Nick Hand
@somepaddy.bsky.social
Scientist. GenX. Parent. Go Birds. 🦅
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For all those people who think “the left got more radical,” this is what the evolution of the GOP has looked like over the past few years.
March 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For all those people who think “the left got more radical,” this is what the evolution of the GOP has looked like over the past few years.
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I talked to NIH officials, current and former, about what's been happening inside the agency since the Trump administration shut down their grantmaking pipeline in January. Their stories showed just how willing our new leaders are to break the law: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Inside the Collapse at NIH
Administration officials pressured NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.
www.theatlantic.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I talked to NIH officials, current and former, about what's been happening inside the agency since the Trump administration shut down their grantmaking pipeline in January. Their stories showed just how willing our new leaders are to break the law: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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I’ve been saying for over two decades there is no better bargain in the area of national defense than a proactive response to the threat of H5N1.
Finally, someone was willing to do it…and now, of course, the GOP wants to kill it.
Finally, someone was willing to do it…and now, of course, the GOP wants to kill it.
Trump Team Weighs Pulling Funding for Moderna Bird Flu Vaccine
US health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract for bird flu shots that the Biden administration awarded to Moderna Inc., people familiar with the matter said.
www.bloomberg.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I’ve been saying for over two decades there is no better bargain in the area of national defense than a proactive response to the threat of H5N1.
Finally, someone was willing to do it…and now, of course, the GOP wants to kill it.
Finally, someone was willing to do it…and now, of course, the GOP wants to kill it.
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You're not overwhelmed. You're under attack.
February 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
You're not overwhelmed. You're under attack.
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if we staff ICE with Uvalde police officers, they'll never enter schools
January 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
if we staff ICE with Uvalde police officers, they'll never enter schools
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do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right?
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs
A government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agency’s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right?
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
I didn't anticipate being this high up the Martin Niemöller 2025 rewrite. Exhilarating.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I didn't anticipate being this high up the Martin Niemöller 2025 rewrite. Exhilarating.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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The Serebrenik Lab is hiring! Join us in unraveling proteostasis with pooled protein tagging and manipulation! Interested postdocs can learn more & meet other excellent labs at the Rutgers Postdoc Peek (Apr 3-4, 2025). Apply by 1/8/25: rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
December 23, 2024 at 3:06 PM
The Serebrenik Lab is hiring! Join us in unraveling proteostasis with pooled protein tagging and manipulation! Interested postdocs can learn more & meet other excellent labs at the Rutgers Postdoc Peek (Apr 3-4, 2025). Apply by 1/8/25: rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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THREAD: A timeline for you of facts. I'm just sharing facts, so no need to get yelly or upset.
1. DoJ opened two investigations into Trump and the coup in January 2021 within two weeks of the attack on the Capitol 1/
1. DoJ opened two investigations into Trump and the coup in January 2021 within two weeks of the attack on the Capitol 1/
November 26, 2024 at 8:06 PM
THREAD: A timeline for you of facts. I'm just sharing facts, so no need to get yelly or upset.
1. DoJ opened two investigations into Trump and the coup in January 2021 within two weeks of the attack on the Capitol 1/
1. DoJ opened two investigations into Trump and the coup in January 2021 within two weeks of the attack on the Capitol 1/
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22. So with all these facts, folks can hate and rage and blame whomever they want. For me, the blame lies squarely with republicans, slow court schedules, Trump, and the corrupt, bought-and-paid-for, billionaire-captured bullshit supreme court. END/
November 26, 2024 at 8:08 PM
22. So with all these facts, folks can hate and rage and blame whomever they want. For me, the blame lies squarely with republicans, slow court schedules, Trump, and the corrupt, bought-and-paid-for, billionaire-captured bullshit supreme court. END/