We are very close to a near cure for two of the highest-mortality cancers we know: glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer. These are both mRNA based treatments which are losing their funding during stage I and II trials. Thousands will die needlessly because of this motherfucker and his lies.

Hell of a nice social safety net you have here. Shame if something... happened... to it.

Call scripts to reach your members of Congress to ask them what the hell they're going to do about this:

Here’s my thread from this morning on how Columbia taking the deal was basically decided in the 80s.

"Columbia agreed to ban masks, empower 36 campus police officers with new powers to arrest students and appoint a senior vice provost with broad authority to oversee the department of Middle East, South Asian and African Studies as well as the Center for Palestine Studies."

Meta/Facebook have used pirate database LibGen to steal pretty much everything I've ever written (and all the translations) to train their AI, without permission and without compensation. Straight-up theft, done knowingly, so they can make $$$. They've stolen the work of every writer I know.

To say I am *ecstatic* about having my art associated with the Farseer Trilogy is an understatement. @robinhobb.bsky.social is my favourite author and a chance to bring part of her worlds to life with my art was an absolute honor. Thanks to @illumicrate.bsky.social for giving me the chance!

“Anything to avoid contending with the possibility that all this killing wasn’t the result of a system abused, but a system functioning exactly as intended.”

My friends planning to travel to the US, I urge you to take precautions. Please. Especially if you value freedom of opinion.

The US military just purged their website of mentions of the Holocaust, 9/11 remembrance, cancer awareness, sexual assault, and suicide prevention to align with their new “anti-DEI” policies.

You cannot negotiate with terrorists. If the Ivies give in to any regime demands, the goal posts will move. If the massive ivy endowments aren’t deployed to preserve institutional integrity and academic freedom, what on earth are they for?

I have confirmation from several sources now that all T32s, many F30s and F31s, and most or all Center awards (P30, P50) have been terminated at Columbia. This is quite damaging to research and to individuals. This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...

"The most disastrous day in EPA history". We are sorely missing the wisdom of EPAs first administrator Bill Ruckelshaus --The E.P.A. has “no obligation to promote agriculture or commerce; only the critical obligation to protect and enhance the environment” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...

No billionaire is the solution to anything but the source of many, many problems. We shouldn't have to rely on the moods of some guys who own as much as 100 million of us to save the ecosystem or prevent poverty. 🤷‍♂️ Future historians will probably think we're really stupid, as a society.

This is very cool! AND I just can't believe @ucsusa.bsky.social got THAT MANY SCIENTISTS to agree on something!!! That's how you know it's serious, y'all. #standupforscience2025 @standupforscience.bsky.social www.ucsusa.org/about/news/s...

This pride flag made out of NASA imagery was, for several weeks, the most-liked image on Bluesky. Then the Trump administration made NASA take it down.

You GUYYYYSSSSSSS The military choir sang Do You Hear the People Sing from Les Mis at the governor's dinner at the white house. Thanks to @beebrookshire.bsky.social for helping me fact check tihs one. As far as I can it's only "officially" been posted on Dan Scavino's FB

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

This thread is a masterpiece.

Being extra kind in meetings- whether virtual or in person- is a superpower, especially now. No one will ever fault you for being extra patient, generous, understanding, or gentle. If they do, it's a them problem. Stay kind y'all.

Your seasonal reminder to raise your standards ❤️ #valentinesday #art

People who refuse to sanitize what’s going on, who’s in charge on the Right, how extreme their goals are, tend to be discarded as “alarmists” or “hysterics.” Those who sanitize it all are upheld as “reasonable” voices. As a result, the broader public perception constantly underestimates the threat.

NOAA is reportedly on the DOGE chopping block. The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US. A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Again, this isn't about efficiency.

Friday SCOOP: @vox.com has learned that USFWS has frozen its vast portfolio of international conservation grants. This is far beyond the scope of USAID-funded work and will inevitably harm wildlife internationally and in the US. @benjij.bsky.social has the story: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

“It feels like a betrayal by NASA....It’s inefficient, it’s wasteful, and it’s also just messed up.” This is how scientists inside and outside the agency are feelings about the cuts to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Words by me: 🧪

NIH Research Grants Lag $1 Billion Behind Last Year’s: After weeks of disruption to scientific federal grants, the National Institutes of Health has fallen behind in funding research into treatments for deadly diseases. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/h...

Major news: Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5pm, sources say. Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go." Others may follow. This is an attack on our ability to detect outbreaks. More, with quotes from CDC officials: open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

After reading this review by Emily H. Wilson, I sat in my car and wept happy tears. "a new and spellbinding book" "must-read, millennia-spanning history" I'm speechless with gratitude and pure joy. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

A quick resistance task: 1. Google Gulf of Mexico 2. “Gulf of America" is the top 3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it 4. Select "Send Feedback" 5. Click on "Gulf Of America" 6. Select "Inaccurate content" 7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"

Just got word that our Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) Grant was being canceled. All 100+ institutions. So even private funding is susceptible to this administration’s unraveling of DEI initiatives

Breaking News: God f$&kijg damnit.

Deaths predicted amid the chaos of Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAID: The impact of the billionaire’s declaration has been swift and brutal, with food and crucial drugs abandoned in warehouses, vital programmes closed and workers laid off. | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now #MedSky www.acog.org/clinical/cli...

Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the government's human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees.   "We have no visibility into what they are doing." www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed. Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals. Take a look. open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders : Shots - Health News : NPR 🚨This is extremely bad 🚨

They were forced to say this. Here is the memo that was sent to all govt agencies providing the template chcoc.gov/sites/defaul...

Here's an e-mail that just went out to NASA agency wide. 🔭

New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH. No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts. And no indication how long the pause will last. With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.

The official NOAA climate account is here ⬇️

anyway

Never a better time for celebrating with the Internet Archive. Also, a reminder to visit your local booksellers to purchase hard copies of the ephemera that could disappear at any moment from the interwebs. #booksky

I sooooooo can't wait for Andor Season 2 in April 🤗

I love this so much! At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions. This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.

I got the same result just now. Oh my word…

Sooooo if this whole "biological sex" EO is really happening, biologists are going to make as much noise about it as possible, right? Professional societies, universities, individual research groups? It's really incumbent on us (that's a "biologists us" here) to make a BIG FUCKING STINK

Politeness theory has helped me so much, particularly in recognizing that there are so many subtle variations in how people attempt to show politeness, rather than an absolute standard of rude vs polite We're delighted to bring you a @lingthusiasm.bsky.social episode on politeness!

From my daughter.

New evidence suggests that the alphabet may be 500 years older than we previously thought. Johns Hopkins researchers found ancient clay cylinders in Syria dating back to 2400 BCE, challenging what we know about the origins of alphabetic writing. hub.jhu.edu/2024/11/21/a...

Can I offer you some kitty snores in this trying time?