I think the past few weeks have shown that, regardless of political affiliation, even media companies respond to effects on their bottom line. If you are upset with changes in your primary news source, consider changing it. Support the numerous organizations that value and deserve your patronage.

Countdown: Twelve Days

Stand up and speak out for Democracy before it is totally taken away.

This will take ALL of us!

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Actually?!?

Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.

This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.

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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Each Friday, I summarize what is happening to American science & higher ed. 🧪
This was Week 37:
- 9 universities face loyalty oath (“compact”)
- government shutdown - impact on services & fear of further RIFs
- four NIH directors officially fired

& so much more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools Trump just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.controlshift.app/petitions/tr...

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Suggest pairing lizbucar.substack.com/p/ezra-klein... with this

~“Mindfulness commodified for American consumption is about managing your stress, not addressing systemic oppression. Optimizing performance, not transforming unjust conditions. Finding inner peace, instead of collective liberation.”

Hear! effing Hear!

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New job 🚨:

Our #SCIMaP (scienceimpacts.org) team is searching for a Research Communications and Media Outreach Specialist to facilitate public engagement related to federal investment in science and health research.

Application review starts Oct 10:
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A true hero... She changed how we think about so many things...

Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.

After the Berlin AIDS Conference in 1993, I took a train from Berlin to Krakow and then travelled onto Oświęcim, better known as Auschwitz. On that night ride through the German & Polish countrysides on the train, we stepped out of our cabin, probably for a smoke. 1/ www.bbc.com/news/live/c9...

Precisely

Low blow taking Jane Goodall from us at this point, universe. :(

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

Each Friday, I summarize what is happening to American science & higher ed. 🧪 (Failed to post here this weekend)

Week 36:
- Reinstatement of UCLA funding
- analysis of H1B visa impacts
- pocket rescissions, "domestic terrorism" & so much more
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...

We are pleased to present a special collection highlighting recent findings in the #InnateImmunity field. It spotlights cutting-edge research on the mechanistic aspects of innate immune signaling upon #infection, in #autoimmunity, and in #neurodegeneration.

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It’s great to have a Portland-based reporter like @caseyparks.bsky.social to ground the news in reality www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Now that I am no longer dealing with an infant with an infection (non-staphylococcal), time for a proper 🧵! If you’re interested in some combination of Staphylococcus aureus, innate immune sensing of bacteria, inflammasomes, and cell wall modifications, read on…

“Every time you feel fear, step forward,” he said once again. “That’s what I keep in my mind now. Is today confusing? Yeah. Tomorrow may not be. Why? Because I faced today.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/b...

Here's my NSF GRFP OpEd. Who wants to publish it?

"Revert text of NSF 25-547 (GRFP FY26) to NSF 24-591 (GRFP FY25) and keep current competition dates so that all applicants have a fair chance and awards can be made in advance of April 2026 decisions for graduate school."