Exercise your right to #vote today. I did.

California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50. California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections. Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

My quote of the day Atifete Jahjaga

www.inquirer.com/health/peanu... Thanks Philadelphia Inquirer!

My quote of the day How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg. Abraham Lincoln

Just out: Led by @j-a-mitchell.bsky.social and Babette Zemel "gSOS Polygenic Score is Associated with Bone Density and Fracture Risk in Childhood" @asbmr.bsky.social. Funded by our #NICHD award R01 HD100406. @chopresearch.bsky.social @penngenetics.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jbmr/article...

Just here to remind everyone that while the federal government is shutdown, all study sections at the NIH are currently on hold. Another blow to science and to early career scientists like myself with young labs and research groups. Very hard to remain positive about this career path.

Our #ASHG25 platform activities: Vrathasha Vrathasha: 3D genomics & glaucoma. 206AB, W 10.45-11 Winter Bruner: MPRA & childhood obesity. 205ABC, T 11-11.15 Matt Pahl: Ancillary Session, Predicted Effector Genes. 259A, F 1.45-1.15 Struan Grant chairs Metabolic Matrix session. 253ABC, S 10-11

My quote of the day Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee. F. Lee Bailey

TYVM @57kev.bsky.social 👊🏼 @tydypurple.bsky.social @blackdog47.bsky.social @kathry.bsky.social @enrich12.bsky.social @markhamillofficial.bsky.social @muellershewrote.com @johncusack.bsky.social @wired.com @judithbolyard.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social #StrongerTogether #MeidasBoosts #resist 👊🏼

Low dose aspirin (160mg/d) reduced recurrence in people with colon cancer and PI3K mutations. Emblematic of precision, individualized medicine since the data for aspirin across all colon cancer has been mixed. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

My quote of the day Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties. John Milton

Trump Loses a Lawyer—And Much More - The Atlantic

Welcome FEMA to the letter resistance!! The Katrina Declaration was released today out of concern that we are going back to a time when our response was its own man-made disaster. Say Never Again and sign in support!!! @rebelfema.altgov.info act.standupforscience.net/forms/sign-o...

My quote of the day A woman's place is in the house - the House of Representatives. Bella Abzug

Seriously?!? As if the current #science environment isn’t brutal enough! Now fake acceptance letters.

Online today! *Aging, Immune Fitness and Cancer* 🔬 Learn the latest about the intersection between these processes in @natrevcancer.nature.com 🧬 Great to work with @sandramcallister.bsky.social lab again 😁 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

My quote of the day Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph. Haile Selassie

When the world feels like it is falling apart it is nice to have #happy and #proud parent moments! Seeing your children follow their dreams in these chaotic times is #priceless

Sharing this new review written by two talented trainees from the Ford lab, Sheera Rosenbaum and Kaiah Fields. @kaiahfields.bsky.social

🚨 A must-read from vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit @pauloffit.bsky.social . RFK Jr. isn’t just “raising questions” about vaccines — he’s using his HHS seat to break the system. Bogus aluminum studies, anti-vax appointees, and legal traps threaten vaccine supply. #VaccinesWork #ProtectPublicHealth 🛡️

My quote of the day I think as a leader, you just take accountability. That's what leadership is. Leadership is taking accountability yourself and holding others to the same standard, regardless of what's going on. Jason Kelce

Appaling and disgusting how overt discrimination and racism contiues in plain sight and is justified @booker.senate.gov @kim.senate.gov abcnews.go.com/US/highballe...

The fact that Republicans are unfazed that Donald Trump is giving special treatment to a woman who ran this country’s most notorious pedophile ring on behalf of its most notorious serial pedophile is the latest sign of the GOP’s complete moral rot.

Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations considered and approved its draft FY26 appropriations bill that includes increases for: ✅ National Institutes of Health ✅ Federal #CancerResearch funding at the National Cancer Institute ✅ CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (1/2)

Friends, it’s never been more important for scientists to break out of the ivory tower and engage with the public. My course- which you can take for graduate school course credit, continuing professional education credit, or just to learn a new skill- can help. Please share! 🧪🦑🌎🐠🦈 #SciComm

“Mortgages signed by the Paxtons contained inaccurate statements declaring that each of those three houses was their primary residence, enabling the now-estranged couple to improperly lock in low interest rates, according to an Associated Press review of public records.”

I don't want wellness practices that teach me to be at peace with an inequitable world. I need practices that help me to stay sane while doing my part to fight against it. if it makes you compliant to injustice, it's not healing—it's sedation.

CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.  Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

Why is this the last paragraph of an AP article about the new legislation? The President of the US stating he hates Democrats! ‘In a speech in Iowa after the bill passed, he said Democrats only opposed it because they “hated Trump.” That didn’t bother him, he said, “because I hate them, too.”’

I reached out to my friends very broadly and many of them had not heard about the Bethesda Declaration or even about what has been going on at NIH. Many of them gladly signed on and expressed appreciation for having a good opportunity to show their support. @standupforscience.bsky.social

This looks like a post from The Onion, not the President of the US

One year ago, the House Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously to pass the bipartisan #MCEDAct —the most-supported health care bill in Congress—with ACS CAN volunteers in attendance to show their support. We urge Congress to pass this bill to increase #EarlyDetection of cancer.

Still time to support amazing #cancerResearch at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia #science chop.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fu... #thyroid #researchsaveslives #ThyroidCancer

The Trump Admin’s moves to squelch expertise & censor science are straight out of the authoritarian playbook! So we’re joining @indivisiblephl.bsky.social 6/14 at 12 PM to #StandUpForScience & say #NoKings ❌👑 🧪🦅📍The PSA rally point will be the Dilworth Park corner at JFK & 15th. RSVP ⬇️

These are the emails Turning Point PAC are sending. We are not all living in the same realities in America and clearly cannot agree on facts! “What's happening in Los Angeles is NOT a protest. It is an entire city declaring open rebellion against American sovereignty and authority.”

“The country is burning down. Our infrastructure is burning down. Whether the outcome of this investigation is preordained should not determine our ability and desire to ... take a stand, fight for what we believe in, and ask the government to do their job.”

My message to Trump’s NIH Director? No one in America wants us to do LESS cancer research. No one is asking Trump to make it harder to cure Alzheimer's disease. Yet Trump is cutting all of this NOW and demanding an $18 BILLION cut to NIH next year. Not on my watch.

This is an extremely enlightening read. And critical for anyone using AI to read and understand the technology and its limitations. A must read for any parent whose kids are using AI!

I urge others to similarly support our patriots at NIH who use their training and talents to improve human health and position the US as the world’s leader in biomedical discovery, innovation and technology development 🙏

Breaking news: Staff at the National Institutes of Health have issued a declaration calling on their director to depoliticize the agency and reverse spending cuts.

I wanted to show support for these brave public servants and to allow others, including the scientific community, to join me. In partnership with @standupforscience.bsky.social‬, we have a way for you to do that... www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

My quote of the day You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way... to get in the way. John Lewis

‘We were ready for this’: meet the scientists suing the Trump administration to reinstate terminated grants

My quote of the day In this age, in this country, public sentiment is everything. With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed. Whoever molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes, or pronounces judicial decisions. Abraham Lincoln

I'm doing one of the first ones- if you're in the DC area, join us! It's free but RSVP-ing through the QR code is strongly recommended to ensure that you have a seat. And if you want to do one of your own, Stand Up For Science and I can help you to plan it.

My quote of the day We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. Elie Wiesel

With all the chaos and shit going on in science, they can’t take the joy or pride of seeing those in your lab succeed and reach for their dreams! #ScienceWillWin #CancerResearch #ThyroidLab #CancerSurvivors

Medicaid provides essential health coverage to people across the country, including those with cancer. Any cuts to Medicaid could jeopardize lifesaving care for millions of cancer patients. @norcross.house.gov can I count on you to oppose cuts & #ProtectMedicaid ?