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Please read my post and comment on this regulation TODAY!

www.regulations.gov/document/OPM...

#SaveNSF #StandUpForScience
May 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Please read my post and comment on this regulation TODAY!

www.regulations.gov/document/OPM...

#SaveNSF #StandUpForScience
May 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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WHY IN FACT, I did a cartoon about this phenomenon in 2018
April 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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We've made use the incredible USDA living collections of Walnuts and other trees in our work, as have many plant breeders over generations. An amazing resource to agriculture & the public is being thoughtlessly torn down, like so many others

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
Horticulturists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?
President Trump’s effort to remake the government is a direct challenge to a decades-long effort to build a civil service stocked with experts. Critics say it will backfire.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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I just want to say thank you to everyone who has reached out with kindness and encouragement, both personally and in these social media streets. So very proud of The Reidout @joy.msnbc.com team, who are truly family, and all of our supporters & friends. See you tomorrow night at 7, one more time ‼️
February 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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On January 6th, 1995, my (now ex) wife and I boarded a flight from Heathrow to JFK on a one way ticket. We had two suitcases and about $900 in cash - this was everything we owned and we were moving to the US. We thought it was maybe for 2-3 years. I had visited the US once, for a conference, and
February 15, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭

It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
February 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Science is absolutely key to the US's success but this government's intention to now dramatically reduce the part of the federal grants that go to the university (in addition to the researchers; the "indirects") is like removing the unseen roots of a tree and expecting it to continue to flourish.
February 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM