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NIH SRAs, POs, and staff are super heroes!!!

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BWJoneslab Moving To The University of Pittsburgh I can now officially reveal that we are moving the BWJoneslab from the University of Utah, Moran Eye Center to the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Ophthalmology, effective August 1st, 2025. bryanwjones.com/2025/06/bwjo...

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Tesla board and Elon's investors...

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Lawsuits matter. 'Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, a Democrat who helped lead the litigation, in a statement said the ruling safeguards services communities rely on to educate students, preserve parks and care for the elderly from "unlawful and reckless cuts."'

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All of DOGE are loyal Elon employees/ex-employees; spread throughout government, with unprecedented access

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Trump will get a lot more support for policy (immigration, schools, science) by breaking with Elon. A lot of the Admin and Trump's popularity decrease was due to dislike of Elon and what Elon was doing.

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NEW: Palantir threatened to call police on @wired.com reporter @carolinehaskins.bsky.social and kicked out other journalists from a recent conference following reports of the data analytics firm's work with the Trump administration. @carolinehaskins.bsky.social reports www.wired.com/story/palant...

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Since the NYT Armchair Brigade is at it again, let me just share a few public quotes made in May, 2020. 1️⃣ "Even Kristian Andersen [.] first thought that COVID-19 was just as likely to have been accidentally released from a lab as it was to have come from nature" www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/sci...

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This might be the absolute greatest reply we have ever received. Thank you, Cookie Monster 📕🍪💙

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How does Canada have any trees left?

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ATTENTION: I am working on a project and need some assistance. If anyone might have some time this weekend, particularly if you are in a red state, please DM me (and provide an email address and/or cell number) or reach me on Signal (jeremymberg.78). THANK YOU!

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Everything this administration does to in attacking "elite" institutions makes American science and education more elite and less accessible. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Q: Have you uncovered evidence that anything was signed without Biden's knowledge? TRUMP: I don't think Biden would know Q: I'm asking if you've uncovered any information TRUMP: No. But I've uncovered the human mind. I was in a debate with the human mind.

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MERZ: Tomorrow is the D Day anniversary, when the Americans ended a war in Europe TRUMP: That was not a pleasant day for you? This is not a great day MERZ: This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship

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Kennedy: "I think that supports Harvard to believe in diversity, equity, inclusion, and the right to harm the Jewish people"

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Asked ChatGPT to write a very simple API script in Python. It did, but managed to put it inside an infinite loop.

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Want your NIH and NSF program officers and division directors to be fired and turned into political appointees? Deadline extended: 3 days left! Already 33,000+ public comments Comments can tank a proposed rule in court. 📣 Oppose the rule with a brief comment: shorturl.at/WKuBj

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Y'all. When he says green screens he's talking about monochrome monitors not green screens for changing the background in images/video en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monochr...

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Wife and I were in the ER Tuesday until 2am. 6 hours for a simple laceration stitch. Now we are waiting to see our own "big beautiful bill".

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Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month. Worked on novel antivirals.

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I swear, i wasn't prepared for how susceptible literally everyone would be to conspiracy theories as an adult.

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NEW: ICE has quietly rescinded a policy requiring agents to ensure courthouse raids don't clash with state and local laws. WIRED detected the missing language in a superseding memo posted to ICE's website this week. by me and @dmehro.bsky.social:

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This story is just so sad: a postdoc's life is ruined, and so stupid: our government is disgustingly duplicitous, and the media and university are completely credulous. Needless to say, everyone must have the proper permits for your strains. More importantly, this is targeted fascism. the details:

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This is very bad Once they start screwing with the data, that’s the whole ballgame

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Did the Tr*mp administration cancel your NIH or NCI grant proposal? Know someone who was affected? The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in the House wants to hear from you. Please fill out this link and share. forms.office.com/pages/respon... #CancerResearch #OncoSky #CanSky

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Senate hearing on the FY26 NIH budget with Jay Bhattacharya June 10, 10am ET www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-r...

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"suspending the entry of new foreign students at Harvard University based on national security concerns"

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🚨Another HUGE bit of news tonight; in collaboration with the Trump admin, Texas just kicked 20,000 undocumented college students — people who grew up in Texas and graduated from high school there — out of eligibility for in-state tuition. This may force thousands to drop out.

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🚨🚨🚨 In the last two hours, the Trump admin: - Banned all immigrant visas from 19 countries, including Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela - Banned all student and researcher visas to Harvard - Colluded with Texas to kick 20,000 undocumented college students off of in-state tuition.

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These are not just grants. This is thousands of people who devoted their lives and careers - taking pay cuts, working long hours, living with uncertainty - all for the chance to try to make people's lives a bit better for you and your loved ones. This breaks my heart.

