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Yeah, this sucks.
NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE
Watching Capturing Their Killer: #TheGirlsontheHighBridge on #Hulu. PLEASE, if your child has a cell phone, set up emergency alerts. On Android, pressing power multiple times in rapid succession, your phone will send your location to your emergency contacts via text as well as audio and video clips.
This morning (9/1) at 8 AM feds pulled over a couple at 18th & Park NW. They smashed the window, dragged the husband out & arrested him. When a community member stopped to record they were grabbed & threatened w/ pepper spray by this piece of shit. @mayorbowser.bsky.social do you welcome this too?
Netanyahu is restricting aid trucks into Gazaāthe best way to get food to starving people thereāso Jordan is delivering some with air drops. The Jordanians said @merkley.senate.gov & I could join one of those flights to see the devastation, but Israel denied authorization for our scheduled flight.
A federal judge halted the Trump administrationās plans to deport hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children following a pre-dawn emergency appeal. More: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Just out here ignoring Gen X. No big deal. Whatever.
Researchers have mapped the key structural changes in the pelvis that enabled early humans to first walk on two legs and accommodate giving birth to a big-brained baby go.nature.com/4n5h71m
I really, really love that segment with all the @tcmtv.bsky.social hosts. #TCMparty
It used to be Catholics, you know, and their "insidious wiles!" Those affiliated with this anti-immigrant political movement were referred to as the Know-Nothings. #historymatters
Whhhhhaaaaaa?
And Jupiter loves you!
Just a reminder that #NSF grant contracts now require certification that your institution do not engage in "discriminatory equity ideology". Defined in EO 14190, this includes apparent bans on mere BELEIF in white privilege and systemic racism. Are you ok with this? I'm not ok with this.
Pediatric Brain Cancer Group to Lose Federal Funding. Gift link: nyti.ms/47PHvI8
Lol, no
Great replies.
David Bowie in [_______]. Fill in the blank.
Huey Lewis in Back to the Future, as well as ZZ Top in Back to the Future 3
Hands down. Bowie. Twin Peaks (Fire Walk With Me).
Hands down. Bowie. Twin Peaks (Fire Walk With Me).
AIP FYI has an informative article about #GRFP: www.aip.org/fyi/nsf-seek... @aip.bsky.social
AIP FYI has an informative article about #GRFP: www.aip.org/fyi/nsf-seek... @aip.bsky.social
Some perspectiveā¦
SO READY
ICE and fed police at Coolidge football game
Only way in or out of Takoma Metro Station is by police.
Scheduled a booster.
Ok, I've been paying attention. Still don't know what the main plotline is. #TCMparty
DC police helicopter. (overlay not mine)
Yeah, I think the word is "skyrocket."
Vaccines have one of the highest reward to risk ratios of any medical intervention in human history. This sociopathic conspiracy theorist is literally killing people, causing the deaths by vaccine-preventable diseases of people who could have lived.
Good.
I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is. This isnāt normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
How did he not know about a whole room?? #TCMparty
My thought exactly. #TCMparty
Totally lost the plot, but still watching. #TCMparty #AnyNumberCanPlay
These HHS actions reflect an unthinkable level of disregard for science, public health, and the rule of law. Instead of firing the scientists who keep us safe, Sec Kennedy should be fired, and Congress must immediately conduct oversight of his mismanagement of HHS. blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
Last week US science agencies began releasing 'gold standard science'. Plans cover unobjectionable (largely preexisting) goalsāreproducibility, transparency, etc. But the push to 'restore' science leaves the door open to political interference. w/ Jeff Tollefson & @maxkozlov.bsky.social:
Especially if you have a Republican senator or House rep: URGE CONGRESS TO DEFEND THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS OF THE PURSE
BREAKING: per email sent to agency staff NIH will _NOT_ reterminate the ~900 grants which were reinstated. "[W]e would strongly recommend against re-terminating such grants, because it will likely be viewed as a reapplication of the now-vacated Challenged Directives."
The Pentagon has released no cost estimate for the National Guard deployment in DC. However, if we use the cost/NG member deployed in 2020, our government is currently spending more than $1m/day for armed Guard troops to stand around or collect trash. Is this responsible governance?
Woke up thinking about this... The undercover guy in the Donna Adelson (Dan Markel) case is so cringe. He answers the phone like, "Hola," and like he barely speaks English, then is like, "In reference to what matter are you inquiring, dear Sir?" in his local accent. š
Another observation about this story. The folks quoted substantially are all quite or very senior, from their early 60s to their mid-80s. Also all white men. 1/2
Do.Something.
I took this picture myself at the CDC protest today. These are among the hundreds of bullet holes in CDC headquarters windows, visible from the street. I heard today that the admin has no urgent plan to fix these windows. Imagine being a CDC employee going to work under these conditions
No more unions allowed at #NASA according to this new executive order www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Grrrrrrrrr #CVS
. @jenpsaki.msnbc.com @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social
Oh JFC
If you read one thing today, let it be Dr. Daskalakis' resignation letter from CDC. This administration is now shattering the public trust and scientific truth it has taken the nation decades to build in public health. Devastated to think of the unnecessary deaths that will come from this HHS.
