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Uh oh the Trump administration accidentally added us to their group chat

submitted 13 hours ago • 125 comments

It will never be enough. The goal is to break the University, not have them meet demands. Taunting Columbia with the hope of compliance just sweetens the pot with humiliation.

submitted 1 day ago • 148 comments

Yes, and: imitating his commander in order to gain approval

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Everything I’ve accomplished, I’ve done with a sore voice at the back of my head telling me I’m not enough. Not smart, insightful, eloquent, pretty &c enough. I know it’s not true. Knowing doesn’t make it silent. But I can ignore it. Act in spite of it. I know what I want. Stumbling is still moving

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Can we place a moratorium on “our results shed light on” and “we sought to glean information…” Thank you

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Here are some nice mushrooms

submitted 4 days ago • 299 comments

I applied to two graduate school. Columbia basically shredded my application. They didn’t even process it. @newmarkjplus.bsky.social accepted me. I’m so THANKFUL I went to CUNY (City University of New York) Columbia can afford to stand up to Trump.

submitted 4 days ago • 7 comments

Good morning. Republicans want to throw millions of people off Medicaid so they can give a new giant tax cut for billionaires and corporations. Their plan: $1.1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and food assistance to afford $1.1 trillion in tax giveaways for the richest 1%.

submitted 7 days ago • 200 comments

Wow—- ok!

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

My Obituary of Elisabeth Vrba—out today in Nature in read-only format: rdcu.be/ediyO

submitted 12 days ago • 7 comments

Wow.

submitted 12 days ago • 9 comments

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/h...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Also : people seeking asylum all come from “mental institutions “—- there is a confusion here too

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is a major NIH-supported hospital and research center in Seattle. And NIH funds many essential clinical trials that cannot be supported by the private sector. This is devastating.

submitted 20 days ago • 11 comments

La présidente du Conseil italien, qui prétendait établir un «pont» avec Donald Trump, peine à prendre l’initiative. Et paraît surtout incapable de prendre ses distances vis-à-vis de Washington. →https://l.lefigaro.fr/GhM

submitted 20 days ago • 3 comments

Is it “so few superstars” or is the problem that they are not being listened to??

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

I don’t understand the details but this seems interesting and important re: AI in medicine

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

NIH ban on renewing senior scientists | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

submitted 22 days ago • 16 comments

In case we were in doubt about how the Framers viewed multilingual-ism, it's possible that the first printed copy of the Declaration of Independence was actually in German, published July 5th, 1776. The English version wasn't distributed until July 6th. 9% of Americans in 1776 spoke German.

submitted 22 days ago • 2 comments

Before coming to NIH Collins was at U Michigan. In the late 1980s his team identified CFTR as the gene mutated in cystic fibrosis (CF). This was a heroic achievement & paved the way for effective therapy — including the child of a high-ranking OMB official who is currently trying to destroy NIH.

submitted 23 days ago • 2 comments

Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago. But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today. He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.

submitted 24 days ago • 2244 comments

I solved the 2/28/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:44! Yay

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Boris Spassky just died. He was the chess world champion 1969-1972 and lost his crown to Bobby Fisher in a memorable match in Helsinki. He was a gentleman. #chess

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

Arthropod Photo of the Week: February 26, 2025 Spider ants attack pony ant Leptomyrmex sp./Rhytidoponera sp. Hymenoptera: Formicidae By François Brassard, Madang, Papua New Guinea #arthropodPOTW

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Medicaid covers: - 21% of Americans nationally - 83 million low-income Americans - 4 in 10 children - 1 in 4 adults with disabilities - Nearly 50% of kids with special needs - 41% of births nationwide - 5 in 8 nursing home residents - 32% of people in Mike Johnson's home state

submitted 27 days ago • 33 comments

Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #155 🔵🟢🟢🟢 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟣🟣🟣🟣

