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NEW: The US government has collected DNA from over 100,000 migrant children—including a 4-year-old—and uploaded their genetic profiles into a national biometric database meant for sex offenders and violent criminals. www.wired.com/story/cbp-dn...

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None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.

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A principled student said in a grad speech that the “only appropriate thing to say in this moment” is to acknowledge the “atrocities” currently being committed in Palestine. In response, NYU is withholding their diploma + apologizing to the community for the trauma the audience was “subjected to.”

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Just published: US scientists who received renewals from the NIH over the past four decades produced more novel research than those who didn’t, study finds You can then imagine what happens when scientists are shut out of renewals by Trump's NIH Article by the talented @humbertobasilio.bsky.social

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Jon Lee Anderson profiles Alexandre de Moraes, the crusading Brazilian jurist who took on the Bolsonarist insurrection—and Elon Musk.

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Sarah Stillman investigates a crisis of care in county jails: a scandal involving, at its worst, state-sponsored homicides of the country’s most vulnerable citizens.

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NEW: Here are the terminated grants by division, from an NSF source. Total is 434, higher than DOGE's claim of 402. Top 3 divisions: Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings - 51 Equity for Excellence in STEM - 50 Engineering Education and Centers - 43

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“I’m going to keep trying to maintain the life that I have here,” a Nigerian student says. “But what life am I fighting for if people don’t want me here?” International students in U.S. are reeling from terminated records and revoked visas. My latest for @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

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In Mexico, a planned gas terminal threatens an important whale sanctuary. The controversial megaproject would routinely send huge tankers through the Gulf of California. If the project moves forward, "we are going to regret it a lot," a whale researcher told me. www.science.org/content/arti...

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🚨🧪The Trump admin. hollowed out one of the federal offices aimed at ending the U.S. HIV epidemic. More than 200 HIV-related federal grants were terminated in the last few weeks. “That will hurt people, will cause people to die,” a source told me. My story @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants about COVID-19, leaving long COVID funding in limbo, according to a new internal guidance document I obtained. “Now that the pandemic is over, the grant funds are no longer necessary,” it says. We published the full document in my latest for @nature.com:

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American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY

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DHS insiders tell @propublica.org Trump’s Homeland Security agenda is now a single issue. “The vibe is: How to use DHS to go after migrants, immigrants. That is the vibe, that is the only vibe. ... It’s wild — it’s as if the rest of the department doesn’t exist.” By @hannahallam.bsky.social

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The smartest and most beautiful person I know will now be covering Science for The New York Times. Please go follow her to keep reading her amazing work. Te amo, Alexa 🦭❤️

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🚨The world's darkest skies are at risk. A massive hydrogen plant could cause enough light pollution to affect the observations of the most powerful telescopes on earth. It could be “the beginning of the end” for astronomy in Chile, scientists say My story @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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"At this point I believe my academic career is effectively over"--a postdoc studying schizophrenia at Columbia, in the wake of the government's $400 million funding cut. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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🚨This week, many Columbia scientists lost grants that funded over half their annual income. Others will no longer be able to do research that helps treat thousands of sick patients across the US. "It hurts," they told me. My story for @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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🚨🧪 Are you a researcher affected by the recent cancellation of federal grants and contracts at Columbia University? I'm working on a story for @Nature.com. If you want to chat, your identity will be kept private. Signal: humbertobasilio.24 Email: [email protected] Repost please!

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The mood was defiant at many of the rallies, where chants of “Scientists will not be silenced”, “Facts over fear” and “What do we want? Peer review! When do we want it? Now!” were heard. https://go.nature.com/3F8T6FX

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Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4

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🚨 🧪 Thousands of scientists across the world protested today against Trump administration's attacks on science. We’ve been talking all day with attendees at the #StandUpForScience2025 rally in DC, Seattle, Boston and New Jersey. Here’s our story for @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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🚨 #StandUpforScience2025 Rally Live from Washington D.C. 🚨 Dozens of people start gathering in the Lincoln Memorial to protest against Trump's administration attacks on science. Researchers, students and federal scientists are present. I’ll be covering the event today for @nature.com. Stay tuned 🧪

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🚨 #StandUpforScience2025 Rally Live from Washington D.C. 🚨 Dozens of people start gathering in the Lincoln Memorial to protest against Trump's administration attacks on science. Researchers, students and federal scientists are present. I’ll be covering the event today for @nature.com. Stay tuned 🧪

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A few weeks ago in Boston, I met the organizers behind the Stand Up for Science (@standupforscience.bsky.social) rally and spoke with them about their motivations in the buildup to the event. Read more in @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

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Large amounts of ketamine can make anyone feel like they rule the world. When should Americans start worrying about Elon Musk’s regular use? @shaylalove.bsky.social reports:

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OMG I think they think “transgenic” is, well …

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“We are really trying very, very hard ... to move our world forward" through "foundational, sometimes groundbreaking research, and then you get flagged and blacklisted because there is a word like ‘female’ in your project.” My latest, w/the brilliant Agnel Philip www.propublica.org/article/ted-...

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🚨 Are you a researcher who's been asked by your institution not to talk to the public/media about certain topics - esp after Jan 20? Are you a PIO who's had to tell scientists not to talk to the media? Reach out on Signal at mkozlov.01 for a @nature.com story. Your identity will be kept private.

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Postdocs and PhD students hit hard by Trump’s crackdown on science. Story by @heidiledford.bsky.social & @humbertobasilio.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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