And that’s why we here see a Court that can suddenly use normal logic and perceive the consequences of its own actions. Meaning they know *exactly* what they're doing when they allow Trump and Vought to destroy NIH, and thus destroy most or all US cancer research. /end

TODAY IS THE DAY. We’re gathering with science organizations to call for RFK Jr to be impeached and removed — with boxes of 150,000 petition signatures in tow. Join us for our march in half an hour! www.youtube.com/live/3Hi18Fv...

As God willed it. Here in the DMV, us NIH people watched the Washington Post venerate Youngkin, and then watched Youngkin’s approval bomb when he got into office and voters figured out what he actually stood for. It’s not unlike the Trump story — in 2024 and last night — actually.

As God willed it. Here in the DMV, us NIH people watched the Washington Post venerate Youngkin, and then watched Youngkin’s approval bomb when he got into office and voters figured out what he actually stood for. It’s not unlike the Trump story — in 2024 and last night — actually.

Right. The American people oppose Trump; more and more as they learn about his terrible policies and bad people. But the media environment is a mess. We should be clear about where the public is at and let that be our guide.

Remember when he was out of power, Prasad absolved the virus of all blame and displaced it on to “incompetent leaders.” Hows he doing now that he’s had a chance to demonstrate his real world leadership skills and prowess?

Great article from @virginiagewin.bsky.social showing that across the Federal science ecosystem, research that benefits the American public is being delayed or completely halted, and remaining programs are being consolidated under close partisan political control. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Yes, what societies should do with corrupt liars who kill people is remove them from office. RFK is weakly trying to change the subject by asking for “debates.” LOL. The time for debate is past because RFK‘s bad ideas and lies have long ago been exposed. Impeach!

Trump NIH director receiving money and awards from infamous far-right foundations. Does this influence him, consciously or subconsciousl?

This post is from a scientist with a political agenda, and it is very wrong. Here‘s what this in vitro model does not have: ❌ any resemblance to the details of a brain! It’s a ball of cells. Please don’t be fooled by the NAM folks, funded by the right to damage science.

"...when societies are 'going down,' such as in times of war, conflict, and social upheaval, libraries 'tend to get destroyed by the powerful. It used to be king and church, and it’s now corporations and governments.'" They're on our side. Give 'em some scratch today.

“The next time you hear from DHS‘s Tricia McLaughlin, will you believe her? If your answer is yes, thats a problem. But … she leads public communication for DHS.“ Same with HHS, and NIH. The Trump admin is built on lying.

‼️ The authors are not claiming a causal link and insomnia may be linked to poor heart health. Alternately, maybe people with heart issues have insomnia and take melatonin. (Correlation)

It’s time for another episode of correlation vs causation as another study is being widely reported and misinterpreted. The hype: A study of electronic health records claims that adults prescribed melatonin are more likely to have cardiac issues.

In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system. Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.

dear god what have i done blacksky.community/profile/did:...

Fun additional facts: The major US sports are so socialist that they literally could not be run in Europe due to protections for worker individual freedom. Laws in various EU countries forbid salary caps, The Draft, and time before free agency.

Wowow 😮 This is indeed one of the greatest paper endings of the century. Scientists: if you outsource writing to LLMs, you will end up filing off and blunting the good parts of writing — and thus science.

That episode was a signal to viewers: The old 60 Minutes is dead. Do not expect us to discomfit the powerful with the power of the press and public opinion, because those things no longer hold power. We're just filling time and selling ads.

1/2 Our boss 🧠🪱 keeps pushing his anti-fluoride crusade. FDA limits fluoride supplements for kids under 3 and low-risk older kids, citing safety concerns. The ADA (American Dental Association) strongly disagrees: benefits outweigh risks. Rural kids face higher cavity risk and will suffer the most.

“I can still hardly believe that people who should have remained unremarkable ended up memorialized on lists and monuments,” she wrote. “We were ordinary people plunged into extraordinary circumstances.” We have so much power, together ❤️✊🏼

LA Times reporter, one of the best

2/ To spell this out for anyone wondering: A yellow (or perhaps "cream-colored") 1920s car, driven by a young woman, w tragic consequences, is at center of 'Gatsby' plot. Just putting it there is ... like having an Oliver Twist party with bowls of gruel, or Uncle Tom's Cabin party with ice floes.

