Zack Hilt
@zackhilt.bsky.social
Studying host-pathogen interactions to perinatal infections at University of Toledo.
49ers fan and running nerd.
“The Empire cannot win.”
49ers fan and running nerd.
“The Empire cannot win.”
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a whole government based around Things This One Guy Remembers That We Don't Need Anymore.
Battleships. Coal mining. Measles. we're bringing them all back baby
Battleships. Coal mining. Measles. we're bringing them all back baby
President Trump will announce on Monday a new type of large warship he is calling “battleships,” marking a step toward achieving the president’s vision for a new “Golden Fleet.”
Trump To Announce Navy Will Buy New ‘Battleship’
The new warship will be the latest in what the White House envisions as a “Golden Fleet.”
on.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
a whole government based around Things This One Guy Remembers That We Don't Need Anymore.
Battleships. Coal mining. Measles. we're bringing them all back baby
Battleships. Coal mining. Measles. we're bringing them all back baby
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One explanation for Bari killing the story is that she did so as a public act of fealty to the administration. But another is that, as an inexperienced journalist, she doesn’t understand that a refusal to go on the record is a kind of comment in and of itself
December 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
One explanation for Bari killing the story is that she did so as a public act of fealty to the administration. But another is that, as an inexperienced journalist, she doesn’t understand that a refusal to go on the record is a kind of comment in and of itself
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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Great article: “Why Americans are Dying Younger? NIH Is Not the Problem. Our Broken Healthcare Delivery Is”
Bhattacharya keeps pointing to US morbidity & mortality as an NIH failure. But his argument quickly falls apart.
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social
Bhattacharya keeps pointing to US morbidity & mortality as an NIH failure. But his argument quickly falls apart.
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Great article: “Why Americans are Dying Younger? NIH Is Not the Problem. Our Broken Healthcare Delivery Is”
Bhattacharya keeps pointing to US morbidity & mortality as an NIH failure. But his argument quickly falls apart.
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social
Bhattacharya keeps pointing to US morbidity & mortality as an NIH failure. But his argument quickly falls apart.
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
@gregggonsalves.bsky.social
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As Trump tries to use the tragic story of the Brown shooter and his victims to further vilify immigrants, remember that MIT professor and innovator Nuno Loureiro followed the same path here
December 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
As Trump tries to use the tragic story of the Brown shooter and his victims to further vilify immigrants, remember that MIT professor and innovator Nuno Loureiro followed the same path here
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New speaker is talking about providing mental health resources and help for youth...
WE AGREE!
But then why did the NIH reduce the number of mental health research grants by FOURTY SIX PERCENT (46%) and dismantle SAMSAH?????
(blah blah "gold standard science" and "radical transparency")
WE AGREE!
But then why did the NIH reduce the number of mental health research grants by FOURTY SIX PERCENT (46%) and dismantle SAMSAH?????
(blah blah "gold standard science" and "radical transparency")
December 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
New speaker is talking about providing mental health resources and help for youth...
WE AGREE!
But then why did the NIH reduce the number of mental health research grants by FOURTY SIX PERCENT (46%) and dismantle SAMSAH?????
(blah blah "gold standard science" and "radical transparency")
WE AGREE!
But then why did the NIH reduce the number of mental health research grants by FOURTY SIX PERCENT (46%) and dismantle SAMSAH?????
(blah blah "gold standard science" and "radical transparency")
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We gave Jay Bhattacharya an opportunity to clarify his vaccine stance: does he REALLY believe that the vaccine is worse than the disease? Instead, he launched into a defense of MAHA as the future of scientific inquiry, and never really gave us a straight answer...
@repauchincloss.bsky.social
@repauchincloss.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We gave Jay Bhattacharya an opportunity to clarify his vaccine stance: does he REALLY believe that the vaccine is worse than the disease? Instead, he launched into a defense of MAHA as the future of scientific inquiry, and never really gave us a straight answer...
@repauchincloss.bsky.social
@repauchincloss.bsky.social
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7 Dems joined House Republicans in voting for a bill that would enable ICE agents to strip search 12-year-olds.
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
December 17, 2025 at 4:26 AM
7 Dems joined House Republicans in voting for a bill that would enable ICE agents to strip search 12-year-olds.
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
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.@pabloreports.bsky.social : Were you satisfied with the answers you’ve gotten so far in this classified briefing on Venezuela?
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
.@pabloreports.bsky.social : Were you satisfied with the answers you’ve gotten so far in this classified briefing on Venezuela?