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June 4–Trump ramps up attack on Harvard foreign students

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And that this is straight out of Project 2025

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NIH SRAs, POs, and staff are super heroes!!!

BWJoneslab Moving To The University of Pittsburgh I can now officially reveal that we are moving the BWJoneslab from the University of Utah, Moran Eye Center to the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Ophthalmology, effective August 1st, 2025. bryanwjones.com/2025/06/bwjo...

Tesla board and Elon's investors...

Lawsuits matter. 'Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, a Democrat who helped lead the litigation, in a statement said the ruling safeguards services communities rely on to educate students, preserve parks and care for the elderly from "unlawful and reckless cuts."'

All of DOGE are loyal Elon employees/ex-employees; spread throughout government, with unprecedented access

Trump will get a lot more support for policy (immigration, schools, science) by breaking with Elon. A lot of the Admin and Trump's popularity decrease was due to dislike of Elon and what Elon was doing.

NEW: Palantir threatened to call police on @wired.com reporter @carolinehaskins.bsky.social and kicked out other journalists from a recent conference following reports of the data analytics firm's work with the Trump administration. @carolinehaskins.bsky.social reports www.wired.com/story/palant...

This might be the absolute greatest reply we have ever received. Thank you, Cookie Monster 📕🍪💙

How does Canada have any trees left?

ATTENTION: I am working on a project and need some assistance. If anyone might have some time this weekend, particularly if you are in a red state, please DM me (and provide an email address and/or cell number) or reach me on Signal (jeremymberg.78). THANK YOU!

Everything this administration does to in attacking "elite" institutions makes American science and education more elite and less accessible. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Q: Have you uncovered evidence that anything was signed without Biden's knowledge? TRUMP: I don't think Biden would know Q: I'm asking if you've uncovered any information TRUMP: No. But I've uncovered the human mind. I was in a debate with the human mind.

MERZ: Tomorrow is the D Day anniversary, when the Americans ended a war in Europe TRUMP: That was not a pleasant day for you? This is not a great day MERZ: This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship

Kennedy: "I think that supports Harvard to believe in diversity, equity, inclusion, and the right to harm the Jewish people"

Asked ChatGPT to write a very simple API script in Python. It did, but managed to put it inside an infinite loop.

Want your NIH and NSF program officers and division directors to be fired and turned into political appointees? Deadline extended: 3 days left! Already 33,000+ public comments Comments can tank a proposed rule in court. 📣 Oppose the rule with a brief comment: shorturl.at/WKuBj

Y'all. When he says green screens he's talking about monochrome monitors not green screens for changing the background in images/video en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monochr...

Wife and I were in the ER Tuesday until 2am. 6 hours for a simple laceration stitch. Now we are waiting to see our own "big beautiful bill".

Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month. Worked on novel antivirals.

I swear, i wasn't prepared for how susceptible literally everyone would be to conspiracy theories as an adult.

NEW: ICE has quietly rescinded a policy requiring agents to ensure courthouse raids don't clash with state and local laws. WIRED detected the missing language in a superseding memo posted to ICE's website this week. by me and @dmehro.bsky.social:

This story is just so sad: a postdoc's life is ruined, and so stupid: our government is disgustingly duplicitous, and the media and university are completely credulous. Needless to say, everyone must have the proper permits for your strains. More importantly, this is targeted fascism. the details:

This is very bad Once they start screwing with the data, that’s the whole ballgame

Did the Tr*mp administration cancel your NIH or NCI grant proposal? Know someone who was affected? The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in the House wants to hear from you. Please fill out this link and share. forms.office.com/pages/respon... #CancerResearch #OncoSky #CanSky

Senate hearing on the FY26 NIH budget with Jay Bhattacharya June 10, 10am ET www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-r...

"suspending the entry of new foreign students at Harvard University based on national security concerns"

🚨Another HUGE bit of news tonight; in collaboration with the Trump admin, Texas just kicked 20,000 undocumented college students — people who grew up in Texas and graduated from high school there — out of eligibility for in-state tuition. This may force thousands to drop out.

🚨🚨🚨 In the last two hours, the Trump admin: - Banned all immigrant visas from 19 countries, including Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela - Banned all student and researcher visas to Harvard - Colluded with Texas to kick 20,000 undocumented college students off of in-state tuition.

These are not just grants. This is thousands of people who devoted their lives and careers - taking pay cuts, working long hours, living with uncertainty - all for the chance to try to make people's lives a bit better for you and your loved ones. This breaks my heart.

June 4–Trump ramps up attack on Harvard foreign students

And that this is straight out of Project 2025

Reminder that so far Columbia has been the one school trying to meet the Admin's demands

Holy Gattaca, Batman!

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