Yaoyu Wang
@yewang.bsky.social
Drug Hunting using Systems Bio, Genomics, and the power of a well architected data infrastructure. Xennial
"Things just happen"
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
"Things just happen"
One of the most brilliant scirntist and nicest person i have worked with.
One of my science heroes, Joan Brugge, talks about how science funding cuts are slowing their work on breast cancer prevention--share this widely
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439K views · 15K reactions | Harvard researcher Joan Brugge says her work has the potential to prevent breast cancer, but she was notified last spring that her federal funding was terminated. “It was ...
Harvard researcher Joan Brugge says her work has the potential to prevent breast cancer, but she was notified last spring that her federal funding was terminated. “It was just like a gut punch. My...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
One of the most brilliant scirntist and nicest person i have worked with.
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One of my science heroes, Joan Brugge, talks about how science funding cuts are slowing their work on breast cancer prevention--share this widely
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439K views · 15K reactions | Harvard researcher Joan Brugge says her work has the potential to prevent breast cancer, but she was notified last spring that her federal funding was terminated. “It was ...
Harvard researcher Joan Brugge says her work has the potential to prevent breast cancer, but she was notified last spring that her federal funding was terminated. “It was just like a gut punch. My...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
One of my science heroes, Joan Brugge, talks about how science funding cuts are slowing their work on breast cancer prevention--share this widely
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Very ironic that people who claim to mourn a conservative free speech icon are the same ones celebrating direct government crack down on free speech.
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Trump says TV networks 'against' him should 'maybe' lose licence after Kimmel suspension
His comments came as the head of the US broadcast regulator vowed to keep holding networks "accountable".
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September 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Very ironic that people who claim to mourn a conservative free speech icon are the same ones celebrating direct government crack down on free speech.
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
what will the new Disney World catchphrases be?
"Most Contagious Place on Earth"?
"Where Diseases Come True"?
"Visit, Contract, Sick, Die"?
"Infection for Everyone"?
"It is a (infectious) Small World"?
"Where the Epidemic Begins"?
It is a good day to be a pathogen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
"Most Contagious Place on Earth"?
"Where Diseases Come True"?
"Visit, Contract, Sick, Die"?
"Infection for Everyone"?
"It is a (infectious) Small World"?
"Where the Epidemic Begins"?
It is a good day to be a pathogen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
Florida Says It Plans to End All Vaccine Mandates
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September 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
what will the new Disney World catchphrases be?
"Most Contagious Place on Earth"?
"Where Diseases Come True"?
"Visit, Contract, Sick, Die"?
"Infection for Everyone"?
"It is a (infectious) Small World"?
"Where the Epidemic Begins"?
It is a good day to be a pathogen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
"Most Contagious Place on Earth"?
"Where Diseases Come True"?
"Visit, Contract, Sick, Die"?
"Infection for Everyone"?
"It is a (infectious) Small World"?
"Where the Epidemic Begins"?
It is a good day to be a pathogen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
O'Neill said in a 2014 speech, "We should reform FDA so there is approving drugs after their sponsors have demonstrated safety – and let people start using them, at their own risk, but not much risk of safety....Let’s prove efficacy after they’ve been legalized."-wiki
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RFK Jr. deputy Jim O'Neill chosen as acting CDC director
The appointment could pave the way for HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to emerge in a stronger position after a tumultuous week atop the CDC.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
O'Neill said in a 2014 speech, "We should reform FDA so there is approving drugs after their sponsors have demonstrated safety – and let people start using them, at their own risk, but not much risk of safety....Let’s prove efficacy after they’ve been legalized."-wiki
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Amazing! Winnie Greco even used a Chinese bribing red envelope. Must have learned this from the Chinese.
BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
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Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
www.thecity.nyc
August 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Amazing! Winnie Greco even used a Chinese bribing red envelope. Must have learned this from the Chinese.
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As feared. A demolition job.
SCOOP: Internal budget doc reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts. About 1/3 of HHS discretionary budget. Our story w @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social @rachelroubein.bsky.social @joelachenbach.bsky.social @laurenweberhp.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts
HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one third of its discretionary budget.
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April 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
As feared. A demolition job.
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Just released: Report of the 2025 AAAI Presidential Panel on the Future of AI Research. Covers a selection of topics of a larger set of research directions, providing high-level glimpses. Enjoyed collaborating with colleagues on the project. Report pdf avail here:
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March 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Just released: Report of the 2025 AAAI Presidential Panel on the Future of AI Research. Covers a selection of topics of a larger set of research directions, providing high-level glimpses. Enjoyed collaborating with colleagues on the project. Report pdf avail here:
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As someone deals with algorithm applications as a livelihood, why is "Elon's algorithm" that absolutely defines fraud, waste, and abuse not open source for the rest of the world to examine?
Mike Johnson on Elon Musk: "We meet late into the night in his office and we've looked at that. What he's finding with his algorithms crawling through the data of Social Security system is enormous amounts of fraud, waste, and abuse."
March 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
As someone deals with algorithm applications as a livelihood, why is "Elon's algorithm" that absolutely defines fraud, waste, and abuse not open source for the rest of the world to examine?
