Back to school is already causing a spike in Covid-19 cases. www.axios.com/local/denver... This needs to be fixed. Coloradans, contact @govofco.bsky.social and your legislators: leg.colorado.gov/FindMyLegisl...
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Back to school is already causing a spike in Covid-19 cases. www.axios.com/local/denver... This needs to be fixed. Coloradans, contact @govofco.bsky.social and your legislators: leg.colorado.gov/FindMyLegisl...
I honestly thought this was a mockumentary at first. Or a scene from Hot Fuzz 2.
umoyakhululawildlife.org
So are his adult cousins John, Olivia, and Didi.
Wilfy the warthog piglet at Umoya Khulula is excited about dinnertime!
It's great to be back, but we already miss the fun interactions and lovely people.
It was great to let go, and give back (even just a little).
Truly wonderful people and mission. We were fortunate to learn about conservation projects, and we had tons of hands-on experiences.
Just back from an amazing trip to S. Africa. Julie and I spent 2 wks volunteering at Umoya Khulula wildlife rehab ctr. umoyakhululawildlife.org
Another evening spent writing to Dr. Bhattacharya about important issues, in this case, the importance of animal models in fundamental and mechanistic research. 1/n
...or listening 👂 www.loyalbooks.com/book/the-fed...
Recommended reading 👀 guides.loc.gov/federalist-p...
Today, President Trump reiterated his unconstitutional idea to deport certain US-born American citizens. His administration is also pursuing a process to denaturalize and deport some Americans who went through the naturalization process. Angeline McCall reports for @nexton9news.bsky.social.
Ted Koppel interviews my Hopkins colleague Prof. Liz Jaffee, world expert in pancreatic cancer, about the devastating cuts and slow roll out of cancer research funding by the NIH. See this CBS Sunday morning show video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLwc...
If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
I'm sorry, what part of this is "Restoring Gold Standard Science"?
WE BRAKE FOR NOBODY! Mel Brooks' Spaceballs was released 38 years ago today. And a sequel was recently announced for 2027 - the 40th anniversary.
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A letter to the NIH Director noting the FACT that clinical trials have been halted. Thanks, @amyaconroy.bsky.social
“I’m not robbing a bank. I’m robbing the bank’s vault!”
Breaking: Idaho Senator Crapo joins Senator Risch in opposing Mike Lee’s public land sell off. And Montana Senator Daines went on the record with his opposition too!!! Activism works!!! www.lmtribune.com/local-news/r...
New @nejm.org Pluripotent stem cells for Type 1 diabetes restored pancreatic islet cell function, improved glucose regulation, and decreased the need for insulin in 14 participants #ADASciSessions www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
So grateful for my family, who have put up with my late nights and distractedness and shorter than usual fuse with the stress of these past 4+ months. They challenge me to be better every day.
Big lawsuit filed today defending NSF. It’s a coalition including @aaup.bsky.social , @uaw.org , and @democracyforward.org . See thread🧪
Red states and blue states alike Equal opportunity damage to biomedical research and the US economy
I’m sure the Trump Administration will be canceling all grants to the University of Florida because of their failure to combat anti-Semitism. Any day now. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...
What are some ways to potentially avoid this? For example, would submitting RPPRs very early help get things through prior to an FY cut-off?
This Times article is very important. Here is a similar report in Politico earlier this week. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
I have been meaning to share this story all week (but it has been busy)... [Free with registration] defector.com/an-interview... 1/n
Important update about local impacts of funding cuts. Depressing but compelling... Thanks to @joshuasweitz.bsky.social and his team for putting this together. scienceimpacts.org
Arbitrarily blocking grants is NOT legal.
The findings at the recent trial and today's Columbia chaos is pushing me to the edge. I just sent the following email...
or this one if preferred. youtu.be/puJt66y0TBw?...
Made me think of this... youtu.be/A2C2PQlx2mI?...
With all that's happening, yesterday turned out to be a great time to let some things go and to be present with my sons. One surprised us by driving in from California!
Best image of the day:
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youtu.be/dQOaUnSmJr8?...
Little Manitou Springs CO had 300+ people show!
@maddow.msnbc.com from the Pittsburgh No Kings march
So thankful to Indivisible Baltimore for organizing an enormously successful rally in Charm City. I needed the energy and hope of community today. 5,000 folks showed up to stand together. It was an honor to speak about the importance of this moment. @indivisiblebaltimo.bsky.social
Today in Boston. Over a million people turned out. Even the drone couldn't get it all. #NoKingsDay #BostonStrong #ICEProtest
@maddow.msnbc.com Denver, CO. With a Captain America escort. #nokings
Just a few days ago, Speaker Mike Johnson, the puritanical pixie twit, refused to rule out arresting Governor Newsom. He added that Newsom should be “tarred and feathered,” a form of torture popularized by vigilantes. He is a reckless hypocrite.
No kings in my town! Genesee CO - a very beautiful place to protest evil fascism!
act.standupforscience.net/forms/add-na...
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Proud of Minnesotans
Tim Snyder: Today no kings, tomorrow freedom. There is a better America out there. There is a better America underneath. There is a better America that we can see. There is a better America that we can make. History is in our hands.