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
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Green Arrow more than said "Fuck Ice"
#GreenArrow
#NoBorders
#FuckIce
#EmeraldArcher
1. This is how the story "Sanctuary" from Detective Comics #551-552 started.
Back then was INS. The kid showed his passport after this, but his brother is not in the same situation.
#GreenArrow
#NoBorders
#FuckIce
#EmeraldArcher
1. This is how the story "Sanctuary" from Detective Comics #551-552 started.
Back then was INS. The kid showed his passport after this, but his brother is not in the same situation.
December 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Green Arrow more than said "Fuck Ice"
#GreenArrow
#NoBorders
#FuckIce
#EmeraldArcher
1. This is how the story "Sanctuary" from Detective Comics #551-552 started.
Back then was INS. The kid showed his passport after this, but his brother is not in the same situation.
#GreenArrow
#NoBorders
#FuckIce
#EmeraldArcher
1. This is how the story "Sanctuary" from Detective Comics #551-552 started.
Back then was INS. The kid showed his passport after this, but his brother is not in the same situation.
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
Sanity prevailed
The final 12-team College Football Playoff bracket of the season is here.
Did the committee get it right? 🤔
Did the committee get it right? 🤔
December 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Sanity prevailed
Duke to the ACC right now:
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media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Duke to the ACC right now:
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
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There was a 13 point swing last night in TN-07.
If we see a 13 point swing in South Carolina in Nov 2026 Lindsey Graham will be retired and I will be the first ever pediatrician Senator.
If we see a 13 point swing in South Carolina in Nov 2026 Lindsey Graham will be retired and I will be the first ever pediatrician Senator.
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
There was a 13 point swing last night in TN-07.
If we see a 13 point swing in South Carolina in Nov 2026 Lindsey Graham will be retired and I will be the first ever pediatrician Senator.
If we see a 13 point swing in South Carolina in Nov 2026 Lindsey Graham will be retired and I will be the first ever pediatrician Senator.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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Agree, NIH staff saved the day. Despite their heroic effort, the bad multiyear funding (MYF) policy from Vought's OMB means fewer grants, fewer cures, & research workforce brain drain.
Any NIH appropriations bill must include language that limits the use of MYF in FY2026 - or this trend continues.
Any NIH appropriations bill must include language that limits the use of MYF in FY2026 - or this trend continues.
@aatishb.bsky.social got me on the record. “My colleagues did an outstanding job to work their butts off to approve things.” I swear it's true. It's still true at #NIH.
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Agree, NIH staff saved the day. Despite their heroic effort, the bad multiyear funding (MYF) policy from Vought's OMB means fewer grants, fewer cures, & research workforce brain drain.
Any NIH appropriations bill must include language that limits the use of MYF in FY2026 - or this trend continues.
Any NIH appropriations bill must include language that limits the use of MYF in FY2026 - or this trend continues.
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Meet two heroes of our times.
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Meet two heroes of our times.
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#TheHague The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 were the first multilateral treaties that addressed the conduct of warfare and were largely based on the Lieber Code, which was signed and issued by US President Abraham Lincoln to the Union Forces of the United States on 24 April 1863,
November 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
#TheHague The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 were the first multilateral treaties that addressed the conduct of warfare and were largely based on the Lieber Code, which was signed and issued by US President Abraham Lincoln to the Union Forces of the United States on 24 April 1863,
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Global greenhouse emissions will soon flatten or decline—a historic moment driven by China’s surge in renewable energy. https://scim.ag/3M3fQdP
Global carbon emissions will soon flatten or decline
With China’s surge in renewable energy, greenhouse gases are reaching a turning point
scim.ag
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Global greenhouse emissions will soon flatten or decline—a historic moment driven by China’s surge in renewable energy. https://scim.ag/3M3fQdP
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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Neonatal Platelets Differentiate Monocytes to a Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cell Phenotype https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.21.689809v1
November 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Neonatal Platelets Differentiate Monocytes to a Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cell Phenotype https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.21.689809v1
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In which I fruitlessly beg NIH grant-seeking folks to focus on what is actually important. drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/i...
In which I fruitlessly beg NIH grant-seeking folks to focus on what is actually important.
A new webpage on the NIH site called “Implementing a Unified NIH Funding Strategy to Guide Consistent and Clearer Award Decisions” is causing a small kerfuffle on the socials. As per us…
drugmonkey.wordpress.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
In which I fruitlessly beg NIH grant-seeking folks to focus on what is actually important. drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/i...