Save the bandwidth! On Friday, I’ll be posting updates from this event on Cognitive and Affective Neuromodulation at Brown, organized by @wael-asaad.bsky.social +. These are among the most formidable conditions 💔. But a lot is happening in this space! I’m looking forward to passing details along.

I have a new comment piece out in Nature today. rdcu.be/e7LVS 1/6

The data is in: the NIH goalposts have shifted. What were once almost certain fundable scores have become coin flips and what used to be likely grants have become aspirational, leading to fewer awards. Another manifestation of how HHS policies have led to fewer awards and less science.

A second email, this with a more substantial insight about "The Replication Crisis"... 1/5

Give the cowards at CBS a piece of your mind: www.cbs.com/showfeedback/

Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.

This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see. His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert. Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.

The Honor Roll.

In terms of what cures are being lost: - Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis - herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis - shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease

Good links to donate to help immigration lawyers do the work that needs to be done at the end.

It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines. apnews.com/article/mode...

"Images obtained by CBS News appear to show the zip ties and bruised wrists of Anabel Romero's 14-year-old daughter SueHey, a U.S. citizen who was tending to her 6- and 8-year-old siblings when the agents descended on the crowd in military-style gear and herded them into a confined area."

Every American needs to watch this:

“A U.S. citizen suffered a concussion, a torn rotator cuff and bruised ribs after immigration officers stopped her on a Salem street, broke her car window, pulled her out and then left abruptly after discovering her passport in her purse, advocates said.” www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Liam goes home… www.instagram.com/reel/DUOW4_E...

Abolish. ice. 💔

Good 🧵 on some of the consequences of letting RFK, Jr “go wild” on health…

Obama: "The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy... Our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault. The President & current admin officials seem eager to escalate the situation while offering public explanations.. that appear to be directly contradicted by video evidence."

The best defense for Noem at this point would be for her to claim she lacks the mental capacity to understand the situation, and so can’t be held accountable for obvious lies.

This analysis by the New York Times paints a damning picture of ICE's decision to kill Alex Pretti after Pretti had attempted to help a woman who had been shoved (assaulted) by ICE. ICE had Pretti pinned on the ground when one agent appears to come across a gun. After taking the gun, they kill him.

Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice." Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.

Unbelievable that Dems are actually considering continuing to fund ICE.

Abolish ICE. Then hold them accountable.

Abolish ICE. It’s the moderate position.

Nasra Ahmed, 23, was walking through the parking lot of her aunt’s St. Paul apartment complex when she found herself surrounded by 12 agents. Ahmed, born in the USA, says she showed them her I.D. She was forcefully detained and jailed anyway for more than 2 days. www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/s...

Abolish ICE

Very good and fair analysis youtube.com/watch?v=t3YC...

I think it’s important to point out: ICE does NOT have the same authority as a police officer. They do NOT have the power to enforce laws, only to engage in their specific tasks. IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against

🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7

When the federal government withholds money from particular states, remember where that money comes from. usafacts.org/articles/whi...

I expect Putin and Netanyahu will be the next awardees. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/s...

UNACCEPTABLE: S college kid in Boston boards a DOMESTIC flight to Texas see her family for Thanksgiving, is surrounded at Logan airport by ICE agents and abruptly deported to Honduras. This insanity must stop. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...

Hey @nytimes.com would it have been so difficult to write, simply, “Many liken Trump’s approach to extortion” and simply leave it at that, rather than adding a pointless contrast that really makes no distinction?

I look forward to one day seeing Hegseth in jail. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com. We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans. washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Make America Great Again

Seems like we have an unexpected vote for universal, government-run healthcare insurance?

A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.

Time and again, Trump's agents are using excessive force that “shocks the conscience.” Just this week, they violently tore a teacher—with legal work authorization—from a preschool as children watched on in horror. I'm demanding investigations. Trump has gone too far.

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

Little known etymology of exododus: combines “exodus” which means a mass departure and “dodo” which is commonly used to denote someone who is foolish or dim-witted; together, the combined term references a… well we get the picture. Seems appropriate.

Obama 2028. We can play that game, too.

So good. youtube.com/watch?v=ksFr...