This is the perfect encapsulation of Trumpism -- because of its obsession with imagery, the White House crew caused a problem but blamed it on other people, leading to MAGA making threats against the United Nations for their own screw up

I'm sorry. Hulu decides right now is ALSO the time to increase the subscription price? I mean, I already canceled because of the larger disney-snafu, but seriously can anybody at the company read the room?

BBC News, "The BBC World Service has compiled material on over 160 cases where children have been shot in Gaza and found that in 95 cases the child was shot in the head or the chest" "In most these cases, the victim was under 12 years old"

Repeat after me: "I will not consider faculty or leadership positions within a state that has enacted laws banning gender affirming care or repressive reproductive health laws. I believe them antithetical to the mission of a bioengineering department.."

Just to pile on here... I worked with food banks for years. Yes, food donations are good but (as Nicole encourages) MONETARY DONATIONS ARE BEST. Food banks stretch $ on food (fill gaps donations miss etc) really well. Moreover, they need money for operating costs like power and staff wages.

This is absolutely true. If the NYT covered this the way they covered trans care, you all would finally understand what dangerous shit their trans care coverage has been.

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants to find the causes of #autism by September. Erin McCanlies has spent the past 20yrs studying how parents’ exposure to chemicals at work affects the chance that they will have a child with the condition. RFK Jr. cut her entire lab. My latest video for @propublica.org

It looks like NIH is working hard to spend down the money. That's good. But let's look at a few of my favorite IC's to see how the MYF policy has affected the # of new grants awarded per fiscal year despite the same $ spent (or close to).

Pritzer gets the mechanics of authoritarianism – systemic intimidation, seizing control of elections, etc. – in a way others in national democratic leadership don't or won't say out loud.

🚨 AIMBE calls on the scientific community to urge Congress to ensure timely passage of the FY2026 budget 👇 Strong, sustained funding for our nation's health and science agencies is essential for economic prosperity, U.S. global competitiveness, and public heath. takeaction.io/aimbe/protec...

Not signing back up for Hulu. I've got no patience for this "oops we realized our decisions have consequences" stupidness. They had the chance to not bend the knee at the first possible moment and they failed that test. Moving on...

The NIH director is rarely involved in funding decisions or in setting research priorities in any granular way. The notion that science has become a “monoculture” is unsupported by data and completely inconsistent with my observations. 31/n

I wrote something up about how the H-1B fee could harm US higher education and the communities that rely on it. open.substack.com/pub/brendanc...

You guys have to read the termination letter that @washingtonpost.com sent @karenattiah.bsky.social because they essentially accused her of anti-white racism because she mentioned that Charlie Kirk was a white man 😵‍💫 Then they called her a “risk.” 🤡 karenattiah.substack.com/p/why-washin...

Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion. Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.

"No vaccine was tested more extensively than the RNA vaccines, and no vaccine was given to more people than the mRNA vaccines, & they were found to be incredibly safe...and effective. They saved 20 million lives, & they stopped a pandemic that was shutting down the world." -Drew Weissman

Karen Attiah made critical comments about *men who are white supremacists* and @washingtonpost.com said that they are a protected class Be clear about what they were saying That white supremacists are a protected class

You can teach at a university on a J1, but you CAN NOT be hired for a tenure track position on one, only just be here for a couple of years. Tenure track can only be H1B or existing green-card.

Go to protests Sign up to be on mailing lists Practice good operational security Don’t volunteer information you don’t need to, like where you plan to be Know your phone gives away information even when locked Don’t use face unlock or print to unlock your phone

Why is this horrible for Universities? Just about everyone who isn't a citizen or green card holder already who's hired for a tenure track faculty position is hired through an H1B and then, after 3-5 years, applies for a green card. This is literally "No more foreign professors can be hired"

Go fash, lose cash

So we make it cost prohibitive to bring in foreign skilled workers on H1B visas AND destroy US higher ed institutions that would train domestic skilled workforce. Seems like a well thought out plan ...

Assuming CDC formally adopts ACIP's recommendations, CVS tells me it will provide Covid vaccines without a prescription in all 50 states and won't require even self-attestation of a qualifying condition — "it’s up to the individual patient." No confirmation from Walgreens or Walmart yet.

For the record, the radical transparency @HHSGov has not, at this point, put up the language for the COVID-19 vaccines recommendation its ACIP will be voting on tomorrow. Current page: www.cdc.gov/acip/meeting...

Bye #hulu

The Black in Neuro conference was both a victory lap marking the organization’s growth and a sober assessment of the political landscape. www.statnews.com/2025/09/17/b...

So the President of Texas A&M, a retired army *general*, fired all the people he was asked to, and that only saved his job for an extra week and a half.

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

I gave my heart and soul to that place. Built entire sections for journalists pushed out of their home countries. When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom. I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.

We should all care about what's happening at NIH because one day you are going to get that call or sit in a doctor's office and hear you or someone you love has cancer. Words no one wants to hear. We need research in better more effective treatments…and cures.

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

NCI-Designated Cancer Centers Consensus Statement 2025: We now have nearly 20 years of data showing that the HPV vaccine is safe & effective in the reduction of HPV-associated cancers in vaccinated people ages 25+. Insurance covers HPV vaccination through age 45 w/prescription form your doctor!

Ding ding ding

AHIP, the country’s biggest health insurance association said its members will continue to cover updated COVID and flu vaccines through the end of 2026. AHIP covers over 200M people & includes Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Centene, Aetna, Elevance, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, Molina, and Cigna.

How to delete your account without agreeing to the new TOS: In the dialogue box asking you to agree, DO NOT click agree. Instead, click on the TOS link which will open another tab. In the top right of that tab you can go to your account settings and delete your account.

For #PeerReviewWeek, I just published my BlueSky posts and notes from the 10th International Peer Review Congress, held 2 weeks ago in Chicago. #PRC10 @peerreviewcongress.bsky.social Part 1 is here: scienceintegritydigest.com/2025/09/16/p...

The @aaup.org just shared guidance for academic workers on how to protect themselves online www.aaup.org/news/advisor...

I had no idea dial-up still existed. Fellow elder millennials, this is for you. 🫶🏽

If you’re rich and not a coward, this is what you’d refer to as a “market opportunity” to dominate a media ecosystem that’s about to be covered in grotesque government slop. To be a pop of color in a sea of beige will be easier than ever. People will flock to it. You gotta be a little brave, though.

We are as long as you sit on your fucking hands, Chuck.

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

Someone *Else* Must Do Something, the Chuck Schumer Story

Canceling Jimmy Kimmel show is not about Charlie Kirk, just like going after universities was not about antisemitism and occupying DC was not about fighting crime.

in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments. that fox news host still has his job.

The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

The Free Speech President has now pulled two of the three major late night hosts off the air through threats and intimidation because of their jokes. Obviously I’m behind Jimmy Kimmel 100% in the face of this fascist garbage. Speech against this admin isn’t just being chilled, they’re freezing it.

This is truly absurd. If you're still on academia.edu, get out now.

Wild time taking my annual federal research security training module from my uni. The quote that keeps being used in the training: "Trust-based research culture" Whew.

Monarez testified that RFK Jr.'s claim that she is a liar "is not accurate."