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Music therapy educator, mom, researcher (music, cochlear implants, hearing, student research).
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My students have now submitted 6 IRB applications. They should have been in two weeks ago so I am both very proud and very anxious. They present in a month (and there’s a week of spring break in there).

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"Let others wallow in Watergate." Franklin Morse, 1973.

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Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

submitted 3 days ago • 67 comments

The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

submitted 2 days ago • 243 comments

I have long believed that not enough has been written about how GOP members have felt physically intimidated by Trump supporters. It doesn’t excuse their cowardice, but it still deserves more attention.

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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

submitted 3 days ago • 992 comments

Everything's working smoothly, nothing to see here.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

In case today’s media has forgotten, a reminder from journalist Malcolm W. Browne: “In a free society the duty of all newsmen is to tell all of the people all of the truth all of the time. The newsman is obliged to fight forces that interfere with this vital process."

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

Firings are happening right now at the National Science Foundation. Essential staff are being cut. This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.

submitted 4 days ago • 99 comments

“Many say that while they still love their work — and particularly working with students — they don’t know how long they can maintain their current pace. ‘Most of us are working seven days a week just to keep up… That’s not sustainable at all.’”

submitted 4 days ago • 6 comments

Let me ask again: where are presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton. Where are the Fortune 500 CEOs? The university presidents. Is all this “leadership” stuff they tout just words? I don’t want to think so but the question must be asked.

submitted 5 days ago • 292 comments

Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it. Strong power move for Team Cancer.

submitted 8 days ago • 1090 comments

Wow This is an extraordinarily dangerous and self-defeating act The CDC’s EIS officers are some of the world’s best respected & trained experts in investigating & controlling outbreaks (they’re nicknamed the “disease detectives”)

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

#fascism #resist

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

The incompetence is staggering Firing people in charge of maintaining the safety of nuclear weapons is insane. This will adversely effect people the environment and our wildlife. www.npr.org/2025/02/13/n...

submitted 8 days ago • 41 comments

I have a family member defending/supporting the approval of RFK Jr. they are a retired nurse. Please send vibes that I don’t go nuclear. I’m already the bad egg.

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

Mitch McConnell voting no on terrible cabinet picks because he doesn’t have to run for reelection is all the proof you need that we must have term limits. You shouldn’t only have a spine because you don’t have to run again. We are breeding chicken shit power hungry electeds.

submitted 10 days ago • 838 comments

Just got an email from our admin celebrating our uni becoming an R1 and I can’t even…that’s it. I just can’t even.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

@soozlemcdoozle.bsky.social are you safe? Saw the news and couldn’t remember if you are in Munich or Berlin.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

👇🦋💪

submitted 12 days ago • 394 comments

Get in dorks, we're going protesting! STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025 WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL Because science is for everyone! Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org #standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

submitted 11 days ago • 48 comments