@grumpyoldscientist.bsky.social
Recovering federal regulator, molecular biologist, serious dog person
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To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:25 PM
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
This “ there must be a pony in this pile of shit” attitude isn’t new at NYTs. Who knew?
January 21, 2026 at 5:56 PM
This “ there must be a pony in this pile of shit” attitude isn’t new at NYTs. Who knew?
Good for her. I hope a few men will follow her example.
ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the hosts called off the event before dessert, sources familiar with the matter said reut.rs/4pTlI7M
Lagarde walks out of Lutnick speech in Davos critical of Europe, sources say
ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the hosts called off the event befo...
reut.rs
January 21, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Good for her. I hope a few men will follow her example.
This is like a Nuremberg rally, but in front of the rest of the world. They have countermeasures. They will use them.
January 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This is like a Nuremberg rally, but in front of the rest of the world. They have countermeasures. They will use them.
The NAS had a two day meeting on this on 2023. Maybe these guys missed it? And then there is the matter that doing this clinically is currently illegal in the US. Shouldn’t be, but that’s where we are at, folks.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/s...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/s...
It’s time to translate vague unease around stem cell IVF into clear guardrails
Stem cell IVF could enable same-sex couples and single parents to have genetically related children. It’s time to think through ethics and regulation.
www.statnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The NAS had a two day meeting on this on 2023. Maybe these guys missed it? And then there is the matter that doing this clinically is currently illegal in the US. Shouldn’t be, but that’s where we are at, folks.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/s...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/s...
While US leaders reveal their foolishness at Davos, the rest of the world does what rational adults do.
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cnb.cx/49uie6P
'This is sell America' — U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets
The 'sell America' trade is in full swing Tuesday morning.
cnb.cx
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
While US leaders reveal their foolishness at Davos, the rest of the world does what rational adults do.
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Of course they are…
And what other data does the gov have to find other people when it moves to the next target
And what other data does the gov have to find other people when it moves to the next target
ICE is using Medicaid data, including addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and citizenship or immigration status, to find immigrants.
stateline.org/2026/01/20/i...
stateline.org/2026/01/20/i...
ICE is using Medicaid data to find out where immigrants live • Stateline
In a win for President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, a recent court ruling has cleared the way for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to resume using states’ Medicaid data to find people...
stateline.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Of course they are…
And what other data does the gov have to find other people when it moves to the next target
And what other data does the gov have to find other people when it moves to the next target
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
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"Though a drop in the ocean in the context of the US Treasury market, the planned divestment by AkademikerPension marks an important symbolic step in the current political context as institutional investors rethink what constitutes a safe haven."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Danish Pension Fund AkademikerPension to Exit US Treasuries
The Danish pension fund AkademikerPension is planning to exit US Treasuries by the end of the month, amid concerns that the policies of President Donald Trump have created credit risks too big to igno...
www.bloomberg.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
"Though a drop in the ocean in the context of the US Treasury market, the planned divestment by AkademikerPension marks an important symbolic step in the current political context as institutional investors rethink what constitutes a safe haven."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Hobbesian. That is what we have come to.
One year in, it's Hobbes all the way down. Me & @dandrezner.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Trump’s Year of Anarchy
The unconstrained presidency and the end of American primacy.
www.foreignaffairs.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Hobbesian. That is what we have come to.
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One of the reasons that we know about WestExec and its clients is because Blinken (one of the founders) had to disclose them when he became SecState. So... you know, these are the architects of Biden's famously successful [/sarcasm] foreign policy.
The author of a controversial memo from centrist think tank Searchlight telling Democrats to abandon the slogan “Abolish ICE” is a senior advisor for WestExec, a D.C. shadow lobbyist for corporations in the defense, surveillance, and immigration enforcement industries.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
Author of ‘Don’t Say Abolish ICE’ Memo Is a Corporate Consultant - The American Prospect
Blas Nuñez-Neto is a senior adviser to WestExec, a shadow lobbyist for defense and tech firms.
prospect.org
January 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
One of the reasons that we know about WestExec and its clients is because Blinken (one of the founders) had to disclose them when he became SecState. So... you know, these are the architects of Biden's famously successful [/sarcasm] foreign policy.
Pa, the Europeans are going to call in the loan on the farm!
January 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Pa, the Europeans are going to call in the loan on the farm!
A good analysis of our collective lethargy in the face of this.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times.
An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good
She had no way of knowing she had crossed a line.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times.
An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good
She had no way of knowing she had crossed a line.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:33 PM
A good analysis of our collective lethargy in the face of this.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times.
An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good
She had no way of knowing she had crossed a line.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times.
An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good
She had no way of knowing she had crossed a line.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
I am sure a QR code will help in this instance, right?
This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I am sure a QR code will help in this instance, right?
He must know people who make money from those grifts.
January 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM
He must know people who make money from those grifts.
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This is not the language of the government of a free country.
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This is not the language of the government of a free country.
Pazdur, Gottlieb, Tierney. If you wanted the story from folks inside, this would be it. And at JP Morgan, no less.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/13/r...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/13/r...
Pazdur warns that politics, ‘chaos’ are damaging FDA
At a STAT event, veteran drug regulator Richard Pazdur, who left the FDA last month after 26 years, said that politics and 'chaos' were damaging the agency.
www.statnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Pazdur, Gottlieb, Tierney. If you wanted the story from folks inside, this would be it. And at JP Morgan, no less.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/13/r...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/13/r...
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Change a few words and this could have been the statement every university president had the opportunity to make last year.
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi
www.federalreserve.gov
January 12, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Change a few words and this could have been the statement every university president had the opportunity to make last year.
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Ingber runs the Wyss Institute, sort of a big deal in regen med.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | Dismantling the American Research Enterprise
The government's self-sabotage could not come at a worse time
www.medpagetoday.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Ingber runs the Wyss Institute, sort of a big deal in regen med.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Not a big surprise, but whether this can be run as a for profit enterprise remains to be seen.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/09/b...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/09/b...
Key scientist from Baby KJ team launches startup to scale personalized CRISPR medicines
The gene therapy success with Baby KJ, along with a new FDA program, have companies more interested in treating rare disease.
www.statnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Not a big surprise, but whether this can be run as a for profit enterprise remains to be seen.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/09/b...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/09/b...
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& the image itself is very fasc:
mythic national past with modern military technology, open & empty space
mythic national past with modern military technology, open & empty space
“We’ll Have Our Home” again is a song that’s extremely popular with white nationalists. It’s all over Telegram. I think the first time I heard it was from a video of a secretive group called the Mannerbünd.
January 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
& the image itself is very fasc:
mythic national past with modern military technology, open & empty space
mythic national past with modern military technology, open & empty space
The steady drip drip of talent and loss of institutional memory across the scientific agencies. NIH is not the only place this is happening. Move fast and break things doesn’t work for the US scientific infrastructure, built with care since WW2.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
www.statnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The steady drip drip of talent and loss of institutional memory across the scientific agencies. NIH is not the only place this is happening. Move fast and break things doesn’t work for the US scientific infrastructure, built with care since WW2.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
Follow the money.
Your taz dollars at work. Buying "small arms" for Trumps Gestapo. Source popular.info/p/ice-boosts...
January 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Follow the money.