Other than BBC News and PBS NewsHour, I don’t lean on cable news networks for news, information, and analysis. I was however struck by the @nytimes.com description of @newsnation.bsky.social as a “conservative news network.” I thought that they were aiming to be “centrist”?

Once dubbed the Justin Trudeau of Castro Valley. This week? Accused of being worse than Donald Trump—during a school board meeting. Apparently I contain multitudes. #winning #range #welcometocastrovalley

My son says that I sound like #ChatGPT.

Note to evangelical youth groups: Super creepy when you approach a 14-year-old in a Target on a Friday night about joining your club, talk to him about finding “fellowship.” My kid is too polite to tell you to leave him alone. He just wants his energy drink. Take the night off, go watch a movie.

The attack on research continues, reducing IDC to 15% for DOE. Of course, announced after hours on a Friday. Trump’s war on “woke” universities is unraveling decades of a successful partnership. #IndirectCosts #IDCMatters #ResearchAdministration #SciencePolicy #DOE www.science.org/content/arti...

Lochlan must be a #TarHeel because he saw God @uncchapelhill.bsky.social #GoToHellDuke #WhiteLotus

They need to hurry up and rescue these #Yellowjackets.

Worst. Episode. EVER.

Die AfD darf sich verpissen lassen. And so can JD Vance and Trump for embracing a political movement that includes literal Nazis. #NazisRaus #FCKAFD

If we’re renaming bodies of water based on petty grievances, I propose that this be renamed the Kendrick Lamar passage.

What would Vannevar Bush do? Maybe we need an Endless Frontier 2.0. #scipol #researchadministration #researchpolicy #SaveNIH #IDCMatters 🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Please #Denmark, buy #California! After the past few weeks of Trump 2.0, we good use hella Hygge. We can enjoy your lovely dairy products. But, I’m not learning Danish - I speak German and can be a Hjemmetyskere. 🐻🇩🇰 #hygge denmarkification.com?utm=.share.b...

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

NIH Updates Good news: It appears that at least of the submitted F31 diversity supplements for which the study section had disappeared from eRA commons are reappearing with the original study section. Still uncertain future, but it's a step. 1/2

A federal judge in Massachusetts has just blocked Trump administration's move to cut NIH's funding of indirect costs A hearing is now scheduled for Feb. 21 in case, which was brought by 22 states earlier today storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

A Primer on Indirect Cost Rates

Another good indirect cost recovery resource #IDCMatters #SaveNIH

Speak up higher education! The last few weeks of demurring while the Trump Administration has gone after the diversity of our communities has been disheartening.

Under fascism, no one is safe. Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc. Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations. Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.

❤️ this graphic from MIT about indirect costs. Conveys that a “high” rate doesn’t mean that a majority of a grant goes to IDC. At large research universities, it’s about 25-30% of total costs. I have to explain this to researchers all the time: web.mit.edu/fnl/volume/2... #IDCMatters #SaveNIH

This was all foretold in #Project2025 (see page 355) because DEI bad, universities “too woke” static.project2025.org/2025_Mandate... #IDCMatters #SaveNIH

For an administration that wants to deregulate, it would prudent that they would look to remove some of the administrative burdens imposed on grant recipients (see this graphic from the Council on Governmental Relations - COGR). Also this list: www.cogr.edu/sites/defaul... #IDCMatters #SaveNIH

Visual from COGR (Council on Governmental Relations), tracking federal regulations + policies that impact how contacts & grants are managed. In my over 20 years in the #researchadministration biz, I can attest that the complexity of these requirements has grown tremendously #idcmatters #scipol

Let’s put my sudden semi-popularity on #Bluesky to good use! My son Teddy is raising funds for the #CastroValley High School Band! A flute-playing baddie, he wants to crush his $500 goal. Buy some expensive popcorn 🍿, support our Trojans! #InTrojanTogetherness 🪈🎶🎼 popup.doublegood.com/s/gs4jk714

Indirect costs “are real and necessary costs of conducting the groundbreaking research that has led to countless breakthroughs in the past decades.” A cut in NIH IDC “is quite simply a cut to the life-saving medical research that helps countless American families.” www.aau.edu/newsroom/pre...

"there will be a standard indirect rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs in lieu of a separately negotiated rate for indirect costs in every grant." This misguidance will damage US R&D. #sciencepolicy #researchadministration #IDCmatters #SaveTheNIH grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Paging @urichmond.bsky.social ... #GoSpiders 🕷️

I’m starting to think that Trump’s proposal for a #GazaRiviera is really just a setup for a future season of the #WhiteLotus.

“...to care is an act not of weakness, but of strength.” The Lancet response: bit.ly/4jRb5Av

#AnticipatoryObedience www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...

The only reason you would try and stop so much science from happening is if you know that scientifically you suck shit

Dear US scientists, We've been hearing a lot of questions of the form "Why aren't universities doing anything!? They need to speak out!" We can explain. It's bad news. We're on our own. But understanding why can help us all figure out our plan. Read along in thread 1/x 🧪

Early in my #researchadministration career, I regularly worked with NIH staff on eRA Commons, the application that DOGE is playing with. This was a fun time, as we went from a paper to digital grants environment. Universities & federal partners worked together to evolve a process, make it better.

Why is every #nyt columnist quitting except David Brooks and Maureen Dowd?

📢 Join us for a peaceful protest TONIGHT in #CastroValley! 🌈✊🏽 Our #LGBTQ, immigrant, and historically underrepresented communities are being targeted. Bring your signs, your passion, and your friends—let’s show our strength and commitment to justice! #StandUpFightBack #EqualityForAll #LoveIsLove

Heck, I can barely recognize what it has become this week @davelevitan.bsky.social !

Being kind & supporting ALL students isn’t “indoctrination”—it’s basic humanity. Trump’s exec orders targeting trans kids are cruel. As a parent & Castro Valley school board trustee, I believe in loving kids unconditionally, no matter their identity. #TransIsBeautiful #LoveIsLove #BeTheLight 🏳️‍⚧️

Ten years of Luna, the Christmas Chihuahua!

Dear #CastroValley MAC: As a reminder, in no jurisdiction in #California is a school district or its elected board subordinate to a municipality or a county. School districts are independent government districts. Trustees are elected by people, not appointed #cvmtg #endtaxationwithoutrepresentation