Look forward to Bari Weiss asking "has identity politics gone too far?" while studiously ignoring the most virulent identity politics driving American government

People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.

We can’t do Thanksgiving without farm workers: Make a donation during this season of thanks and giving and help fund change all year long. act.seiu.org/a/thanksgivi... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufw... #WeFeedYou

Get him a Yerba mate!

My quote of the day Toxic people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the negative impact that they have on those around them, and others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other people's buttons. Travis Bradberry

Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. " www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...

The senate dems are about to embarrass themselves and us AGAIN! I hope these reports are not true.

Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"

Interesting podcast about "Jay" Bhattacharya and his mentor, Harvard President Alan Garber www.youtube.com/watch?v=SokD... 1/2

I like "audio documentary" thank you for listening!

In 1963 the US govt spent 2.5% GDP on research in America. This was on top of what business spent on research, and was not conflated with business "spending" on research by bundling in expenses like advertising into their research budgets. That spike in 1963 has driven our economy for decades.

One good way to destroy a society its to incentivize a snitch culture, where people learn to distrust one another. You don't have to look for Stasi examples. See state laws putting private bounties on women seeking an abortion. From 2024 @adamserwer.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The U.S. government has been shut down for 28 days now. Over 900,000 federal workers have been furloughed. Air traffic controllers are going without paychecks. SNAP benefits to feed people run out on Sunday. The House GOP refuses to meet in session. None of this is normal nor acceptable.

Kind-hearted #BlueJays fan gives young Yankees fan the Judge home run ball he caught. That’s us….just spreading joy wherever we go. 😂 That is why he hates us so much, we are the antithesis of him. 🇨🇦 #Canada

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube. Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X). *1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.” youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

"We need to stop trusting the experts" is quite the statement from the head of US health and human services. Some of us have committed our lives & professional work to illuminating new frontiers and teaching others how to do the same. The abject cruelty tied to that statement is ... whew.

General Motors will record a negative impact of $1.6 billion in its next quarter after tax incentives for electric vehicles were slashed by the U.S. and rules governing emissions are relaxed. https://to.pbs.org/4n9lQyK

New, from me: Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce 1. Purge - those deemed disloyal 2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military 3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

You. Do. Not. Try. To. Prove. Your. Hypothesis. That is completely backwards. The proper way to do science is to form a hypothesis, and then do everything you can to try and tear that hypothesis apart. Any other way is scientifically unsound at the least, and malpractice or outright lies at worst

Let's talk about this fucking guy. youtu.be/vlKDQ3fwI5w

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

3 hospitalized following reported Edisto Beach fire, SLED investigating SC Court officials release statement on house fire that appears to be associated with Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein

“Judge Diane Goodstein is known for her recent ruling that blocked the Trump regime from accessing all sensitive information about South Carolina voters.” www.live5news.com/2025/10/05/3...

WHOA: DHS says that their officers were “rammed and blocked in” in Chicago and got out of their cars and shot an U.S. citizen who reportedly also had a gun and who had been tracking ICE raids. They are blaming the shooting on her, and say they were already tracking her socials. More details to come.

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

This is the point of the new EO: it is to make people think twice before they provide their honest evaluation of the Trump regime. You called them fascist? Well, you must be antifa. You call them authoritarian? You are inciting terrorism.

When we build the greatest stereotype engine the world has ever seen we should not be surprised when it reproduces bias

Keep rollin’

As Vice Chair of the GRC Bones and Teeth, I am delighted to invite you to join us for our upcoming meeting, on January 25–30, 2026, at Hotel Galvez in Galveston, TX, a cherished venue for our conference. We look forward to welcoming you to what is sure to be an exciting and memorable meeting!

Nobody who’s spent a week in Illinois winter has thought “yes, I willingly want to fuck with the people who live here”

Here’s last night’s story about Donald Trump’s war on higher education, and what a young Stephen Miller looked like. Brace yourself. youtu.be/xk94il8L820

Imagine at your summer internship a guy gives a talk about how women generally have lower IQ. It's awkward enough that a senior administrator later explains that the talk was inappropriate. Now, imagine reading that the President has nominated this person to lead a major govt agency!

Firefighters, famously, have a house they all live in, where they wait for people to call them, actually.

Love seeing the #WhiteSneakers being packed for #ASBMR2025, keep them coming! Wear them at the meeting on Saturday 06 Sept to Take Steps to Improve Bone Health. Even if you can't join us in Seattle, post a pic with your favorite pair and join the MOVEment! @asbmr.bsky.social 🦴💪🚶‍♀️🚶

Firing RFK Jr would unburden a lot of overworked mitochondria in this country

Please repost! We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky

This

New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated. [Gift Link] www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

Where are your friends tonight? This was such an awesome show. Thank you, @lcdsoundsystem.bsky.social

Science is a long game. Translational science, or clinical medicine is only possibly because of basic science discoveries where the clinical applications are not yet known. Also: Nobels are typically awarded for basic science… *exploratory* basic science. True story.

"I will give ICE agencies one thing; the way they seem to view themselves is sadly increasingly spot on. And that is violent, cruel, and hiding behind a fucking mask." - @lastweektonight.com

Operation Box Wine is a go

This week’s main story is about the Trump administration’s promise to deport one million immigrants, what follow through on that promise looks like in practice, and – to lighten the mood – which animal always looks like it was just caught cheating on its wife. Ok fine: The tarsier.

He knows Darth Vader is bad right

Funding for FEMA's disaster survivor hotline lapsed the day after the Texas floods, federal records show. It took DHS Secretary Kristi Noem five days to approve more money.

In preparation of today's mark-up of the NIH appropriations bill in the Senate and other activities, I sent this note to Senator Susan Collins' office. 1/2

Pot is legal in half of American states, but using it 14 years ago is enough to get you imprisoned if you are an immigrant.

The NIH was healthiest when pay lines were in the 20th percentile range. We are headed into an environment where pay lines are in the 5% range. In my entire career, I’ve only had 3 grants that scored better than 5%. And my lab is considered a successful one. This is going to destroy science.