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"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it" George Orwell @kaymd.bsky.social

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Inspired by how DNA can pack massive quantities of information into tiny amounts of material, chemists have been working for years on ways to use molecules for data storage. cen.acs.org/materials/po... #chemsky 🧪

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Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.

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📣🚨 Pheromone-enhanced beneficial nematodes increase mortality of whitefly adults by 79% and nymphs by 94 %, with fewer nematodes! Read the full story ➡️ ow.ly/P74I50VXkWq #pheromones #nematodes #insects #whitefly #greenhousegrowers #indooragriculture

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A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of this year, and for the right to live and work in Britain indefinitely, according to official data.

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5 years ago: “An incalculable loss” Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access

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Medicare for All isn't radical. What's radical is that we are the only major country not to guarantee health care as a human right. Don’t believe me? Listen to what these nurses have say:

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The White House budget office rejected the conclusion of a nonpartisan congressional watchdog that said the Trump administration is breaking the law by not spending funds as directed by Congress.

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When Dr. Fatma Kaplan was visiting her hometown in Northwestern Turkey one Oct, she was surprised to discover many brown #marmoratedstinkbugs. This wasn't the norm as usually Oct was too cold for insects. Here's how #climatechange affects our ag 🌎 ow.ly/TbUl50VY3WM

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Most of my career I was the only women in the room & I had to fight the to get where I am now. Criticism? Omg! Women like me have a narrower range of acceptable behaviors and are constantly criticized. So I beat myself up with excessive self awareness. Don’t judge if you don’t know their story

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More smog. More asthma. More pollution in our kids’ lungs. The U.S. Senate's vote to overturn California's clean air rules is illegal and defies decades of precedent. We will go to court to fight this unconstitutional attack.

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AOC: When you wake up in the morning, you will realize that you voted to defund planned parenthood and take away health care from 13.7 million Americans and when this country wakes up there will be consequences to pay for this

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The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.

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Mosquitoes have developed resistance to insecticides used in bed nets. A new strategy aims to add antimalarial compounds, which will kill a malaria parasite, to the nets. cen.acs.org/biological-c... 🧪 #chemsky #biosky

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www.wired.com/story/bacter... wow this is amazing! @wired.com #space #microorganisms

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A new #LetterToScience argues that the U.S. budget cuts to WHO and USAID investments "will have both immediate and long-term consequences." scim.ag/4kcWEqw

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Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

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There is a reason why working families are falling further and further behind. The cost of housing, health care and other basic necessities are rising much faster than wages. Learn about an excellent study from the Ludwig Institute.

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🧪 We need more of us to rise up to defend NSF.

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After three years of intensive negotiations, the World Health Organization on Tuesday adopted the world’s first agreement on how to cooperate and respond to future pandemics — without the support of the United States.

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Baldwin to RFK Jr: "Is funding for Alzheimer's research centers DEI? Because you're holding up $65m for 14 of those centers in 9 states, including UW Madison. Is funding for cancer centers DEI? Because you're holding up $47m in cancer center support grants at 9 cancer centers in 8 states."

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Good news: Donald Trump, who never lies, just announced he alone has reduced drug prices by 85%. Quick. Go to your pharmacy. Demand an 85% reduction on your drug prices. Tell them Trump sent you. If that doesn’t work, tell him to support the bill I'm introducing that'll do it.

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The U.S. research community needs to learn how to thrive with less money from the federal government. That was the blunt message from Michael Kratsios, science adviser to President Donald Trump and head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. scim.ag/4k0EIiv

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When asked about conservative lawmakers who want deeper, more immediate cuts to Medicaid, Trump turns around and says "waste, fraud and abuse. That's all the cuts we're doing."

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Yes left us with a roaring economy, stock market and cooling inflation. Now???

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In 2019, California's statewide battery capacity was 770 megawatts. Thanks to our efforts since taking office, our energy storage has surged to 15,700 MW — including 2,300 MW added since last September. That means a more clean, resilient energy grid to meet peak demand.

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At least 27 people are dead because severe weather warnings were delayed by DOGE cuts. Tornadoes ripped through Missouri & Kentucky but residents didn’t receive timely alerts to seek shelter www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-wa...

