Chad Haney
@imagedistillary.com
I'm a biomedical engineer, scientist at Northwestern University. My research focuses on using medical imaging in cancer research. G+ refugee
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Chad Haney
@imagedistillary.com
· Mar 10
At the #StandUpforScience rally in Chicago, one of the speakers mentioned that the most important six words are "let me tell you a story" when it comes to trying to explain why science funding is important. The idea is to explain to everyday people how the work we (scientists) do makes life better.
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Another great example of wasted time and money, courtesy of the NIH.
Thought MAGA/MAHA didn't like language policing — it seems like if they're in charge of it, they're happy to commit any amount of employee hours to hunt out those dastardly "health equity" folks.
Thought MAGA/MAHA didn't like language policing — it seems like if they're in charge of it, they're happy to commit any amount of employee hours to hunt out those dastardly "health equity" folks.
NEWS: NIH will pause new funding for grants that include "misaligned" terms like "health equity" and "structural racism."
Agency staff are required to use a "computational text analysis tool" to identify grants that include the unsanctioned terms.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
Agency staff are required to use a "computational text analysis tool" to identify grants that include the unsanctioned terms.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
NIH Pauses New Funding for Grants That Include ‘Health Equity,’ ‘Structural Racism,’ Pending Review
New guidance to the agency dictates staff must use a “text analysis tool” to identify programs deemed “misaligned” with the administration.
www.notus.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Another great example of wasted time and money, courtesy of the NIH.
Thought MAGA/MAHA didn't like language policing — it seems like if they're in charge of it, they're happy to commit any amount of employee hours to hunt out those dastardly "health equity" folks.
Thought MAGA/MAHA didn't like language policing — it seems like if they're in charge of it, they're happy to commit any amount of employee hours to hunt out those dastardly "health equity" folks.
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The responses from MTG and Thomas Massie are examples of how deciding not to comply with Trump’s lotalty tests sets you free.
GOP: Wouldn’t that feel soooo good???
GOP: Wouldn’t that feel soooo good???
Marjorie Taylor Greene called out Trump’s vile tweet following the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele
December 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The responses from MTG and Thomas Massie are examples of how deciding not to comply with Trump’s lotalty tests sets you free.
GOP: Wouldn’t that feel soooo good???
GOP: Wouldn’t that feel soooo good???
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He really doesn’t understand any of the most basic biology concepts at all, huh
December 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
He really doesn’t understand any of the most basic biology concepts at all, huh
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This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.
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Feels more and more like bluesky has its finger on the pulse of what normal people want and X is an echo chamber of weird men with no social skills
McDonald's confirms the AI-generated Christmas commercial has been removed
They said the moment served as 'an important learning' as it explored 'the effective use of AI'
(via BBC News)
They said the moment served as 'an important learning' as it explored 'the effective use of AI'
(via BBC News)
December 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Feels more and more like bluesky has its finger on the pulse of what normal people want and X is an echo chamber of weird men with no social skills
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Might be futile, but at least someone is doing something to stop MAHA from inflicting mass casualties from preventable diseases
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
House Democrat Seeks to Impeach Kennedy for Undercutting Public Health
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Might be futile, but at least someone is doing something to stop MAHA from inflicting mass casualties from preventable diseases
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
This is long overdue. There is too much harm being done by the quack in charge.
After months of work in DC, @rephaleystevens.bsky.social has, with the support of @standupforscience.bsky.social, introduced articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
But...the press thinks it can't be done. We aren't buying it.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
But...the press thinks it can't be done. We aren't buying it.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
House Democrat Seeks to Impeach Kennedy for Undercutting Public Health
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This is long overdue. There is too much harm being done by the quack in charge.
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are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson
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11/ and this was the *best possible version of these events.* In other parts of the country my client may well have been arrested by ICE at his marriage interview and had to do all of the above from an abysmal detention facility thousands of miles away. And for what? What are we doing here
December 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
11/ and this was the *best possible version of these events.* In other parts of the country my client may well have been arrested by ICE at his marriage interview and had to do all of the above from an abysmal detention facility thousands of miles away. And for what? What are we doing here
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“AI models not only point some users to false sources but also cause problems for researchers and librarians, who end up wasting their time looking for requested nonexistent records…”
AI Slop Is Spurring Record Requests for Imaginary Journals
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives
www.scientificamerican.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“AI models not only point some users to false sources but also cause problems for researchers and librarians, who end up wasting their time looking for requested nonexistent records…”
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This really is a must read for anyone in academia.
December 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This really is a must read for anyone in academia.
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Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
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If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
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Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says - www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/e...
Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says | CNN
The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine radioactive waste as a result of a drone strike earlier this year, according to th...
www.cnn.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says - www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/e...
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I’ve now had multiple sources tell me the UK NHS is removing the CDC from its list of reliable sources.
Welcome to irrelevance.
Welcome to irrelevance.
December 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I’ve now had multiple sources tell me the UK NHS is removing the CDC from its list of reliable sources.
Welcome to irrelevance.
Welcome to irrelevance.
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You know the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)? Venerable research institution, respected worldwide?
Trump has put an oil executive in charge of it & changed its name to the "National Laboratory of the Rockies."
It's so embarrassing being American these days.
Trump has put an oil executive in charge of it & changed its name to the "National Laboratory of the Rockies."
It's so embarrassing being American these days.
News Release: Energy Department Renames NREL 'National Laboratory of the Rockies' | NREL
www.nrel.gov
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
You know the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)? Venerable research institution, respected worldwide?
Trump has put an oil executive in charge of it & changed its name to the "National Laboratory of the Rockies."
It's so embarrassing being American these days.
Trump has put an oil executive in charge of it & changed its name to the "National Laboratory of the Rockies."
It's so embarrassing being American these days.
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excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
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O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."
Some of us do believe people we perceive to be outside of our groups. Black people sure as hell believed 🍊.
I hear what you're saying about persuasiveness though. Proximity to power can equal influence in some ways. Interesting graphic I ran across recently.
I hear what you're saying about persuasiveness though. Proximity to power can equal influence in some ways. Interesting graphic I ran across recently.
December 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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The only problem is we’re all trapped in the bus going off the cliff with them :/
December 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The only problem is we’re all trapped in the bus going off the cliff with them :/
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Hey cable news -- the White House press secretary is lying. You don't have to take this live.
December 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Hey cable news -- the White House press secretary is lying. You don't have to take this live.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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