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TK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 21h

NIH cuts save $9-10B short-term, but they’re killing 202K jobs & $46B in red-state economies (TX, FL, OH). $8T healthcare disaster loom, no cancer/Alzheimer’s cures, pricier drugs. Scientists fleeing to China? Bad deal. Fight for NIH!
www.the-scientist.com/nih-leadersh...

#AmericaFirst

NIH Leadership Is Failing Early Career Researchers

Halted training programs, funding chaos, and hiring freezes jeopardize advancement options for early career researchers.

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 17h

If I were a hostile power attempting to weaken the largest superpower in the world, actions like this would be effective.

You have to ask yourself, why do this?

What is the goal?

BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 18h

My spouse pulled data from the CDC’s MMWR team on a weekly basis for her company to include with public health reports. That entire team has just been RIFed by Trump.

No more public health reports.

www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.h...

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

The MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for ,,,

www.cdc.gov

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22h

“The Librarians” examines the experiences of school librarians who have found themselves on the front lines of a battle against censorship. https://to.pbs.org/46TqfiW

The fight against book bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary

According to a new report from PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 school year. A new documentary, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of sc...

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22h

The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4qadGZG

MIT president rejects proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits

The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump's politica...

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Ken Miller @kenmiller.bsky.social · 2d

This is the professor at Rutgers who studies fascism and anti-fascism, got doxxed by some rt-wing group, was getting death threats, and decided to move to Europe.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 3d

Discover practical ways to make your #VisionResearch lab more sustainable! Join @arvoinfo.bsky.social's webinar on Oct. 29 for insights on regulations, cost-saving strategies, and institutional support. Sign up now: https://bit.ly/4mLnCXq

Promotional image for an ARVO Webinar on October 29 from 8:00 to 9:30am ET, titled 'Building a Community for Sustainable Vision Research'. Features a digital play button and a QR code, with text stating the event is free for ARVO members.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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ENIGMA Consortium @enigmabrains.bsky.social · 2d

Job Opening 💻 #ASSISTANTPROFESSOR (tenure-track) at University of Arizona' s Dept. of Psychology in their Clinical Science program! More info here: arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Assistant Professor, Psychology (T/TE)

The candidate will be expected to build and sustain an externally funded, nationally recognized research program, provide effective instruction at the...

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 3d

Cause the algorithms are increasingly shady and I don’t see much promotion, let me Gift Link this:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

www.nytimes.com

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Kristina Visscher @visscherlab.bsky.social · 2d

A spectacular opportunity!!

Ella Striem-Amit @striemamit.bsky.social · 3d

(please repost) If you're looking for a #neuroscience PhD program - and interested in human brain plasticity and reorganization (neuroimaging in people born with blindness, deafness or without hands), my lab is accepting students this cycle. Email me!

Home Page - Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience

The Georgetown Difference We are invested in providing a transformative experience through holistic training, accessible resources, and personalized career strategies to help you reach your aspiration...

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5d

Liberal South Carolina
Judge Diane Goodstein's home is burning to the ground after an explosion. SLED is investigation as arson and refer attack as Judge Goodstein had been receiving multiple threats.

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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 5d

Sure to NOT produce any media hand wringing. Nope, constant attacks on the folks on the left ARE NOT the result of a President calling us scum and terrorists, or any other violent rhetoric from the right. All is nominal.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5d

Liberal South Carolina
Judge Diane Goodstein's home is burning to the ground after an explosion. SLED is investigation as arson and refer attack as Judge Goodstein had been receiving multiple threats.

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The Neuron Family @theneuronfamily.bsky.social · 9d

Happy Vision Awareness Month! 👀🧠✨

We will be launching our next book "How We See" on October 9th! Made in collaboration with the Vision Sciences Research Network @reseauvision.bsky.social

Sign up to our newsletter for updates and free colouring pages! 💌 go.theneuronfamily.com/98aGI

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Mariam Aly @mariamaly.bsky.social · 9d

Are you an early career scholar interested in learning more about peer review?

Join us for our virtual @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop! We will help you understand how peer review works and give advice on responding to reviewer comments.

9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET on October 30th. Register👇🏼

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Peer Review 101. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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KB Sez @kbsez.bsky.social · 8d

#trump posting obvious AI generated crap because he's so decrepit and so deep in #dementia - #TrumpHasDementia

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 8d

Donald Trump just posted this.

We are not a serious country anymore.

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 8d

I’m no Newsom fanboy, but figuring out how to change the incentives of institutions considering capitulation is one of the big tasks of our moment.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 9d

Gavin Newsom announces that any California university that caves to Trump and signs his “loyalty pledge” will be immediately defunded.

“CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS.”

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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 15d

"It's about equal to a woman in her 30s delaying the decision to have a baby by...two months. The sibling control gets that down to less than 1 month, and we couldn't rule out that acetaminophen *helps* by the equivalent of 1 month." open.substack.com/pub/samwang/...

Tylenol carries no added risk for autism

Neuroscience, epidemiology, and a damaging public statement

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 12d

Watch Randall Beer (Indiana University) give his talk titled 'Dynamical Systems for the Philosopher of Neuroscience' at DSPN this past week!

Special thank you to Marica Bernstein for recording! 🧠 🌀 Follow the link to our website to watch 👀

www.philandneuro.com/gulf

DSPN at the Gulf | SPAN

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11d

And after 40 minutes of cringe-Thunderous applause from the generals!

Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗

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Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 11d

Any of us could be classified by trump as the “enemy from within” and we are now all in serious danger. We must all take to the streets on October 18 for No King’s day.

NPR @npr.org · 11d

JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."

Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'

Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 12d

I may have found my defining quote.

Pair this with my pinned post and you will see what I mean!

From a poster called “just shower thoughts“ reading: when people talk about traveling to the past, they worry about radically, changing the present by doing something small, barely anyone in the present to really thinks that they can radically change the future by doing something small.

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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 14d

“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

“He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.”

-Declaration of Independence

Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 14d

Trump says he authorizes Hegseth to deploy the military to Portland, which he lyingly calls "war ravaged," and says he is authorizing "full force."

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
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At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14d

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14d

This. Where are their voices?

Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 14d

Would be great to see today statements denouncing the invasion of Portland by:
- All Dem govs
- All Dems AGs
- Senate and House Dems
We have to denounce, attack, challenge immediately and defend the American people from this dangerous man.

Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 14d

Dems need to denounce and fight this Portland insanity very, very hard. Our unacceptable hesitancy when Trump invaded DC encouraged further escalation. We should be demanding Congress return to deal with this "emergency" - briefings, hearings, debate. We have to fight.

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