nyti.ms
October 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
alt hed: President confirms he is full of shit.
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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October 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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You know what was weird last week? I didn’t see anyone fired for quoting words actually spoken by Jane Goodall.
October 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
You know what was weird last week? I didn’t see anyone fired for quoting words actually spoken by Jane Goodall.
Please reach out if you are applying, and I will share my successful 2017 application with you!
Very disappointing to see this happen with the NSF GRFP. Receiving the GRFP was transformational to my career as an academic researcher, and it is hard to see this opportunity taken away from students, especially given the difficulties in graduate school applications this year..
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
September 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Please reach out if you are applying, and I will share my successful 2017 application with you!
Very disappointing to see this happen with the NSF GRFP. Receiving the GRFP was transformational to my career as an academic researcher, and it is hard to see this opportunity taken away from students, especially given the difficulties in graduate school applications this year..
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Very disappointing to see this happen with the NSF GRFP. Receiving the GRFP was transformational to my career as an academic researcher, and it is hard to see this opportunity taken away from students, especially given the difficulties in graduate school applications this year..
Funny how this started increasing after 2016…
September 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Funny how this started increasing after 2016…
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Ok. Today is going to be an absolute shitshow on social media, so I'm going to give you a gift.
1. Get out your phone. (Has to be a phone, desktop won't work.)
2. Go to Google.
3. Search for one of the original 151 pokemon by name.
4. Look at the lower right hand corner of your screen.
5. Tap.
1. Get out your phone. (Has to be a phone, desktop won't work.)
2. Go to Google.
3. Search for one of the original 151 pokemon by name.
4. Look at the lower right hand corner of your screen.
5. Tap.
September 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Ok. Today is going to be an absolute shitshow on social media, so I'm going to give you a gift.
1. Get out your phone. (Has to be a phone, desktop won't work.)
2. Go to Google.
3. Search for one of the original 151 pokemon by name.
4. Look at the lower right hand corner of your screen.
5. Tap.
1. Get out your phone. (Has to be a phone, desktop won't work.)
2. Go to Google.
3. Search for one of the original 151 pokemon by name.
4. Look at the lower right hand corner of your screen.
5. Tap.
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ICE’s budget is now larger than the militaries of most countries across the globe. How does that make sense?
August 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
ICE’s budget is now larger than the militaries of most countries across the globe. How does that make sense?