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Dr. Diana Bianchi, director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, was fired this morning at 10AM EDT. Part of the NIH “reorg” (whatever that means)? Or the start of an NIH leadership bloodbath. Guess we will find out.
April 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Dr. Diana Bianchi, director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, was fired this morning at 10AM EDT. Part of the NIH “reorg” (whatever that means)? Or the start of an NIH leadership bloodbath. Guess we will find out.
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“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says Michael Osterholm, an infectious-diseases epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. “These are going to be huge losses to the research community.”
‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs
In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.
www.nature.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says Michael Osterholm, an infectious-diseases epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. “These are going to be huge losses to the research community.”
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Thurmond was the same age as Booker when he set the record Senator Cory Booker just broke.
Thurmond was afforded a bathroom break and read from the encyclopedia. Booker held the floor the entire time and delivered a consistent, cogent speech for more than 24 hours.
Incredible.
Thurmond was afforded a bathroom break and read from the encyclopedia. Booker held the floor the entire time and delivered a consistent, cogent speech for more than 24 hours.
Incredible.
April 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Thurmond was the same age as Booker when he set the record Senator Cory Booker just broke.
Thurmond was afforded a bathroom break and read from the encyclopedia. Booker held the floor the entire time and delivered a consistent, cogent speech for more than 24 hours.
Incredible.
Thurmond was afforded a bathroom break and read from the encyclopedia. Booker held the floor the entire time and delivered a consistent, cogent speech for more than 24 hours.
Incredible.
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#ScienceSky and #AcademicSky and anyone who wants details of what grants are cut from the NIH: here’s the list.
Page after page of no longer helping kids get vaccinated, studying emerging infectious diseases, finding new ways to help Black Americans and women.
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
Page after page of no longer helping kids get vaccinated, studying emerging infectious diseases, finding new ways to help Black Americans and women.
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
taggs.hhs.gov
March 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
#ScienceSky and #AcademicSky and anyone who wants details of what grants are cut from the NIH: here’s the list.
Page after page of no longer helping kids get vaccinated, studying emerging infectious diseases, finding new ways to help Black Americans and women.
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
Page after page of no longer helping kids get vaccinated, studying emerging infectious diseases, finding new ways to help Black Americans and women.
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
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It's getting a lot of attn today. But even before today most of the country had very little idea of what has happened at NIH or through it the entire ecosystem of biomedical research in the US. Simply put, Musk, Kennedy & Trump exploded a bomb right in the middle of cancer cure research in the US.
April 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It's getting a lot of attn today. But even before today most of the country had very little idea of what has happened at NIH or through it the entire ecosystem of biomedical research in the US. Simply put, Musk, Kennedy & Trump exploded a bomb right in the middle of cancer cure research in the US.
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Who was fired?
HIV office? Gone.
Environmental health (like heat risk to children with asthma)? Gone.
Gun violence office? Gone.
Injury prevention? Gone.
Communications? Gone.
Worker safety? Gone.
Division of reproductive health? Gone.
Disability health? Gone.
TB prevention? Gone.
HIV office? Gone.
Environmental health (like heat risk to children with asthma)? Gone.
Gun violence office? Gone.
Injury prevention? Gone.
Communications? Gone.
Worker safety? Gone.
Division of reproductive health? Gone.
Disability health? Gone.
TB prevention? Gone.
April 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Who was fired?
HIV office? Gone.
Environmental health (like heat risk to children with asthma)? Gone.
Gun violence office? Gone.
Injury prevention? Gone.
Communications? Gone.
Worker safety? Gone.
Division of reproductive health? Gone.
Disability health? Gone.
TB prevention? Gone.
HIV office? Gone.
Environmental health (like heat risk to children with asthma)? Gone.
Gun violence office? Gone.
Injury prevention? Gone.
Communications? Gone.
Worker safety? Gone.
Division of reproductive health? Gone.
Disability health? Gone.
TB prevention? Gone.
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With each new assault on democratic norms, I keep going back to this problem of there being no downside for Trump for brazenly unconstitutional grabs. At worst, a court stops him — and he’s no worse off.
We’ve relied on presidents’ good faith and decency. That’s clearly no longer enough.
We’ve relied on presidents’ good faith and decency. That’s clearly no longer enough.
April 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
With each new assault on democratic norms, I keep going back to this problem of there being no downside for Trump for brazenly unconstitutional grabs. At worst, a court stops him — and he’s no worse off.
We’ve relied on presidents’ good faith and decency. That’s clearly no longer enough.
We’ve relied on presidents’ good faith and decency. That’s clearly no longer enough.
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"The country has invested in, and innovated through, this scientific public service for over a century, not for selling it to the highest bidder, but for the common good. Dismantling NOAA and the National Weather Service is a presidential grift that we must oppose."
The Theft, Harm, and Presidential Grift of Privatizing the National Weather Service
Our investment in National Weather Service is repaid many times over in economic benefit.
blog.ucs.org
March 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"The country has invested in, and innovated through, this scientific public service for over a century, not for selling it to the highest bidder, but for the common good. Dismantling NOAA and the National Weather Service is a presidential grift that we must oppose."