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

One of the remarkable things about #NIH is how rigorously its grants, research, and employees are reviewed. NIH science and scientists are held to a high standard by external reviewers — via study sections and councils, or BSC/site visit reviewers. And the reviews have teeth. 🧪

submitted 27 days ago • 8 comments

This is not said nearly often enough: the NIH is a precious institution

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

The next step in trying to dismantle Infectious Diseases research - dismantle @niaidnews.bsky.social - should surprise no one that this a R-led proposal. An unmitigated disaster for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of pathogens that affect everyone in the US www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

submitted 30 days ago • 13 comments

Important to consider: “that’s part of our mission: to create a scientifically literate public who can understand and appreciate how we’re using their taxes to make a positive difference in society.” Core mission of NSF is different from that of the NIH: literacy vs progress on cures and diseases

Uh oh the Trump administration accidentally added us to their group chat

It will never be enough. The goal is to break the University, not have them meet demands. Taunting Columbia with the hope of compliance just sweetens the pot with humiliation.

Yes, and: imitating his commander in order to gain approval

Can we place a moratorium on “our results shed light on” and “we sought to glean information…” Thank you

Here are some nice mushrooms

I applied to two graduate school. Columbia basically shredded my application. They didn’t even process it. @newmarkjplus.bsky.social accepted me. I’m so THANKFUL I went to CUNY (City University of New York) Columbia can afford to stand up to Trump.

Good morning. Republicans want to throw millions of people off Medicaid so they can give a new giant tax cut for billionaires and corporations. Their plan: $1.1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and food assistance to afford $1.1 trillion in tax giveaways for the richest 1%.

Wow—- ok!

My Obituary of Elisabeth Vrba—out today in Nature in read-only format: rdcu.be/ediyO

Wow.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/h...

Also : people seeking asylum all come from “mental institutions “—- there is a confusion here too

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is a major NIH-supported hospital and research center in Seattle. And NIH funds many essential clinical trials that cannot be supported by the private sector. This is devastating.

La présidente du Conseil italien, qui prétendait établir un «pont» avec Donald Trump, peine à prendre l’initiative. Et paraît surtout incapable de prendre ses distances vis-à-vis de Washington. →https://l.lefigaro.fr/GhM

Is it “so few superstars” or is the problem that they are not being listened to??

I don’t understand the details but this seems interesting and important re: AI in medicine

NIH ban on renewing senior scientists | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

In case we were in doubt about how the Framers viewed multilingual-ism, it's possible that the first printed copy of the Declaration of Independence was actually in German, published July 5th, 1776. The English version wasn't distributed until July 6th. 9% of Americans in 1776 spoke German.

Before coming to NIH Collins was at U Michigan. In the late 1980s his team identified CFTR as the gene mutated in cystic fibrosis (CF). This was a heroic achievement & paved the way for effective therapy — including the child of a high-ranking OMB official who is currently trying to destroy NIH.

Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago. But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today. He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.

I solved the 2/28/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:44! Yay

Boris Spassky just died. He was the chess world champion 1969-1972 and lost his crown to Bobby Fisher in a memorable match in Helsinki. He was a gentleman. #chess

Arthropod Photo of the Week: February 26, 2025 Spider ants attack pony ant Leptomyrmex sp./Rhytidoponera sp. Hymenoptera: Formicidae By François Brassard, Madang, Papua New Guinea #arthropodPOTW

Medicaid covers: - 21% of Americans nationally - 83 million low-income Americans - 4 in 10 children - 1 in 4 adults with disabilities - Nearly 50% of kids with special needs - 41% of births nationwide - 5 in 8 nursing home residents - 32% of people in Mike Johnson's home state

Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #155 🔵🟢🟢🟢 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟣🟣🟣🟣

One of the remarkable things about #NIH is how rigorously its grants, research, and employees are reviewed. NIH science and scientists are held to a high standard by external reviewers — via study sections and councils, or BSC/site visit reviewers. And the reviews have teeth. 🧪

This is not said nearly often enough: the NIH is a precious institution

The next step in trying to dismantle Infectious Diseases research - dismantle @niaidnews.bsky.social - should surprise no one that this a R-led proposal. An unmitigated disaster for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of pathogens that affect everyone in the US www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

From a dismissed NSF employee www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

And made in China, I’m sure! The upside-down flag is a nice touch.