I'm apologizing to the future, in advance. Some of us are very sorry. We see what is happening. We're trying, but also not doing very well.

Last night at Brown, students were studying for their last exams, excited to return home to reunite with their family and friends, their lives were forever altered by gun violence. We must do better for each other and not allow our futures to be dictated by the gun industry.

The College of Engineering, OSU highlighted the Harper lab's work (November 2025): The hidden hazards of the nano world. engineering.oregonstate.edu/all-stories/...

Even privileged people suffer as a result of clashing science and politics. Imagine the impacts on poor, marginalized people. This is a must read: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

The Democratic lawmakers said that members of the military can and must refuse illegal orders by their superiors. n.pr/3XGEu6C

A common conservative trope is that lawsuits are money grabs for law firms when in fact, it's the only real way to hold companies accountable. The statement from the one affected resident really struck me where they said essentially, no one goes to jail for these crimes. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

On Saturday October 18th, I’m asking you to attend the No King’s March in your local communities. We have witnessed the increasing authoritarianism and its policies in our country. We dissent.

Make it make sense. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]

Ronald Reagan said it. #NoKings tomorrow 10/18

VERY TROUBLING NEWS REGARDING NIH INSTITUTE DIRECTORS A new appointment for NIEHS 1/3

Gold

I am leaving Rochester NY after attending the retirement fest of four giants in the field of evolutionary biology including my PhD advisor. This visit gave me a chance to revisit old haunts and reflect on my own somewhat unlikely origin story. 1/n

One of the most intelligent articles on the topic I've read. I don't agree with everything (they all leave out the experimental data), but this brings up super important points and perspectives. Tylenol in pregnancy: a question of safety or control? www.statnews.com/2025/09/16/t... via @statnews.com

RFK Jr and science cannot know with any certainty that #acetaminophen or #tylenol contribute to #autism. There’s evidence for and against a causal association. Remarkable to me how unqualified people think they’re right when it’s very complicated and nuanced.

The next days and months and years will demand from all of us great courage — and solidarity. Be prepared.

“I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.” —Molly Ivins

The criminals are taking over cities to “prevent crime.” The neo-Nazis are crushing the universities to “fight antisemitism.” The misogynists are eliminating trans rights to “protect women.” The free speech billionaires are taking over media to “end cancel culture.” I think they’re lying!

so, is Trump extorting Columbia University to fund a ballroom at the White House? Oddly specific numbers.

Let's please keep the remaining staff at NIH, NSF, etc in our thoughts even as you lose sleep over your own lab and scientific career. They are enduring pure chaos to try to hold the fort. See snapshot from wapo.st/4feKKuu (gift 🔗) saying they are "barely holding it together"

Aid organizations report that thousands of children in Gaza are at risk of starvation while trucks full of food sit waiting across the border. The full flow of humanitarian assistance must be restored immediately. news.un.org/en/story/202...

Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not.

No one has explained to Trump people seeking asylum from other countries are not escaping mental institutions!! ‘The insane asylum population.’ They are saner than Trump.

A broad group of National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants have taken action with the "Bethesda Declaration" that targets the NIH and HHS Leadership. Join these courageous and committed professionals by adding your name now. actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...

Can someone in immigration law explain to me how this is legal?

Everyone is forgetting about the one woman we know of who was r@ped by a phony ICE agent in her home.

#nokings #democracy #abolishice

I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla. This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.

How else are you going to fund the gestapo if you don’t take the money wasted on cancer research?

Every time they say the Democrats have gone “too far left” they are referring to trans people just existing. Every. Time.

“Gold standard science” The top tier medical journals are “corrupt” Our report with many fabricated references had “formatting issues”

Remember when it was “only bad guys wear masks?” Yeah, found them.

We have updated our database of funding opportunities for Early-Career Researchers (private foundations, federal, international) We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc. Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

Nanoplastics are plastic pieces/fibers <1/1000 of a millimeter that are found in oceans, rivers, the Alps, Antarctic ice, foods, and in bottled & tap water. How are we exposed to these ubiquitous plastics? What can we do about it? Via State of the Planet: news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/05/05/n...

Pioneering Lamont marine geologist Bill Ryan, nanoplastics, class trips to Bangladesh & Rwanda, #ColumbiaBeautifulPlanet, community science at Field Station, climate conference for HS students, Columbia Climate School in the Green Mountains summer program, and more! ➡️ createsend.com/t/d-22BDD1DB...

Illinois’ Democratic governor JB Pritzker possesses the kind of fighting spirit we need take on and topple a tyrant like Trump. Pritzker is teeming with fierce opposition to the madness of MAGA — precisely what Americans need at this dangerous point in our nation’s history. In a fiery…

Here's an opportunity to support one of the best departments tackling massive problems and creating solutions in environmental toxicology, chemistry, and health. More specifically, all donations are going to fund student travel to conferences: www.damproudday.org/campaigns/em... #toxicology

Another moment of WTF... The evolution of the www.covid.gov site... Warning: May be jarring! 1/4

This is bleak. A database of cancelled NIH grants.

I don't want women to be legally defined. Any definition will be used to oppress and control us.

My bluesy feed precisely reflects my experience. Science and academics, interspersed with despair and outrage at the social, environmental, and constitutional crises . All I can do now is be clear: DEI will always matter; criticizing Israel is not antisemitism; MAGA accuses others of its own crimes.

This is NOT a real journal. No such thing as The Academy of Public Health. Creation of RFK et al to allow false nonscientific claims to the public to support their bias without peer review or factual data. As they now control all communications out of NIH, CDC, FDA, this is dangerous to US health.

"If America hasn't broken your heart, you haven't loved her enough." Corey Booker, just now.

This guy. Speaking truths with passion and dedication.

The biggest divide is not between “right” and “left." It’s between democracy and oligarchy. The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see that they have all the wealth and power.

It’s so weird how we’re all just working like this is still a normal country.

Observation, behavior and omics together are powerful tools. See this recent work from my former colleagues at DZNE: Intermittent fasting boosts sexual behavior by limiting the central availability of tryptophan and serotonin: Cell Metabolism www.cell.com/cell-metabol...

Reminder: the First Amendment protects everyone who resides in our country. It doesn't matter if you have a green card or a visa or if you're undocumented. The Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that any person residing in the United States, regardless of status, is entitled to 1A protections.