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
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If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
March 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
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Exclusive: “Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have been fired or feel they could be soon…”
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say | CNN Politics
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have b...
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February 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Exclusive: “Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have been fired or feel they could be soon…”
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
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How many of my academic friends saw this?
Pitt Pauses All PhD Admissions.
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Pitt Pauses All PhD Admissions.
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The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty
A spokesperson for the University told WESA Friday that the school has "temporarily paused additional Ph.D. offers of admission," while Pitt works to understand how proposed federal funding cuts could...
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February 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
How many of my academic friends saw this?
Pitt Pauses All PhD Admissions.
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Pitt Pauses All PhD Admissions.
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Trump wants Greenland and Gaza. That might embolden China on Taiwan.
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Trump wants Greenland and Gaza. That might embolden China on Taiwan.
Trump’s transactional style is unnerving many in Taiwan, who fear it will encourage Chinese leader Xi Jinping in his ambitions to take control of the island.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Trump wants Greenland and Gaza. That might embolden China on Taiwan.
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This administration has convinced half the country that the real problem isn’t billionaires who evade taxes and collect government handouts but the working class who pay taxes and get nothing in return.
February 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This administration has convinced half the country that the real problem isn’t billionaires who evade taxes and collect government handouts but the working class who pay taxes and get nothing in return.
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SCOOP: We've learned at least three individuals closely associated with Palantir or its cofounder Peter Thiel were involved in an online recruiting effort for DOGE late last year. Step inside the recruitment effort that helped build Elon's DOGE army:
The Recruitment Effort That Helped Build Elon Musk’s DOGE Army
At least three individuals associated with Palantir or its cofounder Peter Thiel were involved in an online recruiting effort for DOGE late last year, WIRED has learned.
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February 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
SCOOP: We've learned at least three individuals closely associated with Palantir or its cofounder Peter Thiel were involved in an online recruiting effort for DOGE late last year. Step inside the recruitment effort that helped build Elon's DOGE army:
Free speech absolute is now censoring against clinical trial cohort diversity, ethnicity prevalence, blood-brain barriers research. This is assault on human health
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Free speech absolute is now censoring against clinical trial cohort diversity, ethnicity prevalence, blood-brain barriers research. This is assault on human health
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Summary of Trump’s first two weeks:
Trump has thrown the federal government into chaos thus endangering your services and benefits; he’s pardoned violent criminals; he’s announced tariffs that will raise your prices; and he’s done nothing to help you and your family.
Trump has thrown the federal government into chaos thus endangering your services and benefits; he’s pardoned violent criminals; he’s announced tariffs that will raise your prices; and he’s done nothing to help you and your family.
January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Summary of Trump’s first two weeks:
Trump has thrown the federal government into chaos thus endangering your services and benefits; he’s pardoned violent criminals; he’s announced tariffs that will raise your prices; and he’s done nothing to help you and your family.
Trump has thrown the federal government into chaos thus endangering your services and benefits; he’s pardoned violent criminals; he’s announced tariffs that will raise your prices; and he’s done nothing to help you and your family.
Likely unbeknownst to most Americans, "Xiaohongshu" (小紅書) refers to the book "Quotation from Chairman Mao" (毛語錄). It served as the foundation of communism beliefs during China Cultural Revolution and used as propaganda to idolize Mao's as the Supreme Leader.
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‘Red Note,’ a Chinese app, is dominating downloads, thanks to TikTok users.
The law that took aim at TikTok over national security concerns has prompted Americans looking for alternatives to download Xiaohongshu, a social media app that is popular in China.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Likely unbeknownst to most Americans, "Xiaohongshu" (小紅書) refers to the book "Quotation from Chairman Mao" (毛語錄). It served as the foundation of communism beliefs during China Cultural Revolution and used as propaganda to idolize Mao's as the Supreme Leader.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/u...
The chance of me winning doomsday bingo with another pandemic, 20% slash of NIH funding, higher infant mortality rate, significant decrease in the US life expectancy just go way up!
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Trump taps Robert F. Kennedy Jr., vaccine skeptic, to lead HHS
The nearly $2 trillion agency administers health-insurance programs for millions of Americans, approves medications and oversees vaccine safety.
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November 15, 2024 at 1:24 AM
The chance of me winning doomsday bingo with another pandemic, 20% slash of NIH funding, higher infant mortality rate, significant decrease in the US life expectancy just go way up!
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Whoa… a very elegantly crafted #DuckDB integration with Google Sheets github.com/evidence-...
DuckDB is very rapidly replacing a large % of data ops I used to lean on #RStats for.
DuckDB is very rapidly replacing a large % of data ops I used to lean on #RStats for.
GitHub - evidence-dev/duckdb_gsheets: DuckDB extension to read and write Google Sheets using SQL
DuckDB extension to read and write Google Sheets using SQL - evidence-dev/duckdb_gsheets
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November 4, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Whoa… a very elegantly crafted #DuckDB integration with Google Sheets github.com/evidence-...
DuckDB is very rapidly replacing a large % of data ops I used to lean on #RStats for.
DuckDB is very rapidly replacing a large % of data ops I used to lean on #RStats for.