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This morning, the National Science Foundation fired 168 probationary employees, effective immediately. The number represents roughly 10% of its workforce. Follow Science’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s impact on U.S. research and science globally. ⬇️ scim.ag/40XtSSi

submitted 5 days ago • 6 comments

Here is the ad the Washington Post refused to run about Elon Musk this weekend. And here is the ad the Post was happy to run by a rightwing group funded by Musk that smeared me in October. I started Democracy Docket to be fiercely independent and prodemocracy. Check it out. www.democracydocket.com

submitted 6 days ago • 318 comments

Trump's flurry of action is oddly familiar to me -- recalling my time as a reporter in China. Americans sometimes see his firehose of activity as disparate steps, a kaleidescope of craziness. But there is a coherent and alarming pattern: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/o...

submitted 8 days ago • 6 comments

Many of you may not be familiar with #NIH grants. Here are some facts to help you understand the magnitude of this disaster. 1) NIH grants are extremely difficult to get & not "free money". Researchers must have preliminary data & write detailed proposals. Mine was >200pages & took years to put

submitted 26 days ago • 20 comments

I'm currently on day two of a workshop from the NIH. We're in the middle of a presentation and we're now being told that the remainder of the workshop is cancelled. 🙃

submitted 31 days ago • 54 comments

Over 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter against confirmation of RFK Jr. for head of the DHHS. Dr. Harold Varmus, who was quoted in the article, not only won the Nobel Prize for Medicine, but was also Director of the NIH. I hope the letter gets some attention. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

Dems can protect a faithful history of Trump’s 2020 coup attempt, but they have to recognize that it will take defending, and Trump won’t stop at Big Lie litmus tests for his appointees. www.offmessage.net/p/no-democra...

submitted 75 days ago • 6 comments