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Jeff Weiner @jlweiner.bsky.social · 22d

It's actually scary how subtly authoritarianism takes hold.

a cartoon of a frog looking out of a blue pot

ALT: a cartoon of a frog looking out of a blue pot

media.tenor.com

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Jeff Weiner @jlweiner.bsky.social · Aug 20

It's still amazing to me how the White House press secretary can lie to a room full of journalists and this barely registers in the media!?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nGb...

Putin promised Trump he'd have a direct meeting with Zelenskyy, White House says

YouTube video by Associated Press

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Jeff Weiner @jlweiner.bsky.social · Aug 14

If you've read this far, as a bonus, here is a link to another terrific recent paper from @oliviaortelli.bsky.social in which she modified the sipper model to study ethanol/sucrose choice behavior in male and female rats: 10.1016/j.addicn.2025.100196

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Jeff Weiner @jlweiner.bsky.social · Aug 14

In this paper, she provides an informative review of the important contributions of the sipper model to alcohol research and illustrates the utility of Medparser, showing how it can be used to analyze lick microstructure metrics that can accurately distinguish between ethanol and sucrose drinking.

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Jeff Weiner @jlweiner.bsky.social · Aug 14

... and her impressive coding skills to develop a powerful software program, Medparser, that standardizes and greatly facilitates the analysis of high-resolution operant datasets, like those generated by the sipper model (translation easy enough for old timers like me to use).

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Jeff Weiner @jlweiner.bsky.social · Aug 14

Excited to share a new lab preprint. This paper is entirely due to the efforts of @oliviaortelli.bsky.social, an incredibly talented PhD student (who is starting to look for a postdoc!). She combined her love of the Hank Sampson operant sipper tube drinking model...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A review of operant ethanol self-administration using the sipper model: Methodological advances and a novel standardized analysis tool

Despite decades of research, no new FDA-approved medications for alcohol use disorder (AUD) have emerged in over 25 years. Enhancing the translational relevance of preclinical models by more precisely...

www.biorxiv.org

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Aug 8

For a very "direct" response to the new Executive Order, see

open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

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Federal Grantmaking Gets a Christofascist Glow-Up

Read my zero star review of the new Executive Order

open.substack.com

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Aug 8

New ArsTechnica story about the new steaming pile of Executive Order...

arstechnica.com/science/2025...

New executive order puts all grants under political control

All new funding on hold until Trump administration can cancel any previously funded grants.

arstechnica.com

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Jul 31

🧪 Senate appropriators say: NIH's budget gets a... boost!

Rather than 40% cut, NIH gets a $400M *increase* in the Senate committee bill for FY26 (about +1%).

"Congress has your back," said @murray.senate.gov.

ADVOCACY MATTERS! There's still a long road (esp in the House), so keep up pressure.

Full Committee Markup of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Acts | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

www.appropriations.senate.gov

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 19

I sent this email to NIH Director Bhattacharya regarding the lack of an invitation to @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social and other Bethesda Declaration signers in the meeting on Monday.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Jul 8

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jul 2

@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

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Jeff Weiner @jlweiner.bsky.social · Jun 26

Surprisingly joyful #RSA_ISBRA2025 considering the challenges we face. I was particularly happy to hear so much support for our trainees & junior faculty. I have no idea what the future holds but one thing I know is that RSA is not going anywhere and it will remain true to its core values!

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Jeff Weiner @jlweiner.bsky.social · Jun 26

Wake Forest closing out #RSA_iSBRA2025.

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Research Society on Alcohol @rsaofficial.bsky.social · Jun 22

#RSA_ISBRA2025

Join Us in The Giving Campaign!

Giving Campaign Link: researchsocietyonalcohol.org/donations/

Choose, "Commit to Give & Invoice Me" to participate!

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Jeff Weiner @jlweiner.bsky.social · Jun 22

So proud of @oliviaortelli.bsky.social giving her first RSA talk... and blasting it out of the park!! #RSA_ISBRA2025

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The Onion @theonion.com · Jun 22

Congress, Now More Than Ever, We Need Your Cowardice

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Jeff Weiner @jlweiner.bsky.social · Jun 22

At the opening RSA/ISBRA plenary, Dr. Koob confirming a 25% reduction in NIAAA staff this year.
#RSA_ISBRA2025

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Jeff Weiner @jlweiner.bsky.social · Jun 21

Excited to hear lots of great alcohol research and reconnect with friends at the 2025 joint RSA-ISBRA meeting in New Orleans. Just found out the official meeting hashing is: #rsa_isbra2025

Be sure to use this tag for all meeting-related content.

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Research Society on Alcohol @rsaofficial.bsky.social · Jun 20

🚨 The wait is almost over! 🚨
The RSA/ISBRA 2025 Registration Desk opens June 21st at 1:00 PM! 🧪🎉
Secure your spot and get ready for a groundbreaking event in alcohol research.

🔗 researchsocietyonalcohol.org
📅 Save the date & spread the word!
#RSA_ISBRA2025 #AlcoholResearch #ScientificConference

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Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research @acerjournal.bsky.social · Jun 9

Triple network dynamics and future alcohol consumption in adolescents doi.org/10.1111/acer...

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Dr. Nikki Crowley @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social · Jun 20

Job is up, consider joining us!
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_St...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jun 19

Important story about OMB's plans with regard to appropriated funds. This is a big deal, both practically and constitutionally.

[Gift article]

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...

White House Eyes Rarely Used Power to Override Congress on Spending

www.nytimes.com

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jun 12

I couldn't sleep last night and skimmed through the names on the #BethesdaDeclaration support letter page.

First, the good news.

(1) There were 18,000+ names and it took me 3 hours.

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Jeff Weiner @jlweiner.bsky.social · Jun 9

I had tagged this article to read this morning. First info I've seen tracking the decline in actual NIH outlays this year but the link grant-watch.us/posts/trends... (and the grant-watch website) are down. If anyone can send DM me the article or a functional link to it, I would be most appreciative!

Trends in NIH outlays: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern funding drops to $0 – Grant Watch

grant-watch.us