Rachel Riley is a 33-year old feckless McKinsey consultant who spent years working on behalf of billionaires and Wall Street (the people that pay McKinsey) to “reform“ government agencies. Now at DOGE, she doesn’t know what she doesn’t know.

I wrote an explainer about the mass firings—the RIFs. The RIFs all year have been clearly illegal. Russell Vought is using them to lawlessly clean out federal agencies. Lower court judges have said so. But the Calvinball Supreme Court has allowed them. 1/

One more thought: the fact that these "A.i." products deliver false info about current events feels very similar to Meta products not delivering posts in a timely, chronological way. By design, these products misinform or fail to inform us about what's going on. That's damages society. By design.

I am a former officer, a science writer, and a military R&D SME, and on every possible level this is foolish, insulting, absurd, professional malpractice, damaging to national security, a threat to servicemembers relying on ONR breakthroughs to maintain a combat edge, and almost beyond belief.

Bad news for science today. Rachel Riley moved from HHS, where she gutted NIH and the largest part of US biomedical research, to the office of Naval Research, where she presumably will gut the science funded by ONR. How to stop this? Impeach her boss, the Project 2025 co-head Russell Vought. 🧪

Good take here on how former NIH official Perez Stable isn’t taking a strong stand for NIH. It’s too bad.

Another great piece from @aniloza.bsky.social on how cutting words harms science and erases human beings. Every day I am heartened by the community of NIH people who are pushing back. @nihvigils.bsky.social @27unihted.bsky.social @savehealthresearch.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n...

Pennsylvania has an important Supreme Court race coming up on Tuesday, November 4. If you live in the Keystone State, or know someone who does, vote YES to retain three justices who will protect your fundamental rights and freedoms.

I am neither a more skilled nor a more committed civil servant than those who were wrongfully terminated. Reinstate them. We have created more waste by firing them. #NIH #statssky #publichealthsky #FEDStrong

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Check this out: After the shutdown, Trump’s approval fell. The shutdown was and is bad in many ways. But this shows some important upsides. This seems to validate the “pick big fights” theory of fighting authoritarianism.

Great thread on concentration of power. Here it is in the private sector. But this kind of concentration is the central problem of our time

Trump NIH director

Good thread on why Bill Gates isn’t coming to save us

Great thread!!! Be really careful about your news sources

Don’t know how to say this more clearly: The New York Times management likes Trump and wants to defend him. This profile is an update of their 2022-on focus groups with Trumpers, which are an update of their 2017- diner safaris w Trumpers. 1/

bottom line: I've written extensively on why Gates is problematic on climate, and numerous other climate policy experts have expressed the same concern. You're free to disagree. But we will have to leave it at that. Thanks for engaging.

Here is the video of the segment with me and @vscooper.micropopbio.org on WTAE (ABC) in Pittsburgh from last night Six Parts 1/6

To see what it will look like for Republicans to not seat Democrats in 2027 after the midterms, just take a look at this. The Grijalva story is a preview of our future.

The NIH institute director firing last Friday is very bad. I made a video explainer about why. Stay for last post, w link to @science.org story from @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social 1/4 🧪

@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social and @jeremymberg.bsky.social have also been doing a lot of excellent explainers about what’s happening in science- please follow them!

🔥🔥 Shame on @aaas.org. Their capitulation harms 🧪. Have they not learned that giving in to a bully is not the way out?

🔥🔥 Shame on @aaas.org. Their capitulation harms 🧪. Have they not learned that giving in to a bully is not the way out?

well worth a read, though an older thread

Through the absurdity of fate, I came to the US. I was good at math but I really, really liked science. I was excited to come to a country where "science" was a legitimate career options - thanks to NSF and NIH.

Powerful speech, must watch!

"In early October, after Senate Democrats refused to vote for a budget resolution without additional health care protections, effectively shutting down the government, Vought became the face of the White House’s response." That's right!