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"If the GOP could pull Trump’s dick out of their mouths long enough for the oxygen to return to their brains, they might see how batshit crazy it is to run a govt like this... But that would require a spine and these Republicans have the collective courage of a baby deer caught in a 6-lane highway."

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"White parents who see themselves as egalitarian must recognize that the stakes are now higher than ever. If you want to raise children who reject racism rather than passively absorbing it, right now, today, talk with your child about race and racism." www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

submitted 18 hours ago • 3 comments

Come and get it.

submitted 22 hours ago • 17 comments

I'm depressed to get so many inquiries about the Hume PhD scholarships and have to reply to say that Maynooth University has scrapped them.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

Breaking News: University of Pittsburgh announced today that it is freezing all PhD admissions amid uncertainty about #NIH research funding. Other Universities have made similar announcements. #educationsky #highereducation #EduSky #PhDSky #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #bluecrew #uspol #dei #doe

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Universities across the US have froze graduate student admissions.Students & faculty raise alarm about research funding, doctoral stipends, visas & career opportunities. #educationsky #academicresearch #highereducation #EduSky #PhDSky #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #bluecrew #megaboost #Politics

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Anyways, tonight is a Pokemon night to try and dispel the rage and anxiety I feel about this presidency.

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The former bird app is now censoring posts. As an example, there was the video of Kristi Noem making a total fool of herself and now any mention of it is gone in the app.

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4 ex-Dem grifters who all came to realize the Dems weren't gullible enough.

submitted 97 days ago • 128 comments

Of the Chiefs of Staff, vice chiefs of staff, and judge advocates general of the three branches, Trump fired all the women and Black people.

submitted 3 days ago • 208 comments

“We are never going to stop existing. I’m never going to stop being trans. A letter on a passport can’t change that, fuck this administration.” — Hunter Schafer on uniting with trans people against Trump’s administration.

submitted 4 days ago • 21 comments

Hunter Schafer reveals that her new passport now lists her as ‘Male’ following Trump’s executive order.

submitted 3 days ago • 30 comments

Luigi Mangione attending court today in New York.

submitted 3 days ago • 114 comments

Tough situation. Maybe at some point we can amend the Constitution to provide a specific power Congress can use against an executive who’s unlawfully usurping its authority.

submitted 4 days ago • 58 comments

Maybe the world would heal if Nintendo releases a sequel to Pokemon XD or Black/White remakes; and Taylor releases reputation Taylor's Version at the same time.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

And in less time it was destroyed. I miss that community.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Just to be clear, because I don’t think the Post story highlights it enough: This was Trump’s day-one pick to lead the Social Security Admin until his nominee got confirmed who RESIGNED a career job rather than do what Musk’s DOGE team wants. This is Treasury (DOGE) and DOJ (Adams) all over again.

submitted 7 days ago • 90 comments

"This feels like the early days of the pandemic, except there's less I can do about it", a colleague told me yesterday. Yep. One thing you can do is outreach. My sense is that the majority of the country doesn't yet understand the scale or the stakes of what is happening. We have to tell them:

submitted 6 days ago • 13 comments

For the last two days, Sean Duffy has been blaming Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, the Democrats, and anyone else he can think of for the fact that under HIS watch, planes are crashing on a near-daily basis. Maybe fewer joyrides to the Daytona 500 and a little more attention paid to transportation.

submitted 6 days ago • 364 comments

On choosing your journal. I am increasingly ending up in conversations with collaborators, team members, and colleagues about avoiding submitting manuscripts to journals from arguably predatory publishers like MDPI, Frontiers, and others. A thread...

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

One of the most shocking things is how republicans built a foundation of “back the blue”, constantly screw over police and other public safety personnel and somehow are still seen as the party that backs the blue.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

I have been talking to the media, Time, Fortune, NBC, etc., to explain how the onslaught on science and NIH will impact the health of all Americans. Everyone knows someone who has cancer, heart disease, or depression. Spread the word about how cutting science impacts all. time.com/7216299/nih-...

submitted 9 days ago • 46 comments

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

submitted 10 days ago • 2698 comments

More 🔥 from @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭 It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where everyone cared about their job and serving others.

submitted 10 days ago • 361 comments

It was never about “woke” or “DEI”. They don’t want their masses educated. They don’t want the people informed.

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NEW: The CDC is currently removing all the influenza resources from their website during the worst flu season in decades.

submitted 10 days ago • 854 comments

CISA – a federal agency that helps secure elections from foreign threats and disinformation – has placed its employees on administrative leave. The move puts the security and integrity of elections in the U.S. at risk.

submitted 10 days ago • 396 comments

Nature’s news team is looking into how actions from the Trump team are affecting research. You can share your experience by filling out their submission form or by reaching out securely through Signal (encrypted) @natureportfolio.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

“We’re not going anywhere. What’s more: we’re expanding.” Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.

submitted 9 days ago • 171 comments

Proud to share: A group scholars responding to the administration’s moves curtailing academic freedom of speech & inquiry, now shares this Declaration to #DefendResearch Against US Gov Censorship. Sign & join us in action! #HigherEd #academicsky docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Students: Statistics, research, and data analysis skills are more important than ever to obtain jobs. Bonus: The ICPSR summer program offers ~$150,000 in scholarships for registration and housing: www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/pages/su... I wish I had done this while in school! @aplssc.bsky.social

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PlayStation Network is back up after a 24 hour downtime.

submitted 16 days ago • 7 comments

The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now #MedSky www.acog.org/clinical/cli...

submitted 21 days ago • 46 comments

Noah Kahan backs Chappell Roan against former music exec. Jeff Rabhan and pledges to match her $25,000 donation to aid struggling artists: “I’m inspired by you. Happy to help get the ball rolling. Money where my mouth is!”

submitted 16 days ago • 15 comments

If the UK was really, really smart, it would now plough tens of billions into research centres and take in all the American academics fleeing the US. Spoiler: the UK is not smart. 🇬🇧

submitted 17 days ago • 89 comments

When China steps in and fills the void created by the defunding of USAID, no Republican is allowed to complain about their growing sphere of infuence

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