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This is one of the greatest things I have ever seen
March 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is one of the greatest things I have ever seen
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Where does TrumpElon think innovation for all their favorite biotech corporations comes from? PCR only exists because somebody was looking for bacteria in hot springs at Yellowstone. I’m just a private practice ophthalmologist who barely understands p values but even I know this shit is important.
This is my institution. These are the people I work with making these decisions. The situation is heartbreaking. Public medical schools have no other choice; there is no other source of funding, and everyone in academia is at extreme risk right now.
March 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Where does TrumpElon think innovation for all their favorite biotech corporations comes from? PCR only exists because somebody was looking for bacteria in hot springs at Yellowstone. I’m just a private practice ophthalmologist who barely understands p values but even I know this shit is important.
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
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Why such a milquetoast headline? This is a blatant conflict of interest that both Trump and Musk and many Republicans promised wouldn't happen. They lied to us and Musk is lining his pockets with taxpayer money.
February 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Why such a milquetoast headline? This is a blatant conflict of interest that both Trump and Musk and many Republicans promised wouldn't happen. They lied to us and Musk is lining his pockets with taxpayer money.
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I'm *giving away* a signed copy of THE MAGIC WORDS. To enter the drawing, just leave a comment or like/share this post so I know you're real. ❤️ I hope these poetry prompts help you unlock your creativity!
(I'll enter your name twice if you tag someone else who might benefit from this resource.)
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February 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I'm *giving away* a signed copy of THE MAGIC WORDS. To enter the drawing, just leave a comment or like/share this post so I know you're real. ❤️ I hope these poetry prompts help you unlock your creativity!
(I'll enter your name twice if you tag someone else who might benefit from this resource.)
(I'll enter your name twice if you tag someone else who might benefit from this resource.)
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There are two people in Congress-the chairs of the Senate & House Appropriations Committees-who have enormous power over the illegal impoundment of funds appropriated by Congress, which is sowing chaos across the US. They need to be relentlessly contacted at their offices, in person and by phone. 1/
February 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
There are two people in Congress-the chairs of the Senate & House Appropriations Committees-who have enormous power over the illegal impoundment of funds appropriated by Congress, which is sowing chaos across the US. They need to be relentlessly contacted at their offices, in person and by phone. 1/
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
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Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.
February 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.
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Project 2025 was unpopular because of things like the plan for Trump to shut down the CFPB, which helps you get your money back if a bank cheats you.
February 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Project 2025 was unpopular because of things like the plan for Trump to shut down the CFPB, which helps you get your money back if a bank cheats you.
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I have worked on civil wars and state capture for 25 years.
So let me be REALLY clear about this for Americans:
Your courts are only as useful as the willingness of politicians to comply with those judgments.
And the willingness of police to enforce.
And Musk, Trump & Co do NOT care about the law
So let me be REALLY clear about this for Americans:
Your courts are only as useful as the willingness of politicians to comply with those judgments.
And the willingness of police to enforce.
And Musk, Trump & Co do NOT care about the law
February 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I have worked on civil wars and state capture for 25 years.
So let me be REALLY clear about this for Americans:
Your courts are only as useful as the willingness of politicians to comply with those judgments.
And the willingness of police to enforce.
And Musk, Trump & Co do NOT care about the law
So let me be REALLY clear about this for Americans:
Your courts are only as useful as the willingness of politicians to comply with those judgments.
And the willingness of police to enforce.
And Musk, Trump & Co do NOT care about the law
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@corybooker.com hello I used to run the Wendy’s Twitter account and I am begging you to let me help you with the dems social media strategy, I will literally do it for free at this point
January 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
@corybooker.com hello I used to run the Wendy’s Twitter account and I am begging you to let me help you with the dems social media strategy, I will literally do it for free at this point
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If Joe Biden fired 100 FAA employees and a plane crash happened just a few hours later, Fox News would bring Lou Dobbs back from the dead with wall-to-wall coverage blaming it on Biden.
January 30, 2025 at 5:52 AM
If Joe Biden fired 100 FAA employees and a plane crash happened just a few hours later, Fox News would bring Lou Dobbs back from the dead with wall-to-wall coverage blaming it on Biden.
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
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I'm sorry but the Dems are ridiculously bad at their Hegspeth questions. IMO, if you want to prove someone is incompetent, you ask them the hardest strategic questions they will have to know to succeed at the job
January 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I'm sorry but the Dems are ridiculously bad at their Hegspeth questions. IMO, if you want to prove someone is incompetent, you ask them the hardest strategic questions they will have to know to succeed at the job
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What would I ask? "What was your analysis of the Houthi Bombing in October? What counsel would you give POTUS regarding next actions?"
"What should the US strategy be in Syria ?" " How would you counter Chinese aggression on the south China Sea ?"
"How would you assure civilian oversight of DOD"
"What should the US strategy be in Syria ?" " How would you counter Chinese aggression on the south China Sea ?"
"How would you assure civilian oversight of DOD"
January 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
What would I ask? "What was your analysis of the Houthi Bombing in October? What counsel would you give POTUS regarding next actions?"
"What should the US strategy be in Syria ?" " How would you counter Chinese aggression on the south China Sea ?"
"How would you assure civilian oversight of DOD"
"What should the US strategy be in Syria ?" " How would you counter Chinese aggression on the south China Sea ?"
"How would you assure civilian oversight of DOD"