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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 8h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Yamuna Krishnan @krishnanyamuna.bsky.social · 15h

Nobel Laureate Joachim Frank: "I will not be bookended by two fascist regimes." An impactful must-read. www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 12h

One week from now I plan to be out marching against the idiotic criminals running our government. I'm not "getting paid" and I'm not part of any "Pro-Hamas" group. I'm just mad as hell.

I will not be punching any police officers, nor setting fires, nor breaking any glass. Why will I turn out? (1/2)

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 1d

Journalist here

I’m interested in talking to a federal agency scientist who was fired, then rehired. I can keep you anonymous. I’m on Signal ginnyg.04

Reposts are appreciated!

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Laura Lopez @ohdearz.bsky.social · Sep 9

Due to SB1, OSU announced that faculty and staff are not allowed to attend conferences to recruit students of particular protected classes, so they will prohibit booths at NSBP, SACNAS, etc. Please note, readers: SACNAS IS IN COLUMBUS THIS YEAR. 🫠

a blue dumpster is floating in a flooded area near a sign that says narrows ramp

ALT: a blue dumpster is floating in a flooded area near a sign that says narrows ramp

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Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 11d

I think the R01 is basically a non-starter at NIGMS now. Data from NIH Reporter for new and competing awards, comparing number of R01s issued relative to R35s (MIRA). This has major ramifications for basic science and basic science investigators that are not yet in the MIRA pool

Graph showing total R35+R01 awards issued by NIGMS from 2020 to 2025. R01 in black showing a steep decline. R35 showing an increase. Total awards in 2025 slightly up from 2024 but these years are lower than 2020-2023

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 16d

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 24d

UC faculty, please take note of who is being fearless and decisive in standing up for our rights. It’s not the admin, it’s not the senate. They’re structurally unsuited to the way we need to fight right now. It’s @uc-faculty.bsky.social. It’s time to join, if you haven’t already.

University of California students and faculty sue the Trump administration

White House using civil rights laws to wage campaign against school system to undermine free speech, says suit

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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · Sep 11

You know who was also a young husband and father—not to mention ex-Marine—who died, not attacking others to make himself rich and powerful, but to save the lives of others?

David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.

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Law enforcement officers remember police officer killed in CDC shooting in Atlanta

Weeks after David Rose was killed while responding to a shooting this month at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, officers are remembering the DeKalb County police officer as a courageous leader who pri...

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ASM @asm.org · Sep 3

As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...

Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation

The American Society for Microbiology released a joint statement calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Sep 2

So #RFKJr is a liar. He's a charlatan. @kasie.bsky.social catches him here and it's wonderful to watch. We need more of this. Do not give this man any credibility. He's a huckster with famous name and is destroying public health and science in America. Spread the word.

jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · Sep 2

KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that?

RFK JR: “I never said that.”

KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.”

RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024)

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Sep 1

This 🧵 is long so please bear with me. It is compiles evidence in a historical timeline on how effective #COVIDVaccines are. When a pandemic ends we quickly and easily forget the tools that got us out of it. So here is my labour day gift to you prompted by this headline.

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Zeynep Baharoglu @zeynepbaharoglu.bsky.social · Sep 1

🌟📢 The September 1st issue of RNA Modifications Digest is here 🧬
From frameshift-preventing tRNA mods to aa-tRNA-seq breakthroughs and hidden damage by Tgt, and check also the preprints. 🦠💫 #microsku #rnasky open.substack.com/pub/rnamodif...

RNA modifications digest - 2025, September 1st

Bimonthly newsletter: RNA modifications and related topics, mostly in bacteria. Issue #2

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Aug 31

Late is the hour in which both William Broad and the New York Times (www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...) express concern over the Trump administration's promotion of antiscience:
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · Aug 31

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Aug 31

Perfection.

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Deb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · Aug 30

Thank you @acepnation.bsky.social for standing with us. My time in the emergency department has shaped my commitment to ensuring the health of our communities.
www.emergencyphysicians.org/press-releas...

ACEP Statement on CDC Leadership Departures

Dr. Debra Houry has been a true champion for public health and emergency care, and as a valued member of the ACEP family, her leadership at the CDC has set a remarkable standard.

www.emergencyphysicians.org

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Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · Aug 30

Very nice profile of one of my new heroes, @drdemetre.bsky.social: www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
Has important details about changes at CDC I hadn't recognized, too.

RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns

“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”

www.advocate.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Aug 28

CDC scientists receive a heroes welcome after walking out today.

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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · Aug 27

Calling all part-time and full-time faculty in the South: Speak out on academic freedom, shared governance, and your working conditions! Survey closes 8/29 at 5pm ET. States: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

2025 AAUP Faculty in the South Survey

The Georgia conference of the American Association of University Professors [AAUP] and its partners in states across the South have been at the forefront of fighting attacks on higher education. To as...

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Aug 23

Want to see the economic impact of #NIH grant cuts in your community? Check out @joshuasweitz.bsky.social and colleagues' project here. Tell your friends and neighbors what is happening. scienceimpacts.org

SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research

Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · Aug 23

It bears repeating that nearly the entire US enterprise in science and technology has been irreversibly gutted. This is shocking.

All this loss has occurred without any real benefit to the average US citizen. Except we now have the biggest, best funded secret police force perhaps ever.

Yay for us!

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Aug 21

There is no solace for NIH funded researchers in this Supreme Court decision. Grants that were ripped away on dubious grounds, restored by a reasonable judge are now again terminated by an out-of-control Supreme Court. Labs will shutter, people will lose jobs. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US Supreme Court lets Trump cut diversity-related NIH grants

The U.S. Supreme Court let President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday proceed with sweeping cuts to National Institutes of Health grants for research related to racial minorities or LGBT people, part of his crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and transgender identity.

www.reuters.com

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Joanne Flynn @joanneflynn19.bsky.social · Aug 20

We are hiring! The Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is looking for faculty at the Assistant or Associate professor level (tenure track). Please consider joining our vibrant microbiology and immunology community at the University of Pittsburgh School of medicine

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Aug 21

GREAT NEWS EVERYONE! Only 10 more days until we know exactly what causes autism!!

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