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👀 🧠 ✨ New paper from Maya Opendak & co - Understanding the development of a functional brain circuit: reward processing as an illustration - "Here, we argue that approaches to early reward processing must be re-framed within the context of developmental transitions." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Lovely thread about the scientific genealogy of a new drug discovery 💊🧪✨

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A recent study has revealed that a well-known brain chemical, serotonin, plays a surprising role in reducing anxiety by acting in a brain area once thought to be solely responsible for controlling movement.

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🚨WE ARE FINALIZING SITES ON MONDAY🚨

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Why would Trump want to be king? We have a history of defeating those here.

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No reason this can't happen everywhere

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"...it’s all part of the same great quest to de-stupify ourselves. If you’re doing anything remotely good—basically, unless...you are blowing up World Heritage sites—you're either enabling, conducting, or cashing in on the search for knowledge, and therefore you’re part of the project." ❤️

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8am: "Musk/Trump fired hundreds of aviation workers over the weekend" 2pm: "Musk bringing in SpaceX team to improve aviation safety" 3pm: "plane crashes UPSIDE DOWN in Toronto" [emphasis mine] The only story the @democrats.org should be telling is "these men are in charge of the nukes."

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👀 Powerful new paper from Winn & Tottenham: "...In independent Black schools...close-knit cohorts of men & women collaboratively assumed a wide & fluid range of....relational & educational functions that the caregiving literature primarily situates w/ mothers... www.amacad.org/sites/defaul...

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Weds at noon at the HHS building! Be there! I need catchy sign ideas...so far I'm not feeling very creative. Here's my draft: - [graph: x axis = days since Jan 20 | y axis = # of reckless EOs] Pro: statistical regression Anti: social regression If you understand this sign, thank a scientist! -

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Who cooks for you-hoo-hoo? 🥹🦉 "Nocturnal ecology has hitherto led a shadowy existence in ecology, which traditionally focuses on diurnal species & functional relationships in the bright light of day...Citizen science is a promising approach to support this urgently needed exploration."

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FYI this is republican messaging on cuts at #NIH. "This is coming from someone who is deeply appreciative of NIH... I'm also deeply appreciative of [DOGE]...going through NIH funding, looking for mistaken funding, waste, & abuse. I am horrified by the some of the things they have found... 🧵 1/n

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Budgeting season has begun - where Trump & co's power will really be tested. Typically during budgeting season I put my fingers in my ears and go la la la but not this year. www.americanprogress.org/article/how-... & www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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What kinds of climate and infrastructure projects have been announced in your community and across the country? Which ones may now be at risk? Now you can use your ZIP code to find out. via @gristnews.bsky.social grist.org/accountabili...

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"In recent decades, countries that successfully fended off would-be dictators typically did so on the back of widespread and sustained mobilization by civil society." "Good luck running a dictatorship w/o Microsoft’s cloud services..." Heartening & practical analysis from @neilabrams.bsky.social

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President’s Day Weekend Firings At Government Agencies Within HHS Over 5,000 fired at HHS agencies, including the CDC, NIH, FDA, CMS and IHS www.forbes.com/sites/joshua...

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This is fantastic news and a result of thousands of people organizing, suing, and speaking up. It means the Trump administration has to move more slowly, which is an enormous short-term win. #NIH

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🥹 Why I study wee ones!!! Have a fantastic time in my OG hometown @danwuori.bsky.social ☘️ ♥️

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90 minutes of joyful music to offset the onslaught of exhausting news - ranging from wistful to ecstatic. 💃 🌈 🌞 open.spotify.com/playlist/47P...

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Only ~32% of eligible voters chose Trump, and no one elected Elon Musk. They have no mandate, and we have tons of power if we organize.

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Next weds - rally at HHS at noon.

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📢FUND DON’T FREEZE!📢 Join researchers and academics in DC on February 19th at 12 PM to stand up for research, education, and jobs! Federal attacks on science and academia put all of our futures at risk - let’s show them we won’t back down! RSVP Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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💡 Our review finds excessive screen use in preschoolers is linked to poorer sleep, which in turn may lead to behavioral & cognitive issues. Would cutting screens before bed make life easier for kids (and parents)? What do you think? 🤔📱💤 #CogPsych #Sleep #Screens link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Buried in yesterday's Interior Department Secretarial Order on "Unleashing American Energy"* is an attack on birds, indicating the reversal of "Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds; Revocation of Provisions," 86 Fed. Reg. 54642. www.doi.gov/document-lib...

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👀 “The critical pathway was the projection from higher-order visual areas posterolateral of the primary visual cortex (area V1) to the ventral lateral geniculate nucleus (vLGN), which modulated instinctive fear responses based on experience. After learning, this pathway was no longer needed.”

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"Everybody's nervous...Head Start serves the lowest-income families. What else is there?" Tucker said. "Parents need to drop their kids off to go to work. If there's nowhere...to go, they can't go to work or pay their bills. It's just a snowball effect." www.union-bulletin.com/news/nationa...

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Yes. @brianbeutler.bsky.social highlights looming appropriations/FY25 budgeting fight. "But this is all mostly a sideshow. The real and perhaps final test for Democrats in the Trump era will probably come in just a few days, when Republican leaders approach them for help funding the government...."

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Concise resource for DC home rule.

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If you are a NIH funded researcher and your state is not on this list, you need to be calling your AG office

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In America, 1 in 5 child care workers is an immigrant. Some of President Donald Trump’s executive orders threaten that backbone of support. hechingerreport.org/1-in-5-child... via @jackiemader.bsky.social for @hechingerreport.org #earlyed #education #childcare

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Republicans have a 3-seat majority in the House. And there are 3 special elections in ~50 days. Long shots but winnable: FL6 - April 1 - Josh Weil FL1 - April 1 - Gay Valimont NY21 - TBD - Blake Gendebien To win, these democrats need 👀 & 💰. Donate & share: secure.actblue.com/donate/hailm...

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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

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What does the CFPB do? In January they issued two actions/orders/lawsuits per week on average against major corporations - often banks and mortgage lenders. The purpose of these actions was to...wait for it...protect my/your finances and data. www.consumerfinance.gov/enforcement/...

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If you live in AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC, your reps are on the Senate HELP Committee which has jurisdiction over NIH. Write to them pointing out the jobs and money coming to your state from NIH: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-... describe impact of NIH cuts on....

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Great analysis of the indirect cost rate announcement by @stuartbuck.bsky.social

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The news has driven me (back) into the arms of Bela Fleck. If your nervous system needs a little reset, try this track.

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New @urbaninstitute.bsky.social research shows that federal programs being discussed for cuts spend a disproportionate share of their funds on children. Cuts could massively increase childhood poverty, reduce access to healthcare, & worsen educational outcomes www.urban.org/urban-wire/h...

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Important new analysis from @nwlc.org - to afford infant care in this country families need to make $180k on average, and in some states much more. Yet critical services for vulnerable families with young children have been first on the chopping block in the last week. nwlc.org/resource/chi...

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Taking heart watching my personal president @warren.senate.gov hold forth with unified democrats who are pulling an all-nighter on the senate floor tonight to draw attention to the coup/constitutional crisis & reject Vought. Watch live & if you have reps, call them. www.senate.gov/legislative/...

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35+ Dems plan to hold the Senate floor all night to oppose the confirmation of Musk-Trump funding freeze architect Russ Vought. THIS is how we fight back while in the minority. (via @schatz.bsky.social)

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This thread is good for the soul.

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