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Oh my god. I didn’t watch Trump’s speech…but did he really confuse an $8 million study to create transgenic mice (which are essential tools for genetics and medical research) and claim scientists spent $8 million to create transgender mice? If so, wow…

submitted 22 hours ago • 12 comments

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

submitted 19 hours ago • 1325 comments

Hundreds of NOAA employees are being fired by Trump and DOGE. The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US. A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Again, this isn't about efficiency.

submitted 5 days ago • 286 comments

A reminder for these times.

submitted 4 days ago • 677 comments

The bloodbath at NOAA apparently included meteorologists with the National Weather Service; scientists inside what’s simply known as NOAA Research, or the office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) more formally; technicians that keep up the country’s weather instrumentation;

submitted 4 days ago • 269 comments

“In a few short weeks, President Trump has severely damaged the government’s ability to fight climate change.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/c...

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

"The US May Start Vaccinating Chickens Against Bird Flu." But under RFK Jr., people are shit outta luck.

submitted 4 days ago • 22 comments

Bus stop advertisement in Portland Row London

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Large demonstration at Tesla in Superior, CO against Elon Musk and the Trump administration

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Yup, this would have brought together experts to share the latest findings on respiratory virus transmission. The meeting is canceled, but the continuing spread and evolution of H5N1 and other respiratory pathogens is not. In the middle of the game, the defense is walking off the field.

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

That Colorado guy being diplomatic all over again! 😂 Looking forward to reading the book!

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

AIR-BORNE, @carlzimmer.com's new book, is an enthralling deep dive into airborne diseases. The colossal failure to recognize that #COVIDisAirborne is thoroughly reviewed. Our podcast erictopol.substack.com/p/carl-zimme... Open-access, with transcript and full video, + relevant links

submitted 6 days ago • 23 comments

Measles can cause immune amnesia so catching measles might mean that you would have to get every vaccine you've ever gotten over again and every cold, flu and infection your body has already learned to fight off it would forget. Except for measles itself.

submitted 362 days ago • 7 comments

"Measles is preventable—please vaccinate your kids to save their lives." That's what ANY sane public health official would say. The last measles death was a DECADE ago. But the elevation of anti-vax conspiracists like RFK Jr. is sowing distrust and killing children.

submitted 7 days ago • 38 comments

“Two sources familiar with the matter, including a Trump administration official, tell Rolling Stone that the replies to the recent Musk OPM email have been flooded with pranks and, in the words of the Trump official, “very rude” emails listing fake, vulgar “accomplishments,”…

submitted 9 days ago • 384 comments

A deeper look at NSF's recent layoffs and what that could mean for US science: cen.acs.org/careers/Impa... According to sources, this is one of several workforce reductions NSF plans to do.

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

The head of the food division at the US Food and Drug Administration has quit in protest over sweeping staff cuts that he warns will hamper the agency’s ability to protect public health. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 15 days ago • 3 comments

“The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that, over the weekend, it accidentally fired "several" agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak. The agency said it is now trying to quickly reverse the firings.”

submitted 15 days ago • 129 comments

In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll introduce how the Elon Musk’s Election Interference Machine™ (EIM) works. Since Musk and his broligarch allies won the presidency for Trump, they’ve now harnessed the machine to interfere in European elections, including the ones in Germany and Romania. 1/23

submitted 16 days ago • 64 comments

Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

submitted 18 days ago • 301 comments

On hold at the CDC: An analysis suggesting that flu cases may be at a record high. That could mean a surge of deaths comes next. The CDC is delaying analyses to inform the situation & has cut off usual communication w/hospital networks & WHO. My latest: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

submitted 18 days ago • 5652 comments

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

submitted 19 days ago • 414 comments

Many are asking: “What can I do now?” Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do

submitted 25 days ago • 454 comments

List of ALL 100 U.S. Senators DC Contact Information: Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124 Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744 Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665 Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004 Arizona Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235 Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521 1/17

submitted 37 days ago • 291 comments

"Anyone who has studied science under the Nazis...cannot fail to be dismayed and alarmed at the parallels in the response so far of scientific institutions and academies to the purges and abuses of power following Trump’s executive orders" 🧪 #scicomm www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...

submitted 26 days ago • 19 comments

Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do. Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.

submitted 26 days ago • 2166 comments

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

submitted 26 days ago • 270 comments

A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...

submitted 28 days ago • 1275 comments

An unintended consequence of all this 51st state talk is it really draws attention to how bad America does by most measures relative to peer countries.

submitted 30 days ago • 5 comments

I urge everyone to read this concise but very complete history of what's been happening at our nation's science agencies the past few years, I mean days, by @dereklowe.bsky.social www.science.org/content/blog... TY Derek

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

"Despair is not an option!" -- Gretchen Goldman, President of the Union of Concerned Scientists "Government scientists in the US must be clear-eyed and continue to serve the public." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

"Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) on Wednesday rolled out the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act, which would ban 'special' government employees like Musk from having federal contracts."

submitted 28 days ago • 250 comments

Now the whole country gets the experience of what it's like when private equity buys the place you work

submitted 29 days ago • 211 comments

Maybe someone with the means to do so should take out a full-page ad in as many newspapers as they can that just says “ELON MUSK HAS YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER”

submitted 29 days ago • 132 comments

Signs. Of. Life. Protest outside Treasury Dept. tonight.

submitted 29 days ago • 123 comments

We are alarmed by the Administration’s actions to freeze science funding and eliminate DEI efforts and climate change initiatives, which go against AGU’s mission and harms our members. We must unite to address these changes, beginning by hearing from you. Read more: https://buff.ly/4hm8r4e

submitted 30 days ago • 12 comments

Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options. Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.

submitted 31 days ago • 4015 comments

The next administrator who sends me a “be patient—this is business as usual” email gets this piece in reply. Worth a read.

submitted 32 days ago • 5 comments

Results from the real-time ASCENT air pollution measurement network, showing high levels of lead and chlorine from the LA building fires [We operate a site in Denver as part of the same network]

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

I love that the lawyer who connected climate attribution to health risk science is one of @natureportfolio.bsky.social’s 10 people who shaped science in 2024. She led the lawsuit against the Swiss govt for violating the rights of older women by failing to take steps to prevent climate change.

submitted 68 days ago • 9 comments

Another reminder: Respiratory infections spread mainly through the air. That’s why they affect the lungs. Masks, worn correctly and consistently, reduce the spread of respiratory infections. Respirators work better than masks. Washing hands isn’t wrong, but it won’t stop airborne transmission.

submitted 86 days ago • 23 comments

BREAKING: In an unprecedented move, more than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. It's the first time in history that Nobel laureates have come together to oppose a Cabinet choice.

submitted 86 days ago • 782 comments

I teach this resource by @johnfocook.bsky.social in all my classes. Highly recommended, as it applies to many topics in addition to climate change. ⬇️

submitted 85 days ago • 20 comments

One of the most depressing aspects of this pandemic is the lack of learning. #medsky #academicsky #healthpolicy

submitted 85 days ago • 15 comments