My home town! Owl Pride, Baby!
Nations typically throw military parades to demonstrate their organizational prowess and national unity. So…uh… message received.
Great bluebird sky day for No Kings march and rally in Denver, CO. Peaceful and energizing. No doubt bcz of extra security in place with Capt. America!
Yes. And it does NOT need to include any financial components. I had a grant withdrawn bcz of a support letter.
Here is a link you can blast out to all of your networks to ask them to consider signing on in support of our NIH heroes. actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na... We are at 5000 folks who have signed on. But we can do better Only for people who have ever been sick or knows someone who has been.
As you see Trump defending his decision to deploy the National Guard into LA and potentially elsewhere, just remember that he did *not* order the DC Nat Guard to protect the Capitol on Jan. 6. I debunked that lie, told by some of his prominent surrogates, here: www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...
End. Qualified. Immunity. These pigs wouldn’t be shooting reporters in the back if they knew they’d lose their tacky ass lifted pickup trucks.
More complete analysis of NIH outlays (or lack thereof) from grant-watch.us grant-watch.us/posts/trends...
A DOGE staffer developed an AI tool that hallucinated the size of Veterans Affairs contracts. For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
Great opportunity to help animals while visiting places we've never been. Will post when possible, but also looking forward to being off-grid for a while.
We will be working with africanimpact.com
In a little over a month from now, my wife Julie and I will celebrate our 25th Anniversary here. 👇 umoyakhululawildlife.org/gallery/
Violence must stop, and we need to keep the focus on protecting fundamental rights. There is nothing President Trump would like more than a violent confrontation with protestors to justify the unjustifiable — invocation of the Insurrection Act or some form of martial law.
Looks like your Billionaire Bro Jeff B. could spot you for a listen to what the old guard GOP figured out years ago.
Welcome to The Resistance, Elon. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Another unserious and impractical approach to e-bikes from Eric Adams. You can't magically install speed governors on every e-bike in the city, so the only way this would be enforced is with the blunt force object that is the NYPD. That never works out well, as we've seen in recent weeks.
🤔 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Cutler & Glaser in JAMA: The proposed budgetary cuts to NIH will create a social cost 16 times greater than the savings the administration is attempting to achieve. The Trump administration should recognize that funding science is good economic as well as health policy.
well there you have it
Not flat, not round. But assimilated into a single hive mind.
Everyone should watch and share. Thank you David. youtu.be/8YhJM6zxYDw
I'm a current Harvard graduate student and I found out today that I had my NSF GRFP terminated without notification. I was awarded this individual research fellowship before even choosing Harvard as my graduate school
Gift version www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Video from the hearing yesterday www.youtube.com/live/_Szx0jJ...
Just found out ~1 month before it would have been reviewed that having a Letter of Support from a UK based colleague can constitute a Foreign Component even with no request for money or effort. R01 was administratively withdrawn. Will need to revise and resubmit. Sharing as a cautionary note.
Grant freezes versus terminations feel different, but they have the same practical effect. We should start treating freezes as terminations, both of which can be undone by HHS / NIH whenever they want—or by court order if they refuse. They’re all illegal.
Another good use of 5 minutes of your time.
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Racist and sexist roots in the cancellation of NSF grants under Trump: Grants with female PIs canceled 2x more than men Grants with Black PIs canceled 4x over White PIs Grants with Hispanic PIs canceled 2x over White PIs Grants with PIs with disabilities canceled 2x more than without
Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
Terrible. Keep fighting as best you can! I hope Harvard can provide support during this dark time.
So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street
🧪Did you know that America is known for its cancer research b/c of the National Cancer Act in 1971 signed by Nixon. Mary Lasker took her cause to congress and the American public as a leading proponent of the National Cancer Act. She said, "If you think research is expensive, try disease!"
I’m calling on Secretary Kennedy to resign. We are sick of it. He must go!
All right, scientists. 🧪 The Trump administration is trying to break scientific expertise in the civil service. This will affect #NIH program staff. Red 🚨. It's your job to submit comments by 5/23 saying that's a terrible idea! This group has info: www.friendsofbls.org/comment-temp...
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Wanna see something cool? At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is. The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
The NIH budget is on a fast track to disaster open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Everyone please read and act! 👇
Marching for science!!
Society for Glycobiology wishes to speak. www.glycobiology.org/index.php?op...
Great paper in Cell OLD NEUTROPHILS NEW TRICKS they process lipid rafts to bud off “LAND-Vs”—giant vesicles that block complement activation and inflammation via CD55—all while evading macrophage efferocytosis cellular recycling—reimagined—for the senior neutrophil www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
Message to others (and reminder to self): Try not to internalize external factors. It can be challenging, but it won't fix things. People, parts, and protocols will. "Gumption is the psychic gasoline that keeps the whole thing going." (Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance)
It's especially tragic since these first experiences from new, eager, and talented folks are undeserved setbacks. Even after decades working through budget ups and downs, haphazard govt closures, etc, intermittent bait-and-switch results that are out of my control are my biggest gumption traps.
...given targeting of specific mechanisms that support opportunities for underepresented communities.
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