New article in Research Professional News on NIH and the SCOTUS ruling [Big thanks to the editors for putting this in front of their paywall] www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-usa-... 1/6
This week's titles include: ā¢Advancing NIHās Mission Through a Unified Strategy ā¢Leading a lab, and all it entails ā¢More on AI Agents Taking Employee Training See this week's complete list now. https://post.citiprogram.org/46c3HLd #NIH #Laboratory #AI
"She had two lines in the sand ... One was anything that was deemed illegal. And the second was anything that she felt flew in the face of science. And she says she was asked to do both of those.ā www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/c...
Please report that post/account over on the "other site."
I look forward to Judith Light's performance in the movie that will inevitably be made about this. #CDC #Monarez
Our hearts are broken with yours and all those who are suffering from this tragedy today.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: "Anybody who is using this as an opportunity to villainize trans people has completely lost touch with the common humanity."
I had serious doubts about CDC Director Monarezās willingness to stand up against RFK Jr.ās personal mission to destroy public health in AmericaāIām glad that I was wrong. If there are any adults left in the White House: we cannot let RFK Jr. burn what's left of CDC. FIRE HIM.
True at CDC, NIH, NSF, and every science agency.
Remember having a pres who reads?
Shhhhhhhh....
Vaccines are safe and effective. RFK Jr. isnāt.
ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?
Source:
āMy grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece & lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him & his legacy proud. The nationās health security is at risk & is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest.ā Dr. Daskalakis, CDC immunization director
WH now reporting that the #CDC Director has officially been terminated. Four other top CDC officials have resigned in what appears to be a response to this. Dr. Monarez was confirmed by the Senate less than a month ago. Per @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social
Ok, it's working again. š¤·š»āāļø?? @benmank77.bsky.social can you get Mario over here on š¦?
We need to get Mario over here from "the other place." Ben is here, but his handle comes up as invalid for me tonight. š¤·š»āāļø
@repaprildelaney.bsky.social @mcbride.house.gov @replaurafriedmanca.bsky.social @georgewhitesides.bsky.social @repluzrivas.bsky.social @repsuhas.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social
Today, Rep. Babin (TX), chair of the House Science committee, spoke to a public audience and praised El0n and D0GE for finding the "millions" of people in their 100s fraudulently collecting SS. When the audience called him out, he said he didn't like being called a liar. The event ended soon after.
@briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social
Grateful for your humanity, @jenpsaki.msnbc.com. @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social #Minnesota
Key update: The CDC director HAS NOT RESIGNED. Especially wild that she was a Trump 2.0 **appointee**. But now Trump 2.0 wants her out for standing up for science.
We asked researchers across the country how federal funding changes have affected them and their labs. Their responses indicate a sense of doom and an existential crisis for science in the US: āThe ship is going down and we are powerless.ā Importantly, thereās still time to fix this. 1/2
Talking about gun control after the murder of children as we arm our National Guard against our own citizenry is a really f*cked up way to live.
This is some real evil shit right here
. @stpolicy.bsky.social Don't mute the feed. We all deserve to hear what's being said.
šFDA has approved new variant-adapted COVID vaccine formulation (Novavax too)ā but now only for those age 65+ or those āhigher riskā, which is vague. Still needs CDCās clearanceābut now controlled by RFK Jrās new dubious ACIP vaccine committee. Giftš š wapo.st/45RvyPx
Rep Babin criticizing Xi for admiring Stal!n, but not Tr*mp for admiring Put!n, is really something else.
š” "Preliminary data from the CDC estimates 47,500 Americans died from COVID-related causes last year. In at least two-thirds of those cases, COVID-19 was listed as the underlying cause of death. For the rest, COVID-19 was a contributing factor." apnews.com/article/vacc...
Well, Babin just said in the @stpolicy.bsky.social event that he had COVID last week, so I hope @housedemocrats.bsky.social on the Science Committee and his constituents reach out to him to talk to him about the importance of the vaccine.
WHOA! I need (ok, want) that!
When is it going to stop???
Today was the first Mass of the school year at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. It should have been a day of learning, worship, and joy. Instead, families are grieving the deaths of children. Thoughts & prayers are not enoughāCongress must act to stop gun violence.
Good! Now if they can fill some potholes...
The only thing I'm mad about is how she spells Caitlin.
Public signers from FEMA put on administrative leave [Gift link] wapo.st/45C4h4U 1/2
On July 17, 2025, the NIH issued NOT-OD-25-133, introducing a new requirement for organizations receiving NIH funding to provide training to all senior/key personnel on other support disclosure responsibilities. https://post.citiprogram.org/4lKEnjY #NIH #Funding #SupportDisclosure
In the last week?
If you saw the clip, watch the whole 12 minutes. This is it. Electedsāeveryone around Pritzker is knowingly putting themselves at riskāmeeting the moment. Itās not glib, itās not a meme, itās clear-eyed, brave, & necessary. www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
*wants to fire *lack of authority
Did you hear Pritzkerās speech in response to Trumpās threats to Chicago?? This is what we need!
To Donald Trump and his administration: If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me ā not time or political circumstance ā from making sure you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.
*trying to remove* but, yes, listen to Kai. This is bad. Very bad.
Japan Post just announced they will no longer deliver mail to the United States, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, France, and Sweden.
My latest: The Trump administration is not waiting for the next fiscal year -- or Congress -- to cut climate science at NOAA. A new document details the money it won't spend *this* year on climate research.
Interesting update from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
