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Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."
Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."
Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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28.5% of the jobs in Lexington, gone.
Tyson Foods announces that they’ll be closing a major beef-processing plant in Lexington, Nebraska with 3,200 employees.
Lexington has a population of 11,205.
Nebraska overwhelmingly voted for the orange felon over VP Kamala Harris.
I hope they’re enjoying their vote.
Lexington has a population of 11,205.
Nebraska overwhelmingly voted for the orange felon over VP Kamala Harris.
I hope they’re enjoying their vote.
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
28.5% of the jobs in Lexington, gone.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
Naaah bruh. It really is not.
November 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Naaah bruh. It really is not.
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Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
Eyes on the road, Lewis.
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Eyes on the road, Lewis.
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C'mon, BSDNeuro is doing 6-8 years in minimum security upstate, don't kick him while he's down.
My favorite from an @hhmi.org scientist: “the great thing about optogenetics is it keeps the riff raff out of the field.”
Heard an established successful neuroscientist dismissing junior scientists as "people at the bottom" 🤦♀️
You folks with lots of research funds & power: young scientists more than ever need our respect and support even if you don't agree with their ideas and approaches
#sfn2025
You folks with lots of research funds & power: young scientists more than ever need our respect and support even if you don't agree with their ideas and approaches
#sfn2025
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
C'mon, BSDNeuro is doing 6-8 years in minimum security upstate, don't kick him while he's down.
Speaking of riff-raff…..
From the Archive: The new ASBMB President has words for the science riff-raff drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/t...
From the Archive: The new ASBMB President has words for the science riff-raff drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/t...
The new ASBMB President has words for the science riff-raff
Now honestly, this thing reads like a spoof or some top-quality trolling akin to my Boomer bashing. Albeit without a shred of actual data on which it is based (unlike my Boomer bashing). However, y…
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November 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Speaking of riff-raff…..
From the Archive: The new ASBMB President has words for the science riff-raff drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/t...
From the Archive: The new ASBMB President has words for the science riff-raff drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/t...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Gatekeeping by demanding expensive technology or approaches is the ancient tactic of the rich laboratory.
My favorite from an @hhmi.org scientist: “the great thing about optogenetics is it keeps the riff raff out of the field.”
Heard an established successful neuroscientist dismissing junior scientists as "people at the bottom" 🤦♀️
You folks with lots of research funds & power: young scientists more than ever need our respect and support even if you don't agree with their ideas and approaches
#sfn2025
You folks with lots of research funds & power: young scientists more than ever need our respect and support even if you don't agree with their ideas and approaches
#sfn2025
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Gatekeeping by demanding expensive technology or approaches is the ancient tactic of the rich laboratory.
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My favorite from an @hhmi.org scientist: “the great thing about optogenetics is it keeps the riff raff out of the field.”
Heard an established successful neuroscientist dismissing junior scientists as "people at the bottom" 🤦♀️
You folks with lots of research funds & power: young scientists more than ever need our respect and support even if you don't agree with their ideas and approaches
#sfn2025
You folks with lots of research funds & power: young scientists more than ever need our respect and support even if you don't agree with their ideas and approaches
#sfn2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
My favorite from an @hhmi.org scientist: “the great thing about optogenetics is it keeps the riff raff out of the field.”
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Elon successfully murdered millions of Africans, stole data, and helped break democratic institutions that are our only hope of holding people like him accountable.
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Elon successfully murdered millions of Africans, stole data, and helped break democratic institutions that are our only hope of holding people like him accountable.
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But we need trust unless a full time cop is going to stand behind every scientist. Images were the only thing that WAS hard to fake, that's why we kept catching image fakers. Other kinds of data are easier.
November 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
But we need trust unless a full time cop is going to stand behind every scientist. Images were the only thing that WAS hard to fake, that's why we kept catching image fakers. Other kinds of data are easier.
Posting for no particular reason….
From the Archive: Comparing performance of within-payline and "select pay" pickup NIH grants at NIAID drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/c...
From the Archive: Comparing performance of within-payline and "select pay" pickup NIH grants at NIAID drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/c...
Comparing performance of within-payline and "select pay" pickup NIH grants at NIAID
Well, well, well. How timely. We were just discussing the situation in which some ICs of the NIH fund some subset of their grant applications out of the order of initial peer review. And what shoul…
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November 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Posting for no particular reason….
From the Archive: Comparing performance of within-payline and "select pay" pickup NIH grants at NIAID drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/c...
From the Archive: Comparing performance of within-payline and "select pay" pickup NIH grants at NIAID drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/c...
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promotes acceptance of perpetual surveillance state, supports coal industry…
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
promotes acceptance of perpetual surveillance state, supports coal industry…
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So far there is no evidence that this did not occur.
The claim "RFK Jr was not bitten by a zombie" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that RFK Jr was indeed bitten by a zombie.
The claim "RFK Jr was not bitten by a zombie" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that RFK Jr was indeed bitten by a zombie.
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
So far there is no evidence that this did not occur.
The claim "RFK Jr was not bitten by a zombie" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that RFK Jr was indeed bitten by a zombie.
The claim "RFK Jr was not bitten by a zombie" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that RFK Jr was indeed bitten by a zombie.
Knows who is naughty, can creep into any house…but didn’t drop Baby Hitler into the Arctic Ocean.
Enslaves elves, body shames nose divergent reindeer….
when you think about it, santa claus is actually the ideal male role model. kind to children, animals. wife guy. body positive. jolly.
November 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Knows who is naughty, can creep into any house…but didn’t drop Baby Hitler into the Arctic Ocean.
Enslaves elves, body shames nose divergent reindeer….
when you think about it, santa claus is actually the ideal male role model. kind to children, animals. wife guy. body positive. jolly.
November 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Enslaves elves, body shames nose divergent reindeer….
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It is 100% transparent (not touching the fairness part) council records on decisions are open, e.g.: www.genome.gov/about-nhgri/...
National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research
The National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research provides expert advice on genetics, genomics research, training and programs to NHGRI and the NIH.
www.genome.gov
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It is 100% transparent (not touching the fairness part) council records on decisions are open, e.g.: www.genome.gov/about-nhgri/...
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Anyway I would be all for these changes in other times but yikes I definitely do not trust those in charge now.
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Anyway I would be all for these changes in other times but yikes I definitely do not trust those in charge now.
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We are also seeing how people respond to the world burning down: looking out for themselves or finding solidarity to maintain something that can work for a broader array of people. How science and scientists respond to disruption has always been a microcosm of our larger society’s response
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We are also seeing how people respond to the world burning down: looking out for themselves or finding solidarity to maintain something that can work for a broader array of people. How science and scientists respond to disruption has always been a microcosm of our larger society’s response
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absolutely agree but then say THAT. the inability to be careful with our language and arguments is part of what brought us here, as did allying with some bad actors. Being clear about what our primary concerns are make our arguments more compelling and less likely to be manipulated against us
November 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
absolutely agree but then say THAT. the inability to be careful with our language and arguments is part of what brought us here, as did allying with some bad actors. Being clear about what our primary concerns are make our arguments more compelling and less likely to be manipulated against us
This is tectonic. Rooting for DUKE????
Never thought I'd say this but GO DUKE. Send Belichick packing!
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is tectonic. Rooting for DUKE????
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Also super interested if they also apply the same consistency to manuscripts, or if they're okay with editors overriding the advice of the reviewers.
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Also super interested if they also apply the same consistency to manuscripts, or if they're okay with editors overriding the advice of the reviewers.