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Bayer is restructuring Crop Science, its agrochemical and seed business, in a bid to “ensure the division’s global competitiveness” in the face of competition from low-cost Chinese generic products. cen.acs.org/business/agr... 🧪

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Many of the major changes Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service pushed at Social Security have been abandoned or are being reversed after proving ineffective, while others are yielding unintended consequences and badly damaging customer service and satisfaction.

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85 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured & we are the only major country not to guarantee health care for all. If Trump’s “big beautiful bill” passes, nearly 14 million more will lose health insurance & thousands will die unnecessarily. We cannot allow that to happen.

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A National Weather Service office in Kentucky was scrambling to cover the overnight forecast on Friday as severe storms moved through much of the eastern U.S. The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.

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An excellent study from Shapiro lab on "Effect of Different Soils on Pheromone-Enhanced Movement of Entomopathogenic Nematodes". The study demonstrated that the pheromone of one nematode species increases the efficacy of 3 commercial EPNs for insect pest control in the soil. doi.org/10.2478/jofn...

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"Many of us are on board with the need for reform," Dean @meganranney.bsky.social told @cnn.com yesterday during a discussion about HHS cuts. "But we're not experiencing reform. We're experiencing destruction."

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www.wsj.com/real-estate/... #toxicalgae #fertilizers #pesticides

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Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that.

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The Department of Homeland Security is planning on a new Gulfstream V jet, an agency official confirmed Wednesday, after Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Illinois) said the plane could cost up to $50 million from the U.S. Coast Guard’s budget.

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Two British academics discovered that a "copy" of Magna Carta, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300. Read more: nyti.ms/4dkc3ma

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BREAKING NEWS! 📣 Pheronym has announced that pheromones increased beneficial nematodes’ performance against whiteflies in a foliar application! Read the full and exciting press release ➡️ bit.ly/4jUhRoY #pheromones #nematodes #insects #whitefly #greenhousegrowers #indooragriculture

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Pheromone-enhanced beneficial nematodes increase mortality of whitefly adults by 79% and nymphs by 94 %, with fewer nematodes. @pheronym.com #pheromones #nematodes #insects #whitefly #greenhousegrowers #indooragriculture #EPNs www.einpresswire.com/article/8120...

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SCOOP: Two men claiming to be newly appointed Trump administration officials tried to enter the US Copyright Office in Washington, DC on Monday, but left before gaining access to the building, sources tell WIRED. What is happening?

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‘Cheap foreign labour’ – this is how Keir Starmer denigrates the migrant carers looking after your loved ones

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Marc Andreesen received government funding from NSF to create Mosaic.

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#NSF #SBIR has helped create thousands of #startups, #patents & #innovations. It’s truly America’s seed fund, bridging until #venturecapital will fund. Also all the university grants that have funded innovative #science #research that makes the US stronger and more competitive. Call Congress!

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Breaking News: President Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar that he will use as Air Force One and will keep using after he leaves office. The plan — involving possibly the biggest foreign gift ever received by the U.S. government — raises substantial ethical issues.

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A study using government data finds that if all businesses became 30% employee-owned, the bottom 90% would experience significant gains in wealth, with much of the benefits going to marginalized groups. If we're serious about addressing wealth inequality, worker ownership must be at the forefront.

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Today on Mother’s Day, let’s remember every mother deserves a livable wage, affordable child care, paid family leave, and the ability to retire with dignity. America must become a nation which treats all mothers and their kids with the respect and dignity they deserve.

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Upset by tariffs and President Trump's insistence on making them the 51st state, Canadians are boycotting the U.S. Without them, the Rubber Duck Museum can't stay afloat. So, it's moving to Canada.

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was placed in handcuffs at Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center in Newark NJ after an argument with agents. Members of congress where there for a scheduled visit and were shoved after trying to include Baraka in conversations after he gained entry through the gate.

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A federal court says Alabama can't use a congressional map it found unconstitutional. The ruling comes in a voting rights case that resulted in the state getting a second Black member of Congress.

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