Really cool, conceptually simple approach here: cross-referencing grant proposal scores with literature citations and explicit acknowledgments in drug patents to identify patents linked to projects that wouldn't have been funded given a smaller budget

This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Wow. Let’s not blow past this. The administrator of the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY says that climate change is a hoax/con job.

Trump just signed an illegal executive order designed to target his political opposition by designating them terrorists and using the DOJ, IRS, FBI, and the JTTF to investigate and charge liberal organizations, funders, members, and protesters. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Low-grade fever: Eat a McFlurry in an ice bath full of bleach. Cramps: Try not complaining. Men get cramps, too, you know. Lightning crotch: Exorcism. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...

A week later and prospective applicants are still awaiting the instructions for this year's #NSFGRFP. I checked in with NSF today and was told "I don’t have anything for you at the moment." #GradSchool

Someone had to say it

Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."

Obama photographer Pete Souza posted this pic of Obama on that UN escalator… www.instagram.com/p/DO9GFjUEZi...

In hell for almost 5 months. Imagine it was you.

"a billion dollars—or ten billion, or a hundred billion, or four hundred billion—are not necessary for that lavish lifestyle. The only thing that that amount of wealth is necessary for is the domination of others"

Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach. To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat. And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.

for all who celebrate

Pritzker: "MAGA Republicans in Congress may be in control now, but in 2026 they will not be unless Donald Trump does something to change this country fundamentally. And that is what he's trying to do ... we Democrats are going to win in 2026, but not if Donald Trump is allowed to cheat."

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin boasted about how the agency is taking action to “ensure Americans have the cleanest air, land, and water.” At the same time, the agency terminated over $15 million in grants for “forever chemicals” research. (Published July)

Pritzer gets the mechanics of authoritarianism – systemic intimidation, seizing control of elections, etc. – in a way others in national democratic leadership don't or won't say out loud.

YES, IT IS AN ATTACK 👇

The President sounds like this all the time these days and is clearly non compos mentis but it just gets a pass from Congress, from the courts, from the media, from Wall Street, from every institution, because it's Trump.

ong grandpa no

you can say THAT again

Whaaaaaaaat is happening??

“People do not forfeit their First Amendment rights when they are hired by government institutions. Public employees are free to speak on matters of public concern, so long as they are speaking as private citizens..."

some more "if we don't measure it, it doesn't exist" bullshit

We mobilized over 400 actors, comedians, directors, musicians, and writers to condemn the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. Now is the time to oppose government censorship and fiercely defend our First Amendment rights.

NONCOOPERATION THREAD OF THREADS My daily threads of noncooperation will be here. We have a deep history of resisting authoritarianism on these shores; we need to listen to & learn from the communities that have led those fights, draw on our collective muscle memory, & fight like hell. LFG.

News outlets: Here's the missing context for ALL of your articles on the economy. Put context in! “Democracy is just good for the economy. And autocracy is bad for the economy. Autocrats are just not good at managing economies. Policymaking tends to be erratic as democratic institutions decline.”

"while I have no doubt that Colbert and Kimmel... will find a way to continue speaking out despite this clear violation of their First Amendment rights, I sure would like to see some more courage on the part of the media companies who have made huge money off of their programs."

a group of people were like "i found a way to live my life as a truer version of myself" and instead of being like "that's beautiful, how can i help" people were like "i don't think schools should have books in them anymore"

David Rose, the police officer and Afghanistan veteran with a wife and 2 small children, was murdered by a white, right wing extremist man a month ago over antivaccine conspiracies pushed by RFK Jr. and this administration. He did not get recognition from political leaders or even much news coverage

I am proud to be born a Muslim. I am proud to be born in Somalia. I am proud to have become an American. None of you can change that no matter how much you rage tweet. Drink some water and touch grass.

Surprise, surprise: a few places got it right. (Spoiler: it ISN'T the NYT and WaPo)

America is the greatest country in the world. At what, you ask? You're under arrest

It’s MAGA that is seceding, not us. They are seceding from - the modern world of science and fact - from the global order America imagined and built after WWII - from the West - from our democracy, rule of law and Constitutional order We are staying true to America. They are betraying it.

From Feb 4th 1939

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The Epstein files have a trans roommate.

Canceling Jimmy Kimmel show is not about Charlie Kirk, just like going after universities was not about antisemitism and occupying DC was not about fighting crime.

Please, take it from me, it is very important to have Jimmy Kimmel‘s back right now. Be vocal. Be an ideological consumer. Money is all their crowd cares about.

Pritzker: What's at stake here is free speech. It's our constitution and our way of life. Do we really want the president intimidating people, organizations to get others fired? People ought to be standing up and speaking out.

Don’t let this make you quieter. Get louder.

When you're anti anti fascist... What does that make you?

the *cato* institute says less than 10% of politically motivated terrorism is caused by leftists. the *cato* institute. more than two-thirds is from the far-right.

Hiding the truth.

If you haven't gotten your updated COVID vaccine by now, book an appointment fast before next week's ACIP meeting. After that, you might not be able to get one. I plan on getting mine this weekend if I possibly can. arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

University leaders are often running for cover, when it is faculty, students and staff who are most at risk. And they are fighting back.

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. 🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

What a pathetic effort to rewrite painful history.

Electricity customers across a broad swath of the country will bear the costs of running an outdated fossil fuel power plant in Pennsylvania that federal energy regulators pulled back from the brink of retirement earlier this year.

if there isn’t a grand theft auto style stats screen when you die then truly what is the point of anything